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

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Deborah Jones OBE

I am so honored and humbled, as a FEND ENDCUP graduate and past Director of FEND to have been nominated…

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photo Seyda Ozcan

Prof. Şeyda Özcan

Assoc. Prof. Şeyda Özcan, RN, MSc, PhD Dr.Ozcan has experiences in academical-clinical area and international-national settings of diabetes nursing for…

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Jytte Roed

RN, Diabetes Specialist Nurse, Diploma in Nursing Odense University Hospital, Svendborg, Denmark Since 1995 I have been working in the…

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Prof Angus Forbes

Professor Angus Forbes holds the FEND Chair of Clinical Diabetes Nursing at King’s College London and holds an honorary post as…

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Dr Gillian Hood

Dr Gillian (Gill) Hood RGN, qualified as a nurse at the Royal London Hospital in 1984, and immediately took up…

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Tineke Dijkstra

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Dr Lurdes Serrabulho

Lurdes Serrabulho is a registered nurse (1980), specialized in Public Health (1986) with Master Degree (in Educational Science – Health…

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photo Deirdre Kyne-Grzebalski

Deirdre Kyne-Grzebalski

In 1981 Deirdre took up the first Diabetes Specialist Nurse (DNS) role in Newcastle upon Tyne. She joined Diabetes UK…

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Professor Trisha Dunning AM

Professor Trisha Dunning AM, RN, CDE, MEd,  PhD Chair in Nursing, Centre for Quality Patient Safety Research, Barwon health/Deakin University…

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Martha Mitchell Funnell

Martha Mitchell Funnell, MS, RN, CDE, FAAN Emeritus Research Scientist, Department of Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan Ms. Funnell…

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Adina Sanpetreanu

Adina Sanpetreanu is a registered nurse at the Diabetes Centre and Clinic in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, having graduated at the University…

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Prof Regina Wredling

Graduated nurse 1964 at Sophiahemmet School of Nursing, Stockholm. Gradually focusing on diabetes care and patients problems connected to the…

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Marja Rautavirta

Marja Rautavirta – a Diabetic Specialist Nurse from Finland. She started working as a nurse in the clinic of internal…

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Claudia Leippert

Being a curious General Nurse with additional specialization in Diabetes, Nephropathy, Footulcers and B.Sc. in Diabetes- and Healthmanagement, I was…

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Kristin de Backer

Kristin started her nursing career driving around the province of Antwerp to draw blood samples from patients at home or…

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Eszter Halmos

I was born in Berettyóújfalu, Hungary, 1940, 03.18. as a Hungarian citizen. I have finished my secondary school studies in…

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Prof Linda Siminerio

Linda Siminerio is Professor of Medicine and Professor of Nursing, Health and Community Systems at the University of Pittsburgh. She…

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Prof Margaret McGill

Associate Professor MARGARET MCGILL AM RN MSc (Med) CDE Current Positions Assistant Director RPAH Diabetes Service Associate Professor in the…

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Anne Belton

Anne started working with people with diabetes in 1983 and established a Diabetes Education Centre in Brampton, Ontario in 1991.…

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Photo Liga Arente

Liga Arente

Graduate nursing school in Riga  (1983) and started work in 7th Riga City Clinical Hospital. Chief Nurse in ward of…

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Alicja Szewczyk

Specialist in the field of diabetic nursing  and in the field of paediatric nursing in The Children’s Memorial Health Institute in…

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Photo Deirdre Cregan

Deirdre Cregan

I started working with people with Diabetes in the 1980’s in the Diabetes Centre,  Mater  Misericordiae Hospital Dublin. I realized…

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Nfor Claudette Manli

Nfor Claudette Manli is a nurse and certified diabetes educator who has spent most of her career life working with persons…

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Margarida Jansà

Margarida Jansà qualified as a nurse at the University of Barcelona (1973), Diabetes Specialist Nurse at the Barcelona Autonomous University-FEND…

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Ana Cristina Paiva

Nurse at the Diabetes Consultation and Coordinator of the Department of Medical Specialties at Portuguese Diabetes Association (Associação Protectora dos…

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Maite Valverde

Maite Valverde is an advanced Practice Nurse in Diabetes. Master’s Degree in Nursing Care for People with Diabetes (2011), Master…

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