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Report 11th Congress of the EAPC
Vienna, Austria, 7-10 May 2009
EAPC Young Investigator Award
For the first time in 2009, the EAPC are pleased to present three prizes for a young (novice) scientist in the field of palliative care who has recently, or is currently, making an outstanding contribution to research and/or academic teaching. This award is designed to recognise the work of this person and to highlight their personal career development and their potential for the future. There was a call for nominations and applications in the autumn of 2008, with 18 people applying from 10 countries.
The winners of the 2009 EAPC Young Investigators Award are:
| 1st Prize: |
Jenny van der Steen – The Netherlands |
Free registration to 11th EAPC congress, Vienna on 7-10 of May 2009 and her inclusion in the Scientific Programme of the Congress with a presentation in a parallel session or free communication session. |
| 2nd Prize: |
Catherine Walshe – UK |
Free registration to 11th EAPC congress, Vienna on 7-10 of May 2009 and her inclusion in
the Scientific Programme of the Congress with a presentation in a parallel or free communication session. |
| 3rd Prize: |
Martin Fegg – Germany |
Free registration to 11th EAPC congress, Vienna on 7-10 of May 2009 and his inclusion in
the Scientific Programme of the Congress with a presentation in a parallel session or free communication session. |
The evaluation panel was composed of the EAPC board members:
Prof. Sheila Payne, Dr. Per Sjøgren and Dr. Maria Nabal, who expressed that it has been a difficult decision with many strong applicants.
The following were the criteria which must be evident in the applications:
- A strong interest in research in palliative care
- How candidates link research ideas to EAPC research priorities
- Evidence of academic development
- Evidence of clinical and/or applied development
- Quality of application – detail, methods of research, relevance to palliative care.
- An obvious work plan showing personal development
- Evidence of supervision and post graduate training
- Environment candidates have worked in
- Contribution to EAPC
- Evidence of publication
- Evidence of ability to do a presentation (plenary) in English
The set of criteria to the evaluation of the applications was simple rating scale:
0. no evidence,
1. some evidence,
2. strong evidence, for each of the suggested pointed.
Click here to view the list of the applicants.
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