Nursing and Midwifery Awards and Scholarship Nominees announced!
Nurses and midwives play a vital role in our community and never has that been more on display than over the past 2 years as we have responded to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. At Monash Health there are over 8,500 nurses and midwives providing outstanding care to our patients and community every day.
Congratulations to all our NAMAS Nominees!
The Nominees
Foundations of Nursing/Midwifery Care
- Michael Bauer, RPN, Dandenong ACIS, Mental Health
- Maxine Garman, ANM, Moorabbin Oncology Ward
- Rhiannon Barrow, ANM & Nurse Coordinator, Children’s Cancer Centre
- Isobelle Giles, RN, Monash Newborn Nest
- Irene Dowling, EN, MMC Ward 32
Emerging Leader Nursing/Midwifery
- Summer Alinia, ANM, Kingston NW2
- Lisa Franklin, A/NM, Dandenong SW4
- Karen Taylor, MM, Clayton Birth Suite
- Alexandria Wilson, ANM, Monash Newborn Nest
- Isuru Thuduhena, RN, Ward 32
- Caroline Brittain, A/NM, Monash Children’s 3D Lagoon
- Danielle Jackson, ANM, MMC Paediatric ED,
- Sheena Jose, ANM, Casey Tower 2
COVID19 Innovation in Nursing/Midwifery Practice
- COVID Medium Pathways Team
- NAMES Education Team Ward 32
- Residential Aged Care Quality and Education Team
- Karen Bellamy, NP, Monash Immunisation
- Joanne Foster, Nursing and Midwifery Informatics Officer, Digital Health
- Michelle Templeton, Senior Developmental Disability CNC, Centre for Developmental Disability Health
Leadership Achievements
- Shelley Black, Graduate/Undergraduate Coordinator, Mental Health Program
- Pauline Klemm, CNS, Dandenong Operating Suite
- Janine Maloney, NM, Monash Children’s Lagoon/Forest COVID ICU
COVID19 Support and Connection within Nursing/Midwifery
- Liz Mackie, NM, Kingston South 2
- Rachel Hanson, Clinical Educator, NAMES
- Praveenkumar Pezhatholil, NM, Casey Tower 5
- Moorabbin Hospital Nurse Managers and Teams
- NaMES Clinical Education Coordinators
- Sally Charlton NM and MMC Ward 41 Team
- Fiona Riddiford, RN, Dandenong ICU
- Community Nursing Team
- Casey Dialysis Unit
Innovation in Nursing/Midwifery Practice
- Gill Kruss, NP, Metastatic Breast Cancer, Moorabbin
- Marcia Tsiros, ANM, Dandenong Operating Theatre
- Indra Jolayemi, ANM, Casey Hospital Operating Suite
- Colleen Coutts, RN, Ward 32
Team Award Nursing/Midwifery
- Ward 32
- Breast Care Nurses
- Ward C – Casey Hospital
- Lagoon/MCH Theatre
- NaMES Education Team
- Moorabbin Inpatient Units-Surgical Ward & Ward 2
- Emergency Department Nursing Team Dandenong
- Monash Children’s at Home Paediatric Medium Risk COVID Pathway Nursing Team
- Victorian Specialist Immunisation Service (COVID 19 Immunisation Response)
- NaMES Workforce & Professional Practice Team
- Victorian Heart Hospital Subject Matter Experts
- Casey ICU Team including Surge Workforce
- MCH Forest Paediatric Team
- Paediatric HITH EMR Nursing Teams
- Forest COVID Nursing Team
About NAMAS
The NAMAS are a highlight of the Nursing and Midwifery calendar and a wonderful opportunity to celebrate and formally acknowledge the outstanding achievements of our Monash Health and Jessie McPherson Private Hospital Nurses and Midwives.
The NAMAS 2022 event will take place online Thursday 12 May 2022, for more information head to the NAMAS intranet page.
Approved by Katrina Nankervis