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    The Texas Partnership for End-of-Life Care (TxPEC) has developed the first statewide awards to honor the contributions of advocates in the field of end-of-life and palliative care in Texas. TxPEC is a statewide organization dedicated to improving end-of-life care for people of all cultures and communities in Texas and developed the Champion in End-of-Life Care Award for a number of reasons: to honor those individuals who have made significant contributions to end-of-life care; to bring public awareness to the field of palliative medicine and end-of-life care; to encourage healthcare professionals and institutions to develop an interest in end-of-life care; and to assist the organization in raising funds for continued programs to fulfill its mission.

    In this initial year of the awards, the champions were chosen from the host of nominations provided by members, organizations, and the general public from across the state of Texas. Many of the Champions were chosen for their work in hospice, program development, hospital palliative care, prison hospice, or pediatric palliative care. Others were chosen because they are making a significant contribution in a practice setting such as oncology or geriatrics. Still others were chose for their involvement in public policy initiatives that improve end-of-life care at the statewide level. For all these reasons, TxPEC is proud to announce the Texas Champions in End-of-Life Care for 2003. They are:

Jan M. Banta, RN  Hospice of Wichita Falls Wichita Falls, TX
Kendra Belfi, MD, CMD, FACP Fort Worth Clinic Fort Worth, TX
Eduardo Bruera, MD University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston Houston, TX
Ron Crossno, MD, CMD, FAAFP VistaCare Hospice and Texas Academy
of Palliative Medicine (TAPM)		 Rockdale, TX
Robert L. Fine, MD, FACP Baylor Health Care System Dallas, TX
Leigh Fredholm, MD Central Texas Palliative Care Associates,
Seton Healthcare Network & Hospice Austin 		Austin, TX
Demetress Curl Harrell, MA, DAPA, LSW Hospice of the Pines Lufkin, TX
J. Russell Hoverman, MD Texas Oncology P.A. Austin, TX
Joelle Koncelik, BSW, MSSW, LMSW, NCBF US Bureau of Prisons Fort Worth, TX
Ruth Landauer, M Ed Houston Hospice Houston, TX
Marcia Levetown, MD Methodist Hospital Houston, TX
Marion Primomo, MD University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, TX
Opal Umpierre, BSN, CHPN  Hope Hospice New Braunfels, TX
Griselda Villalobos, LMSW Del Sol Medical Center El Paso, TX

In addition to the Champion Awards, TxPEC is honoring a Texas Star, Grace Villalobos from the Hospital Del Sol in El Paso, for recent contributions to the field of end-of-life care.

One final annual award is given each year to the one person who most demonstrates the character traits of a beloved end-of-life care advocate in Texas, the Rev. Chuck Meyer, who was tragically killed in 2000. The Chuck Meyer Award for Excellence is being given to Dr. Marion Primomo, of Hospice Home Care, San Antonio.

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