ANZTS Awards

Awarded by ANZTS

• Life Member
• Service Award
• Gordon Trinca Lecture

By Member nomination:

• Leadership
• Clinical Excellence
• Emerging Leader
• Community
• Trauma Champions

Life Member

This membership will be awarded to an ANZTS member in recognition of their outstanding service and leadership to trauma care in the spirit of the ANZTS.  Life membership is limited to two awards per year and life members will be exempt from paying annual membership fees.

Awarded to:

2024
Mark Fitzgerald

2023
Alicia Jackson
Andrea Herring

2022
Tony Joseph
Ian Civil
Trish McDougall

Previous recipients:
Bill Griggs
Bernadette Mitchell

Nomination:

• Nominations are received from any current or previous ANZTS Board of Directors (BOD) member and reviewed by the Awards panel.  A recommendation is made to the BOD for an endorsement through a majority vote.

Selection criteria:

• Held uninterrupted membership with the ANZTS for at least fifteen (15) years.
• Significantly contributed to and engaged with the purposes of the ANZTS with regards to professional achievements, leadership, education, participation in ANZTS governance/Committees, awards and achievements in trauma and has consistently promoted the mission, vision and core values of ANZTS.

Exclusion criteria:

• Any current member of the ANZTS Board of Directors.
• Any individual who has served on the ANZTS Board of Directors within the last year.

Service Award

This award is presented to an ANZTS BOD member to recognise outstanding service and contribution to the ANZTS which aligns with the mission, vision and core values of our society.  

Awarded to:

2023
Michael Reade

2022
Andrea Herring
Alicia Jackson

Nomination:

• Nominations are received from any current member of the BOD
• The Awards Panel will review the nominations and make a recommendation to the Board for Directors for endorsement through a majority vote.

Selection criteria:

• Held uninterrupted membership on the ANZTS BOD for at least 2 terms and ANZTS membership for 10 years.
• Significantly contributed to the purposes of the ANZTS through leadership, activity and contribution to the ANZTS BOD.
• This award may also be presented to ANZTS members who have not held formal BOD positions, but have consistently contributed to the active workings of ANZTS BOD through committees or subcommittees or activity related specifically to the ANZTS, eg: conference scientific committee chair.

Exclusion criteria:

• Any  previous recipients of the ANZTS Service Award
• Any individual who has not served on (or served purposes related to) the ANZTS Board of Directors in the previous 3 years

Leadership Award

This award is presented to a current ANZTS member who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in trauma care through practice; research; registry; publication; education; patient advocacy; quality improvement; injury prevention, trauma system development, and legislative involvement during their career at a local, regional, national or international level.

Awarded to:

2024
Lara Kimmel

2023
Don Campbell

2022
Cameron Palmer

Nomination:

• Any ANZTS member may nominate a member for this award click here . The nomination must be supported by evidence of contribution in one or more of the above categories.
• The Awards Panel will review the nominations and make a recommendation to the Board for Directors for endorsement through a majority vote.

Selection:

• Held ANZTS membership for five (5) or more continuous years
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the field of trauma

Exclusion criteria:

• Any current member of the ANZTS Board of Directors.
• Any individual who has served on the ANZTS Board of Directors within the last year.
• Recipient of any other ANZTS award in the previous two years.

Clinical Excellence

This award is presented to a current ANZTS member and recognizes an outstanding individual whose contributions to direct trauma management demonstrates breadth of knowledge in clinical practice, commitment to advancing trauma care, demonstrating excellence in their role, influence positive outcomes for trauma patients and participates in mentorship, advocacy, community affairs and / or public education and aligns with the mission, vision and core values of ANZTS.

Awarded to:

2024
Joseph Mathew

2023
Kate Dale

2022
Sara Calthorpe

Nomination:

• Any ANZTS member may nominate a member for this award click here . The nomination must be supported by evidence of contribution in one or more of the above categories.
• The Awards Panel will review the nominations and make a recommendation to the Board for Directors for endorsement through a majority vote.

Selection:

• Held ANZTS membership for five (5) or more continuous years
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in direct trauma management

Exclusion criteria:

• Any current member of the ANZTS Board of Directors.
• Any individual who has served on the ANZTS Board of Directors within the last year.
• Recipient of any other ANZTS award in the previous two years.

Emerging Leader

Category Introduced 2024

This award is presented to a current ANZTS member who has demonstrated improving and emerging leadership in one or more of the following areas: clinical practice; research; registry; publication; education; patient advocacy; quality improvement; injury prevention, trauma system development, and / or legislative involvement during the early stages of their career at a local, regional, national or international level.

Awarded to:

2024
James Moore

Nomination:

• Any ANZTS member may nominate a member for this award. The nomination must be supported by evidence of contribution in one or more of the above categories.

The Awards Panel will review the nominations and make a recommendation to the Board for Directors for endorsement through a majority vote.

Selection:

• Held ANZTS membership for two (2) or more continuous years
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the field of trauma

Exclusion criteria:

• Any current member of the ANZTS Board of Directors.
• Any individual who has served on the ANZTS Board of Directors within the last year.
• Recipient of any other ANZTS award in the previous two years.

Community Award

This award recognises a non ANZTS member of the community who has contributed to trauma care in a capacity that is in the spirit of the ANZTS mission and values.  This may be through community work, policy making, advocacy, education or other.

Awarded to:

2024
Melissa Noonan (AM)

2023
Glenn Sission

2022
Cliff Pollard

Nomination:

• An ANZTS member may nominate any person for this award. The nomination must be supported by evidence of contribution that fulfils the criteria.
• The Awards Panel will review the nominations and make a recommendation to the Board for Directors for endorsement through a majority vote.

Selection:

• Demonstrated outstanding leadership and contribution to trauma care through collaboration, research, registry, publication, education, patient advocacy, quality improvement, injury prevention, trauma system development & legislative involvements during their career at a local, state or national level.

Exclusion criteria:

• Previous recipients of this award are not eligible to be nominated.
• Current or past ANZTS members

Trauma Champions

The Trauma Champion is an opportunity to recognise current or past ANZTS members, who have dedicated their careers to improving trauma care and outcomes across Australia and New Zealand.  This work often goes on behind the scenes, without support or recognition so this category is to allow ANZTS to honour members who work to consistently to improve outcomes and care in the spirit of the ANZTS mission and values.

Awarded to:

2024

• Fiona Jennings (QLD)

2023

• Lyn Journeaux (VIC)
• Maxine Burrell (WA)

2022

• Rhondda Paice (NZ)
• Rangi Dansey (NZ)
• Jenny Dorian (NZ)
• Erica Caldwell (NSW)
• Chris Allsopp (NSW)
• Stephen A Deane (NSW)
• Danny Cass (NSW)
• Kay Best (NSW)
• Daryl Wall (QLD)
• Deb Wood (SA)
• Louise Niggemyer (VIC)
• Jeffrey Rosenfeld (VIC)
• Rodney Judson (VIC)

Nomination process:

• An ANZTS member may nominate any person for this award
• The Awards Panel will review the nominations and make a recommendation to the Board for Directors for endorsement through a majority vote.

Selection criteria:

• Current or past membership of ANZTS
• Has made significant, demonstrable contributions to advancing trauma care over the course of their career

Exclusion criteria:

• Any current member of the ANZTS Board of Directors.
• Any individual who has served on the ANZTS Board of Directors within the last year.
• Previous recipients of this award are not eligible to be nominated.

Gordon Trinca Lectureship

Awarded to:

2024 Brisbane – Michael Reade (AM) “Why don’t they just follow the guideline? The value of team identity in implementation science”
2023 Melbourne – Zsolt Balogh “Polytrauma: our approach to mitochondrial dysfunction”
2022 Brisbane – Kate Martin, “Changes, Challenge, Solutions”
2019 Sydney – …
2018 Perth – …
2017 Melbourne – Michael Parr “That was then – this is now”
2015 Gold Coast – Belinda Gabbe “Life after the Trauma Centre: The new normal”
2014 Sydney – Russell Gruen “The evolution of high performance trauma care”
2013 Whistler – Peter Cameron
2012 Perth – Don Trunkey “Combat casualty care”
2011 No presentation
2010 Melbourne – Ian Civil “Whither generalism?”
2009 Auckland – Andrew Pearce “I want to be part of that team”
2008 No presentation
2007 Melbourne – Tony Joseph “The ATS 10 years on”
2006 Gold Coast – Michael Hollands “The EMST Programme – Reflections on two decades of achievement”
2005 Whistler – Trish McDougall “Horses for Courses: Adopting a Multidisciplinary Approach to Trauma Management”
2004 Sydney – Bill Griggs “Time and space – relativity in trauma”
2003 Adelaide – Eldar Soreide “Prehospital fluid therapy – is this of any use?”
2002 Melbourne – Ian Civil “Who cares for the trauma patient? “
2001 Hobart – Tony Joseph ” Innovations in trauma care”
2001 Sydney – Mark Fitzgerald “Trauma management in Australasia – 50 years on”

The Gordon Trinca lectureship is a prestigious honour that commemorates the work of Mr Gordon Trinca FRACS.  As a trauma surgeon, Mr Trinca’s distinguished career involved not only the management of trauma, but also the prevention of road trauma and trauma education. He was instrumental in the introduction of the Early Management of Severe Trauma Program, the promotion of seatbelt wearing and the development and implementation of drink driving countermeasures.

• This invited lectureship provides the Australian & New Zealand Trauma Society with the ability to recognise the significant contribution made by clinicians in the field of trauma through education and teaching.
• This lecture is presented at the ANZTS Annual Conference.

Nomination process:

• The Board of Directors and the ANZTS Conference Committee will be asked to put forward recommendations.
• The Awards Panel will review the nominees and make a recommendation to the Board for Directors for endorsement through a majority vote.
• Once the nominated recipient is endorsed by the Board of Directors, the President and Chair of Conference Committee will formally invite the successful nominee to speak at the annual conference.

Exclusion criteria:

• Previous recipients of this award are not eligible to be nominated.