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Annual Meeting Abstract Awards

 

Women in Neuroanesthesiology and Neuroscience Education and Research (WINNER) Abstract Award
The Women in Neuroanesthesiology and Neuroscience Education and Research (WINNER) Abstract Award is given to the top female first-time scientific abstract presenter at the SNACC meeting. This award recognizes excellence in research and is part of SNACC’s strategy to address gender disparities in academic neuroanesthesia. The recipient of this award will be recognized at the SNACC Annual Meeting, receive a complementary one-year SNACC membership, receive complementary registration at the next SNACC meeting, and be provided with mentorship opportunities within SNACC. This award will be given to the highest-scoring abstract meeting the criteria below:

  1. Female abstract presenter at the SNACC Annual Meeting.
  2. The recipient must present their abstract at the SNACC annual meeting to receive their award and certificate.
  3. SNACC Member in good standing.
  4. Rank of Associate Professor or above are not eligible.

Best of Meeting Award – Basic Science Category
The purpose of this is to highlight the highest-scoring abstract in the Basic Science Category, meeting the criteria below:

  1. Abstract in Basic Science Category.
  2. Candidate must be the presenting author.
  3. The recipient must present their abstract at the SNACC annual meeting to receive their award.
  4. SNACC Member in good standing.
  5. Rank of Associate Professor or above are not eligible.

Best of Meeting Award – Clinical/Translational Science Category
The purpose of this award is to highlight the highest-scoring abstract in the Clinical/Translational Science Category, meeting the criteria below:

  1. Abstract in Clinical/Translational Science Category.
  2. Candidate must be the presenting author.
  3. The recipient must present their abstract at the SNACC annual meeting to receive their award.
  4. SNACC Member in good standing.
  5. Rank of Associate Professor or above are not eligible.

Anesthesia Patient Safety Award
The purpose of this award is to highlight the best scoring abstract related to patient safety in neuroanesthesia and critical care. The recipient of this award will be recognized at the SNACC Annual Meeting with a Plaque and a $250 award. The award will be given to the highest-scoring abstract, meeting the criteria below:

  1. Abstract related to patient safety.
  2. Candidates should be either a medical student, resident, graduate student, clinical fellow, post-doctoral fellow or faculty within the first 5 years of their appointment.
  3. Candidate must be the presenting author.
  4. The recipient must present their abstract at the SNACC annual meeting to receive their award.
  5. SNACC Member in good standing.

Joint Society Awards
The purpose of the Joint Society Awards is to highlight the work of a medical student, graduate student, resident, fellow or junior faculty each year that is part of the mission of one of the following affiliated societies:

  • Indian Society of Neuroanesthesiology and Critical Care (ISNACC)
  • Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS)
  • Neuroanesthesia and Critical Care Society – Great Britain and Ireland (NACCS)
  • Neuroanaesthesia Special interest Group, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA)
  • Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists (JSA)

The recipient of this award will be recognized at the SNACC Annual Meeting with presentation of a certificate for receiving highest scores by abstract graders. To qualify for this ward:

  1. Candidates should be either a medical student, resident, graduate student, clinical fellow, post-doctoral fellow or faculty within the first 5 years of their appointment.
  2. Candidate must be the presenting author.
  3. The recipient must present their abstract at the SNACC annual meeting to receive their award.
  4. SNACC Member in addition of member of the respective affiliated society (in good standing).

2022 WINNER Abstract Award
Yuxuan Fu
“Effects of Desflurane on the Quality of Anesthesia Recovery Period in Patients Undergoing Endonasal Endoscopic Pituitary Adenoma Resection: A Randomized Controlled Study”

2021 WINNER Abstract Award 
Charlotte Maschke, BSc
“The Brain’s Functional Response to Propofol Anesthesia Has Prognostic Value for Unresponsive Patients”

2020 WINNER Abstract Award
Stefanie Blain-Moraes, PhD
“Reconfiguration of Frontoparietal Directed Connectivity Under Anesthesia May Predict Recovery of Consciousness”

2019 WINNER Abstract Award
Viola Neudecker, MD – “Infant Isoflurane Exposure Affects Social Behaviors But Not Cognitive Functions in Juvenile Non-Human Primates”

2018 WINNER Abstract Award
Shu Li, MD -“Mannitol Improves Intraoperative Brain Relaxation in Patients with Midline Shift Undergoing Supratentorial Tumor Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial”

Travel and Joint Travel Awards

The purpose of the Travel Awards is to facilitate attendance to a SNACC Annual Meeting by a trainee by offsetting cost, allowing the recipient the opportunity to present a poster. These awards are given to medical students, graduate students, residents, or fellows each year for receiving highest scores by abstract graders. The award consists of a financial award and presentation of a certificate during the annual meeting. To qualify, candidates should be either a medical student, resident, graduate student, clinical fellow or post-doctoral fellow at the time of the annual meeting and must be the presenting author of an abstract accepted for presentation at the SNACC annual meeting. The recipient must attend the SNACC annual meeting to receive their award and certificate.

2022 Joint Travel Awards

The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation – APSF
Srikanth Sridhar, MD, CMQ, FASA –  “The Importance of Point-of-Care Ultrasonography (POCUS) in Neuroanesthesiology Fellowship Training”

SNACC/The Indian Society of Neuroanesthesiology and Critical Care (ISNACC)
Punith Gowda –“Comparison of Effect of Propofol versus Ketofol (ketamine and propofol) on Jugular Venous Oxygen Saturation in Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Prospective Randomized Trial”

Neuroanesthesia and Critical Care Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Andrew Gardner –  “Investigating the utility of novel biomarkers which predict the onset of vasospasm after subarachnoid haemorrhage”

SNACC/Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS), Neuroanesthesia Section
Nahemah Hasanaly – “Xenobiotics Distribution in Brain Tumor Tissue—A Descriptive Analytic Study“ 

2022 BEST OF MEETING AWARDS

Basic Neuroscience Category – Kathleen Vincent, PhD
“Chemogenetic activation of dopaminergic midbrain neurons in rats accelerates cognitive recovery following dexmedetomidine- but not ketamine-induced loss of consciousness”

Clinical/Translational Neuroscience Category – Mariel Manlaplaz, MD
“Standardization of Blood and Fluid Management within an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Protocol in Major and Complex Spine Surgery: The Cleveland Clinic Experience”