Awards

2021 Seniors’ Care Excellence Awards

The Seniors’ Care Excellence Awards aim to recognize the outstanding contributions of individuals and organizations in the improvement of seniors’ care in the Central East Region.

Zahra Abdille Clinical Excellence Award

Recipient: Kristin Ferguson, GAIN, Peterborough Regional Health Centre

This award recognizes the outstanding contribution of a clinician/health professional in the delivery and improvement of clinical care to seniors in specialized geriatric services. This individual demonstrates: (a) exemplary leadership and teamwork qualities; (b) innovative and creative thinking; and (c) commitment to enhancing the quality of life of seniors with complex health conditions. Nominations are invited for individuals working/practicing in area of the Central East Region.

Senior Advocacy Award

Recipient: Anne-Marie Yaraskavitch

This award recognizes the outstanding contribution of an individual member of the community who has volunteered their expertise, time, and passion to improving the care and quality of life of seniors and care partners in the Central East Region.

Leadership Award

Recipient: Kerry Shudall, Peterborough Regional Health Centre

This award recognizes the outstanding contribution of a clinician/health professional or staff member working in or supporting specialized geriatric services. This individual demonstrates: (a) exemplary leadership qualities; (b) innovative and creative thinking; and (c) commitment to enhancing services for seniors with complex health conditions. Nominations are invited for individuals working/practicing in area of the Central East Region.

Teamwork Award

Recipients:

Melissa Tisi, GAIN Peterborough Regional Health Centre
Chris Parish, Haliburton County Paramedic Services

This award recognizes the outstanding contribution of a clinician/health professional or staff member working in or supporting specialized geriatric services. This individual demonstrates: (a) exemplary teamwork qualities; (b) innovative and creative thinking; and (c) commitment to enhancing services for seniors with complex health conditions. Nominations are invited for individuals working/practicing in area of the Central East Region.

Pandemic Champion Award

Recipient: Amy Ludolph, Northumberland Hills Hospital

This award recognizes the outstanding contribution of a specialized geriatric services clinician/health professional or staff member during the COVID-19 Pandemic. This individual has demonstrated exemplary kindness, compassion, and a deep sense of commitment to helping others during the Pandemic. Their actions have made a meaningful impact on the lives of seniors and their families. Nominations are invited for individuals working/practicing in area of the Central East Region.

Community Partner Award

Recipient: Community Care Durham

The Community Partner Award seeks to recognize the outstanding contribution of an organization/agency that has made considerable efforts to partner and collaborate with specialized geriatric service (SGS) providers in the Central East Region. This organization/agency demonstrates a commitment to improving the system of care for seniors and their care partners.

Visionary Award

Recipient: Dr. K. Jennifer Ingram, Kawartha Centre

This Visionary Award recognizes the outstanding contribution of a clinician/health professional or staff member who has dedicated their career, including volunteering their time, expertise, and passion to improving the care and quality of life of seniors and care partners in the Central East Region. This individual is an innovative thinker, a leader, and an advocate for meaningful change.

2017 Seniors’ Care Excellence Awards

The Seniors’ Care Excellence Awards aim to recognize the outstanding contributions of individuals and organizations in the improvement of seniors’ care in the Central East Region.

Zahra Abdille Clinical Excellence Award

Recipient: Donna Hickey

This award recognizes the outstanding contribution of an individual clinician/health professional in the delivery and improvement of clinical care to seniors. This individual demonstrates: (a) exemplary leadership and teamwork qualities; (b) innovative and creative thinking; and (c) commitment to enhancing quality of life frail seniors.

Community Partner Award

Recipient: Alzheimer Society of Durham Region

The Community Partner Award seeks to recognize the outstanding contribution of an organization/agency that has made considerable efforts to collaborate with specialized geriatric service (SGS) providers in the Central East LHIN in order to improve the system of care for seniors and their care partners.

Conference Poster Competition Award

Recipients: Revital Shuster, Sabrina Gaon, Supriya Gade, and Ethel Kaiserman

Title: “Innovation in Collaborative Acute Care Community Relationships to Enhance the Well-being of Hospitalized Frail Older
Adults upon Discharge”

This award represents the highest rated abstract submission, as determined by popular vote.

Conference Reviewer’s Choice Award

Recipients: Robyn Waxman, Mary Malekzadeh, and Andra Duff-Woskosky

Title: “Geriatric Dementia Care at Ontario Shores”

This award represents the highest rated abstract submission, as determined by the 2017 Abstract Review Committee.

Conference Our Choice Award

Recipients: Jill MacPhee and Julie Brown

Title: “Mindfulness for Caregivers of Individuals with Dementia”

This award represents the highest rated abstract submission, as determined by the 2017 Our Choice Award Committee, a committee comprised of older adults from across the Region.

2014 Seniors’ Care Excellence Awards

Conference Poster Competition Award

Recipients: Gabrielle Sadler, L. Bosiljevac, A. Rees and M. Yoshikawa

Title: “Bedside Interdisciplinary Goal Development Rounds on a General Rehabilitation Unit”.

Conference Poster Competition Award represents the highest rated poster presentation, as determined by popular vote of the conference participants.

Conference Reviewers’ Choice Award

Recipients: Karen Truter, Maryanne Brown, Joan Scott, Sarah Gibbens, Cindy McElrea, Lorelie Kenny, Mitzi Barth, Kayleen Peters, Michael Smith and Carrie Hunt

Title: “Direct Hospital Admission to Assess and Restore Program Prevents Iatrogenic Excess Disability in Acute Care

Environment for the Complex Frail Elderly.” This award represents the highest rated abstract submission, as determined by the 2014 Abstract Review Committee.

Conference Our Choice Award

Recipients: Aaisha Ghauri Savvas, Amber Curry and Karl Wong

Title: “CATCH – Care after the Care in the Hospital”.

This award represents the highest rated abstract as determined by the Our Choice Award Committee, which represents a diverse body of seniors and caregivers from the Central East Region. The award was presented to the individual whose abstract most clearly demonstrates a commitment to improving the care experience for older adults.