Society of Critical Care Medicine Grenvik Family Award for Ethics

Society of Critical Care Medicine Grenvik Family Award for Ethics The award will be given each year to recognize an SCCM member in good standing who has devoted significant efforts toward ethical problems in critical care. The award recognizes an individual who promoted humanistic and ethical values in critical care. The Christer Memorial Award was initiated by his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Ake and Inger Grenvik, and established in 1989 by the Foundation for Critical Care. Christer Grenvik, MD died at age 30 of a brain tumor while an anesthesiology resident. SCCM has sponsored the award since 1996. Goals and Objectives During his last two years of life, Christer Grenvik became deeply religious and concerned with the critically and terminally ill patient's autonomy when deciding on choice of treatment. He became particularly interested in the ethical problems in these situations and compassionate care of patients in the terminal stage. The goals and objectives therefore are to memorialize Christer Grenvik's great concern for these issues. Recognition of suitable candidates will occur through nomination to the Grenvik Award Subcommittee which selects the most suitable individual and reports the choice to the awards committee. Eligibility Criteria The awardee must meet the following eligibility criteria: • Made significant contributions toward addressing ethical problems in critical care • Member in good standing of the Society of Cr...
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