Past Events

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2023 Dr. Rogers Prize Gala – Thursday, September 21

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Marion Nestle Pioneering Nutritionist & Acclaimed Author  Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health Slow-cooked: An Unexpected Life in Food Politics Dr. Marion Nestle is a consumer advocate, nutritionist, award-winning author, and academic who specializes in the politics of food and dietary choice. Her research examines scientific, economic, and social influences on food choice…

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2023 Keynote Speaker Announced: Dr. Marion Nestle

Pioneering Nutritionist, Acclaimed Author & Professor of Nutrition and Public Health The Dr. Rogers Prize is honored to welcome Dr. Marion Nestle as Keynote Speaker to our 2023 Award Gala being held Thursday, September 21st at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre. Dr. Marion Nestle is a consumer advocate, nutritionist, award-winning author, and academic who specializes in the politics of food…

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Dr. Rogers Prize Gala Award Dinner
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Dr. Rogers Prize 2021 Winner Announcement – Thursday, October 14, 2021 | 8:00 PM PT

Join us virtually for the announcement of the 2021 winner of the $250,000 Dr. Rogers Prize! This hybrid event will join the live event already in progress. Featuring a Keynote Panel made up of Dr. Rogers Prize jury members in discussion of the topic "The Evolution and Future of Complementary and Alternative Medicine", the evening will conclude with the livestreamed…

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Dr. Rogers Prize 2019 Colloquium: The Microbiome, Nutrition and Clinical Practice

2019 Colloquium on the latest developments in microbiome and nutrition research, and their translation into clinical practice The Dr. Rogers Prize Colloquium brings together thought leaders, researchers and clinicians in the field of CAM to explore current trends in healthcare. The 2019 Colloquium explored the latest developments in microbiome and nutrition research and its far-reaching effects on the brain and…

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Dr. Bonnie J. Kaplan - 2019 Dr. Rogers Prize Winner
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Dr. Rogers Prize 2019 Gala Award Dinner

The 2019 winner of the $250,000 Dr. Rogers Prize, Dr. Bonnie J. Kaplan, PhD was announced at a gala award dinner held in Vancouver, BC on September 26th, 2019. Dr. Kaplan is a Professor Emerita in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. In the late 1990’s, she challenged the conventional model of psychiatric research by studying the role of nutrition in…

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Alessio Fasano
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2019 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Alessio Fasano

Dr. Rogers Prize Award Gala Thursday, September 26, 2019 | 6:00 to 9:30 pm Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Vancouver, BC Purchase Tickets The Dr. Rogers Prize for Excellence in Complementary and Alternative Medicine is awarded every two years to celebrate the achievements of individuals who have impacted the practice and progress of health care.  We are pleased to announce that the…

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  • Groundbreaker Award

Groundbreaker Awards

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Dr. Rogers Prize in 2017, the Groundbreaker Awards were created as a one-time award to honour those individuals whose personal conviction to pursue practices above and beyond the medical status quo prepared the way for future leaders

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Conference Support
  • Events, Lecture Program, Sponsored Lectures

Lecture Program

The Dr. Rogers Prize has supported knowledge transfer activities at traditional, integrative and complementary conferences since 2008.

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Conference Support
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2017 Dr. Rogers Prize Lectures

Sponsorship of Dr. Rogers Prize lectures at CAM and integrative medicine conferences began in 2010. For sponsorship inquiries, please email the Dr. Rogers Prize Coordinator. Orthomolecular Medicine Today 46th Annual Conference April 28-30, 2017 – Toronto, ON International Society for Orthomolecular Medicine Intravenous Vitamin C Academy April 30, 2017 – Toronto, ON Natural Health Product Research Society of Canada (NHPRS) 14th…

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Dr. Rogers Prize 2017 Colloquium: The Microbiome and Clinical Practice

Exploring the latest developments in microbiome research and translating the findings into clinical practice The Dr. Rogers Prize Colloquium brings together thought leaders, researchers and clinicians in the field of CAM to explore current trends in healthcare. The 2017 Colloquium explored the latest developments in microbiome research and its far reaching effects on the brain, inflammation and chronic disease, and…

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2017 Dr. Rogers Prize Gala Award Dinner
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Dr. Rogers Prize 2017 Gala Award Dinner

The 2017 Dr. Rogers Prize gala award dinner took place on Thursday, September 14th where Dr. Dugald Seely, founder and executive director of the Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre was awarded the 2017 Prize. The $250,000 Prize highlights the important contributions of Complementary and Alternative Medicine to healthcare by rewarding those individuals who have made significant contributions to the field. Dr. Seely…

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Dr. Steven Aung - Dr. Rogers Prize Groundbreaker Award Winner
  • Groundbreaker Award

Video: Groundbreaker Award Winner, Dr. Steven Aung

Dr. Steven Aung (University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB) was one of five recipients of the Dr. Rogers Prize Groundbreaker Awards for his contributions to CAM and Canadian healthcare in 2017. He is a physician and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioner and teacher. He is a Clinical Professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta and…

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