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2019 SCOPY: Service Award for Colorectal Cancer Outreach, Prevention and Year-Round Excellence
The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) announces the winners of the 2019 SCOPY Awards (Service Award for Colorectal Cancer Outreach, Prevention, and Year-Round Excellence) to recognize the achievements of ACG members in their community engagement, education and awareness efforts for colorectal cancer prevention.
“This year, a total of 31 SCOPY Awards will be presented to an outstanding slate of colorectal cancer awareness champions,” said Sophie M. Balzora, MD, FACG, Chair, ACG Public Relations Committee. “While all the submissions this year were engaging and effective, the 2019 winners demonstrate sustained engagement with community members, effective collaboration to deliver comprehensive public awareness campaigns, and exemplary commitment to increasing of colorectal cancer screening,” she added.
The winning projects were selected by judges Dr. Balzora and Janice Jang, MD, of the NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY.
“The spirit of the SCOPY award is to inspire all ACG members to get involved in community education and make a difference in colorectal cancer prevention by celebrating impactful and creative efforts, particularly the innovative, fun, and frequently hilarious ways our members keep the CRC screening message fresh,” said ACG President Sunanda V. Kane, MD, MSPH, FACG.
The winners will be honored at the SCOPY Awards Ceremony & Workshop on Sunday, October 27, at 3:30 pm Central Daylight Time (Room 303A, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center) and in the 2019 SCOPY Awards Booklet.
Details of the awards can be found in the 2019 SCOPY Awards Booklet.
Best Bowel Prep Video
Adewale Ajumobi, MD
Rancho Mirage, CA
How to Make Colonoscopy Prep More Tolerable
Best Celebrity Dressed in Blue – Darryl Strawberry at Brooklyn Hospital
Brooklyn Hospital Center
Brooklyn, NY
Colon Cancer: “Hitting it out of the Big Apple Ballpark”
Best Community Awareness Initiatives by a Hospital
Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital
Houston, TX
LBJ Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month – “Get Your Screen-On”
Best Community Service Delivery
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, VA
UVA Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Campaign
Best Coordinated Community Awareness Campaign by a Private Practice
University Gastroenterology
Providence, RI
University Gastroenterology/University Endoscopy Group Colon Cancer Awareness Campaign 2019
Best Coordinated Community Outreach by a Health System
Allegheny Health Network
Pittsburgh, PA
CARE MODEL – Colorectal Cancer Collaborative Awareness Research Education and Methods for Outreach Delivery Engagement and Learning
Best High Impact Initiative for an Underserved Population
Drexel Gastroenterology
Philadelphia, PA
No Blood, No Problem! A Multidisciplinary Approach to Spread Colorectal Cancer Awareness Among Jehovah’s Witnesses
Best Mandarin Video
Jessie J. Xie, MD
Little Rock, AR
Endoscopies Explained: A Video Series to Explain Colon Cancer Screening
Best Multi-Faceted Education Initiative by a Hospital
The Valley Hospital
Ridgewood, NJ
The Valley Hospital Colorectal Cancer Awareness Activities: 2019
Best Original Tactic – Visit the Endo Unit
Priyanka Kanth, MD, MSCI, FACG – University of Utah Healthcare
Salt Lake City, UT
Colon Cancer Awareness Open House Event
Best State-Level Collaboration to Deliver Screening to Underserved Patients
Bryan T. Green, MD
Greenwood, SC
Colon Cancer Prevention Network
Best Use of Social Media
Gastroenterology Consultants of San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Business as Usual – Colon Cancer Awareness Is Just a Part of Who We Are!
Best Video from GI Fellow
Jonathan Pinto, MD, MPH – Harlem Hospital Center
New York, NY
Say Yes to Colon Cancer Screening!
Most Creative Community Awareness Campaign
Austin Gastroenterology
Austin, TX
“Keep Austin Screened” Campaign for Colon Cancer Awareness Month
Most Moving & Motivating Campaign
Lindsey Bierle, DO – Virginia Tech Carilion
Roanoke, VA saygoodBIERLEtocoloncancer
Most Vibrant Community Event
GI Associates
Flowood, MS
2019 Guts and Butts 5K to Prevent Colon Cancer
SCOPY MVP
Darrell M. Gray, MD, and The Ohio State University
Wexner Medical Center, Division of Gastroenterology
Columbus, OH
Provider and Community Engagement (PACE) Program for Health Equity in Colorectal Cancer Prevention
SCOPY All in the Family Award – TIE
Aakash Aggarwal, MD
New York, NY
Colon Cancer Screening Awareness Month
SCOPY All in the Family Award – TIE
Ronald Hsu, MD, FACG
Roseville, CA
Breaking the Barriers with the Colorectal Kid
SCOPY Effective Advocacy Award
Jean Wang, MD, PhD, FACG, and the Missouri Colorectal Cancer Roundtable
St. Louis, MO
Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening in Missouri
SCOPY Healthy Living Award
Licking Memorial Health Systems
Newark, OH
LMHSColonHealth.org: Don’t Delay! Contact Your Physician for a Colon Cancer Screening
Best Coordinated Community Health Intervention
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Los Angeles, CA
Addressing Health Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening
Most Far-Reaching & Impactful Initiative
UCLA Health
Los Angeles, CA
Inaugural UCLA Health Colon Cancer Awareness Campaign
SCOPY Quality Improvement Award
UCLA Health Colon Cancer Quality Workgroup
Los Angeles, CA
Quality Improvement in Colorectal Cancer Screening at UCLA Health
SCOPY Incubator of Excellence in CRC Prevention Award
UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine
Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases
Los Angeles, CA
Coordinated Collaboration Across the UCLA Health System
SCOPY Making CRC Awareness Fun Award
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Love Your Bum, Get it Screened: Colorectal Cancer Awareness at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
SCOPY Practice What We Preach Award
Austin Gastroenterology
Austin, TX
PSA Documentary Promoting Colon Cancer Awareness: One Physician’s Personal Colonoscopy Journey
SCOPY Service Award – TIE
Gastro Health
Miami, FL
Free Colonoscopy Event for Underinsured Patients
SCOPY Service Award – TIE
GI Associates
Flowood, MS
GiveBack2019 – Circle of Care Referring Physician Screening Education
SCOPY Service Award – TIE
Santa Maria Gastroenterology
Santa Maria, CA
Reaching 80 Percent Screening and Beyond in Our Local Community
SCOPY Spirit Award
Consultants in Gastroenterology
Columbia, SC
“March Madness” Colon Cancer Awareness Month Media Blitz in Columbia, SC
About the American College of Gastroenterology
Founded in 1932, the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) is an organization with an international membership of over 14,000 individuals from 86 countries. The College’s vision is to be the pre-eminent professional organization that champions the evolving needs of clinicians in the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based, and compassionate health care to gastroenterology patients. The mission of the College is to advance world-class care for patients with gastrointestinal disorders through excellence, innovation and advocacy in the areas of scientific investigation, education, prevention, and treatment. www.gi.org