Newswise — San Francisco, CA – May 23, 2011 – The International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) announces the awarding of two $80,000 grants as part of their 2011 Clinical Scholar Research Awards. The awards are part of the IARS grants program, which has issued more than $10,000,000 in anesthesia research grants over the last thirty years.
The two recipients of the IARS 2011 Clinical Scholar Research Awards are Rebecca Aslakson, MD, MSci of Johns Hopkins Medical Institution for her project “Crafting a Palliative Care Intervention for Surgical Intensive Care Uunit Patients” and Wilton A. van Klei, MD, PhD of University Medical Center Utrecht for his project “Effect of Routine Postoperative Troponin Measurements on One Year Cardiac Events and Death.” Each recipient will receive an $80,000 research grant from the IARS.
About IARS Awards and GrantsIARS established its Awards and Grants Program in 1983 to further the scientific advancement of the anesthesiology specialty. To date, the IARS has funded 125 projects, contributing over $10 million to the anesthesia community. The IARS Awards Program includes two categories of research awards and two categories of education awards. In addition, the IARS contributes $200,000 annually to the Foundation of the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA) to support cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia research projects.
As a community committed to stimulating and funding anesthesia-related projects that will advance patient-care worldwide, the IARS is pleased to provide their talented and diverse member base with an exclusive multi-million dollar awards program. Additional information about all the IARS awards may be found at http://www.iars.org/awards/
About the IARSThe International Anesthesia Research Society is a nonpolitical, not-for-profit medical society founded in 1922 to advance and support scientific research and education related to anesthesia, and to improve patient care through basic research. The IARS contributes nearly $1 million annually to fund anesthesia research; sponsors an annual meeting for anesthesiology leaders to share information and ideas; maintains a worldwide membership of more than 16,000 health professionals in anesthesia-related practice; sponsors the SmartTots initiative in conjunction with the FDA; and publishes the journal Anesthesia & Analgesia. Additional information about the society may be found at www.iars.org and www.anesthesia-analgesia.org.
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