AACN will recognize Dr. Christopher W. Bryan-Brown with a 2025 Pioneering Spirit Award
News — The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses () will honor Dr. Christopher W. Bryan-Brown, BM, BCH, MA, FRCA, FCCM, posthumously, with its .
One of AACN’s Visionary Leadership awards, the , recognizes significant contributions that influence progressive and critical care nursing and relate to the association’s mission, vision and values. The official presentation will occur during the 2025 , in New Orleans, May 19-21.
A pioneering physician, educator and researcher specializing in anesthesiology, Bryan-Brown helped shape today’s practice of critical care medicine. His early emphasis on collaborative relationships between critical care physicians, nurses and other healthcare providers strengthened the specialty and led to the formation of multi-institutional, multinational research consortiums and professional organizations.
He was a professor emeritus of anesthesiology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, Bronx, New York. He previously held academic appointments at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Houston and City University of New York’s Mount Sinai Medical Center. From 1988 through 1996, he served in both clinical and administrative roles at Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
Bryan-Brown was president of the Society of Critical Care Medicine in 1979, receiving its distinguished service award in 2004. He was a council member for the Pan-American Iberic Federation of Societies of Critical Care Medicine for 12 years.
He was founding editor of American Journal of Critical Care, serving in the role for more than 14 years. He also served as editor of the journal Heart and Lung.
He was a prolific author and international lecturer with more than 200 publications and countless presentations and invited lectures.
Bryan-Brown was born in England and educated at Oxford University and Medical School, Oxford, England and the Royal College of Surgeons, before moving to the United States in the 1960s.
About the AACN Pioneering Spirit Award: The annual AACN Pioneering Spirit Award recognizes significant contributions that influence progressive and critical care nursing regionally and nationally, and relate to AACN’s mission, vision and values. Recipients of this Visionary Leadership Award come from business, academia and healthcare. Other Visionary Leadership awards, AACN’s highest honor, include the Lifetime Membership Award and the Marguerite Rodgers Kinney Award for a Distinguished Career.
About the National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition: Established in 1974, AACN’s National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition (NTI) represents the world’s largest educational conference and trade show for nurses who care for acutely and critically ill patients and their families. Bedside nurses, nurse educators, nurse managers, clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners attend NTI.
About the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses: For more than 50 years, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has been dedicated to acute and critical care nursing excellence. The organization’s vision is to create a healthcare system driven by the needs of patients and their families in which acute and critical care nurses make their optimal contribution. AACN is the world's largest specialty nursing organization, with about 130,000 members and nearly 200 chapters in the United States.
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