Newswise — May 19, 2016 – Wolters Kluwer, a leading global provider of information and point-of-care solutions for the health care industry, is pleased to announce that its Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) journal portfolio has won 24 awards across 18 categories, including Publication of the Year, in the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors (ASHPE) annual awards competition. ASHPE recognizes member articles and publications for editorial, design, print and online award categories.

Emergency Medicine News took the top prize, winning Publication of the Year. Other LWW-published journals also swept the Best Feature Article category: American Journal of Nursing (Gold), Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! (Silver), and Journal of Christian Nursing (Bronze).

Gold winners include, American Journal of Nursing for Best Feature Article; Journal of Public Health Management and Practice for Best Legislative/Government Article; Lippincott NursingCenter.com for Best Use of Social Media; Journal of Christian Nursing for Best Cover: Photo; and American Journal of Nursing for Best Peer-Reviewed Journal.

“It is always an honor to be recognized for publication excellence by the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors,” said Jayne Marks, Vice President, Global Publishing, Wolters Kluwer, Health Learning, Research and Practice. “We are incredibly proud of the Emergency Medicine News team for winning Publication of the Year—a testament to their commitment and dedication to their readership. I’d like to acknowledge all of our editorial and publishing teams for their hard work to ensure we’re delivering high-quality journal literature.”

See below for the complete list of 2016 ASHPE awards received by LWW-published journals:

Publication of the YearEmergency Medicine News

Best Blog • Bronze: American Journal of Nursing, Off the Charts: “Florence Nightingale”/ “An Immutably Personal Process”/ “The Stay-at-Home Nurse” (May 13, August 27, December 4, 2015)

Best Commentary • Bronze: The Hearing Journal, “Do or Die for Hearing Aid Industry” (December 2015)

Best Feature Article • Gold: American Journal of Nursing, “Inside an Ebola Treatment Unit: A Nurse’s Report” (December 2015) • Silver: Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!, “The Truth About Human Trafficking” (November/December 2015) • Bronze: Journal of Christian Nursing, “See Me, See My Child: Glimpses Into Autism Spectrum Disorder” (October-December 2015)

Best Feature Article Series • Silver: Nursing2016, “Pregnancy in Crisis” (March, May, July 2015)

Best Legislative/Government Article • Gold: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, “Learning From New York City: A Case Study of Public Health Policy Practice in the Bloomberg Administration” (July/August 2015) • Bronze: The Nurse Practitioner, “27th Annual Legislative Update: Advancements Continue for APRN Practice” (January 2015)

Best New Department • Silver: Nursing Management, “Care Transitions” (February, June, October 2015)

Best News Coverage • Bronze: Neurology Today, “AAN’s Call for Repeal of MOC Part IV Awaits Action From Credentialing Board” (April 2, 2015), published on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Best Original Research • Bronze: CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, “Social Media: The Key to Health Information Access for 19- to 30-Year-Old College Students” (April 2015)

Best Profile • Silver: Neurology Now, “A Leader Takes on Brain Disease” (April/May 2015), published on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Best Regular Department • Bronze: Neurology Now, “For the Caregiver” (April/May, June/July, October/November 2015), published on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Best Use of Social Media • Gold: Lippincott NursingCenter.com

Best Cover: Photo • Gold: Journal of Christian Nursing, “See Me, See My Child: Glimpses Into Autism Spectrum Disorder” (October-December 2015) • Bronze: American Journal of Nursing, “Faces of Caring: Nurses at Work” (September 2015)

Best Opening Page or Spread: Computer-Generated • Bronze: Journal of Christian Nursing, “Nursing for the Kingdom of God” (October-December 2015)

Best Opening Page or Spread: Photo • Gold: Journal of Christian Nursing, “After the Trenches: Spiritual Care of Veterans” (October-December 2015) • Bronze: MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, “Womb Outsourcing: Commercial Surrogacy in India” (September/October 2015)

Best Peer-Reviewed Journal• Gold: American Journal of Nursing (April, May, June 2015) • Silver: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (October, November, December 2015), published on behalf of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)

Best Special Supplement, Annual or Buyer’s Guide • Gold: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, “Soft-Tissue Fillers and Neuromodulators: International and Multidisciplinary Perspectives” (November 2015), published on behalf of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)

Best Website/Online Presence of a Publication • Bronze: PRS Global Open, PRSGlobalOpen.com

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About the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors (ASHPE)The American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors (ASHPE) is dedicated to enhancing the knowledge and skills of healthcare publication editors, and thereby expanding their value to, and contribution of, the publications they serve. ASHPE is committed to fostering the highest ethical standards in management; rewarding excellence in publications development and editorial performance; and serving as an authority on evolving trends in the healthcare publishing sector.

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