| advertisement |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Barbara J. Anderson, PhD, is a behavioral scientist and licensed clinical psychologist with 25 years of experience in diabetes research as well as in clinical work with youth with diabetes and their families. She has published extensively on the relationships between emotional and family factors with adherence and medical outcomes in youth with diabetes. Dr. Anderson is currently working with two multi-site NIH-funded trials-one with youth with type 1 and families and the other with youth with type 2 and families. Dr. Anderson is currently Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Senior Psychologist, Diabetes Care Center, Texas Children's Hospital.
Henry Anhalt, DO, FAAP, FACOP, FACE, CDE is the director of the division of pediatric endocrinology and diabetes at the St. Barnabas Medical Center in New Jersey. Prior to his appointment at St. Barnabas Medical Center, Dr. Anhalt was the Director of the division of pediatric endocrinology at the Infants and Children's Hospital of Brooklyn at Maimonides Medical Center. Dr. Anhalt also served as program director for the largest fellowship training program in pediatric endocrinology in New York. Additionally, Dr. Anhalt is a leader in diabetes care; he is a certified diabetes educator and champions the use of pump therapy in all children with diabetes. His expertise and outcomes have been published and appreciated by his pediatric endocrinology peers. Dr. Anhalt is a sought after speaker and is often quoted in the Wall St. Journal, LA Times, and CNN. He lectures widely both in the United States and internationally.
Natalie Bellini, R.N., C.D.E., has had diabetes since she was a young child and within a year of finishing nursing school started to care for people with diabetes, first focusing on high risk pregnancy and then pediatrics and insulin-requiring adults. She has lectured extensively to clinicians, patients and their families about diabetes, the psychological effect of the disease and how to keep going on the hardest of days. Natalie has worked with children and adults of all ages and has assisted in initiating and expanding pump programs at numerous hospitals and private practices. She is currently a Territory Manager with Animas Corporation. Natalie believes in truth in education and that knowledge is power. She enjoys working with children and teens, and has a second full-time job as mom of her own teen, Erin. Natalie will be leading the Teen Program at this Friends for Life conference.
Betty Brackenridge, M.S., R.D., C.D.E., has worked for decades providing patient and professional education in Phoenix, Arizona. The author of Diabetes 101 and Sweet Kids, books for people living with diabetes, and of numerous professional publications, Ms. Brackenridge is a powerful and entertaining speaker on both the human and medical aspects of living with and caring for diabetes.
Bruce Buckingham, M.D., received his medical degree from the University of California at San Diego, and did his pediatric and endocrine fellowship at the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. On become an attending at CHLA, he had the pleasure of working with Dr. Fran Kaufman as she started her endocrine fellowship. He subsequently moved to the Children's Hospital of Orange County where he remained for 18 years. While at Orange County, he had the opportunity to work with an incredible parent organization, the PADRE foundation. For the last 6 years he as been working at the Stanford Medical Center. He has a long standing interest in glucose sensors, and while at Stanford has conducted a number of studies using the GlucoWatch and Minimed CGMS. He is currently the Principal Investigator at Stanford for the mulitcenter NIH trial (DirecNet) to assess the use of glucose sensors in Children.
Bob Bulgarelli, M.D., is a cardiologist who specializes in Preventative and Integrative Cardiovascular Medicine. Bob has spent the last several years working with Dean Ornish, MD and Andy Weil, MD in developing a more holistic approach to cardiac care as well as running stress management workshops. He is the director of The Smart Heart Program for Main Line Health System. Smart Hearts is a comprehensive lifestyle program geared toward risk reduction for heart patients, including diet, exercise, stress management, group support and spirituality. His program is expanding to help patients with obesity and diabetes as well. Programs like his have been recently shown to be effective in delaying the onset of type 2 diabetes. Bob has a particular interest in bringing his message of healthy lifestyle change to children and adolescents.
Edward Damiano, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Boston University. His educational training is in the areas of biomedical and mechanical engineering and applied mathematics. His lab is engaged in basic scientific research that uses fluid dynamics, solid mechanics, and intravital microscopy to study blood flow in the microcirculation and to elucidate mechanisms by which the lining of blood vessels can determine vascular health and disease. In one study, his lab is investigating the effect of hyperglycemia in diabetic mice with the goal of finding ways to counteract the damage to blood vessels that leads to so many of the well-known complications of diabetes. In addition to this research, he is also committed to creating and integrating closed-loop blood-glucose control technologies. His interest in closed-loop control is quite personal, and began when his seven-year-old son, David, developed type 1 diabetes at the age of one. A goal of his is to have the control algorithm that was developed by one of his postdoctoral fellows, Dr. Firas El-Khatib, hard at work closing the loop for people with diabetes before David starts high school.
David M. Harlan, M.D., is the Chief, Islet and Autoimmunity Branch of the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases at the National Institutes of Health of the Department of Health and Human Services. He is also a Captain in the U.S. Public Health Service, and a Professor of Medicine at the Uniformed Service University of the Health Sciences. Dr. Harlan has explored the immunopathological mechanisms underlying type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) for over 15 years, with studies spanning a range from test tube experiments, to animal model research, and to clinical trials. His focus in all that work has been the same however; to find ways to prevent T1DM for those at risk, and to ameliorate - or better - cure it for those already diagnosed. Dr. Harlan is the recipient of several honors and awards, is a sought after speaker, and has published more than 90 scientific manuscripts and chapters.
Dr. Irl Hirsch is a professor of medicine and holds the Diabetes Treatment and Teaching Chair at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. Dr. Hirsch has been interested in new technologies for the treatment of diabetes, particularly those involved in the use of insulin therapy. He has also been interested in the mechanisms of how insulin co-modulates inflammation with glucose and how this results in improvements in outcomes, particularly of hospitalized patients. The management of hyperglycemia in the hospital has been an interest of Dr. Hirsch for over 20 years. He is involved in numerous clinical research trials, including the Medtronic MiniMed sensor-augmented pump study for which he is a co-PI. He also is interested in the use of computers in diabetes data management, and how pattern recognition can be used to improve diabetes control, in addition to how glycemic variability noted on glucose meter downloads may be an independent risk for microvascular complications. He has a very active clinical practice of which 80% of patients have type 1 diabetes. He has authored over 80 papers including a review of insulin in the New England Journal of Medicine, 30 editorials, numerous book chapters, and four books both for patients and physicians. He is the current editor-in-chief of DOC News and past editor-in-chief of Clinical Diabetes.
Crystal Jackson is Manager of Legal Advocacy at the American Diabetes Association (ADA)'s National Office in Alexandria, Virginia. Her primary responsibility is managing the Association's Safe at School Campaign. Crystal is considered a national authority on the rights of students with diabetes and has spoken at conferences throughout the country on how to effectively advocate on behalf of students with diabetes, training hundreds of parents and attorney advocates. A parent of a child with diabetes, Crystal began her advocacy as a volunteer for ADA when she and another parent advocate teamed up to pass the first state diabetes school legislation in the country which provides comprehensive coverage for students with diabetes in Virginia. Simultaneously she pursued a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Education resulting in a settlement that is a model for safe and effective diabetes care. Crystal is a former litigation paralegal with the Philadelphia law firm of Fox, Rothschild, O'Brien & Frankel. She is a contributor to many diabetes publications including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Diabetes Education Program's school guide entitled "Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed: A Guide for School Personnel" and the ADA's treatise on school issues: "Legal Rights of Students with Diabetes." Crystal is a member of the Virginia Diabetes Council. A CWD mom, Crystal resides in Leesburg, VA with her family and has two children in Loudoun County Public Schools.
Nicole Johnson, Miss America 1999 and an international diabetes advocate, will present the keynote speech at the Family and Friends Banquet on Thursday evening. Along with Dr. Fran Kaufman, she will also discuss the challenges of Pregnancy and Diabetes. As a new mother to Ava Grace, Nicole will share her personal insight and experiences during her presentation. In addition to her speaking engagement at CWD, Nicole will be available to meet with parents at the Animas Corporation booth. Nicole shares Animas' passion for diabetes education and will use this an opportunity to talk about her challenges and life experiences living with diabetes.
Francine Kaufman, M.D., Head, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, and Professor of Pediatrics, University of Southern California Medical School. Dr. Kaufman is Past President of the National American Diabetes Association and has authored over 100 articles on diabetes and abnormalities of sugar metabolism in children and youth. She has been an NIH-funded investigator since 1980, and has investigated many aspects of diabetes, including diabetes prevention. Dr. Kaufman has a trademark on the Insulin Dosage Slide Scale. She recently authored the wonderful text Diabesity, and has become well-known for her identification and work with kids who have Double Diabetes.
Kim Kelly, Pharm. D., is the Director of Diabetes Programs at LifeScan, Inc., in Milpitas, California. Dr. Kelly has a lengthy and distinguished career involving both patient care and administrative roles, including President of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. His research and experience have included a number of publications, participation on editorial boards and review panels of several journals, involvement in medical curriculum development, and various committees of professional organizations. Currently, his activities center around developing diabetes health management and educational programs for various health care providers and provider organizations. Delighted to work with children and teens alike, Dr. Kelly participated as a volunteer in the Orlando and Universal City Friends for Life conferences, where he became 'hooked' in working with the wonderful CWD kids and families. He joined CWD as 'regular faculty' in 2004, focusing on the Tweener and Elementary age programming.
Norma Sue Kenyon, Ph.D., is the Martin Kleiman Chair in Diabetes Research and a Professor of Surgery, Microbiology and Immunology and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Kenyon serves as Co-Director of the Cell Transplant Center and Director of the Pre-Clinical Islet Cell Transplantation Program at the Diabetes Research Institute. She is the Director of the Wallace H. Coulter Center for Translational Research. Dr. Kenyon's research is aimed at curing type 1 diabetes via transplantation of insulin producing cells and centers on identification of therapies that allow for transplantation without the need for life-long administration of drugs that suppress the immune system. These drugs are currently necessary to prevent the patient's immune system from rejecting the transplanted insulin producing tissue but have many undesired side effects, including putting the patient at higher risk for infection and cancer. Dr. Kenyon's translational and clinical research efforts are currently funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Immunologic Diseases (NIAID), the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International. She is a member of the American Diabetes Association, the International Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association, the American Society of Transplantation, the American Society of Hematology, and the Cell Transplant Society.
Aaron Kowalski, Ph.D., is a Director of Strategic Research Projects at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and leads the research efforts of the JDRF Artificial Pancreas Projects, a multi-million dollar initiative aimed at acceleration of progress towards a closed-loop automated insulin-delivery system and diabetes technologies that will improve blood sugar control in people with diabetes. In this role, Dr. Kowalski oversees the JDRF-funded research in the area of diabetes technologies. Dr. Kowalski joined the JDRF research staff in 2004 as a Scientific Program Manager working in the area of diabetic complications and assumed his current position in 2006. Prior to arriving at JDRF, Dr. Kowalski received his Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics from Rutgers University and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Dr. Kowalski and his brother Stephen have lived with type 1 diabetes since 1984 and 1977 respectively.
Paul B. Madden, M.Ed., is Director of Medical Affairs & Advocacy for the Animas Co., a Johnson & Johnson Co., and former Special Assistant to the President, Camp Administrator, Advocacy Director, Sr. Development Officer and Counselor at the Joslin Clinic/Joslin Diabetes Center, a Harvard Medical School Affiliate. Paul works to help ensure more focused, successful efforts on behalf of people living with diabetes, including helping to co-lead the successful fight for more comprehensive insurance coverage and research funding. He has written on diabetes specialty camp programs; on diabetes care in children, adolescents and families and spoken throughout the world motivating patients and families to more dynamically embrace a safe, more balanced life and helping professionals to hear more fully the needs of patients so they realize "A Life with No Limits."
Rear Admiral Kenneth P. Moritsugu, MD, MPH, acting Surgeon General of the United States, has filled the position of Deputy Surgeon General of the United Sates since October 1, 1998, serving as the principal assistant and advisor to the Surgeon General. From February to August 2002, he served as the Acting Surgeon General, in which he had responsibility to directly oversee nearly 6,000 Commissioned Corps medical personnel of the U.S. Public Health Service, and to function as the nation's top doctor. Dr. Moritsugu will present the keynote address, opening the Friends for Life conference sessions on Thursday morning.
Rick Philbin, M.Ed., A.T.C., C.S.C.S., is a regional manager for Animas Corporation, an athletic trainer, and an individual with type 1 diabetes. Prior to joining Animas, he managed a comprehensive sports medicine center in Silver Spring, Maryland. Rick is a presenter for Fitness in Today's Times On-site Corporate Wellness Program and is very active in diabetes as it relates to exercise. He has spearheaded an effort to bring a chapter of the Diabetes, Exercise, and Sports Association (DESA) to the Washington, D.C./Baltimore area and lectures frequently on exercise through DESA. He is currently the chapter president and a national board member. Rick's professional experience also includes working as an Athletic Trainer for a Philadelphia-based sports medicine center, where he worked with professional athletes from the Philadelphia 76ers and Flyers. He believes education is paramount for good diabetes management. As an avid exercise enthusiast with type 1 diabetes, Rick practices tight management of his diabetes while on an insulin pump.
Arleen Pinkos, MT, ASCP, has worked as a clinical review scientist at the Food and Drug Administration since 1993. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Arleen has worked as a laboratorian and point-of-care testing coordinator at Veterans Administration Medical Centers in New Jersey and Maryland, consulted for physician office laboratories, and has managed a private physician referral service. Arleen has worked extensively with over-the-counter products at the FDA, including glucose meters and Continuous Glucose Monitors. She is also coordinating the FDA-NIH Artificial Pancreas Working Group.
Richard Rubin, Ph.D., C.D.E., Psychologist, and Associate Professor in Medicine and Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. Author of Psyching Out Diabetes and Sweet Kids, Optimal Pumping, and 101 Tips for Coping with Diabetes, Dr. Rubin is Stefan Rubin's father. Stefan is also on the conference faculty and is a co-author of Optimal Pumping and 101 Tips for Coping with Diabetes. Dr. Rubin is a sought after speaker for both professionals and people living with diabetes. He speaks with authority and warmth on the human side of diabetes.
Stefan Rubin was diagnosed type 1 in 1979, at the age of seven and began insulin pump therapy three years later. He considers his experience an invaluable exercise and education that continue to prepare him for any hurdles that diabetes-and-life place in his path. Long a source of inspiration for his father, Dr. Richard R. Rubin, Stefan is co-author of two books, including 101 Tips for Coping with Diabetes, published in 2003 by the American Diabetes Association. Stefan also speaks locally and nationally in an ongoing attempt to share his outlook on living well with diabetes. Stefan and his wife Christine, live, work and play with their son Brooks and daughter Maisie in Baltimore, Maryland.
Andrea Scaramuzza is a consultant pediatrician specializing in type 1 diabetes at the Department of Pediatrics, "Luigi Sacco" Hospital, Milano. His research interests include exercise physiology and diabetes, risky behaviors, and diabetes and intensive insulin therapy. He is a member of the Italian Society of Pediatrics, the Italian Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, and the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetology. He has written a book about the strange friendship between a little boy with type 1 diabetes and Mr. Diabetes, Una notte all'improvviso. He is co-founder of the Insulin Love and Care Project in Italy.
Gary Scheiner, having had type 1 diabetes since 1985 and working as a Certified Diabetes Educator since 1993, knows the latest and best techniques for achieving optimal diabetes control. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Gary has authored a book and dozens of articles, and speaks at local and national meetings on diabetes, fitness and motivation. Gary received the 1997 William Martin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Patient Activities by the American Diabetes Association, as well as the 1998 Allene Van Son Award for the development of effective diabetes teaching tools by the American Association of Diabetes Educators. In 2002, he was granted the Novo Nordisk Diabetes Education Research award for the study of basal insulin levels in pump users. Gary owns and operates Integrated Diabetes Services, a private practice located just outside of Philadelphia, specializing in intensive blood glucose control and lifestyle intervention for people with diabetes.
Mike Schurig M.S., R.D., L.D., C.D.E., is a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator who has had type 1 diabetes since age 12. Mike works as a registered dietitian and diabetes educator at Nemours Orlando Children's Clinic, as well as serving as CWD's dietitian. Mike has had experience in diabetes education with kids and adults, and has been involved in CWD conferences since the first formal conference in 2001. Mike is active with local ADA activities, regional diabetes educator groups, and the CWD website. His interests are insulin pump education and technical advances in diabetes. Mike enjoys visiting the nearby theme parks and enjoying Central Florida with his wife Gayle and his daughter Allyson.
Scott K. Scolnick, M.Ed., is the Regional Manager for the SE US with Animas Corporation. He has had Type 1 diabetes since 1975. Scott has been on a pump since 1996. Prior to his work with Animas, Scott received his Masters in Counseling Psychology and has Post Masters Training in Marriage and Family Therapy. He was a marriage and family therapist from 1985-1988. Scott developed and ran Child Adolescent Inpatient and Community based treatment programs from 1988-2000 in Virginia, Indianapolis, Texas, New Mexico, Greater Philadelphia area and Upstate NY. He specializes in using creativity and the imagination in problem solving and decision making. Scott believes in the ideas of empowerment and catching people doing right. He likes to challenge the way in which people think and act in order to help people thrive with diabetes.
Joe Solowiejczyk, RN, MSW, was President of InBalance Healthcare, a counseling and education service for health care professionals and adults and children with diabetes, for over 10 years. He helped start and build the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center at Columbia-Presbyterian, a comprehensive, family-focused center for diabetes research, education and patient care, where he served as the Associate Director of Clinical Services. He has also worked as a consultant to Children's Hospital Oakland, helping them to expand and develop their clinical diabetes program. He worked with the Oakland Unified School District where he developed and coordinated the implementation of a unique in-district diabetes program; the first of its kind in the country. Joe is currently employed by the Animas Corporation as Clinical Manager of Counseling & Presentations. In this capacity, he presents nationally on The Family Approach, sees patients and their families in key accounts as well as providing training and supervision for clinicians interested in learning about The Family Approach. A healthcare professional who has lived with Type 1 diabetes for over 40 years, Mr. Solowiejczyk has been able to translate his personal experience into patient care. As a diabetes nurse educator and family therapist, he specializes in assessing how family dynamics impact management of diabetes and designing interventions that result in more effective coping and optimal metabolic control.
John Walsh, PA, CDE is a Physician Assistant and Diabetes Clinical Specialist who has provided clinical care for patients with diabetes for 25 years. He specializes in diabetes care for people on pumps. He is co-author of Pumping Insulin, now in its fourth edition, Using Insulin, STOP the Rollercoaster, and The Pocket Pancreas. President of Diabetes Mall, he is also webmaster of diabetesnet.com, a highly trafficked source of diabetes information and technology visited by 6,000 people a day. John is a consultant for medical corporations and a frequent speaker on pump therapy, diabetes therapy, intensive diabetes management, and the future of smart pumps, meters and continuous monitors. John has worn a wide variety of insulin pumps for the last 23 years.
Stuart Weinzimer, MD, FAAP, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Yale School of Medicine. He earned his bachelor's degree in molecular biochemistry and biochemistry at Yale University, and his medical degree at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed his residency and pediatric endocrinology training at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Weinzimer has focused his clinical and research on the application of continuous glucose sensors and insulin pumps in children with type 1 diabetes and the development of an artificial pancreas. He is the Principal Investigator of a Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation-funded study of an artificial pancreas for children with diabetes, and Principal Investigator at the Yale site for two multi-center studies of continuous glucose sensors. He and his wife, Jodie Ambrosino, PhD, who is a pediatric health psychologist studying stress and coping in families of children with diabetes, have two girls, Rebecca, age 10, and Eliana, age 2.
Darrell M. Wilson, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, currently serves as Chief of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes at Stanford. He is well known clinical researcher, concentrating in the area of Pediatric Diabetes. He has served as the Principal Investigator at Stanford University of the NIH funded, multi-center Type-1 Diabetes TrialNet, a multiple study, 14 center group dedicated to the prevention of Type 1 diabetes. Dr. Wilson is also a co-investigator with Dr. Bruce Buckingham in the NIH funded, multi-center Diabetes Research in Children Network (DirecNet), a group devoted to testing how new technology such as glucose sensors can help children with diabetes. As Chief of the Pediatric Diabetes Center at Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Dr. Wilson coordinates the clinical care for many children with diabetes and teaches medical students, residents, fellows, and clinical researchers across the Stanford campus.
The Teen Facilitators
Kathryn is an active teen advocate for diabetes support and education. Kathryn's older sister Marissa has had diabetes for 17 years. Kathryn is an active member of CWD's Teen Program and she helps out at many CWD conferences and is a member of the siblings group, helping other kids who have brothers and sisters with diabetes. She loves coming to Friends for Life.
Kelsey was diagnosed with diabetes almost five years ago at age 12, and within two months of her diagnosis began attending CWD conferences. She loves to help with younger kids at conferences, and is involved with CWD's Teen Program. Kelsey believes that educating others about diabetes is extremely important to raise awareness so that a cure will be found. At home, she is a member of her local Children's Hospital Teen Advisory Board and is a JDRF youth ambassador. Kelsey enjoys dancing, swimming, working out, and teaching fitness classes to kids at a local gym.
Malcolm was diagnosed 11 years ago when he was two. He loves music and all things electronic - like video games! The Friends For Life Conference is his favorite time of year when he gets to spend time with the friends he has made from all over the world and check out all the new technologies and products. Malcolm believes in taking care of his diabetes because he wants to feel great all the time and not let his diabetes get in the way.
Monica is 13 years old and was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes 11 years ago at the age of 2. She has been wearing an insulin pump for 8 years and has been wearing the Abbott Navigator CGM for almost 2 years. She is an advocate for kids with diabetes, speaking about real life with diabetes and diabetes technology to groups around the country. She loves soccer, softball, volleyball, plays the flute and is currently in training to ride her bicycle 100 miles in the JDRF Ride to Cure in Whitefish, Montana. She loves coming to CWD conferences.
Sam, diagnosed nearly nine years ago at age 8, is determined that diabetes will never get in the way of his life dreams. Sam is an active member of Teen Program and has traveled to Denmark, Italy, and all across the United States to exchange ideas with other teens and their families. Sam enjoys playing hockey, running track, and working out with friends, and he is looking forward to attending the University of Michigan next September!
See also the Youth Faculty.
Friends for Life 2007 Conference and Expo Conference Intro - Faculty - Youth Faculty - Special Guests Program Overview - Parents & Adults Program - Youth Program Social Events - Focus Groups - Sports Central - Fun Run Pledge Sheet Registration - FAQs - Sponsors - Exhibitors - Map of Attendees - Convention Center Childcare Registration: Word - PDF FFL Reports from 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001
|
|||
 |
 |
||
Last Updated: Friday February 15, 2008 15:58:12
This Internet site provides information of a general nature and is designed for educational purposes only. If you have any concerns about your own health or the health of your child, you should always consult with a physician or other health care professional.
This site is published by Children With Diabetes, Inc, which is responsible for its contents.
By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use, Legal Notice, Privacy Policy, and Safe Harbor Policy.
© Children with Diabetes, Inc. 1995-2013. Comments and Feedback.
