Thank You for Making the 2010 Conference Possible

We are grateful to the following companies and individuals for supporting this year’s conference.

2010 Oley Awards:
Coram Specialty Infusion Services; Kimberly-Clark; Nutrishare Inc.; ThriveRx

Childcare and Youth Activities: 
Doris Johnson

Volunteers: Emily Andolina; John Bishop; Ashley Blanchard; Nancy Ellett Crosby; Stefanie Harrison-Bishop; Jayne Justice; Harrison Kendsersky; Kate Letzelter; Michael Medwar; Sarah Metzger; Kelsey Noble; Marjorie Quinn; Guiliana Valenti; Peter Yadrich

Conference Badges:
Coram Specialty Infusion Services

Conference Bags:
Nutrishare, Inc.

Conference T-shirts:
Coram Specialty Infusion Services

Enteral Workshop:
Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation

Exhibitors:
Abbott Nutrition, Abbott Laboratories; Amazing Kids; American Society for Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.); Applied Medical Technology (AMT); Association of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders, Inc. (AGMD); Association for Vascular Access (AVA); Baxter Healthcare; BioScrip, Inc.; Brooks Health Care, Inc.; CarePoint Partners; Cera Products, Inc; Coram Specialty Infusion Services; Critical Care Systems (CCS); Dietitians in Nutrition Support (DNS); Double H Hole in the Wall Camp; Emmaus Medical, Inc.; G-Pact; Gus Gear; Home Solutions Infusion Therapy; InfuScience; Jackson PEG Tube Stands; Kimberly-Clark; MOOG, Inc.; Nestlé HealthCare Nutrition; NPS Pharmaceuticals; Nutrishare, Inc.; Parent to Parent of New York State; The Pediatric Adolescent Gastroesophageal Reflux Association (PAGER); PromptCare Home Infusion; ThriveRx; United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA); Walgreens

Faculty:
Linda King Aukett; Michelle Biscossi, MS, ACNP; Jarol Boan, MD; Marcia Boatwright, RN, CRNI; Abby Brogan; Patricia A. Brown, RN, MSN, CNSN, OCN; Faye Clements, RN, BS; Rick Davis; Mark H. DeLegge, MD; Megan Gravenstein; Gil Hardy, PhD; Lyn Howard, MB, FRCP, FACP; Carol Ireton-Jones, PhD, RD, LD, CNSD; Kishore R. Iyer, MBBS, FRCS, FACS; Jennifer C. Jaff, Esq; Michele Juda; Jayne Justice, RN; Darlene G. Kelly, MD, PhD, FACP; Mark G. Klang, MS, RPh, BCNSP, PhD; Hau D. Le, MD; Kristyn Maixner, RN; Laura Matarese, PhD, RD, LDN, FADA, CNSD; Tamir Milor, MD; Frank Murawski; Joseph Nadeau, RPh; Reid Nishikawa, PharmD, BCNSP, FCSHP; Donna Noble; Marianne Opilla, RN, CNSC; Deborah Pfister, MS, RD, CNSD; Steven W. Plogsted, PharmD; Sharon Rose, RN; Lauren K. Schwartz, MD; Rex Speerhas, RPh, CDE, BCNSP; Kerry A. Stone, MS, RD, CNSC; Mary T. Tessier, RN; Cheryl W. Thompson, PhD, RD, CNSD; Troy Wallach, RN; Marion Winkler, PhD, RD, LDN, CNSC

General Conference Support:  
Patricia Brown, RN, MSN, OCN, CNSN; Ann DeBarbieri; Marilyn Dolan; Portia & Wallace Hutton

Golf Tournament Sponsors:
Photos:  Sanford Schimel
Oral Rehydration Solution: Cera Products
15th Hole: Coram Specialty Infusion Services
Hole-in-One Contest: Crescent Healthcare, Inc.
Quenchmobile: ThriveRx
Volunteers: Janis Bariteau; John Bishop; Ron Metzger; Joe Pipereta; Phil Stone; Fred Stuto
Thanks to everyone who played and otherwise supported the game through contests and the 50/50 raffle!

In-Room Refrigerators:  
ThriveRx

Jammin’ Jammies:
Abbott Nutrition-PediaSure
Entertainment: Ray Altrock
Volunteers: Harrison Kendsersky; Sarah Metzger; Marjorie Quinn

Medical Support: 
Coram Specialty Infusion Services

Nutrishare Research Prizes: 
Nutrishare, Inc.

Picnic: 
Entertainment: Al & Kathy Bain 

General: Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream; Golub Foundation; Bobbie Groeber; Sam’s Club; Stewart’s Shops; Walmart

Registration:
Janis Bariteau; Dale Delano (Dots for Diagnosis); Jeff Hoelle; Audrey Yadrich; Britany Young; Janet Young

Room Key Sponsor:
Coram Specialty Infusion Services

Silent Auction:  
A big “Thank You!” to volunteers who helped orchestrate the event, and to those who donated and/or purchased items!!

Volunteers: Janis Bariteau; Lars Dahl; Ann Jann & friends; Mary & Charlie Kunz; Joan & Frank Scheib; Fred Stuto

Speaker Support:

The following companies and institutions provided funding and/or faculty for this year’s program.

Advocacy for Patients with Chronic Illness, Inc.; Albany Medical Center; Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School; Cleveland Clinic; Coram Specialty Infusion Services; Hershey Medical Center; Institute of Food Nutrition and Human Health, Massey University; InfuScience;  Kimberly-Clark; Mayo Clinic; MD Informatics, LLC; Medical University of South Carolina; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Medical Center; Mount Sinai Medical Center; Nationwide Children’s Hospital; NPS Pharmaceuticals; Nutrishare, Inc.; Parent to Parent of NYS; Rhode Island Hospital; Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh; ThriveRx; University of Kansas School of Nursing; United Ostomy Associations of America, Inc; Walgreens

Transitioning to Independence:
InfuScience, Inc.

Pat Brown; Lyn Howard; Jayne Justice

Travel Scholarships for Consumers: 
Jarol Boan, MD; Melissa Chaney Memorial Fund; Critical Care Systems; Friends of Robin Lang Memorial Fund; Bruce Groeber Memorial Fund; Ben Matarese Memorial Fund; Janet Platt & Christopher Hlatky; ThriveRx

Videotaping: 
Baxter Healthcare

Walk-A-Thon: 
Cera Products – Oral Rehydration Solution; Coram Specialty Infusion Services; InfuScience; Kimberly-Clark; Moog Medical Devices Group; Nutrishare, Inc.; ThriveRx; Walgreens... and thank you to everyone who walked or otherwise supported the effort!

Welcome Reception:
Entertainment: Smokey Green