Hope Alexander MPH

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At the Health Consumers’ Council (Western Australia) annual Christmas morning tea on 6 December 2006, Hope Alexander, former HCC Board member and member of the Health Issues Group was presented with an Award of Excellence.

The Award, presented by the chairperson of the Health Consumers’ Council, “recognised the outstanding work done by Hope Alexander, Dr Gareth Davies and Dr Nick Boyd, (both from the Oral Health Centre, Perth, Western Australia), on the issue of Oral Health for people with cancer, enduring chemotherapy”.

This achievement well demonstrates Hope’s philosophy of “patient-centred care”. It is powerful evidence that it is possible to develop “more equal partnerships between the health consumer and the health provider”. This is the focus of Hope’s Masters research.

The Mouth Care Fact Sheet was published on the Cancer Council WA web site in October 2005. Until now, there were no relevant information sheets for patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment. Hope researched and found a suitable information sheet produced by the Newcastle Hospitals in the UK and had the information reviewed by two senior oral health specialists in Perth to ensure it was accurate and relevant to Western Australia.

This initiative was granted an award of excellence by the Health Consumers’ Council WA in December 2006. Below are Dr Gareth Davies, Hope Alexander and Dr Nick Boyd receiving the award.

The “Mouth care during chemotherapy and radiation treatments” booklet can be viewed and downloaded online from the Cancer Council WA at this link http://www.cancerwa.asn.au/resources/2009-05-14-mouth-care-during-chemotherapy-and-radiation-treatments.pdf

Event: 6 December 2006 - Award of Excellence - Photo Courtesy of Medical Forum WA Magazine