Patient Safety: Our Number One Priority

“Quality: Our Number One Priority”

CII - JGH Nursing Innovation Award Abstract Deadline: Friday April 16th, 2012 Call for Abstracts

Would you or members of your nursing unit like to develop an innovating idea addressing quality of care? The Conseil des infirmières et infirmiers (CII) is proud to invite you to participate in an innovation challenge!

The challenge is open to all nursing units and outpatient clinics. Entries may be individual or consist of a team of multidisciplinary members. Submissions will be reviewed by the members of the CII and the top three submissions will be awarded “2012 Council of Nurses Champions of Innovation” teams. Entries will be judged on creativity, leadership, quality, efficiency and patient safety.

The top three winning entries, as well as all submissions, will be highlighted during Nurses’ Week, May 7 to 11 2012, at the CII General Assembly. In addition, the top three winners will receive financial funding towards the initiation of their project. During a three year data collection, winners will be asked to present to the Council of Nurses (CII) the status of their project on a yearly basis with the end goal being to meet the eligibility criteria to submit their projects to the OIIQ regional contest (please refer to the Order des Infirmières et Infirmiers du Quebec website for more information). Continued guidance and encouragement will be provided by the CII members throughout the course of project development.

This competition’s goal is to:

1) Highlight the contribution of diverse approaches and critical thinking skills used by nurses in delivering care to our patients and/or families.

2) Advance the nursing profession and enable the exchange of information between professionals.

3) Export JGH creativity by submitting winning projects to Prix Innovation Clinique held by the ORIIM/L. Submission Guidelines

Abstracts should be 500 words or less and must include the following:

Front Page  Title of Innovation project  Author or co-author(s) of the project noting professional contribution (must be a member of the CII.) Note: All nurses are members of the CII.  Contact person along with a phone number and email address where he/she can be contacted.

Section I  Summary of the problem at the root for innovation: - Why is this project important for patient safety? - Does it demonstrate nursing creativity, leadership and professional development in the context of health care services delivered? - Is there literature to explain and support your proposal?

Section II  Main objectives of the project: - Description of the patient population that is targeted. - Methodology used: resources (e.g. financial, personnel, equipment) needed to implement the project on your unit or, if appropriate, hospital wide.

Section III  Effects on the quality of nursing care. - Do your effects promote efficiency and client and/or family satisfaction? - What are the consequences of your project on your organization of care, nursing services and quality of professional development?  Description of the anticipated project results. - Does the project have the ability to sustain data collection for the next three years (2012, 2013 and 2014)?

Abstracts must be submitted by email. If you need additional information or assistance in developing your abstract, please contact one of the email addresses below.

Thank you, Debby Teasdale, inf. [email protected] Charline El Habre, inf. 7NW. [email protected]