Awards

winners:

The Dean's Prize, University of Sydney - 2009

This year's Dean's Prize seminar was hosted by The Children's Hospital at Westmead on the 25th March 2009. The Dean's Prize was awarded to Michael Smith for his project acute rheumatic fever presentations in a tertiary paediatric centre under the supervision of Dr Yvonne Zurynski and Professor Elizabeth Elliott at the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit, The Children's Hospital at Westmead. For more information on scholarships offered by the University of Sydney

Rue Wright Memorial Award, Royal Australian College of Physicians - 2007

Professor Elizabeth Elliott was awarded the Rue Wright Memorial Award for her research into fetal alcohol syndrome in Australia. More information can be found at: http://www.tourhosts.com.au/live/racpcongress/2007/

finalists:

Rue Wright Paper Presentation - Royal Australian College of Physicians - 2009

David Lester-Smith - Seasonal surveillance for the serious complications of influenza in children using the APSU.

PRSANZ Research paper presentation - Royal Australian College of Physicians 2008

Dr Elizabeth Peadon - " I like teaching but....."paediatricians' attitudes to teaching
David Lester-Smith - Rapid enhanced surveillance for serious complications of influenza in children using the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit
David Lester-Smith - Significant burden of childhood influenza in a tertiary paediatric setting.

PRSANZ Research Award - Royal Australian College of Physicians 2006

Yvonne Zurynski - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Alcohol Use in Pregnancy: a Survey of Paediatricians' Knowledge, Attitude and Practice