And The Winner Is....
Colin Cassells...
Colin has been a member of the ANFC since 1998. He currently holds two positions - Clinical Nurse Consultant (Continence) at Peter James Centre Continence Clinic and Nurse Researcher at the Continence Foundation of Australia. Colin has been actively involved in continence management and promotion for over 20 years and is a very worthy winner. A big congratulations to Colin, we are all so happy you applied again!!!
A big CONGRATULATIONS also the Karen Matthews who was runner up for the second year. Karen is a tireless worker and we are extremely happy to have her benefiting from the Conni Awards again.
We would like to thank all nurses who applied in 2009. The applications were of the highest standard and the job of judging was no easy task. We encourage those who didn't succeed this year to apply again next year. We would love to recognise everyone for the work they do. Hopefully one day we will!
What Is The Conni Awards?
Conni is committed to supporting Continence Nurses and the Continence Industry Australia-wide. Glenys Drayton developed The Conni Awards in 2004 and each year continues to acknowledge the work of continence nurses.
Incontinence is a common condition and educating our continence nurses improves our understanding and management of continence issues. Conferences are a great way of gathering the best and latest information. Conni believes that all nurses should have access to this knowledge.
First prize package is airfares, accommodation and registration costs to attend the ICS in the relevant year. The ICS is a fantastic conference and offers the most up-to-date information on incontinence from arround the world.
The second winner receives a $500 contribution to attend any conference relevant to continence in the following 12 months.
The team at Conni continues to support clinicians around Australia by supplying this first prize to attend the ICS conference.
Past Winners...
2008 Winner - Leigh Pretty
Leigh has a broad range of nursing experiences and has been working in the continence arena since 1988. She has a Master of Nursing (Continence), held the position of Secretary of the Australian Nurses for Continence as well as being a member of many other professional organisations. Leigh has dedicated herself to educating her colleagues and raising awareness in the community about continence issues. We are very pleased to sponsor Leigh to the International Continence Conference in San Francisco in 2009.
2008 Runner Up - Grace Smith.
Grace has a Masters of Nursing (Clinical Advanced Continence Nursing) and is a dedicated Continence Advisor based in Drouin, Victoria. Grace receives $500 contribution to attend a conference on incontinence in the future.
2007 Winner - Virginia Ip
Virginia has been working as a Nurse Continence Advisor for over 7 years. She is committed to helping people with continence issues through clinical care, continence promotion, research and education. Virginia was sponsored to the ICS Conference in Cairo in 2008.
2007 Runner Up - Karen Matthews
Karen was given $500 to attend a conference on incontinence of her choice. She attended the ICS Conference in Cairo in 2008.
2006 Winner - Lorraine Dickson Lorraine has been working in the continence field for about 15 years. She has a Masters of Nursing and has a particular interest in continence nursing education.
2006 Runner Up - Julie Westaway
Julie was awarded $500 to attend a conference on incontinence of her choice. She attended the Continence Foundation of Australia Conference at the Gold Coast in 2007.
2005 Winner - Denise Edgar
Denise was sponsored to the ICS Conference in Christchurch New Zealand in November 2006.
2005 Runner Up - Kay Bews-Bundle
Kay was awarded $500 to attend a conference on incontinence of her choice.
2004 Winner - Donna Coates Donna was the inaugral winner of the Conni Awards in 2004. She was sponsored to the international continence conference in Montreal, Canada in August 2005. click here to read Donna's letter
2004 Runner Up - Amanda Mouvet
Amanda was awarded $500 to attend a conferece on incontinence of her choice.
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