Dean Collins to receive top cardiac/pulmonary rehab award
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UIC College of Nursing Dean Eileen Collins, PhD, RN, FAAN, ATSF, will receive the L. Kent Smith Award of Excellence at the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation annual meeting this month.
The award is the association’s most prestigious award, given in recognition of outstanding contribution by an individual to the fields of cardiac and/or pulmonary rehabilitation.
Collins is recognized nationally and internationally for her research into cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation interventions to improve quality-of-life for people with chronic illnesses. Her research has been continually funded for decades with more than $41 million in grants and she was inducted into the Sigma International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame in 2016.
This award was established in memory and recognition of the vast and numerous scientific and clinical contributions made to the field of cardiovascular rehabilitation by the late L. Kent Smith, MD.
The association’s annual meeting will be held Sept. 13-15 in Milwaukee.