October 13, 2006

Dahlin receives Nurse of the Year Award

Constance Dahlin, APRN, MC, PCM, (left) a leader in the MGH Palliative Care Service, recently was selected from among a nationwide panel of nominees to receive the prestigious 2007 Advanced Practice Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse of the Year Award. The award is given annually by the National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses to recognize the work of nurses in end-of-life care. Recipients are chosen based on excellence in the professional practice of end-of-life nursing, their leadership through mentoring others in end-of-life care and their contributions at the advanced practice level in at least one area of clinical practice, education or research.

When the MGH Palliative Care Service launched 10 years ago, Dahlin was one of its founding members. "Connie is an outstanding clinician and teacher and is so deserving of this award," says Vicki Jackson, MD, MPH, associate director of the MGH Palliative Care Service. "She has been an integral part of the Palliative Care Service at the MGH since its inception. We are grateful for her leadership at the MGH, as well as her role promoting palliative care on a national level and developing educational programs for clinicians."