Kylie Perry wins the 2021 Outstanding Contribution to Leadership in Primary Healthcare Award

Physiotherapist Kylie Perry has won the Outstanding Contribution to Leadership in Primary Healthcare award for 2021.

Kylie established and led the Murrumbidgee Pain Hub to improve the management of patients with persistent pain using a collaborative, multi-disciplinary model. Through the last year she has delivered several collaborative professional development sessions, ensuring access to contemporary research and resources for local clinicians.

Acting MPHN Board Chair Rene Pennock congratulated Kylie on her award and thanked her for her dedication and service.

“The Outstanding Contribution to Leadership in Primary Healthcare Award recognises a health professional or practice that has made an outstanding contribution to leadership in primary healthcare,” Mr Pennock said.

“Kylie Perry is a worthy recipient of this award who has demonstrated exemplary leadership of the Murrumbidgee Pain Hub and her work is making a real difference to primary healthcare in the Murrumbidgee region.”

On accepting the award Kylie paid tribute to the people she has worked with as part of the Murrumbidgee Pain Hub.

“I am deeply honoured to be recognised for this work. The Murrumbidgee Pain Hub is a collective effort and I have been proud to lead this extraordinary group.” Ms Perry said.

“I’d like to thank Ellen McMaster for nominating me and all the wonderful people involved in the hub who continue to inspire me to make change for the people living with pain in my community.”

MPHN would also like to acknowledge Tumut based Exercise Physiologist Brodie Palmer as a finalist in this category. Brodie is a strong advocate of the importance of regular physical exercise and better health care for people living with chronic conditions and leads many valuable programs benefiting a wide range of community members. Brodie’s work is also inspiring local young people to pursue Exercise Physiology in the future.