Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) hosted its annual Member Awards ceremony last night (April 22).
The Awards, held at Stadium MK in Milton Keynes, celebrated the outstanding contribution of members to the work of CCLG and children with cancer, acknowledging and rewarding teams and individuals for best practice excellence.
Nominated by their fellow CCLG members, Member Award winners were chosen based on key criteria. These included measuring the impact and tangible benefits of their work, and whether they have demonstrated CCLG values, such as professionalism, compassion and commitment, as well as criteria specific to the individual award itself.
A wide breadth of categories included the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’, which recognises those who have played a significant part within the paediatric oncology community for over 30 years, and the ‘Johann Visser Award for Outstanding Contribution’, for those who have gone above and beyond to support the work and services of CCLG and its members.
Professor Pam Kearns and Professor Faith Gibson were presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award, while Dr Mark Gaze and CCLG Chief Nurse Jeanette Hawkins won the Johann Visser Award.
Earlier in the day, the CCLG Research Awards showcased some of the world-class, pioneering projects supported by CCLG which are helping to break through boundaries and drive forward change in the treatment and care of young cancer patients, with categories including the ‘Innovation and Change Award’, won by Abu Sidhanee, and ‘Early Career Investigator Award’ given to Dr Katherine Green.
Ashley Ball-Gamble, CEO of CCLG and Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer (TYAC), said:
It’s a privilege to recognise the outstanding efforts of those dedicated to improving the future for children and young people with cancer.
Through innovation and endeavour, our award winners – and their fellow nominees - are leading the way in best practice excellence and cutting-edge studies, helping us move closer to the day where all children and young people with cancer survive their diagnosis.
I’d like to say a huge congratulations to all those who won, and a thank you, both to them and all our members and researchers who are helping us to change child cancer.
Member Awards Winners
Lifetime Achievement
- Prof Pam Kearns
- Prof Faith Gibson
Excellence in Delivery
- Helen Woodman
Outstanding Leadership
- Dr Sheila Lane
- Caroline Osborne
Rising Star
- Dr Anna Rose
Unsung Hero
- Dr Julia Chisholm
Team of the Year
- Birmingham Late Effects team
Johann Visser Award
- Dr Mark Gaze
- Jeanette Hawkins
Research Awards Winners
Experimental and Translation Science
- Dr Ugo Offor
Early-career Investigator
- Dr Katherine Green
Innovation and Change
- Abu Sidhanee
Outstanding Cross-disciplinary
- Dr Carolina Bebi
Transforming Care
- Dr Rebecca Sweet
Patient Involvement and Engagement
- Dr Madeleine Adams
TYAC Lisa Thaxter Prize Winner
- Lorna Fern