The Hallpike Prize
Open to all.
The Hallpike prize was established in 2009, following a kind donation by Dr Jeremy Hallpike, Emeritus Neurologist from Adelaide, Australia, in honour of his father Charles Skinner Hallpike. The prize is awarded annually for the best project of the past 24 month period (research, audit or review of subject) in the area of audiovestibular medicine.
2010 - The first winner was Miss Emma Stapleton, ENT registrar from Sheffield, for her studies carried out in Nepal on the effects of altitude-induced hypoxia and increased intra-cochlear fluid pressure on the healthy human inner ear.
2011 - Mr Quadeer Arshad, a clinical scientist at the Academic Department of Neuro-Otology, Imperial College, London, for his research on "An objective test of otolith function using the ocular counter-roll afterimage device"
2012 - Dr Peter West, Consultant Audiovestibular Physician at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, for his research entitled, "A comparison of the techniques available for identifying peripheral vestibular nystagmus."
2013 - Mr Mahmood Bhutta for his work on an animal model of otitis media with effusion.
2014 - Dr Mitesh Patel, PhD, for his work on Locomotor adaption in Meniere's disease and vestibular neuritis patients.
2015 - Dr Diego Kaski. "An internal clock in the tempero-parietal junction for self-motion perception"
2016 - Dr Hena Ahmad MRCP "Visuo-vestibular interaction: Visual cortical adaptability in Bilateral Vestibular Failure"
2017 - Not awarded
2018 - Dr Nehzat Koohi for her research on "Hearing Evaluation and Auditory Rehabilitation after Stroke.
2019 - Dr Eldre Beukes for her project 'An Internet-based intervention for tinnitus
More details and an application form can be found HERE
The Pat Jobson Prize
£250 awarded annually
Background
The prize was established and funded by Pat Jobson, one of the very early members of the British Association of Audiological Physicians. He was the first Audiological Physician at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, retiring in 1980. He set up the prize to encourage trainees and young consultants in their promotion of the specialty of Audiological Medicine. He was also a founder member and first Chairman of the TWJ Foundation which originally funded the Prize and still provides fellowships for trainees in ENT and Audiovestibular Medicine to travel overseas for education/research.
Eligibility
Specialist Registrars and Consultants within 5 years of their first appointment to a substantive consultant post in the specialty of Audiovestibular Medicine are eligible for the Prize. Candidates must be members of BAAP.
Criteria to be considered in awarding the Prize
The Prize is awarded for an outstanding contribution to Audiovestibular Medicine, either to the science, or to the provision of services.
This can include one or more of the following:
Submission
Nominations should be sent to the Honorary Secretary at least 3 months before the AGM at which the prize will be awarded.
Candidates will normally be proposed for the award by Consultants in Audiovestibular Medicine. The proposal should be accompanied by a brief citation (not more than 500 words), highlighting the candidate’s outstanding contribution to the specialty, and suitable for presentation to members at the AGM.
Exceptionally, candidates may themselves apply for the award by submitting appropriate supporting evidence.
Selection
The prize-winner is chosen by a team of 3 members of the Association: the Chairman of the Education Sub-committee (chairman), the Vice President and the Immediate Past President.
Award holders
These have included Deirdre Lucas, John Irwin, Peter Savundra, A. Thambapillai, Doris Bamiou, Waheeda Pagarkar, Sebastian Hendricks, Ian Colvin, Simone Walter, Charlotte Agrup, Colm Madden, Louisa Murdin, Veronica Kennedy, Vasuky Sriskandarajah, Shankar Rangan, Soumit Dasgupta, Chrysa Spyridakou, Shailaja Kottapalli, Benjamin Shaw.
Guidelines prepared by Susan Snashall, based upon Pat Jobson’s original suggestions and subsequent discussions by the Association, amended 2021.
Open to all.
The Hallpike prize was established in 2009, following a kind donation by Dr Jeremy Hallpike, Emeritus Neurologist from Adelaide, Australia, in honour of his father Charles Skinner Hallpike. The prize is awarded annually for the best project of the past 24 month period (research, audit or review of subject) in the area of audiovestibular medicine.
2010 - The first winner was Miss Emma Stapleton, ENT registrar from Sheffield, for her studies carried out in Nepal on the effects of altitude-induced hypoxia and increased intra-cochlear fluid pressure on the healthy human inner ear.
2011 - Mr Quadeer Arshad, a clinical scientist at the Academic Department of Neuro-Otology, Imperial College, London, for his research on "An objective test of otolith function using the ocular counter-roll afterimage device"
2012 - Dr Peter West, Consultant Audiovestibular Physician at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, for his research entitled, "A comparison of the techniques available for identifying peripheral vestibular nystagmus."
2013 - Mr Mahmood Bhutta for his work on an animal model of otitis media with effusion.
2014 - Dr Mitesh Patel, PhD, for his work on Locomotor adaption in Meniere's disease and vestibular neuritis patients.
2015 - Dr Diego Kaski. "An internal clock in the tempero-parietal junction for self-motion perception"
2016 - Dr Hena Ahmad MRCP "Visuo-vestibular interaction: Visual cortical adaptability in Bilateral Vestibular Failure"
2017 - Not awarded
2018 - Dr Nehzat Koohi for her research on "Hearing Evaluation and Auditory Rehabilitation after Stroke.
2019 - Dr Eldre Beukes for her project 'An Internet-based intervention for tinnitus
More details and an application form can be found HERE
The Pat Jobson Prize
£250 awarded annually
Background
The prize was established and funded by Pat Jobson, one of the very early members of the British Association of Audiological Physicians. He was the first Audiological Physician at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, retiring in 1980. He set up the prize to encourage trainees and young consultants in their promotion of the specialty of Audiological Medicine. He was also a founder member and first Chairman of the TWJ Foundation which originally funded the Prize and still provides fellowships for trainees in ENT and Audiovestibular Medicine to travel overseas for education/research.
Eligibility
Specialist Registrars and Consultants within 5 years of their first appointment to a substantive consultant post in the specialty of Audiovestibular Medicine are eligible for the Prize. Candidates must be members of BAAP.
Criteria to be considered in awarding the Prize
The Prize is awarded for an outstanding contribution to Audiovestibular Medicine, either to the science, or to the provision of services.
This can include one or more of the following:
- presentations to scientific (or audit) meetings;
- reports or publications;
- the development of services within Audiovestibular Medicine;
- outstanding service to the promotional work of the specialty.
Submission
Nominations should be sent to the Honorary Secretary at least 3 months before the AGM at which the prize will be awarded.
Candidates will normally be proposed for the award by Consultants in Audiovestibular Medicine. The proposal should be accompanied by a brief citation (not more than 500 words), highlighting the candidate’s outstanding contribution to the specialty, and suitable for presentation to members at the AGM.
Exceptionally, candidates may themselves apply for the award by submitting appropriate supporting evidence.
Selection
The prize-winner is chosen by a team of 3 members of the Association: the Chairman of the Education Sub-committee (chairman), the Vice President and the Immediate Past President.
Award holders
These have included Deirdre Lucas, John Irwin, Peter Savundra, A. Thambapillai, Doris Bamiou, Waheeda Pagarkar, Sebastian Hendricks, Ian Colvin, Simone Walter, Charlotte Agrup, Colm Madden, Louisa Murdin, Veronica Kennedy, Vasuky Sriskandarajah, Shankar Rangan, Soumit Dasgupta, Chrysa Spyridakou, Shailaja Kottapalli, Benjamin Shaw.
Guidelines prepared by Susan Snashall, based upon Pat Jobson’s original suggestions and subsequent discussions by the Association, amended 2021.
