Oreopoulos Award

The ISPD recognizes the lifetime PD achievements (in terms of delivering care to patients, research, teaching, and/or advocacy) of one of its members with the Oreopoulos Award at its biannual Congress.
Eligibility Criteria and Application Process
Nominations must include:
- Curriculum vitae of the candidate including bibliography
- A letter of recommendation written and signed by the nominator, detailing the candidate’s lifetime PD achievements.
Up to two additional letters of support from renowned ISPD members may, but do not have to be, submitted.
- The candidate must be an active member of the ISPD
- The Oreopoulos Award will be given to a person once in their lifetime
- Self-nominations are not accepted
Award Amount
- The ISPD covers the costs of travel and accommodation of the awardee
- The Oreopoulos Awardee will not receive any economic reward
- The awardee will not be invited to give a lecture at the Congress
Past Awardees
| 2024 | Ana E. Figueiredo | ISPD Congress Dubai |
| 2022 | Philip KT Li | ISPD Congress Singapore |
| 2020 | Fredric Finkelstein | Online ISPD-EuroPD Joint Congress |
| 2018 | Simon Davies | ISPD Congress Vancouver |
| 2016 | Peter Blake | ISPD Congress Melbourne |
| 2014 | Georgi Abraham | ISPD Congress Madrid |