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.

Read more about TPCH Charlies Week and how to get involved.

Tami Photinos
Executive Director