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| What is the Dr. Rogers Prize? | The purpose of the Dr. Rogers Prize is to highlight the important contribution of complementary and alternative medicine to health care. It is intended to recognize and reward people who have made significant contributions in the field. | |
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| Named for: | Dr. Roger Rogers - a CAM pioneer in Canada and co-founder of the Centre for Integrated Healing (now InspireHealth) in Vancouver. | |
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| Prize: | A cash prize of $250,000 funded by the Lotte and John Hecht Memorial Foundation, a Vancouver-based philanthropic organization. | |
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| Nominations and award presentation: | Nominations accepted until May 31, 2011
Dr. Rogers Prize Award Gala (Gala follows the Dr. Rogers Prize Colloquium on September 23rd at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel |
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| 2009 Dr. Rogers Prize Recipients: |
Dr. Hal Gunn, 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 |
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| 2007 Dr. Rogers Prize Recipients: |
Dr. Alastair Cunningham of Toronto, Ontario (His work centered on the role of the mind and its effect on the immune system, particularly in cancer patients. His program “The
Healing Journey” has helped thousands of cancer patients.) Dr. Abram Hoffer of Victoria, BC (Established the paradigm of orthomolecular medicine based on the value of proper nutrition, minerals and vitamins in health and wellness and the benefits of eliminating toxic foods.) |
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| CAM Use in Canada: | 54 per cent of Canadians surveyed had used CAM in the year prior to the study and 74 per cent have tried it at least once in their lifetimes.* Canadians spent more than $5.6 billion in 2006 on providers of alternative therapy, and another $2.2 billion on herbs, vitamins, special diet programs, books, classes and equipment. (* Source: Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Canada: Trends in Use and Public Attitudes, Fraser Institute, 1997-2006) |
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| Top 10 most commonly used alternative therapies in Canada: |
Chiropractic care Massage Relaxation techniques Prayer/spiritual practice Acupuncture Yoga Herbal therapies Special diet programs Energy healing Naturopathy |
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| The 10 most frequently reported medical conditions for which CAM is used: |
Allergies Back or neck problems Arthritis or rheumatism Difficulty walking Frequent headaches Lung problems Digestive problems Gynecological problems Anxiety attacks Heart problems or chest pain While cancer is not on this list as it is less prevalent than the ten listed conditions, it is well known that people with cancer are high users of CAM. A paper in the 2006 Journal of Psychosocial Oncology estimated that 80% of adult cancer patients use at least one form of CAM during or after treatment (J Psychosoc Oncol 2006;23(4):35-60. |
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| Website: | www.drrogersprize.org | |
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| More information: | Media contact: Dr. Rogers Prize Coordinator Tel: 604.683.7575 x 223 |
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