This award recognizes a health services leader who has successfully implemented evidence-informed innovations in care and service delivery.

» The 2010 recipient: Dr. Judith Ritchie

as a continuum that extends from the initial good idea to subsequent best practice (an innovation with a local track record of success), and finally to research-based evidence (best practice with proven generalisable value).”

Jonathan Lomas (2007). Formalised Informality: An action plan to spread proven health innovations. Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health

The winner receives:

  

  • A certificate and an award of $15,000 to be used in the following year for activities aimed at sharing knowledge and experience, in a way designated by the winner, to inspire similar innovation across the country
  • Travel, accommodations and registration to the CEO Forum to receive the award

    

Who is eligible for this award?

    

  • Individuals who have demonstrated evidence-informed leadership throughout their career or who have led the implementation of a single, major evidence-based innovation are eligible.  The innovation must be informed by research and demonstrate system-level impact. Pilot or demonstration projects do not qualify
  • Individuals must be working in a senior management position in a healthcare organization (hospital, community health centre, regional health authority, provincial ministry, community health agency or other)
  • Nominees must be currently active in their organization and in the health services field, in order to be able to use the $15,000 award to transfer their knowledge and experience   

 

 

   

 

     

    

For additional information, please send inquiries to grantsandawards@chsrf.ca.

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