2006 Award winners

The annual ICCWA Injury Prevention Awards were held at City West Lotteries House on Thursday 14th of December 2006.  Awards were presented by Dr Sudhakar Rao, Head of Trauma Services at Royal Perth Hospital and Associate Professor Richard Midford, President of ICCWA.

 
ICCWA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Injury Prevention
“Sports Medicine Australia (WA Branch) Inc”
Sports Medicine WA has shown leadership and commitment to the Western Australian Community through the provision of a variety of injury prevention activities and innovations that promote the health and well being of people involved in sport and physical activity at all levels. 

Anne Johnston, EO, Sports Medicine Australia (WA Branch)

ICCWA Community Injury Prevention Award
“Farmsafe WA Alliance Inc”
Farmsafe WA Alliance has been involved in a range of injury prevention activities through their Child Safety on Farms program. These include developing and producing resources, delivering child safety programs and awareness raising activities with the aim of reducing child injury in rural communities in Western Australia.

Michelle Darrington, EO Farmsafe WA Alliance

ICCWA Award for Excellence in Injury Prevention Research
“ Mark Petrich”

In 2005 Mark completed a fellowship with Combined Universities Centre for Rural Health where he undertook a study which evaluated the process of implementing, documenting and appropriately responding to three different falls risk assessment tools for older people  within a range of settings in a regional city.

ICCWA Award for Excellence in Injury Prevention Research
“Ruth Callaghan from the West Australian”
Ruth Callaghan is the editor of The West Australian’s Health and Medicine Section and has written many first class articles with a strong injury prevention focus. In her role as editor of the Health and Medicine with this newspaper she has also ensured that injury prevention issues are presented in a factual and non-alarmist manner.

Ruth Callaghan

ICCWA Student Award
“Celia Wilkinson”
Celia Wilkinson is a PhD Candidate at the National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology.   Celia’s PhD research is the first PhD undertaken at NDRI, which has focused specifically on older Australians and the development of specific drinking guidelines for 65-74 year old Australians

Celia Wilkinson