{"id":7337,"date":"2022-06-03T12:35:26","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T02:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/?p=7337"},"modified":"2022-06-06T12:42:31","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T02:42:31","slug":"ace-board-20220603","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/executive-messages\/2022\/06\/ace-board-20220603","title":{"rendered":"Message from the Chair and CE &#8211; Research Excellence Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1352px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 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class=\"content-container\">\n<p class=\"fake\">Message<\/p>\n<p class=\"fake\">from the<\/p>\n<p class=\"fake\"><strong>Chief Executive<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><div id=\"attachment_5120\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5120\" class=\"wp-image-5120 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/03\/jim-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jim McGowan AM, Board Chair\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/03\/jim-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/03\/jim-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/03\/jim.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/300;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim McGowan AM, Board Chair<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5373\" style=\"width: 211px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5373\" class=\"wp-image-5373 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/jane-hancock46-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jane Hancock A\/Chief Operating Officer\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/jane-hancock46-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/jane-hancock46-200x300.jpg 200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 201px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 201\/300;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jane Hancock A\/Chief Operating Officer<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<h4>Last night we celebrated the incredible efforts of our dedicated researchers at our seventh annual Metro North Research Excellence Awards.<\/h4>\n<p>Research is vital in driving change in clinical practice to improve patient outcomes, and it was a difficult task to select the finalists across seven categories.<\/p>\n<p>The awards attracted 71 submissions and showcases the diverse and far-reaching research projects conducted by individual researchers and teams from across all Metro North Health facilities.<\/p>\n<p>A big congratulations to all of this year\u2019s winners:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Researcher of the Year \u2013 <\/strong>Professor Steven Lane<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rising Star Award \u2013 <\/strong>Associate Professor Peter Lazzarini<\/li>\n<li><strong>Research Support Award \u2013 <\/strong>Professor Merrilyn Banks<\/li>\n<li><strong>Discovery and Innovation Research Award \u2013 <\/strong>Safer, more accurate and more comfortable radiotherapy through 3D printing \u2013 Cancer Care Services, RBWH<\/li>\n<li><strong>Clinical Research Award \u2013 <\/strong>Puzzling: Probiotics and Preeclampsia<\/li>\n<li><strong>Complex Health Challenges Research Award &#8211; <\/strong>Redcliffe Hospital Intensive Care Unit &#8211; excellence in interdisciplinary research to benefit patients and families<\/li>\n<li><strong>Health Services and Implementation Research Award &#8211; <\/strong>Eat Walk Engage: preventing delirium and improving hospital care for older Queenslanders<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chief Executive Award \u2013 <\/strong>Professor Nadine Foster<\/li>\n<li><strong>Professor Joan Webster Nursing and Midwifery Award \u2013 <\/strong>Emily Larsen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Consumer Engagement Award <\/strong>&#8211; Implementation of the intensive Comprehensive High Dose Aphasia Treatment (CHAT) into clinical rehabilitation<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7338 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/06\/rea-board.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"646\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/06\/rea-board-200x126.jpg 200w, 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https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/06\/rea-board.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/646;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d also like to thank our sponsors <a href=\"https:\/\/comms.health.qld.gov.au\/ch\/92002\/9wmf3\/3672\/TeMWWGtGwNHZmeQGVap1I4jPXCoH.DhmpVt.IJqq.html\">HESTA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/comms.health.qld.gov.au\/ch\/92002\/9wmf3\/3673\/TeMWWGtGwNHZmeQGVap1fNYTq9L2P0UXl5Jtz7W..html\">RBWH Foundation<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/comms.health.qld.gov.au\/ch\/92002\/9wmf3\/1082\/TeMWWGtGwNHZmeQGVap1hmg6nJVc0ndbaM2QX8br.html\">The Prince Charles Hospital Foundation.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can view the full list of winners and highly commended awards <a href=\"https:\/\/comms.health.qld.gov.au\/ch\/92002\/9wmf3\/3911\/TeMWWGtGwNHZmeQGVap1rEVfwOVdyeGF8DMQcy0u.html\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kind regards,<\/p>\n<p>Jim McGowan AM, Board Chair<br \/>\nJane Hancock, Acting Chief Executive<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night we celebrated the incredible efforts of our dedicated researchers at our seventh annual Metro North Research Excellence 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