Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education
 

SACME Award Winners

SACME members are eligible to receive various awards and grants. The winners of these awards and grants are listed on this page.  For more information, including selection criteria or application prodedures, see  Committees/Awards; SACME Research Grants; JCEHP Award


Distinguished Service in Continuing Medical Education

Given to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to continuing medical education over an extended period (Fifteen years or more is the suggested guide), or who has developed an outstanding innovation in continuing medical education representing an important advance in CME.

1992:  Malcolm S.M. Watts, MD
1993:  Phil R. Manning, MD
1994:  Julian S. ("Dutch") Reinschmidt, MD
1995:  Martin D. Shickman, MD
1996:  George T. Smith, MD, MS
1997-2001:  no recipients named
2002:  Ruth M. Glotzer, MEd
2003:  Robert J. Cullen, PhD
2004:  Dennis Wentz, MD
2005:  Nancy Bennett, PhD
2006:  Gloria Allington, MSEd
2007:  Dale Dauphinee, MD
2008:  R. Van Harrison, PhD
2009:  Dave Davis, MD
2010:  Paul Mazmanian, PhD
2011:  Jack R. Kues, PhD


Research in Continuing Medical Education (RICME)

Given to an individual or group of individuals who have made outstanding contributions to research in continuing medical education.

1992:  no recipient named 
1993:  David A. Davis, MD
1994:  Robert D. Fox, EdD
1995:  Jocelyn M. Lockyer, PhD
1996-2001:  no recipients named
2002:  John T. Parboosingh, MD
2003:  R. Van Harrison, PhD
2004:  Linda Casebeer, PhD
2005:  Karen Mann, MD
2006:  Paul Mazmanian, PhD
2007:  no recipient named
2008:  Jacqueline Wakefield, MD
2009:  Joan Sargeant, PhD
2010:  Ed Dellert, MD and CHEST
2011:  Don Moore, PhD


JCEHP Award for Excellence in Research

For over ten years, an award of $1000 has been awarded annually to the best original research paper published in JCEHP, the official journal of SACME, the Alliance for Continuing Medical Education, and the Association for Hospital Medical Education. This award recognizes and encourages superior original research and scholarship in the field of continuing education in the health professions. Below are the recipients since 1995, many of whom are SACME members.

1995 Jennett PA, Scott SM, Atkinson MA, Crutcher RA, Hogan DB, Elford RW, MacCannell KL, Baumber JS. Patient charts and physician office management decisions: chart audit and chart stimulated recall. JCEHP 1995;15(1):31-39.   Full Text 

1996 Mann KV, Lindsay EA, Putnam RW, Davis DA. Increasing physician involvement in cholesterol-lowering practices. JCEHP 1996;16(4):225-240.  Full Text 

1997
Toews J, Lockyer J, Warnica W, Morgan J, Dawson J, Churchill-Smith T. A model continuing medical education program on congestive heart failure: An analysis. JCEHP 1997;17(2):106-113.  Full Text 

1998 Broclain D, Nivet-Carre D, Barbot J, Nory F, Bardelay G. Quasi-experimental study on the effectiveness of the readers' test in the medical journal La Revue Prescrire. JCEHP 1998;18(1):47-57.  Full Text

1999
Campbell C, Parboosingh J, Gondocz T, Babitskaya G, Pham B. Study of the factors influencing the stimulus to learning recorded by physicians keeping a learning portfolio. JCEHP 1999;19(1):16-24.  Full Text 

2000 Grzybowski S, Lirenman D, White MI. Identifying educational influentials for formal and informal continuing medical education in the province of British Columbia. JCEHP 2000(2);20:85-90.  Full Text

2001
Tipping J, Donahue J, Hannah E. Value of unstructured time (breaks) during formal continuing medical education events. JCEHP 2001;21(2):90-96.  Full Text

2002
Casebeer L, Bennett N, Kristofco R, Carillo A, Centor R. Physician Internet medical information seeking and on-line continuing education use patterns. JCEHP. 2002(1);22:33-42.  Full Text 

2003

Wakefield J, Herbert CP, Maclure M, Dormuth C, Wright JM, Legare J, Brett-MacLean P, Premi J. Commitment to change statements can predict actual change in practice. JCEHP. 2003;23(2):81-93.  Full Text 

2004

White MI, Grzybowski S, Broudo M. Commitment to change instrument enhances program planning, implementation, and evaluation. JCEHP. 2004 Summer;24(3):153-62.  Full Text

2005
Lockyer JM, Fidler H, Hogan DB, Pereles L, Wright B, Lebeuf C, Gerritsen C. Assessing outcomes through congruence of course objectives and reflective work. JCEHP 2005; 25(2):76-86.  Full Text 

2006
Harrison RV, Standiford C, Green L, Bernstein S. Integrating education into primary care quality and cost improvement at an academic medical center. J Contin Educ Health Prof 2006;26(4):268–284.  Full Text

2007
Kane GM. Step-by-step: a model for practice-based learning. J Contin Educ Health Prof 2007 Fall;27(4):220-6.  Full Text


Fox Award for Best Research Presentation

The Fox Award honors the research of Dr. Robert D. Fox, University of Oklahoma, who has contributed greatly to the literature in the field of professional continuing education. Each year since 2001, the Fox Award has been presented to the SACME member whose RICME abstract is judged the best, with respect to its methodology and impact on the profession.

2008 Jocelyn Lockyer and colleagues for:
Lockyer J, Violato C, Fidler H. Multi-source feedback: A retrospective analysis of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta – physician achievement review instruments.
(View the abstract on p. 136 of the CME Congress 2008 book.)

2007
Todd Dorman
for:
Effectiveness of continuing medical education (CME): A systematic review.
Publication: Marinopoulos SS, Dorman T, Ratanawongsa N, Wilson LM, Ashar BH, Magaziner JL, Miller RG, Thomas PA, Prokopowicz GP, Qayyum R, Bass EB. Effectiveness of Continuing Medical Education. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 149

2006
Craig Campbell for:
Campbell C, Lockyer J. An assessment of a matched pair instrument to examine physician-patient communication skills for practicing physicians.
Publication: Campbell C, Lockyer J, Laidlaw T, MacLeod H. Assessment of a matched-pair instrument to examine doctor-patient communication skills in practising doctors. Med Educ 2007; 41(2):123-129.

2005
Joan Sargeant for: 
Sargeant J, Mann K, Sinclair D, van der Vleuten C, Metsemakers J, Ferrier S, Muirhead P. Family physicians' learning in practice: experiences of high-scorers.

2004
Tara Kennedy for:
Degrees of gap between knowledge and behaviour: A qualitative study of clinician action following an educational intervention
Publication: Kennedy T, Regehr G, Rosenfield J, Roberts SW, Lingard L. Exploring the gap between knowledge and behavior: a qualitative study of clinician action following an educational intervention. Acad Med 2004; 79(5):386-393.

2003
Michael Fordis for:
Fordis M. Internet-based CME instruction and live interactive CME workshops produce similar knowledge gains about national guidelines.
Publication: Fordis M, King JE, Ballantyne CM, Jones PH, Schneider KH, Spann SJ et al. Comparison of the instructional efficacy of Internet-based CME with live interactive CME workshops: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA 2005; 294(9):1043-1051.

 2002
Jacqueline Wakefield for:
Wakefield J. How well do commitment to change statements predict actual change?
Publication: Wakefield J, Herbert CP, Maclure M, Dormuth C, Wright JM, Legare J, Brett-MacLean P, Premi J. Commitment to change statements can predict actual change in practice. J Contin Educ Health Prof 2003 Spring;23(2):81-93.

2001
Michael Allen for:
Allen, M. Problem-based, small-group continuing medical education by videoconference.
Publication: Allen M, Sargeant J, Mann K, Fleming M, Premi J. Videoconferencing for practice-based small-group continuing medical education: feasibility, acceptability, effectiveness, and cost. J Contin Educ Health Prof 2003; 23(1):38-47. 


SACME Research Grants

SACME Research Grants are awarded through a grant application process.  For more specifics, please see the SACME Grants page.

Year

Institution/PI

Project Title

Notes

2011/
2012
Joan Sargeant
Dalhousie University
Performance feedback to inform self-assessment and guide practice improvement: Developing and testing a feedback facilitation model  Manning Award
2007/
2008
Heather Armson University of Calgary Practice reflections by family physicians participating in three three different practice based learning programs: Are there differences in commitment-to-change statements? Manning Award
2006 Marisa Finlay McMaster University Breast cancer survivors and CME in health advocacy small grant
2005 Kevin Eva McMaster University Examining the problem with experience: Does practice make physicians more susceptible to premature closure? small grant
2004 Onil Bhattacharyya University of Toronto Overcoming barriers to diabetes guideline management in remote aboriginal communities small grant
2004 Barbara Barnes University of Pittsburg Improving the discussion and atribution of adverse events and medical errors: an interactive case conference Manning Award
2004 Gary Sibbald University of Toronto  Simultaneous use of telemedicine for patient care and continuing education rounds in dermatology small grant
2004 Sonya Lawson Virginia Commonwealth University Use of PDAs in reflection and learning practice large grant
 2003 Gabrielle Kane
University of Toronto
Examining the impact of change on professional practice small grant
2003 Stephanie Giberson University of Manitoba Facilitating physician learning community development [sic] small grant
2002 Joan Sargeant Dalhousie University Physicians' attitudes toward participating in accredited CME programs on the Internet large grant
2001 Jocelyn Lockyer
University of Calgary
Qualitative evaluation of small group learning small grant
2000/
2001
Yvonne Coyle University of Texas
Southwestern-Dallas
Assessing physician clinical performance outcome in highly motivated learners Manning Award
2000 Jack Kues
University of Cincinnati
The value of formal CME: Physician perception [SACME Research Collaborative] Manning Award
1999 Michael Allen
Dalhousie University
Videoconferencing for problem-based small group learning large grant
1998 Jonathan Hellman
University of Toronto
[mentorship] small grant
1997 David Bailey
Marshall University
[mentorship] small grant
1996 Jocelyn Lockyer
University of Calgary
Physician use of personalized feedback to make changes in their clinical practice small grant
 
 

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