Selected awards and nominations
• 2019 Registered Nurses Association of Ontario Media Awards "Cannabis-savvy nurses help Canadians explore medical marijuana" • 2018 McMaster University grants honorary PhD School of Nursing to Avis Favaro • 2015 Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario Award for Excellence in Health Care Reporting for "Butterfly Child" • 2013 Registered Nurses Association of Ontario Awards for Excellence in Health Reporting: "A City's Pain" • 2012 Registered Nurses Association of Ontario Awards for Health Care reporting: "Seniors Poverty Lottery" • 2012 Radio Television News Director Association of Canada Award (RTNDA) for W5's "Reach for the Top" documentary on double amputee Spencer West's climb up Mount Kilimanjaro • 2011 Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario Award for Excellence in Health Care Reporting for "Skin Cells to Blood" • 2009 Canadian Medical Association and Canadian Nurses Association Media Awards for Excellence in Health Reporting for "BPA found in Food Cans" • 2008 RTNDA for short feature "Carly's Story", CTV National News • 2007 Winner Canadian Medical Association and Canadian Nurses Association Media Awards for Excellence in Health Reporting: Diabetes and Amputation" and "Lighting the Darkness", CTV National News and W5 • 2000 International Health & Medical Awards – Issues and Ethics Category: "Whistleblower Doctor" • 1998 Gemini Award - "Young Tissue Extract", CTV National News • 1989 RTNDA Dan McArthur Award – "Neonatal Crisis", Global Television News ==External links==