Contributions impacting nearly every aspect of in vivo studies of mammalian biology pioneered by Christopher Contag are now leading to tools that will enable early detection of cancer in humans. Contag’s work is being recognized by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, with the prestigious 2017 Britton Chance Biomedical Optics Award, to be presented at SPIE Photonics West in January.

BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA, and CARDIFF, UK (PRWEB) October 31, 2016

Molecular imaging pioneer Christopher Contag of Stanford University has been named as recipient of the 2017 Britton Chance Biomedical Optics Award, the Awards Committee for SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has announced.

The prestigious award is presented annually in recognition of outstanding lifetime contributions to the field of biomedical optics through the development of innovative, high-impact technologies.

Contag will accept the award at SPIE Photonics West in San Francisco in January, and give a talk on his work during the BiOS Hot Topics session. A frequent contributor to the event, he has authored more than three dozen proceedings papers in the SPIE Digital Library, and nearly 20 articles in the Journal of Biomedical Optics published by SPIE.

Contag is associate chief of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine at Stanford University, director of Stanford’s Center for Innovation in In Vivo Imaging (SCI3), and co-director of the Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford (MIPS). He is also a professor in the Departments of Pediatrics, Radiology, and Microbiology and Immunology, and a member of Bio-X faculty for interdisciplinary sciences, and the Immunology faculty.

Contag’s lab was the first to use biological sources of light to image key biological processes in living mammals. This work included the first in vivo bioluminescent images (BLI) of bacterial infection, gene expression patterns, stem cell biology, cancer growth and transplantation biology of solid organs and responses to therapy.

His laboratory now develops macroscopic and microscopic optical imaging tools that have enabled in vivo studies of drug targets and agents such that every large drug company now uses BLI to accelerate drug development.

In its citation, the SPIE Awards Committee commended Contag for his significant changes to the way we study biology in living tissue through his invention of in vivo optical imaging using bioluminescent and fluorescent reporters. This invention is one of the most significant advances in biomedical research in recent history, the citation noted.

“Dr. Contag’s passion for unraveling cancer biology and his ability to recognize unmet needs and create new tools to solve them makes him an extraordinary candidate for the Britton Chance Biomedical Optics Award,” said Anna Moore, professor of Radiology and director of the Molecular Imaging Laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital, in support of Contag’s nomination.

About SPIE

SPIE is the international society for optics and photonics, an educational not-for-profit organization founded in 1955 to advance light-based science, engineering, and technology. The Society serves nearly 264,000 constituents from approximately 166 countries, offering conferences and their published proceedings, continuing education, books, journals, and the SPIE Digital Library. In 2015, SPIE provided more than $5.2 million in support of education and outreach programs. http://www.spie.org

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Sixteen Healthcare Research Studies Focused on Patient Experience Improvement to be Funded

(PRWEB) October 31, 2016

As part of its ongoing commitment to support the growing importance of the patient experience and the need for rigorous research to understand and address its impact, The Beryl Institute awards grants to fifteen healthcare organizations and one doctoral student. In partnership with Patient Experience Institute, these programs reinforce the commitment to help frame and expand the field of patient experience, develop leaders on the front lines and throughout the experience movement, and provide information and research to support expanded focus and measured impact of patient experience in healthcare.

Now in its seventh year, the Patient Experience Grant Program supports healthcare organizations as they test ideas and efforts impacting the experiences of patients and families. The 2016 Patient Experience Grant Program study titles and recipients are:

•     Empathy Education in a Baccalaureate Nursing Program – Chamberlain College of Nursing, Cleveland Campus, Downers Grove, IL
•     Best Practices Surrounding Medical Errors, Adverse Events, and Conflict: Improving Physician Communication and Patient Experience – Children’s National Health Network, Washington, DC
•     The Impact of Artwork in a Pediatric Clinical Environment on Staff, Patients and Families – Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas, Austin, TX
•     Explaining the Relationship Between Length of Stay and Patient Satisfaction – Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa, CA
•     Establishing Evidence-Based Benchmarks & Guidelines for the Field of Patient Advocacy – Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital, Wheaton, IL
•     Increasing Social Connectivity of Nursing Home Residents with Their Care-giving Staff – Madonna St. Jane de Chantal Long Term Care Services, Lincoln, NE
•     Integrating Patients and Families into the Clinical and Outcomes Research Process – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
•     Researching the Added Value of Behavior-Based Qualitative Experiential Data to a Survey-Based Questionnaire in Establishing a Patient Experience Charter at the Walker Family Cancer Centre – Niagara Health, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
•     Effectiveness of the Northwell Health, Communication Model, C.O.N.N.E.C.T., on Employee Engagement and Patient Experience – Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, NY
•     James Inpatient Nutrition Services: Improving Patient Satisfaction – OSUCCC – James Cancer Hospital, Columbus, OH
•     Empathy Huddles – Saint Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City, MO
•     Needs Assessment to Improve Patient Experience with Limited English Proficiency – Stanford Health Care, Palo Alto, CA
•     Thoracic Patient Mapping Initiative – UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, CA
•     Improving Patient Experience by Addressing Provider Compassion Fatigue – University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI
•     Exploring Parent's Perceptions and Experiences of Client and Family-centred Care (CFCC) in Homecare: A Photovoice Study – VHA Home Healthcare, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Patient Experience Scholar Program supports individual doctoral students exploring patient experience related topics from disciplines across the healthcare educational spectrum. The 2016 scholar and the research topic is:

•     Deborah Waltermire-Burton, MHS, OTR/L, Doctorate of Public Health Candidate, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, How Do Family-Centered Rounds Affect the Family Experience in Pediatric Inpatient Settings?

All recipients will complete research in their areas of focus and develop research reports to be published through The Beryl Institute. Recipients will also be asked to present their findings at an upcoming Patient Experience Conference.

To view all Patient Experience Grant Program recipients, visit: http://www.theberylinstitute.org/?page=GrantRecipients.

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About The Beryl Institute:

The Beryl Institute is the global community of practice dedicated to improving the patient experience through collaboration and shared knowledge. We define the patient experience as the sum of all interactions, shaped by an organization’s culture, that influence patient perceptions across the continuum of care.

About Patient Experience Institute

Patient Experience Institute (PXI) is an independent, non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization committed to the improvement of patient experience through evidence-based research and professional development efforts including certification and continuing education.

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Presentation Covers Requirements for the New Form I-9 and E-Verify

Pleasanton, CA (PRWEB) October 31, 2016

Smart ERP Solutions (SmartERP), a leading provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions and services, will host the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) - United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), for a complimentary educational webinar with DHS analyst David Basham. Basham will be presenting: "Navigating Form I-9 Challenges," covering requirements for the new Form I-9 and its companion E-Verify. A new Form I-9 to be published by November 22, 2016 will be required for use by all U.S. employers beginning January 22, 2017. This live interactive one hour event is open to all U.S. employers and will take place on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 2:00 PM (EST). Registration for this complimentary webinar can be accessed here.

Understanding the complexities of Form I-9 requirements can be difficult, and non-compliance can be detrimental to any organization, as witnessed by many employers across the U.S. that have received substantial fines and penalties due to their lack of compliance. Form I-9 fines have recently increased, and The Department of Justice has recently settled with several employers over discriminatory conduct, making it more imperative than ever for employers to ensure that they are meeting compliance requirements for the new Form I-9.

Commissioned by the U.S. federal government in 1997 (under the name Basic Pilot Program), E-Verify was developed as an advanced means of discouraging undocumented immigration. This is accomplished through a quick comparison of each applicant's Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9, with the data stored in government records.

Attendees of the webinar will be provided with a unique opportunity to engage directly with David Basham, a USCIS employee. The webinar will provide you with valuable insights, such as information on avoiding discrimination during the hiring process, foreign nationals and completing the I-9, and accurately correcting the Form I-9. In addition, the webinar will touch upon determining how your organization can use E-Verify, and why it is important that you understand how your organization processes its employees’ Forms I-9.

To register for this webinar click here.

About the presenter, David Basham:

David Basham has been with the Department of Homeland Security for over seven years as a Senior Analyst that conducts briefings on Form I-9 and E-Verify. Mr. Basham serves as a USCIS point of contact for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, and Homeland Security Investigations.

Key Takeaways

Learning how to prevent discrimination and avoid unlawful conduct during the I-9 process.

Understanding the rules for completing the I-9 for foreign nationals, and how to handle expiring work authorizations and reverification.

Acquiring information on how to properly correct Form I-9 mistakes and missing forms. Understanding the Form I-9 storage and retention policy.

Discovering solutions and resources to aid employers in complying with government regulations.

Understanding some important differences between Form I-9 and E-Verify requirements.

About Smart ERP Solutions 

Smart ERP Solutions®, Inc. is a unique organization in the Enterprise Business Applications space providing innovative, cost-effective, and configurable on premise and cloud solutions and services that efficiently extend the capabilities of ERP systems to meet specific business process needs. The organization’s Smart I-9/E-Verify solution integrates with popular HR systems to automate the employment eligibility verification process. Smart ERP Solutions enables clients to seamlessly integrate their people, processes, applications, and data, across an enterprise, enabling the organization to streamline its operations and support business growth.

MEDIA CONTACT

Dave Reik

Smart ERP Solutions, Inc.

+1 925 271 0200 Ext:125

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LiquidFrameworks, the leading mobile field operations management solutions company specializing in Oil and Gas and Industrial/Environmental Services is proud to announce that it has been named Marketer of the Year in the Technology Products and Services category by the Houston Chapter of the American Marketing Association.

Houston, TX (PRWEB) October 31, 2016

LiquidFrameworks announced today that it has been named Marketer of the Year in the Technology Products and Services category by the Houston Chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA Houston). Established in 2005, the Marketer of the Year award is AMA Houston's annual program honoring exceptional marketing work by Houston-area companies, organizations and institutions. Judging was done by a national panel of 16 senior marketing professionals who reviewed and scored information submitted about the marketing programs of the category nominees to determine the 60 finalists and the 20 Best in Category winners.

LiquidFrameworks’ submission focused on the success of their annual user conference, ConnectFX, and the sales achieved as a result of the event. “ConnectFX is a very exciting event for LiquidFrameworks,” said Emily Rhodes, Director of Marketing at LiquidFrameworks. “This event provides us with the ability to bring our customers together and create a community within the FieldFX user base. To receive an award based on the results we’ve experienced is very exciting.”

LiquidFrameworks’ FieldFX solution is a cloud-based, mobile field operations software suite designed to manage contracts, quotes, equipment, jobs and field tickets along with customer-specific electronic forms such as safety incidents, inspections and other operational data reports.

“We realize that AMA Houston is the area’s premier professional marketing organization and are proud to be recognized by this association as a leader in technology marketing,” said Trent Derr, President and CEO of LiquidFrameworks.

AMA Houston is the nation's largest AMA chapter. Named Chapter of the Year six times in the last 11 years by AMA's international headquarters, AMA Houston serves 1,100 members with diverse marketing expertise from a variety of industries.

To learn more about LiquidFrameworks’ FieldFX product suite and how mobile field operations management solutions can add value to your oilfield or industrial/environmental service company visit http://www.liquidframeworks.com.

About LiquidFrameworks

LiquidFrameworks is a leading provider of cloud-based, mobile field operations management solutions serving the oilfield, industrial and environmental services industries. LiquidFrameworks’ FieldFX solution provides companies with numerous benefits, including increased and accelerated revenue capture, increased cash flow, improved contract compliance, increased invoice accuracy and improved customer responsiveness. LiquidFrameworks is based in Houston, Texas. To join the conversation, follow @LquidFrameworks on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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BRC Global Standards has published the fourth issue of its internationally recognized BRC Global Standard for Consumer Products on 1 November 2016, and audits against Issue 4 will replace Issue 3 from 1 May 2017.

London, UK (PRWEB) November 01, 2016

This Standard was first published in 2003 and since then it has undergone extensive changes to support the needs of the wide-reaching consumer products industry. Along the way it has developed into a robust Standard based on the principles of risk assessment and good manufacturing practice (GMP) to deliver safe, legal products of specified quality to the end-consumer.

Issue 4 brings a marked change in structure in the requirements, to reflect the needs of the market. It is composed of two new Standards: Personal Care and Household, and General Merchandise. Each Standard is composed of requirements that can be certificated at two levels: foundation and higher.

Personal Care and Household covers formulated and fabricated products which typically have higher hygiene requirements due to the nature and usage of products. Examples include cosmetics, medical devices, nappies, food wrap and household cleaners.

General Merchandise covers a wide range of mainly fabricated products where management of the production process to ensure the safety and quality of the products is the primary concern. Examples include electrical equipment, toys, furniture, textiles and jewellery.

What’s new in Issue 4?

The benefits of Issue 4 include:

• a simplified process and approach
• introduction of a more risk-based approach to the requirements
• assurance that the Standard meets the actual buying expectations of specifiers whilst encouraging continual improvement
• introduction of two levels of certification – foundation and higher – to recognize manufacturers with compliant production systems and to allow continual improvement
• introduction of interim reporting to speed up information transfer to potential customers
• a widening of the scope from manufacturers and assembly packers to include raw material and component suppliers and products not for direct retail sale (e.g. wholesale)
• a revised auditor selection programme to further enhance competency and consistency
• provision for additional voluntary modules to reduce multiple audits.

Grace Abamba, BRC Global Standards Scheme Manager, said:

“The development of Issue 4 has been based on the values of the previous issues while ensuring that the update enables a more simplified and risk-based approach. As well as splitting the Standard into Personal Care and Household and General Merchandise, for a clearer set of requirements, there are also two levels to be audited against: foundation and higher. This new approach will enable the Standard to more closely align with buyers’ expectations.”

The BRC Global Standard for Consumer Products Issue 4 will be available on BRC Participate. BRC Participate offers immediate access to all documents relevant to a particular Standard, linking them clause by clause. Printed copies and PDF downloads are also available for purchase from the BRC Bookshop.

Notes to Editors:

About BRC Global Standards

BRC Global Standards are the world’s biggest provider of safety and quality standards programmes for food manufacture, packaging, storage, and distribution. BRC Global Standards are generated with the help of technical specialists, retailers, manufacturers and certification bodies from around the world, so everything is based on practicality, rigor and clarity.

For more information please visit http://www.brcglobalstandards.com

Media Contacts: +44 (0)20 7854 8980

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RealtyTech Inc., a Thousand Oaks, CA Real Estate Software and Marketing Corporation, announce the launch of the new ApexIDX full drag and drop widgets for simple customization of Agent and Office real estate websites.

Thousand Oaks, CA (PRWEB) November 01, 2016

ApexIDX™ is a turnkey real estate search designed from the ground up to be easy to install and integrate on any real estate company website, both Word Press and non-WordPress websites. Lead generation made easier by building instant neighborhood links.

With the new Drag and Drop Widget system an agent can add five (5) new different types of widgets. These include; instant custom search widgets of homes in an animated image slider display or grid of 15 home images. Also an agent can add a customized Geo-targeted Search for Homes widget to any page, quickly and easily. Other widgets included are an animated testimonials widget, animate market snapshot widget, and My Pledge/Agent Bio widget with large agent image.

Regardless of the real estate agent or office responsive website type, ApexIDX will integrate 100% with fully Google search engine optimized Index-able listings. This means all listings on the agent’s site will be placed live on Google with the agent’s information and phone number. This will generate more Google positions and SEO power of the real estate website it is placed on. This is not true with standard IDX search systems.

"ApexIDX is the most easy and advanced and feature rich IDX system currently available on the market," said Richard Uzelac, CEO of RealtyTech. “Our ApexIDX ™ with new FULL drag and drop widget functionality will increase user engagement on our RealtyTech Client's websites by providing a simple, non technical way for agents to update their websites.”

About RealtyTech Inc.

RealtyTech Inc. is a Thousand Oaks, CA-based Company that gives real estate professionals the tools necessary to stand out and succeed in today’s online marketplace combined with solution minded, live California-based customer service. We have over 15 years of online real estate marketing expertise and offering Agent and Office websites, IDX Home Searches and Internet Marketing. For more information, please call (805) 413-7888 or visit http://www.RealtyTech.com

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Wymore Appointed Product Manager for Aleyant Pressero and eDocBuilder

Wheaton, IL (PRWEB) November 01, 2016

Aleyant, an innovative leader in providing robust software services to the graphic communications industry at value-driven prices, today announced that Terri Wymore has assumed a new role as Product Manager for Aleyant Pressero™ and eDocBuilder™. Wymore joined Aleyant in 2009 as an Account Executive. She has served as Vice President of Client Services and Support for the past four years. Prior to joining Aleyant, Wymore held several management-level jobs in the graphic arts industry and operated her own graphic design firm.

“Terri is a valuable member of the Aleyant team and has contributed a great deal to our success in all of her previous roles,” said Greg Salzman, President. “In her sales and support roles, she became very well acquainted with our customer base and their needs and requirements. This knowledge, plus her background and natural abilities, make her an ideal candidate for this important role. We look forward to her continued contributions as we continue to grow the company and enhance the capabilities of our software solutions. ”

“I’m thrilled to have this opportunity to continue to evolve our flagship products to meet the needs of today’s demanding print industry,” Wymore said. “Focusing on user experience, further developing our product integrations and workflow automation to make our customers’ businesses successful will be at the center of our efforts.”

Web-to-Print, Estimating & Production, and Prepress Automation Workflow Software

Aleyant Pressero™ is an affordable and easy-to-use cloud-based B2B or B2C online storefront solution that can quickly and easily be customized to individual client needs. This includes ‘mobile-first’ design for branded sites to ensure proper display regardless of the viewing device being used. Pressero can be enhanced with the addition of Aleyant eDocBuilder™, a web-based variable data publishing system built specifically to easily integrate into Aleyant or third-party web-to-print or MIS solutions features advanced typography control, imposition, scripting support, PDF workflows, rapid template creation, Excel merge capabilities and more. Aleyant’s Automated Workflow Integrator™ (AWI) uses a rules-based approach to automate such processes as file renaming, unzipping zipped files, or sending files and metadata directly to a RIP for processing, eliminating multiple steps in the workflow.

Aleyant PrintJobManager™ is a Zapier-compatible cloud-based print job management solution that includes a fast means of generating market-driven pricing, job management, inventory control, planning and estimating across a variety of production technologies and applications.

Print operations can also be enhanced by using Aleyant tFLOW™ (formerly Tucanna tFLOW), a powerful digital and large format automation workflow solution that is already integrated into the Aleyant ecosystem. tFLOW allows customers, sales representatives, prepress operators and production teams to collaborate in real-time 24/7 with total visibility, eliminating lengthy email chains, text messages and calls that cause missed deadlines and costly mistakes and delays.

For additional information about Aleyant offerings, please visit http://www.Aleyant.com or call +1.630.929.0104.

Our blog can be found at blog.pressero.com.

About Aleyant

Founded in 2005, Aleyant is an innovative leader in providing robust software services to the graphic communications industry at value-driven prices. Aleyant creates web-to-print, estimating and production, and prepress automation workflow software for graphic arts professionals. By unifying production processes, we expand our customers’ ability to be more available, efficient and profitable. Aleyant’s flagship web-to-print software, Pressero™, is a highly customizable retail and business-to-business storefront interface and has launched many of its clients into the exciting world of Internet-based print sales. Aleyant also offers a web-based online design and variable data publishing (VDP) system, eDocBuilder™, as a separate product, as well as Aleyant tFLOW™, a powerful digital and large format automation workflow solution that is integrated into the Aleyant ecosystem. Aleyant PrintJobManager™ is a Zapier-compatible cloud-based print job management solution that includes a fast means of generating market-driven pricing, job management, inventory control, planning and estimating across a variety of production technologies and applications. Aleyant solutions are already integrated with multiple MIS and web-to-print systems and are easily integrated with other third-party offerings commonly used in printing operations.

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The US-Taiwan Business Council - in partnership with the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei - will host a Taiwan Wireless & Mobility Conference in Taipei, Taiwan on November 8, 2016. This event will focus on key issues in the strategic and integrated relationship of U.S. and Taiwan companies in the wireless communications industry, and will examine ways that wireless networks can provide a cornerstone for innovation and entrepreneurship in Taiwan.

Arlington, Virginia (PRWEB) November 01, 2016

The Taiwan Wireless & Mobility Conference will consist of two keynote presentations and two panel discussions. The luncheon keynote will be provided by Dr. Paul Jacobs, Executive Chairman of Qualcomm, while the concluding keynote will feature Ming-Hsin Kung, Deputy Minister of Taiwan’s National Development Council.

Each conference session will offer a few short presentations from a panel of experts, followed by a moderator-driven dialogue among the panelists and with the audience. Session I, moderated by Bill Wiseman of McKinsey & Company, will take a strategic look at trends and opportunities in the wireless communications industry in Taiwan. Session II, moderated by Revital Golan of Anemone Ventures, will examine how mobile and wireless can play an important role in the future of Taiwan’s interconnected society.

Rupert Hammond-Chambers, President of the Council, commented that “this event will provide excellent insight into opportunities for U.S. and Taiwan companies to cooperate in the wireless and mobility space. We are excited to work with AmCham Taipei on this important topic, and to have such a high-caliber group of leading experts both as speakers and as attendees. We look forward to an informative dialogue on issues that will play an important role in Taiwan’s future.”

For more information about the Taiwan Wireless & Mobility Conference, or to register to attend this free event, see http://www.us-taiwan.org.

About the US-Taiwan Business Council:

The US-Taiwan Business Council (http://www.us-taiwan.org) is a membership-based non-profit association, founded in 1976 to foster trade and business relations between the United States and Taiwan. The Council provides its members with business intelligence, offers access to an extensive network of relationships, and serves as a vital and effective representative in dealing with business, trade, and investment matters.

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Pinnacle Group CEO Nina Vaca takes her message around the world!

Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) November 01, 2016

Pinnacle Group, a leading provider of IT services and workforce solutions, announced today that its CEO and Chairman Nina Vaca is traveling this week to the Kingdom of Bahrain at the invitation of the U.S. Embassy of Bahrain to participate in the “Manama Entrepreneurship and Youth Empowerment Week” in her role a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE).

Held in the Kingdom of Bahrain’s capital city of Manama, this week-long event gathers renowned entrepreneurs and innovators from around the globe to teach, empower, and inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs in Bahrain. It also provides existing business owners an opportunity to gain advice and support for their ventures.

“The Manama Week for Entrepreneurship and Youth Empowerment is an incredible opportunity to advance the global economy through encouraging entrepreneurship,” says H. E. Sheikh Hisham bin AbdulRahman Al Khalifa, Governor of the Capital Governorate, Bahrain, “It was a pleasure having Nina Vaca as a PAGE Ambassador here to be an example and advocate for entrepreneurship and to inspire rising global business leaders.”

This year’s event, themed “Widen Your Horizons,” features discussions and workshops on the latest trends driving global business and is supported by NGO’s, entrepreneurs, and various public and private sector entities.

“It’s an honor to be invited to keynote and participate in the Manama Entrepreneurship and Youth Empowerment Week,” says Vaca. “I truly believe that you can’t be what you can’t see. I was blessed to have examples of entrepreneurship and leadership in my life, and now as a PAGE Ambassador I can serve as that example to others. This event is an exciting opportunity for the next generation of entrepreneurs to be inspired and empowered to build their own successful businesses.”

Vaca kicked off the opening ceremony with a keynote speech on how entrepreneurs can succeed in the global economy. Over her visit, Vaca will engage in numerous speaking events at the Royal University for Women, the University of Bahrain, the ICT Symposium, and the Rowad Young Entrepreneurs Group. In addition, she will be leading a workshop on entrepreneurship and technology for young entrepreneurs and share her own entrepreneurial journey of founding Pinnacle Group twenty years ago and growing it to the size and stature it is today.

ABOUT NINA VACA

As a PAGE ambassador, Vaca has spoken to and inspired entrepreneurs all over the world, traveling to countries on five continents to empower the next generation of business leaders. A global leader, Vaca is also a German Marshall Memorial Fellow and serves as a delegate of the British-American Project. She is Chairman Emeritus of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and a member of the 2016 Class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute. For more information visit: http://www.ninavaca.com

ABOUT PINNACLE GROUP

Pinnacle Group is a leading provider of information technology services and workforce solutions. Led by Chairman and CEO, Nina Vaca, Pinnacle Group includes Pinnacle Talent Solutions, its information technology staffing and professional services division; Pinnacle MSP, its managed services division; Pinnacle Payrolling, providing payrolling and independent contractor compliance services; and Pinnacle Canada, providing staffing, MSP, and payrolling services in Canada. Named the Fastest Growing Women-Owned/Led Company in the U.S. by the Women President’s Organization in 2015, Pinnacle Group has become one of the largest providers in its industry with thousands of IT professionals providing services across the U.S. and Canada. For more information visit: http://www.pinnacle1.com.

More information about PAGE and its work can be found at: here

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MMBX Connectors and Adapters offer a Max Frequency of 12.4 GHz and Excellent VSWR of 1.06:1

IRVINE, Calif. (PRWEB) November 01, 2016

Pasternack, a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, now offers small form factor MMBX connectors and adapters most commonly used on circuit boards and their associated input/output connections for industrial, telecom and consumer product applications.

MMBX style connectors and adapters were developed to provide a versatile and easy PCB-to-PCB connection as well as coax-to-PCB connections. Due to their mechanical design, they also work well in backplane applications. These MMBX adapters and connectors from Pasternack offer a maximum operating frequency of 12.4 GHz, excellent VSWR of 1.06:1, mechanical misalignment tolerance of 4.5° (or 0.7mm) max and feature gold plated beryllium copper contacts.

In addition to a wide breadth of standalone MMBX connectors and adapters, Pasternack can also build custom cable assemblies using flexible or semi-rigid coax cable options terminated with their new MMBX connectors. Additionally, the company’s surface mount and PCB MMBX connectors are available for sale in ‘tape and reel’ packaging for pick and place circuit board manufacturing applications.

“The addition of these new MMBX connectors and adapters now allows Pasternack to better serve our customer’s requirements for circuit board interconnect solutions,” explains Steve Ellis, Interconnect Product Manager at Pasternack. “Moreover, Pasternack can now provide custom MMBX cable assemblies that are built and shipped the same day, addressing our customer’s urgent requirements.”

Pasternack’s brand new MMBX connectors and adapters are in-stock and ready for immediate shipment. For detailed information on these products, please visit https://www.pasternack.com/pages/RF-Microwave-and-Millimeter-Wave-Products/mmbx-connectors-and-adapters.html. For inquiries, Pasternack can be contacted at +1-949-261-1920.

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About Pasternack:

A leader in RF products since 1972, Pasternack is an ISO 9001:2008 certified manufacturer and supplier offering the industry’s largest selection of active and passive RF, microwave and millimeter wave products available for same-day shipping.

Press Contact:

Peter McNeil

Pasternack

17792 Fitch

Irvine, CA 92614

(978) 682-6936 x1174

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Filed suit against Fiplex Communications alleging infringement of U.S. Patents 9,419,714 and 9,439,242; Countersued CommScope Technologies alleging infringement of U.S. Patents 8,149,950; 9,031,521; and 9,419,837

Menlo Park, Calif. (PRWEB) November 01, 2016

Dali Wireless, Inc. today announced it has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Fiplex Communications for infringement of U.S. Patent Numbers 9,419,714 and 9,439,242 (case number 1:16-cv-24554-KMW). These patents, which describe and claim systems to remotely reconfigure and time synchronize routing in a distributed antenna system (“DAS”), are building blocks for software-configurable digital DAS. In its complaint, Dali alleges that Fiplex incorporated Dali’s patents into its digital fiber distributed antenna system, which it then used to win bids to install DAS in the Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. metro systems. Dali has asked the Court to award it monetary damages and issue an order preventing Fiplex from making and selling its Digital Fiber DAS.

This new lawsuit against Fiplex comes on the heels of Dali’s assertion of three other patents against CommScope Technologies, in counterclaims in a case brought by CommScope in the Northern District of Texas (case number 3:16-cv-477-M). In that case, Dali asserts U.S. Patents Nos. 8,149,950; 9,031,521; and 9,419,837, which describe and claim, among other things, efficient baseband predistortion linearization systems, power amplifier systems and methods of operation, and software-configurable DAS, which are used in modern-day wireless transmission through digital radio distribution systems.

Dali is a world-wide innovator in digital radio distribution systems and digital predistortion technology that revolutionized in-building and outdoor wireless coverage and capacity. Dali’s groundbreaking products have been consistently recognized by industry publications. For example, Dali has been recognized as a “Hot Tech Innovator” by ABI Research in each of the past two years and was ranked No. 1 in innovation in latest ABI Research report, “In-Building Wireless, DAS Vendor Competitive Assessment”.

Dali’s dedication to innovation has also resulted in it being granted over 300 global patents and pending patent applications. In addition to providing broad coverage on digital predistortion and radio frequency (“RF”) distribution technology, Dali’s patents are critically important to enabling 5G and virtual Radio Access Network (vRAN).

About Dali Wireless

Founded in 2006, Dali Wireless is a global provider of the advanced all-digital RF Router®, the only solution on the market today that can dynamically allocate wireless coverage and capacity. With its revolutionary software defined network (SDN) radio distribution system, Dali is purpose-built to address today’s challenges of managing indoor wireless data traffic.

With its software-configurable solution, Dali is helping network operators minimize Total Cost of Ownership of their network infrastructures. Dali’s solutions deliver the high capacity of a macro cell, the flexible coverage of distributed antenna systems (DAS) with the footprint of a pico cell, and without traditional interference challenges. Dali is technology-, vendor-, and band-agnostic, making it a future-proof solution with applications across virtually all environments including stadiums, arenas, campuses, airports, and tunnels as well as public safety scenarios.

For more information, visit http://www.daliwireless.com, email information@daliwireless.com, or call (604) 420-7760. To stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and Dali Wireless news, follow us on Twitter @DaliWireless.

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Features Increase Information Availability to Public Safety Professionals in the Field

Niagara Falls, NY (PRWEB) November 01, 2016

Caliber Public Safety (Caliber) provides unsurpassed Mobile solutions, which place real-time criminal and incident information into the hands of first responders via smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices. The powerful software is built to provide immediate access to CJIS data sources including local, state, and NCIC sources, providing users with clear, actionable, parsed information from hundreds of agencies and resources to empower users at the point of contact. The current release of the PocketCop application for iOS devices adds significant new features and enhancements to the current solution including: automatic search on driver’s license barcodes via the devices camera, the ability to send and receive pictures and share device location via secure chat and unparalleled ability to control user access to application features via role-based security.

Caliber PocketCop for iOS version 10.8.1, with new enhanced functionality will be available in the Apple app store November 1, 2016. Additional features in the App release include enhanced map functionality and automatic resubmission of CJIS queries.

“The Caliber R&D team developed the PocketCop App to improve situational awareness, enhance officer safety and assist with the delivery of actionable data to first responder’s fingertips anywhere they carry a mobile device – especially when confronting situations in the field,” said Mark Mancuso, Vice President of Research and Development for Caliber Public Safety. “Every feature in this application was developed to ensure that public safety is the number one priority. Let’s make sure officers don’t have to look away from a suspect when they run information.”

Caliber Public Safety delivers multiple product offerings, allowing clients to choose what works best for their individual agency. Leveraging 100+ years of combined experience in the public safety industry, we build solutions to ensure that our clients manage and thrive in an increasingly challenging technological world.

ABOUT CALIBER:

Caliber Public Safety offers enterprise solutions in the areas of Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), Records Management Software (RMS), Mobility Solutions, and Offender Management Solutions (OMS). Through strategic partnerships we have expanded our scope and reach, positioning our business to provide innovative products for agencies of every size throughout the United States.

Caliber Public Safety is a business unit of the Harris Operating Group of Constellation Software, Inc. Harris Systems USA, Inc. is a member of the Harris Operating Group and is one of the legal entities that markets and distributes software products and services under the Caliber Public Safety (Caliber) platform. Constellation Software, Inc. (CSI) is an international provider of market leading software and services to a select number of industries, both in the public and private sectors.

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New Conwed sales office in China will help expand the company’s footprint in Asia.

Minneapolis, Minnesota (PRWEB) November 02, 2016

Conwed, the leading plastic netting manufacturer in the world, recently opened its new sales office in Shanghai, China. With over 50 years of history delivering netting solutions in a wide range of markets and applications, Conwed expects this new sales office will better serve existing customers and new prospects all around Asia. Conwed Shanghai Sales Office contact information is available on their website http://www.conwedplastics.com/cn

Conwed manufactures an extensive netting portfolio for filtration applications. From extruded cylinder tubes, sleeves and reverse osmosis feed spacers to diamond and square extruded netting for core protection or pleat and media support, Conwed offers a wide range of customization options. Netting can be found in diverse filtration segments such as beverages, compressed air and gas, food processing, heating, ventilating, air conditioning (HVAC), water and liquid filtration applications, “Filtration is an area of exponential growth and we have experienced increasing demand for our netting portfolio in Asia. Our new sales office in China will help us have a foot on the ground, understand the needs of the market better and collaborate closely with prospects all over Asia”, said Frank Theunissen, sales director for Europe and Asia at Conwed.

In addition to filtration, Conwed netting is an essential component in hundreds of industrial and consumer products worldwide. Agriculture, crop protection, hay bale containment, turf harvesting, automotive, building and construction composites, apparel, medical, hygiene, resin infusion, pipeline protection, erosion control, soil stabilization, paver protection, bedding, carpet cushion, rug liners, produce, meat and parts packaging and disposable consumer products are some of the most common market applications that use Conwed netting. “Our technical expertise consists in developing netting designs that help our customers improve their final products. Building a Conwed team in Asia will certainly help us be closer to our customer base and act more rapidly to new product development projects”, said Theunissen.

To know more about the Conwed Shanghai Sales Office in Chinese visit http://www.conwedplastics.com/cn

About CONWED

Conwed is the leading plastic netting manufacturer in the world. Conwed manufactures extruded, oriented, knitted and multilayer netting with unique customization capabilities. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Conwed has five manufacturing locations on two continents and a global distribution network.

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Punch TV Studios Introduces Radio Show "Changing the Conversation" Hosted By CEO Joseph Collins

Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) November 02, 2016

Punch TV Studios, the rapidly-growing studios which recently announced it's Initial Public Offering at $1.00 per share, has just embarked on yet another exciting expansion. This time, Punch TV Studios brings the best that television has to offer – to radio.

Changing The Conversation with Punch TV Studios, the aptly-named new radio program, is set to be a study on Punch TV Studios’ trailblazing productions, pioneering IPO opening, and the sensational cultural effect that Punch TV Studios’ has had in modern television.

Mr. Joseph Collins, Punch TV Studios CEO, known for his groundbreaking approach to conducting business, has decided to connect with Punch TV Studios’ audience in a way few CEOs of media companies have done before: by hosting the radio show himself.

Of his new role, Mr. Collins said: “Punch TV Studios likes to keep our finger on the pulse of the community. We owe our success to the community. This is an opportunity for me to speak directly with our audience.”

Punch TV Studios radio show will provide commentary and behind-the-scenes trivia on Punch TV Studios’ popular productions, such as Black Dawn, I Am Homeless and The Hollywood Punch Report.. Additionally, Changing The Conversation will include ingenious tips on how to break into acting, directing film and television productions, as well as insights into Punch TV Studios’ efforts to help make independent artists’ dreams a reality.

The company’s IPO will also be a key feature of each broadcast, as Mr. Collins will discuss at length his decision to set Punch TV Studios’ stock price to $1.00 per share, demonstrating how this unprecedented move will bolster the company’s undeniable strength, through giving its audience the opportunity to gain partial ownership of Punch TV Studios themselves.

Tune in on the Punch TV Studios website every Monday through Friday beginning November 7th at 6 PM PST. Take part in the conversation by dialing (657) 383-1974. Check out Mr. Collins’s inspiring vlogs, and follow along as he makes his journey around the country, bringing Punch TV Studios to affiliate stations near you.

About Punch TV Studios

The brainchild of entertainment maven Joseph Collins, Punch TV Studios is the sole TV production company catering to the African-American, English speaking Hispanic and American urban communities. Overseeing the operations of independent, company-owned divisions, Punch TV offers its unique content digitally on-demand, successfully filling in the creative gap left in the market by major studio networks.

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Pixel Film Studios Releases ProBrand Accents, a Logo Revealing Plugin for Final Cut Pro X

Aliso Viejo, California (PRWEB) November 02, 2016

Pixel Film Studios Releases ProBrand Accents, a Logo Revealing Plugin for Final Cut Pro X

"ProBrand Accents allows FCPX editors to reveal any logo with customizable accents and complete control over the style or animation of each preset," said Christina Austin - CEO of Pixel Film Studios.

ProBrand Accents includes 30 shape mask reveal animations. Easily reveal any type of logo with easy to use drop zones and a universal set of animations. Editors can select from a variety of unique accent boxes, lines and more. In Addition, users can modify each preset to fit any logo design. Also, with the included sliders and color pickers, making a unique logo reveal has never been easier in FCPX.

ProBrand Accents makes displaying any logo easy and quick. Each preset includes easy to use sliders and color pickers that allow users to customize the style to match any logo. Easily adjust the scale, rotation and position with intuitive on screen controls provided with every preset. Adjust the shape backdrop type, color, scale and opacity to fit any logo ranging from corporate abstract logos to cartoon character styled logos. Making a personalized logo reveal has never been easier, on account of ProBrand Accents.

ProBrand Accents offer users an easy environment for revealing any logo. Furthermore, each Preset animation includes a customizable accent animations that allows users to easily reveal their logo. As a result users never have to get bogged down with setting animation keyframes ever again. Click and drag any of the 30 professionally animated presets into the timeline and let ProBrand Accents do the rest.

Editors can easily adjust the style of background effects with easy to use sliders and color controls. In addition, users can adjust background effects that include gradients and blurs. Change the look and feel of any logo reveal by simply clicking on the included sliders and color controls. Users can even choose to fade in the background effects or turn it off all together. To conclude, making a logo reveal in Final Cut Pro X has never been easier.

Established in 2006, Aliso Viejo, California-based Pixel Film Studios is an innovative developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast community. Their products are integrated with popular non-linear editing and compositing products from Apple FCPX. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac OS X, and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.

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Fourth In Art Book Collaboration To Debut July 2017

Seattle, WA and San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) November 02, 2016

Wizards of the Coast and VIZ Media have jointly announced plans to expand THE ART OF MAGIC: THE GATHERING® collection with THE ART OF MAGIC: THE GATHERING – AMONKHET, scheduled for release in July 2017.

The fourth and latest release in the ongoing series of impressive hardcover editions featuring artwork from Magic: The Gathering™ will present scores of full-color illustrations from an array of talented artists, including Cliff Childs, Winona Wilson, Christine Choi and Adam Paquette. Additional insights and lore on the dangerous and beautiful world of Amonkhet are provided by bestselling author and Magic: The Gathering Senior Game Designer, James Wyatt. Amonkhet is the latest expansion game for Magic: The Gathering and is set for retail release by Wizards of the Coast in April of 2017.

Throughout its 23-year history, Magic: The Gathering has visited many richly imaginative worlds through card sets and stories. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, Magic: The Gathering has more than 20 million fans, is played in more than 70 countries, and is available in 11 languages. Magic: The Gathering has won numerous notable awards, including a Mensa Award and multiple Origins Awards, the Hobby Game industry’s annual top award.

In THE ART OF MAGIC: THE GATHERING – AMONKHET, the Second Sun creeps across the sky, growing ever closer to the horns of the God-Pharaoh. These pages, lavishly illustrated with the award-winning art of Magic: The Gathering™, will introduce readers to the people of Amonkhet, whose life is a series of trials meant to prepare them for the great God-Pharaoh’s return. The glorious hope and desolate despair of Amonkhet awaits readers as the final hours draw near!

“THE ART OF MAGIC: THE GATHERING – AMONKHET reveals a world of harsh beauty and incredible contrast. While withering sandstorms rip across barren and treacherous deserts, a thriving city-state worships the God-Pharaoh who protects their verdant oasis,” says Elaine Chase, Senior Director of Global Brand Strategy and Marketing for Magic: The Gathering. “Of course, beneath this utopian surface lies a darker truth, and James Wyatt guides fans through the lore of Amonkhet masterfully.”

“The vibrant yet deadly world of Amonkhet comes to life in vivid illustrations, and we invite players and fans of fantasy art to celebrate their love of Magic: The Gathering with this beautifully detailed and comprehensive new release,” says Beth Kawasaki, Senior Editorial Director, VIZ Media. “Explore the desert oasis of this sun-drenched plane ruled by the infamous Elder Dragon, Nicol Bolas, and savor all of the strange and wondrous inhabitants of this unique world.”

THE ART OF MAGIC: THE GATHERING – AMONKHET joins THE ART OF MAGIC: THE GATHERING: KALADESH (scheduled for January 2017 release) and THE ART OF MAGIC: THE GATHERING: INNISTRAD and THE ART OF MAGIC: THE GATHERING: ZENDIKAR, which are available now from VIZ Media. Each contains specially curated collections of illustrations from Wizards of the Coast’s popular strategy card game, Magic: The Gathering.

About Magic: The Gathering

Magic: The Gathering is the world's best strategy game, with more than 20 million players and fans worldwide. In this innovative card game, players build personalized decks using cards they have collected from booster packs and by trading with friends. Magic offers a robust gaming experience for its community of passionate fans through face-to-face play events and social gatherings in more than 7,000 hobby game stores around the world, complemented by its Magic Duels and Magic Online digital games. For more information, visit MagicTheGathering.com.

About Wizards of the Coast

Wizards of the Coast LLC, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc., is the leader in entertaining the lifestyle gamer. Wizards offers players and fans immersive digital and tabletop gaming experiences through its global brands MAGIC: THE GATHERING, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, DUEL MASTERS and AVALON HILL. Wizards’ games help bring friends, families and communities together through shared imaginative play. Wizards also publishes a fantasy fiction series with numerous New York Times best-sellers. For more information please visit the website at http://www.Wizards.com.

About VIZ Media, LLC

Established in 1986, VIZ Media is the premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing. Along with its popular digital magazine WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, DRAGON BALL, SAILOR MOON, and POKÉMON, VIZ Media offers an extensive library of titles and original content in a wide variety of book and video formats, as well as through official licensed merchandise. Owned by three of Japan's largest publishing and entertainment companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media is dedicated to bringing the best titles for English-speaking audiences worldwide.

Learn more about VIZ Media and its properties at http://www.VIZ.com.

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On-going system installation manages 450+ users at main campus and two other facilities

Westminster, Colorado (PRWEB) November 02, 2016

3xLOGIC, Inc., a leading provider of integrated intelligent security solutions, today announced Orchard Place, a Des Moines, IA-based provider of children’s mental health services, is standardizing on 3xLOGIC’s infinias access control across nearly all of its facilities.

With the help of a large professional staff, volunteers, and individual and corporate donors, Orchard Place provides a wide range of mental health services for children including residential, outpatient, in-home and care coordination programs.

“In the past, we used a standard lock and key system,” explained Scott Heldt, Director of Environmental Services, Orchard Place. “Keys were being lost or not returned. This resulted in having to reissue keys for many of our building to our employees.”

Orchard Place employs almost 400 staff, provides therapy services at numerous Des Moines area school sites, and operates a large outpatient program. On their main residential campus, there are six buildings with an 88-bed capacity for clients. Along with residential facilities, Orchard Place operates a K-12 school in cooperation with the local school district.

“With the re-key hassle and expense, senior management recognized the need to make a change. In addition, a better system was needed to continue to meet the accreditation requirements of The Joint Commission in terms of our safety and security standards. Now with our 3xLOGIC infinias system, we are confident Orchard Place is much better positioned to maintain a safe and secure environment for the clients, staff and visitors at our facilities, as would be expected by The Joint Commission and other regulatory bodies.”

3xLOGIC infinias is installed at the main campus, covering all external doors and the internal server room door and maintenance shop door; one door is installed at the PACE Juvenile Center building; and three external doors and one server room door are managed by infinias at the Child Guidance Center, an outpatient facility.

In total, Orchard Place currently has 35 doors under management, with two additional doors planned at the PACE location. “What we’ve installed so far has worked quite well in terms of our growth and needs,” said Heldt. “At my former employer, we had a different access control system that had 8-door limits at a time. It is a real plus to be able to add single doors at an affordable price with our 3xLOGIC system.”

There are a total of 464 users under management; a number of these are employees and volunteers who in the past were not issued keys. So the 3xLOGIC system provides a greater degree of flexibility for Orchard Place. Control Installation Integrators did the initial installation, but once both Scott Heldt and Tyler Cumings, Manager of Facilities, completed training from 3xLOGIC, they’ve been empowered to install and program the system themselves. “I think the 3xLOGIC product is incredibly user friendly. It’s made in such a way that our organization can just take it and run with it—it’s a whole new world. It’s amazing how simplified 3xLOGIC has made the installation and use of the software,” said Heldt.

The Human Resources Department issues and revokes access cards, but beyond that it’s all Heldt and Cumings for primary administration of the 3xLOGIC infinias CORPORATE edition. “A lot of our success came from the 3xLOGIC training, it was amazing how much we learned in three days. Tyler has done the installation on six or more doors since we took this over, and he’s even installed lockdown switches for our front desks. It’s all intuitive and we learn by doing—we’re very happy with the system, and we look forward to growing it further,” Heldt concluded.

About 3xLOGIC

3xLOGIC Inc. has been a leading innovator in server and cloud-based security technology for 15+ years. The company is recognized for providing easy-to-use surveillance and business intelligence solutions that seamlessly integrate video, access control, and disparate data such as ATM, Point-of-Sale, analytics, and more.

3xLOGIC’s video surveillance solutions are engineered for ease of installation, scalability and affordability combined with a managed services portfolio that enables integrators to effectively evolve from dealers to high-value strategic partners. For more information about 3xLOGIC, please visit our website http://www.3xlogic.com.

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Doctors at Allegheny General Hospital (AGH), a part of Allegheny Health Network, are the only healthcare providers in Pittsburgh offering an innovative, alternative technique to treat severe asthma that cannot be well controlled with medicines.

Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) November 02, 2016

Doctors at Allegheny General Hospital (AGH), a part of Allegheny Health Network, are the only healthcare providers in Pittsburgh offering an innovative, alternative technique to treat severe asthma that cannot be well controlled with medicines.

Jennifer McBride, a 38–year-old resident of Moon Township, was among the first patients in Pittsburgh to recently undergo bronchial thermoplasty (BT) at AGH. During the procedure, excess smooth muscle is removed from the airways of the lung to reduce severe asthma attacks. The new therapy is being performed by AGH pulmonologists Marvin Balaan, MD and Antonios Zikos, MD, who work in consultation with Deborah Gentile, MD, Director of Allergy and Asthma Clinical Research in AHN’s Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine.

Doctors at AHN’s Saint Vincent Hospital in Erie also perform the new procedure.

“It is very exciting to have a viable non-drug treatment for asthma, because medication alone does not work for every patient,” said Dr. Balaan, System Division Director of Pulmonary and Critical Care at AHN.

Boston Scientific’s Alair™ bronchial thermoplasty (BT) system is the first non-medical treatment approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating severe asthma in adults when inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting beta-agonists such as Advair, Symbicort and Dulera do not provide good asthma management. BT does not replace maintenance medications, but works with the patient’s medication to provide long-term stability in symptoms and lessen severe attacks.

“Asthma is a chronic disease with a high burden of recurring medical costs and a negative impact on quality of life,” said Dr. Gentile. “Bronchial thermoplasty could reduce the impact of lifelong medical management of asthma for many patients who don’t achieve good results with medications alone.”

During an asthma attack, smooth muscle in the airways constricts, making it more difficult to breathe. BT uses mild heat to reduce the amount of smooth muscle in the airways and minimize their narrowing during asthma attacks.

“No incisions are required for the procedure. The BT device is introduced into the lungs with a bronchoscope inserted through the nose or mouth,” said Dr. Zikos. “BT is performed under moderate sedation or general anesthesia in three separate treatments scheduled three weeks apart. Each session lasts approximately 30 minutes and focuses on a different area of the lungs until all areas are treated.”

McBride’s asthma had become so severe that she estimates she visited the emergency department or was admitted to the hospital “40 to 50 times over the last four years,” she said. “It got to the point where everyday things became hard for me. And there was no simple cold; it would turn into bronchitis or pneumonia. With a husband and two teenage daughters, I just couldn’t handle that anymore.

“Since I finished the BT procedures, though, I can do things I couldn’t do before. I don’t use my rescue inhaler as much – before, I’d use it just to get up the stairs,” McBride added. “I can get through the day without having to stop and catch my breath at work. And I just got over a common cold that, for the first time in years, didn’t turn into something worse.”

“BT is a valuable tool in our arsenal to help patients with severe asthma find relief and regain their quality of life,” said Dr. Zikos. “With documented poor air quality and an unusually high asthma rate in our region, BT could play an instrumental role in treating Pittsburgh’s asthma epidemic.”

According to the American Lung Association’s annual “State of the Air” report, the Pittsburgh metro area ranked as the 14th-most polluted area in the country for daily fine particle emissions and the eighth worst for annual particle pollution. Particulate matter pollution is tied to multiple illnesses, including asthma.

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) also ranks Pittsburgh as the 27th-most challenging U.S. city in which to live with asthma, based on factors such as high level of exposure to known asthma triggers such as poor outdoor air quality, indoor allergen exposure, tobacco smoke exposure and high poverty rates.

Nearly 25 million Americans live with asthma. According to the AAFA, asthma contributes to more than 14 million doctor visits, 2 million emergency room visits, almost 500,000 hospitalizations and nearly 4,000 deaths each year. The annual cost of asthma is about $56 billion, including more than $50 billion in direct costs, such as hospital stays, and nearly $6 billion in indirect costs, such as lost wages from illness or death.

The VITAL Innovation Program of Highmark Health helped to bring BT to AHN as part of its commitment to supporting the study and availability of novel technologies and therapies in the community that may offer better solutions for chronic diseases.

Launched in 2015, the VITAL program was designed to provide the missing link between FDA approval of a new technology and its full reimbursement by commercial insurers. VITAL is currently supporting the study of several additional leading-edge medical breakthroughs at AHN hospitals, including: the LINX® Reflux Management System for treating patients with gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD); the Avinger Ocelot™ lumivascular and Pantheris™ atherectomy systems to treat peripheral artery disease; the HeartFlow non-invasive diagnostic technology that offers physicians insight into both the extent of a patient’s coronary arterial blockage and the impact the blockage has on blood flow; and the Freespira Breathing System for patients who suffer from panic disorder.

About Allegheny Health Network

Allegheny Health Network, part of Highmark Health, is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving the Western Pennsylvania region. The Network is comprised of eight hospitals, including its flagship academic medical center Allegheny General Hospital, Allegheny Valley Hospital, Canonsburg Hospital, Forbes Hospital, Jefferson Hospital, Saint Vincent Hospital, Westfield Memorial Hospital and West Penn Hospital; a research institute; Health + Wellness Pavilions; an employed physician organization, home and community based health services and a group purchasing organization. The Network employs approximately 17,000 people and has more than 2,400 physicians on its medical staff. The Network also serves as a clinical campus for Temple University School of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine and the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.

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The 18th Annual NAPCP Commercial Card and Payment Conference will feature content focused on Purchasing Cards, Travel and Entertainment programs, ePayables, global expansion and a broad industry outlook.

Houston, Texas (PRWEB) November 02, 2016

More than 650 end-users and providers from the Commercial Card and Payment industry will gather under one roof during the NAPCP’s 18th Annual Conference at the Hilton Americas-Houston, in Houston, Texas, April 10-13, 2017. The NAPCP, which serves more than 17,000 professionals across the industry, provides unmatched education and peer networking at the industry’s premier annual event. To register for the conference, please visit the NAPCP website.

No matter what Commercial Card program size, or level of experience, industry professionals will find sessions addressing relevant and timely issues. The first scheduled speakers come from across sectors and disciplines and represents such organizations as the Mayo Clinic, Autodesk, Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation and the University of Texas at Dallas. They manage programs ranging from 160 to 30,000 cards, with annual transactions ranging from 13,000 to more than one million.

Major areas of emphasis include Purchasing Card, Travel & Entertainment Card, Ghost Card, Declining Balance Cards, ePayables and many more. Speakers will drill down to share information about:

• the value of using metrics and conducting risk analysis
• evaluating policy, program controls and reconciliation approaches
• identifying regulatory requirements by country profile
• reducing cardholder risk with audit tools
• developing a payment matrix

Conference Description

The annual conference moves the industry forward, bringing together Commercial Card and Payment professionals from the corporate, government and education sectors with a worldwide sphere of influence. The NAPCP continues to feature education in global expansion, regulatory compliance, mitigation of fraud and misuse, cardholder compliance, supplier strategies and new technology solutions, with many end-user- and provider-led educational sessions and provider demonstrations.

“The NAPCP Commercial Card and Payment Annual Conference provides hundreds of professionals from the industry the opportunity to meet face-to-face and share challenges and success stories and take away new ideas for managing these complex programs,” said Laura Flandrick, managing director. “Nowhere else can these professionals find the level of detail and depth on building a successful program, recruiting suppliers, educating cardholders across the organization, and so much more,” said Diane McGuire, managing director.

About the NAPCP

The NAPCP is a membership-based professional association committed to advancing Commercial Card and Payment professionals and industry practices worldwide. Serving a community of 17,000, the NAPCP is a respected voice in the industry and an impartial resource for members at all experience levels in the public and private sectors. The NAPCP provides unmatched opportunities for continuing education and peer networking through its conferences, Regional Forums, webinars, website, virtual demonstrations, newsletters and regular communication. The association sponsors research and publishes timely and relevant white papers, survey results and other documents.

Become a Complimentary Subscriber

Complimentary Subscribers have access to much content on the NAPCP website, including industry polls and free webinars.

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