FIPP and CIPS Awards Ceremony

30 August, 2016 Museum of Hungarian Agriculture

Masters of Ceremony for the Evening

Gabor B. Racz, MD, FIPP, Founding Conference Director

Opening Remarks

Agnes Stogicza, MD, FIPP, CIPS, Local Organizing Committee
Kris Vissers, MD, FIPP, WIP President

Memorial Remarks

Craig Hartrick will give memorial for Dr. Phulchand Prithvi Raj, MD, FIPP, Founder and first President of WIP, pioneer and world leader in regional anesthesia and pain management. Clinical physician, educator, global speaker, research and publications

Gabor B. Racz will give memorial for Dr. James Edward Heavner, DVM, PhD, FIPP (Hon), workshop director and co-director of Budapest Conference since 1996, President Texas Pain Society Foundation. Educator, global speaker, research and publications

Special Recognition: Trail Blazer Award

John D. Loeser, MD, FIPP presented by Peter Staats, MD, MBA, FIPP
James E. Heavner, DVM, PhD, FIPP(Hon) presented by Gabor B. Racz, MD, FIPP

Comments

Kris Vissers, MD, FIPP, WIP President
Peter Staats, MD, MBA, FIPP WIP – Board of Examination Chair

Presentation of Certificates

Peter Staats, John D. Loeser and WIP Board of Examination Members

FIPP (Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice) honorees from Budapest 2015, Miami 2015 and New York City 2016

CIPS (Certified Interventional Pain Sonologist) honorees from Miami 2015 and New York City 2016