APEG Emerging Investigators Awards
This award is presented at the annual scientific meeting of APEG to the best scientific presentation by an APEG member who are within 5 years of completing their FRACP (or equivalent).
The award is made on the advice of a committee, which consists of 5 people appointed by APEG Council. Candidates are assessed according to their project’s scientific merit and originality, the clarity of their presentation and their response to questions from the audience.
Past Emerging Investigator Award Recipients
| 1996 | Glenelg | Christine Burren |
| 1997 | Bondi | Maria Craig |
| 1998 | Perth | Michelle Jack |
| 1999 | Coolum | Esko Wiltshire |
| 2000 | Sydney | Craig Jefferies |
| 2001 | Southport | Craig Munns |
| 2002 | Darwin / Kakadu | Kristen Neville |
| 2003 | Melbourne | Elaine Tham |
| 2004 | Auckland | Louise Conwell |
| 2005 | Lyon | – |
| 2006 | Hobart | Ann Maguire |
| 2007 | Broome | Michelle O’Connell and Rochelle Ryan |
| 2008 | Canberra | Peter Simm |
| 2009 | Coolum | Shihab Hameed |
| 2010 | Adelaide | Paul Benitez-Aguirre |
| 2011 | Perth | Natasha Heather |
| 2012 | Queenstown | Jacqueline Hewitt |
| 2013 | Sydney | Carmel Smart |
| 2014 | Darwin | Benjamin Albert & Vinutha Shetty |
| 2015 | Brisbane | Stephanie Johnson |
| 2016 | Alice Springs | Quynh-Nhu Nguyen |
| 2017 | Hobart | Jessica Harbison & Marie-Anne Burckhardt |
| 2018 | Newcastle | Kriti Joshi |
APEG Medal Winners
| Robert Vines Medal for Clinical Excellence in Paediatric Endocrinology | Norman Wettenhall Medal for Research and Innovation |
| 2006 Mike Thomsett | 2007 Garry Warne |
| 2008 Martin Silink | 2009 George Werther |
| 2010 Jenny Couper | 2011 Tim Jones |
| 2012 Neville Howard | 2013 Wayne Cutfield |
| 2014 Chris Cowell | 2015 Kim Donaghue |
| 2016 Margaret Zacharin | 2017 Paul Hofman |
| 2018 Patricia Crock |
Nursing Development Grant Winners
| 2016 | No grant awarded |
| 2015 | Shannon Reakes, The Canberra Hospital, ACT |
| 2014 | Alison Gwiazdzinski, Women and Children’s Hospital, SA |
| 2013 | Irene Mitchellhill, Sydney Children’s Hospital, NSW |
| 2012 | Karen Shah, Royal Children’s Hospital, QLD |
| 2011 | Bin Moore, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, NSW |