IBD Nurse of the Year Award
The IBD Nurse of the Year Award recognizes a nurse who has demonstrated exceptional dedication to the clinical care of patients living with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis.
This award recognizes nurses whose compassion, expertise, and unwavering commitment have made a profound and lasting impact on the lives of their patients and families.
The IBD Nurse of the Year is celebrated not only for their clinical excellence, but for the trust, gratitude, and admiration expressed by those they serve. Recipients exemplify the highest standards of patient-centered care, advocating tirelessly for their patients, offering guidance and support often beyond the normal “office” hours.
This award acknowledges those remarkable nurses whose steadfast devotion elevates the quality of care across the field of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) nursing.
The IBD Nurse of the Year recipient will be recognized at the annual Meeting of the Minds conference in Toronto.
Nominations for this award close on August 21, 2026, 5:00 pm ET. The recipient will be notified by the end of September.
Nomination Criteria
- Open to IBD nurses in Canada
- Nominations may be submitted by patients or fellow healthcare professionals
Past Recipients
2025 Karen Bairan, Vancouver, BC
2024 Shauna Hill, New Westminster, BC
2023 Amanda Swain, Vancouver, BC
2022 Heather Bélanger, Ottawa, ON
2021 Kelly Chavez, Montreal, QC
2020 Krista Uusoue, Toronto ON
2019 Barbara Currie, Halifax, NS
2018 Joan Heatherington, Calgary, AB
Nomination Form
Nominations for this award are now closed. Please check back later to nominate a candidate for the 2027 award.
Contact
For questions about Crohn's and Colitis Canada research grants or awards, please contact:
Research Grants Administrator
Tel: (416) 920-5035 ext. 252
Email: research...crohnsandcolitis...ca