The IARS announced its fifth Anesthesiology Teaching Recognition Award at the IARS 75th Clinical and Scientific Congress in Ft. Click here to see a list of past Teaching Recognition Award recipients or click here to download the Award Application . Applications are reviewed by an External Advisory Board, reporting to the IARS Board of Trustees. There are no restrictions in budget categories, other than institutional overhead which will not be paid as part of the Award. For further information see Awards.
Applications are for investigations in human subjects.
Up to three awards are funded annually. For further information see Awards. The Award is for projects primarily relating to the use of local anesthetics in regional anesthesia, specifically within the preclinical research field. The Covino Award was instituted in 1992 by Astra Pain Control, AB, Sweden in honor of the many contributions made by Dr. Covino to the field of Regional Anesthesia. The award continues to be funded by a grant from AstraZeneca.