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Criteria for Burchardi Award
The Burchardi Award is an award that is jointly sponsored by the
American Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists and the Society
of Critical Care Medicine's Anesthesiology Section. It was named
after its first recipient, Dr. Hilmar Burchardi, a pioneer in the
field, a revered teacher and founding member of the European Society
of Intensive Care Medicine, which he presided over from 1998 to 2000. The
award was first established in 2002 at the SCCM Annual Congress
and will be presented every two years, alternately at an ASCCA or
SCCM event.
Criteria for nomination
The individual should be an anesthesia-based intensivist, who has
been practicing for at least 12 years and who has held a leadership
position in at least one of the established national or international
critical care societies/organizations. He/she should have made considerable
contributions to the specialty, not necessarily in terms of research,
but especially in terms of ability to motivate and touch people.
His/her greatness and leadership should be defined equally by competence,
humility, humanity, and a sense of humor; in short, this is a "Good
Guy/Good Gal" award.
Nominees should be members of at least one, preferably both sponsoring
organizations and should have at least two letters of support from
members of the societies. Nominations and letters of recommendation
and support are due to the President of ASCCA and to the Chair of
the SCCM Anesthesiology Section by September 15th of odd years starting
in 2003. This will allow the respective Boards to deliberate and
vote on the matter when they convene in October of that year.
Section Mission
The mission of the anesthesiology section is to represent, promote and educate
anesthesiologist/intensivists as team leaders of the multi-professional
team model of patient-centered care for all critically ill patients. In
addition, the Section seeks to help educate non-anesthesiologist/intensivists
regarding the value and role of the anesthesiologist/intensivist within
the specialty of critical care medicine.
Section Core Values:
High quality patient care
We
seek to provide an evidence-based structure and process for
the care of the critically ill. Our care should be safe, effective,
efficient, patient centered, timely, and equitable. Our approach
is metric and outcomes driven. We continually strive to refine
and refocus our efforts to improve patient outcomes and care.
An educational
environment
We believe that the best care is delivered
in an educational environment.
Discovery
We
seek explanations for clinically relevant problems and strive to
find and develop new and innovative solutions so that our patients
are assured of receiving leading-edge care.
Patient, family
and surrogate satisfaction
We strive to identify
all patients, family members and surrogates and to attempt to
understand and honor their value. We pledge to measure and monitor
levels of satisfaction with the care we provide, and continually
improve service satisfaction.
Ethical Practice
We
value reliability, trust and integrity in all aspects of our work.
Safety
We
strive to create a culture of safety.
For information on how to become a member
of the Anesthesiology Section, please contact SCCM at: info@sccm.org
You may also contact:
Michael L. Ault, MD
Section Chair
(312) 926-2537
mault@northwestern.edu
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