Here are the recipients of our 2009 awards. 

Nominations for the 2010 awards will be accepted throughout the year,
with the final deadline falling in March 2011.

The late Dorothy Ley was one of Canada’s first champions for quality care at the end of life. She brought a unique individuality to the field of hospice and palliative care, and maintained a highly visible and vocal presence during her distinguished career until her death in 1994. Dr. Ley was a pioneer and she broke new ground in fields of medicine and in health care in general.

The Dorothy Ley Award of Excellence, established in 1996, is a perennial reminder of her truly great legacy. Presented by OPCA, the Dorothy Ley Award of Excellence is awarded annually in recognition of an individual or team effort to advance and improve the quality of palliative and end-of-life care.

Nominations are made and endorsed by three individuals, one of who must be a current member of OPCA. The nominee is not required to be a member of OPCA. The Board appoints a Selection Committee to review the nominations and select the recipient based on predetermined criteria.

2009 Recipient Chris Sherwood Carol Ford and Marg Poling present the Dorothy Ley award to Chris Sherwood.

Past recipients of this award are: Chris Sherwood (2009) Nancy Keat (2008) Larry Librach, MD (2007) Marilyn Lundy Ann E. Baker (2007) Charmaine Jones, MD (2006) Maryse Bouvette, RN (2005) Jean Echlin, RN, MScN (2004) Deborah Dudgeon, MD (2003) John Flannery, RN (2002) Ivan Stewart, MD (2001) Linda Bowring, MD (2000) Frank Ferris, MD (1999) Shari Douglas, RN (1998) Reena McDermott, RN (1997) Mary Vachon, RN, PhD (1996) Nominations are accepted throughout the year. We encourage you to nominate those you feel merit this recognition. In addition to selecting one individual to receive the award, each nominee receives a framed Certificate of Recognition

A special Outstanding Leadership Award was presented to Dr. Edward Chow in honour of his outstanding leadership of the Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program.

This award is designed to recognize and show our appreciation for those individuals, families, corporations, foundations, and community and service organizations who best exemplify vision, financial support and dedication towards fostering the true spirit of palliative care in Ontario.

While the financial support offered by these philanthropists is important to our cause, it is the encouragement and validation of our efforts that means so much to us as individuals. They are truly the “unsung heroes” of palliative care in Ontario.

Past recipients of this award are:

Lorna Bethell (2009)
Dr. Jay Foundation (2008) and Saint Elizabeth Health Care Foundation (2008)
Harold Wolfe & Phyllis Flatt (2007)
Margaret Anderson (2006)
No award presented (2005)
Stuart & Irene Lunn (2004)
Care for Kids (Toronto) (2004)
Albert Latner (2004)
Purdue Pharma Inc. (2003)
No award presented (2002)
Barrie Rose (2001)
Peterborough Festival of Trees (2000)
Saint Elizabeth Health Care Foundation (1999)
Glaxo Wellcome (1998)
Knoll Pharma Inc. (1997)

Nominations are accepted throughout the year. We encourage you to nominate those you feel merit this recognition

This award honours Marilyn Lundy RN PHN, who is one of the pioneers in palliative home care nursing. She has provided great leadership and vision in community palliative care nursing with Saint Elizabeth Health Care and in having served on the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association’s committees for the development of the norms of practice and the hospice palliative care nursing standards. The award will be given annually to a nurse in Ontario who has demonstrated excellence in knowledge and skills in palliative care nursing and in being a role model for his/her peers. The award will be given at the annual provincial palliative care conference of the Ontario Palliative Care Association

2009 Recipient Theresa Morris proudly accepts the award from Marilyn Lundy and Larry Librachy

2009 Recipient: Theresa Morris Past recipients of the award are: Theresa Morris (2009) Ann Baker (2008) Brenda Smith (2007) Bonnie Cole, RN (2006) Heather Hewson, RN, MScN, CNS (2005) Margaret Baker, RN, BSN, CON(C) (2004)   Nominations are accepted throughout the year. We encourage you to nominate those you feel merit this recognition

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