Archie Vinitsky Awardees

Ken Aukett

Archie Vinitsky Award 2004 Recipient

Ken Aukett

Ken Aukett, UOA past president and current co-chair of the National Conference Planning Committee,received the Archie Vinitsky Award from the International Ostomy Association (IOA) last month in Por-tugal at the IOA World Congress. This award, IOA’s most prestigious, represents outstanding voluntaryservice at the international and/or regional level in support of IOA activities. Ken served as IOA president

in 1991, regional president of the North and Central America and Caribbean Ostomy Association from 1990-94, was a developer of the IOA Web site and the 20/40 Focus, editor of the IOA Handbook and is a frequent author and speaker in the international arena.

Well deserved, Ken

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It is given to a person who has the most outstanding voluntary service at international and/or regional level in support of the activities of the IOA. The Award is presented every three years at a Conference of an IOA Full Member association.

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Our goal is to provide information, education and health care to all ostomy patients and their families and to pursue excellence in developing and establishing the highest level of ostomy groups all over the world in three existing regions structured under the IOA Coordination Committee.The IOA is divided into three regions that provided help to ostomates. We work hand in hand with specialists, surgeons, wound and ostomy care nurses for the advancement of ostomy care and practice.

 

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