Awards
For further information on any of these awards please contact Chloë Hoy, Secretariat Co-ordinator, on 020 7631 8807 or e-mail chloehoy@aagbi.org
All award winners are listed in the Heritage Section of the website.
Honorary Membership
Honorary Membership was instituted in 1932 at the time that the Association was founded. The award is accompanied by a citation and a certificate.
Honorary Membership has been granted to the following categories in the past.
- British and Irish anaesthetists who have held high office in the Association, usually at or about the time of retirement from active practice.
- Eminent British and Irish anaesthetists of great distinction who have not necessarily held high Association office.
- Very eminent overseas anaesthetists.
- Members of other medical disciplines who have contributed to the specialty of anaesthesia.
- Members of other professions who have rendered significant service to the Association.
Council recommended the following individuals to be awarded Honorary Membership in 2009:
- Dr Judith Hulf, London
- Dr John McAdoo, Co. Cork
- Professor Rajinder Mirakhur, Belfast
Archive list of Honorary Members
Sir Ivan Magill Gold Medal for Innovation
The award for innovation was instituted in 1988 to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Sir Ivan Magill who died in his ninety eighth year in 1986. It is awarded for uniquely outstanding innovative contributions to the specialty of anaesthesia. The medal is cast in gold. The obverse bears the relief portrait of Sir Ivan Magill. The name and date of the recipient is on the reverse and there is a bar on the ribbon bearing the inscription ‘For Innovation'.
Council elects recipients and the award is presented at an Annual Congress.
Archive list of Gold Medalists
John Snow Silver Medal
 The John Snow Medal was introduced in 1946 and was originally cast in bronze. In 1967 this was replaced by a silver medal following the introduction of a bronze medal for the John Snow Lecturer. The medal bears the arms of the Association on the obverse and the name of the recipient and the date on the reverse.
Candidates are anaesthetists who are deemed to have made a major contribution to anaesthesia. Nominations are made and confirmed by Council.
Council awarded the John Snow Silver medal to the following individuals in 2009:
- Professor Alastair Chambers, Aberdeen
- Dr David Whitaker, Manchester
Archive list of Silver Medallists
Pask Certificate of Honour
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The Pask Award was instituted in 1977 after the Moorgate Underground disaster of 1975 and the desire of Council to honor the gallantry of a Registrar Anaesthestist. The award is made by Council. The award was instituted to enable Council of the Association to honour those who have rendered distinguished service, either with gallantry in the performance of their clinical duties, in a single meritorious act or consistently and faithfully over a long period.
The award was named after Professor E A Pask. Pask had a distinguished career in the Royal Air Force Medical Branch as an experimental physiologist in the Second World War. This included dangerous self experimentation requiring considerable personal courage.
Council awarded the following individuals the Pask Certificate in 2009:
- Dr Anthea Mowat, Boston, Lincs
- Dr Keith Thomson, Basingstoke
- Dr David Scott, Edinburgh
- Members of Defence Anaesthesia who served in Iraq (presented at WSM 2010)
Archive list of Pask Certificate Holders
Evelyn Baker Medal
 The Evelyn Baker Medal was instituted in 1998 for outstanding clinical competence, recognising the ‘unsung heroes' of clinical anaesthesia and related practice. The defining characteristics of clinical competence are deemed to be technical proficiency, consistently reliable clinical judgement and wisdom, and skill in communicating with patients, their relatives and colleagues. The ability to train and enthuse junior colleagues is seen as an integral part of communication skill, extending beyond formal teaching or academic presentation.
The award is open to all practising anaesthetists (and those who have retired in the last two years) who are members of the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland. Previous nomination does not preclude further nomination in future.
Council awarded the 2009 Evelyn Baker Medal to Dr Fred Roberts (Exeter) at WSM London 2010.
We are currently accepting nominations for the 2010 Evelyn Baker Medal. The deadline is Friday 24th September 2010. Please click here for further details.
Archive list of Evelyn Baker Medalists
Featherstone Certificate
The Featherstone Award was instituted in 2001 in memory of Dr Henry Featherstone, founder of the Association and is made to practicing anaesthetists in acknowledgement of their substantial contribution to the practice of anesthesia. The award is made by Council.
Council awarded the Featherstone Certificate to the following individual in 2009:
- Professor Robert Sneyd, Plymouth
Archive list of Featherstone Certificate Holders
Charles King Award
The award was instituted to enable the Council of the Association to honour those who have rendered significant services to the heritage of anaesthesia in general or to the museum and archives of the AAGBI in particular.
Council awarded the Charles King Award to the following individual in 2008:
Archive list of Charles King Certificate Holders
Anniversary Medal
The Anniversary Medal was instituted in 2007 as part of the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the AAGBI.
The medal is awarded to:
- British and Irish anaesthetists who have held office in the Association and have provided exceptional service to the Association.
- British and Irish anaesthetists of distinction who have given significant service to AAGBI members but may not have held office in the Association.
Council awarded the following individuals the Anniversary Medal in 2009:
- Dr Hilary Aitken, Paisley (presented at WSM 2010)
- Dr
Carlos McDowell, Co. Louth
Archive list of Anniversary Medalists
The Editors' Award
The Editors' Award was instituted to enable the Council of the Association to honour those who have rendered significant editorial services to the Association and its publications.
Council awarded the Editors' Award to the following individuals in 2009:
- Dr Jeremy Langton, Plymouth
- Dr David Bogod, Nottingham
- Dr Hilary Aitken, Paisley (presented at WSM 2010)
Archive list of Editors' Award Holders
Langton Hewer Award
The award was instituted to enable the Council of the Association to honour those members of the medical trade who have made significant contributions to anaesthesia or to the Association.
Council recommended the following individuals to be awarded the Langton Hewer Award in 2008:
- Ms Nicki Dill (Intavent)
- Mr Colin Hughes (GE Healthcare)
- Mr Ronan Moran (Abbott)
Archive list of Langton Hewer Award Holders
The Past Vice President Medal
This medal was instituted to enable the Council of the Association to honour those who have served on Council as Vice President.
Council awarded the Past Vice President Medal to the following individuals in 2009:
- Professor Alastair Chambers, Aberdeen
- Professor Michael Wee, Poole
- Professor David Rowbotham, Leicester (presented at WSM 2010)
Archive list of Past Vice President Medal Holders
Council Award
This award was instituted to enable the Council of the Association to honour those who have served on the Association Council either as an elected or a co-opted member.
Council awarded the Council Award to the following individuals in 2009:
- Dr John McAdoo, Co. Cork
- Professor Alastair Chambers, Aberdeen
- Dr Nick Denny, King's Lynn
- Professor Chandra Kumar, Middlesbrough
- Dr Chris Meadows, London
- Dr Judith Hulf, London
- Dr David Whitaker, Manchester
- Professor David Rowbotham, Leicester (presented at WSM 2010)
- Dr Hilary Aitken, Paisley (presented at WSM 2010)
Archive list of Council Award Holders
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