Newswise — November 15, 2016 – The Health Division of Wolters Kluwer, a leading global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, announced today that its Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) medical and nursing journal portfolio won four awards and earned Honorable Mention nominations in 12 categories at the 2016 FOLIO: Eddie & Ozzie Awards. Sponsored by FOLIO: Magazine, the Eddie and Ozzie Awards represent one of the industry’s largest, most prestigious award competitions for magazine and digital editorial and design excellence.

The LWW Journal winners were culled from among approximately 1,000 finalists, which were initially narrowed down from more than 2,800 entries. Winners received either Category Winners or Honorable Mention awards. Click here to view the complete list of 2016 Eddie & Ozzie Award Winners, including the following LWW titles:

Category Winners:

Nursing2016Category: Business-to-Business, Full Issue, Healthcare/Medical/Nursing January 2016 issue

Nursing made Incredibly Easy! Category: Business-to-Business, Single Article, Healthcare/Medical/Nursing The Truth About Human Trafficking Oncology Times Category: Business-to-Business, Series of Articles, Healthcare/Medical/Nursing View from the Other Side of the Stethoscope

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (an official publication of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons) Category: Business-to-Business, Online Community PRS Journal Club

Honorable Mentions:

American Journal of Nursing Category: Business-to-Business, Single Article, Healthcare/Medical/Nursing Inside an Ebola Treatment Unity: A Nurse’s Report Category: Business-to-Business, Full Issue, Healthcare/Medical/Nursing March 2016

Emergency Medicine News Category: Business-to-Business, Column/Blog, Healthcare/Medical/NursingLittle White Coats

Neurology Today (an official publication of the American Academy of Neurology) Category: Association/ Non-Profit App/Digital Edition

Nursing2016 Category: Business-to-Business, Series of Articles, Healthcare/Medical/Nursing Pregnancy in CrisisCategory: Business-to-Business, Single Article, Healthcare/Medical/Nursing Ebola in West Africa: A Nurse’s Perspective

Nursing made Incredibly Easy Category: Business-to-Business, Single Article, Healthcare/Medical/Nursing Repetitive Brain Injury and CTE

Nursing Management Category: Business-to-Business, Full Issue, Healthcare/Medical/Nursing November 2015

Nurse Practitioner Category: Business-to-Business, Single Article, Healthcare/Medical/Nursing Suicide Risk Assessment in High-Risk Adolescents

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (an official publication of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons) Category: Association/Non-Profit, Business-to-Business, Use of Social Media@PRSJournal – official Twitter account of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and PRS Global Open Category: Annual/One-Shot, Full Issue Soft-Tissue Fillers and Neuromodulators: International and Multidisciplinary Perspectives

PRS Global Open (an official publication of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons) Category: Association/Non-Profit, Business-to-Business, Standalone Digital Magazine, 6 or More Issues

The annual Eddie and Ozzie Awards competition is the largest of its kind for magazine publishers and is open to national and regional publications in various categories, including consumer, business to business, society and nonprofit associations. The Eddies honor the best in editorial; the Ozzies, the best in design. Publications are judged on how well they fulfill their stated mission, the quality of their content, and their overall design and production.

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