The COMmunicator 2019-20 Vol. 3 | Page 28

NHOA RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM AWARD WINNERS

The New Hampshire Osteopathic Association (NHOA) announced the winners of the NHOA Poster Contest that was held as part of the NHOA Winter Symposium in Bartlett, NH on February 1, 2020.

Seth Butler, COM '21* won the Judge's Award with his presentation, “Evaluation of Using the Sphygmomanometer Test to Assess Pain Sensitivity in Chronic Pain Patients versus Normal Controls.”

Juliette Kassas, COM '21** won the People’s Choice Award with her Case Report, “Rapid Decline of the Neuro-Psych Patient: A Case Report.”

The NHOA holds the poster contest each year. Next year, it will take place at the Red Jacket Resort in North Conway on January 30, 2021. Cash prizes are awarded and all participants who are chosen to attend the live event receive at least $50.

*Butler, S+, Nguyen, L, Hull, S & Cao, L. Evaluation of Using the Sphygmomanometer Test to Assess Pain Sensitivity in Chronic Pain Patients vs. Normal Controls, 29th New Hampshire Osteopathic Association Winter Symposium, Bartlett, NH, February 2020. +Presenting Author

**Kassas, J.+, Suarez, R. Rapid Decline of the Neuro-Psych Patient: A Case Report. NH Osteopathic and NH Society of Physician Assistants Winter Symposium Grand Summit Bartlett, NH, February 2020. +Presenting Author

L-R: Juliette Kassas, COM '21 presenting her case at the NHOA; Seth Butler, COM '21 receiving the People's Choice Award at the NHOA

"As you progress through first and second year, you learn to utilize the information you've managed to retain and apply it to the new challenges and questions you face."

-Seth Butler, COM '21