AAGP Clinician of the Year Award
The Clinician of the Year Award recognizes an AAGP member who has demonstrated a profound commitment to the field of clinical geriatric psychiatry by providing, promoting and/or ensuring access to quality mental health care for older adults.
To be eligible, a nominee must: Be a current member of AAGP in good standing for a minimum of three consecutive years. Be a geriatric psychiatrist whose primary focus is the delivery of clinical psychiatric care to older adults in an office, hospital, long-term-care facility or community. Nominees may have adjunct, part-time academic appointments; however, the majority of their activities must be in the delivery of clinical psychiatric care to older adults.
AWARD CRITERIA: Nominees should be dedicated to: Being available and accessible to patients. Communicating clearly and carefully with patients and their families. Maintaining a high-level of professional competence. Adhering to the ethical and social standards inherent in the practice of geriatric psychiatry. Contributing to community health efforts focused on the delivery of quality psychiatric care to older adults. Demonstrating service to the field of geriatric psychiatry and/or AAGP. NOMINATION PROCESS: Submission deadline: December 1, 2008. A letter of nomination should be submitted from a current AAGP member to specifically address how the nominee's accomplishments relate to the purpose of the award. The nominee's curriculum vitae must be included. In addition, at least two additional letters of support should be provided by non-AAGP colleagues and others in the community. The winner will be notified by January 14, 2009, and will be recognized at the 2009 AAGP Annual Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, and presented the award. In addition, the winner will receive $500 as well as complimentary registration and travel to the meeting.
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
7910 Woodmont Ave Suite 1050 Bethesda, MD 20814-3004 301-654-7850 f 301-654-4137 main@aagponline.org
Lois Ann Colaianni Award for Excellence and Achievement in Hospital Librarianship
The Lois Ann Colaianni Award for Excellence and Achievement in Hospital Librarianship was established in 1989 to recognize a hospital librarian who has made significant contributions to the profession through overall distinction or leadership in hospital library administration or service including; production of a definitive publication related to hospital librarianship, teaching, research, or advocacy; or the development or application of innovative technology to hospital librarianship. The award was renamed in honor of Ms. Colaianni in 1999. The recipient receives a certificate at the association’s annual meeting and a cash award of $500 after the annual meeting. Nominations It is preferred that nominees be members of MLA. Nominees must be hospital librarians at the time of the award and must have worked in a hospital library for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the award. The nomination may be made for contributions to hospital librarianship as demonstrated by excellence and achievement in service, advocacy, leadership, publications, presentations, teaching, research, technology, administration, special projects, or any combination of these areas. Nine copies of the nominations should be sent to the Professional Development Department at MLA. All nominations must be received no later than November 1 at MLA. Nominations must be in writing and contain at least the following elements: 1. A precise description of the nominee’s achievements. 2. A current resume or curriculum vitae. 3. Any further information which may assist the jury in the evaluation of the nomination and the selection of the recipient. The recipient will be notified in February before the annual meeting, at which the presentation will be made. The recipient assumes all costs of attending the meeting and the ceremony at which the presentation is made. The period of disbursement will not exceed one year past the date of the annual meeting. If there are no appropriate candidates, the association may elect not to make the award in a given year.
Deadline for applications is November 1st.
For more information on the procedures for awards and honors nominations or applications, contact Lisa C. Fried, mlapd2@mlahq.org, 312.419.9094, x28.
Professional Research Grant Award Program for Registered Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Professionals The Professional Research Grant Award Program awards up to $10,000 to registered medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals. The award is for initiating a research project related to the radiologic sciences for completion of a dissertation or in affiliation with an academic or clinical institution. The Foundation considers applications twice yearly on Feb. 15 and Aug. 15. ASRT Education and Research Foundation 15000 Central Ave. SE Albuquerque, NM 87123-3909 Phone: 800-444-2778, Ext. 2541 Fax: 505-298-5063 E-mail: foundation@asrt.org.
Patient Safety Grants for Hospitals, Healthcare Systems and Clinics
This year, the Cardinal Health Foundation will award $1 million in grant funds to support initiatives by healthcare institutions which provide direct patient care to enhance patient safety and quality of care. The Cardinal Health Foundation will issue grants up to $50,000 commensurate with the scope of the patient safety project.In 2007, the review committee awarded 34 grants averaging $30,000 per grant.Please submit online the organization’s patient safety grant letter of intent by Friday, October 31, 2008. Hard copy or email proposals will not be accepted. Letters of intent received after this deadline will not be considered.Visit the following link to submit the letter of intent in a PDF or Word document. Only these two formats will be accepted.
www.cardinalhealth.com/communityFollowing review of the letters of intent submitted under the Cardinal Health Patient Safety Grant Program, those selected by our external review committee, comprised of clinicians and clinical experts, will be invited to submit a full proposal. Invitations to select organizations will be extended on Monday, January 12, 2009 with a final proposal deadline of Friday, February 20, 2009. Grant awards will be announced in Spring 2009.
The primary criteria for the awarding of these grants will be that they address one of the National Quality Forum’s seven priority areas (www.qualityforum.org). The Foundation is especially interested in the following two areas in 2009:
Eliminating healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), specifically MRSA (methicillin-resistant 1. staphylococcus aureus) andC. difficile infection prevention and management; with the goal of taking ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), surgical site infections (SSI) and blood site infections (BSI) to zero.
Medication safety and reconciliation. These initiatives can range from prescribing correct medication to ensuring the right 2. medication gets to the right patient at the right time and assuring information is communicated and understood at key transition points. Use of technology is encouraged.
EMF/FERNE Neurological Emergencies Clinical Research Grant - $25,000Description: This grant program is sponsored by the Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) and the Foundation for Education and Research in Neurological Emergencies (FERNE). The goal of this directed grant program is to fund research based towards acute disorders of the neurological system, such as the identification and treatment of diseases and injury to the brain, spinal cord and nerves. $25,000 will be awarded in this program annually. Only clinical applications will be considered - no basic science applications will be accepted.Letter of intent Deadline: October 15, 2008Application Deadline: January 5, 2009
•You MUST submit a letter of intent with a brief explanation of your proposal by October 15, 2008. A preliminary abstract should be included with the letter. Applications that do not submit a letter of intent will not be accepted.
The Emergency Medicine Foundation endeavors 1) to promote research within the specialty of Emergency Medicine, 2) to advance emergency medical care, and 3) to facilitate the academic growth and development of emergency medicine faculty and thereby invest in the future of the specialty of emergency medicine.The Foundation for the Education and Research in Neurological Emergencies is an independent not-for-profit organization committed to the following principles: 1) Patients with neurologic emergencies deserve quality emergency care, 2) The emergency care for neurologic emergencies can be enhanced through quality scientific research, and 3) Emergency medical care providers can provide optimal medical care for patients with neurologic emergencies through participation in quality medical education that highlights state-of-the-art neurologic care.The Directed Neurological Emergencies Grant Program awards up to $25,000 annually. The program is jointly sponsored by the Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) and the Foundation for Education and Research in Neurological Emergencies (FERNE). Applicants may apply for up to $25,000 of the funds. The grants are awarded to researchers in established emergency medicine research programs to support research specifically in the topic of neurological emergencies. Only one directed research grant per institution, per cycle, will be awarded. EMF and FERNE have committed to this program for two years, with potential continuation of the program for a total of four years. Only clinical applications will be considered - no basic science applications will be accepted.RESEARCH TOPICSThe goal of this directed grant program is to fund clinical research based towards acute disorders of the neurological system, such as the identification and treatment of diseases and injury to the brain, spinal cord and nerves.ELIGIBILITYApplications will be accepted from domestic institutions that have established research programs. The principal investigator must be an accomplished clinical investigator in the area of study proposed, and must provide the guidance for the proposed program throughout the duration of the award. The principal investigator must hold an MD, DO, PhD, ScD, DDS, DVM, or equivalent degree. The investigator must have proven ability to pursue independent research as evidenced by original research publications in peer-reviewed journals and/or funding from extramural sources. He or she may be in any department within the institution. He or she will make all arrangements for conduct of the proposed research projects, and assumes responsibility for conducting the research projects and supervising the work of all associate investigator.
EMF/FERNE Neurological Emergencies Grant ProgramEmergency Medicine Foundation1125 Executive CircleIrving TX 75038-2522
EMF/ENAF Directed Team GrantED Overcrowding Research Award
Description:This request for proposals specifically targets research that is designed to investigate the topic of ED overcrowding. Proposals may focus on a number of related areas, including: definitions and outcome measures of ED overcrowding, causes and effects of ED overcrowding, and potential solutions to the problem of ED overcrowding. The applicants must provide evidence of a true collaborative effort between physician and nurse professionals and must delineate the relative roles of the participants in terms of protocol development, data collection, and manuscript preparation. Applications may be enhanced by inclusion of appropriate hospital administrative leaders.Application Deadline: January 5, 2009
The Emergency Medicine Foundation and the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Foundation jointly award this grant to facilitate collaboration between the disciplines and to improve clinical research in emergency care. This grant is intended for physician and nurse researchers to combine their expertise to develop, plan, and implement clinical research in emergency care.The EMF/ENAF Directed Team Grant ED Overcrowding Research Award program awards one $50,000 grant for research over a one year period.PURPOSE OF THE EMF/ENAF DIRECTED TEAM GRANT ED OVERCROWDING RESEARCH AWARDThis grant exists because of the donation of funds by both the Emergency Medicine Foundation and the ENA Foundation. It was funded specifically to support work that arises from a true physician-nurse partnership in a clinical research area pertinent to the practice of emergency medicine. As such, the applicants must provide evidence of a true collaborative effort between physician and nurse professionals and must delineate the relative roles of the participants in terms of protocol development, data collection, and manuscript preparation. This request for proposals specifically seeks research related to the topic of ED overcrowding. Proposals may focus on a number of related areas, including: definitions and outcome measures of ED overcrowding, causes and effects of ED overcrowding, and potential solutions to the problem of ED overcrowding.ELIGIBILITYApplications will be accepted from any emergency medicine physician/nurse team working full or part time in emergency care at any domestic, JCAHO-approved institution.Emergency Medicine Foundation1125 Executive CircleIrving, TX 75038-2522
Grants Availability Announcement INTRODUCTION The Association for Surgical Education Foundation was established by the Association for Surgical Education (ASE) as a non-profit foundation in 1993. Its mission is to raise and disseminate funds to support innovative research and education projects and programs which will advance surgical education in North America. The Association and the ASE Foundation are separately-incorporated organizations. Because of the importance of its unique mission, the ASE Foundation has experienced significant growth in the last five years. By securing operating, project and endowment support from the Association itself, several generous corporate partners, all past presidents of the Association, many surgery department chairs, and dozens of individual supporters, by 1998 the Foundation's assets and fund raising capabilities had grown to the point where the Foundation could make its own grants to deserving investigators. This strong financial base, combined with an especially generous three year grant from U.S. Surgical in 1999, allowed for the development of the Center for Excellence in Surgical Education, Research and Training (CESERT). One of twenty "centers for excellence" funded at major universities throughout North America by U.S. Surgical, CESERT was located by the Foundation's Board of Directors at the offices of the ASE at the Department of Surgery of Southern Illinois University in Springfield, Illinois. In October of 1999, ASE Executive Director Susan Kepner was named CESERT Administrator.
REQUEST FOR GRANT PROPOSALS In October 1999, the Board of Directors of the ASE Foundation announced the availability of grant funds of up to $50,000 per grant for applications which addressed the ASE's and CESERT's primary areas of interest. While grant application requests in any amount will be considered, the Foundation Board expects that the average CESERT grant will be in the range of $25,000 to $50,000 annually. While multi-year proposals will be considered (three year maximum), regardless of the length of the funded project, total grant size may not exceed $100,000. The Foundation's Board of Directors had previously developed four grant-making priorities which it felt would most effectively advance the mission of the ASE and its Foundation. CESERT funding will continue to be allocated to those priorities. Given the diversity of the surgical profession and its many specialties, grant categories are necessarily broad. A proposal requesting support for development of new educational programs (including new methods and/or materials) will only be considered if it is theory-based, includes a research component that will shed light on how specific program variables affect specific educational variables, and presents a plan for evaluation of program efficacy.Top Priority: Innovations in Teaching in a Changing Educational Environment Will develop and test new, more effective ways of teaching learners at all levels. Performance Evaluation and Assessment Will develop and test new ways to determine how well learners at all levels have learned the required information and skills and can perform the required tasks. Undergraduate, Graduate and Faculty Development Will develop and test ways to more effectively disseminate educational research findings so as to keep both faculty and curricula current. Curriculum and Educational Administration Management Will develop and test new ways to provide administrators the resources and skills necessary to maintain accountability in a managed care environment. Research studies could include teaching techniques, performance evaluation methods, instructional and curriculum design, and educational program design.
ELIGIBILITY The Foundation is promoting the availability of these grant awards to ASE members as well as to members of other national surgical associations. However, members of the ASE will be given priority consideration in the Board's decision making process. If a non-ASE member wishes to apply for a grant, the non-member investigator must be working in collaboration with or have their project endorsed by an ASE member.
GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS Investigators are encouraged to submit succinct proposals outlining their project's goals, costs, personnel, and applicability to other surgical education programs throughout North America. The applicant institution's plan and ability to "roll out" the results of their project or program will be important considerations for the Grants Review Committee. This proposed plan should include elementary dissemination of information and findings through articles in professional journals, paper presentation at local and national meetings, and so on. While the Foundation anticipates utilizing a variety of opportunities to publicize the results of its grant-making, it is also expected that authors of funded proposals will give credit in all subsequent publications and presentations to the ASE Foundation for the support provided to underwrite their work. Every proposal will first be reviewed by a Grants Review Committee comprised of eight voting members. CESERT's Administrator and the Foundation's President will serve ex-officio. A standing committee of the ASE Foundation, the Grants Review Committee is comprised of: 2 ASE Foundation Board members 3 ASE members who are not Foundation Board members 2 "outside experts" in the areas of medical education and/or research 1 Chair of the ASE Educational Research Committee Applicants are discouraged from directly contacting either members of the Grants Review Committee or Directors of the Foundation Board. The responsibility of the Grants Review Committee is to review and evaluate all proposals submitted to CESERT. Proposals recommended for funding will be brought to the ASE Foundation Board of Directors for final consideration. The ASE Foundation Board of Directors alone has the responsibility for final approval or disapproval of all grant applications. The Foundation Board's decision making process will be guided by two principles: That to the greatest extent possible the outcomes and findings of all funded projects can and will be promulgated on a national level, i.e., the results and/or findings of CESERT-funded initiatives will be of importance and use to surgical educators and students throughout North America. That the proposal evaluation process at all levels of review will be democratic, fair, and unbiased. The Foundation's Board has established two funding cycles to accommodate the schedule of the Board's semi-annual meetings. Cycle 1: for grants to be approved at the October Board meeting. Proposals must be submitted between December 2 and June 1. Cycle 2: for awards to be approved at the April/May Board meeting. Proposals must be submitted between June 2 and December 1. Depending on the date of submission, the review cycle can take from four to ten months.
FOR COURIER/OVERNIGHT: Ms. Susan Kepner CESERT Administrator Association for Surgical Education 301 N. 8th Street, Room 3A-108 Springfield, IL 62701 FOR POSTAL DELIVERY: Ms. Susan Kepner CESERT Administrator Association for Surgical Education Department of Surgery SIU School of Medicine PO Box 19655 Springfield, IL 62794-9655
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