2012 Poster Award Recipients

1st Place Research Award
A Prospective Study of Growth and Development of Children Recently Adopted from Orphanage Care – Meg Keil, PhD, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

2nd Place Research Award
How Much is Enough? The Usefulness of Peak Cortisol Level in Identifying  Adrenal Insufficiency in Children Undergoing Insulin Tolerance Test (ITT) for Short Stature – Barbara Duffy, MSN, RN, CPNP, Nurse Practitioner, Monroe Carrell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN

3rd Place Research Award
A Survey of Knowledge Related to Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes – Erin Booth, MS, RN, CDE, Pharmaceutical Specialties, Inc., Bogart, GA

Novice Poster Presenter Award
Improving the Efficiency and Safety of Managing Children with Diabetic Keto-Acidosis (DKA) - Joan Luce, BSN, RN, CPN, Pediatric Nurse, York Hospital/Wellspan Health, York, PA

1st Place Case Presentation Award
Unexplained Weight Loss in Two Growth Hormone Deficient Adolescent Males – Cynthia Gordner, BS, RN, Endocrine Nurse, Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital, Hershey, PA

2nd Place Case Presentation Award
Congenital Hyperinsulinism Associated with Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome – Enyo Dzata, MSN, CRNP, Nurse Practitioner, Congenital Hyperinsulinism Center, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

3rd Place Case Presentation Award
A Case of Type 1 Diabetes in a Toddler with a Family History of Neonatal Diabetes – Diane DiFazio, MSN, CRNP, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA