Hopkins Annual Awards Celebrated at Meet and Mingle

The Hopkins Centre was excited recently to have it's first networking event of the year at the THC Meet and Mingle, Christmas edition, on 10 December 2020.

We heard from the THC executive team on Centre and research achievement from 2020, as well as the outlook and objectives for 2021 and into the future.

This year highlighted how well the Centre handled the pressures of growth and the impacts of COVID-19, continuing to go above our own expectations and continue to meet all reseach obligations and funding. 2020 saw centre members manage the impacts of COVID-19 across our working environments, in our projects, at home with family and across the community. We saw first hand the amazing resilience of our researchers, clinicans and members, as well as the support that you gave one another and the people you work with in the hospital, in the community at schools with government colleagues, wherever that may be. In 2021, we hope to take forward what continues to work so well at Hopkins - that is your efforts and collaborative work with other practitioners, other researchers and importantly people with lived experience. This collaborative approach will continue to ensure we deliver bold new ideas and better outcomes in our research and continue to sustain our activities through funding opportunities and importantly helps continue the quality rehabilitation and disability services to deliver better outcomes for people living with disability.

The highlight of the event was announcing the 2020 Hopkins Award winners:

• With the Annual Research Translation Award going to the Research Fatigue Team for their work in the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit. Congratulations Rebecca Seeney, Kylie Bower and Janelle Griffin, from Princess Alexandra Hospital OT Deptartment.
• Research Excellence Award proudly awarded to Associate Professor David Trembath, for his outstanding research success and quality research conducted, aligned with the mission and values of The Hopkins Centre.
• The Annual Emerging Researcher Award for outstanding early career research achievements to Viv Houston

Other recognisable awards to:

• Kylie Bower from OT Department at PA Hospital for her Clinical-Research Leadership
• Justin Hua, Citizen Ambassador for HabITec, awarded the Resilience and Adaptation Award
• Dr Grace Bitner, Research Fellow, awarded the Silent Achiever Award
• Dr Camila Shirota, Research Fellow, awarded the Awesome Engagement Award

Congratulations to all award winners!!