SCOPY: A Decade of Excellence (Chronological)

Best Coordinated Awareness Campaign by a Health System
Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
The Philly Colon Crusade: Powered by Temple University Health System Multidisciplinary Colon Cancer Awareness Outreach in North Philadelphia

Best Coordinated Community Awareness Campaign & Health Intervention
Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation, Dillingham, AK
Endoscopy Program Revitalization Project in Rural Alaska & Colonoscopy Prep Care Packages

Best Coordinated Social Media Campaign by GI Fellows & Residents
EBGI CRC Awareness Month Chairs Michelle Baliss, DO; Aileen Bui, MD; Romy Chamoun, MD; Frances Lee, MD
#EBGIvsCRC Colorectal Cancer Awareness Campaign

Best International Effort
Vishwa M. Dayal, MD, DM; Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India
Colorectal Cancer Awareness

TIED FOR THE WIN

Best Multilingual Patient Outreach
Alicia Gorin, MS; Caesar Ferrari, BS; Julia Gonzalez Engle, BS; Ann Rutter, MD, MS, FAAFP & Micheal Tadros, MD, MPH, FACG, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
Empowering Colorectal Health: An Integrated Multilingual Educational Approach to Colonoscopies

Best Multilingual Patient Outreach
Alex Zhornitskiy, MD; Bao Sean Nguyen, MD; Christine Shieh, MD & Ronald Hsu, MD, FACG; University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA
Lost in Translation No Longer: Expanding Patient Education Materials on Colorectal Cancer Screening to Ten Different Languages

Best Spanish Language Multi-Channel Colorectal Cancer Awareness Campaign
Latino Colorectal Cancer Indiana, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
Methods to Increase Colorectal Cancer Awareness in the Latino Population of Indianapolis

Best Screening Initiative with Nurse Navigation
Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, FIT Intervention Team, Providence, RI
Patient Navigator Pilot to Improve Completion of FIT in Primary Care

SCOPY Clever & Creative Award
Gastroenterology Associates, Kingsport, TN
Door Decorating Contest for CRC Month

SCOPY Consistent Creativity & Commitment Award
Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA
We Have Your Back

SCOPY Good Works Award
Trupti Shinde, MD, Crystal River, FL
Citrus Colorectal Cancer Foundation

SCOPY Inspiration & Impact Award
The Faith Leader/UK Healthcare Collaborative, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
The Faith Leader/UK Healthcare Collaborative

SCOPY Making CRC Awareness Fun Award
Association of Black Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists
Bustin’ a Gut — An ABGH Community Medutainment Event

SCOPY Screening Excellence Award
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso and University Medical Center of El Paso, El Paso, TX
Southwest Coalition for Colorectal Cancer Screening (SuCCCeS)

SCOPY Scoping the CEO & Leading by Example Award
Joan Culpepper-Morgan, MD, FACG & Mr. Georges Leconte, New York, NY
NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem CEO Shares Colonoscopy Experience on Video to De-Stigmatize Lifesaving Procedure

SCOPY Service Award
LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA
Cutting Out Cancer

SCOPY Staying Strong & Scoping On Award
Sita Chokhavatia, MD, MACG & The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ
Increasing Colorectal Cancer Awareness with a Focus on Underrepresented Communities in Bergen County, New Jersey

Best Comprehensive Digital Production
Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research and AltaMed Health Services Institute for Health Equity; Portland, OR
Developing Patient-Refined Messaging and Culturally Relevant Materials for Follow-Up Colonoscopy After Abnormal Fecal Testing

Best Foreign Language Patient Outreach
Mayo Clinic Rochester Internal Medicine Residency
Circumventing Gut Reactions: Addressing Myths & Barriers in Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Somali Community

Best Foreign Language Print Media
University Hospital Center; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd, Maarif, Casablanca, Morocco
For Optimal Bowel Preparation

Best Foreign Language Video
Ghulam Mujtaba, MD; Suleman Roshan Medical College, Shahdadpur, Sanghar, Sindh, Pakistan
Awareness Video Regarding Colorectal Cancer

Best International Outreach & Education
Akwi W. Asombang, MD, MPH, FACG, FASGE; Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Colorectal Cancer Patient Education Webinar Series

Best Innovative Multilingual Messaging
Allegheny Health Network, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition; Pittsburgh, PA
Coming Together for Your Health

Best Print Media Tactic to Advance Engagement and Education
Muhammad Sayedul Arefin, MD; Sheikh Russel National Gastroliver Institute and Hospital, Uttara Model Town, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Writing in a Daily Newspaper

Best Public Service Announcements Written and Delivered by Gastroenterologists
Memorial Hermann Health System, Houston
Colon Cancer Awareness Marketing Campaign 2022

Best Screening Initiative with Nurse Navigation
University of Virginia Health
UVA Health Employee Colorectal Cancer Screening Campaign

Best Spanish Language Patient Education Video
Stony Brook Hospital
Stick with Me, and Get Your CRC Screening!

GRAND SCOPY
University of Chicago Medicine & Benjamin Levy, MD
Tune It Up: A Concert To Raise Colorectal Cancer Awareness

Most Creative Community Awareness Initiative
Texas Digestive Disease Consultants & Gastroenterology Consultants of San Antonio (GI Alliance)
Gut in the Museum

Most Far-Reaching and Impactful Initiative
GI Alliance (Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, Digestive Health Associates of TX, Gastroenterology Consultants of San Antonio, San Antonio GI Associates, Arizona Digestive Health, Illinois Gastroenterology Group and Utah Gastroenterology)
Ad Campaign, “Drama”

SCOPY Best Culturally Conscious Patient Outreach Initiative
Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi
For Women, By Women Endoscopy Team

SCOPY Best Targeted Community Outreach (1 of 2)
SBH Health System; Bronx, NY
Increasing Colorectal Cancer Awareness and Screening Tests for the Albanian Community in Bronx, New York

SCOPY Best Targeted Community Outreach (2 of 2)
Subhankar Chakraborty, PhD; The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Outreach on Colorectal Cancer Awareness Among the Bhutanese and Nepalese Community in Columbus, Ohio

SCOPY Consistent Creativity & Commitment Award
Ronald Hsu, MD, FACG
Bridging Medicine & Music Seminar and Concert 2022

SCOPY CRC Superheroes Award
Brian L. McGee, MD; Arkansas Diagnostic Center
CHAD: Colorectal Health Advocates & Doctors

SCOPY Creative Vision Award
Vladimir Lamm, MD; Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Route #2: Improving the Bowel Preparation Experience for Patients, Caregivers, and Hospitals with Comics

SCOPY Culture of Creativity Award
Connecticut GI
Dress in Blue Day!

SCOPY Early Advocacy & Artistry Award
Mohid Ali; student, Casady School, Oklahoma City, OK
Abstract Art by High School Art Student for Colon Cancer Awareness

SCOPY Global Outreach Award
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Division of Gastroenterology, MGH Center for Global Health, Pan-African Organization for Health, Education and Research, African Association of Future Gastroenterologists, Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in Nigeria, World Gastroenterology Organisation Training Center Lagos and Lagos University Teaching Hospital
Colorectal Cancer in Africa Virtual Symposium: Updates

SCOPY Healthy Living Award
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center/UW Health; UW Medicine/Fred Medicine Population Health Colorectal Cancer Screening Program
2022 Community Education Event

SCOPY High Impact Media Placements Award
Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Screening and Awareness of Colorectal Carcinoma, Identifying Risk Factors and 45 is the New 50 for Screening Colonoscopy

SCOPY Mythbusters Award
Mayo Clinic Rochester; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Colorectal Cancer Awareness—Fact or Fiction?

SCOPY Polyp Poetry Award
John K. Corless, MD, AGAF; South Carolina Gastroenterology Association
Polypoetry: A New Genre for Colorectal Cancer Awareness

Best Bowel Prep Video
Erica Duh, MD & Jason Samarasena, MD, FACG; University of California Irvine; Irvine, CA
Prep for the Prep: The Impact of Patient Education on Quality of Colonoscopy

Best Collaborative Video
Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa, MD, MPH; Massachusetts General Hospital; Boston, MA
Increasing Awareness Around Colorectal Cancer Screening in Boston: Voices in the Black Community

Best Community Service Delivery and Comprehensive Community Education Initiative by a Health System
Sita Chokhavatia, MD, MACG; The Valley Hospital; Ridgewood, NJ
Resumption of the Fast Track (Open Access) Screening Colonoscopy Program

Best Coordinated Community Awareness Campaign by a Private GI Practice
Gastroenterology Associates and Endoscopy Center of North Mississippi; Oxford, MS
“It’s a Date”

Best CRC Prevention Rap from Rising Stars in Internal Medicine Residency
Erica Duh, MD & Nathan Park, MD; UC Irvine Department of Internal Medicine; Irvine, CA
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Rap with FlowLytely

Best Digital Tracking Tool
Karolina Dziadkowiec, MD & Peter Stawinski, MD; University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Palm Beach Regional Campus; Atlantis, FL
Bowel Habit Tracker – Colon Cancer Awareness Project

Best Employee Screening Outreach
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham, AL
Colon on the Virtual Corner

Best Foreign Language Patient Outreach
Greater Brooklyn Gastroenterology Care; Brooklyn, NY
“Get Scoped and Live”

Best High-Impact Initiative for an Underserved Population
The Association of Black Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists
CRC Public Service Announcement & ABGH Roundtable Series: Colorectal Cancer in the COVID-19 Era

Best Initiative to Address COVID CRC Screening Backlogs
US Veterans Health Administration, National Gastroenterology Program; Washington, DC
Addressing Gaps in Colorectal Cancer Screening During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

Best International Effort
Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre; Karachi, Pakistan
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Seminar

Best Multi-Channel Colorectal Cancer Awareness Campaign by a University
Shima Ghavimi, MD; Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University; Huntington, WV
Promoting Colorectal Cancer Screenings in Appalachia

Best Multi-Channel Media Campaign Featuring Survivor Stories
Colon Cancer Coalition; Edina, MN
Get Screened MN

Best Patient Testimonial & Compelling Call-to-Action
Southeast Health; Cape Girardeau, MO
Colonoscopy Vlog

Best Print Media Tactic to Advance Engagement and EducationBaptist Health, Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center & Borland Groover; Jacksonville, FL
Trust Your Gut—Get Screened for Colon Cancer

Best Video Series by a GI Fellow
Karissa Lambert, MD; East Carolina University/Vidant Medical Center
Colon Cancer Awareness on TikTok: Patient Edition

Grand SCOPY
Benjamin Levy, MD; Mount Sinai Hospital; Chicago, IL
Tune It Up: A Concert To Raise Colon Cancer Awareness

SCOPY Consistent Creativity & Commitment Award

Ronald Hsu, MD, FACG; Capitol GI, Sutter Independence Physicians; Roseville, CA
Prep for Quality

SCOPY Digital Outreach for CRC Awareness Award
Gastro Health; Miami, FL
Gastro Health 2021 Colon Cancer and Screening Awareness Campaign

SCOPY Go With the Flow Award for On-Point Rap LyricsUniversity of California Irvine GI Department; Irvine, CA
DJ GoLytely Featuring Paul the Polyp

SCOPY High-Impact Media Campaign
Allegheny Health Network; Ellwood City, PA
Eye on Awareness, Outreach, Prevention and Screening

SCOPY It Takes a Village Award
Mayo Clinic Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Rochester, MN
Mayo Clinic Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Allied Health Staff Supports Colorectal Cancer Awareness

SCOPY LOL Award
Eyad Gharaibeh, MD, Benjamin Schmidt, MD & Gebran Khneizer, MD; Department of Internal Medicine, Mercy Hospital; St. Louis, MO
#scope45

SCOPY Special Recognition Award
Jacqueline Gaulin; Gastro Girl, LLC., and GI OnDEMAND, Inc.

Best CRC Community Outreach During COVID
Allegheny Health Network and Highmark Health; Pittsburgh, PA
COLOVID-19: The 2020 Story Before, During, and After

Best Culturally Inclusive Social Media Event
Duke Division of Gastroenterology/Durham County Colorectal Cancer Screening Workgroup; Durham, NC
Duke Cancer Institute Facebook Live Event for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Best Culturally Conscious Social Media Campaign
Rachel Issaka, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA; Darrell M. Gray, II, MD, MPH, FACG, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Folasade P. May, MD, PhD, MPhil, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
#ItsTimeGetScreened

Best International Effort
Mukesh Sharma Paudel, MD; Lumbini City Hospital; Butwal, Nepal;
Colorectal Cancer and Colonoscopy Lecture, Video, and Poster

Best Multi-Channel Colorectal Cancer Awareness Initiative
Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital; Houston, TX
Colorectal Cancer Awareness – “Go Blue and Get Your Screen On”

Best Multi-Faceted Health Initiative by a Hospital
Sita S. Chokhavatia, MD, MACG & The Valley Hospital; Ridgewood, NJ
CRC Community Awareness and Educational Programs at The Valley Hospital – 2020

Best Patient-Provider Communication Instruction
Adewale Ajumobi, MD, FACG; Eliane Coffler, MD; Joline De Castro, MD; Sushant Soni, MD; and Eisenhower Health; Rancho Mirage, CA
Colonoscopy During the COVID-19 Pandemic & How to Discuss CRC Screening with Your Patient Via Telemedicine

Best Polypectomy Video
Ronald Hsu, MD, FACG; Sutter Roseville Endoscopy Center; Roseville, CA
Colon Cancer Prevention Education Video: Choices

Best Public Health Intervention for a Medically Underserved Patient Population
UC San Diego Health; San Diego, CA
The UC San Diego Health-Family Health Centers of San Diego Colon Health Program: A Partnership to Screen Those Most At-Risk

Best Public Service Announcement Written and Delivered by a Gastroenterologist
Louis J. Wilson, MD, FACG & Wichita Falls Gastroenterology Associates; Wichita Falls, TX
Wichita County Health Department 2020 Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Message

Best TV PSA Featuring an ACG Governor
Alyn L. Adrain, MD, FACG; Gastroenterology Associates, Inc.; Providence, RI
Don’t Die of Embarrassment – Get Screened Today

Grand SCOPY
Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Office of Outreach and Health Disparities; Houston, TX
Light the Night Blue: A Colorectal Cancer Awareness Initiative

Making CRC Awareness Fun Award
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Birmingham, AL
Love Your Bum: Get It Screened 2020 Campaign

Most Inspirational Original Cancer Awareness Song
Carlos Keebo Santos; Mayo Clinic; Jacksonville, FL
Cancer Doesn’t Discriminate

SCOPY Best Bilingual CRC Screening Video
Renugadevi Swaminathan, MD, MPH & Arturo Lopez, MD; Louisiana State University Health; Shreveport, LA
A Clean Colon is Half Your Colonoscopy

SCOPY Social Media Acumen and Authentic Leadership Award
Aline Charabaty, MD; Johns Hopkins Sibley Memorial Hospital; Washington, DC
#ColonCancerAwareness Month: #ScreenMoreFearLess

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

Best Bowel Prep Video
Adewale B. Ajumobi, MD, Rancho Mirage, CA
Instructive Video on How to Use Bowel Cleansing Agents

Best Community Service Delivery and Comprehensive Community Education Initiative by a Health System
Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA
Screening Saturdays at Eight Centers, Promotion at Sporting Events, Turning Pittsburgh Blue

SCOPY Consistent Creativity & Commitment Award
Connecticut GI: Farmington, Glastonbury, Hartford, New Britain, New London, Norwich, and Torrington, CT
Creativity and Originality Defined in Annual Dress in Blue Day Themes

Best Video by GI Fellows-in-Training
The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, Greater New York Chapter, Fellows’ Committee, New York, NY
“True or Poo,” A CRC Quiz Game with Patients

Best Social Media Impact for a Coordinated Colorectal Cancer Awareness Campaign
Darrell M. Gray, II, MD, MPH, and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center’s Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Columbus, OH
Multi-Faceted Community Service & Education Initiative Supported by Social Media

Best Original Tactic
GI Associates & Endoscopy Center and Reed B. Hogan II, MD, Flowood, MS
Plastic Butts Highlight First “Butts and Guts” 5K Race

Best Community Service Delivery by a Private GI Practice
GI Associates & Endoscopy Center and Reed B. Hogan II, MD, Flowood, MS
60 Colonoscopies Provided

Best Call-to-Action
Jack Goldstein, MD, FACG, and Rancocas Endoscopy Unit, Cooper Digestive Health Institute-Willingboro, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, Willingboro, NJ

Wallop the Polyp

Best Initiative to Address Health Care Disparities
Jack Goldstein, MD, FACG, Cooper Medical School at Rowan University, Rancocas Endoscopy Unit, Cooper Digestive Health Institute-Willingboro, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, Willingboro, NJ
The Burlington County Barbershop Initiative

Best Spanish Language Video
Ronald K. Hsu, MD, FACG, Capitol Gastroenterology Consultants, Roseville, CA
3-2-1 Hágase la Prueba! Concciencia del Cáncer de Colon (“3-2-1 Take the Test! Colon Cancer Awareness”)

Best Multi-Channel Colorectal Cancer Awareness Campaign by GI Fellows
Jessica Sterling, MD, Jonathan I. Gotfried, MD, Jessica Briscoe, MD, and Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Owls for Bowels

Best Initiative to Advance “80% by 2018” Goal
John Muir Health, Walnut Creek, CA
Pushing Toward 80% by 2018 and Beyond

Best Public Health Intervention for a Targeted Community
Koosh Desai, MD, Medical College of Georgia, Minesh Mehta, MD, University of Louisville, Augusta, GA, and Louisville, KY
Georgia Colon Cancer Prevention Project

Best Coordinated Community Campaign & SCOPY Healthy Living Award
Licking Memorial Health Systems, Newark, OH
Efforts Large and Small, Including Focus on High-Fiber Diet

Best in Blue
NYU Division of Gastroenterology, New York, NY
NYU Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Campaign

Best Community Media Outreach
Praveen Guturu, MD, FACG, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX
Dispelling Myths about Colonoscopy in Newspaper Column

Best Coordinated Community Health Intervention
Sita S. Chokhavatia, MD, MACG, and The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ
13 Awareness Events in Early 2018

SCOPY Quality Improvement Award
Sital Singh, MD, Sooraj Tejaswi, MD, MSPH, FACG, Hershan Johl, MD, Brent Vickers, Kari L. Hazard, Traci Pochardt, Christopher Pacheco, Emily Jing, Everardo Ramirez, RN, UC Davis Gastroenterology, Sacramento, CA
Optimizing Inpatient Bowel Prep and Improving GI Lab Efficiency

Best Multi-Channel Colorectal Cancer Awareness Campaign by a Private GI Practice
Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, Southlake, TX
Spreading Awareness In and Out of the Office, on the Air, and Online

Best Hashtag
The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY
#NoButtsAboutIt

Most Far-Reaching and Impactful Initiative
Veterans Health Administration, Jason A. Dominitz, MD, MHS, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, and Douglas J. Robertson, MD, MPH, VA New England Health Care System, Seattle, WA, and White River Junction, VT
Radio Tour Reaches Nearly 25 Million Listeners

SCOPY Fighting Colorectal Cancer in the Face of Disaster Award
Victor J. Colon, MD, FACG, Instituto Digestivo de Puerto Rico, Caguas, PR
Maintaining the Spirit of CRC Awareness

SCOPY Spirit of Collaboration Award
Whitfield L. Knapple, MD, FACG, Chair, ACG Legislative and Public Policy Council, Arkansas Gastroenterology, North Little Rock, AR
Partnering for CRC Awareness

Best Coordinated Colorectal Cancer Awareness Campaign and Creative Group Photo by a Private GI Practice
Winchester Gastroenterology Associates, Winchester, VA
A Human CRC Awareness Ribbon

Best Spanish Language Video
Adewale B. Ajumobi, MD, Rancho Mirage, CA
Spanish Language Video Helps Viewers Understand What to Expect from Colonoscopy

Best Community Service Delivery
Austin Gastroenterology, Austin, TX
Second Annual Charity Screening Event for At-Risk Patients

Most Vibrant Community Event
Borland-Groover Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
600 People Raise $50,000 for Colorectal Cancer Awareness

Best Use of Patient Profiles to Increase Colorectal Cancer Awareness
Central Illinois Endoscopy Center, Peoria, IL
“Don’t Wait for a Reason. The Reasons Are Already There.”

Best Concept for Community Advertising by a Private Practice
Gastro Health, LLC, Miami, FL
“Be There for Your Family During Those Special Moments”

Best Coordinated Social Media Campaign by a Private Practice
Gastroenterology Consultants of San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Professionally Designed and Synchronized Social Media Messaging

Tie for Best in Blue
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology,Philadelphia, PA
When the Philly Skyline Turns Blue, Think of Colon Cancer

Tie for Best in Blue
Whitfield L. Knapple, MD, FACG, Chair, ACG National Affairs Committee, ACG Board of Governors, Arkansas Gastroenterology, North Little Rock, AR
Bridges and Building Go Blue in Little Rock

Best Colorectal Cancer Awareness Outcomes Assessment
Jinendra Satiya, MD, and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Palm Beach Regional GME Consortium, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Atlantis, FL
An Office-Based Endeavor to Increase Screening Rates

Best Multi-Channel Colorectal Cancer Awareness Initiative
John Muir Health, Walnut Creek, CA
Translating Words into Action

Best Call-to-Action
Midwest Gastroenterology, Lee’s Summit, MO
“What’s in Your Colon?”

SCOPY Spirit of Collaboration Award
Fight Colorectal Cancer, National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable, American Cancer Society, and Katie Couric
Livestreamed Awareness Event at Hard Rock Cafe in New York City

Best Original Event Concept and Community Engagement
Pooja Singhal, MD, and Saint Anthony Gastroenterology Department, Oklahoma City, OK
“Colon Polypalooza” Held in Partnership with Whole Foods

Best Community Service Delivery and Comprehensive Community Education Initiative
Darrell M. Gray, II, MD, MPH, and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Sweeping Community Service and Education for the Public and the Health Care Community

Best Social Media Tactic to Advance Education and Awareness
University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA
Reaching the Community through Facebook Live Video

Tie for Best CRC Awareness Initiative by an ACG Governor
Stephen T. Amann, MD, FACG, ACG Board of Governors, Digestive Health Specialists, PA, Tupelo, MS
“Don’t Clown Around, Get Screened”

Tie for Best CRC Awareness Initiative by an ACG Governor
James C. Hobley, MD, MSc, FACG, ACG Board of Governors, GastroIntestinal Specialists, AMC, Shreveport, LA
Dr. Seuss-Themed Top Hats and Outfits for CRC Awareness

Best Video by an Academic Center
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Q&A Video on Colorectal Cancer to Capture Attention of Age-Appropriate Patients

Best Patient Education Website
Andres Gelrud, MD, MMSc, Gastro Health, Miami Cancer Institute, Miami, FL
Juan F. Echavarria, MD, MS, University of Texas Health Science Center At San Antonio, San Antonio, TX; Neil Sengupta, MD, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Using Multimedia to Provide Patient Education

SCOPY Inspiration & Impact Award
Matthew Paul Mewhorter, CancerOwl.com, Culpeper, VA
CRC Survivor Tells Stories through CancerOwl Comic

Best Coordinated Community Health Intervention
University of Virginia, Department of Gastroenterology, Charlottesville, VA
Reaching Every Corner of Virginia with Coordinated Public Health Effort

GRAND SCOPY
March E. Seabrook, MD, FACG, Consultants in Gastroenterology, West Columbia, SC
Individual Leadership and Advocacy for Colorectal Cancer Prevention in South Carolina

First Annual SCOPY Leadership Award
Mark B. Pochapin, MD, FACG, Secretary, ACG Board of Trustees, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
Visionary Leadership, Media Engagement and Representation at the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable

Best Multi-Channel Colorectal Cancer Awareness Campaign by a Private GI Practice
Gastroenterology Consultants of San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
High-Profile Community Events and Creative Tactics Including a Special Fiesta Medal

Best Original Communication Campaign by a Private GI Practice
Center for Colon and Digestive Disease, PC, Huntsville, AL
Originality and Execution of Mardi Gras Parade Float and Colonoscopy-Themed Holiday Tree

Best Community Service Delivery
Saint Anthony Physicians Gastroenterology, Pooja Singhal, MD, and Tauseef Ali, MD, FACG, Oklahoma City, OK
“Project Colon Cancer Awareness” Multi-Faceted Initiative Featuring Screening Saturdays

Best Initiative by an ACG Governor
Whitfield L. Knapple, MD, FACG, ACG Board of Governors, Arkansas Gastroenterology, North Little Rock, AR
“Little Rock Goes Blue for Colon Cancer Awareness” Illuminated Bridges and Local Landmark Building

Best Original Tactic
West Chester Gastrointestinal Group, West Chester, PA
“Colon Cancer is PREVENTABLE!” Campaign Featuring Giveaway of More Than 2,000 Free T-Shirts

Best Call-to-Action
Sanford Health, Sioux Falls, SD
“Bottoms Up – Don’t Duck Out on Your Colonoscopy” Advertising Campaign

Best Infographic from a Private GI Practice
Adewale B. Ajumobi, MD, Rancho Mirage, CA
Clear Liquid Diet for Colonoscopy Infographic via bowelprepguide.com Website

Most Humorous Video
Nizar H. Senussi, MD, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
An Original Rap by P Polyp “Colorectal Cancer Awareness Rap Part 2”

Best Video from an Academic Center
UNC Hospitals Endoscopy Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
“How to Prepare for Your Colonoscopy”

Best Initiative to Address Health Care Disparities
Darrell M. Gray, II, MD, MPH, and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
The Provider and Community Engagement (PACE) Program for Health Equity in Colorectal Cancer Prevention and Cancer Disparities Conference

Best Use of Patient Profiles to Increase Colorectal Cancer Awareness
Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates, Marrero, LA
Local News Segments with Patient Stories to Promote Community CRC Education Events and Underscore Public Health Messages

Best Original Illustration
Eugene Han, MD, and Ayse Aytaman, MD, FACG, ACG Board of Governors, New York Harbor Brooklyn VA and SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Super Colon Superhero, a Caped Crusader Who Stomps Out Colon Cancer

Best Video from a Private Practice
Ronald K. Hsu, MD, FACG, Capitol Gastroenterology Consultants, Roseville, CA
“Colorectal Cancer Countdown: 3-2-1 Get Screened!”

Tie for Best Original Event Concept and Community Engagement
Rajeev Vasudeva, MD, FACG, and Consultants in Gastroenterology, West Columbia, SC
“Colon Prep Party” a Festive Approach to Screening Highlighted via Extensive Local Media Coverage

Tie for Best Original Event Concept and Community Engagement
Stephen T. Amann MD, FACG, ACG Board of Governors, and Digestive Health Specialists PA, Tupelo, MS
“Blue Tie Affair” – A Charitable Event to Raise CRC Awareness and Benefit the North Mississippi Medical Center Cancer Fund for Patient Assistance

Best Event Support and Community Engagement
Cindy McDaniel and Marsha Williams, Digestive Health Specialists PA, Tupelo, MS
Dedicated Event Leadership and Can-Do Spirit in Support of Tupelo’s “Blue Tie Affair”

Most Vibrant Community Event
Puerto Rico Colorectal Cancer Coalition and Rafael A. Mosquera, MD, FACG, Gurabo, PR
“5K Correlo, Caminalo y Chequeate Eso!” Fifth Annual 5K Run, with More Than 4,000 Participants

Most Moving Video by a Private GI Practice
Lawrence M. Fiedler, MD, and Digestive CARE, Boca Raton, FL
“What Did You Do?” Colon Cancer Public Service Announcement

SCOPY Media Champion
Dawndy Mercer Plank, WIS-10, Columbia, SC
Courageous TV Anchor Undergoing Colonoscopy and Covering Local “Colon Prep Party” for WIS-10, the NBC Affiliate in Columbia, SC

Most Educational Live Stream Colonoscopy
Kenneth J. Chang, MD, FACG, and C. Gregory Albers, MD, FACG, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA
Live stream of Dr. Albers’s Colonoscopy Performed by Dr. Chang on March 30, 2016, and Subsequent YouTube Fame

Best in Blue
Connecticut GI, PC
Inter-Office Competition for Dress in Blue Day Themes and Creative Antics

GRAND SCOPY
Darrell M. Gray, II, MD, MPH
The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)

Multi-Channel Colorectal Cancer Awareness GRAND SCOPY/Best Multi-Channel Colorectal Cancer Awareness Campaign by a University
Darrell M. Gray, II, MD, MPH
The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)

Best Multi-Channel Colorectal Cancer Awareness Campaign by a Private GI Practice
Central Illinois Endoscopy Center (Peoria, IL)

Best Coordinated Community Campaign by a Private GI Practice
Digestive Care of Evansville (Evansville, IN)

Best Original Communication Campaign by a Private GI Practice
Gastroenterology Associates, LLC (Baton Rouge, LA)

Best Community Service Delivery
GI Associates and Endoscopy Center (Jackson, MS)
GIVEBACK CAMPAIGN

Best Initiative by an ACG Governor
Nitesh Ratnakar, MD, FACG, ACG Governor (Elkins, WV)
80% by 2018 Pledge for Colon Cancer Screening, West Virginia Governor’s Proclamation

Best Public Health Intervention for Targeted Community
Bhaumik Brahmbhatt, MBBS, Mayo Clinic (Jacksonville, FL)
Gender and Ethnicity-Based Intervention to Raise Colorectal Cancer Screening Awareness in Asian Indian Community

Best Original Tactic
Samuel C. Pace, MD, FACG (Tupelo, MS)
Colon Cancer Awareness License Plate

Best Call-to-Action
The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, submitted by Felice Schnoll-Sussman, MD, FACG (New York, NY)
Make that Call for Colon Cancer Screening Campaign

Best Video by a GI Fellow-in-Training (Two Tied for First Place)
Khadija H. Chaudrey, MD, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center (Oklahoma City, OK)
Colon Cancer Awareness: Let’s Spread the Word

Evelyn Marquez-Mello, MD, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (St. Louis, MO)
Voices from Our Community: Colon Cancer Screening

Best Infographic From a GI Fellow-in-Training
Bhaumik Brahmbhatt, MBBS, Mayo Clinic (Jacksonville, FL)
You Follow Signs for Road Safety. Would You Follow Signs for Your Health and Safety?

Best Infographic From an Institution
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, submitted by Carol A. Burke, MD, FACG (Cleveland, OH)
7 Myths About Colonoscopy; Colon Cancer Infographic

Best Infographic From a Private GI Practice
Gastroenterology Associates, LLC (Baton Rouge, LA)
Get Behind Screening

Best Colon Cancer Awareness Art
Eli Kuga, MD, Central Illinois Endoscopy Center (Peoria, IL)
Colon Polyp Poem

Best Patient Education Brochure, Flyer or Website
Ajumobi Adewale, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center (San Antonio, Texas)
BowelPrepGuide.com

Most Engaging Method
Central Illinois Endoscopy Center (Peoria, IL)
“Ask Us Anything”

Most Humorous
Gastroenterology Associates, LLC (Baton Rouge, LA)
“Things That Are Scary”

Best Independent Video by an Academic Center
Manasi Agrawal, MD, Montefiore Medical Center (Bronx, NY)
C-Scopy@50

Best Nursing Videos for Colorectal Cancer Awareness
Teresa McKamey, RN, MSN, Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center (Indianapolis, IN)
Colon Cancer Screening Awareness & Preparing for Your Colonoscopy

Best Video Series from an Academic Center
Stanford Health Care (Stanford, CA)

Best Advocacy Video
Puerto Rico Colorectal Cancer Coalition, submitted by Rafael A. Mosquera, MD, MSc, FACG, (Gurabo, Puerto Rico)
Marzo Cáncer Colorrectal Mes de Concienciación

Best Foreign Language Video
Geng Zhang, Alice Shen, Ashish Buttan, DDS, John Leung, MD, Tufts Medical Center (Medford, MA)
Bowel Prep Patient Education Video in Chinese

Most Original Colorectal Cancer Awareness Video
Nizar Senussi, MD, Presence Saint Joseph Hospital (Chicago, IL)
“P Polyp-Colorectal Cancer Awareness Rap”