2023 CVAA/BD Excellence in Vascular Access Management & Infusion Therapy Award
Regional and National Winners:
First Place/NATIONAL and REGIONAL Winner – Bryan Kitchen, Clinical Resource Nurse Vascular Access PICC Program, Health Sciences Centre, MB
Second Place/REGIONAL Winner – Nadine Smith, Clinical Educator, Infusion Therapy, IWK Children’s Hospital NS
2022 CVAA/BD Excellence in Vascular Access Management & Infusion Therapy Award
Regional and National Winners:
First Place/NATIONAL and REGIONAL Winner – Lollita Rahaman, William Osler Health System, Brampton, ON
Second Place/REGIONAL Winner – Sandra Vaz-Gonsalves, Alberta Health Services - Peter Lougheed Centre, Calgary, AB
Third Place/REGIONAL Winner – Kimberlei Dool, Chilliwack General Hospital, Chilliwack, BC
2021 CVAA/BD Excellence in Vascular Access Management & Infusion Therapy Award
Regional and National Winners:
First Place/NATIONAL and REGIONAL Winner – Krista Getson, Prince County Hospital, Summerside PE
Second Place/REGIONAL Winner – Demar Thompson, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Bermuda
Third Place/REGIONAL Winner – Patricia Connick, PConnick Consulting, Bracebridge, ON
2020 CVAA/BD Excellence in Vascular Access Management & Infusion Therapy Award
Regional and National Winners:
First Place/NATIONAL Winner – Julia Casey, NB Watch her award presentation here
Second Place/REGIONAL Winner – Chanda MacDonald, NS Watch her award presentation here
Third Place/REGIONAL Winner – Miranda Harrington (Board Student Ambassador), Madolyn Connolly and Catherine Farmer joint founding members of McGill Ingram School of Nursing (ISON) Vascular Access Student Club (VASC) Watch their award presentation here
Watch the full award presentation intro here
2019 CVAA/BD Excellence in Vascular Access Management & Infusion Therapy Award
Regional and National Winners:
First Place/NATIONAL Winner – Tracey Hagan-O'Connor, PEI
Second Place/REGIONAL Winner – Kathleen Toth, BC
Third Place/REGIONAL Winner – Nicole Jackson, Bermuda
2018 CVAA/BD Excellence in Vascular Access Management & Infusion Therapy Award
Regional and National Winners:
First Place/NATIONAL Winner – Tannia Agnot-Johnston, Winnipeg, MB
Second Place/REGIONAL Winner – Janice Buttle, New Glasgow, NS
Third Place/REGIONAL Winner – Nancy Friesen, Winnipeg, MB
2017 CVAA/BD Excellence in Vascular Access Management & Infusion Therapy Award
Regional and National Winners:
• First Place/NATIONAL Winner – Shelley Lacelle, Sudbury, ON
• Second Place/REGIONAL Winner – Cathy Duerksen, Vancouver, BC
• Third Place/REGIONAL Winner – Nathan Best, Vancouver, BC
2016 CVAA/BD Excellence in Optimal Vascular Access & Infusion Therapy Award
Regional and National Winners:
• East (Quebec and Maritime provinces) NATIONAL – Kim Bowness - Health PEI Prince County Hospital - Alberton, PE
• West (BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba) REGIONAL – Kristie Naayer - Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre - Abbotsford, BC
• Central (Ontario, Bermuda) REGIONAL – Carmen Cernusca - Niagara Health System - Welland, ON
2015 CVAA/BD Excellence in Infusion Therapy Award
Regional and National Winners:
• West (BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba) NATIONAL – Cherie Pinkerton - Winnipeg, MB
• Central (Ontario, Bermuda) REGIONAL – Daphne Broadhurst and Diane Roscoe - Ottawa, ON
2014 CVAA/BD Excellence in Infusion Therapy Award
Regional and National Winners:
• West (BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba) NATIONAL – Tami Jemson - Lake Country, BC
• Central (Ontario, Bermuda) REGIONAL – Kristin Goncalves - Mississauga, ON
• East (Quebec and Maritime provinces) REGIONAL – France Paquet - Montreal, QC