Webinar: Highlights of Excellence: Award-Winning Research from SACME’s 2026 Annual Meeting

Overview

This webinar will feature presentations from the oral abstract presenters who won awards for their work at the SACME 2026 Annual Meeting.

• Presentation 1: Holly Harris and Sophie Soklaridis, PhD, "There's Something Magic About It: Exploring the Value of an Arts-Based Method in CME/CPD"
  
  Recipient of the 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. Established in 2001, the Fox Award is presented for the best RICME presentation and is judged with respect to its methodology and impact or relevance to the advancement of the field of CME/CPD.
  
  
• Presentation 2: Adam Gavarkovs, PhD, "Energizing Team Learning: Exploring Motivation in Primary Care Teams"
  
  Recipient of the SACME Award for Best Early Career Researcher
  The SACME Award for Best Early Career Researcher is presented to the individual whose RICME presentation at a SACME Meeting is judged the best with respect to its methodology and impact or relevance to the advancement of the field of CME/CPD. Definition of early career: 1. Trainees of any kind (e.g., health professionals, MDs, Masters, PhDs); and 2. Those within 5 years of completing a terminal degree.
  
  
• Presentation 3: Ashley D'Amour, "Developing a Process to Standardize Responding to and Mitigating Bias Identified in CPD Program Evaluations"
  
  Recipient of the SACME Award for Best Oral Presentation
  This award is presented for the outstanding oral presentation in the categories of program evaluation, evidence-informed perspectives and best practice at the annual meeting and is judged with respect to its contribution and impact on advancing continuing professional development.
  
  
• Presentation 4: Maximillian Morris, MSPH and Shannon Hanson, MSW, "Engagement Patterns in Regularly Scheduled Series: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Super-Users and Interrupted Learners in a Rural Primary Care Telementor"
  
  Recipient of the SACME Award for Best Oral Presentation/Early Career Educator
  Introduced in 2023, this award is presented to the individual whose oral presentation in the categories of program evaluation, evidence-informed perspectives, and best practices at a SACME meeting is judged the best with respect to its contribution and impact on advancing continuing professional development. Definition of early career: (1) Training of any kind (e.g., health professionals, MDs, Masters, PhDs) and (2) Those within five years of completing a terminal degree.