Message from TPCH Executive Director

Tami Photinos, Executive Director, The Prince Charles Hospital

Yesterday, finalists were announced for the Metro North Staff Excellence Awards and I’m pleased to advise that some of our TPCH staff and teams were part of this finalist group, so well done!

Today I’d like to announce the finalists for our own TPCH Staff Excellence Awards. These Awards recognise and celebrate those individual staff and teams who make an outstanding contribution to TPCH, and display a strong commitment to our organisational values in their day-to-day work.

This year we received approximately 80 nominations highlighting some of the excellent work and initiatives across our hospital.

I am pleased to announce the finalists for this year’s TPCH Staff Excellence Awards across 10 categories are as follows:

Outstanding Performance

Dr Harsh Kandpal, Medical Imaging Department
Saia Tuivai, Protective Services
Tanya Mountford, Emergency Operations Centre
Ward 1E

Innovation

Pulse Field Ablation – Cardiac Electrophysiology Team
Living Heart Project – Critical Care Research Group
Improved self-efficacy for patients with immunodeficiency – DUIT and Blood Management Service
Grand-friends Intergenerational Care Project – Older Persons Mental Health Team and
TPCH Early Education Centre

Clinical Excellence

Kylie Sykes, Paediatric Services
Rheumatology Service
Short Stay Pathway, Metro North Mental Health – TPCH
Sleep Disorders Centre

Excellence in Clinical Teaching and Education

Dr Ben Symon, Paediatric Emergency Department
Delirium and Dementia Service
Katrina O’Keefe, Medical Imaging Department
ECMO Course 2022, Adult Intensive Care Service

Cultural Diversity

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Service
Group Linen Services
Internal Medicine Service

Consumer Engagement

Cardiothoracic Pharmacy Team
Food Service Menu Monitor Team
Patrick Uzabeaga, Chermside Community Mental Health Service
Prehabilitation Program (SurgiFIT) Team, Allied Health Services

Values in Action

Connie Morselli, Health Information Services
Dr Daniel Hufton, Paediatric Emergency Department
Emergency Operations Centre
Department of General Surgery
Marina Calinawan, Internal Medicine Service
Palliative Care Service
Prehabilitation Program (SurgiFIT) Team, Allied Health Services
Protective Services Team
Quality and Data Team, Administration Services
Sheree Ellis, Administration Services

(Note: Five awards are presented within this category)

Rising Star of Research

Ann Finnimore, Speech Pathology
Dr Glenn Stewart, Allied Health Research Collaborative
Samuel Huth, Critical Care Research Group
Dr Usha Gurunathan, Anaesthetics

Research Support

Hannah Marrinan, Critical Care Research Group
Jiville Latu, Adult Intensive Care Service
Dr Kiran Shekar, Adult Intensive Care Service

Researcher of the Year

Jack Bell, Allied Health Research Collaborative
Oystein Tronstad, Critical Care Research Group

We will also be presenting an award for Research Partnerships and a special Executive Director’s Award.

Winners will be announced at our TPCH Staff Excellence Awards ceremony on Friday 2 December, 1 – 2.30pm, in the Education Centre Car Park as the conclusion to our TPCH Charlies Week celebrations.

During the ceremony, we will also announce winners of the various TPCH Charlies Week staff activities.

I encourage you to attend if you can and show your support.

Congratulations to all of our finalists and I look forward to seeing many of you on 2 December.

Tami Photinos
Executive Director