Wall Street Journalist To Be Presented "Art of Reporting Award" for ARPKD/CHF Article

PRLog (Press Release) - Apr 17, 2009 -
The Genetic Alliance announced its “Art of Reporting Award”, naming Wall Street Journalist Gautam Naik, who effectively captured the impact of an Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease and Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis (ARPKD/CHF) diagnosis.  

Nominated by the ARPKD/CHF Alliance (http://www.arpkdchf.org), Naik wrote candidly of the anguish many ARPKD/CHF families face, incorporating medical reality and the raw emotions of a prenatal diagnosis.  His poignant reporting resulted from in-depth research and collaboration with affected individuals, researchers, and the ARPKD/CHF Alliance http://www.arpkdchf.org.  

Gautam Naik will receive the “Art of Reporting Award” at the Genetic Alliance’s Annual Conference Banquet, Discovering Openness in Health Systems, July 17-19, 2009.  For more information, visit http://www.geneticalliance.org/conference09.  The Genetic Alliance represents 10,000 community organizations, professional societies, corporations and government agencies, and has transformed health systems through access to information, research and services.  For more information:  http://www.geneticalliance.org.