Outstanding Nurse Recognition Program

Debra Guiry

Recognition Date: March 13, 7:30pm

For the past nine years, Debra has had the pleasure of working with a great team of nurses, management and support staff at Sykes Telehealth. During that time she has assisted over 50,000 callers with their health care concerns.

Over the past thirty years of nursing she has also worked in renal medicine, obstetrics and neonatal intensive care where she also taught neonatal resuscitation.

Recently Debra has successfully completed the Diabetes Educator program at Michener Institute in Toronto. Debra resides in Erin with her husband, two sons and two energetic miniature schnauzers.

Jill Bischop

Recognition Date: March 17,  8:00pm

Above and beyond Jill’s dedication as a P.A.C.U nurse at LHSC, Jill voluntarily dedicates her time as the return to work rep for ONA Local 100 and is on the executive team.  Jill works closely with occupational nurses and physicians to support ill, injured and returning to work nurses, helping to develop and monitor safe return to work plans.  As an advocate for her coworkers and patients Jill hopes she has made a difference.

Trish Sutton

Recognition Date: March 20, 7:30pm

Trish Sutton graduated from the Fanshawe nursing program in 1986.  Since then, she spent 14 years working in pediatric oncology before switching to family medicine and complex care at Parkwood Hopital.  Trish is very active in the community as well, working with the Wallacetown Optimists to organize community events throughout the year.  Always the overachiever, Trish is the proud mother of three children who she hopes to get out of the house before she hits 50.

Elizabeth Huggan

Recognition Date: March 21, 7:30pm

Liz Huggan graduated from the Hospital for Sick Children School of Nursing in 1969. Her career started in Toronto working as a pediatric nurse at Sickkids and North York General Hospital. She went on to be a Head Nurse of Maternal-Child Services at York-Finch Hospital. While bringing up her 2 children she worked towards her Bachelor of Arts Degree at Ryerson University. In 1988 she moved with her family to London where she worked in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St Joseph's til retirement in 2006.  She took a 4 month leave of absence from the NICU to work in Northern Ontario with aboriginal Canadians at Big Trout Lake Nursing Station. Indulging another passion, in semi-retirement she took extensive training to become a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) and now works works at the Regional Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Treatment Centre at St Joe's. Her other passion is spending time with her 2 grandchildren.

Heather Brandt

Recognition Date: March 16, 8:00pm

Heather emigrated to Canada from England in 1957 as a youngster, graduated from Fanshawe College School of Nursing in 1977and also holds a B Sc. Biology degree from UWO.

Heather worked in the Emergency Department for a long time and it was the place that felt like home, learning and developing friendships that would last a lifetime. After retiring from the hospital at the age of 56 Heather joined the AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group as a field nurse specialist travelling around Southwestern Ontario providing special care for her patients.

“I meet such interesting and brave people, battling the odds with incredible spirit.  They all deserve the best nursing I can give them”.