Open call for nominations/papers for all three EPUAP 2022 awards.
Deadline for submission:
EPUAP Investigator Awards until 10 February 2022.
EPUAP Quality Improvement Project Awards and EPUAP Excellence in Education Awards until 25 April 2022.
EPUAP 2022 Awards
Focus: The EPUAP Investigator Awards are awarded for a significant, internationally-recognized contribution to pressure ulcer research and comprise:
The EPUAP Early Stage Investigator Award (awarded to a researcher at an early career stage)
The EPUAP Experienced Investigator Award (awarded for a significant, internationally-recognized contribution to pressure ulcer research)
Both prizes can be awarded for either basic science or clinical science achievements, and they reflect accomplishments that clearly contributed to advances in the field.
SELECTION PROCESS:
- Candidates cannot nominate themselves but are free to ask a colleague with standing in a research institution (such as a Professor, Department Chair, Dean, etc.) to apply in a letter for nomination on their behalf.
- Nomination for each of the prize types should include:
- Nomination letter from a nominating person who is not the applicant (see above): The letter should contain text at the length of up to one page, but not less than half a page. The letter should explain why the candidate is being nominated for the prize (please specify which prize: Novice or Experienced Investigator) and what are the important contributions made by the candidate to pressure ulcer research. The letter should be printed on institutional letterhead and be signed by the nominating person.
- Full Curriculum Vitae of the candidate for the prize, including a complete list of publications (journal articles, books and book chapters, conference proceedings, patents and other).
Applicants should send the above material by e-mail, in one PDF file, to the Chair of the Scientific Committee of EPUAP, Dr. Peter Worsley, e-mail: P.R.Worsley@soton.ac.uk, and copy the EPUAP Business Office office@epuap.org.
PRIZE:
Laureates of the EPUAP Novice and Experienced Investigator Awards will be required to give talks at the EPUAP Annual Conference following the Award Notification, in a special plenary session named “The EPUAP Novice and Experienced Investigator Award Lectures”. This is a condition for receiving the award. Each talk should be approximately 20 minutes.
The EPUAP will cover travels from/to a European destination, conference registration and accommodation of laureates.
Focus: This award aims to recognize and acknowledge innovative quality improvement projects relating to the prevention of skin breakdown.
Prize: The award winners will be presenting their projects at the Annual Meeting of the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel in Prague, Czech Republic.
Focus: The EPUAP Investigator Awards are awarded for a significant, internationally-recognized contribution to pressure ulcer research and comprise:
The EPUAP Early Stage Investigator Award (awarded to a researcher at an early career stage)
The EPUAP Experienced Investigator Award (awarded for a significant, internationally-recognized contribution to pressure ulcer research)
Both prizes can be awarded for either basic science or clinical science achievements, and they reflect accomplishments that clearly contributed to advances in the field.
Deadline: 10 February 2022
SELECTION PROCESS:
- Candidates cannot nominate themselves but are free to ask a colleague with standing in a research institution (such as a Professor, Department Chair, Dean, etc.) to apply in a letter for nomination on their behalf.
- Nomination for each of the prize types should include:
- Nomination letter from a nominating person who is not the applicant (see above): The letter should contain text at the length of up to one page, but not less than half a page. The letter should explain why the candidate is being nominated for the prize (please specify which prize: Novice or Experienced Investigator) and what are the important contributions made by the candidate to pressure ulcer research. The letter should be printed on institutional letterhead and be signed by the nominating person.
- Full Curriculum Vitae of the candidate for the prize, including a complete list of publications (journal articles, books and book chapters, conference proceedings, patents and other).
Applicants should send the above material by e-mail, in one PDF file, to the Chair of the Scientific Committee of EPUAP, Dr. Peter Worsley, e-mail: P.R.Worsley@soton.ac.uk, and copy the EPUAP Business Office office@epuap.org.
PRIZE:
Laureates of the EPUAP Novice and Experienced Investigator Awards will be required to give talks at the EPUAP Annual Conference following the Award Notification, in a special plenary session named “The EPUAP Novice and Experienced Investigator Award Lectures”. This is a condition for receiving the award. Each talk should be approximately 20 minutes.
The EPUAP will cover travels from/to a European destination, conference registration and accommodation of laureates.
Focus: This award aims to recognize and acknowledge innovative quality improvement projects relating to the prevention of skin breakdown.
Deadline: 25th April 2022
Prize: The award winners will be presenting their projects at the Annual Meeting of the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel in Prague, Czech Republic.
A new approach of risk assessment and prevention: using the UZ Leuven risk assessment in a pro-active pressure ulcer prevention policy; Annelies de Graaf, Belgium
The development of the Purpose T pressure ulcer risk instrument into an electronic questionnaire to support mobile working; Nikki Stubbs, United Kingdom
Striving for Perfect Care – preventing skin breakdown in the community setting in the UK; Nicky Ore, United Kingdom
Focus: This award aims to recognize and acknowledge excellent education strategies and projects relating to all domains of pressure ulcer prevention and treatment.
Deadline: 25th April 2022
Also, local initiatives are more than welcome to submit an abstract for this award.
A separate session will be dedicated to the Excellence in Education Awards.
The winners will receive free registration for the EPUAP 2023 conference.
SELECTION PROCESS:
EPUAP launches a specific call for abstracts for this award.
The call includes a different abstract template than for traditional research projects. Please download the abstract template HERE (the maximum number of words is 450). All abstracts should be submitted in English via email to the EPUAP Business Office, office@epuap.org. The abstracts will be reviewed by the EPUAP Scientific Committee (the 2 best papers will be selected). All award winners must register for the conference.
EPUAP 2019 Excellence in Education awards winners:
Shanley Pressure Ulcer Prevention Programme (SPUPP); Emer Shanley, Ireland
Interdisiplinary systematic education about prevention of pressure injury among patient with spinal cord injury; Hanne Haugland, Norway
The winning projects:
Investigator Awards:
A life devoted for children: a novel leadership model in pediatric wound care intensities during changing times by Guido Ciprandi
Developing algorithm based on activity and mobility for pressure ulcer risk among older adult residents: Implications for evidence-based practice by Pinar Avsar
Understanding risk factors: research, clinical translation and impact by Jane Nixon
Post-pressure prevention by Lisa Tucker-Kellogg
Quality Improvement Projects Awards:
14 September 16.25-17.40
Development of the PRONEtect practice guidance document regarding skin care considerations for the patient in the prone position: a gap analysis study and international expert collaboration by Anika Fourie
A quality approach to pressure injury/ulcer prevention using SEM Assessments in every day clinical practice by Vignesh Iyer
Making proning easy by Irena Pukiova