South Canterbury Palliative Medical Specialist Wins Trans-Tasman Award
Dr Catherine D’Souza Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand Palliative Medical Specialist, for South Canterbury has been recognised by the Australasian Royal College of Physicians.
Catherine is the inaugural recipient of a new award to recognise outstanding contribution to the specialty of palliative medicine. The award was handed out at the college’s conference in Canberra.
Catherine is also chair of the Aotearoa Committee of the Australian New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine and has been instrumental in the establishment of the Palliative Care Collaborative Aotearoa. This group is a collaboration of five palliative bodies in New Zealand, including Hospice New Zealand, working together as a single voice lobbying for greater recognition of palliative care.
We are very fortunate to have Catherine as the medical lead for palliative care in South Canterbury and extend our congratulations on this award.
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