Patient Safety Award

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The Patient Safety Award recognizes research and/or care improvement projects designed to meet the Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals. Favor will be given to those applicants that demonstrate innovative and forward-thinking approaches, as well as measurable and replicable improvement. One recipient will be selected from each of two categories: Residents/Fellows and Practicing Neurologists.

Presentation

Recipients are expected to give a 10-minute presentation of their research or care improvement project during the Patient Safety Colloquium at the 65th AAN Annual Meeting.

Recipient will receive:

• Certificate of recognition
• $500 prize
• Complimentary registration for 65th Annual Meeting
• Recognition in the 2013 Awards Luncheon program at 65th Annual Meeting

Eligibility

• Applicant or nominee must be a member in good standing of the AAN with a Junior member type for the Resident/Fellow award; or Active, Active Corresponding, Fellow, or Fellow Corresponding member type for the Practicing Neurologist award
• Applicant or nominee must be a lead investigator or designer of the research or care improvement project

  Application Procedure

  To be eligible for the award, the applicant must submit:

  1. An online application
  2. Current curriculum vitae
  3. At least 1 letter of recommendation or nomination
  4. A 1 page summary of the research or care improvement project

  Deadline

  The deadline for this award is December 1, 2012. Click below to apply or nominate a colleague online now.

  For more information, please contact Amy Wallace at awallace@aan.com or (612) 928-6072.

  This award is made possible by a grant from Professional Risk Management Services, Inc., manager of The Neurologists' Program (TNP).

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