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Awards & Recognition

ICES brings together the best and brightest scientific talent. Many of our scientists are internationally recognized in their fields and receive national and international awards and recognition for their important work.

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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.

Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Career Scientist Award

2009: Awarded to Dr. Sisira Sarma for "Understanding the Impact of Practice Settings on Physician Behaviour and Patient Outcomes".

CIHR New Investigator Award

2009 – 2014: CIHR New Investigator Award for "Indigenous Knowledge Network for Infant, Child, and Family Health" awarded to Dr. Janet Smylie.

CIHR Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship

2009 – 2011: Awarded to Dr. Salimah Shariff. The scholarship is awarded to students who demonstrate a high standard of achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies.

CIHR Canada Research Chair

2009: Awarded to Dr. Jeremy Grimshaw in health knowledge transfer and uptake to study factors that influence the behaviour of healthcare professionals, and methods to help them use health knowledge more effectively. Read more about Dr. Grimshaw's chair.

CIHR New Investigator Award

2009-2014: CIHR New Investigator Award in Aging awarded to Dr. Susan Bronskill for Prescribing Quality in Long-Term Care Homes: Correlation Between Indicators of Overuse, Underuse and Misuse.

CIHR New Investigator Award

2009-2014: Awarded to Dr. Suzanne Cadarette in the area of aging and osteoporosis

British Medical Association (BMA) Research Paper of the Year

2009 — Frank Sullivan recipient of BMA research paper of the year award for New England Journal of Medicine paper on the Scottish Bell's palsy trial.

Eminent Scientist of the Year Award

2008: Awarded to Dr. Teresa To in the field of Pediatrics and Community Health Research, by the International Research Promotion Council (IRPC). Dr. To was chosen based on her research excellence in community health and her unique research contribution to the control of asthma. The IRPC presents the World Scientists Forum awards annually to researchers whose work has significantly affected medical care globally, especially in developing nations.

Martin J. Bass Recognition Award for Exceptional Contribution to Family Medicine

2008: Awarded to Dr. Moira Stewart by the University of Western Ontario Department of Family Medicine.