Cork Pharmacist Awarded Excellence in Community Practice and Overall Pharmacist of the Year Award

Pharmacist Dermot Twomey, Cloynes Pharmacy, The Square, Cloyne, Co Cork has been awarded the Excellence in Community Practice and Overall Pharmacist of the Year Award at the annual Helix Health Pharmacist Awards 2011. A total of nine awards presented on the night were adjudicated by an esteemed judging panel chaired by John Bowman. Other category winners included:

·         Young Pharmacist of the Year Award, Eugene Renehan, Meaghers Pharmacy, Sandford Road, Dublin 6

·         Pharmacist Contribution to the Community Award, Padraic Staunton, Staunton’s Pharmacy, Main Street, Co Meath

·         Practice-based Research Award, Tamasine Grimes, Tallaght Hospital Pharmacy, Dublin

·         Professional Excellence Award, Julie O’Neill, Gileads Science Ltd., Carrigtwohill, Co Cork

·         Patient Nominated Award, Emmet McHugh, Eakins Pharmacy, Main Street, Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan

·         Excellence in Hospital Pharmacy Award, Elaine Conyard, Pharmacy Dept, Our Lady of Lourdes, Dundalk

·         Liz Herbert Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award, Tom McGuinn, former Chief Pharmacist at the Department of Health and Children and Chairperson of the ICCPE Management Committee

Now in their fifth year, the Helix Health Pharmacist Awards were established to recognise excellence in the pharmacy profession. The Awards took place in the Mansion House in Dublin and were attended by over 300 representatives from all sectors of the pharmacy profession including pharmacists in hospital, community, industry and academic as well as leading pharmaceutical companies.

Speaking at the Helix Health Pharmacist Awards, Howard Beggs, CEO, Helix Health said, “The role of the pharmacist is becoming increasingly important in the effective and efficient delivery of healthcare in Ireland. In addition, the pharmacist is often a linchpin in the community both in rural and urban settings further emphasising the importance and significance of the role. Helix Health recognises the vital work that they do and so is committed to honouring our pharmacists through the Helix Health Pharmacist Awards. We congratulate all of our winners this evening but also recognise the work being done by pharmacists all around the country.”

 

Fintan Moore, chairperson of the Helix Health Pharmacist Awards organising committee said, “As always, the Award judges had an incredibly difficult time selecting winners due to the high calibre of nominees. The pharmacist role has gone from strength to strength in our communities and we are seeing an increase in the number of products and services that they provide within the community. These awards are a way to highlight their work and I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of the commended and finalist pharmacists.”

 

All money raised from this year’s Helix Health Pharmacist Awards will go towards The Pharmacy Benevolent Fund which supports those who have been associated with pharmacy and who are now in need of assistance. The funds are put to a wide variety of uses to improve the basic quality of life of those in need. Lack of provision for the inevitable event of retirement, or the unexpected events of being unable to work due to serious illness or premature death of a working spouse, are the primary reasons people need assistance from The Benevolent Fund.

 

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For more information please visit the Pharmacist Awards website www.pharmacistawards.com