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The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) is pleased to announce the recipients of the Society's 2007 awards that recognize outstanding contributions to the field of women's health and menopause. Recipients will be acknowledged during the NAMS 18th Annual Meeting, in Dallas, TX on October 3-6, 2007. NAMS appreciates the generous financial support of industry which has made many of these awards possible.
Awards were presented to nine individuals recognizing their clinical contributions or scientific investigation. Recognition was also given to an outstanding media professional, four new investigators for their abstract submissions to the Annual Meeting, and nine certified nurse midwives, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners. In addition, the NAMS Board of Trustees funded four In-Training Travel Awards for full-time students, residents, or fellows at a university or other tertiary educational institution who demonstrated an interest in menopause and women’s health.
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Recognizing an individual whose research has advanced the understanding of the role of hormone therapy—either estrogen therapy alone (ET) or combined estrogen-progestogen therapy (EPT)—for peri- and postmenopausal women.
Rogerio A. Lobo, MD
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Recognizing an individual whose research has advanced the understanding of cardiovascular health in women beyond menopause.
JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH
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Recognizing an individual whose research has made a significant contribution to the understanding of progestogen (including endogenous progesterone or exogenous progesterone or progestin) in the health of peri- and postmenopausal women.
Frank Z. Stanczyk, PhD
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Recognizing an individual whose research has made significant contributions toward increasing the understanding of sleep and sleep disorders in peri- and postmenopausal women.
Joan L.F. Shaver, PhD, RN, FAAN
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Recognizing an individual whose research has made significant contributions toward increasing the understanding of menopause-related vasomotor symptoms.
Janet S. Carpenter, PhD, RN
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Recognizing an individual whose body of research has made a significant contribution to the understanding of the role of calcium (from dietary or supplement sources) for peri- and postmenopausal women.
Robert P. Heaney, MD
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Recognizing an individual whose research has made significant contributions toward increasing the understanding of vaginal health in peri- and postmenopausal women.
George I Gorodeski, MD, PhD
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Recognizing an individual whose research has made an innovative contribution to the understanding of perimenopausal contraception.
Carolyn L. Westhoff, MD
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Recognizing an individual whose body of work has advanced the understanding of the use of selective estrogen-receptor modulators (SERMs) in postmenopausal women for any indication, including but not limited to osteoporosis.
Carolyn L. Smith, PhD
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Recognizing a media professional whose body of work, through any
consumer media outlet (ie, print, television, radio, Internet), has served to expand the knowledge and understanding of menopause.
Ms. Peggy Northrop, Editor-in-Chief
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Recognizing nine professionals from these disciplines who have demonstrated excellence in the field of menopause practice.
Jacqi Akert, NP
Marie Bridges, CNM
Joyce Callaghan, RNC, NP
Sylvia Chen, MMS, PA-C
Colleen De Turk, WHNP
Kathleen Freeman, CRNP
Dorothy Shannon, CNM
Casey Sidwell, NP, MScN
Jane Stevens, RNP, Li.Acup
The following are recipients of Poster Prizes awarded during the NAMS 17th Annual Meeting:
Tommaso Simoncini, MD, PhD, Pisa, Italy
"Drospirenone Increases Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthesis Via a Combined Action on Progesterone and Mineralocorticoid Receptors"
Ronald Ackerman, MD, West Palm Beach, FL
"Efficacy of 3 Doses of Estradiol Gel 0.1% in the Treatment of Vasomotor Symptoms and Vulvar Vaginal Atrophy"
Michael C. Snabes, MD, PhD, Winnetka, IL
"Validation of the Inventory of Sexual Events and Desire (ISED) Diary"
Recognizing four full-time students, residents, or fellows at a university or other tertiary educational institution who have demonstrated a special interest in menopause and women’s health.
   
Heidi Bowman, BSN Danielle Dion, MD Diana Taibi, PhD Danielle Tonelli, DO
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