Left to right: Letham White, Hugh Lees, Mark Irving, Punohu
McCausland, Helen Mason, Julie Robinson, Simon Everitt,
Charlie Rahiri.
Left to right: Wendy Carey, Kirsty French, Lesley Warner,
Michelle Merrick.
Rachel flanked by NZHPA Executive President Kim Brackley (left) and President
Graham Smith (right).
Congratulations to Rachel Dunn, Senior Pharmacy Technician,
Tauranga Hospital who was awarded the Best Technician
Presentation at the recent New Zealand Hospital Pharmacists’
Association (NZHPA) Conference. Rachel presented on a
collaborative project using Midland education resources to develop
and pilot one of the first electronic professional portfolios for
Pharmacy Technicians across the country. This involved Tauranga
Hospital’s Pharmacy Manager Cindy Mortimer and Education
Leader Anne Stevens.
Left to right: Brandon Hitchcock, Tracy Balsom, Fiona Hewerdine,
Jan Burns.
Left to right: MCs for the evening – Allan Plant, Sam Cutfield.
Professor Peter Gilling after receiving the Companion of the New Zealand Order
of Merit Medal from Governor-General, Her Excellency, The Rt Hon Dame Patsy
Reddy.
Medical Director's VTE Prevention
Prize awarded
Dr Elias Chandran has won the inaugural
Medical Director’s VTE Prevention prize.
The Medical Director’s VTE Prevention prize was awarded to
the prescriber who completed the VTE Prevention section of the
medication chart most often during the auditing period 10 August –
20 September.
Innovation
Left to right: Sarah Strong, Colleen Lambourne, Dianne Donaldson,
Jude Ebbett, Anne Stevens, Penny Horton, Christine Busby,
Kim Brown.
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Left to right: Lynn Hema, Maurice Chamberlain, Nitin Scaria.
“Preventing venous thromboembolism (VTE) is recognised as
an important patient safety issue,” said Medical Director Dr Hugh
Lees. “Documenting VTE risk assessment and a decision about
VTE prophylaxis is an important step both for patients’ safety and
to provide clear communication for the healthcare team.
“Congratulations to Dr Chandran for his outstanding effort,” added
Dr Lees.
Dr Chandran was presented with the prize, and a $50 coffee
voucher, by Dr Lees before the RMO’s Meeting at Tauranga
Hospital on Monday (25 September).
Find out more about VTE Prevention here:
http://docman/comms/publications/VTE Prevention poster
prescribers.pdf
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