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Business: Insurance

Larry Zimpleman to be Inducted into the Insurance Hall Of Fame

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Principal would not be the company it is today without Larry Zimpleman. His vision, leadership, and integrity were critical to enabling us to help millions more people around the world to have enough, save enough, and protect their financial future.


NEW YORK (PRWEB)

The International Insurance Society (IIS) announced today that Larry Zimpleman, former chairman, president and CEO of Principal Financial Group, will be inducted to the Insurance Hall of Fame in recognition of his lifetime contributions to the insurance industry.

The Insurance Hall of Fame recognizes insurance leaders who have made a broad, encompassing and lasting contribution to the insurance industry and who are recognized by their peers as successful leaders, innovators and visionaries. Laureates are nominated by IIS members and selected by the IIS Honors Committee, a body of senior insurance executives and academics. Zimpleman will be honored during the Society’s June 10th Gala Awards dinner, to be held at the IIS Global Insurance Forum at the Conrad Downtown NYC hotel, June 8-10.

“Induction into the Insurance Hall of Fame is the highest accolade in our industry. It serves as a testament to Larry’s outstanding achievements during his brilliant career at Principal Financial Group,” said James Vickers, chairman of the IIS Honors Committee. “As an effective leader with inspired vision, resolute ethical standards and a deep commitment to issues surrounding the widening economic gaps, Larry is a welcome addition to the Insurance Hall of Fame.”

“Larry steered Principal Financial Group through the global financial crisis with a steady hand and ultimately led the company to impressive growth in the years that followed,” added Michael J. Morrissey, IIS President and CEO. “He has been an exemplary role model, not only to the thousands of employees he managed, but also across the industry globally as a champion of retirement security, investment management, global retirement systems, and financial literacy.”    

Zimpleman served more than 44 years in the financial services industry, joining Principal as an actuarial intern in 1971 and retiring as the company’s chairman and CEO in 2016.

From 1976 to 2006 he held numerous management and leadership positions, mostly in Principal’s U.S. retirement business. During that time period he was instrumental in developing the company’s international pension and long-terms savings strategy, and played a critical role in preparing the company for its 2001 initial public offering.

By 2006, Zimpleman was responsible for overseeing Principal’s global and domestic operations as president and chief operating officer. He was named chairman and CEO in 2008, and successfully led the company through the financial crisis and recession, ultimately presiding over record growth through organic development and acquisitions.

Principal has continued to build on the momentum generated under Zimpleman’s leadership, and today is a Fortune 250 company with more than 17,000 employees, 32 million customers, and $703.4 billion in assets under management.

“Principal would not be the company it is today without Larry Zimpleman,” said Principal Chairman, President and CEO Dan Houston. “His vision, leadership, and integrity were critical to enabling us to help millions more people around the world to have enough, save enough, and protect their financial future.”

Zimpleman continues advancing the insurance industry in retirement through his role on the Swiss Re board of directors. An advocate for global awareness and responsible global citizenship, Zimpleman and his wife, Kathleen, created the Zimpleman Scholarship for Global and Experiential Learning at Drake University with the goal of nurturing and encouraging a new generation of students to explore new countries and new cultures.

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About International Insurance Society

IIS serves as an inclusive platform for private and public stakeholders to promote resilience, drive innovation, and stimulate the development of markets through insurance and risk management. Our members include life and nonlife insurers from developed and emerging markets, as well as brokers, scholars, regulators and advisors. By virtue of its diverse membership, IIS is recognized for its global convening power and its policy neutral platform that explores the forces that shapes, supports, and enhances the relevance of risk management and insurance in the global economy. Its signature annual event, the Global Insurance Forum, is considered the premier industry conference and is attended by 500+ insurance leaders from around the globe.

Founded in 1965, the IIS is a 501(c)3 not for profit organization based in New York, NY. IIS is an affiliate of The Institutes. Internationalinsurance.org

About The Institutes | Risk and Insurance Knowledge Group

As the industry’s trusted and respected knowledge leader, The Institutes are committed to meeting the evolving professional development needs of risk management and insurance professionals through innovative research, networking, and career resources. The Institutes offers 28 designations, including the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU®). Other offerings include certificate and introductory programs, online and continuing education courses, leadership education, custom solutions and assessments, and industry consortiums. TheInstitutes.org.

CPCU is a registered trademark of The Institutes. All rights reserved.

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Business: Executives

Binary Defense Names Mike Hofherr Chief Operating Officer

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Mike Hofherr


CLEVELAND (PRWEB)

Binary Defense, a leading managed security services provider and software developer, has promoted Mike Hofherr to Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Hofherr will implement company strategy, including setting goals for business growth and success, as well as oversee operations including sales, marketing, product and client services.

Hofherr joined Binary Defense in early 2019 as Chief Financial Officer, responsible for accounting, finance, financial planning/analysis, budget and other operational activities. He helped support the continued strong growth of the business. He will continue to serve as CFO in addition to COO.

“Mike is a strong, strategic leader who has a vision of where the organization is going and how to get us there,” said Mike Valentine, Chief Executive Officer at Binary Defense. “With his background in finance and operations, extensive leadership experience, as well as his sharp business sense, Mike has the expertise to guide our operations to be profitable, efficient and poised for expansive growth.”

Prior to joining Binary Defense, Hofherr spent twelve years in various leadership roles with Wolters Kluwer, including recently as General Manager in charge of a $150 million growing operating unit focused technology enabled information services with a subscription model. Earlier in his career he was a Senior in the audit practice at Ernst & Young (EY). He holds a Master of Business Administration from The Ohio State University and a BSBA in Accountancy from John Carroll University. He is a CPA (inactive).

About Binary Defense

Binary Defense is a managed security services provider and software developer with leading cybersecurity solutions that include SOC-as-a-Service, Managed Detection & Response, Security Information & Event Management and Counterintelligence. With their human-driven, technology-assisted approach, Binary Defense is able to provide their clients with immediate protection and visibility, combating and stopping the next generation of attacks that their business faces. The company is headquartered in Stow, Ohio at 600 Alpha Parkway. For more information, please contact David White at David.White@binarydefense.com.

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Health Scholars, the Virtual Reality Healthcare Training Platform, Launches First VR ACLS Training Simulation for First Responders

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Scene from First Responder ACLS Virtual Reality Simulation

Health Scholars Virtual Reality training provides EMS agencies of all sizes an additional training modality that easily scales to any number of providers, is at least 50% less than the cost of traditional physical simulation, and provides performance reporting that is actionable.


WESTMINSTER, Colo. (PRWEB)

Health Scholars, known for their virtual reality (VR) simulations and cloud-based simulation management platform utilized for management, delivery, and analysis of clinical training, announces today the availability of the first VR Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training designed specifically for first responders. Made possible with the company’s Public Safety Innovation Accelerator Program User Interface grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Partnership and the State of Colorado’s Advanced Industries Accelerator Program, the company is excited about the possible impact to the industry and the community.

Designed in accordance with American Heart Association guidelines and input from local EMS partners, providers play the role of the team lead running a mega code and are provided thirteen total scenarios that reflect cardiac and non-cardiac arrest scenarios. Using voice direction, providers identify rhythms and direct virtual team members to shock, give meds, and/or perform CPR as necessary. The simulation provides extensive practice on communication, situational awareness, decision-making and competencies such as accurate hospital notification.

“With average adult survival rates of 26% for in-hospital cardiac arrest and up to 11% for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, continuous improvement to cardiac arrest response and training is an obligation to patients,” says Brian Gillett, MD, President of Health Scholars. “ACLS is just the first application within a larger resuscitation suite because we believe that designing scalable, self-directed, and affordable simulation for first responders was an untapped, yet imperative market to develop. They are on the front lines of patient safety and deserve effective, experience-based training and skills assessment.”

By virtualizing training, small or rural EMS organizations are now able to integrate more immersive training practices and VR provides agencies of all sizes an additional training modality that easily scales to any number of providers, is at least 50% less than the cost of traditional physical simulation, and provides performance reporting that is actionable.

“Our goal in working with Health Scholars is to introduce new technology within the EMS market, but more importantly provide an effective solution to make training more accessible and frequent, help EMS staff stay sharp and provide EMT’s an easy way to grow skills,” says Ed Smith, Captain, Clear Creek EMS.

The work involved with development and management of this new training is being performed under the following financial assistance award 70NANB18H149 from U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology. For more information on the grant and development details visit https://hubs.ly/H0cRQmC0

“This grant has provided Health Scholars the ability to advance the use of virtualization in public safety. VR has the power to fundamentally improve the way training products are designed and how training is executed in public safety. The possibilities are endless and with NIST’s program and our EMS partners we have been able to bring the first of many VR training simulations to market.” – Cole Sandau, CEO, Health Scholars

Health Scholars will continue to develop VR Training for healthcare and public safety providers throughout 2020 with input from their partners and customers. Images, demos, and interview available upon request.

About Health Scholars

Our mission is to advance healthcare education through virtualization, making experience-based training scalable, accessible and affordable to both Healthcare and Public Safety providers. Health Scholars is a cloud-based, VR-ready clinical training platform with VR Simulations, Simulation Management, and Clinical Readiness Reporting solutions for the management, delivery and analysis of clinical training. Our VR simulations extend physical simulation beyond the simulation center, enabling repeatable practice of proper workflows as well as critical soft skills like communications, situational awareness and critical thinking.

For more information, see http://www.HealthScholars.com. You may also contact Chris Ingwalson at (303) 915.0087, or by email at Chris.Ingwalson@HealthScholars.com

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Technology: Electronics

Silanna Semiconductor Fully Qualifies and Releases 33W and 65W Integrated Active Clamp Flyback Controllers to Production

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SZ1101/05 Schematic

33W and 65W controllers combine four key ACF components: an advanced adaptive digital ACF controller and three UHV components: active clamp MOSFET, active clamp FET driver,
startup voltage regulator

Silanna is excited with the full release of these parts and is looking forward to adoption by the many customers currently in design,” said CEO Mark Drucker. “Our customers are achieving high power densities by overcoming the thermal challenges of packing high power into compact designs.”


SAN DIEGO (PRWEB)

Silanna Semiconductor, an ISO 9001 certified company, today announced that its SZ1101 and SZ1105 fully integrated active clamp flyback (ACF) controllers for designing high-power-density AC/DC power adapters are now fully qualified and in production. The SZ1101 33W version is suited for designing mobile phone travel adapters, while the SZ1105 65W version is suited for designing compact adapters for powering notebooks, video game consoles, and multi-port wall chargers.

The SZ1101 and SZ1105 Flyback PWM Controllers are unique in that they combine four key ACF components: an advanced adaptive digital ACF controller and three ultra-high-voltage (UHV) components – an active clamp MOSFET, an active clamp FET driver, and a startup voltage regulator. This unprecedented level of integration facilitates designing efficient, high-power-density AC/DC power adapters with low bill-of-material (BOM) cost.

Released products and evaluation boards (EVBs) are now available showing industry leading efficiencies in an all-Silicon solution, while achieving more than 6dB margin for Electromagnetic Interference (EMI).

“Silanna is excited with the full production release of these parts and is looking forward to the adoption from the many customers currently in design,” said Mark Drucker, CEO of Silanna Semiconductor. “Our customers are achieving extremely high power densities by overcoming the thermal challenges of packing increasing amounts of power into today’s slim, compact power adapters.”

Director of Marketing Ahsan Zaman explained, “Silanna’s all-Silicon design combines the simplicity of traditional flyback controllers with the efficiency and power density enabled by ACF controllers. The SZ1101 and SZ1105 reduce BOM cost not only by integrating the ACF circuit but also by enabling designers to use a lower-cost transformer, SR FET, clamp capacitor, and input filter. Our proprietary OptiModeTM control maximizes performance on a cycle-by-cycle basis, giving the best performance under all operating conditions.”

Key Specs:

  •     Input: 90 – 265 VAC

  •     Max Output Power: 33W (SZ1101), 65W (SZ1105)

  •     Output Port: USB-PD 3.0 or PPS

  •     Efficiency: > 94% full power efficiency with an all silicon design


Key Features:

  •     Integrated ultra-high-voltage active clamp FET, driver, and startup voltage regulator

  •     Tight switching frequency regulation for improved input EMI filter utilization

  •     Cycle-by-cycle adaptive digital control (OptiModeTM)

  •     Capable of over 25W/in3 power density

  •     Meets DoE and CoC efficiency and no-load standby power requirements


Availability and Pricing:

Hiccup (02) and latched (03) mode versions are available immediately for both the 33W SZ1101 and the 65W SZ1105, and all parts feature the industry-standard 16-pin SOIC package. 10K-piece pricing is $1.06 for the SZ1101, and $1.22 for the SZ1105. USB-PD EVBs are also available.

More information and visuals are available at https://www.silannasemi.com/acdc-press-kit.

About Silanna:

Headquartered in San Diego, CA, Silanna Semiconductor is a privately-held semiconductor company that develops disruptive technologies and leverages them into market-driven products. Silanna’s DC/DC and AC/DC power converter ICs deliver best-in-class efficiency and high frequency operation, enabling customers to build end products with breakthrough power density. An ISO 9001:2015 certified company, Silanna has a global footprint with design centers and satellite offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

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Industry: Healthcare

In a Mount Sinai Study, Elevated Leukemia Incidence Is Found in World Trade Center Rescue and Recovery Workers

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NEW YORK (PRWEB)

Responders who worked at the World Trade Center site after the attacks on September 11, 2001, have an increased overall cancer incidence compared to the general population, particularly in thyroid cancer, prostate cancer, and, for the first time ever reported, leukemia, according to a Mount Sinai study published in JNCI Cancer Spectrum in January.

Following the attacks on the World Trade Center, 50,000 workers were involved in rescue and recovery, with many of them caught directly in the dust cloud from the collapsing towers. From then until cleanup of the site ended in June 2002, workers were potentially exposed to an array of toxins later shown to cause adverse health effects, including cancer.

This study examined cancer incidence in responders including law enforcement, construction, and telecommunications workers, and found an increased overall cancer incidence, with the greatest elevation in thyroid cancer. It is the first to show an increase in leukemia, which is known to occur after exposure to occupational carcinogens, including benzene fuel and other sources that existed at the World Trade Center site, in some cases at low levels of exposure and with a latency of several years from exposure.

Researchers also found that neither the length of time that first responders and recovery workers worked on the World Trade Center site, nor the intensity of their exposure, had any bearing on the development of the elevated cancers. However, some risk factors—such as responders’ age on September 11, their gender, and whether they were smokers at the time—were associated with increased cancer risk, underlining the need for continued surveillance of World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers.

“This study showed increased incidence of several cancer types compared to previously conducted studies with shorter follow-up periods,” said Susan Teitelbaum, PhD, Professor of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and one of the lead authors. “Because of the long latency period of many types of cancer, it is possible that increased rates of other cancers, as well as World Trade Center exposure health issues, may emerge after longer periods of study.”

Researchers studied post-September 11 cancer incidence among 28,729 rescue and recovery workers via cancer registry data from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, and North Carolina from 2002 through 2013. Although the incidence of certain cancers, such as lung, was not elevated in this study’s findings, researchers believe that may be due to the long time periods over which these cancers develop.

This work was supported by contract 200-2017-93325 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health.

About the Mount Sinai Health System

The Mount Sinai Health System is New York City’s largest integrated delivery system, encompassing eight hospitals, a leading medical school, and a vast network of ambulatory practices throughout the greater New York region. Mount Sinai’s vision is to produce the safest care, the highest quality, the highest satisfaction, the best access and the best value of any health system in the nation. The Health System includes approximately 7,480 primary and specialty care physicians; 11 joint-venture ambulatory surgery centers; more than 410 ambulatory practices throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and 31 affiliated community health centers. The Icahn School of Medicine is one of three medical schools that have earned distinction by multiple indicators: ranked in the top 20 by U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Medical Schools”, aligned with a U.S. News & World Report’s “Honor Roll” Hospital, No. 12 in the nation for National Institutes of Health funding, and among the top 10 most innovative research institutions as ranked by the journal Nature in its Nature Innovation Index. This reflects a special level of excellence in education, clinical practice, and research. The Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked No. 14 on U.S. News & World Report’s “Honor Roll” of top U.S. hospitals; it is one of the nation’s top 20 hospitals in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Geriatrics, Gynecology, Nephrology, Neurology/Neurosurgery, and Orthopedics in the 2019-2020 “Best Hospitals” issue. Mount Sinai’s Kravis Children’s Hospital also is ranked nationally in five out of ten pediatric specialties by U.S. News & World Report. The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked 12th nationally for Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai St. Lukes and Mount Sinai West are ranked 23rd nationally for Nephrology and 25th for Diabetes/Endocrinology, and Mount Sinai South Nassau is ranked 35th nationally for Urology. Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai St. Luke’s, Mount Sinai West, and Mount Sinai South Nassau are ranked regionally.

For more information, visit https://www.mountsinai.org or find Mount Sinai on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

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Business: Insurance

Hancock Whitney Corporation Standardizes on PACOM GMS Multi-site Security Platform

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Hancock Whitney Bank standardizes on PACOM
GMS multi-site security platform

One of the biggest advantages of the PACOM system is it’s all-inclusive with integrated card access and alarms. We have our entire company on a single, integrated platform. Al Tapper, CPP, Manager, Bank Protective Services, Hancock Whitney Corporation


SARASOTA, Fla. (PRWEB)

PACOM Systems, which designs, develops, and manufactures industry-leading security platforms for enterprise multi-site and campus environments today announced that Hancock Whitney Corporation continues to roll out the PACOM GMS security management platform to their growing number of bank financial centers and ATMs.

Hancock Whitney Corporation operates bank offices and financial centers in Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas, offering comprehensive financial products and services, including traditional and online banking; commercial and small business banking; private banking; trust and investment services; healthcare banking; certain insurance services; and mortgage services.

PACOM’s relationship began with Hancock Bank in Mississippi and, after Hancock’s acquisition of Louisiana-based Whitney Bank in 2011, blossomed further still. Currently, the PACOM GMS software platform manages card access and intrusion monitoring at 258 locations and growing. Hancock Whitney does all its own 24/7/365 alarm monitoring from a central location in Gulfport, MS. There are also two company data centers monitored and protected by PACOM GMS.

GMS is a robust multi-site security management platform, providing integration between access control, intrusion, video, intercom and virtually any building management or security solution. Designed to manage thousands of locations simultaneously through a single interface, while providing industry-leading availability and redundancy. GMS meets end-user demands for a multi-site security system with multiple integrations.

“One of the biggest advantages of the PACOM system,” commented Al Tapper, CPP, Manager, Bank Protective Services for Hancock Whitney Corporation, “is it’s all-inclusive with integrated card access and alarms. We have our entire company on a single, integrated platform. We do our own alarm monitoring, which is a big plus because we can immediately verify what is going on in any of our financial centers.”

Tapper continued, “One of our banking acquisitions had two third-party monitoring companies. It was one false alarm after another. That’s dangerous, and it can be quite expensive. With PACOM and self-monitoring, we avoid that. The PACOM system also helps with disaster recovery. We can see what’s going on in our financial centers and know if our alarms are working.”

Hancock Whitney has launched another phase to their company-wide security platform: video integration. When an alarm goes off in any branch, the central monitoring station will automatically be able to see events associated with that alarm. Eventually, all branches and ATMs will have video monitoring with a number of integrated cameras at each location.

The system currently provides access to more than 5,000 card holders with varying levels of access privileges. Alarm protocols are in place for each location, with Tapper and his team managing and monitoring the system.

“PACOM helps us adapt the system to our changing needs; and when we provide feedback, PACOM listens and will consistently respond directly to that feedback,” said Tapper.

About PACOM

PACOM Systems designs, develops and manufactures industry-leading security platforms for enterprise multi-site and campus environments integrating hardware and software into a single solution. With more than 36 years of experience and a proven track record of innovation across different sectors and geographies, PACOM protects vital assets and makes security management easier. Operating on a global basis, PACOM has offices in Australia, USA, United Kingdom, France, Spain, and Sweden.

Press Contact North America

Bruce J. Doneff, Public Relations, PACOM/3xLOGIC

843.476.3022

bruce.doneff(at)3xlogic(dot)com

Press Contact UK and Europe

Linda Tyrrell, The Henley Group International

linda(at)henley.co(dot)uk

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Business: Executives

CEO Valerie Jennings Named National Finalist for Marketer of Year by DMN

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Valerie Jennings, CEO Jennings Social Media & MarTech

“I’m humbled and truly excited to be part of the 2020 awards program and wish all the finalists the best of luck!” -Valerie Jennings, CEO Jennings Social Media & MarTech


NEW YORK (PRWEB)

DMN, the online resource for marketing data, strategy, and technology, announced the finalists for the 2020 DMN Awards. Awards are presented to outstanding campaigns of the previous year, and to cutting edge marketing technology companies, as well as to the marketing technology executive of the year, and marketer of the year.

Jennings Social Media & MarTech (JSMM) is proud to announce that CEO Valerie Jennings is a nominee in the Marketer of the Year category. The Award will be presented at a ceremony to be held at the Dream Midtown Hotel in New York on Thursday, February 20.

The Awards, which were first presented in 2014, have honored some of the biggest names in the agency and marketing technology worlds. The finalists and ultimate winners are determined based on rankings given by a panel of independent judges.

In 2018, Jennings was honored by DMN as a Top 40 Under 40 digital marketing leader and was named a Top 50 Kansas City Influencer by BloggerLocal. Additional recognitions include Kansas City’s Most Wanted Honoree 2015 and Most Influential Woman in Business, Class of 2014. Jennings has been interviewed about her success by national media and featured on magazine covers. JSMM has also successfully met the requirements of the NWBOC National Certification Program for certification as a woman-owned and woman-controlled business as of 2018.

A valuable mentor in the community, Jennings was also selected to lead a panel to share her expertise on running a marketing agency at the 2020 Midwest Digital Marketing Conference in St. Louis this spring.

Jennings stays abreast of the ever-changing tech landscape by observing the latest trends and seeking opportunities to evolve with the adoption of AI and MarTech in the modern marketing space. She recently obtained a certification in artificial intelligence, through a program taught by leading minds that included Stanford University adjunct professor of computer science Andrew Ng, who founded and led the Google Brain project, a program developed using mass-scale deep learning algorithms.

Jennings continues to innovate with marketing technology opportunities across the agency’s global client accounts from publicly-traded companies to midsize businesses. Valerie is a well regarded early adopter of social media since 2005 and a successful entrepreneur, founding her agency in 2003 at the age of 24. She is also an advocate for numerous charities, mentors women and entrepreneurs and is highly engaged in the AI community.

ABOUT JSMM

Founded by Valerie Jennings in 2003, Jennings Social Media & MarTech is a full-service digital marketing agency, representing clients ranging from publicly traded companies to startups. JSMM is an award-winning, early-adopter agency, leading the industry into the future of digital advertising, using artificial intelligence to drive business objectives among B2B and B2C clients worldwide. JSMM has locations in Overland Park, Kan., Irvine, Calif. and Miami Beach, Fla.

ABOUT DMN

DMN covers all aspects of digital and data-driven marketing. In addition to delivering content via newsletters, eBooks, webcasts, podcasts, and custom projects/publications, as well as at DMNews.com, it hosts a number of live events, including the annual 40Under40 Marketing Awards, the DMN Awards, and the DMN Marketing Hall of Femme). DMN is owned and operated by AC Business Media, Inc., a privately held media and business intelligence company, located at 201 N Main St, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538.

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Health: Addiction

Lakeside-Milam Recovery Centers Becomes Among First in the Nation to Be ASAM Certified

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KIRKLAND, Wash. (PRWEB)

Lakeside-Milam Recovery Centers is proud to announce it has become among the first in the nation to receive certification from the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM).

The ASAM Level of Care certification, partnering with the CARF International (CARF) accreditation, provides an independent, comprehensive assessment of an addiction treatment program’s capacity to deliver services consistent with Levels of Care described in The ASAM Criteria. This certification, that compliments the CARF accreditation, will help patients and payers identify those treatment centers that are offering comprehensive, evidence-based care to diagnose and treat the disease of addiction.

“We are proud to have the care we provide certified by the American Society of Addiction Medicine. The opportunity to help patients and their families is an honor and requires trust. Since 1983, we have been a leader in the field due to our understanding of the disease and how to combine medical needs, counseling, and education for effective treatment. ASAM certification is another way for those seeking addiction treatment to know that Lakeside-Milam Recovery Centers offers the highest level of quality care,” says Lakeside-Milam’s President and CEO, Carl Kester.

Certification through ASAM provides a much needed distinction in the addiction treatment industry which has long struggled to establish consistent standards nationwide. The ASAM Criteria is considered the nation’s most respected, comprehensive, and widely used set of standards for providing outcome-oriented care. The certification was developed with over three decades of research and will help payers and patients ensure that the treatment center is held to the highest standard of care.

ABOUT LAKESIDE-MILAM RECOVERY CENTERS:

With over 35 years of experience, Lakeside-Milam has served the Pacific Northwest by providing a full continuum of care. Guided by the book, Under the Influence, by Dr. James Milam and Katherine Ketcham, Lakeside-Milam has helped those struggling with substance abuse by providing quality structure, education, and support. Our goal is for people to recognize that recovery is possible and that they can achieve lasting recovery.

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Health

Governor Tom Wolf Visits Sheba Medical Center to Deepen Collaboration Between Israel’s Leading Hospital and the State of Pennsylvania

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Sheba Medical Center Director General Yitshak Kreiss with Governor Tom Wolf

I see the connection between Sheba and Thomas Jefferson as the start of a great collaboration between Pennsylvania and Israel.


RAMAT GAN, Israel (PRWEB)

Sheba Medical Center, considered one of the top 10 hospitals in the world, today hosted Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf.

Governor Wolf visited the campus of Sheba’s ARC Innovation Center, which is the central hub for medical innovation in the State of Israel. He was joined by Dr. Mark Tykocinski, Provost of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, which has cemented a partnership with Sheba to deepen cooperation in the arenas of improved healthcare and medical innovation.

Governor Wolf and Dr. Tykocinski met with the founders of a range of start-up companies housed within Sheba’s ARC Innovation Center in order to gain a firsthand look at how the U.S. and Israel can collaborate to achieve medical breakthroughs that bring improved health to Americans, Israelis and the global community.

“Sheba is honored that the State of Israel picked us to be the official host for the governor,” said Sheba Director General Prof. Yitshak Kreiss, who hosted the Governor and his delegation. “At Sheba we capture the start-up mentality of Israel to create an ecosystem that will truly make an impact on the world.”

At a meeting with the leadership of Sheba Medical Center and its ARC Innovation Center, Governor Wolf said: “I see the connection between Sheba and Thomas Jefferson as the start of a great collaboration between Pennsylvania and Israel.”

During his tour of the ARC Innovation Center, Governor Wolf met with the founders of cutting-edge Israeli startups housed at Sheba including Datos, MDClone, Art Medical, Irody, Valera Health and Somatix.

The ARC Innovation Center at Sheba is a one-of-a-kind platform bringing together Israeli startups with novel healthcare solutions, academia, patient data, leading industry players and investors.

Upon the conclusion of his visit, the Governor looked on as a tree was planted in his honor on the campus of Sheba Medical Center to commemorate and capture the spirit of the growing ties between Pennsylvania and Israel and its national hospital.

Governor Wolf was presented with a gift from Prof. Kreiss, a glass tree sculpture crafted by an Israeli soldier with severe PTSD who received treatment and was rehabilitated at Sheba Medical Center.

Video footage of Governor Wolf’s visit to Sheba Medical Center can be found here, courtesy of Viva Creative. Photos of Governor Wolf with Sheba Director General Yitshak Kreiss can be found at this Dropbox link.

About Sheba Medical Center, Tel HaShomer

Born together with Israel in 1948, Sheba Medical Center, Tel HaShomer is the largest and most comprehensive medical center in the Middle East. Sheba is the only medical center in Israel that combines an acute care hospital and a rehabilitation hospital on one campus, and it is at the forefront of medical treatments, patient care, research and education. As a university teaching hospital affiliated with the Sackler School of Medicine at Tel-Aviv University, it welcomes people from all over the world indiscriminately. To learn more, visit: eng.sheba.co.il.

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Technology: Computer

Cybereason Named One of Boston’s Best Companies to Work For

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BOSTON (PRWEB)

Cybereason, creators of the leading Cyber Defense Platform, today announced it was recently named one of the 50 Best Midsize Companies to Work For in Boston by BuiltIn.

Cybereason is among the fastest growing cybersecurity companies in the world, with distribution in all major global markets. Cybereason’s big data analytics approach to mitigating cyber risk has fueled explosive expansion at the leading edge of the EDR domain, disrupting the EPP market. Cybereason helps all security teams prevent more attacks, sooner, in ways that enable taking decisive action faster.

“Cybereason continues to disrupt the global cybersecurity industry in terms of both technology and talent. We are growing the company in Boston and across the world in all geographies with over 150 job openings. We are proud to have been selected by BuiltIn and are looking forward to another great year. Thanks to our fantastic employees for protecting our customers against the most advanced cyber threats,” said Emmy Linder, Chief Operating Officer, Cybereason.

Cybereason is no stranger to accolades and awards, including:

2020 SC Awards Best Customer Service Award Finalist

2019 Forbes Next Billion Dollar Startup

2019 SC Awards finalist for Best Endpoint Security Product

2019 MITRE ATT&CK Evaluations outperformed every competitor

2019 CRN Security 100 – Endpoint security

2019 Cybersecurity Excellence Award for endpoint security

2019 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for EDR

2019 Next-Gen Cybersecurity Company of the Year- Cyber Defense Magazine

2019 Best Endpoint Security Product- Cyber Defense Magazine

2019 JMP Securities’ Elite 80 Technology Company

2019 Artificial Intelligence Innovator- IDC

2019 SC Media’s 30th Anniversary- Visionary Award- Sam Curry, chief security officer

About Cybereason

Cybereason, creators of the leading Cyber Defense Platform, gives the advantage back to the defender through a completely new approach to cybersecurity. Cybereason offers endpoint prevention, detection and response and active monitoring. The solution delivers multi-layered endpoint prevention by leveraging signature and signatureless techniques to prevent known and unknown threats in conjunction with behavioral and deception techniques to prevent ransomware and fileless attacks. Cybereason is privately held and is headquartered in Boston, with offices in London, Sydney, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Asia-Pacific and continental Europe.

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