15 February 2012 - Auckland District Health Board

2 Events and news in January
2.1 Events
� ADHB has been selected to run a national pilot on a new care pathway for
people living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. ADHB has
partnered Laura Fergusson Trust to pilot two new pulmonary rehabilitation
programmes in Mt Albert and Glen Innes, with both launched in mid-January.
2.2 People
� Emergency Department senior registrar Dr Aashish Raj became the first
recipient of the Mitchell Medal, awarded to the most promising senior trainee
in emergency medicine in the Auckland region. The medal is named in honour
of Robin Mitchell, who died in mid-2010 and was Director of Emergency
Medicine Training.
� Three current and former ADHB staff were recognised in the 2012 New Year’s
Honours:
2.3 Media
Jeremy Cooper
Specialist Anaesthetist Jeremy Cooper became a Member of the NZ order of
Merit (MNZM). Dr Cooper became a consultant at the former Greenlane
Hospital in 1998 in the Department of Anaesthesia and then went on to
become Clinical Director of the same department from 2003-2007 inclusive.
Chris Orchard
Christine Orchard, Clinical Charge Nurse in Ward 23B, was awarded a
Queen’s Service Medal for her services to children’s heart services. Christine
has demonstrated a long commitment to the Children’s Cardiac Service,
including the inpatient, volunteer and Heart Registry services.
Bruce Hadden
Former ADHB Ophthalmologist Bruce Hadden received a Companion to the
NZ Order of Merit for services to ophthalmology. Dr Hadden spent 27 years at
ADHB before he left in 2002.
In addition, one of our recently retired GPs, Dr Jock Carnachan, MNZN was
recognised.
� A shortage of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit beds across the Auckland region
has seen some patients transferred to other parts of the country. One mother
whose baby was transferred to Tauranga complained to TV 3, resulting in a
news story.