Dorothy Mandelstam Award 2009 /2010

							                               Dorothy Mandelstam Award 2011
The ACA are delighted to announce the 2011 Dorothy Mandelstam award. This award acknowledges
the pioneering continence work of Dorothy who was a founder member of the ACA.

The award
This is an annual award of £1000.00; the winner will be invited to present at the annual ACA conference,
the award incorporates conference attendance and expenses leaving a monetary award in the region of
£500.00. The winner and runners up will be encouraged to submit their articles for publication.

Award criteria
All applicants must be members of the ACA.
Applicants should submit either a 2000 word case study on a chosen aspect of continence care or a
2000 word paper on a continence service development that improves the quality of patient care. The
chosen aspect of continence care must apply to a particular group of patients, for example

        1. Gender specific

        2. Disease / condition specific, e.g. Parkinson’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Dementia, Stroke,
           spinal cord injury,

        3. Age specific, e.g. Paediatrics/teenagers/elderly

        4. Learning disabilities

All submissions should:

   Describe clearly why the chosen aspect of continence care is significant and or unique to that
    particular group of patients.
   Include relevant assessment criteria where appropriate
   Include the use of evidence (research / literature / national guidelines) to inform, change and
    improve practice.
   Demonstrate improved quality of patient care
   Demonstrate innovation, productivity or prevention
   Identify areas requiring further development
   Include a front title page – name and details should only appear on this page
   Respect patient confidentiality
   Avoid mentioning the manufacturer or distributer of any product by name
   Include a literature review
   Use Harvard referencing system
   Use 12 font / double spaced
   Adhere to the 2000 word limit (only 10% over is allowed)
                     ALL OF THE ABOVE MUST BE INCLUDED TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE AWARD

   Application
Completed case studies should be submitted electronically to Fitwise, info@fitwise.co.uk by 30th March 2011.
Judges ACA education group.