2009 GPET Awards
Congratulations to the 2009 GPET Awards Winners!
The sixth annual GPET Awards were announced at the GPET Convention on Wednesday 2 September 2009, in Adelaide. This year's awards had a record 72 nominations for 38 individuals.
The GPET Awards are designed to honour significant contributions from individuals and organisations involved in the Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) program, including registrars, supervisors, educators, RTP staff, RTPs, and organisations working closely with RTPs and that contribute to the AGPT program.
The 2009 GPET Award Winners:
GPET/Medical Observer GP Registrar of the Year - Dr Jennifer Mooi
Kellie Bisset, Medical Observer; Dr Jennifer Mooi, TMT; and Assoc Prof Simon Willcock, GPET Chair
GPET/Medical Observer GP Supervisor of the Year - Dr David Atkinson
Dr David Atkinson, WAGPET; and Kellie Bisset, Medical Observer
GPET/MIMS Medical Educator of the Year - Dr James Brown
Ms Dinah Graham, MIMS; Dr James Brown, getGP; and Assoc Prof Simon Willcock, GPET Chair
RTP Staff Excellence - Ms Maria-Theresa Lehmann
Ms Maria-Theresa Lehmann, TMT; and Assoc Prof Simon Willcock, GPET Chair
GPET/Ochre Recruitment Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander Health Training - Ms Priscilla Page
Mr Simon Barker, Ochre Recruitment; and Ms Priscilla Page, TMT
RTP Innovation Award - Sturt Fleurieu for 'Derm-Start'
Dr Bruce Mugford, Sturt Fleurieu; Dr Shirley Fung, Sturt Fleurieu; and Assoc Prof Simon Willcock, GPET Chair
GPET Environmental Encouragement - General Practice Training Valley to Coast
Mr Matthew Taylor, GP Training Valley to Coast; Dr kevin Sweeney, GP Training Valley to Coast; and Assoc Prof Simon Willcock, GPET Chair
The inaugural Environmental Encouragement Award was a recommendation made at the 2008 Convention, to encourage and acknowledge organisations’ efforts to reduce their carbon footprint.
Judging Panel
Thank you to the GPET Award Jusges: Dr Tim Francis, Dr Brett Thompson, Dr Moira McCaul, Dr Ian McCoombe, Dr Siew-Lee Thoo and Professor Michael Kidd.
Prizes
GPET/Medical Observer GP Registrar of the Year, GPET/Medical Observer GP Supervisor of the Year and GPET/MIMS Medical Educator of the Year Award winners received a trophy and a $2,500 cash prize.
The RTP Staff Excellence Award winner received a trophy and a $2,000 cash prize.
The GPET/Ochre Recruitment Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Training Award winner received a trophy and a $2,000 cash prize.
The RTP Innovation and the Environmental Encouragement Award winners received a trophy recognising their contribution.
Sponsors
GPET would like to thank the following organisations for their kind support and sponsorship of the GPET Awards:
Medical Observer - sponsor of the GPET/Medical Observer GP Registrar of the Year and GPET/Medical Observer GP Supervisor of the Year Awards
MIMS - sponsor of the GPET/MIMS Medical Educator of the Year Award
Ochre Recruitment - sponsor of the GPET/Ochre Recruitment Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Training Award
Environmental Encouragement - useful sites
The issue of environmentally friendly business practices is an issue being embraced by many sectors of Australia business and industry. GPET encourages all RTPs to contribute to the reduction of their carbon footprint. This year GPET created the Environmental Encouragement Award aimed at recognising those RTPs who are undertaking some form of meaningful steps to reduce their carbon footprint. This may include environmentally friendly printing processes; reducing carbon emissions; and development and implementation of an environmental policy within your organisation, just to name a few.
Below are a number of websites that may help you identify areas within your organisation and business practices that can be improved.
Useful Links:
Wikipedia: Carbon Neutrality/reduction http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_reduction#Reduction
Carbon Neutral – Turning Emissions into Trees
http://www.carbonneutral.com.au (carbon calculator)
Greening Australia
http://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/
Doctors for the Environment Australia
http://www.dea.org.au/
Forest Stewardship Council
http://www.fsc.org/
If you have any queries regarding the 2009 GPET Awards please contact Lauren Kennelly via email at Lauren.Kennelly@gpet.com.au or phone on 02 6263 6782.