Community Partners
North Shore Heart Research Foundation
Heart research saves lives
North Shore Heart Research Foundation raises funds for research into the treatment and prevention of heart disease and associated medical conditions.
Their goal is to reduce the devastating impact of the disease in the community.
Medical research
Cardiologists and other health professionals at Royal North Shore Hospital carry out the studies and programs we fund.
Current research includes using stem cells to repair damaged heart muscles, cell function in heart attacks, heart function in premature babies, and identifying triggers for heart attack.
A focus is seed-funding cardiac researchers to investigate new areas. The aim is to make their work competitive for grants from national bodies such as the National Health and Medical Research Council.
The Foundation also funds:
Rehabilitation and education
Through several continuing programs they help cardiac patients develop and maintain better health and well-being.
Linking with their community
The Foundation depends entirely on the financial support of the community: individuals, community groups, trusts and foundations, and corporate organisations.
To attract support they undertake cost-effective and appropriate fundraising activities. This in turn supports researchers in their quest for novel ways to reduce cardiovascular risk and morbidity.
Through their tri-annual newsletter Take Heart, community events and other activities they also promote awareness of the urgent need to support heart research.
This will be the 3rd year in which Norths have been sponsored by the North Shore Heart Research Foundation.
Heart research saves lives
North Shore Heart Research Foundation raises funds for research into the treatment and prevention of heart disease and associated medical conditions.
Their goal is to reduce the devastating impact of the disease in the community.
Medical research
Cardiologists and other health professionals at Royal North Shore Hospital carry out the studies and programs we fund.
Current research includes using stem cells to repair damaged heart muscles, cell function in heart attacks, heart function in premature babies, and identifying triggers for heart attack.
A focus is seed-funding cardiac researchers to investigate new areas. The aim is to make their work competitive for grants from national bodies such as the National Health and Medical Research Council.
The Foundation also funds:
- two academic Chairs of Cardiology, in association with the University of Sydney:
- the Chair of Cardiology (Professor Helge Rasmussen) and Chair of Preventative Cardiology (Professor Geoffrey Tofler)
- several PhD scholarships in heart research
- The Department of Cardiology's North Shore Cardiovascular Education Centre, which offers rehabilitation and education for heart patients
- infrastructure, such as specialist research equipment.
- specialist research support staff
Rehabilitation and education
Through several continuing programs they help cardiac patients develop and maintain better health and well-being.
Linking with their community
The Foundation depends entirely on the financial support of the community: individuals, community groups, trusts and foundations, and corporate organisations.
To attract support they undertake cost-effective and appropriate fundraising activities. This in turn supports researchers in their quest for novel ways to reduce cardiovascular risk and morbidity.
Through their tri-annual newsletter Take Heart, community events and other activities they also promote awareness of the urgent need to support heart research.
This will be the 3rd year in which Norths have been sponsored by the North Shore Heart Research Foundation.
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