2021 CPS awards recognize outstanding contributions to child and youth health

OTTAWA — The Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) has announced its 2021 award winners, honouring those who demonstrate excellence in paediatric research, advocacy, health promotion and education. The honourees are:

Alan Ross Award, Dr. Ian Mitchell, University of Calgary, Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation [Read more]

Geoffrey C. Robinson Award, Dr. Astrid Guttmann, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, The Hospital for Sick Children [Read more]

Michel Weber Education Award, Dr. Olivier Jamoulle, Université de Montréal, CHU Sainte Justine [Read more]

Young Investigator Award, Dr. Joyce Obeid, McMaster University, McMaster Children’s Hospital [Read more]

Danielle Grenier Member Recognition Award [Read more]

• Dr. Jill Boulton, Interior Health, B.C. 
• Dr. Kevin Coughlin, University of Western Ontario  

Early Career Paediatrician Award [Read more]

• Dr. Tom McLaughlin, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute
• Dr. Andrea Andrade, University of Western Ontario

Distinguished Community Paediatrician Award, Dr. Neil Cooper [Read more]

Emerging Leader in Neonatology Award, Dr. Khorshid Mohammad [Read more]

The Noni MacDonald Award, “A national survey of the enteral feeding practices in Canadian neonatal intensive care units.” Lead author: James Xu, Queensland Children’s Hospital [Read more]

Life Membership [Read more]

• Dr. Paul Thiessen, Vancouver, British Columbia
• Dr. Robin Walker, London, Ontario

Certificate of Merit [Read more]

• Dr. Sylvia Cheng (British Columbia)
• Dr. Chiranjib Talukdar (Saskatchewan)
• Dr. Melanie Colpitts (Ontario)
• Dr. François Boucher (Quebec)
• Dr. Jean LeBlanc (Nova Scotia)

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