Dr. Peter Selby and CAMH NDS awarded the inaugural Ivan Silver Innovation Award
May 16/2013
Dr. Peter Selby and the CAMH Nicotine Dependence Service (NDS) are excited to report that on May 7th, 2013 they were the recipients of the inaugural Ivan Silver Innovation Award, presented by the University of Toronto’s Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development (CEPD), in honour of Dr. Ivan Silver, past Vice Dean of CEPD. This award recognizes individuals and teams who have developed and delivered an innovative initiative that aims to affect health professional performance or health outcomes. The NDS provides formal training to organizations and health professionals offering smoking cessation treatment, to tailor implementation models to the needs of specific organizations, and provide ongoing coaching, support and education to individuals and agencies providing smoking cessation to their clients.
More information about the NDS initiatives can be found here:
CAN-ADAPTT Project: www.can-adaptt.net
TEACH Project: www.teachproject.ca
STOP Study: www.stopstudy.ca