Connected Care Nursing Week 2024 Award Winners

Happy Nursing Week 2024!!  

Connected Care wishes to recognize every member of our Community of Practice! We are privileged to collaborate with you and thank you for your dedication to delivery of evidence-based paediatric nursing care and support for seamless transitions from hospital to home and community care.     

This year we are continuing with our Connected Care Nursing Week Awards to recognize the exceptional contribution and partnership of several members of our Connected Care Community of Practice. Congratulations to all!   

 Connected Care Good Catch Award 
This award goes to a nurse who has made a ‘Good Catch’ and acted on their nursing expertise to consult with Connected Care Live in identifying a gap and delivering safe nursing practice and prevent harm coming to a child in home and community care. 

  • Claire Harkness, RN – Family Managed Care   

  • Olga Katzman, RN – Bayshore   

  • Surat Ramos, RPN – VHA Home Healthcare  

 Connected Care Engagement Award – Homecare Provider 
This award goes to a homecare nurse who has strong engagement with Connected Care, consulting with the team to ask questions, actively participating in their education to build capacity in delivery of evidence-based paediatric nursing in home and community care. 

  • Lata Sharma, RN – Care Partners   

  • Mayra Bandeira, RN – Emily’s House   

  • Jessica Yee Lau, RPN – The Care Company  

Connected Care Engagement Award – Homecare Leader 
This award goes to a leader in paediatric homecare who has strong engagement with Connected Care, collaborating in the design and implementation of systems and structures to promote best practice and delivery of evidence-based paediatric nursing in home and community care. 

  • Angel Payawal, RPN & Sherry Shamin, RPN– Client Care Coordinators, Safehaven  

  • Emily Spring, RN – Clinical Practice Coach, SE Health  

  • Sandra Tedesco, RN – Regional Director, VHA Home Healthcare   

Connected Care Partnership Award 
This award goes to leaders in the paediatric health system who has partnered with Connected Care in program development to promote a shared standard of evidence-based paediatric nursing and seamless transitions from hospital to home and community care. 

  • Julie Rose, Family Advisor – SickKids 

  • ACE Space Nursing Team – SickKids  

  • Christina Yadav & Cindy Truong, Wound and Ostomy Nurses – SickKids   

Connected Care Interprofessional Practice Award 
This award goes to a healthcare provider or team who has collaborated with Connected Care in development of programs that promote evidence-based paediatric nursing and demonstrates excellence in interprofessional practice, education and leadership.  

  • Holland Bloorview Respiratory Therapists  

  • Kathy Netten, Social Worker Complex Care Program – SickKids