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Established
in 2004, the Noni MacDonald Award is given
annually in honour of the founding editor
of Paediatrics & Child Health, the
peer-reviewed journal of the Canadian
Paediatric Society. It recognizes an
author(s) whose article, published in
Paediatrics & Child Health during the
nomination year, has positively affected paediatrics,
such as by raising awareness of an
issue, presenting new scientific
research, or instigating or
potentially instigating change.
About
Dr. Noni MacDonald
Dr.
Noni MacDonald has had a distinguished
career in paediatric medicine and is a
tireless advocate for the health and
well-being of children and youth. She has
held several university and hospital
appointments, published extensively,
garnered generous research support over
many years, and contributes her expertise
to numerous federal and provincial
regulatory bodies. Dr. MacDonald is the
founding editor of Paediatrics & Child
Health and remains its co-editor-in-chief.
She is firmly committed to the journal’s
mission to advocate for the health of all
children and youth in
Canada
and to bring the best
research and information to their health
care providers.
Nomination
requirements
·
Nominee(s)
must have published an article in Paediatrics
& Child Health in the previous
year.
·
The
article published must have contributed to
changes in policy or practice that have
improved, or have the potential to
improve, the health of children
and/or youth.
·
A
selection panel
will rate each nomination on these
criteria:
o
significance
of contribution,
o
importance
of subject or problem,
o
quality
of presentation.
·
Nominees
need not be CPS members.
·
Members
of the following groups are not eligible
the award:
o
Paediatrics
& Child Health
Editorial Board,
o
CPS
Board of Directors,
o
CPS
Awards Committee.
Submission
requirements
- A
letter of support from the nominator
clearly describing this contribution using
the criteria listed above. Maximum three
pages.
- Submit your nominations using the online form or by mail.
Presentation
The
recipient is awarded a Canadian work of
art during the CPS Annual
Conference.
This
award is sponsored by Pulsus Group Inc.
Past
Recipients
Last updated: July 2009
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