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The Dr. Tom Pashby Sports Safety Award recognizes outstanding contributions towards the prevention of catastrophic injuries in sport and recreational activities. The award could be won by researchers, sports equipment or facility designers, doctors, trainers, educators, entrepreneurs, rule makers, organizers, innovative athletes, coaches, referees, writers, broadcasters, parents or any concerned Canadian citizen. The Award comes with a $10,000 cash prize. In presenting this Award, the Dr. Tom Pashby Sports Safety Fund is pleased to have the support of Canada 's Sports Hall of Fame. The Pashby Sports Safety Award and its winners will become part of a new Sport Safety display being designed for the Hall. Select a previous Recipient:
Impact biomechanics applies the laws of physics to the ways that the human body reacts to impact or stress loading. Pat Bishop's research in this field has been used in establishing Canadian and international standards for sports equipment like helmets in hockey and cycling, and eye protection in hockey, squash and racquetball just to name a few. Bishop has also served on the Canadian Standards Association and the International Standards Organization, sitting on volunteer committees to set standards for sports protective equipment. And he has coached amateur hockey for 25 years. The Pashby Award Advisory Committee, Therese Brisson, Murray Costello, Ken Dryden, Richard Garneau, Russ Jackson, Kerrin Lee-Gartner and Brian Williams, reviewed the nominations and unanimously recommended Dr Patrick Bishop for the 2004 Award. More information: About Dr. Bishop, his research, and opinions on sport safety
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Dr. Johnston is also a principal investigator in the Departments of Neurosurgery and Kinesiology and Physical Education at McGill University Health Centre, and is heavily involved in many concussion research projects. Her expertise is recognized internationally in the field of athletic concussions. She is currently working with the ThinkFirst Foundation to facilitate and enhance the education and awareness of health care practitioners and the general public about concussion diagnosis, treatment and management. This includes a public education road show traveling across Canada as mentioned in the May 16/05 time magazine story on Dr. Johnston. Dr. Johnston was the unanimous selection of the Pashby Award Committee and Advisory Committee composed of Therese Brisson, Murray Costello, Ken Dryden, Richard Garneau, Russ Jackson, Kerrin Lee-Gartner and Brian Williams.
More information: About Dr. Aubry, his research, and opinions on sport safety
Stubbington's common sense initiative, along with hockey rule changes and other education programs, has resulted in a reduction in catastrophic spinal cord hockey injuries. Of course nobody can say exactly how many serious injuries have been avoided by any particular initiative. But Doc Pashby, whose name the Award honours, always said, "If we can prevent one person from ending up in a wheel chair, or one blind eye, all our work will be worthwhile." "Dad would be thrilled to see Kevin win The Pashby Award," said his son Dr. Bob Pashby now president of The Pashby Fund. "Kevin is the grass roots kind of guy Doc envisioned someday winning this award. He never thought of it as being just for doctors or those engaged in health care fields. I just hope Kevin winning the Pashby Award inspires other people in other sports to put on their thinking caps and come up with other good ideas to prevent catastrophic injuries." Murray Costello, then president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, now chairman of the International Ice Hockey Federation Medical Committee recalls Stubbington bringing the STOP sign idea to him. "I didn't know if it would work," Costello remembers, "but we definitely wanted to educate pursuing players not to hit from behind. I told him to take it to his local association and the rest is history. I congratulate him on winning the prestigious Pashby Award."
He is being recognized for his extensive work in educating the public on the existence and problems surrounding catastrophic injuries in sports. The award will be presented at the Hockey Hall of Fame on Friday October 17 at 11:00 A.M. "Starkman is one of a very few journalists in Canada who consistently brings to the public the causes and the consequences of these serious injuries," says Al Stewart, a director of the Dr. Tom Pashby Sports Safety Fund and head of the committee that oversees the award. "His concern and his columns have made many more people aware of the vital need for preventive measures." Starkman, 48, of Toronto has been covering amateur sport for almost three decades and has been with The Star since 1988. He has written at least 11 features on concussions and helmets alone in the past 15 years. He has had five National Newspaper Award nominations, winning twice, including once (1992) for a revealing series of articles on concussions and unsafe helmets. Toronto Star sports editor Mike Simpson says "Starkman has a passion for sport that is demonstrated day in and day out. The outstanding concussion feature he wrote last year was a fine example of both his work ethic and his desire to educate the reader. He was illuminating an issue that generally received little attention but clearly affects so many lives." Dave Perkins, a Star sports columnist and former sports editor nominated Starkman for this award. "All of Randy's big projects have been self-initiated," Perkins says. "The most any sport editor ever did was sign off and give him the space to operate. He does everything himself, from conception through research to writing," states Perkins. "These stories are not generally sexy ideas," adds Perkins. "They're about difficult issues rather than engaging personalities. The subject matter can become very dry very quickly but 'Starks' keeps it easily understandable, often with the use of anecdotes he uncovers from subjects he interviews. "Most of all he cares if his stories make a difference," says Perkins. "Often they do. And you can't ask for much more than that from any journalist." Randy's 'caring nature' goes beyond his ability to pen a compelling story. He has volunteered at Bloorview Children's Hospital, Dovercourt Boys and Girls Club, been a Big Brother and works with The Children's Breakfast Club. He is married to Mary Hinds and has a teenage daughter Ella. The four previous Pashby Award winners are: Pat Bishop, professor emeritus in Kinesiology at University of Waterloo; neurosurgeon Dr. Karen Johnston; Dr. Mark Aubry, chief medical officer of the International Ice Hockey Federation and Hockey Canada; and Kevin Stubbington, a grass roots hockey volunteer who developed the STOP sign (Safety Toward Other Players) that is seen on the backs of many hockey jerseys across Canada. View some of Randy's Work:
Mr. Kinar has worked consistently and effectively within local communities, medical associations, the sport community and with politicians to promote the use of brain protecting helmets to limit the possibility and severity of head injury in sports and recreational activities. After witnessing a serious collision between two young skiers that resulted in serious head injuries, Richard began a grassroots campaign to raise funds for the development of a Canadian standard for alpine ski and snowboard helmets. He has spent most of the past decade on a crusade to improve both helmet safety standards and effective injury prevention programs. Despite running into resistance on a number of fronts, Mr. Kinar's perserverence paid off. In March of 2009, the Canadian Standards Association announced Canada's first Alpine Helmet Standard for Skiing, Snowboarding, Sledding and Tobogganing. According to the CSA, the standard in particular would not have been possible without the tireless efforts of Richard Kinar. His devotion to ski and snowboard safety ultimately led to the Government of British Columbia providing initial funding to make the standard possible. But according to Mr. Kinar, beyond better helmets, broader usage of them is required, if injuries are to be reduced and lives saved. Richard believes all ski operators should make it mandatory for all staff to wear helmets while on the hill, to set a good example. The recent decision by Intrawest to make ski helmets mandatory for specific skiers and recommended for the rest is a step in the right direction and will hopefully have a ripple effect throughout the industry. Mr. Kinar, 53, a member of the CSA Helmet Ski Committee, is the sixth person to receive the award which includes a $10,000 prize. While not promoting safety on the Ski Hills, Kinar works as a receiver and spends his spare time promoting his message including the documentary "Wipe Out". The film shows the long term social and economic effects of preventable head injuries on three skiers. He is also a Board Member with the Brain Injury Association of Canada. "Richard is very passionate about head protection and is a worthy recipient," says Dr. Pat Bishop who chairs the Canadian Standards Association Committee on safety equipment and was the first winner of this prestigious award. "He was most influential in getting the ski helmet standards passed," Bishop said. "He convinced the politicians in British Columbia to provide the funding for the CSA to develop the CSA Standard." |
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Dr. Johnston is a neurosurgeon and the director of the Concussion Program at the McGill Sports Medicine Clinic in Montreal and was named the 2005 winner of the Dr. Tom Pashby Sports Safety Award . 
Dr. Aubry, a sports medicine specialist based in Ottawa and Gatineau , has contributed to the research of spinal cord injuries and concussions not only in Canada , but internationally. He has been the chief medical officer for the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 1998 and Hockey Canada since 2004. Dr. Aubry is also a member of International Olympic Medical Commission. In addition to having served on medical staffs for Canadian national and Olympic teams, he is currently a team physician for the National Hockey League's Ottawa Senators, the Ontario Hockey League's Ottawa 67's and the Ottawa Lynx triple-A baseball club.
Kevin Stubbington, 56, a Windsor minor hockey coach and former referee-in-chief, came up with the idea of putting the familiar hexagonal STOP sign on the back of hockey sweaters. The idea was to remind players while they are on the ice not to check from behind because such checks had proven to be a primary cause of some paralyzing spinal cord injuries. He introduced his idea in Windsor in 1996 and now STOP signs can be seen on hockey sweaters across Canada and beyond. Kevin says STOP stands for "Safety Towards Other Players". 
Mr. Starkman is the fifth person to be so honoured and the first sportswriter to receive this prestigious award which includes a $10,000 prize. 
Richard Kinar, the former freestyle skier and West Vancouver resident is the 2009 recipient of the Dr. Tom Pashby Sports Safety Fund Award.