Always approachable and easy to talk to.
Steph Rose serves as a Clinical Research Nurse within the Department of Medicine at the University of Otago's Christchurch campus. She is affiliated with the Christchurch Heart Institute as a research nurse, working alongside Ruth Jardine and Rachel Sanders. Her role involves supporting clinical research initiatives in cardiovascular medicine. University contact directories list her direct dial number as +64 3 372 6761.
Throughout her association with the Christchurch Heart Institute, Steph Rose has contributed to various clinical studies by facilitating patient recruitment, running research clinics, and assisting with sample collection. She is explicitly acknowledged in several peer-reviewed publications for these efforts. In 2014, the study 'Correlation Between Trough Plasma Dabigatran Concentrations and Estimates of Glomerular Filtration Rate Based on Creatinine and Cystatin C,' published in Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, thanks Stephanie Rose for assistance with patient recruitment at Christchurch Hospital. The same year, 'Coagulation assays and plasma fibrinogen concentrations in patients with atrial fibrillation treated with dabigatran etexilate' in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology recognizes her alongside colleagues for recruitment contributions. In 2020, 'Effect of statin therapy on plasma C-type Natriuretic Peptides: a post hoc analysis from the PRIME-HF randomized controlled trial' in Scientific Reports acknowledges Stephanie Rose and Carol Groves of the Nicholls Research Centre, University of Otago Christchurch, for providing logistical support. Most recently, the 2024 paper 'Circulating erythroferrone has diagnostic utility for acute decompensated heart failure in patients presenting with acute or worsening dyspnoea' in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine credits her for recruiting study participants and collecting blood samples, along with Lorraine Skelton, Judy Heslop, and Nicholls Research Centre nurses.
Steph Rose's practical involvement extends to operational aspects of research clinics. A 2017 University of Otago news article on research and clinical nurses supporting a new discharge management strategy for heart failure patients notes that she runs the research clinic at the Christchurch Heart Institute while Carol Groves conducts patient assessments. Additionally, a 2018 article on the benefits of medical research participation at the institute mentions Stephanie Rose and Carol Groves in the context of participant categories for studies.
