The Health Foundation and TD Bank Financial Group recently announced the recipients of the Spring Education Awards for 2013. Applications are considered twice each year and awards are given each spring and fall. This spring there are 16 successful applicants for a total of $11,621.
The Health Foundation's Scholarship Fund awards approximately $24,000 a year to help further the training and education of health care staff in east central Saskatchewan. The TD Bank Financial Group contributes $12,000 annually to fund 50 per cent of the awards.
For 13 consecutive years TD has partnered with The Health Foundation, making a very significant investment in local healthcare through this education program. This brings the total of TD Bank Financial Groups investment in this education program to $126,000.
"TD Bank Financial Group is committed to investing in the future of this area by helping to ensure that nurses and other practicing caregivers have access to funds to upgrade their skills and further their education." says Les Arnelien, TD Canada Trust Area Manager for east central Saskatchewan.
"This program has had tremendous success since it started. We have successfully assisted our nurses and therapists to enhance their education and improve their skills. This program has helped improve the quality of healthcare available in our local medical facilities."
The recipients of TD Bank Financial Group's scholarship awards are:
Holly Olijnyk, a continuing care aide with St. Paul's Lutheran Home, who is taking her Bachelor of Science in Nursing;
Kerry Musey, who is currently a support worker with the Children's Therapy Program at Cornerstone Therapies, who is taking the final year of the Social Work degree;
Hilary Orosz, who is currently an addictions counselor with Child and Youth Services, who is completing her Bachelor of Professional Arts Degree; and,
Sherilyn Fenwick who is a nurse supervisor in the Infection Prevention and Control program, is taking her certificate in Infection Prevention and Control.
The recipients of The Health Foundation's scholarship awards were:
Janice Flaman, taking the Post RN Bachelor of Nursing program;
Krista Just, a communications officer Sunrise, who is taking her Bachelor of Professional Arts degree. Pat Kuspira;
Kerri Zawanda, currently the manager of medical devise reprocessing, who is taking the Medical Device Reprocessing Technician certificate;
Bren Thompson, is currently an Administrative Assistant, who is taking her Business Human Resources Certificate.
Melissa Cursons, is a Physical Therapist in the Children's Therapy Program, she is taking the certificate for Diagnosis and Treatment of Movement Impairment Syndromes.
The recipients of The Health Foundation's awards to attend workshops and conferences are:
Glenda Erickson, an Occupational Therapist, who is taking a course on the Management of Tendon Injuries and Fractures;
Krista Wallace-Herzog, a Speech Language Pathologist, who works in Public Health's Children's Therapy Program, is taking a workshop called ABC's and Beyond that will assist with promoting language and literacy skills;
Kim Dobko, Jodie Yathon and Shannon Schmidt who are all working with Cornerstone Therapies with the Stroke Prevention clinic, received partial funding to assist them in attending the 2013 Stroke Congress to attend workshops on best practice for prevention and rehabilitation;
Victoria Maga, with Cornerstone Therapies to take the Pelvic Floor Re-education course which deals with urinary incontinence.
Elaine Andrew, an RN in Hemodialysis, who will attend a workshop for the Canadian Association of Nephrology nurses,
Wendy Naclia, in Human Resources, to attend the annual conference for human resource professionals;
Andrea Nazarevich with Cornerstone Therapies, to attend the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapist annual conference and workshop,
Koliann Shwaga, in YRHC - ICU, attending the Dynamics of Critical Care conference
The recipient of The Health Foundation's Educational Resource Materials award is:
Sandra Stokes accepted on behalf of Public Health the funds to purchase a uterus/fetus model kit to assist in delivering prenatal education to the teen population.
This is part of a program to deliver sexual health education to students; this program is in part an effort to reduce the rate of pregnancy and STD's among young people.
Since TD Bank Finacial Group and The Health Foundation started this program in 2002, there have been 264 awards totaling $242,621. The Health Foundation normally grants up to $24,000 in educational awards, but if some awards are unused those funds are carried forward and made available in the next round of applications.
