Diabetes Award winners.Three diabetes nurses were among the 2006 Lilly For lily, the flower, see . Lilly is a surname and a female given name, and may refer to: People
Specialist nurse educator A nurse educator is a nurse who teaches and prepares licensed practical nurses (LPN) and registered nurses (RN) for entry into practice positions. Nurse Educators also teach in graduate programs at Master’s and doctoral level which prepare advanced practice nurses, nurse Jenny Britland from the Wakatipu District was winner of the special nurse section, nominated nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. by GP Richard Ri·chard , Joseph Henri Maurice Known as "Rocket." 1921-2000. Canadian hockey player. A right wing for the Montreal Canadiens (1942-1960), he led his team to eight Stanley Cup championships and was the first player to score 50 goals in a Macharg from the Queenstown Medical Centre. Britland has been nursing !n the Queenstown region for over 20 years and has been a "dedicated" diabetes nurse for the past nine years. Macharg described her as "tireless in her support of her patients and persistent in her pursuit of excellence in community diabetes management This article is about the management of diabetes mellitus. For more on the disease itself see diabetes mellitus. Diabetes is a chronic disease with no cure as of 2007. It is associated with an impaired glucose cycle, altering metabolism. . She is a hugely valuable resource for the local doctors, nurses and hospital. She also donates significant amounts of unpaid time to ensuring that young diabetics can experience physical challenges and enjoyment in the outdoors of our special region". Winners of the primary and secondary care professionals' category were GP Pat Hill and practice nurse Jane Ginnane of Wellington's Te Aro Te Aro is an inner-city suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. It comprises the southern part of the central business district including the majority of the city's entertainment district, and covers the mostly flat area of city between The Terrace and Cambridge Terrace at the base of Health Centre. Patients at this centre are largely from multi-ethnic, low socio-economic backgrounds, many with English as a second language. Hill and Ginnane were nominated by diabetes nurse specialist Terrie Spedding, who works alongside Hill and Ginnane at the centre's diabetes clinic. Attendance is almost 100 percent, a tribute to the trust patients have in Hill and Ginnane, Spedding said. Diabetes nurse specialist Angela Thornton of Whangarei was winner of services to a national patient association; winner of the people with diabetes award and grand prize winner was 12-year-old Jordy Jamieson of Auckland; and winner of contribution to care in the community was go-year-old Mervyn Marks of Nelson. Each category winner receives $500, with the grand prize winner receiving an additional $2000 to attend a training course or to donate to a diabetes related cause. |
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