ACG recognized 16 individuals this year, who received their honors at the SCOPY Awards Ceremony and Workshop at Virtual ACG 2020, Oct. 23-28.
SCOPY is an acronym for Service Award for Colorectal Cancer Outreach, Prevention and Year-Round Excellence.
Here are the SCOPY award winners:
Best CRC Community Outreach During COVID: Allegheny Health Network and Highmark Health (Pittsburgh), 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, N.C.), 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); Darrell Gray II, MD, The Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio); Folasade May, MD, PhD, UC Los Angeles, #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), Colorectal Cancer Awareness — “Go Blue and Get Your Screen On”
Best Multi-Faceted Health Initiative by a Hospital: Sita S. Chokhavatia, MD, and The Valley Hospital (Ridgewood, N.J.), CRC Community Awareness and Educational Programs at The Valley Hospital — 2020
Best Patient-Provider Communication Instruction: Adewale Ajumobi, MD; Eliane Coffler, MD; Joline De Castro, MD; Sushant Soni, MD; and Eisenhower Health (Rancho Mirage, Calif.0 Colonoscopy During the COVID-19 Pandemic & How to Discuss CRC Screening with Your Patient Via Telemedicine
Best Polypectomy Video: Ronald Hsu, MD, Sutter Roseville (Calif.) Endoscopy Center, Colon Cancer Prevention Education Video: Choices
Best Public Health Intervention for a Medically Underserved Patient Population: UC San Diego Health, 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 Wilson, MD, and Wichita Falls (Texas) Gastroenterology Associates, Wichita County Health Department 2020 Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Message
Best TV PSA Featuring an ACG Governor: Alyn Adrain, MD, Gastroenterology Associates (Providence, R.I.), Don’t Die of Embarrassment — Get Screened Today
Grand SCOPY: Dan Duncan, Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Office of Outreach and Health Disparities (Houston), Light the Night Blue: A Colorectal Cancer Awareness Initiative
Making CRC Awareness Fun Award: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Love Your Bum: Get It Screened 2020 Campaign
Most Inspirational Original Cancer Awareness Song: Carlos Keebo Santos, Mayo Clinic Florida (Jacksonville) Cancer Doesn’t Discriminate
SCOPY Best Bi-Lingual CRC Screening Video: Renugadevi Swaminathan, MD, and 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, D.C.), #ColonCancerAwareness Month: #ScreenMoreFearLess
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