Noni MacDonald Award
Established in 2004, the Noni MacDonald Award is given annually in honour of the founding editor of Paediatrics & Child Health, the peer-reviewed journal of the Canadian Paediatric Society. It recognizes an author(s) whose article, published in the journal during the nomination year, has positively affected paediatrics, such as by raising awareness of an issue, presenting new scientific research, or instigating or potentially instigating change.
Current recipient(s): Andrea Eaton, MSc, RN, BScN, BPE
The Noni MacDonald Award recognizes an article in Paediatrics & Child Health that has positively affected paediatric medicine. This year’s award goes to the lead author of an article published in the June 2023 issue, titled Priority topics for child and family health research in community-based paediatric health care according to caregivers and health care professionals.
Andrea Eaton (Stevens) is a graduate of the University of Alberta, with a Bachelor of Physical Education, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, a Master of Science in Medical Sciences (paediatrics).
Andrea’s professional journey began as a registered nurse and clinical research nurse with the PEAK Research Team at the Stollery Children’s Hospital emergency department. Balancing her career with raising two young daughters, she returned to academia to pursue her MSc under the supervision of Dr. Geoff Ball and Dr. Michele Dyson. During her graduate studies, she led a community-engaged research project, focusing on identifying top priorities for child and family health research at a community healthcare centre. With exceptional support and teamwork from her co-authors, Priority topics for child and family health research in community-based paediatric health care according to caregivers and health care professionals was published in Paediatrics & Child Health as Andrea's first first-author publication. This work was supported by the Women and Children's Health Research Institute at the University of Alberta.
Andrea's work highlights her interest in stakeholder engagement and recognition of the importance of aligning research with the needs and values of patients, families, caregivers, and healthcare providers. Currently, Andrea is National Network Coordinator for Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC). In this capacity, she coordinates a network of health care researchers across 15 Canadian children’s hospitals, with the aim of enhancing paediatric emergency care through robust, multi-centre research.
About Dr. Noni MacDonald
Dr. Noni MacDonald was the founding editor of Paediatrics & Child Health. Dr. MacDonald has had a distinguished career in paediatric medicine and is a tireless advocate for the health and well-being of children and youth. She has held several university and hospital appointments, published extensively, garnered generous research support over many years, and contributes her expertise to numerous federal and provincial regulatory bodies.
Nominations
- Nominee(s) must have published an article in Paediatrics & Child Health in the previous year.
- The article published must have contributed to changes in policy or practice that have improved, or have the potential to improve, the health of children and/or youth.
- A selection panel will rate each nomination on these criteria:
- significance of contribution,
- importance of subject or problem,
- quality of presentation.
- Nominees need not be CPS members.
- Members of the following groups are not eligible for the award:
- Paediatrics & Child Health Editorial Board
- CPS Board of Directors
- CPS Awards Committee
Submissions
- A letter of support from the nominator clearly describing this contribution using the criteria listed above. Maximum three pages.
Submit your nominations using the Submit Nomination button.
Past recipients
Mary Lukindo, BSc(Med)
Rakhshan Kamran, BSc (Hons), MD(c) | DPhil Student
James Xu, MD et al.
Anna Taddio, PhD et al.
Dr. Michael Flavin
Bonnie Leadbeater, PhD et al
Dr. Jeff Brubacher, et al.
Evelyne Trottier, MD, et al.
Sherri Lynne Katz MD, et al.
Sarah E. Lawrence MD, et al.
Kristy Wittmeier PhD and Dr. Brandy Wicklow
Dr. Moshe Ipp and Dr. Anna Taddio
Dr. Ziad Solh and Dr. Kristi Adamo PhD
Dr. Daniel Trefler
Dr. Robert Harrison
Drs. Susan Rvachew and Rita Paul Sen-Gupta, Margaret L. de Wit and Dr. David McKeown
Drs. Susan Rvachew and Robert Savage
Dr. Harvey Guyda
Dr. Alice Chan-Yip
Last updated: May 22, 2024