FEND Recognition Awards

In 2020 FEND established a FEND Recognition Award for Diabetes Specialist Nurses and Diabetes Specialist Midwives who have made significant contributions to diabetes care, research and education.

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FEND Recognition Award 2020

Deirdre Kyne-Grzebalski

In 1981 Deirdre took up the first Diabetes Specialist Nurse…

Deborah Jones OBE

I am so honored and humbled, as a FEND ENDCUP…

Prof Regina Wredling

Graduated nurse 1964 at Sophiahemmet School of Nursing, Stockholm. Gradually…

Margarida Jansà

Margarida Jansà qualified as a nurse at the University of…

Liga Arente

Graduate nursing school in Riga  (1983) and started work in…

Alicja Szewczyk

Specialist in the field of diabetic nursing  and in the…

Marja Rautavirta

Marja Rautavirta – a Diabetic Specialist Nurse from Finland. She…

Jytte Roed

RN, Diabetes Specialist Nurse, Diploma in Nursing Odense University Hospital,…

Deirdre Cregan

I started working with people with Diabetes in the 1980’s…

Prof Linda Siminerio

Linda Siminerio is Professor of Medicine and Professor of Nursing,…

Anne Belton

Anne started working with people with diabetes in 1983 and…

Dr Gillian Hood

Dr Gillian (Gill) Hood RGN, qualified as a nurse at…

Professor Trisha Dunning AM

Professor Trisha Dunning AM, RN, CDE, MEd,  PhD Chair in…

Martha Mitchell Funnell

Martha Mitchell Funnell, MS, RN, CDE, FAAN Emeritus Research Scientist,…

Adina Sanpetreanu

Adina Sanpetreanu is a registered nurse at the Diabetes Centre…

Ana Cristina Paiva

Nurse at the Diabetes Consultation and Coordinator of the Department…

Kristin de Backer

Kristin started her nursing career driving around the province of…

Maite Valverde

Maite Valverde is an advanced Practice Nurse in Diabetes. Master’s…

Prof Margaret McGill

Associate Professor MARGARET MCGILL AM RN MSc (Med) CDE Current…

Dr Lurdes Serrabulho

Lurdes Serrabulho is a registered nurse (1980), specialized in Public…

Prof. Şeyda Özcan

Assoc. Prof. Şeyda Özcan, RN, MSc, PhD Dr.Ozcan has experiences…

Prof Angus Forbes

Professor Angus Forbes holds the FEND Chair of Clinical Diabetes Nursing…

Tineke Dijkstra

Eszter Halmos

I was born in Berettyóújfalu, Hungary, 1940, 03.18. as a…

Nfor Claudette Manli

Nfor Claudette Manli is a nurse and certified diabetes educator who…

Claudia Leippert

Being a curious General Nurse with additional specialization in Diabetes,…