ORNAC’s PERIOPERATIVE NURSES WEEK CONTESTS
THEME CONTEST is Now Closed! Thanks to all who submitted!
(Open to Members and Associates) Starts again November 14th, 2022-December 15th, 2022
Submit your theme suggestions for our next Perioperative Nurses Week 2021. Email your submission to info@ornac.ca
Deadline for submissions is DECEMBER 15th, 2022.
Winning theme will be chosen from all submissions received by the deadline .
Theme Prizes: 1st - 1-2025 conference registration
2nd- 1 copy of the ORNAC Standards (hard copy or electronic)
POSTER CONTEST (Open to Members and Associates) January 15th, 2023-March 15th, 2023
EXTENDED TO END JUNE 2023!!
Submit your poster suggestions, based on the winning theme, in pdf form for our next Perioperative Nurses Week . Email your submission to info@ornac.ca
Deadline for submissions is END JUNE 2023!!
The winning poster will be chosen based on creativity and relevance to the theme from all submissions received by the deadline . The winning poster will be available for all members and associates to download, will be highlighted during Perioperative Nurses Week activites, and published in the ORNAC Newsletter/Journal.
PRIZE-Winner will receive one registration to the 2025 ORNAC Conference.
VIDEO AND WRITTEN CONTEST (Open to Members and Associates) January 15th-September 1st
ORNAC would like to hear and see your thoughts and ideas and encourages you to enter our contest and submit either a written piece, or a short video that reflects your understanding of the chosen theme. Get out your devices and demonstrate how your team lives and celebrates the year's Perioperative Nurses Week theme.
Deadline for submissions is September 1, 2023
PRIZES-Winners will be announced during Perioperative Nurses Week
Video 1st - 3-2025 conference registrations;
2nd- 1 copy of the ORNAC Standards (hard copy or electronic)
Your video will be shown during the opening ceremonies at the next ORNAC conference and you or your team will be featured in the newsletter or ORNAC Journal.
Prizes are non-transferable and are only allocated to members who contributed to the production of the submission. If the team is greater then 3 contributors, all team members will be acknowledged. It is up to the discretion of the team to allocate the complimentary registrations.
Written (500 word limit) 1 st - 1-2025 conference registration;
2nd- 1 copy Standards (hard copy or electronic)
Prizes are non-transferable and are only allocated to onw member who contributed to the production of the submission. If there is greater then 1 contributor, all team members will be acknowledged. It is up to the discretion of the team to allocate the complimentary registrations.
JUDGING
Video and Written Submissions will be judged by the ORNAC Standards Committee and the ORNAC Board of Directors based on the following:
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Relevance: the annual theme is highlighted with enthusiasm and passion
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Best Practices: the content reflects best practices and adheres to the ORNAC Standards, Guideline, Position Statements for Registered Nurses (current edition)
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Communication: the topic is presented in a clear, concise and confident manner.
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Creativity: video has creative elements.
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Production: video quality is clear, easily visualized and the sound can be heard clearly.
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HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Deadline for Submissions as indicated above Send your submissions to info@ornac.ca
- Contest is open to all Members and Associates of ORNAC.
If you are not a member, please consider joining us today!
- Individual and/or team submissions are accepted.
- Video Submissions
- Complete a short video (no longer than 3 minutes) on what the Perioperative Nurses Week theme means to you.
- Videos links should be sent to info@ornac.ca
- Written Submissions
- Essay or poem on the chosen theme.
WINNERS OF THE 2022 VIDEO CONTEST- RACHELLE LESY, et al Brandon MB
Link to winning video- please note, not downloadable
WINNER OF THE 2022 WRITTEN CONTEST- DAWN MLADEN, Binbrook, ON
Winning Essay
Temoignage
WINNERS OF THE 2021 VIDEO CONTEST- BCIT PERIOPERATIVE NURSING SPECIALTY PROGRAM-CONGRATULATIONS!
Adapting and Evolving in a Changing World
WINNER OF THE 2021 WRITTEN CONTEST- JILL CLARK, RED DEER, ALBERTA-CONGRATULATIONS!
Pandemic Operations Facing Adversity with Grace, Adapting and Evolving
WINNERS OF THE 2020 VIDEO CONTEST- No submissions
WINNERS OF THE 2020 WRITTEN CONTEST- Rachelle Lesy, Stephanie Phillips, Vanessa Ferdinand (Manitoba) Click here to access the winning poem.
WINNERS OF THE 2019 VIDEO CONTEST- St. Martha's Regional Hospital, Antigonish, Nova Scotia! Congratulations!!
2019 Perioperative Nurses Week Winner -Unified Voice for Excellence in Patient Safety
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