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THE NURSE PRACTITIONER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES ITS 2009-2010 SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

Bellevue, WA, October 5, 2009 - The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation today announced its 2009-2010 Student Scholarships & Awards Program.  This program includes 3 scholarships and 17 awards.  ALL SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARD APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY NOVEMBER 15, 2009.

Applications are available on the NPHF website (http://www.nphealthcarefoundation.org).  Scholarships and awards are available for the 2009-2010 academic year in the following areas:

1.  NPHF/ARNPs United Primary Care Outcomes Research Award- awarded to a Washington State NP or nurse midwifery graduate student or practicing NP or nurse midwife whose research is in the area of patient-related outcomes or effectiveness of nurse practitioner/nurse midwife provided primary care. The recipient will receive an initial award of $1,000.  Upon completion of the project, an additional $500 will be awarded to the recipient for dissemination of outcomes.  The project must be completed within 2 years.

            One award                                Amount of award:  $1,500

(Supported through an educational grant from ARNPs United of Washington State)

2.  NPHF/AstraZeneca Diversity Scholarship Program- three (3) scholarships will be awarded to minority NP graduate students.  Priority will be given to students who have demonstrated a commitment to caring for minority/underserved populations.

                        Three scholarships                    Amount of each award:  $4,000

            (Supported through an educational grant from AstraZeneca)

3.  NPHF/sanofi-pasteur Health Through Immunizations Awards- three (3) awards will be given to NPs whose research or educational project is in the area of immunizations.  Each recipient will receive an initial award of $2,500.  Upon completion of the project, an additional $1,000 will be awarded to each recipient to support project dissemination (e.g., travel expenses for presenting at a national meeting; editing a paper for publication; preparing a poster, etc.).  Project must be completed within 2 years.  The target audience may be patients, the general public, or healthcare professionals.

            Three (3) awards                        Amount of each award:  $3,500

(Supported through an educational grant from sanofi pasteur)

            4.   NPHF/Pfizer Community Innovations Grant Program- eight (8) awards will be given to practicing NPs or NP graduate students to foster innovation at the local community level in areas of service, education, or research. Grants will be awarded based on the quality of project, the target community and the anticipated value of the project to the community.  Each recipient will receive an initial award of $2,500.  Upon completion of the project, an additional $1,000 will be awarded to each recipient for dissemination of outcomes.  The project must be completed within 2 years.

                        Eight (8) awards                        Amount of each award: $3,500

            (Supported through an educational grant from Pfizer, Inc.)

            5.  NPHF/Purdue Pharma Pain Management Awards- five (5) awards will be given to graduate NP students or practicing NPs to support research or educational projects related to pain management. Priority will be given to projects that target pain relief while avoiding misuse/abuse/diversion. Each recipient will receive an initial award of $3,500.  Upon completion of the project, an additional $1,500 will be award to each recipient to support project dissemination (e.g., travel expenses for presenting at a national meeting; editing a paper for publication; preparing a poster, etc.).  The project must be completed within 2 years.

                        Five (5) awards                          Amount of each award: $5,000

            (Supported through an educational grant from Purdue Pharma L.P.)

Information about eligibility criteria, deadlines, and applications is available on the NPHF website:  http://www.nphealthcarefoundation.org.  Click on Projects & Programs.

Click here for additional information.

2009 Course Dates

October 13 - November 3, 2009

November 17 - December 8, 2009

This course offers 8.5 CNS contact hours. 

 Click here for additional information.

1. Newsletter team (write articles, help to plan newsletter content, recruit authors, edit content)
2. Virtual community team (develop content, update site, facilitate discussions, projects)
3. Membership ( welcome new members; encourage SIG involvement; mentoring)
4. Congress Meeting (spread information about SIG meeting, greet SIG meeting attendees, take photos, distribute handouts, collect surveys/evaluations, greet people at the SIG poster)
5. Discriminatory language (collect data to identify examples of health care language and forms that are discriminatory to NPs, plan action)
6. Ask Katherine ( a way to share information with colleagues about being an oncology NP and to discuss the issues faced by oncology NPs)
7. Certification challenge (plan and implement strategies to increase awareness about oncology NP certification)
8. Your project (your ideas are put into action)

If interested in any of the above projects, contact Barbara Biedrzycki, NP SIG Coordinator, at NPBiedrzycki@aol.com.

Thank you for your interest in helping our NP SIG achieve its mission to promote high professional standards and foster the professional development of oncology nurse practitioners in their role as advanced practice nurses in oncology.

It is a time to focus on the need for mentoring and to assure a brighter future. You can partricipate by becoming a mentor or mentee through the Nurse Practitioner SIG Mentoring Program.

Did you know that the Nurse Practitioner SIG provides a formal mentoring program for oncology nurse professionals? Joining is easy. To enroll, visit www.3creekmentoring.com/ONS to start the process.

Mentoring relationships officially begin once a mentee contacts a prospective mentor (through the online program) and both parties agree to a mentoring arrangement. These relationships are ongoing with the majority of communication occurring by email and through the online program. However, mentors and mentees may also connect in-person or by telephone (at their own expense) as deemed appropriate and convenient for them.

Mentoring relationships can be either short or long in duration. However, participants should be willing to make a minimum commitment of two hours per month to the program. If at anytime an arrangement is not meeting the desired expectations, a mentor or mentee can be paired with another member participating in the program.

Please direct any questions to membership@ons.org.