In 2024 Melinda was awarded the CSANZ Nurse Investigator Award and the CSANZ Australian Nurse Innovator Award for her work on a successful research-based quality improvement strategy called the 'Accelerated Treatment Pathway' at Te Toka Tumai, Auckland Hospital. This focused on rapid implementation and titration of guideline directed medical therapy, specifically ARNI, BB, MRA & SGLT2i, for patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF). Recently she was awarded a two-year HRC Fellowship with the aim of supporting centres around New Zealand to navigate the complexities of implementing this style of pathway. This is in conjunction with continuing to work as a Nurse Specialist in Heart Failure.

Ev Tolerton is the cardiology pharmacy team leader at Christchurch public hospital, a role he has had the past 10 years. He is co-convenor of the NZ Hospital Pharmacy Association cardiology special interest network and recently registered as a Pharmacist Prescriber in cardiology.