Awards
International Journal of Palliative Nursing Awards 2010
International Journal of Palliative Nursing, in collaboration with Macmillan Cancer Support, is proud to announce the winners of the International Journal of Palliative Nursing awards 2010.
The awards were held at Le Meridien, Piccadilly on the evening of Friday 26th March 2010, to celebrate the outstanding work carried out by palliative nurses worldwide. The awards were hosted by Laura Dean-Osgood, editor of International Journal of Palliative Nursing, and Professor Jessica Corner, Chief Clinician at MacMillian Cancer Support with speeches from Ciarán Devane, Chief Executive of Macmillan Cancer Support and Philip Larkin, Consultant editor of the International Journal of Palliative Nursing.
The standard of entry was exceptionally high and the judges would like to thank all those who nominated themselves or others. The organizers would also like to thank their main sponsors, Cephalon and Grunenthal for their support of the awards.
Photographs are available here to download and view now.
The winners are:
Educator of the Year
Sponsored by internurse.com
Sponsored by internurse.com
Winner
Dr John Costello
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work
University of Manchester
Manchester
2nd prize
Julie Rowlands
Velindre Hospital
Whitchurch
Cardiff
3rd prize
Dr Alun Jones
Betsi Cadwaladr
University Health Board
Wrecsam
Wales
Development Award
Sponsored by Master Travel
Sponsored by Master Travel
Winner
Admiral Nurse Palliative Care
Specialist Interest Group
For Dementia
London
2nd prize
Pershore Hospital
Pershore
Worcestershire
3rd Price
Macmillan Palliative Care Team
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
East Surrey Hospital
Redhill, Surrey
Non-Cancer Award
Sponsored by International Journal of Palliative Nursing
Sponsored by International Journal of Palliative Nursing
Winner
Liz Cornish
Douglas House Hospice
Oxford
2nd Price
Denise McGuinness and Sheila Power
National Maternity Hospital
Dublin, Ireland
Multidisciplinary Teamwork Award
Sponsored by Grunenthal
Sponsored by Grunenthal
Winner
The Neurological Diseases Working Group
St Joseph's Hospice
London
2nd Prize
The Leicester and Rutland Motor Neurone Disease Multidisciplinary supportive and palliative care pathway project
The Leicestershire and Rutland Hospice
Leicester
3rd Prize
Weston Hospice care
Weston-super-Mare
North Somerset
Palliative Care Nurse of the Year Award
Sponsored by Cephalon
Sponsored by Cephalon
Winner
Dorothy Matthews
Northgate Hospital
Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Trust
Northumberland
2nd Price
Doreen Bulman
West Cumberland Hospital
Whitehaven
Cumbria
3rd Price
Lauren Smith
Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust
Colchester
Essex
Service User/Carer/Volunteer of the Year
Sponsored by Quay Books
Sponsored by Quay Books
Winner
Pamela Bailey
St Nicholas Hospice Care
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
2nd Price
Ken Aldred
St Helena Hospice
Clacton-on-Sea
Essex
Joint 3rd Price
Mike and Margaret Binney
Dorothy House Hospice Care
Bradford on Avon
Wiltshire
Joint 3rd Price
David Scott
South East London Cancer Network
Guy's Hospital
London
Lifetime Achievement Award
Sponsored by Macmillan Cancer Support
Sponsored by Macmillan Cancer Support
Winner
Dr Huda Abu-Saad Huijer, RN,PhD,FEANS
American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Dr Huda Abu-Saad Huijer has a background in nursing and education. She was seconded to the School of Nursing at the University of California in San Francisco where she worked for a number of years. Her next step was at the American University of Beirut where she gained a BS. She later was awarded with an MS and PhD from the University of Florida.
Since 1990 she has been full professor, Head of Nursing Science, and director of the Centre for Nursing Research at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands. In this capacity, she was instrumental in developing the MS and PhD programmes of study in nursing science and in heading a large number of nationally funded research projects.
She is a leading pioneer in the care and management of paediatric palliative care. As a founding member of the European Association for Palliative Care Paediatric Taskforce, she has been instrumental in the delivery of a strong research and publication portfolio in the area of life-limiting illness for children and in particular, their pain management. Her work has been integral to the development of the international children's palliative care agenda and she has worked for the World Health Organization and other international agencies to ensure the highest standards of clinical practice, education, and research in this complex and emotive area of care.
She has an extensive academic programme and supervised many Masters and PhD students in many countries. As a Fellow of the European Academy of Nursing Science, she holds many distinguished scholarships and faculty appointments across the world. She has set up and run the School of Nursing in the American University of Beirut in challenging times but always with positive results for the palliative care agenda.
Her contribution to the European Association for Palliative Care is extremely well noted. She currently holds two professorships in the UK as a visiting professor at the University of Surrey and an honorary professor at the University of Manchester. Her research expertise lies in the field of pain assessment and management as well as palliative care, particularly in children. Through her supervision of a large number of PhD students and work published, she has focused on the expanded role of the nurse in the care of the chronically ill at home.
