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Inaugural Palliative Care Awards were presented on Friday 3 July 2009
The winners of the Inaugural Palliative Care Awards were announced at a Reception at Government House, attended by around 120 people, on Friday evening, 3 July 2009.
The presentation evening was an outstanding success and the Palliative Care Council of SA sincerely thanks His Excellency Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce, Governor of South Australia, and Mrs Liz Scarce, our Patron, for their warm hospitality. Both His Excellency and Mrs Scarce made us feel very welcome in their home. It was a lovely occasion and we are extremely pleased to have been part of such an exciting event. We further thank Mrs Scarce for selecting the winner of the Patron's Award.
The Reception was an important opportunity to recognise and thank all those who work in palliative care, whether they are in the paid workforce or volunteers, both of whom are so very important.
The Awards have been most successful and we wish to thank everyone who helped make this so; those who nominated, and more importantly, the wonderful nominees. We received some outstanding nominations. We would also like to thank our Selection Panel, the Hon Jennifer Cashmore AM, Assoc Prof Brenda Wilson and Dr James Cooper, who gave their time very willingly to an unenviable task.
Our heartiest congratulations to all the winners, and also to those who were short-listed, and to all nominees.
And the winners are:
| Patron’s Award: | Ms Peta Jackson, Aboriginal PEPA Project, SA Health |
| Media Award: | Mr Matthew Abraham, ABC Radio 891 |
| Employer’s Award: | Mrs Lisa Cockington, Regional Director of Community & Primary Health Care, Port Pirie Regional Health Service |
| Family Caregiver Award: | Ms Tania Swansson |
| Volunteer Award: | Mrs Helen Doley, Resthaven Inc |
| Aged Care Award: | Resthaven Inc |
| Palliative Care Research Award: | Network Facilitator Project, Chief Investigator: Prof David Currow |
| General Practice Palliative Care Award: | Dr Don Hemer, Flinders Clinic, Oaklands Park |
| Palliative Care Team Award: | Complementary Care Team, Southern Adelaide Palliative Services |
| Palliative Care Medical Practitioner Award: | Dr Karin Myhill, Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, South Adelaide Palliative Services |
| Palliative Care Nurse Award: | Ms Karen Glaetzer, Nurse Practitioner, Palliative Care, Southern Adelaide Palliative Services |
| Palliative Care Allied Health Care Award: | Ms Christine Boreham, Palliative Care Equipment Case Manager, Southern Domiciliary Care Service |
| Palliative Care Education Award (joint winners): | Ms Lenore de la Perrelle, Manager, Dementia Learning & Development Unit, ACH Group Ms Peta Jackson, Aboriginal PEPA Project, SA Health |
We are also extremely grateful to all our award sponsors:
Independent Theatre Inc
Berry Funeral Directors
Carers SA
ACH Group
Barristers Block Wines
Wyeth Australia Pty Ltd
Argosy Hire and Sales
Calvary Health Care Adelaide
Royal District Nursing Service of SA Inc
Pan Print
SA Health
Borders Books
Photographs from the Awards reception (2Mb PDF)
Short-listed candidates were announced on 29 May 2009
The Palliative Care Council of South Australia has great pleasure in announcing the short-listed candidates for each of the twelve different categories of the first ever Palliative Care Awards this week, which is National Palliative Care Week.
Those short-listed for the various awards are:
Family Caregiver: |
Ms Tania Swansson; Mr Atha Asti-Stevens; and Ms Rosie Ranford |
Aged Care: |
Skyline Residential Care; Resthaven Inc; and Longridge Retirement Village |
Volunteer: |
Mrs Chris Phillis, Lower Eyre Peninsula Palliative Care Service; Mrs Helen Doley, Resthaven Inc; the late Mrs Mary Conaghty, Modbury Hospice; and Mr John Hefford, Southern Adelaide Palliative Services |
General Practitioner: |
Dr Peter Birdsey; Dr Allan Golding; and Dr Don Hemer |
Nurse: |
Ms Frances Watkins, Adelaide Hills Community Health Service; Ms Nicola Champion, Port Pirie Regional Health Service; and Ms Karen Glaetzer, Southern Adelaide Palliative Services |
Research: |
Network Facilitator Project, Southern Adelaide Palliative Services; Mrs Merilyn Paris, Resthaven Inc; and Mary Potter Foundation/Western Adelaide Palliative Care/Flinders Uni/ Uni SA Research Team |
Team: |
Community Accommodation & Respite Agency (CARA); Mt Pleasant Hospital; and Southern Adelaide Palliative Services’ Complementary Care Team |
Employer: |
Dr Lawrie Palmer, Director of Palliative Care, and Mrs Karen Puvogel, Advanced Clinical Service Coordinator, Modbury Hospital; Mrs Lisa Cockington, Regional Director of Community & Primary Health Care, Port Pirie; and Ms Kate Swetenham, Director, Southern Adelaide Palliative Services |
Education: |
ACH Group Dementia Learning & Development Unit; Mary Potter Foundation; and Aboriginal PEPA |
Allied Health: |
Mrs Jenny Kerr, Social Worker, Palliative Care Unit, Modbury Hospice; and Ms Christine Boreham, Palliative Care Equipment Case Manager, Southern Domiciliary Care Service |
Media: |
Ms Tory Shepherd, Health Reporter, “The Advertiser”; Ms Amanda Blair, Journalist, Radio 5AA; and Mr Matthew Abraham, Journalist, Radio 891 |
Medical Practitioner: |
Dr Greg Crawford; Dr Michael Kain; and Dr Karin Myhill |
Aim of the Awards
People who work in palliative care and carers who care for dying South Australians have a vision about their roles that involves compassion, commitment, skill and dedication. This work is one of the least rewarded financially and is often unsung.
The Palliative Care Awards have been devised by Palliative Care South Australia to recognise the best efforts in supporting and caring for dying South Australians by telling the story of palliative care through public recognition of organisations and individuals who provide the best support and care to those who are dying, their carers, families, friends and co-workers.
Palliative care workers contribute to a compassionate and skilled response when assisting people to live well and die with dignity. These Awards provide the chance to recognise and celebrate the contribution to South Australian palliative care by members of our community.
Who is eligible?
Any person or organisation that is involved in the delivery of palliative care, in either a paid or unpaid role. The Awards are open to all South Australians who provide palliative care in the state. CALD, Indigenous and Aged Care communities working in the area of palliative care are strongly encouraged to apply and nominees are not required to be a member of a formally recognized palliative care service.
What Awards are available?
There are 12 Awards to which you can nominate an individual and/or organisation:-
The ultimate Award will be that of the Patron’s Award – this Award will be awarded to the person/organisation for outstanding achievement in palliative care and is open to all the winners of the above 12 categories.
Who can be a nominator?
Any member of the general public, a colleague, volunteers, client, patient, families, carers, friends, team members or peers.
You can nominate individuals/services, organizations or projects for any number of Awards.
What are the criteria?
There are so many ways to be outstanding. The question for the nominator is to ask, “Why is this person/organisation so respected for their work?”
You will need to provide the independent judging panel, with information on what the person/organisation has contributed to their organisation, community and/or individual and why their contribution is over and beyond their call of duty. If you can give us some examples of their work it would greatly assist the judges.
Consider how they have made a difference and how, why or what brought this to your attention. How does this person/organisation stand out from the rest and what individual stamp have they placed on their work?
Your reasons why the person/organisation should receive the Award can be attached to the application form and posted or emailed in to Palliative Care South Australia – we only require approx 300 words!
How will the winner be chosen?
The selection panel will be made up of people, who although not working in the palliative care sector, have a strong community ethos and commitment and a clear understanding of the provision of palliative care.
Conditions of entry
All nominees accepting a nomination must be available for photographs and/or interviews and allow their story to be told in PCCSA’s newsletter, PalliativeProfileSA or other published materials.
Palliative Care South Australia reserves the right not to present an award in all categories if nominees do not meet the requirements of the selection criteria and the judges’ decisions will be final.
For further information about the Inaugural Palliative Care Awards 2009, please contact our office.