lakehead nursing professors receive teaching innovation award from coupn

(may 7, 2008 - thunder bay, on) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's karen poole, director of nursing, and pat sevean, school of nursing professor, have received the 2008 teaching innovation award, and are the only recipients in this category. developed this year by the council of ontario university programs in nursing (coupn), the award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to nursing education through innovative teaching practice.

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offered for the past six years, the forum has evolved into a two-day event. it offers keynote speakers and workshops, gives 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 the opportunity to present their posters or papers, and involves partner organizations such as thunder bay regional health sciences centre, st. joseph's care group, thunder bay district health unit, and the registered nurses association of ontario local region 12 chapter.

"lakehead's school of nursing - its community profile, its relationship with partner organizations, and its ability to cultivate intellectual invigoration in 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 - is much more advanced as a result of this initiative, as developed by karen and pat," says dr. ian newhouse, dean of lakehead's faculty of professional schools. "this award is fitting recognition of both karen and pat's outstanding contributions to nursing education."

in addition to the teaching innovation award, coupn has also offered the award for excellence in supporting nursing education by an agency, service or unit; doctoral dissertation award; excellence in professional nursing practice at the undergraduate student level award; excellence in teaching award; masters student award of excellence; preceptor recognition award; and the award for strategic contribution to nursing education award for the first time this year.

both poole and sevean will travel to toronto to receive their awards on may 9.

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media: to arrange interviews with either award recipient, please contact communications officer heather scott at 807-343-8177, commun@lakeheadu.ca; or director of communications eleanor abaya at 807-343-8372 or eabaya@lakeheadu.ca.

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