| North Dakota Society of Health-System Pharmacists |
Health- System Pharmacist of the YearEstablished in 1998, this award is given annually to an individual of high moral character, good citizenship, and elevated professional ideals. The recipient has made significant contributions to health-system pharmacy, including sustained exemplary service, an outstanding single achievement, or a combination of accomplishments benefiting the profession and public health. These may include achievements or outstanding performance that relates to health-system pharmacy: Practice, education, or administration; Research or development; Organizational activities; Scientific or professional writing; Journalism; Public and/or inter-professional relations activities; or Law, legislation, regulation, or standards of professional conduct. | Award of Excellence in Medication Use SafetyMay be conferred annually to an individual or group of individuals in recognition of a specific recent contribution or achievement that has advanced the ability of hospital and health-system pharmacists in North Dakota to serve the needs of patients through improved medication safety processes. Pharmacists and non-pharmacists are eligible. The award is intended to recognize an individual or group of individuals for a recent singular, significant achievement or contribution rather than for career-long contributions. Include the following information when submitting your nomination: Professional position of the nominee (or individuals in a group) at the time of the contribution or achievement; Current professional position of the nominee or individuals in a group; Summary of the contribution or achievement; Brief statement about how the contribution or achievement advanced the ability of hospital and health-system pharmacists to serve the needs of patients, and Brief statement about why the contribution or achievement is of significance. |
Pharmacy Practice Literature AwardThe Pharmacy Practice Literature Award recognizes an outstanding original contribution to the peer-reviewed biomedical literature related to pharmacy practice in hospitals and health-systems. The award is given annually to the author(s) of an important contribution of original research relevant to health-system pharmacy practice published during the calendar year preceding the state convention. Eligibility: The article submitted for the Pharmacy Practice Literature Award must have been published in a PubMed-indexed, peer-reviewed biomedical journal in the last calendar year. This article will be included in the nomination. For this award, the applicant must be a pharmacist. The applicant must be either the first or second author listed on the nominated article. To be eligible for this award, the applicant must have participated in each of the following: Substantial contributions to conception and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; Drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; and Final approval of the version to be published. | Best Practice AwardThis award has recognized outstanding practitioners in health-system pharmacy who have successfully implemented innovative systems that demonstrate best practices in health-system pharmacy. Eligibility: Applicants must be practicing in a health-system setting, such as an ambulatory care clinic, chronic care, home health care, inpatient care, or outpatient pharmacy. More than one successful program from a health system may be submitted for consideration. Applicants will be judged based on the following criteria: Originality and innovative nature of the program, Significance of the program to the health system, Demonstration of improvements, Significance of the program to pharmacy practice advancement, and Quality of the descriptive report. |
Past NDSHP Award Recipients
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