Awards
International Journal of Palliative Nursing Awards 2009
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 2009.
The awards were held at the Landmark Hotel, London on the evening of 20th March 2009 to celebrate the outstanding work carried out by palliative nurses worldwide. The awards were hosted by Peter Black, editor of International Journal of Palliative Nursing, and Professor Jessica Corner, Chief Clinician at MacMillian Cancer Support with speeches from Jamie Dundas, Chairman of MacMillian Cancer Support, Niall Dickinson, Chief Executive of King's Fund, and Sir Alex Ferguson.
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 principal sponsor, ProStrakan for their support of the awards.
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The winners are:
Educationalist of the Year
Sponsored by Master Travel
Sponsored by Master Travel
Winner
Mrs Sarah Russell and Jo Fernandes
Hospice of St Francis
Berkhamsted
Hertfordshire
2nd prize
Cheshire Hospices
Education
Palliative Care Education Centre
Winsford
Cheshire
Development Award
Sponsored by internurse.com
Sponsored by internurse.com
Winner
Nyeri Hospice
Nyeri
Kenya
2nd prize
The Palliative Team
Wisdom Hospice
Rochester, Kent
and
The Heart Failure Team
Medway and Swale
3rd Price
Palliative Care Team
Pershore Hospital
Pershore
Worcestershire
Non-Cancer Award
Sponsored by MacMillan Cancer Support
Sponsored by MacMillan Cancer Support
Winner
Dawn Harbour
The Gables Specialist Nursing Home
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
2nd Price
St Luke's
(Cheshire) Hospice
Winsford
Cheshire
Multidisciplinary Teamwork Award
Sponsored by IJPN
Sponsored by IJPN
winner
Embracing Diversity Project
A partnership between
St Joseph's Hospice
and Social Action for Health
Hackney, London
2nd Prize
Children's Haematology
Oncology Team
Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children
Belfast
County Antrim
3rd Prize
Leeds Palliative Care
Leeds
West Yorkshire
Service User/Carer/Volunteer of the Year
Sponsored by Quay Books
Sponsored by Quay Books
Winner
Joan Hunt, OBE
Cudeca Foundation
Benalmadena
Malaga
Spain
2nd Price
Mitzi Alistill Blennerhassett
Slingsby
York
3rd Price
Praveen Govindan
Institute of Palliative Medicine
Calicut
India
Palliative Care Nurse of the Year Award
Sponsored by ProStrakan
Sponsored by ProStrakan
Winner
Ann Brennan
Princess of Wales Hospital
Bridgend
Wales
2nd Price
Mrs Jhinarani Mishra
Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre
Cuttack
Orissa
India
Lifetime Achievement Award
Sponsored by MacMillan Cancer Support
Sponsored by MacMillan Cancer Support
Winner
Ms Kathleen Defilippi
Kathleen Defilippi has been involved in the provision of palliative care since 1983, when she started the South Coast Hospice home care programme in rural KwaZulu-Natal.
In 1984, during the height of the apartheid era, the programme was expanded to serve the outlying rural areas. This rural outreach programme formed the foundation for the introduction of the widely-recognised and well documented Integrated Community-based Home Care model in 1996.
This model which promotes networking and has collaboration between the hospice and formal health care sector as a core component was subsequently written up as a best practice response to HIV/AIDS by the South African National Department of Health and adopted and promoted by the Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa.
Kathleen served on the Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa board from the time of the inception of the national association in 1988 up until 2007 as the Convener of the Patient Care and Education committee. In this capacity she co-ordinated the development of a course in palliative nursing care that gained South African Nursing Council recognition in 1989.
In 2005 she left South Coast Hospice and is currently employed by Hospice Palliative Care Association. In her current role as National Patient Care Co-ordinator she has been responsible for the development and implementation of palliative care standards by member hospices. This is linked to a successful mentorship programme which builds the capacity of hospices to meet the requirements of the comprehensive standards. The Association is in partnership with the Council for Health Services Accreditation of Southern Africa which is the accrediting body.
To date 20 South African hospices have achieved full accreditation via this process and the number is set to increase dramatically within the next two years. This fits squarely into The Association's development strategy whereby its members are equipped to provide guidance and support to various state, community and faith-based organizations willing to graft palliative care onto their existing programmes.
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