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

Tineke Dijkstra

Dr Gillian Hood

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

Eszter Halmos

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

Martha Mitchell Funnell

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

Professor Trisha Dunning AM

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

Deirdre Kyne-Grzebalski

In 1981 Deirdre took up the first Diabetes Specialist Nurse…

Anne Belton

Anne started working with people with diabetes in 1983 and…

Claudia Leippert

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

Prof Linda Siminerio

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

Prof Regina Wredling

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

Adina Sanpetreanu

Adina Sanpetreanu is a registered nurse at the Diabetes Centre…

Nfor Claudette Manli

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

Dr Lurdes Serrabulho

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

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…

Marja Rautavirta

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

Prof Margaret McGill

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

Ana Cristina Paiva

Nurse at the Diabetes Consultation and Coordinator of the Department…

Deirdre Cregan

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

Jytte Roed

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

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…

Liga Arente

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

Maite Valverde

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

Margarida Jansà

Margarida Jansà qualified as a nurse at the University of…

Kristin de Backer

Kristin started her nursing career driving around the province of…