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.

FEND recogntion award

FEND Recognition Award 2020

Kristin de Backer

Kristin started her nursing career driving around the province of…

Jytte Roed

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

Prof Regina Wredling

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

Deirdre Kyne-Grzebalski

In 1981 Deirdre took up the first Diabetes Specialist Nurse…

Eszter Halmos

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

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,…

Ana Cristina Paiva

Nurse at the Diabetes Consultation and Coordinator of the Department…

Prof Angus Forbes

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

Alicja Szewczyk

Specialist in the field of diabetic nursing  and in the…

Margarida Jansà

Margarida Jansà qualified as a nurse at the University of…

Prof Margaret McGill

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

Liga Arente

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

Anne Belton

Anne started working with people with diabetes in 1983 and…

Nfor Claudette Manli

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

Tineke Dijkstra

Deirdre Cregan

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

Marja Rautavirta

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

Maite Valverde

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

Deborah Jones OBE

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

Prof. Şeyda Özcan

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

Prof Linda Siminerio

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

Claudia Leippert

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

Adina Sanpetreanu

Adina Sanpetreanu is a registered nurse at the Diabetes Centre…

Dr Lurdes Serrabulho

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