2009 Co-Winner Dr. Hal Gunn

 

2009 Co-Winner Dr. Bud Rickhi

In 2009, the jury once again split the Prize. Two practitioners recognized as “agents of change” in the revolutionary movement toward an integrative approach to clinical medical practice were the recipients of the 2009 Dr. Rogers Prize. The Prizes were presented by Geoff Rogers, son of Dr. Rogers, at a gala award dinner held at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel in downtown Vancouver September 25, 2009.

Dr. Gunn of Vancouver, a one time student of Dr. Rogers, took the fledgling Centre for Integrated Therapy and evolved it into today’s InspireHealth, looking after hundreds of cancer patients per year. The InspireHealth approach is a model for integrated cancer care focused not solely on the cancer, but on treating the whole person.

Dr. Rickhi was described as throwing away a promising psychiatric career in the late 1980’s when he trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurvedic, Japanese and Tibetan medicine. He established the Research Centre for Alternative Medicine, now the Canadian Institute for Natural and Integrative Medicine (CINIM), and played a key role in establishing the Integrative Health Institute at Mount Royal College. Dr. Rickhi has been very successful in alleviating depression with his integrative approach and most recently has focused on teen depression.

The first ever Dr. Rogers Prize Colloquium was held earlier in the day at the Wosk Centre for Dialogue, attended by researchers, practitioners, advocates, educators, students and consumers from across Canada. Fortunately, the overflow crowd had been anticipated and the proceedings were televised into another room within the Wosk Centre. Top Canadian and international specialists were moderated by Maria LeRose and shared their ideas on evidence and integration. Drs. Steven Aung, James Gordon, Joseph Pizzorno and Marja Verhoef enlightened the audience with their pioneering perspectives and hard-won experience. The findings were summarized by Barb Findlay and published in Connections magazine. Five distinguished, international specialists in the field of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) served on the jury that selected the first winner of the Dr. Rogers Prize for Excellence in Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

International jurors were chosen to allow the Canadian experts to compete for the Prize.

Dr. James Samuel Gordon (U.S.A.)	Dr. George Lewith (U.K.)	Dr. Joseph Pizzorno (U.S.A.)	Mary Ann Richardson DrPH (U.S.A)	Dr. Simon Sutcliffe (Canada)

September 25, 2009 Doctors from Vancouver and Calgary Awarded World's Largest Prize for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

February 23, 2009 Nominations Open in National Competition to Recognize Achievement in Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Canada

February 23, 2009 Dr. Rogers Prize - Quick Facts

2009 Media Coverage

October 07, 2009 Vancouver Sun: Opinions & Editorials (PDF)

October 2009 Common Ground: October 2009 Issue (PDF)

October 03, 2009 - Winner Announcement Ad Placements (PDF) Globe & Mail  |  National Post  |  Calgary Herald  |  Vancouver Sun

September 26, 2009 World Journal: Dr. Rogers Prize (PDF)

September 25, 2009 Omni: Dr. Rogers Prize (WMV)

September 25, 2009 The Vancouver Sun: Doctors share alternative medicine prize worth $250,000 (PDF)

September 2009 Common Ground: Prize honours alternative medicine (PDF) (web link)