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Ellen L. Stovall Award Nominations and Selection

The Stovall Award is given annually to two recipients who have improved the care and lives of cancer survivors and their families — one health care provider and one patient advocate or advocacy organization. Read below for detailed nominee criteria. Nominations for the 2021 Stovall Award are closed.

Award Eligibility and Criteria

The following are eligible for Stovall Award consideration:

Cancer survivors
Health care providers (nurses, oncology care teams and practices, physicians, social workers)
Health plans or other third-party payers
NCCS Cancer Policy and Advocacy Team (CPAT) Members
Patient advocates/Patient advocacy organizations
Other individuals or organizations impacting cancer care

Note: Nominations will be considered only for individuals or
organizations within the United States.

2019 Stovall Award Honorees Brereton and Dornsife and presenters 800x400 1

2019 Stovall Awards Presentation: (L to R) Rep. Matt Cartwright, Dr. Harmar Brereton, NCCS CEO Shelley Fuld Nasso, Dana Dornsife, Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, Sen. Bob Casey. (Photo: Leslie E. Kossoff/LK Photos)

Nominee Criteria

Cancer advocates/advocacy organizations with excellence in these areas:

Promoting the principles of patient-centeredness, especially emphasizing access to care, respect for patient preferences, and coordination and integration of care.
Engaging patients, families, and caregivers to inform the process of improving the delivery of quality cancer care.
Collaborating effectively with other advocates and/or advocacy organizations to align efforts to improve quality within the cancer care system.

Health care providers with excellence in these areas:

Honoring the principles of patient-centeredness, especially emphasizing access to care, respect for patient preferences, and coordination and integration of care.
Engaging patients, families, and caregivers in the design of quality cancer care systems.
Collaborating with others in the cancer care system for ongoing quality improvement efforts.

The health care provider award is co-presented by the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Who can submit a nomination?

Anyone can submit a nomination for the Stovall Award—and nominations submitted by cancer patients, survivors, and advocates are especially welcome. Self-nominations are also accepted.

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SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MAY 17, 2021 11:59 P.M. Pacific Time

Nominations for the 2021 Stovall Award have closed.
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