Christine Norton, PhD

2017 John J. Humpal Award Presented to Professor Christine Norton at Innovating for Continence Conference

The John J. Humpal award was presented to Professor Christine Norton at the Simon Foundation for Continence’s sixth biennial Innovating for Continence: The Engineering Challenge conference, hosted April 19-21 at the Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel, in Chicago, IL, USA.

Christopher Payne, MD, Emeritus Professor of Urology at Stanford University presented the John J. Humpal award to Christine Norton, PhD, MA, RN. Dr. Payne asked the conference attendees, “What makes a young, talented nurse scientist choose the field of fecal incontinence? While I don’t have the exact answer to that question, we are certainly lucky that she did. I first met Christine at the WHO International Consultation on Incontinence in 2005 and was struck by the clarity and insightfulness of her committee’s findings. Christine achieved the classic goal for medical faculty with major contributions in teaching, education, and clinical care. In fact, there is practically nothing in the entire field to which she has not contributed. For this she was awarded an endowed professorship. I’m a bit jealous, but very proud to be her colleague, and to present her this well-deserved award.”

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Professor Alan Cottenden

Professor Alan Cottenden Receives the 2017 John J. Humpal Award from The Simon Foundation for Continence

The John J. Humpal award was presented to Professor Cottenden at the Simon Foundation for Continence’s sixth biennial Innovating for Continence: The Engineering Challenge conference, 2017 at the Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel, in Chicago’s city center.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (PRWEB) MAY 30, 2017

Presenting the 2017 John J. Humpal award to Professor Alan Cottenden, PhD was Christopher Payne, MD, Emeritus Professor of Urology at Stanford University. As he presented the award, Dr. Payne stated, “We are so fortunate that many years ago, a young engineer made a potentially suicidal career decision to focus his attention on the incontinence world. What a difference he has made! His own research has had great impact but his value to the field has been multiplied many times over through his tireless efforts at education throughout the professional spectrum. Doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, and scientists have trained with Alan. Most importantly, Alan has consistently shown the ability to connect those from differing fields to produce new insights and new incontinence products that help patients.”Continue reading

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Introducing an Online Community to Provide Support to People with Incontinence and Their Caregivers

The Simon Foundation for Continence has launched a support community on the HealthUnlocked network.

The Simon Foundation for Continence’s has a new online community that will provide valuable support and information to people living with incontinence. It will do this by helping them to learn how to manage their incontinence and improve their quality of life through shared knowledge and support received within the online community. This site will also be of great value to those who have a friend or loved one with incontinence, or for those who are caregivers (at home or in a licensed facility).

The Simon Foundation for Continence seeks to bring the topic of incontinence out into the open, remove the stigma surrounding incontinence, and provide help and hope to people with incontinence, their families and the health professionals who provide their care. This online community is a natural extension of the Foundation’s mission.

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The Simon Foundation for Continence Announces Its Innovating for Continence Conference 2017

Diane K. Newman

Diane K. Newman, DNP, ANP-BC, FAA, Honorary Conference President

This biennial, international conference series features a unique mix of engaging speakers that promise to provide fresh thinking on the topic of incontinence, including experts in areas of technology that have yet to be applied to continence care product development. The 2017 Honorary President for the conference is Dr. Diane K. Newman.

2015 John J. Humpal Award Presented to Kaoru Nishimura of Japan

Kaoru Nishimura

Ms. Kaoru Nishimura, RN, received the 2015 John J. Humpal Award.

The Simon Foundation for Continence recently presented the 2015 John J. Humpal Award to Kaoru Nishimura, RN, the Founder of the Japan Continence Action Society (Tokyo, Japan). The award was presented at the Foundation’s fifth biennial Innovating for Continence: The Engineering Challenge conference, hosted April 15-17 at the Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel in Chicago’s city center.

Chicago, IL (PRWEB)  May 26, 2015 — Professor Christine Norton, RN, PhD, Honorary President of the Innovating for Continence Conference 2015 and a leading authority on bowel/fecal incontinence, presented Ms. Nishimura with the John J. Humpal Award at the Foundation’s conference dinner. The fifth meeting in the Innovating for Continence series attracted delegates from around the world, including participants from Australia, Germany, Canada, the UK, Sweden, Ireland, the Netherlands, Japan, and throughout the USA.Continue reading

Poster Awards Presented at the 2015 International Innovating for Continence Conference

Three poster awards were presented by The Simon Foundation for Continence to posters authors at their fifth biennial conference in Chicago, reflecting excellent and varied research in this challenging medical field.

Chicago, Illinois (PRWEB) May 06, 2015

The poster entitled “The Stigma Associated with Urinary Continence: The Impacts on Self-Perception for Older Women,” by lead author Kenneth Southall (McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada), was awarded first place at the April 15-17, 2015 international conference Innovating for Continence: The Engineering Challenge. Continue reading

The Simon Foundation for Continence Announces Its International Conference Innovating for Continence 2015

On April 15-17, 2015, The Simon Foundation for Continence will hosts its 5th international conference, Innovating for Continence: The Engineering Challenge. The biennial conference is held in Chicago, attracts speakers from a wide range of disciplines, and is designed to heighten innovation and increase development of creative and efficacious products for the management of incontinence.

Chicago, Illinois (PRWEB) February 14, 2015

Innovating for ContinenceThe Simon Foundation for Continence will hosts its 5th international conference, Innovating for Continence: The Engineering Challenge on April 15-17, 2015. The biennial conference is held in Chicago and attracts speakers from a wide range of disciplines. The conference is designed to heighten innovation and increase development of creative and efficacious products for the management of incontinence by bringing together a unique group of stakeholders.Continue reading

Mr. Ray Laborie Honored with the John J. Humpal Award at the Simon Foundation for Continence’s Gala

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Mr. Ray Laborie receiving the 2013 John J. Humpal award from Ms. Cheryl Gartley.

Chicago, IL, May 16, 2013 –(PR.com)– The Simon Foundation for Continence recently announced Mr. Ray Laborie as the 2013 John J. Humpal Award recipient. Mr. Laborie is Chairman of the Board of LABORIE, a Canadian manufacturer of computerized urodynamics equipment for the diagnosis and treatment of incontinence.Continue reading

Rick Rader, MD, Defeating Stigma in Healthcare Award Recipient for 2013

Rick Rader, MD

Dr. Rick Rader accepting the Defeating Stigma in Healthcare Award

Chicago, IL, May 11, 2013 –(PR.com)– The Simon Foundation for Continence recently announced Rick Rader, MD, as the 2013 Defeating Stigma in Healthcare Award recipient. Dr. Rader is the Director of the Morton J. Kent Habilitation Center at the Orange Grove Center (Chattanooga, TN), a nationally known community agency supporting the needs of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.Continue reading

Simon Foundation for Continence Celebrates 30th Anniversary with a Gala

Foundation for Continence 2013 Gala

The Simon Foundation for Continence 2013 Anniversary

The Simon Foundation for Continence, a Chicago-based national non-profit organization serving people with loss of bladder and bowel control, will highlight its 30th Anniversary with a Gala at the Lincolnshire Marriott Resort on Friday, April 12th.

Chicago, IL, April 10, 2013 –(PR.com)– The Simon Foundation for Continence is the first US organization established solely to provide help and hope to the estimated 33 million Americans who are affected by incontinence.

Attending its 30th Anniversary Gala event will be thought leaders in the incontinence field and guests from around the world, including: England, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, Ireland, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, Israel, the Netherlands and the US.Continue reading