Past Award Recipients:

Arthur M. Sutherland Award and Memorial Lecture

2024 – Harvey Max Chochinov (Canada)
Dr Chochinov has been an advocate internationally for a focus on meaningful care for those facing end-of-life, and area of psycho-oncology which had until his work been relatively neglected. His ground-breaking intervention Dignity Therapy has enabled cancer clinicians across disciplines globally to respond in a meaningful way to those facing end of life. His focus on policy and promotion of the careers of others means that he leaves an enormous and lasting legacy. Dr. Chochinov's work on Dignity Therapy, is considered one of the most important innovations in end-of-life care in psycho-oncology and palliative medicine globally. It has had immense impact through research, training, and implementation. Dr. Chochinov has authored multiple seminal textbooks that have educated practitioners worldwide and advanced the field, including Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine and Dignity Therapy: Final Words for Final Days. His pioneering work influenced palliative care and palliative care policies globally.
2023 – Barbara Andersen (USA)
2022 – Dr. Maria Die Trill (Spain)
2020/2021 – Dr. Paul Jacobsen (USA)
2018 – Professor Richard Fielding (Hong Kong)
2017 – Professor Matthew Loscalzo (USA)
2016 – Dr. Barry Bultz (Canada)
2015 – Dr William Redd (USA)
2014 – Christoffer Johansen (Denmark)
2013 – Maggie Watson (UK)
2012 – Luigi Grassi* (Italy)
2011 – David Spiegel (USA)
2009 – William Breitbart (USA)
2008 – David Kissane (Australia)
2007 – Uwe Koch
2006 – Peter Maguire
2004 – Lea Baider (Israel)
2003 – Jimmie Holland (USA)
2000 – Robert Zittoun
1998 – Hiroomi Kawano
1996 – Steven Greer
1993 – Ned Cassem
1991 – Margit von Kerekjarto
1987 – Morton Bard
1984 – Bernard Fox
1982 – Avery Weisman

Bernard Fox Memorial Award

2024 – Sophie Lebel (Canada)
Dr. Sophie Lebel is a key researcher, educator and promoter in psycho-oncology. She has conducted several multi-site efficacy studies throughout the nation. She can also be viewed as a pioneer researcher in some area of psycho-oncology, such as fear of cancer recurrence (FoCR) and stigma in cancer. Her iconic works include the validation of the English version of the Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory (FCRI), a mostly widely used instrument to measure FCR, the co-development and testing of the Fear OF Recurrence Therapy (FORT), and she presented the first review of stigma in cancer.
2023 – Anja Mehnert-Theuerkauf (Germany)
2022 – Dr. Electra Paskett (USA)
2020/2021 – Dr. Mary Jane Esplen (Canada)
2019 – Dr. Linda Carlson (Canada)
2018 – Professor Brian Kelly (Australia)
2017 – Dr. Gary Rodin (Canada)
2016 – Kimlin Tam Ashing (USA)
2015 – Dr. Susan Okjsberg Dalton (Denmark)
2014 – Julia Rowland (USA)
2013 – Hanneke de Haes
2012 – Darius Razavi*
2011 – Christoffer Johansen (Denmark)
2010 – Harvey Max Chochinov (Canada)
2009 – Phyllis Butow (Australia) and Ruth McCorkle
2008 – Paul Jacobsen (USA)
2007 – Joan Bloom (USA)
2006 – Yosuke Uchitomi (Japan)
2004 – Neil Aaronson (Netherlands) and David Cella
2003 – Lydia Temoshok

Jimmie Holland Memorial Award Winner

2024 – Lea Baider (Israel)
2023 – Maggie Watson (UK)
2022 – Dr. Luzia Travado (Portugal)
2020/2021 – Chioma Asuzu (Nigeria)
2019 – William Breitbart (USA)

SPECIAL AWARDS

2006 – Aruna Tole, Special Award for Outstanding Contributions to Clinical Care of Patients with Cancer

Hiroomi & Setsuko Kawano New Investigator Award

2024 – Jose Custers (The Netherlands)
2023 – William Rosa (USA)
2022 – Dr. Lauren Heathcote (UK/USA)
2020/2021 – Dr. Joanna Fardell (Australia)
2019 – Dr. Ursula Sansom-Daly (Australia)
2018 – Dr. Fiona Schulte, PhD (Canada)
2017 – Dr. Michelle Peate (Australia)
2016 – Dr. Shane Sinclair (Canada)
2015 – Dr. Katrina L Whittaker
2014 – Sylvie Lambert (Canada)
2013 – Mariko Asai
2012 – Wendy Lichtenthal (USA) and Claire Wakefield (Australia)
2011 – Nadine Kasparian (USA)
2010 – Maiko Fujimori (Japan)
2009 – Anja Mehnert (Germany) and Alex Mitchell (UK)
2008 – Susan T. Vadaparampil
2007 – Wendy Wing Tak Lam (Hong Kong)
2006 – Linda Carlson (Canada)
2004 – Bettina Meiser
2003 – Craig White
1998 – Christoffer Johansen (Denmark)
1996 – Yosuke Uchitomi (Japan)
1993 – Elizabeth Maunsell

Noemi Fisman Award for Lifetime Clinical Excellence

2024 – Helen Greally (Ireland)
2023 – Gil Goldzweig (Israel)
2022 – Dr. Melissa Henry (Canada)
2020/2021 – Dr. Jong-Heun Kim (South Korea)
2018 – Dr. Lili Tang, MD (China)
2017 – Dr. Chun-Kai Fang
2015 – Dr. Andrew Roth (USA)
2014 – Matthew Loscalzo (USA)
2013 – Andrea Farkas Patenaude (USA)
2012 – David Wellisch
2011 – Marguerite Lederberg
2009 – Penelope Hopwood (UK)
2008 – Maria Die-Trill (Spain)

Society Distinguished Life Fellowship Award

2010 – Lea Baider
2008 – Jimmie Holland

President’s Community Award for Distinguished Contributions to IPOS

2019 – Kim Thiboldeaux, Chief Executive Officer, Cancer Support Community
2017 – Dr. Andreas Ullrich, WHO – Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Cluster
2014 – Beth Diamond, President’s Community Award for Distinguished Contributions to IPOS

*Funding support for 2012 Sutherland and Fox Awards was generously provided by Cancer Council Queensland.

The IPOS Awards Committee shall select recipients of IPOS awards. If no suitable nominations are received, no awards will be given.

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