The Lucknow Sentinel, 1998-10-28, Page 3Many people, may not
know Robert 0,
Armstrong, is. but they
• rimy be familiar with the
name Nancy Brown.
.Brown, i longtime'
employee at the Wiiighata
• and District Hospital was
the recent, winner of the
Gamina-lalnacare
• Medical Laboratories'
Robert Q. Armstrong
Award,
Brown was presented
with the award and $500
at tlu IVredial:
Technologists Convention
on September 28th in
Hamilton.
She was nominated rot
• the award by Alexandra
Clegg who told conven-
tion delegates about
Ffrown's active involve-
ment with the Ontario
Society of Medical.
•, Technologists, her pursuit
of knowledge related to
the profession, and fer her
-
positive, influence on_ Qo,"
workers, health care pro-
• fessionals and the ptiblie-
Brown has worked at
the Wingham. hospital
since 1973 and became
Lab Dire in 1976,
Alung with Jr work in
the lab. Brown has been
involved in many other
activities it) the hospital.
She chairs the Education
Committee which co-ordi-
rnes in-service education
across the hospitals. She
produces the Education
Calendar for the hospital
and is the founding and
contirming editor of The
IVIonitor, the hospitals'
internal newsletter. In her
work in commtmications
and promotions, she also
personally brings video
machines to nursing. staff
, to ensure that everYone•
has art opportunity to view
teaching videos.
Brown, together with
Barb Major,IvIcEwan, who
is Head of Nutrition, did
the research, presented the
concept and recommended
the Continuous Quality
lroprovement, Project for
funding• to the hosi)41
board of directors,
' in, 194, Brown
aSstinted the ehair of the
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Committee at•the hospital.
• Six years ago she began
• llakvpital Highlight$,
which is an announcement
about health care events
and hospital activities that
is published regularly in
The LUCknOW Sentinel and
the Wingharn Advance
'Times. This column has
proven to be.very popular
in the coniniunity.
•rown was also a pri,
inary force in, the forma-
tion of the Huronia
Practitioners in infection.
Control which is a branch
of the Canadian Hospital
Infection Control
Association. She has,
,
.Lucknow Sentinel,. Wednesday) October 28, 1998 7 Page 3
served as president from
1991) to 19( and is cur-
rently rot -president,
" Brown has also been
instrumental in puttingon
the 'Ontaria Hospital
Association sessions on
InfectionControL
Brown's reputation for
excellence in conununiea-
tionsand quality eare has
earned her the respect of
ep-workers.
Alexandre Glen in her
nomination letter neted,
. "Nancy has great organi-
zational • skills and is
always willing to.sharo her
knowledge, and exzertise
providing influence to cre-
ate better situations and
protection for fellow tech-
nologists she is truly a
leader in her chosen pro• -
fession." •
- The Robert 'Q.
Armstrong Award given
annually to one recipient
who is involved in Profes-
sional societies that repre,,
sent Medical Laboratory
Technologists, Candidates
are nominated by peer,
technologists.
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