The new Penn Medicine Becker ENT and Allergy office is conveniently located at 1605 East Evesham Rd. Suite 201, Voorhees, NJ

VOORHEES, N.J. (PRWEB)
May 16, 2022

Penn Medicine Becker ENT and Allergy are opening a brand new location in Voorhees, New Jersey. Beginning in April, in Voorhees, New Jersey, residents will have access to a wide range of ENT, allergy, and audiology treatment services. A skilled team of physicians, audiologists, allergists and speech-language pathologists will be available to serve patients in Camden County. At Penn Medicine Becker ENT and Allergy, a comprehensive team of clinicians works together to provide fast and effective results for its patients. Penn Medicine Becker ENT and Allergy in Voorhees prides itself on offering advanced treatments to help its patients feel their best.

Penn Medicine Becker ENT and Allergy provides unparalleled patient care, from medication management to surgical intervention. At its newest Voorhees location, patients can receive ENT specialists, audiology (hearing), and allergy services. Additionally, the clinical team is highly skilled in treating sleep, snoring, voice, and swallowing issues. When it comes to ENT and allergy care, it’s essential to treat the interconnected ear, nose, and throat systems simultaneously. Penn Medicine Becker ENT and Allergy in Voorhees employs a team of specialized physicians to treat its pediatric and adult patients. At Penn Medicine Becker ENT and Allergy, families are pleased to discover top-notch services for kids of all ages. The Penn Medicine Becker ENT and Allergy team helps kids feel safe and comfortable while receiving treatment for everything from developmental speech delays to childhood ear infections.

At Penn Medicine Becker ENT and Allergy, the top priority is empowering its patients to live happy, healthy, and productive lives. Dr. Daniel G. Becker, the founder of Penn Medicine Becker ENT and Allergy, is a board-certified surgeon and expert in his field. Specializing in rhinoplasty and ear, nose, and throat disorders, Dr. Becker founded the practice to establish a team that could address all of his patients and their specialized needs in tandem. Dr. Becker and his Voorhees team deliver exceptional care throughout the diagnostic and treatment planning processes. Patients confidently choose Penn Medicine Becker ENT and Allergy based on its excellent reputation and advanced team of specialists. Each clinical and administrative team member boasts extensive credentials, brings vast experience, and treats patients with the utmost respect.

Penn Medicine Becker ENT and Allergy is thrilled to open its newest location in Voorhees Township, New Jersey. The new Penn Medicine Becker ENT and Allergy office is conveniently located at 1605 East Evesham Rd. Suite 201, Voorhees, NJ 08043. Out-of-town patients and visitors enjoy the proximity to the Philadelphia International Airport, outdoor water park attractions, beautiful scenery, and more. Providers will be available to see patients from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. To schedule an ENT, allergy, or audiology appointment, please visit https://www.beckerentandallergy.com/contact or call (856)565-2900 to speak with a friendly staff member.

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Dr. Thomas Hornyak at the VA Maryland Health Care System has been selected to receive the American Skin Association (ASA)’s 2022 Research Achievement Award

“We’re excited for the national recognition of Dr. Hornyak’s work and we’re grateful that he has been able to apply his knowledge of dermatology in service to Maryland’s veterans,” said Jonathan R. Eckman, P.E. director of the VA Maryland Health Care System.

BALTIMORE (PRWEB)
May 16, 2022

Dr. Thomas Hornyak, Associate Chief of Staff of Research & Development at the VA Maryland Health Care System, and Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, has been selected to receive the American Skin Association (ASA)’s 2022 Research Achievement Award in Vitiligo and Pigment Cell Disorders.

    “We’re excited for the national recognition of Dr. Hornyak’s work and we’re grateful that he has been able to apply his knowledge of dermatology in service to Maryland’s veterans,” said Jonathan R. Eckman, P.E. director of the VA Maryland Health Care System.

    Hornyak, who also specializes in melanoma and skin cancer and who has published research findings in numerous peer-reviewed journals and book chapters, has advanced our understanding of how pigment cells develop in the mammalian embryo and how pigmentary stem cells function. He served as the President of the Pan-American Society for Pigment Cell Research from 2017 through 2019. In conjunction with his colleagues and co-workers, he has developed a transgenic mouse system to isolate and characterize mature melanin-forming skin cells.

    “I am grateful to the American Skin Association for their recognition of our laboratory’s accomplishments in the field of pigment cell science. Their attention to the relatively small world of research on pigment cells provides patients with pigment cell disorders hope for better treatments” said Hornyak, also an accomplished musician and pianist with a Bachelor’s of Art in music from Princeton University in 1985.

    Hornyak earned a Doctor of Medicine degree and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Michigan and completed an internship at the New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center in 1993 before completing a residency in dermatology and a post-doctoral fellowship at NYU Medical Center. Prior to VA, he held positions at the Henry Ford Health System and the Dermatology Branch, National Cancer Institute, NIH.

    “ASA is excited to present the 2022 Research Achievement Award in Vitiligo and Pigment Cell Disorders to Dr. Hornyak. His work is crucial in finding cures and improving patients’ life in the field of dermatology.” said Dr. David A. Norris, president of ASA.

The ASA is recognized as one of the leading forces in the effort to defeat melanoma, skin cancer and disease with a mission to advance research, champion skin health and raise public awareness about skin disease. Through its national program of grants and awards, the organization has committed more than $50 million to research in dermatology and serious forms of skin disease.

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The VA Maryland Health Care System (VAMHCS) provides a broad spectrum of medical, surgical, rehabilitative, mental health and outpatient care to veterans at three medical centers and five outpatient clinics located throughout the state. More than 52,000 veterans from various generations receive care from VAMHCS annually. Nationally recognized for its state-of-the-art technology and quality patient care, VAMHCS is proud of its reputation as a leader in veterans’ health care, research and education. It costs nothing for veterans to enroll for health care with the VA Maryland Health Care System and it could be one of the more important things a veteran can do. To enroll for VA health care, interested veterans can call 877-222-8387 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., or they can visit http://www.va.gov and clinic on “Apply now for VA health care.”

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Julie Wagner named CEO of the Aging Life Care Association®

With the complexity of our healthcare system and lessons learned from the pandemic, now more than ever, families need to know when and how to engage an Aging Life Care Manager – they are experts in aging well and committed to the highest standards of practice.

TUCSON, Ariz. (PRWEB)
May 16, 2022

The Aging Life Care Association® (ALCA) announces the appointment of Julie Wagner to Chief Executive Officer. Wagner has served as interim CEO since January 2022 and prior to that was ALCA’s Vice President of Operations and Administration. In addition to serving as ALCA CEO, Wagner will serve as the CEO for the National Academy of Certified Care Managers (NACCM). The organizations are headquartered in Tucson with nine regional chapters across North America.

“Julie is a strategic leader who has kept ALCA moving forward and growing not only during a pandemic, but also during critical leadership transitions,” says Debra Feldman, LCSW, CMC ALCA’s President of the Board of Directors. “Her dedication to our members and the work we do as Aging Life Care Professionals® will lead ALCA into the next phase.”

Wagner joined ALCA in 2011 with a background in hospitality executive management, human resources, and non-profit development. During this time, she has been part of the strategic leadership guiding the Association through renaming and branding, as well as the acquisition of the management of NACCM – the only nationally recognized certification in care management.

“I am honored and excited to accept this position and lead the community of Aging Life Care Professionals. I believe strongly in our mission and vision and want to raise awareness of the incredible service our members provide,” says Wagner. “With the complexity of our healthcare system and lessons learned from the pandemic, now more than ever, families need to know when and how to engage an Aging Life Care Manager – they are experts in aging well and committed to the highest standards of practice.”

ALCA was formed in 1985 to advance dignified care for older adults and their families in the United States. Aging Life Care Professionals® have extensive training and experience working with older adults, people with disabilities, and families who need assistance with caregiving issues. They assist families in rehabilitation placement or assist with other long-term care placements and options. The practice of Aging Life Care™ and the role of care providers have captured a national spotlight, as generations of Baby Boomers age in the United States and abroad. For more information or to access a nationwide directory of Aging Life Care Professionals, please visit aginglifecare.org.

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CDI for the Clinician® is a training tool designed to address the particular needs of physicians in learning clinical documentation integrity (CDI).

HOUSTON (PRWEB)
May 16, 2022

Pinson & Tang, LLC, authors of the best-selling original CDI Pocket Guide®, have launched CDI for the Clinician® in partnership with ImplementHIT. Using a microlearning approach, this training application caters to the needs of busy physicians to quickly master the logic, principles, and essential facts that ensure clinical documentation integrity (CDI).

Since writing the first CDI Pocket Guide® back in 2008, Pinson & Tang have continued to pioneer innovative training tools for healthcare professionals to optimize reimbursements while clarifying the reasoning and clinical benefits behind best documentation practices. In addition to updating the Pocket Guide® each year to stay on top of changes in regulations as well as the clinical landscape, they have again set a high bar: CDI for the Clinician® uses ImplementHIT’s technology to present their expert clinical and CDI content in bite-sized chunks that give physicians and other healthcare providers complete control over how they learn and how much they learn at a given time, whatever device they are using—computer, pad, or smart phone.

For the physician, the on-line training tool is self-paced, convenient, timesaving, and evidence based. The tool zeroes in on the most clinically important 50+ clinical diagnoses or “skills” that provide the greatest challenges in practice, and delivers essential, authoritative diagnostic criteria based on Pinson & Tang’s decades of real-life practice experience.

For the healthcare organization, the training tool incorporates robust completion tracking, automated reminders, and CME credit to improve training outcomes. The result is greater learner satisfaction and acquired competency.

As Cynthia Tang, RHIA, CCS, CRC, shares, “What physicians like most about this tool is that it is self-paced and laser-focused on only the essential information they need–there are no frills such as time-consuming videos or voice-overs or disruptive advertisements that plague many other training platforms. In just 3 to 5 minutes, each diagnostic ‘skill’ teaches the documentation terminology, definitions, and supporting evidence-based diagnostic criteria to ensure accurate and compliant documentation for both the physician and hospital.”

The training tool was designed with unobtrusiveness, speed, and simplicity in mind, making it suitable for use anywhere, anytime. Moreover, the learning process is sustained through a post-training performance mobile app, Pinson & Tang’s CDI+MD app for iOS and Android devices. These 30-second versions of the five-minute skills presented in the training content provide an essential mechanism for refreshing the learned material and keeping one’s knowledge current.

For more information about CDI for the Clinician®, visit https://www.pinsonandtang.com/cdi-for-the-clinician/. If you’re interested in a demo, please contact Customer Service at (713) 292-9412, or e-mail contact@pinsonandtang.com.

About Pinson and Tang, LLC

Over the past 30 years, Pinson & Tang have earned the trust of hospitals and healthcare practices throughout the U.S. and internationally (Australia, India, Saudi Arabia, UAE) for their crystal-clear teaching and resources for CDI specialists, coding professionals, and physicians.

Richard Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS, CDIP, is a physician, educator, administrator, and healthcare consultant. He practiced Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine for over 20 years, having board certification in both specialties, before joining forces with Cynthia Tang to address the needs of healthcare providers and hospitals. Cynthia Tang, RHIA, CCS, CRC, has been helping hospitals and healthcare practices across the country for over 30 years to improve their coding and clinical documentation integrity and health information management. She has devised and implemented successful, sustainable coding and clinical documentation integrity (CDI) programs in hundreds of hospitals.

Pinson and Tang co-authored the original CDI Pocket Guide® in 2008 and have created updates each year since then. This Guide set the standard for connecting the clinical and coding components that lie at the heart of a successful clinical documentation integrity (CDI) program.

About ImplementHIT

ImplementHIT is a healthcare software development firm focused on provider and patient facing behavior change solutions. ImplementHIT was founded in 2009 by Andres Jimenez, MD, MSED, MBA, MS, who is a practicing physician and thought leader on technology driven behavior change. As a physician-led company, ImplementHIT’s goal is simple: instead of delivering more training, use performance data to deliver less training, that is personalized to an individual’s greatest areas of need, producing the greatest cumulative impact for the organization in less time for the busy physician. ImplementHIT’s training solutions have been used by almost one-third of all physicians practicing in the United States.

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Operation Smile Nurse Volunteer, Bryan Manalo with patient on surgical mission.

As we continue to emerge from the pandemic, Operation Smile nurses have been and continue to be our heroes and one of our greatest strengths. We continue to look at the global need while strengthening local health systems through our greatest asset, our nurses who lead the way.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (PRWEB)
May 16, 2022

May is National Nurses Month, a time to recognize the dedication and hard work exemplified by outstanding nurses all over the country. As one of the world’s largest medical volunteer-based nonprofits, Operation Smile’s volunteer nurses make up over 70% of the organization’s more than 6,000 medical volunteers. Operation Smile relies on the generosity and skills of volunteer nurses to provide life-changing surgery and comprehensive care to children with cleft conditions in underserved areas all over the world.

Operation Smile volunteer nurse Bryan Manalo is a registered nurse working at Ann & Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. When asked what he enjoys about nursing and working with Operation Smile, Bryan enthusiastically says, “When I look into the eyes of those children, I see their future of boundless opportunities. Nursing allows me to appreciate life in a different light. It enables me to see perspectives not many people have the opportunity to see. I wanted to be the change I wanted to see and give back to the community. [Helping children] is what I love most about nursing.”

Stacie Goodrich is another volunteer nurse with Operation Smile. She currently works as a registered nurse at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, Utah. Stacie’s passion for the nonprofit and for the field of nursing runs deep. Both Stacie’s mother and grandmother are retired operating room nurses. Growing up in a house full of medical professionals, it was natural for Stacie to develop a love for the field of nursing. Stacie’s mom was also a volunteer for Operation Smile in the 1990s, which inspired Stacie to get involved with the organization once she became established in her career. “I always loved when she would get her photos back from the store after being developed and looking at all the cool places she went and the cute kids she got to work with,” Stacie recalls. “Serving people was and still is so important to her, and I guess between her and my grandma, it rubbed off on me!”

Oftentimes, nurses who have worked with Operation Smile for several years will go through the training process to become clinical coordinators. Clinical coordinators are essentially head of operations for surgical missions. Some of their responsibilities include setting up equipment and preparing facilities for surgeries and post-anesthesia recovery. They are also responsible for ensuring the safety of patients, volunteers and local staff in the clinical setting.

Linda Highfield, a current clinical coordinator and former operating room nurse and assistant manager at Doctors Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, has worked with the Operation Smile for over three decades. In that time, Linda has compiled many fond memories of her experiences working with children and families in developing countries. She joined Operation Smile after attending a local informational meeting. At the time she was a nurse who worked in surgery, so the position at Operation Smile seemed like a natural fit. “I was also a mother of three healthy children and was grateful for the opportunity to help the children of other mothers who were not, in many ways, as fortunate as I,” Linda says.

Bryn Frazier is operating room nurse at Plastic Surgery Bellingham in Bellingham, Washington. When she is not assisting patients at home, she travels abroad with Operation Smile to facilitate surgery and post-operation care to patients as a clinical coordinator. Bryn states that she started out as a volunteer nurse in the operating room and after a few years with the organization, she was asked to step up into the clinical coordinator role. “I was so honored when I was asked to shift to that role. My nursing experience certainly helped me fulfill my role as a clinical coordinator,” Bryn says.

When asked why she enjoys working with Operation Smile, Bryn responds: “As Operation Smile volunteers, we change our patients lives. They smile! They can eat and speak! They can pucker up and give someone a kiss! No more hiding behind a scarf or staying indoors.” Bryn also says she finds it difficult to fully describe the beauty of the work they do. “Parents hand over their children to us. We do not speak their language and surprisingly, the children are, for the most part, willing to go with us. The language of love is present and felt from all mission volunteers.”

Ann Campbell, Senior Director of Medical Oversight at Operation Smile has had the opportunity to work alongside many incredible nurse volunteers on the surgical programs she has attended. When reflecting the significance of National Nurses Month, Ann says: “As we continue to emerge from the pandemic, Operation Smile nurses have been and continue to be our heroes and one of our greatest strengths. We continue to look at the global need while strengthening local health systems through our greatest asset, our nurses who lead the way. As we celebrate the incredible job they do every day in an often-turbulent world, we must remember self-care and ensure that we embrace and support each other. Thank you to our nurses for the compassion, empathy, commitment and love of our patients, families, and their communities that they model and share each day.”

To learn more about Operation Smile and its volunteer opportunities, visit https://www.operationsmile.org/medical-volunteers.

About Operation Smile

Operation Smile is a global nonprofit specializing in expert cleft surgery and care. Over the last 40 years, we have provided medical expertise, research, and care through our dedicated staff and medical and student volunteers around the world, working alongside local governments, nonprofits, and health systems, and supported by our generous donors. Learn more at https://www.operationsmile.org/ or by following @operationsmile on social media.

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Four Wearable Safe Place Options

RFT SAFE PLACE Staff Protection ensures staff security, and peace of mind, by making help available at the touch of a button.

BROOKFIELD, Wis. (PRWEB)
May 16, 2022

RF Technologies (RFT) is pleased to announce the release of SAFE PLACE Staff Protection Solutions (https://www.rft.com/staff-protection/). RFT SAFE PLACE Staff Protection ensures staff security, and peace of mind, by making help available at the touch of a button.

RFT is expanding the SAFE PLACE hospital market security system to include staff protection. SAFE PLACE, used since 1993, now offers a solution creating a secure and productive work environment for staff protection from potential physical threats. The industry leading SAFE PLACE product line has protected patients for over 30 years in infant security, wander management, flight risk, and now staff protection.

Users can remain confident that the new SAFE PLACE Staff Protection Solution is proven and reliable, as it uses the same SAFE PLACE Enterprise software platform as other SAFE PLACE products. SAFE PLACE Staff Protection ensures staff security, and peace of mind, by making help available at the touch of a button. Staff Protection operates on a dedicated, dependable network consisted of a blend of hard-wired and localized wireless infrastructure. The SAFE PLACE Staff Protection alert button is easily accessible with multiple wearable options to choose from including, keyring, lanyard, pendant clip, and watch.

SAFE PLACE Staff Protection uses cutting-edge Bluetooth 5.0 technology. The safety system is easily scalable to any healthcare setting and uses PoE or local USB power for the signal receiving gateways. Once activated, mobile panic alarms enable security to locate staff with detailed, real-time location tracking via security monitors. Proprietary software captures alert history and data to plan and predict alarms, track response times, analyze trends and produce quality reports.

Protect your healthcare staff from the threat of patient violence by using RF Technologies SAFE PLACE Staff Protection Solutions in your hospital. Staff will be reassured by the simple user interface that is designed by nurses, for nurses with integrated communication.

Once an alarm is activated, real-time location technology is enabled, with an alert notification, to track the staff under duress, even if they are on the move. The software allows security staff to know exactly where, on a map, they can find an employee and intervene before a situation escalates to violence.

During times of staff duress, give employees peace of mind, that with the push of a button, help is on the way.

For questions or inquiries, please contact the RFT marketing department at marcomm@rft.com.

About RF Technologies: RFT is a turn-key manufacturer and provider of life safety solutions for the senior living, healthcare, education, and hospitality markets. With 10,000+ installations since their founding in 1987, RFT is a collaborative partner in designing custom-configured solutions that meet each customer’s needs and reduces their liabilities. The RFT family of solutions includes CODE ALERT® call and wander management, SAFE PLACE® patient security, HELP ALERT® staff duress, SENSATEC® fall management products and EXACTRACK® equipment location.

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Wellness is on a huge upwards trajectory and GWI’s rich country and regional data is a key tool for helping investors, business leaders and government agencies crystalize the significant wellness market opportunities ahead

MIAMI (PRWEB)
May 16, 2022

The nonprofit Global Wellness Institute (GWI), the leading research and educational resource for the $4.4 trillion global wellness industry, today launched “Geography of Wellness” with the help of its first country partner, Singapore. The new GWI microsite takes a deep dive into a country’s wellness economy, painting a clear picture of where it is positioned in the booming wellness market and giving countries a platform to showcase their wellness assets.

Susie Ellis, GWI chair and CEO, explains, “Every destination has something unique to offer when it comes to wellness – both for locals and tourists alike – and forward-looking countries and regions are realizing that there is no better time than now to start planting the seeds to grow the positive impact wellness will have on its citizens, community and economy in the years to come.”

GWI’s 2021 research report, “The Global Wellness Economy: Looking Beyond Covid,” forecasts that the wellness economy is on track to expand to $7 trillion by 2025(1).

“Wellness is on a huge upwards trajectory and GWI’s rich country and regional data is a key tool for helping investors, business leaders and government agencies crystalize the significant wellness market opportunities ahead,” continued Ellis. “We’re grateful to the Singapore Tourism Board for recognizing this and for making Singapore GWI’s first country partner in our new ‘Geography of Wellness’ platform.”

Wellness in Singapore

Singapore is home to a diverse and holistic wellness ecosystem that covers mental and emotional wellbeing, fitness classes and unique lifestyle experiences. Whether pursuing an active lifestyle, seeking innovative urban wellness concepts, or just spending time in nature, Singapore promises leisure and business travelers a wide range of high-quality, safe, and accessible wellness experiences.

From innovative fitness offerings like in-mall climbing gyms and aqua spinning, unique mindfulness practitioners with urban forest bathing services and floatation therapy, clean eating gastronomic experiences, and 5-star wellness hotels for the perfect respite, the ideal wellness getaway is easily within reach in Singapore. This June 3-12, Singapore will launch its inaugural Wellness Festival Singapore, the country’s first nationwide effort to promote holistic wellbeing that boasts a 10-day line-up of over 130 offerings to showcase the breadth of quality wellness experiences available.    

According to GWI’s research, Singapore’s wellness economy is ranked #14 among Asia-Pacific’s 45 countries, a region that was also one of the fastest-growing wellness markets (+8.1%) between the 2017 to 2019 pre-pandemic years and shrank the least during 2020 (-6.4%).

GWI’s Geography of Wellness also highlights Singapore’s standings in the eleven wellness sectors that GWI tracks within the wellness economy. In 2020, Singapore ranked among the top 30 countries in several categories, including #19 for Wellness Real Estate, #29 for Public Health, Prevention, & Personalized Medicine, and #30 for Traditional & Complementary, among the 218 countries worldwide where GWI collects data.

“The wellness economy data that GWI provides is important as it will help us identify opportunities to grow Singapore’s appeal in the wellness tourism space,” said Ms. Ong Ling Lee, Executive Director, Sports & Wellness, Singapore Tourism Board. “As a city in nature where rest and rejuvenation are just a heartbeat away, we believe Singapore is well-positioned to be a leading Urban Wellness haven. Our accessible and innovative wellness offerings set us apart from other destinations. We welcome new ideas, partnerships and solutions to further develop our wellness offerings and ensure they appeal to visitors of different interests and passions, to enjoy quality respite in Singapore.”

In addition to featuring country-specific wellness economic data in the Geography of Wellness section of the GWI website, which is considered the leading online resource for unbiased global wellness research, the partnership also includes a dedicated Singapore Wellness Economy Report. This report, which is free to download thanks to the support of the Singapore Tourism Board, takes a detailed dive into Singapore’s position in all eleven wellness sectors. The report and its data are an invaluable tool for businesses or investors interested in exploring the opportunities and potential of Singapore’s dynamic wellness market.

Interest in GWI’s Geography of Wellness microsite has been robust and the research organization is preparing additional country reports to be released soon.

About the Global Wellness Institute: The Global Wellness Institute (GWI), a nonprofit 501(c)(3), is considered the leading global research and educational resource for the global wellness industry and is known for introducing major industry initiatives and regional events that bring together leaders to chart the future. GWI positively impacts global health and wellness by educating public institutions, businesses and individuals on how they can work to prevent disease, reduce stress and enhance the overall quality of life. Its mission is to empower wellness worldwide.

(1) https://globalwellnessinstitute.org/press-room/press-releases/2021-gwi-research-report/

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