Eligibility:
AHPA members who have undertaken, within the past 5 years, a clinical project or related initiative with relevance to the field of rheumatology. Projects should be beyond the concept or proposal stage. Applications must include early/initial or final results, in the form of process and/or outcome measure data, to show the impact of their initiative on the target group.
Clinicians can self-nominate or AHPA members and non-members can also nominate an AHPA member with that member’s permission. The award is intended for non-physician health professionals. This award is non-renewable. Prior recipients may re-apply if more than 5 years have lapsed since they last won this award. Non-winning applications will be held for a second year, thus giving applicants the opportunity of winning in the subsequent year without having to re-apply.
Governing Committee:
Applications meeting the basic criteria will be reviewed by a committee with the following representatives: the AHPA President, a person living with arthritis and a rheumatologist. Grading criteria includes scientific merit, style, degree to which the initiative addresses an important need, and originality.
Application:
The applicant should submit the following Application that requests project summary information, including the project title, key words, aim or purpose, target audience, overview of initiative or project, and any evaluation results. The project summary should be single spaced using 12-point font and 1-inch margins and be 250 words or less. You may use ONE diagram/flowchart/visual to support your application.
Please submit your completed application form to: pastpresident@ahpa.ca
Deadline for Applications:
Midnight (EST) on Friday, December 13, 2024
Presentation:
The applicants will be notified of the success of their application by Friday, January 17, 2025. The general announcement of the winner occurs when the award is given out at the AHPA Annual General Meeting.
The successful candidate will also be required to present their clinical innovation at the AHPA Clinical Innovation Workshop at one of the AHPA-sponsored workshops at the Canadian Rheumatology Association Annual Scientific Meeting the following year. Award winners are expected to remain a member in good standing at least until the year in which they present this workshop.
In order to assist in the dissemination of innovative ideas, all project titles and applicant’s names and email addresses will also be listed on the AHPA website.
Award:
$250.00
2024 Clinical Innovation Award WinnerAnne MacLeod This award showcases clinical initiatives including those that assess, treat, educate or otherwise support people living with arthritis in new and innovative ways. This year’s recipient is Anne MacLeod For: “Effectiveness and accessibility of ACPAC-led hybrid virtual model of care (MoC) in pediatric rheumatology”
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