The award will be presented to Dr. Lam at the 27th World Congress of Psycho-Oncology, November 9-12, 2026, Barcelona, Spain.

Dr. Lam has had a stellar life-long career and commitment to IPOS. She has worked for the majority of her career in Hong Kong and has become a leader in Psycho-oncology in Hong Kong, Asia, and internationally. She is a prolific and impactful clinician researcher, mentor and educator, who has excelled as an advocate and agent for change and progress in Psycho-oncology worldwide. She has also contributed to the growth and expansion of psycho-oncology both in Asia and globally through her work in the areas of psychosocial adjustment to cancer, shared decision-making, fear of cancer recurrence, supportive care needs, and survivorship models of care. Wendy has an impressive publication and research grant record with multiple mentees who have gone on to contribute to our field. Her international impact is outstanding and her tenure as IPOS President was replete with stunning achievements. She was a valued Associate Editor on the 2020 Psycho-oncology 4th edition textbook, which has spread the knowledge base of psycho-oncology world-wide.

The Arthur M. Sutherland Award honours an IPOS or psycho-oncology community member with a lifetime achievement in the field of psycho-oncology. This is a late-career award and recognizes sustained and distinguished output in psycho-oncology over their whole career. This is the Society’s most important award and reflects the international standing of the recipient.

The recipient will have achieved international recognition for his/her work and be considered to have contributed important innovations to the field of psycho-oncology. Quantity of output is less important than evidence of international standing and innovation across an individual’s whole career. It is important that the nominator provides evidence in their letter of recommendation that the nominee meets these criteria. In addition, the nominator needs to provide two further letters of recommendation from other individuals to whom the nominee is known, which provide evidence that the nominee meets these criteria.