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Welcome to the Nursing & Midwifery News: 2018 South Australian Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards special edition.

The 2018 Excellence Awards Gala dinner was held on Friday, 11 May at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre with over 400 guests in attendance. At this event nurses and midwives were recognised for their excellence in practice and acknowledged for the significant contribution that they make to their professions, their teams and the community through their practice. In addition to the announcement of the finalists and recipient of the Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards the two 2018/2019 South Australian Premiers Scholarships recipients were also awarded. These scholarships will enable the recipients to undertake an overseas study tour to explore an area of nursing or midwifery practice to the value of $12,000.

It was a truly wonderful night enjoyed by nurses and midwives, families and friends, colleagues and sponsors. We were very fortunate to have the new Minister for Health and Wellbeing, the Hon. Stephen Wade MLC; the new Chief Executive Officer for SA Health, Dr Chris McGowan; the new Chief Nurse & Midwifery Officer, Jennifer Hurley; the Chief Executive Officer, Congress of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Nurses & Midwives, Mrs Janine Mohamed and First Commonwealth Chief Nurse & Midwifery Officer, Dr Rosemary Bryant in attendance for this special evening.

This year, the theme for International Day of the Midwife was Midwives, leading the way with quality care. This theme signifies the vital role that midwives play in ensuring women and babies safely navigate pregnancy and birth, and that these interactions can lay the foundations for a continued health and wellbeing beyond childbirth.

The focus for 2018’s International Nurses Day was: Nurses a Voice to Lead – Health is a Human Right. The International Council of Nurses (ICN) believes that health is a human right. ICN is at the forefront of advocating for access to health and nurses are the key to delivering it. All over the world, there are individuals and communities who are suffering from illness due to a lack of accessible and affordable health care. But we must also remember that the right to health applies to nurses as well! We know that improved quality and safety for patients depends on positive working environments for staff. That means the right to a safe working environment, adequate remuneration, and access to resources, and education. We must add to this the right to be heard and have a voice in decision making and policy development!

With this year’s International Nurses Day theme in mind, new awards were introduced and presented on the night – the first ever South Australian nursing and midwifery Humanitarian Awards.

The Humanitarian Awards acknowledge individuals who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to provide outstanding care to their patients. These unsung heroes of the nursing and midwifery professions were nominated by their peers as someone who has truly made a difference in the lives of those in their communities and beyond.

SPECIAL EDITION

2018 Nursing and MidwiferyEXCELLENCE AWARDS

The Awards were held during the week of celebration for International Day of the Midwife and International Nurses Day, 5–12 May 2018.

CONGRATULATIONS to the recipients and finalists of the 2018 Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards.

AWARDS RECIPIENTS

ROSLYN TROTT PORT AUGUSTA, COUNTRY HEALTH CONNECT,

FLINDERS AND UPPER, COUNTRY HEALTH SA LHN

KYLIE BOOTH RSL CARE SA

JENNIFER WOOD WOMEN’S AND CHILDREN’S HEALTH NETWORK

Mary Buckskin Award for Excellence in Practice - Aboriginal Nurse/Midwife

Excellence in Practice – Enrolled Nurse

Excellence in Practice - Registered Midwife

2018 Nursing and MidwiferyEXCELLENCE AWARDS

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AWARDS RECIPIENTS

JENNY GARDNER NORTHERN ADELAIDE LOCAL HEALTH NETWORK

Excellence in Innovation in Education (Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife)

TRACEY NICHOLLS WOMEN’S AND CHILDREN’S HEALTH NETWORK

Excellence in Practice - Registered Nurse

DR LINDY KING COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES,

FLINDERS UNIVERSITY

Excellence in Innovation in Clinical Research (Registered Nurse/Midwife)

JUSTIN PRENDERGAST SOUTHERN ADELAIDE LOCAL HEALTH NETWORK

Excellence in Leadership (Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife)

NEW RAH INTENSIVE CARE CLINICAL MOVE TEAM

NEW RAH INTENSIVE CARE CLINICAL MOVE TEAM (REGISTERED NURSE/REGISTERED MIDWIFE/ENROLLED NURSE)

Excellence in Person Centred Care – Team Award (Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife/Enrolled Nurse)

To download photos from the gallery please go to: The link for the guest gallery is here NMEA 2018 - Guest Image Gallery The password is Awards2018. Guests can select the images to include in the shopping cart but there is no purchase cost. They then receive a download link via email.

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2018 Nursing and MidwiferyEXCELLENCE AWARDS

FINALISTS 2018

Mary Buckskin Award for Excellence in Practice - Aboriginal Nurse/Midwife

Roslyn Trott

Excellence in Innovation in Education (Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife)

Jenny Gardner

Collette Hooper

Sharon Rance

Excellence in Innovation in Clinical Research (Registered Nurse/Midwife)

Dr Lindy King

Dr Julie Fleet

Catherine Jeffs

Excellence in Person Centred Care – Team Award (Registered Nurse/Registered

Midwife/Enrolled Nurse)

New Royal Adelaide Hospital Intensive Care Clinical Move Team

Breast Care Nursing Team – St Andrew’s Hospital

Clinical Practice Unit– Women’s & Children’s

Health Network

Excellence in Leadership (Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife)

Justin Prendergast

Su White

Leigh Peterson

Excellence in Practice – Enrolled Nurse

Kylie Booth

Sarah Langston

Melissa Strapps

Excellence in Practice - Registered Midwife

Jennifer Wood

Jennifer Niven

Rachael Yates

Excellence in Practice - Registered Nurse

Tracey Nicholls

Michelle Mesecke

Jane Wright

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2018HUMANITARIAN AWARDS

AWARDS RECIPIENTS

Annie Catanzariti - Youth Homelessness, SA Annie Catanzariti is a Nurse Practitioner and primarily works with the youth-homeless sector providing health and welfare service to young people at risk of or experiencing homelessness. Annie is passionate about changing the systems for vulnerable young people and is dedicated to making the lives of the young people better, by ensuring advocacy, safety and building capability.

Carol Salmon - Midwifery Education, SA and Cambodia Carol Salmon (Registered Nurse & Registered Midwife) has led the development and the delivery of the Emergency Nursing and Midwifery Education program for Country Health SA to nurses and midwives in every country health service that provides emergency services. Carol also volunteers overseas to deliver care and education programs to disadvantaged populations, including self-funded trips to Cambodia and Papua New Guinea

Lisa Macdonald - Palliative Care, East Timor Lisa Macdonald is a Nurse Practitioner who has broad clinical experience in both metropolitan and rural palliative care delivery. Lisa has worked as a volunteer in East Timor and was recognised for her skill sets in palliative care, she has been engaged by Calvary Healthcare, who provide support to the region, to assist them to teach and support clinicians with good End of Life Care principles.

Svatka Micik - Cardiac Nursing, PNG Dr Svatka Micik is the Nurse Unit Manager for Team 4 in the Intensive Care Unit at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

Svatka leads her team to ensure patient agreed priorities drive the delivery of care because it is the right thing to do and the right of every patient to receive the care they expect. She translates these tenets to her humanitarian work with Open Heart International, a non-profit organisation that visits Papua New Guinea where she mentors, educates and works with local nurses to build their expertise in cardiac speciality.

Jenny Gardner - Midwifery Education, SA and CambodiaJenny Gardner is a Midwifery Educator, who provides contemporary and innovative education and positive passion to everyone she teaches. Jenny has participated in volunteer work in Cambodia since 2013 where she has assisted in educating traditional birth attendants with the aim to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Jenny's goal is to work in partnership with the Cambodian community to provide better access and equity in rural and remote areas.

2018 South Australian Humanitarian Award recipients with the Minister for Health and Wellbeing, Hon. Stephen Wade MLC.

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The PREMIER’S Nursing and Midwifery SCHOLARSHIPS

2018/2019

The Minister for Health and Wellbeing the Hon. Stephen Wade MLC, was proud to present the 2018/2019 recipients of the SA Premier’s Nursing and Midwifery Scholarships on behalf of the Premier of South Australia the Hon. Steven Marshall MP. The aim of the scholarships is to provide South Australian Nurses and Midwives with an opportunity to further develop their knowledge, skills and abilities in innovative, evidenced based nursing and midwifery practice which leads to positive health outcomes for all South Australians. Two international scholarships to the value of $12,000 were awarded.

HEATHER LEACH Heather is an Associate Nurse Unit Manager at Wallaroo Hospital, Country Health SA Local Health Network. Heather works as a Chronic Conditions Nurse within a Virtual Clinical Care framework that provides support and monitoring for clients with chronic medical conditions via tele-monitoring in their home.

Heather’s Study Tour is titled - “Virtual Clinical Care-Futuristic Nursing for South Australia”.

Heather will be visiting organisations across the United States and Canada including California, Denver and Toronto. She plans to investigate international virtual care programs to determine how they manage and respond to large client cohorts with a broader range of conditions. On her return Heather will then review the international models and develop governance processes, tools and algorithms to improve and expand the current program within Country Health South Australia.

KATHRYN O’TOOLEKathryn is an Endorsed Nurse Practitioner at Adelaide Cardiology, providing comprehensive cardiac services within Metropolitan Adelaide. Kathryn specialises in heart failure and provides services within integrated chronic care nurse led clinics. These clinics provide care to clients following hospitalisation, providing vital links to primary and secondary health care services.

Kathryn’s study tour is titled: “Improving the management and care for patients with heart failure in South Australia by utilising the experiences and innovative integrated models of care from international nurse led heart failure services”.

Kathryn will be visiting Sweden, the Netherlands, England and Ireland as part of her study tour. She will be meeting with a variety of Heart Failure specialist nurses and experts across Europe to investigate best practice guidelines and service delivery. Kathryn will then utilise her learnings to develop models of care with her cardiology team aimed at improving the care, experience and quality of life for heart failure clients in the community.

2018 South Australian Humanitarian Award recipients with the Minister for Health and Wellbeing, Hon. Stephen Wade MLC.

2018/2019 South Australian Nursing & Midwifery Premier’s Scholarship recipients with the Minister for Health and Wellbeing, Hon. Stephen Wade MLC.

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THANK YOUThe Nursing and Midwifery Office would like to thank the following sponsors for their valued contribution to the 2018 Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards.

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