AChPM Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Discipline of Palliative Medicine
Nominations open 1 April to 1 June 2025.
The Australasian Chapter of Palliative Medicine (AChPM) awards this prize in recognition of the outstanding contribution made by a palliative medicine Fellow to the discipline.
Eligibility
A nominee must be a Fellow of the AChPM and/or RACP, nominated by another Fellow of the AChPM and/or RACP.
(All AChPM Fellows are eligible, including those in PCHD.)
Self nominations will not be accepted.
Prize
The award recipient receives a cash prize of $1000 and a certificate formally presented at the Australian & New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine (ANZSPM) Medical and Surgical Update in Melbourne in November 2025.
Nominate
Before proceeding, read the terms and conditions for Awards and Prizes valued up to $5000 and notify your nominee of your intent to nominate them.
In your nomination, provide detail on the contribution your nominee may have made to palliative medicine in:
- the promotion of the specialty
- education and training
- clinical service development
- community development
- research
- policy and advocacy
- their lifetime achievement in palliative medicine
Download nomination form
Submit your nomination form and any supporting documentation in a single PDF file to foundation@racp.edu.au
The College Conflicts Of Interest Policy (PDF) and Privacy Policy apply to the prize nominees and recipient.
Selection process
All nominations received are judged by an Award Review Panel comprised of the Chapter President (or their delegate), the ANZSPM President (or their delegate) and at least one other Fellow.
Only 1 prize is on offer to the most outstanding nominee each year.
The prize recipient is announced by the AChPM at the biennial ANZSPM Conference and, in alternate years, at the ANZSPM Update.
The AChPM reserves the right not to award the prize if all nominations received don't meet the sufficiently high standard.
Associate Professor Mark Boughey MBBS BMedSc.DipPallMed FAChPM MPH | 2024 recipient
Associate Professor Mark Boughey is the Director of Palliative Medicine & Deputy Director of the Centre for Palliative Care, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne. He has over 35 years of experience in palliative care, holding leadership positions at state, national, and international levels.
His work has included developing Victoria's state-wide palliative medicine training program, improving First Nations access to palliative care in Victoria, Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory, and driving pathways to integrate paramedics as palliative care providers. He has also contributed to leadership development programs aimed at expanding global access to palliative care.
Mark remains committed to excellence in palliative care and its universal integration into health care, ensuring that people feel valued, understood, and that their needs are recognised and appropriately met.