CPCA Awards
Dr. Alain Cloutier Annual Achievement Award
The CPCA Dr. Alain Cloutier Annual Achievement Award was created in 2016 to recognize Canadian CPCA Members who have made outstanding contributions in their career within the pediatric cardiology field.
Eligibility Criteria:
CPCA members are asked to nominate an individual:
1) Whose career has significantly aided the growth of and support to the pediatric cardiology field;
2) Usually expected to be a Member or a Past Member in good standing of the CPCA; and
3) Has highly respected attributes relative to this award.
Selection Criteria:
A nomination submission must include the following documents:
1) A Letter of Recommendation summarizing the candidate's highly respected attributes relative to this award; and
2) A 1 to 2-page biography of the nominee.
Award Prize:
The award will be presented at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC) at the CCS Award Ceremony. The winner will receive an honorary plaque, as well as complimentary annual dues for the following year.
A call for nominations will go out to all CPCA members, with a closing date of May 1.
2018 Nicolaas H Van Doesburg (Montréal, QC)Dr. Alain Cloutier Annual Achievement Award Recipients
2017 Georges Delisle (Lac-Beauport, QC
2016 John Finley (Halifax, NS)
John Keith Lectureship
Each year a distinguished speaker is invited by the CPCA to deliver this keynote address at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress.
2018 Paul Khairy (Montréal, QC)John Keith Speakers
2017 Hal Dietz (Baltimore, USA)
2016 Gil Wernovsky (Miami, USA)
2015 David Ross (Edmonton, AB)
2014 George Sandor (Vancouver, BC)
2013 Ed Walsh (Boston, USA)
2012 John P. Finley (Halifax, NS)
2011 Brian McCrindle (Toronto, ON)
2010 Jeffrey Smallhorn (Edmonton, AB)
2009 Deepak Srivastava (San Francisco, USA)
2008 Stephen Daniels (Aurora, USA)
2007 Constantine Mavroudis (Chicago, USA)
2006 Jane Newburger (Boston, USA)
2005 Jeffrey Towbin (Houston, USA)
2004 Gary Webb (Toronto, ON)
2003 Ronald Lauer (Sheffield, UK)
2002 Richard Van Praagh (Boston, USA)
2001 Eugene Blackstone (Cleveland, USA)
2000 Andrew Redington (London, UK)
1999 William McKenna (London, UK)
1998 James Lock (Boston, USA)
1997 William Williams (Toronto, ON)
1996 Jean-Claude Fouron (Montréal, QC)
1995 Roger Mee (Cleveland, USA)
1994 Arthur Garson (Durham, USA)
1993 Peter Olley (Emonton, AB)
1992 Marc de Leval (London, UK)
1991 Andre Davignon (Montréal, QC)
1990 Robert Freedom (Toronto, ON)
1989 Abraham Rudolph (San Francisco, USA)
1988 Jane Somerville (London, UK)
1987 Francis Fontan (Bordeaux, FR)
1986 Richard Rowe (Toronto, ON)
1985 Julien Hoffman (San Francisco, USA)
1984 Paul Ebert (San Francisco, USA)
1983 William Roberts (Bethesda, USA)
1982 Joseph Perloff (Los Angeles, USA)
1981 Alexander Nadas (Boston, USA)
1980 William Rashkind (Philadelphia, USA)
1979 Dan McNamara (Houston, USA)
1978 Peter Rechnitzer (London, USA)
1977 Gerald Buckberg (Los Angeles, USA)
1976 Jesse Edward (St. Paul, USA)
1975 John Kirklin (Birmingham, USA)
1974 Thomas Bigger Jr (New York, USA)
1973 Pierre Grondin (Montréal, QC)
1972 Norman Shumway (Palo Alto, USA)
1971 William Mustard (Toronto, ON)
1970 Dwight Harken (Boston, USA)
1969 Jean Lenegre (Paris, FR)
1968 Wilfred Bigelow (Toronto, ON)
1967 John Keith (Toronto, ON)
Richard Rowe Award
The Richard Rowe Research Prize is presented annually to an individual for outstanding research in heart disease in children undertaken during training.
Eligibility Criteria:
Applicants may be from all levels of trainees including Residents, Fellows, Graduate or Medical students, and must:
1) Attend a Canadian institution or Canadian training abroad, and be either in training or completed training within the twelve months prior to submission;
2) Have done research related to heart disease in children; and 3) Have had significant conceptual input into its development and have largely performed the research.
Regulations and Oral Presentation:
Candidates must submit an abstract via the CCC Abstract Submission Portal. When submitting your abstract you must indicate Pediatric Cardiology as the Section Classification and indicate that you would like to be considered for the Richard Rowe Research Prize under the ‘Recognition, Awards, & Bursaries’ task.
Award Prize:The winner of the award will be announced at the CCC following the Richard Rowe Session
presentations. The winner will receive a $500 cash award and an honorary plaque.
Submission Deadline: May 1, 2019 at 12:00 EDT.
Richard Rowe Research Prize Winners
2018 Lily Lin (Edmonton, AB)
2017 Stephanie Fusnik (Saskatoon, SK)
2016 Billie-Jean Martin (Edmonton, AB)
2015 Audrey Dionne (Montréal, QC)
2014 Thomas Roston (Vancouver, BC)
2013 Mélanie Capredon (Montréal, QC)
2012 Michel Cameron (Montréal, QC)
2011 Richdeep S. Gill (Edmonton, AB)
2010 Danny Del Duca (Montréal, QC)
2009 Nee Khoo (Edmonton, AB)
2008 Edward Hickey (Toronto, ON)
2007 Edward Hickey (Toronto, ON)
2006 Danny Quaglietta (Toronto, ON)
2005 EJ St-Michel (Montréal, QC)
2004 Masaki Nii (Toronto, ON)
2003 Fraser Golding (Toronto, ON)
2002 Bernard Thebaud (Calgary, AB)
2001 Karim Bandali (Toronto, ON)
2000 Jean-Francois Legare (Halifax, NS
1999 Evangelos Michelakis (Edmonton, AB)
1998 Paul Kantor (Edmonton, AB)
1997 No award given
1996 Jean-Luc Bigras (Toronto, ON)
1995 Karen Thompson (Toronto, ON)
1994 Li Wang (Calgary, AB)
1993 Shona Torrance (Toronto, ON)
1992 Michael Libin (Toronto, ON)
1991 David Patton (Halifax, NS)
1990 Lucile Houyel (Montréal, QC)