OUR AWARDS
Recognizing change agents who are passionately working everyday to end shortages and make sure patients have access to life saving treatments is an important part of advocacy. Each year, Angels for Change, will recognize both individuals and organizations who are doing extraordinary patient focused work solving drug shortages in our Change Maker of the Year and Drug Shortage Guardian Advocacy Awards.
Drug Shortage Guardian
The Drug Shortage Guardian award will be given annually to an organization, and their people, who exhibited exceptional patient centered work during a drug shortage, and have helped Angels for Change work towards our mission of ending drug shortages through advocacy, awareness, and a resilient supply chain.
Change Maker
of the Year
The Change Maker of the Year award is given to an individual who is a change agent with a passion for ending drug shortages. This is a Change Maker who is committed to and delivers systemic change.
Angels for Change announced Fresenius Kabi USA in Lake critical chemotherapy shortages of 2023. Angels for Change defines a guardian as, Defender; one that Guards, Protects those in need.
In addition to recognizing Fresenius Kabi USA, Angels for Change also presented individual Drug Shortage Guardian Awards to the following frontline Fresenius employees Karen Twardzik, VP, Customer Service Operations, and Danielle Gross, Manager, Customer Service.
The awards were given at Fresenius Kabi USA’s headquarters in Lake Zurich, IL on May 16, 2024 with Fresenius Kabi’s leadership and employees.
Angels for Change announced the 20234 Change Maker of the Year Award at their 4th Annual Champions for Change Gala on September 21st in Tampa, FL.
The Change Maker of the Year award is given to an individual, a change agent, who has committed to and delivered significant change in the fight to ensure access to essential medicines for patients.
This year’s Change Maker of the Year Award winner is Lindsey Thomas, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Fresenius Kabi. Angels for Change recognizes Lindsey for her exceptional leadership, collaborative spirit, and unwavering commitment to patient care, particularly in addressing the dire chemotherapy drug shortages throughout 2023.
STAQ Pharma received the 2023 award in recognition of their exceptional work in serving pediatric patients during the 2022 Potassium Chloride and Sodium Chloride drug shortage.
McKesson Specialty Distribution business received the inaugural Guardian award in recognition for their exceptional work in response to the 2020-2021 shortage of Erwinaze, a chemotherapy drug used to treat patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
2023 Change maker of the year
Terri Lyle Wilson, Vice President of Pharmacy, Children’s Hospital Association was awarded the Third Change Maker Award at the Third Annual Champions for Change Gala.
Dan Kistner, PharmD, Group Senior Vice President, Pharmacy Solutions of Vizient Inc. was awarded the Second Change Maker Award at the Second Annual Champions for Change Gala.
2021 Changemaker of the Year
Brian Tyler, Chief Executive Officer of McKesson was awarded the Inaugural Change Maker Award at the Inaugural Champions for Change Gala.
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Angels for Change will end drug shortages through advocacy, awareness, and a resilient supply chain.
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