New Hospital Pharmacy Practitioner Award

Description

This award recognizes a hospital pharmacy practitioner who through their service to  patient care, to education or research, to the profession and CSHP, is worthy of a  recognition that denotes promising leadership, dedication and commitment to practice  excellence and professional growth. The award will be presented to the successful  nominee at the CSHP-SK Branch AGM and Educational Sessions. The recipient will receive a plaque commemorating their achievement.
Submissions of Nominations
Procedure The nomination of a candidate for this award shall be submitted no later than the  deadline determined annually by the Awards Chair. All nominations shall be submitted  to the Awards Committee, in writing, with substantiating background information. Submissions may be sent electronically to the Awards Committee Chair. All nominees shall be reviewed against the criteria for the award by the Executive Committee of the CSHP-SK Branch.

Deadline

 The deadline for nominations for this award will be communicated in Spring 2025
Nomination forms Nomination forms will be linked here in Spring 2025
Selection of Candidates

The candidate will be a member in good standing of CSHP Saskatchewan Branch and selection shall be based on:

  • No more than 5 years of involvement in hospital pharmacy practice
  • Membership in professional organizations
  • Positions held in professional organizations
  • Publications and presentations
  • Service to patient care and other professional involvement in pharmacy or  related fields
  • Participation in research, business or academic activities
  • CSHP involvement
Judging Rubric

Nominee is currently a CSHP-SK Branch member

Yes

Less than 5 years of hospital/ambulatory pharmacy experience

Yes

Excellence in patient care and pharmacy  practice

Consider:

  • Formal leadership in clinical pharmacy practice (e.g., Clinical Coordinator, Clinical  Support Pharmacist, etc.) 
  • Informal leadership in clinical pharmacy practice (e.g., role model for other  pharmacists)  
  • Evidence of exemplary patient care 
  • Contributions to local practice change  
  • Involvement in patient safety initiatives 
  • Participation in development of pre-printed order sets, procedures, policies, etc..

/10

Ambassador/advocate of the  profession

Consider:

  • Contributions, impacts, and influence in interprofessional teams
  • Role in advocating for increased pharmacist scope of practice 
  • Experience practicing in clinical areas previously without pharmacist support
  • Role in securing funding for pharmacists in new clinical areas
  • Involvement in non-pharmacy specific professional organizations

/5

Teaching/Mentorship

Consider:

  • Post-graduate credentials in education-related field 
  • Preceptorship of pharmacy students and residents
  • Involvement with Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada (AFPC) or Canadian  Pharmacy Residency Board (CPRB)
  • Involvement in education of other health sciences students (e.g., Family Medicine  Unit academic half days)
  • Clinical faculty, cross-appointment
  • Lectureship
  • Skills lab instructing 
  • Notable mentorship of new staff
  • Quality of student feedback, receptiveness to feedback
  • Enthusiasm and passion for teaching

/5
Academic Works and Knowledge Translation

Consider:

  • Investigator/co-investigator on research projects
  • Grants received 
  • Authorship/co-authorship of peer-reviewed publications (e.g., article, abstract,  poster, presentation) 
  • Editorship  
  • Peer reviewing  
  • Creation of accredited or non-accredited professional development (e.g., newsletters, SHA rounds, CSHP webinars, etc.) 
  • Involvement in local publications (e.g., provincial nomogram)
 /3

Other Considerations

Examples: 

  • Mentorship, teaching, preceptorship 
  • Participation and leadership in interprofessional initiatives 
  • Organizational relationship capital, reputation and/or distinction in the organization
  • Evidence of professional growth since start of career 
  • Appointment to provincial, national, or international organizations, committees, or  initiatives (e.g., grant committee member, white paper co-author, CDEC member,  etc.) 
  • Contributions to the profession, projects, and or/innovations have been recognized  nationally either by nomination for award(s), receipt of award(s), or publicized by a  national health care organization (e.g., CSHP, CPhA, CFPC, etc.)

/2

Total

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Past Recipients

2007 - Bonnie Geall
2008 - Lynette Kolodziejak (Kosar)
2009 - James Lacey
2010 - Zack Dumont
2011 - Angela McKinnon
2012 - Amy Wiebe
2013 - Kelly Kizlyk
2014 - Jaris Swidrovich
2015 - Ashley Clarke
2016 - Melanie Harding
2017 - Jacqueline Myers
2018 - Caitlin Roy
2019 - Aleta Schellenberg
2020 - Amy Soubolsky
2021 - Kaitlyn Tress
2022 - Katherine DeMong
2023 - Janelle Kraft
2024 - Jada Baker Danyluk