Excellence in Perioperative Nursing awards
Nominations and applications will next open 1 June 2027.
Excellence in Perioperative Nursing (EiPN) awards are presented to ACORN members who have made an outstanding contribution to perioperative nursing.
The awards are of high profile recognition with no monetary value.
The awards are presented at the biennial national conference.
Nominations are made by a Local Association or by the ACORN board.
An Excellence in Perioperative Nursing award is presented in the following three categories.
For more information and to make a nomination or application, click on the relevant category above.
Past EiPN Individual Award Recipients
2004 Menna Davies (NSW)
2006 Dr Judith Berry (SA)
2008 Carollyn Williams (VIC)
2010 Sally Sutherland Fraser (NSW)
2012 Ruth Melville (QLD)
2014 Dr Brigid Gillespie (QLD)
2016 Dr Patricia Nicholson (VIC)
2018 Phyllis Davis (NSW)
2020 Jennifer Cubitt (NSW)
2022 Tracy Kerle (NSW)
2026 Deb Burrows (NSW)
Past EiPN Novice Award Recipients
2018 Hannah Smith (QLD)
2018 Alana Delaforce (QLD)
Past EiPN Team Award Recipients
2020 Lyell McEwin Hospital - Perioperative Unit (SA)
2026 Royal Adelaide Hospital - Zone 4/5 Perioperative Bays (SA)