2008 CANR Research Award Recipients

Promotion of Research Based Practice Award - Judith A. Ritchie, RN PhD

Practitioner/Research Award - Jeanne Scotland, RN BN NNP

Outstanding New Investigator Award - Pammla Petrucka, RN PhD

Nurse Researcher Award - Kathryn King, RN PhD

Nurse Researcher Award - Roberta Woodgate, RN PhD

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Promotion of Research Based Practice Award

McGill University Health Centre, Associate Director for Nursing Research
(5-site appointment)
McGill University, School of Nursing

A few of her notable accomplishments include:

Putting into place guidelines for maintaining skin integrity, preventing falls, and managing pain on 18 nursing units
Establishing a collaborative university/hospital partnership for developing academic nursing practice
Working with CNS at MUHC to develop their research supervision skills
Mentoring of numerous graduate students
As a Member at Large for CNA , set the guidelines for the ethical conduct of nursing research before other guidelines were widely available
As President of CNA , represented nursing at the National Forum on Health and brought national attention to the working environment of nurses
Numerous publications and presentations
Has received several millions in dollars in research funding

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Calgary Health Region, Calgary AB

A few of her accomplishments include:

Development and implementation of an evidence-based infant feeding in neonatal and infant units across four city hospitals
Obtained funding for implementation of the program
Publishing of a manuscript on the protocol
Prepared DVDs for the protocol that are being sold across North America
Received funding for a study examining sound levels in NICU
Actively involved in research integration into practice.

Associate Professor, School of Nursing
University of Saskatchewan

She graduated from the University of Alberta in 2005 and completed her postdoctoral fellowship in 2006. A few of her accomplishments include:

National and international funding; has received over $1 million in funding over the past 3 years as the primary investigator
Has a community development focus with vulnerable population; has been awarded over $440,000 from IDRC for research work in the Caribbean
Working with the Standing Buffalo First Nation
Mentor and very well respected by students
Has an "openness to community-based research approaches that is complemented by her rigor in ensuring that methodologies are congruent and sound".
has a strong publication record at this time.

Professor, Faculty of Nursing
University of Calgary

A few of her accomplishments include:

has been considered a pioneer in cardiovascular nursing research in Canada
a national leader and mentor to cardiovascular nurse scientists and graduate students through the Facilitating Unique Training Using Research and Education ( FUTURE ).
Has a career span of 16 years with numerous publications, particularly as first author
Has been instrumental in conceptualizing and implementing a national strategy to increase capacity in cardiovascular nursing research
Holds a number of adjunct and joint appointments with other faculties and other universities.

Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing
University of Manitoba

A few of her accomplishments include:

Completed her PhD in 2001 and has proven to be a prolific scholar already
Considered to be one of the leading international researchers in the field of nursing of children with cancer
Her dissertation study resulted in new discoveries about childhood cancer and cancer symptoms, and gave a 'voice' to children with cancer and their families
Appointed to the National Advisory Board for the Development of Best Practices for Research involving Children and Adolescents: Filling the Knowledge Gaps by the National Council on Ethics in Human Research
Recently received the CNA "Nurse to Know" Centennial Achievement Award
Has published over 50 peer-reviewed publications and over 100 conference and scholarly presentations.
Has supervised and mentored over 30 graduate students
Has obtained over $1 million in research funding.

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