The presenter of this award must be a health professional working part or full time in primary care whose work reflects the philosophy of whole person care.
- The presenter of the Mary MacKinnon Lecture will be asked to submit an article of the lecture to Practical Diabetes International within 12 weeks of the lecture being presented, for which an additional honorarium will be paid.
Mary MacKinnon
Mary MacKinnon was a nurse and lecturer who specialised in practice and diabetes nursing. She was dedicated to the care and education of people with diabetes and those close to them and worked locally, nationally and internationally to this end.
Throughout her career she promoted professional education in diabetes and the inclusion of primary health care providers in local integrated diabetes teams with personal support provided by specialist teams.
She was committed to the philosophy of "whole-person care", which enables people with diabetes to manage their condition, to be the key member of their own healthcare team and to be included and involved in the planning of local diabetes services.
Lecturers include:
| Year |
Lecturer |
| 2009 |
J Richards |
| 2008 |
G Hall |
| 2007 |
A Emslie-Smith |
| 2006 |
K Khunti |
| 2005 |
M Clark |
| 2004 |
R Gadsby |
| 2003 |
M Burden |
| 2002 |
C Waine |
| 2001 |
T Greenhalgh |
| 2000 |
C Kenny |
| 1999 |
M MacKinnon |