Awards
The following are the Awards available this year for Perioperative Nurses College members.
J & J Ethicon & Ethicon Endosurgery Divisions Peioperative Nurses Education Awards
- 3 x $1000 grants
- Proposal to be on a subject relevant to perioperative nursing care, education, research or management and submitted on the application form and sent to National Secretary to be judged by a sub-committee of National Committee
J & J De Puy NZ Award 1 x $1000
- Proposal to be on a subject relevant to Orthopaedic Perioperative nursing, education, research, or management
- Winners to provide a report to Dissector on return from using the award
- Application information available from National Secretary
Closing Date 20th October 2009
Dallas Jessiman Award
- 1 x $500
- Awarded to a Perioperative Nurse attending PNC Conference for the first time
- Names of applicants to be sent to National Secretary
- Drawn by ballot
- The winner will write a resume of the benefits of the educational programme attended at Conference which will be published in the Dissector.
- Applicants must attend the Annual General Meeting
Closing Date 20th October 2009
Stryker Award for the best article in the Dissector
- 1 x $1000
- Awarded to the author of the best article contributed to and published in the Dissector. All articles published in issues this year will be included.
- Judging will be by the Editorial Committee and a representative from Stryker NZ.
Novice Award sponsored by Medspec
- Award to the best article/paper by a novice writer for the Dissector.
Cardinal Health Free Paper Award
- 1 x $500
- Awarded to the “best” paper presented at the Free Paper Session, Thursday 27th October 2009 at the Annual Conference.
- Applicants need to submit an abstract for the paper and complete an entry form, to the National Secretary for consideration at the National Committee Meeting, June 2009
- Criteria and Application form available from National Secretary.
- Judging will be by one Cardinal Health representative, one nominated member of National Committee and Conference Organising Committee.
- Papers to be made available for publication in the Dissector.
Closing Date 20th June 2009
Medspec Poster Competition
- Applicants need to submit an abstract for poster to the National Secretary on an entry form for consideration at the National Committee meeting in June 2009
- Application form and criteria available from National Secretary.
- Judging will be by 2 members of National Committee and Medspec
Closing date for abstracts: 20th June 2009
Catherine Logan Memorial Fund sponsored by Device Technologies
- Award for a PNC member undertaking Post Graduate study with a Perioperative focus.
- 1 x $1000
- Application criteria available from the National Secretary.
- The successful applicant will be required to write an article for the Dissector at completion of their paper.
Applications close 20th October 2009
Pacific Surgical "Patient Focus" Award
- Award of $750 to the best article on "Patient Focus"
- Application/criteria available from the PNC Secretary
- Closing date for applications (article + application form) to be sent to the National Secretary by 20th August 2009
- Note this is to be sent by ecopy
- Articles may be published in the Dissector
Further Information
Please contact:
National Secretary
Perioperative Nurses College
83 Abraham Heights
Nelson
email pnc.sec@xtra.co.nz
Recipients of Awards 2008
Service to Perioperative Nurses Award
Anne Johnston (Ruahine Egmont) and Susie Buchanan-Welsch (Central North Island) received the Service to Perioperative Nurses Award.
Awards:
J & J - Ethicon & Ethicon Endosurgery Divisions Perioperative Nurses Education Awards
- 3 x $1000 grants
- Swantje Fitzgerald (NnMarl) to attend the "Destiny of Day Surgery" conference in Brisbane 3-6 July 2009
- Sabine Mueller (NnMarl) to attend the "Open Surgical Assistant Course" at University of Auckland 15-16 September
- Liz Grant (CWC) to attend the Gastroenterology Conference in Rotorua 19-21 November
J & J - De Puy NZ Award 1 x $1000
- Heather Fussell (HB) to attend the 8th Orthopeadic Nurses Conference in Wellington - Theme - "Watch Your back"
Dallas Jessiman Award sponsored by National Committee
- 1 x $500
- Nicola Stuart - first time attendee at Conference
Stryker Award for the best article in the Dissector
- 1 x $1000
- Kylie Bentham (Auckland/Northland)
Novice Award sponsored by Medspec
- Mark Bittle (Auckland/Northland)
Cardinal Health Free Paper Award
- 1 x $500
- Jan Struthers (Wellington)
Medspec Poster Competition
- Bindumol Rajan and Linet Ambua (Auckland/Northland)
Catherine Logan Memorial Fund sponsored by Device Technologies
- Award for a PNC member undertaking Post Graduate study with a Perioperative focus.
- 1 x $1000
- Sue Clynes (CNI)
Pacific Surgical "Patient Focus" Award
- Award of $750 to the best article on "Patient Focus"
- Zoe Pothan (Auckland/Northland)
