2020 SCCM Award Winners
ASMUND S. LAERDAL MEMORIAL LECTURE AWARD
Sponsor: Laerdal Foundation for Acute Medicine
Commemorates Asmund S. Laerdal, creator of the Resusci Anne model used in cardiopulmonary resuscitation training procedures, and recognizes an individual for his/her extensive involvement in
resuscitation research and publishing
Flávia R. Machado, MD, PhD
BARRY A. SHAPIRO MEMORIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN CRITICAL CARE MANAGEMENT
Sponsor: Barry A. Shapiro Memorial Award Fund
Recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to the design and/or implementation of an evidence-based practice that has significantly impacted clinical, operational, or fiscal outcomes within his/ her area of responsibility
Mohan R. Mysore, MD, FCCM
CHAPTERS ALLIANCE EXCELLENCE AWARD
Sponsor: Chapters Alliance
Recognizes a chapter for its exceptional work by being in good standing; holding regular academic activities; providing mentorship in areas of academics, patient care, research, and professional growth; providing outcomes measurements and reporting; and demonstrating continued
importance in the development and growth of the chapter
Florida Chapter
DISTINGUISHED INVESTIGATOR AWARD*
Sponsor: American College of Critical Care Medicine
Recognizes an established and active SCCM clinical investigator for meritorious and pioneering clinical research in critical care who has significantly contributed to the understanding of disease or
treatment of patients
David K. Menon, MD, PhD
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Sponsor: Society of Critical Care Medicine
Recognizes SCCM members who have made exceptional leadership contributions that have furthered the vision and mission of SCCM over a period of time
Jeffrey P. Burns, MD, MPH
Gilles L. Fraser, BS, PharmD, MCCM
Lynn J. Hydo, RN, MBA, FCCM
Keith M. Olsen, PharmD, FCCM
Jerry J. Zimmerman, MD, PhD, FCCM
ICU HEROES AWARD
Sponsor: Society of Critical Care Medicine
Recognizes that a patient and family are an integral part of ICU care and awards an ICU patient, the family, and the multiprofessional team that delivered the care
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston
Critical Care Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Team Leader: Jana A. Stockwell, MD, FCCM
Patient and Family: Angelica Hale (patient),
James and Eva Hale (parents)
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Mercy Hospital
Medical Intensive Care Unit
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Team Leader: Brad Butcher, MD
Patient and Family: Constance M. Bovier (patient),
Celeste Lapen (daughter) and Clayton Lapen (son)
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Sponsor: Society of Critical Care Medicine
Honors an individual who has demonstrated a lifetime of meritorious contributions to the field of critical care through the advancement of medical science, medical education, or medical care
Gordon R. Bernard, MD
NORMA J. SHOEMAKER AWARD FOR CRITICAL CARE NURSING EXCELLENCE
Sponsor: Society of Critical Care Medicine
Honors Norma J. Shoemaker, RN, MN, FCCM, SCCM’s first executive director, and recognizes an SCCM nurse member who demonstrates excellence in critical care clinical practice, education,
and/or administration
Kent D. Blad, DNP, ACNP-BC, FCCM
PATIENT SAFETY FIRST! AWARD
Sponsor: Society of Critical Care Medicine
Recognizes a unit or program that demonstrates novel, effective patient safety initiatives for critically ill and injured patients
Cleveland Clinic
Medical Intensive Care Unit Quality Committee
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
SAFAR GLOBAL PARTNER AWARD
Sponsor: Society of Critical Care Medicine
Recognizes an individual, hospital, or organization that expands the global reach of SCCM
Kwame A. Akuamoah-Boateng, DNP, ACNP-BC, MSN, FCCM
Abbas K. Ali, MD, FCCM
SHUBIN-WEIL MASTER CLINICIAN/TEACHER: EXCELLENCE IN BEDSIDE TEACHING AWARD
Sponsor: Weil Family Foundation
Recognizes an SCCM member who is a role model in both the teaching and ethical practice of critical care and who has substantially furthered the expert and appropriate use of life-support interventions
Elizabeth Daleen Penoyer, PhD, RN, CCRP, FCCM
2019 SCCM Award Winners
ASMUND S. LAERDAL MEMORIAL LECTURE AWARD
Sponsor: Laerdal Foundation for Acute Medicine
Commemorates Asmund S. Laerdal, creator of the Resusci Anne model used in cardiopulmonary resuscitation training procedures, and recognizes an individual for his/her extensive involvement in
resuscitation research and publishing
Alain Combes, MD, PhD
BARRY A. SHAPIRO MEMORIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN CRITICAL CARE MANAGEMENT
Sponsor: Barry A. Shapiro Memorial Award Fund
Recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to the design and/or implementation of an evidence-based practice that has significantly impacted clinical, operational, or fiscal outcomes within his/her area of responsibility
Neil A. Halpern, MD, MCCM
CHAPTERS ALLIANCE EXCELLENCE AWARD
Sponsor: Chapters Alliance
Recognizes a chapter for its exceptional work by being in good standing; holding regular academic activities; providing mentorship in areas of academics, patient care, research, and professional growth; providing outcomes measurements and reporting; and demonstrating continued importance in the development and growth of the chapter
Texas Chapter
DISTINGUISHED INVESTIGATOR AWARD*
Sponsor: American College of Critical Care Medicine
Recognizes an established and active SCCM clinical investigator for meritorious and pioneering clinical research in critical care who has significantly contributed to the understanding of disease or treatment of patients
Kathleen A. Puntillo, RN, PhD, FCCM
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Sponsor: Society of Critical Care Medicine
Recognizes SCCM members who have made exceptional leadership contributions that have furthered the vision and mission of SCCM over a period of time.
Sandralee A. Blosser, MD, FCCM
Bruce M. Greenwald, MD, FCCM
Marilyn Hravnak, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FCCM
Ruth M. Kleinpell, PhD, RN-CS, FCCM
Mohan R. Mysore, MD, FCCM
DR. JOSEPH AND RAE BROWN AWARD
Sponsor: Pennsylvania Chapter of the Society of Critical Care
Medicine
Recognizes an SCCM member who has significantly advanced multiprofessional, quality care for critically ill and injured patients at the regional or local level
Anthony T. Gerlach, PharmD, FCCM
DRS. VIDYASAGAR AND NAGAMANI DHARMAPURI AWARD
Sponsors: Drs. Vidyasagar and Nagamani Dharmapuri
Recognizes an SCCM member for sustained exemplary and pioneering achievements in the care of critically ill and injured infants and children
Nick G. Anas, MD (posthumously)
FAMILY-CENTERED CARE INNOVATION AWARD
Sponsor: Society of Critical Care Medicine
Recognizes innovations that improve the care provided to critically ill and injured patients and their families
UW Health, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Trauma Life Support Center
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
GRENVIK FAMILY AWARD FOR ETHICS
Sponsor: Grenvik Family Memorial Fund
Established in memory of Dr. Christer Grenvik, MD, to honor an SCCM member who has promoted the ethical and humane delivery of critical care
Rebecca A. Aslakson, MD, PhD, FCCM
ICU DESIGN CITATION
Sponsors: Society of Critical Care Medicine, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, American Institute of Architects Academy of Architecture for Health
Honors a critical care unit that combines functional ICU design with the humanitarian delivery of critical care
Excela Health
Westmoreland Hospital
Intensive Care Unit
Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Architect
Kori Chapman, AIA, ACHA
CallisonRTKL, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Honorable Mention
The St George Hospital
Intensive Care Unit
Kogarah, Sydney, Australia
Architect
Chin Young, Section Principal – Health and Life Science
Jacobs Health Architecture
North Sydney, Australia
ICU HEROES AWARD*
Sponsor: Society of Critical Care Medicine
Recognizes that a patient and family are an integral part of ICU care and awards an ICU patient, the family, and the multiprofessional team that delivered the care
Medical University of South Carolina
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Team Leader: Whitney Marvin, MD
Patient and Family: Cheyenne Vandergrift (patient)
Jeff and Tina Vandergrift (parents)
University of Kentucky
Intensive Care Unit
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Team Leader: Ashley A. Montgomery-Yates, MD
Patient and Family: Darrell Raikes (patient)
Sarah Raikes (wife)
*Presented during the Opening Session
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD*
Sponsor: Society of Critical Care Medicine
Honors an individual who has demonstrated a lifetime of meritorious contributions to the field of critical care through the advancement of medical science, medical education, or medical care
Robert H. Bartlett, MD
NORMA J. SHOEMAKER AWARD FOR CRITICAL CARE NURSING EXCELLENCE
Sponsor: Society of Critical Care Medicine
Honors Norma J. Shoemaker, RN, MN, FCCM, SCCM’s first executive director, and recognizes an SCCM nurse member who demonstrates excellence in critical care clinical practice, education,
and/or administration
Kathleen M. Vollman, MSN, RN, CCNS, FCCM
SAFAR GLOBAL PARTNER AWARD
Sponsor: Society of Critical Care Medicine
Recognizes an individual, hospital, or organization that expands the global reach of SCCM
Fernando R. Gutierrez Munoz, MD
Younsuck Koh, MD, PhD, FCCM
Nestor O. Raimondi, MD, MCCM
SHUBIN-WEIL MASTER CLINICIAN/TEACHER: EXCELLENCE IN BEDSIDE TEACHING AWARD
Sponsor: Weil Family Foundation
Recognizes an SCCM member who is a role model in both the teaching and ethical practice of critical care and who has substantially furthered the expert and appropriate use of life-support interventions
Nicholas Sadovnikoff, MD, FCCM