BHS International Nurse Day symposium 16 May 2024
 

The Belgian Hematology Society (BHS), with the support from AbbVie, has the pleasure of announcing the "AbbVie Nurse Care Trophy", which is dedicated to improving the patient journey.

Type of projects that can be submitted:

- The implementation of initiatives both in hospital or outpatient setting (but with a link to the hospital)

- A request for continued education via the participation in exchange programs with hospitals in Belgiun and beyond or in events/traning sessions for nurses.

 

Nurses involved in hematological care, are invited to submit their projects and apply for the AbbVie Nurse Care Trophy. All information on application rules and prize can be found below.

Project Submission Deadline: Monday, 6 May 2024, at midnight CET.

The Awardees will be announced during the BHS International Nurse Day event 2024 to be held on 16 May at Hof Ter Musschen.

Check out the flyer and spread the word among your colleagues!

 

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS ABBVIE NURSE CARE TROPHY 2024

Who can apply?

The candidate must fulfil all criteria below:

  • Be a natural person
  • Be a nurse involved in hematological care
  • Be a member of the BHS (non-profit organisation), to which the funding will be wired
  • May not be an employee of the pharmaceutical industry

The projects must meet the following criteria:

  • The project puts the patient first
  • The project is related to improving patient care
  • The project has no commercial objectives
  • The project has no link with a phamaceutical product
  • The project is not a clinical project research
  • The project is cost-efficient (resources are planned to be used optimally)
  • The project can be implemented in the short to medium term
  • The funding cannot be used to cover standard operating costs of the institution, and cannot result in any potential personal benefit (payment only to a non-profit institution, no entertaiment or recreational activities, no items which could be used for other reasosn, e.g. laptopts, mobile phones or other similar items)

Application requirements

The application must be made via the online submission tool and must be preferably be written in English, but applications in French and Dutch are highly accepted. 

  • an informative form containing the different project members
  • a detailed project form with a maximum of 3 pages including a budget estimate, a cause, goal & plan of action 

Template can be downloaded Example project submission AbbVie Nurse Care Trophy 2024.docx

Award(s)

The jury may select up to 3 winning projects that will contribute to the optimisation of care for patients with blood disorders, which will be awarded with a prize up to EUR 15.000 to be split into one prize of EUR 10.000, a second prize of EUR 5.000, and a last prize of EUR 2.000 if a third project is retained.

This award has been made possible with an unrestricted grant from AbbVie.