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

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

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