Achievement Awards
The Drake Thompson Writing Award recognizes the talents, knowledge and dedication of perioperative nurses in Canada.
The nomination period for the Awards is from Dec 1 to March 1.
Criteria
- To be eligible for consideration the article must support or enhance the use of evidence to inform perioperative nursing practice
- Articles do not have to be original research to be considered but must be in the peer-review section
- All authors must be an ORNAC member or associate member at the time of publication
- Articles co-authored by Operating Room Nurses and a physician or a nurse whose primary focus is not perioperative nursing will not be eligible
Nomination Selection Process
The Awards Chair will collaborate with the chair of the Editorial advisory committee to determine which published journal articles are eligible. The award is open to all eligible authors (including a team of authors) who publish in the ORNAC Journal during the publishing period spanning 2 years.
Recognition & Reimbursement
The Award is presented at the National Conference or at a provincial event in the non National Conference years. The award is funded by Johnson & Johnson MedTech.
For full details of the award criteria, please click here.
Nominations
To nominate an ORNAC member for this award, please click here.