ISPE Award Winners

The ISPE Board of Directors is committed to recognition of excellence, both at the ICPE and for the Society. To that end, the Board creates and regularly recognizes special awards and other recognitions.

Sustained Scientific Excellence Award and Lecture
This award is presented from time to time to recognize an active investigator for sustained scientific excellence in the field of pharmacoepidemiology.

The candidate must be an investigator who is actively engaged in state of the art research in pharmacoepidemiology, as defined broadly, who has exhibited sustained scientific excellence in the field.



Distinguished Service Award
The Board presents this award to members who have provided significant leadership, dedication and contributions to the Society.



Honorary Lifetime Fellow
From time to time, ISPE honors individuals to celebrate special accomplishments (e.g. an honorific citation during an annual meeting) or lifetime productivity (e.g. at the time of retirement), or upon another special occasion. Under such circumstances, ISPE may choose to present such an honoree with Honorary/Lifetime membership.



Stanley A. Edlavitch Award
The Board created The 'Stanley A. Edlavitch' award at the time of retirement of the Society's first Executive Secretary, Dr. Stanley Edlavitch. The Board grants this award annually to the student who submits the most highly rated abstract for presentation of the meeting.



Special Award for Public Health Promotion Through Pharmacoepidemiology
This award is presented in recognition of a special, sustained contribution to pharmacoepidemiolgy.



PDS Best Paper Award
Since 2001, Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety has recognised an annual Best Paper Award for the strongest contribution in a given volume, as determined by the Editors and a representative from ISPE.