Every two years, the Dutch PROSA Expertise Centre proudly presents the PROSA Paolo Valerio Award named in honour of one of the centre’s founding members.
This prestigious award, worth €1.500, -, recognize a team that makes a real difference in the field of procedural comfort for children.
The award is open to teams from the Netherlands and beyond, and will be presented at the PROSA Conference 2026 (Maastricht, September 10 & 11, 2026 www.PROSAconference.com)
A legacy of Procedural Comfort Care
In 2024, the award was presented to the PROSA team at UZ Leuven (Belgium) a nurse-led team with over ten years of dedication to procedural comfort. Their pioneering work with intranasal dexmedetomidine for sedation during imaging allowed countless procedures to be carried out safely, in a child-centered way, significantly reducing the need for anesthesia. What began as a small initiative has since grown into a well-embedded and highly respected cornerstone of their pediatric service.
Your Team Could Win This Award
Do you and your colleagues work tirelessly to make medical procedures safer and more comfortable for children? Then this award is made for you. Whether you’re running a small but impactful initiative or leading a well-established programme, your team is eligible and your work deserves to be recognised.
Don’t hesitate, nominate your team and put your efforts in the spotlight!
Criteria
- The initiative or project has been successfully implemented within the past two years.
- The initiative or project is innovative, preferably combining multiple strategies to enhance procedural comfort.
- The initiative or project directly benefits patient care and makes a positive contribution to procedural comfort for children.
Register Now
Could your team be the next recipient? We’d love to hear about the work you’re doing.
Complete the form below – Deadline June 1, 2026
- Create and submit a short video (2-3 minutes) summarizing the essentials of your initiative or project. Make sure that spoken words are in English or English subtitled.
- A jury will select a top 3 of best submissions.
- If selected you are expected to present your video during the award ceremony at the PROSA 2026 conference. Conference registration is required.
Please submit your project or innovation by completing the form below
Submission Paolo Valerio Award
Submissions will be evaluated based on the following criteria: • The initiative or project has been successfully implemented within the past two years. • The initiative or project is innovative, preferably combining multiple strategies to enhance procedural comfort. • The initiative or project directly benefits patient care and makes a positive contribution to procedural comfort for children.