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VOLUME 8 NUMBER 3 • SEPTEMBER 2011
Diabetes News
Winners of the CDE awards for 2011
A
nnually, the CDE congress, together with leading pharmaceutical companies, acknowledge those specialists
who excel in their different categories with the Clinical Excellence Awards.
The South African Journal of Diabetes
and Vascular Disease
congratulates the winners and we feature a few of them, with some of the activities.
Sr Maureen Barnard from George won the
Lifescan Annual Travel Award for the diabetes
educator showing the best personal and
professional development and growth during
the past year. The prize is either a travel grant
towards an international diabetes-related congress
to the value R 30 000 or full sponsorship for
the Glamorgan Diploma. She did not attend,
and colleague Dr Jacques van Staden accepted
it on her behalf from José da Fonseca, product
manager of HCP, LifeScan.
Sr Belinda Nortje won the Novo Nordisk Award
for the top diabetes educator, which consists of
sponsorship to the 2012 FEND meeting and a
floating trophy. She accepted her award from David
Broomfield, head of Marketing, Novo Nordisk.
Dr Betsie Kloppers from Hatfield, Pretoria won the
Novo Nordisk Award for the best CDE centre. The
prize is sponsorship to the 2012 EASD meeting in
Berlin and a floating trophy.
Bayer captivated the doctors with their African stand as the CDE was held on Africa day.
