ITLS Honors Dedication, Service with Annual Awards

November 11, 2015

Five individuals were honored at the 2015 International Trauma Conference with ITLS’ annual awards. The awards were presented during the Business Session on November 11.

Roy Alson, PhD, MD, FACEP, Co-Editor and Editorial Board member, was presented with the Jackie Campbell Award. This special award is ITLS’ highest honor and recognizes individuals for their enduring service as “the wind beneath our wings.” Dr. Alson’s tremendous work on the 8th edition Provider manual and instructor materials was gratefully acknowledged.

Qirong Du, MD, Chapter Medical Director for ITLS Shanghai Xin Hua Hospital in China, was presented with the ITLS Ambassador Award for his work in promoting ITLS programs

and demonstrating a clear belief in the ITLS mission. Dr. Du was instrumental in presenting the ITLS Asian Regional Conference in Shanghai in April 2015. Dr. Du was not present to accept his award but it was accepted on his behalf by his colleague, Lujia Tang, MD.

Michael Rushing, RN, BSN, NRP, CFRN, CEN, CPEN, CCRN-CMC, of Florida, was honored with the Pat S. Gandy, RN, ITLS Coordinator of the Year Award. The award recognizes Mr. Rushing’s outstanding leadership in promoting ITLS and prehospital trauma training under the Florida chapter.

Linda Sims, RN, of Australia, was presented with the ITLS Instructor for the Year Award, named in honor of Dr. Ray Flower for excellence in teaching and innovation in ITLS programs.

Wm. Bruce Patterson, BaBES, EMT-P, was presented with the ITLS Harvey Grant Memorial Award for outstanding leadership in ITLS Access, recognizing his dedication and efforts on the 3rd edition of the ITLS Access manual, released at the conference.