In memory of Joanna, who died in May 2000, the Joanna Mugridge Research Award has been created by her family to benefit Marie Curie Cancer Care.
The Research Award is presented annually at the Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Conference to the charity's researchers in competitions for the best work on display. The prize supports their research education and development.
March 2008
The poster and oral presentations at this year’s conference were judged by Dr Teresa Tate, Medical Advisor to Marie Curie Cancer Care, and Prof Liz Perkins, Director of Health and Community Care Research Unit, University of Liverpool. The awards were presented at the conference, which took place at the Royal Society of Medicine, London, on March 14 2008.
The £500 first prize for best oral presentation was awarded to Dr Julie Bellieu from Marie Curie Hospice Liverpool, for her presentation entitled:
Dying in the emergency department.
Two prizes of £200 for joint best posters were awarded to Dr Alice Jordan from North Tyneside General Hospital for her poster on:
Assessing and managing pain in severe dementia
and to Marlene Taylor and Gerry Cunningham from Marie Curie Hospice Belfast for their work on:
Meeting the spiritual needs of patients and families through holistic practice: an evaluation of the role of the chaplain.
£100 in book tokens was awarded for the runner-up poster, which went to Dr Lindsay McNeil from Ayrshire Hospice for her poster entitled:
Are referrals to the specialist palliative care team influenced by the team’s presence at multi-disciplinary meetings?
March 2007
The competition was judged by Dr Teresa Tate, Medical Advisor to Marie Curie Cancer Care, and Rev Peter Speck, Former Chaplain & Visiting Fellow for the Department of Health Psychology, Southampton University. The awards were presented at the conference.
There was one prize of £500 for the best oral presentation. The winner was Stephen Mason, from the Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute in Liverpool, for his presentation entitled:
Tomorrow’s doctors: longitudinal evaluation of a palliative care programme for medical undergraduates.
There were two prizes of £200 each for the two best posters. Mary Batchelor, Papiya Russell and David Oxenham (Marie Curie Hospice Edinburgh) won £200 for their poster:
Does patient or carer age affect communication with healthcare professionals in hospital cancer care?
And Alice Jordan and Julian Hughes (North Tyneside General Hospital) and John O’Brien (Newcastle General Hospital) won £200 for their poster:
The assessment of good practice in pain management in severe dementia: a pilot study.
One poster runner-up prize of £100 book vouchers was awarded to Papiya Russell, Phil Mackie and David Oxenham (Marie Curie Hospice Edinburgh) for their poster entitled:
Which carers don’t know what to expect when a patient is dying?
March 2006
In 2006 the competition was judged by Marie Curie Cancer Care trustee Professor Jean Orr and the awards were presented at the conference.
There was one prize of £500 for the best oral presentation. The winner was Dr Susie Wilkinson (Department of Mental Health Sciences, UCL) for a presentation titled:
A randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a three day communication skills training programme for palliative care nurses.
There were two prizes of £250 each for the two best posters.
Dr Papiya Russell and Ian Yellowless (Marie Curie Hospice Edinburgh) and David Oxenham (Quantics Consultancy, Melrose) won £250 for their work:
Factors influencing time to pain control – a study comparing pain management in two different settings.
And Barbara Jack, Maureen Gambles, Philip Saltmarsh, D Murphy, T Hutchinson and Dr John Ellershaw (Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute, Liverpool) won the other £250 award for their submission:
Working together – The value of a palliative care network nurse programme for the dissemination of best practice within the acute hospital setting.
November 2004
In 2004, at the annual Palliative Care Conference the award was given to two winners:
Tracy Smith, for her work:
Support for the family within the palliative care centre: do they have unmet need?
And Nina Fraser for:
The lived experience of Marie Curie Nursing Service team leaders in developing a professional nursing team.
The Joanna Mugridge Research Award (Poster) was awarded to Heino Hugel for his submission:
Research Strategies for symptom control in dying patients: Evaluating the drug management of respiratory tract secretions with the help of the Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient.
November 2003
In 2003, at the annual Palliative Care Conference the award was given to Lecturer Stephen Mason from the Marie Curie Hospice Liverpool for his study:
Evaluation of the impact of an extension to the fourth year undergraduate palliative care programme at Liverpool University.
The Joanna Mugridge Research Award (Poster) was awarded to Principal Social Worker Judith Williamson from the Marie Curie Hospice Liverpool for her poster:
Bereavement support group outcomes: an evaluation of a pilot project in Liverpool.
November 2002
The 2002 Joanna Mugridge Research Award went to Carole Curtis for her study:
A pilot study to evaluate the potential use of hypnotherapy service to staff, patients and carers in hospice environment
This was judged by IRAG prior to the Research Day. The book prize for best poster was judged during the day by Professor King and Professor Addington-Hall and went to Rachel Perry for her poster:
Health care professionals' experience of depression in palliative care patients.
November 2001
Dr Lindsay Crack from the Marie Curie Centre Newcastle received the 2001 award for her research study on Patient held records in cancer care:
Promoting patient involvement and partnerships in care.
November 2000
Mrs Anita Roberts from the Marie Curie Hospice Liverpool received the 2000 award for her research study:
The effectiveness of communication in palliative care: The views of patients and nurses.
The overall objective of MCPCRDU is to foster high quality research which will lead to improvements in care for those affected by cancer and other life threatening illnesses, through the implementation of evidence based practice.
Your kind donation will help us to continue our effort in improving the palliative care that we give our patients.
Pictured: Joanna Mugridge
