{"id":2423,"date":"2021-05-04T06:48:47","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T06:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/encounter\/?p=2423"},"modified":"2021-05-04T07:03:41","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T07:03:41","slug":"acknowledging-nursing-and-midwifery-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/encounter\/2021\/05\/04\/acknowledging-nursing-and-midwifery-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Acknowledging nursing and midwifery excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"

A host of Flinders University alumni are among finalists for the upcoming South Australian and the Northern Territory Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards recognise and acknowledge the significant contribution that nurses and midwives make to their professions and the wider community through their practice and are run by the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officers in each state and territory.<\/p>\n

The 2020 South Australian Awards will be announced on Friday 7 May.<\/strong>\u00a0Flinders graduates among the finalists are:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Excellence in Education (Registered Nurse\/Registered Midwife)
\nDiana Sonnack<\/strong> (DipAppSc(ComHlthNg) 1984), NALHN<\/p>\n

Excellence in Leadership (Registered Nurse\/Registered Midwife)
\nPetra Bierer<\/strong> (BNg(PostReg) 1993), SALHN<\/p>\n

Excellence in Practice (Registered Nurse)
\nKevin Hardy<\/strong> (BNg(PreReg) \u201899, MNg(NPrac) \u201915), Calvary\/Mary Potter Hospice, and Mikaela Canfield<\/strong> (BNg(PreReg) \u201911), Burns Unit CALHN<\/p>\n

Excellence in Practice (Registered Midwife)
\nSusan Macfarlan<\/strong> (DipAppSc(Nurs) \u201981, GradCertMid) \u201913), NALHN, and Milly Grigg<\/strong> (BNg(GradEntry) \u201901), Barossa Hills Fleurieu LHN<\/p>\n

Excellence in Research and Knowledge Translation (Registered Nurse\/Registered Midwife)
\nKaren Royals<\/strong> (GradCertHlth 2012), TQEH, and Deryn Thompson<\/strong> (BNg(PostReg) \u201905), WCHN<\/p>\n

Consumer Appreciation Award
\nEmma Montague<\/strong> (BMid(Prereg) \u201916), SALHN, and Yumi Lee<\/strong> (BNg(PreReg) \u201914), SALHN<\/p>\n

Humanitarian Award
\nKate Taylor<\/strong> (GradCertClinEd \u201819), NALHN\/Midwifery Lecturer at Flinders University<\/p>\n

Early Career Nurse\/Midwife of the Year
\nKatherine Seiboth<\/strong> (BMid(Postreg)(RegNurse) \u201818, BNg(PreReg) \u201912), RMCLHN Loxton.<\/p>\n

Winners will be announced on the SA Health<\/a> website<\/em><\/p>\n

The winners of the NT 2021 and 2020 Awards will be announced on Saturday 15 May, with the following Flinders graduates are among the finalists:<\/strong><\/p>\n

2021 Finalists<\/strong><\/p>\n

New to Practice Award
\nTamara Grantham<\/strong> (BNg(PreReg) \u201920), Registered Nurse, Alan Walker Cancer Centre, Royal Darwin Hospital<\/p>\n

Flinders University Award for Excellence in Nursing\/Midwifery Education
\nAnija Mathew<\/strong> (GradDipClinRehab \u201918), Acting Clinical Nurse Educator, Rehabilitation Ward, Palmerston Regional Hospital<\/p>\n

Excellence in Nursing\/Midwifery Aboriginal Health
\nNicola Emmett<\/strong> (GradCertPHC(ChildFamilyHlthNg) \u201921, GradCertRemoteHlthPrac \u201919), Child Health \u2013 Healthy Under 5 Kids Program, Julanimawu Health Clinic, Top End Health Service, and Laura Hinds<\/strong> (GradCertRemoteHlthPrac \u201920), Remote Area Nurse\/Midwife, Miwatj-Ramingining Health Clinic, Miwatj Aboriginal Health Corporation.<\/p>\n

Nurse\/Midwife of the Year
\nCaitlin Clayer<\/strong> (GDipRemoteHlthPrac \u201919), Remote Area Nurse, Titjikala Health Clinic, Central Australia Health Service<\/p>\n

2020 Finalists<\/strong><\/p>\n

New to Practice Award
\nMatilda Starbuck<\/strong> ( GradCertRemoteHlthPrac \u201920), Yuendumu Health Clinic, Central Australia Health Service<\/p>\n

Client Appreciation Award for Excellence in Nursing\/Midwifery
\nTarrant Tolatta<\/strong> GradCertRemoteHlthPrac \u201918), Registered Nurse, Emergency Department Katherine District Hospital<\/p>\n

NT Administrator\u2019s Award for Lifetime Achievement in Nursing\/Midwifery
\nMonica Ostigh<\/strong> (BNg(PostReg) \u201995, DipNg \u201990), Continuous Quality Improvement Facilitator, Primary Health Care<\/p>\n

Nurse\/Midwife of the Year
\nSheena Samuel<\/strong> (MNg(Aged Care) \u201919), Clinical Nurse Specialist Geriatrics, Royal Darwin Palmerston Hospital<\/p>\n

Winners will be announced on the NT Health<\/a> website.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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