Awards & Recognition

Young Investigator Award

2009: Awarded to Dr. Doug Lee by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society for outstanding achievements in clinical science activities related to cardiovascular disease.

Achievement, Commitment and Excellence (ACE) Award

2009: Achievement, Commitment and Excellence (ACE) Award awarded to the ColonCancerCheck team including Dr. Linda Rabeneck by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

Article of the Year Award

2009-2010: Presented to Dr. Jack Tu by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Health Services and Policy Research for the article "Effectiveness of public report cards for improving the quality of cardiac care: the EFFECT study: a randomized trial".

John Hastings Award for Excellence in Service to the University and the Community

2009: Awarded to Dr. Vivek Goel by the Dalla Lana School of Public Health.

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario Clinician Scientist Award

2009-2012: Awarded to Dr. David Gladstone for "Improving the detection and treatment of atrial fibrillation following transient ischemic attack and stroke".

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario Clinician Scientist Award

2009-2012: Awarded to Dr. Robert Fowler for "Prospective economic analysis in the prophylaxis for thromboembolism in critical care trial".

Nursing Career Research Award

2009-2012: Awarded to Dr. Linda McGillis Hall in the Nursing Senior Career Award Recipient category. The Nursing Secretariat at the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) supports outstanding researchers in the province who are in the various stages of their careers, to carry out independent research in nursing services in Ontario. The overall goal of the program is to facilitate the development of nursing health systems research personnel in Ontario.

Kenneth R. Wilson Award

2009: Awarded to Dr. Matthew Stanbrook for best editorial for "Asbestos mortality: a Canadian export" published in CMAJ.

Canadian Operational Research Society Practice Prize

2009: Awarded by the Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS) to Dr. Michael Carter for "Modelling the Future of the Canadian Cardiac Surgery Workforce Using Systems Dynamics"

The purpose of the prize is to recognize outstanding operational research (O.R.) practice and to focus attention on O.R. and its applications by practitioners from Canada by attracting quality papers to the CORS National Conference.

Emmett Hall Memorial Lectureship

2009: Dr. Raisa Deber recipient. One of Canada’s most prestigious lectureships, the Emmett Hall Memorial Lectureship commemorates the father of Canadian medicare with an annual address at the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) Conference.

Sponsored by the Hall Foundation, the lecturer is nominated on the basis of outstanding contributions to the health ideals articulated by Justice Hall: equity, fairness, justice and efficiency.