CANO/ACIO Awards Program

WANTED: EXTRAORDINARY NURSES!
CALL FOR AWARD NOMINATIONS
Deadline for CANO/ACIO Awards June 1, 2011

CANO/ACIO is pleased to announce that we are accepting nominations for CANO/ACIO awards. You are invited to submit nominations for the following awards:

  • CANO/ACIO-Pfizer Awards of Excellence: This Awards Program recognizes four oncology nursing excellence awards in the areas of education, leadership, practice and research.

  • CANO/ACIO-AMGEN Award for Innovation in Oncology Patient & Family Education: This award recognizes oncology nurses whose primary function is patient and family care and who have demonstrated creativity in the development of patient education materials or programs or the delivery of patient education.

  • CANO/ACIO-AstraZeneca Reach for Excellence (CARE) Award: This national award is specific to breast cancer nursing and will be awarded annually through a nomination process open to healthcare professionals.
  • CANO/ACIO Award of Excellence in Kidney Cancer Nursing: This award recognizes oncology nurses who have demonstrated compassion and excellence in the treatment and care of patients with kidney cancer.
  • Lymphoma Foundation Award of Excellence - Patient Advocacy: This award recognizes oncology nurses who have demonstrated outstanding efforts and commitment to patient advocacy and/or systemic change within oncology/hematology communities.

Nominations must arrive at the CANO/ACIO Management Office no later than June 1, 2011. Email nomination packages are encouraged. Inquiries may be directed to cano@malachite-mgmt.com or 604-874-4322.

Click here to download the Awards Nomination Form.
Click here to download the 2011 CANO/ACIO Education Scholarship Award Application.

CANO/ACIO recognizes some of the outstanding achievements of Canadian oncology nurses through an awards program that is managed by the Recognition of Excellence Committee and supported by a range of corporate sponsors. Unless otherwise noted, awards are presented at the annual CANO/ACIO conference. Previous recipients of each award can be found in the past winners page. CANO/ACIO members who meet the criteria may apply or be nominated for the following awards:

Abstract
Education
Excellence
Lifetime Achievement

For a list of previous winners, please click here.
To apply for awards, please click here.

All nominees must be current CANO members and hold membership for at least 2 consecutive years.Consideration will be given to nominees with active involvement in CANO/ACIO. All nominees should review the current CANO Conflict of Interest Policy to ensure eligibility.

The Recognition of Excellence committee is:

Erin Elphee (Chair), Manitoba
Bernadine O’Leary, Newfoundland
Joy Bunsko, British Columbia
Carol Burnett, Quebec
Stephanie Burlein-Hall, Ontario

The terms of reference of the Recognition of Excellence Committee can be downloaded by clicking here.