Award
Hugh Bloore Memorial Poster Prize
The Hugh Bloore Poster Award is made at the NZIMLS Annual Scientific Meeting to the person judged to have the best scientific poster presentation. The annual award was made possible through the generosity of Hugh's family in honour of their late father's passion for science and learning. NZIMLS have continued the tradition by presenting the prize which is to the value of $1,000.00. All Members of the NZIMLS are eligible for the award. The award must be used to support attendance at a scientific meeting or be used for research.
Hugh Bloore was a foundation Member of the NZ Association of Bacteriologists. He rose from elected Council Member in 1954 to President in 1963. Hugh was a Fellow and in 1982 was awarded Life Membership of the NZIMLS. Hugh Bloore Poster Prize Information
| Year | Recipient / Conference | Title of Poster |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ros Podmore, CHL Christchurch | Evaluation of an Immuview Legionella longbeachae Urinary Antigen Test |
| 2017 | Jessica Olsen, Wellington SCL | Trichomonas vaginalis PCR Post Implementation Audit |
| 2016 | Juliet Jaggard, NZBS, Hamilton | A Changing Diagnosis: Haemolytic Disease of the Foetus and Newborn or an Abnormal Haemoglobin? |
| 2015 | Karen Lawry, LabPlus ADHB South Pacific Congress | Laboratory Detection of Acquired Carbapenemases - Evaluation of Phenotypic Methods and a Commercial Molecular Assay |
| 2014 | Alicia South, Southern Community Laboratories | Establishing a new QC regime for capillary electrophoresis |
| 2013 | Riona O’Driscoll, LabPlus Hamilton Conference | ....But baby's alive and well |
| 2012 | Mary Stevens, Canterbury Health Laboratories Wellington Conference | Culture and identification of Clostridium difficile from EIA positive samples |
| 2011 | South Pacific Congress, Australia | |
| 2010 | Dunedin Conference | Molecular epidemiology and susceptibility profiles of Clostridium difficile isolates in New Zealand, 2009 |
| 2009 | Jane Watt, Canterbury Health Laboratories Blenheim Conference | Resolution of a CVS case of mixed sex |
| 2008 | Barbara Mohn, Middlemore Hospital Dunedin Conference | Evaluation of the Nova Biomedical Statstrip Glucose Meter |
| 2007 | South Pacific Congress, Auckland | |
| 2006 | Inaugural winner Napier Conference | |
BMLSc Student Awards
Offered annually by the NZIMLS for student academic achievement during the third year of the BMLSc degree. The award is made to students at each of the two universities in NZ offering the BMLSc qualification and is provided in support of the recipient's final clinical training year in the BMLSc programme.
NZIMLS Life Membership Awards
The NZIMLS Council awards Life Membership of the Institute from time to time in recognition of Member achievements or service to the MLS profession. The current holders of Life Membership of the NZIMLS are:
| Year | Recipient | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | David Bunker, Auckland | Wellington Conference |
| 2018 | Ken Beechey, Christchurch | Christchurch Conference |
| 2018 | Tony Mace, Hamilton | Christchurch Conference |
| 2014 | Ross Hewett, Auckland | Dunedin Conference |
| 2013 | Christopher Kendrick, Palmerston North | Hamilton Conference |
| 2013 | Michael Legge, Dunedin | Hamilton Conference |
| 2012 | Patricia Reilly, Auckland | Wellington Conference |
| 2011 | Robin Allen, Hamilton | Annual General Meeting, Auckland |
| 2010 | John Elliot, Wellington | Bay of Islands Conference |
| 2009 | Fran van Til, Rangiora | Blenheim Conference |
| 2007 | Rob Siebers, Wellington | South Pacific Congress, Auckland |
| 2006 | Trevor Rollinson, Dunedin | Napier Conference |
| 2006 | Shirley Gainsford, Wellington | Napier Conference |
| 2004 | Dennis Reilly, Auckland | Hamilton Conference |
| 2004 | Marilyn Eales, Auckland | Hamilton Conference |
| 2000 | Mike Lynch, Wellington | Rotorua Conference |
| 1999 | Paul McLeod, Nelson | South Pacific Congress, Christchurch |
| 1999 | Warren Dellow, Christchurch | South Pacific Congress, Christchurch |
| 1993 | Albert Nixon, Auckland | Christchurch Conference |
| 1993 | Ron McKenzie, Wellington | Christchurch Conference |
| 1993 | Janice Parker, Dunedin | Christchurch Conference |
| 1990 | Walter Wilson, Auckland | Invercargill Conference |
| 1988 | Colvin Campbell, Palmerston North | Rotorua Conference |
| 1982 | Gilbert Rose, Christchurch | South Pacific Congress, Christchurch |