CHI is presenting a series of blog articles on the speakers who will be addressing families attending the Fourth Congenital Hyperinsulinism Family Conference March 17 and 18, 2012, in Philadelphia, PA. In this article, we present Teresa Dansbury.
Teresa is the Nurse Coordinator of the Congenital Hyperinsulinism Center at CHOP. She has been on the job for less than a year so many of you will be meeting her for the first time. Teresa started her nursing career as a U.S. Air Force nurse with a background in obstetrics. She went to nursing school at Penn and it was at that time that she learned all about CHOP. Even back in nursing school Teresa was aware that CHOP was an incredible place, with amazing people helping families from all over the world. Teresa left the OB world last year, seeking an opportunity to try new areas of nursing. “From my experiences in nursing school and an externship at CHOP, I knew that this was the place where I could not only be of service families but also learn from the best physicians in the world. Being new to HI, I can say that I feel lucky to be a part of this CHOP team and have learned SO MUCH in the past 10 months (from the docs and the families)! ” Teresa is not only a great administrator and nurse, she is also a musician in her spare time, singing with a band. Teresa will be leading a session at the conference on prenatal testing. In addition to being one of the speakers at the conference, Teresa has been one of the key people involved with conference planning.
