Application Deadline Extended for Fifth Annual International Bayada Award for Technological Innovation in Nursing Education and Practice.

Submissions for $10,000 in cash awards moved to May 19

PHILADELPHIA -- Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions (CNHP) announced that the deadline for the fifth annual Bayada Award for Technological Innovation in Nursing Education and Practice is now extended to May 19. The award, sponsored by brothers Mel and Mark Baiada, recognizes the importance of incorporating technology in nursing for improved patient outcomes.

Two $5,000 cash awards will be presented: one to a nursing educator whose innovation leads to improved student clinical competency or efficiency of curriculum delivery, and one to a practicing nurse whose innovation leads to improved patient care. A blind judging will be performed with the judges considering the technology's innovativeness and impact. The technology must be in use six months or longer. To apply for the award, visit: http://www.drexel.edu/cnhp/bayada/application.asp. Resubmissions from previous years are welcome.

Winners will be recognized at the Drexel University Nursing Education Institute conference in Atlantic City, NJ on Friday, June 27, 2008.

The award is sponsored by J. Mark Baiada, Founder, Bayada Nurses and Mel Baiada, Benefactor, Drexel University's Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship in Technology.

Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions enrolls approximately 3,000 students and 30,000 nurses taking continuing education courses, annually. The College includes 16 programs, 125 full-time faculty and affiliations with some of the finest health care institutions in the U.S. The College's programs are designed to build knowledge, improve practice and culturally competent care, foster professional integrity, and ultimately improve the health outcomes of patients, families, and communities across the continuum of care. For more information on Drexel University or other programs in Drexel's College of Nursing and Health Professions, visit http://cnhp.drexel.edu.