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Flip the Script Campaign Launches to Start the Conversation About Pain Among Older Adults


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Flip the Script is an education initiative aimed at reducing opioid prescription misuse in older adults by building a greater understanding of pain, options for managing pain and safely using opioid pain medicine.

The Florida State University College of Medicine, Department of Geriatrics (FSU Department of Geriatrics) and the University of South Florida School of Aging Studies & Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging (USF School of Aging Studies) announce the launch of a public information campaign to ‘flip the script’ on how Florida’s older adults think about and talk about pain.

Flip the Script is a multi-channel education initiative aimed at reducing opioid prescription misuse in older adults by building a greater understanding of pain, options for managing pain and safely using opioid pain medicine, when it is determined that opioids are the best treatment option for an individual patient.

“Chronic pain conditions are more prevalent for individuals 65 years old and older, with more than half of older adults indicating they’ve experienced some type of pain within the past 30 days,” said Dr. Lisa J. Granville, Professor of Geriatrics and Associate Chair of the Department of Geriatrics, Florida State University College of Medicine. “Pain isn’t just a part of growing older and shouldn’t hinder someone from doing the activities they enjoy the most. The heart of Flip the Script is helping people continue to do the things they love by understanding the individuality of their pain and the options for managing pain based on what matters most to them.”

Flip the Script was developed to help people:

  • Learn More about the types of pain and the impact of pain
  • Be Prepared to describe and track the pain they feel
  • Take Action to find relief and better manage pain by initiating conversations with a health care provider about their pain and ultimately share in the decision-making about how to treat pain

The campaign provides older adults and their care partners with resources, checklists and questions to help start conversations with a doctor, nurse, pharmacist or other health care professional about pain.

“Everyone reacts to pain differently,” said Kathryn Hyer, Ph.D. MPP, Professor and Director, Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging at the University of South Florida. “Flip the Script is one of the first education campaigns that encourages people to take a whole-body approach to reduce the physical and emotional symptoms of pain. By understanding pain, the emotions that are associated with feeling pain and the variety of options available to treat pain, patients can feel empowered to start conversations with a health care provider and work toward an individualized approach to pain management.”

The opioid epidemic in the United States is a far-reaching and life-threatening problem that affects persons of all ages. For older adults, there are several factors that can contribute to opioid-related problems including conditions that may cause chronic pain, taking multiple medications, lack of understanding about medication interaction and serious side effects, including overdose, and the shame of substance misuse or addiction.

To educate Floridians about these topics, Flip the Script also includes information about pain medicine misuse among older adults, safe storage and disposal.

The FSU Department of Geriatrics and USF School of Aging Studies recognize that creating a broader awareness among older adults of the complexities of pain cannot be accomplished in a silo. The teams are grateful for the collaboration of state agencies, health care providers, community organizations and older adults themselves to ensure Flip the Script is an educational and useful resource for Florida’s older adults, their families, friends and health care providers.    

Learn more about Flip the Script by visiting http://www.FlipTheScriptOnPain.org.

About Flip the Script

Flip the Script provides resources to help people learn more about the types of pain and the impact of pain; be prepared to describe and track the pain they feel; and take action to find relief and better manage pain by initiating conversations with a health care provider about their pain and ultimately share in the decision-making about how to treat pain.

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Both universities were eligible to receive a competitive, supplemental award to enhance current Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program activities. The supplemental award required funded organizations to focus on opioid abuse education and training that addresses prevention, assessment, management and treatment in older adults.

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LivBar Launches Nationally Through all 23 UNFI Distribution Centers in 2020


LivBar will be available through UNFI starting in 2020

Our partnership with UNFI will allow us to make real food, nutritionally balanced bars easily accessible all over the nation.

Liv Foods, Inc. has signed a distribution agreement with the largest natural foods distributor in the United States, UNFI. Starting January 2020, all five LivBar flavors will be available at all 23 of UNFI’s United States distribution centers.

LivBars are a USDA Certified Organic hand-baked energy bar that has gained rapid traction in the market in the last year, quickly achieving national distribution, securing several large multi-chain accounts, and winning an impressive string of awards since Wade Brooks came on as CEO in early 2019.

“In less than a year, we’ve gone from having no distribution partners to working with seven, including KeHE and now UNFI, the two largest natural foods distributors in the nation,” says Brooks. “The bar market is a crowded space, but we believe that bars can – and should – be better. The demand we’re experiencing proves that consumers agree.”

LivBars are made from certified organic plant-based, low-allergen ingredients, have complex superfood flavor profiles, and are baked for a texture that is both crunchy and chewy. All five flavors are vegetarian and two are vegan.The bars are gluten free, GMO free, peanut free, corn free, dairy free, and soy free. They even come in a home-compostable wrapper, which the LivBar team hopes will set a new standard for the bar industry at large.

“Our partnership with UNFI will allow us to make real food, nutritionally balanced bars easily accessible all over the nation,” LivBar founder Jan Johansen continued. “There are so many candy bars out there disguised as nutrition bars, so many bars in single-use plastic wrappers that end up littering our forests and oceans. We’re excited to give more consumers the opportunity to choose a real food bar that is good for them and good for the planet.”

UNFI distributes to some of the largest national retailers in the United States, including Whole Foods, Kroger, Publix, Sprouts Farmer’s Market, Gelsons, Natural Grocers, and Wegmans. LivBar’s partnership with UNFI will facilitate the brand’s growth and allow for much easier pickup of accounts already working with UNFI.

LivBars are currently available in 30 states, online at Amazon Prime, Amazon Subscribe and Save, direct from the LivBar website (http://www.livbar.com), and in hundreds of stores including Fresh Thyme, Erewhon, New Seasons Markets, Market of Choice, Zupan’s, Garden Bar by Evergreen, Roth’s Fresh Markets, Balducci’s, Kings Food Markets, and Whole Foods (in February 2020).

LivBar is distributed nationally through KeHE, McLane, DPI Specialty Foods, and now UNFI.

About United Natural Foods

United Natural Foods, Inc. (http://www.unfi.com) carries and distributes over 80,000 products to more than 40,000 customer locations throughout the United States and Canada. The Company serves a wide variety of retail formats including conventional supermarket chains, natural product superstores, independent retail operators and the food service channel. For more information on United Natural Foods, Inc., visit the Company’s website at http://www.unfi.com.

About LivBar®

LivBar was founded in 2012 in Salem, Oregon, by two nutrition and fitness experts, Jan and Gabe Johansen. Jan was challenged to find any truly healthy energy bars she could recommend to her clients, so she created the LivBar recipes. LivBars are crunchy and chewy and come in five delicious superfood flavors: Coffee Maple Cacao, Raspberry Kale Maca, Blueberry Vanilla Kale, Ginger Lemon Turmeric, and Lemongrass Cherry Matcha. For more about LivBar, visit LivBar.com or check out our social media channels: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, & LinkedIn.

If you would like more information, please call Jessi Freitag, Marketing and Operations Director at (971) 200-5257.

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WPI Engineers Creating Miniaturized, Wireless Oxygen Sensor for Sick Infants


Professor Ulkuhan Guler shows off an early prototype of the miniaturized, wearable device that will one day monitor infants’ blood oxygen levels.

Professor Ulkuhan Guler shows off an early prototype of the miniaturized, wearable device that will one day monitor infants’ blood oxygen levels.

Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are developing a sensor the size of a Band-Aid that will measure a baby’s blood oxygen levels, a vital indication of the lungs’ effectiveness and whether the baby’s tissue is receiving adequate oxygen supply. Unlike current systems used in hospitals, this miniaturized wearable device will be flexible and stretchable, wireless, inexpensive, and mobile—possibly allowing the child to leave the hospital and be monitored remotely.

Ulkuhan Guler, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and director of WPI’s Integrated Circuits and Systems Lab, is leading the project focused on enabling sick, hospitalized babies to be untethered from wired sensors, so they can more easily and frequently be examined, held, and even allowed to go home. Guler and her team have developed a miniature oxygen monitor for babies, which measures blood gases diffusing through the skin and reports the data wirelessly.

“Extended stays in the hospital are costly and can be a strain on families,” said Guler. “And studies have shown that babies’ health improves when they are with their families. Our goal with this affordable, mobile device is to give doctors more flexibility in monitoring their patients both in the hospital and at home.”

Typically, measuring oxygen molecule levels transcutaneously involves using a system with an approximately 5-pound monitor plugged into an electrical outlet, and sensors that generally are wired to the monitor. Guler’s healthcare device will use wireless power transfer. It also will be connected to the Internet wirelessly so an alarm on a monitor in a doctor’s office or smartphone app would notify medical personnel and family members if the baby’s oxygen level begins to drop.

The device is designed to measure PO2, or the partial pressure of oxygen, which indicates the amount of oxygen dissolved in the blood—a more accurate indicator of respiratory health than a simple oxygen saturation measurement, which can be easily taken with a pulse oximetry device gently clamped on a finger. And measuring the PO2 level via a noninvasive device attached on the skin is as accurate as a blood test.

The wearable baby oxygen monitor also would be useful for adults, especially people with severe asthma and seniors with COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, which is an incurable, progressive lung disease and the third leading cause of death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Guler will modify the wearable for adults, and create a related smartphone app, in another phase of her research.

Guler is collaborating with Pratap Rao, associate professor of mechanical engineering at WPI, and Lawrence Rhein, MD, chair of the department of pediatrics and an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Ian Costanzo and Devdip Sen, both graduate students in electrical and computer engineering at WPI, also are working with Guler to create a chip that will eventually act as the heart for the wearable device.

“The concept of the technology is that if we have more accessible data for a person of any age, we’ll be able to better take care of these patients,” said Rhein, who has been advising Guler on what’s needed in a hospital and home setting. “The idea of noninvasive, untethered, accessible data collection opens up a whole new world of care.”

The chip, designed to work inside the wearable oxygen monitor, activates the optical sensors, captures analogue signals from the sensor, handles power management, and contains required circuitry. Guler and the team have custom designed the individual circuits, such as signal capturing circuits and driver circuits for optical based read-out circuits. In the next phase of the research project, they plan to equip the chip with more circuitries to digitize the analogue signals, transmit the captured and digitized data, and create power from a wireless link. At that point, it will be a complete system on the chip.

In an interdepartmental collaboration, Guler and Rao are creating miniaturized thin and flexible sensors for the wearable healthcare devices so they will be comfortable and secure on the babies while they’re moving.

The team has written four papers (two more papers are in preparation about their research) focusing separately on miniaturizing devices, creating the prototype, oxygen measurement techniques, and building the chip. Three of the papers are under review. One, titled “A Prototype Towards a Transcutaneous Oxygen-Sensing Wearable,” was presented at the Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, or BioCAS 2019, in Nara, Japan in October.

About Worcester Polytechnic Institute

WPI, the global leader in project-based learning, is a distinctive, top-tier technological university founded in 1865 on the principle that students learn most effectively by applying the theory learned in the classroom to the practice of solving real-world problems. Recognized by the National Academy of Engineering with the 2016 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education, WPI’s pioneering project-based curriculum engages undergraduates in solving important scientific, technological, and societal problems throughout their education and at more than 50 project centers around the world. WPI offers more than 50 bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs across 14 academic departments in science, engineering, technology, business, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts. Its faculty and students pursue groundbreaking research to meet ongoing challenges in health and biotechnology; robotics and the internet of things; advanced materials and manufacturing; cyber, data, and security systems; learning science; and more. http://www.wpi.edu

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Damo Consulting announces inaugural Board of Advisors


Damo Consulting, a leading digital business enablement platform for healthcare enterprises and technology firms, today announced the addition of John Glaser and Edward Marx as Advisory Board members.

John Glaser Ph.D was the founding chair of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and the Past-President of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). Since 2015, John has been a senior executive with Cerner. He joined Cerner as a part of the Siemens Health Services acquisition, where he was Chief Executive Officer. John is focused on advancing Cerner’s strategies and thought leadership position in the industry. Prior to Siemens, John was Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Partners HealthCare. He also previously served as Vice President of Information Systems at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He has been a Senior Advisor to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). He is the former Chair of the Global Agenda Council on Digital Health, World Economic Forum.

John is currently a member of the boards of InTouch Health, the American Telemedicine Association, the eHealth Initiative, PatientPing, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)

Edward Marx has served as Chief Information Officer at Cleveland Clinic, a $10 billion medical system where he was responsible for the development and execution of IT strategic planning and governance, driving optimal resource utilization, and team development and organizational support. He was also responsible for developing leaders and leveraging digital healthcare technologies to enable superior business and clinical outcomes. Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic, Edward served as Senior Vice President/ CIO of Texas Health Resources. In 2015, he spent over two years as Executive Vice President of the Advisory Board, providing IT leadership and strategy for New York City Health & Hospital.

Edward began his healthcare service as a janitor while in high school where his commitment to patient care began. He later served as an anesthesia technician before transitioning to the information technology field. Concurrent with his healthcare career, Edward served as an Army combat medic before becoming a combat engineer officer.

“I am very pleased to join Damo Consulting as a Board Advisor and am looking forward to helping the firm build out their thought leadership and serve health systems in their digital transformation journeys,” said John Glaser.

“I have worked with Paddy and his team previously on the important work his firm is doing in helping healthcare with digital transformation. I am pleased to be on their advisory board to help health systems accelerate their digital transformation journeys,” said Edward Marx.

“We are extremely fortunate to have two well-known and highly experienced industry leaders join our inaugural Board of Advisors,” said Paddy Padmanabhan, CEO of Damo Consulting and author of The Big Unlock: Harnessing Data and Growing Digital Businesses in a Value-Based Era. “I am looking forward to their mentorship and support as we invest in capabilities to enable healthcare enterprises and technology firms build digital businesses for the future.”

About Damo Consulting

Damo Consulting is a growth strategy and digital transformation advisory firm that works with healthcare enterprises and global technology companies. We help develop and implement digital transformation strategies and enable market growth strategies. We specialize in thought leadership led brand transformation and actionable healthcare market intelligence.

For media enquiries, write to info@damoconsulting.net

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Tripp Lite’s Robotic Solution Optimizes Fiber Networks


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“This technology gives colocation operators unprecedented abilities,” said David Posner, Tripp Lite’s Director of Product Marketing, Connectivity. “They can control connections on a reliable schedule. They won’t have to guess which cables are being utilized and which ones are idle.”

Tripp Lite, a world-leading manufacturer of power protection and connectivity solutions, has introduced cutting-edge products for automating physical cross connections in data centers. Robotic Fiber Panel Systems employ robotic latching and remote management to optimally set fiber connections between network equipment.

Data centers and colocation facilities are scaling up to provide better data access, or “Bandwidth on Demand” (BWoD), to customers. At the infrastructure level, this means a denser layout with more layer 1 physical connections between equipment. Relying solely on hands-on management of these connections is an increasingly inefficient practice, but Robotic Fiber Panel System automation provides a solution.

“This technology gives colocation operators unprecedented abilities,” said David Posner, Tripp Lite’s Director of Product Marketing, Connectivity. “They can control connections on a reliable schedule. They won’t have to guess which cables are being utilized and which ones are idle.”

Robotic Fiber Panel Systems can typically re-configure a connection in 50 seconds, as opposed to the hours or days it often takes for on-site network engineering to arrive. “And Robotic Fiber Panel Systems are more secure,” Posner continued. “The more hands-on switching that occurs, the more your infrastructure is at risk of error or physical damage. This is a fast and precise alternative.”

Any organization that provides large-scale data services can take advantage of the flexibility Robotic Fiber Panel Systems incorporate into their infrastructure. A model for singlemode fiber cabling and one for multimode fiber cabling are available. They can be configured to accommodate almost 500,000 ports, all optical signals and all network protocols. This allows operators to adapt to new technologies without equipment overhauls.

This flexibility translates into cost savings as well. A more efficient infrastructure has less under-utilized equipment, which means less equipment to purchase, power and maintain.

Key Benefits of Robotic Fiber Panel Systems:


  • Efficient provisioning of physical connections
  • Secure remote management and audit capabilities
  • Faster, more effective disaster recovery
  • Lower CAPEX and OPEX
  • Passive, purely optical connections that are unaffected by power outages
  • Scalability for the future

Learn more about Tripp Lite’s Robotic Fiber Panel Systems at http://www.tripplite.com

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Total Mobility Services adds 4th location with Acquisition of Van Lifts Unlimited


“The expansion will give our customers a greater selection of vehicles and we are proud to offer the peace of mind that their carefully selected equipment is not only customized especially for them, but it is correctly installed and properly maintained as well.”

Total Mobility Services has passionately served the Personal Mobility industry for over three decades. They will continue to maintain uncompromising attention to detail in all aspects to every customer who wants to enhance their mobility in all areas of their lives.

“The expansion will give our customers a greater selection of vehicles and we are proud to offer the peace of mind that their carefully selected equipment is not only customized especially for them, but it is correctly installed and properly maintained as well,” said Ray Dallape, Owner and President of Total Mobility Services.

Total Mobility Services would like to officially welcome Van Lifts Unlimited staff and customers to the Total Mobility Services family! They are happy to be a part of the Huntington and Charlestown metro area and look forward to serving the needs of those facing unique challenges and limitations.

Stop in and visit their new location at 146 Stricklin Road in Hurricane, WV, where customers will find new and pre-owned wheelchair accessible vehicles, wheelchair van rentals and adaptive equipment such as hand controls, transfer seats, scooter and wheelchair lifts, stair lifts, platform lifts, High-tech driving equipment, and more. Total Mobility Services is also proud to offer a full Commercial line of wheelchair vans, lifts, accessible bus sales, and service.

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Loma Linda University Health cardiologists use nation’s first alternative access point for heart device to save a veteran


Patient and doctor pose together after surgery.

In this day and age, nearly any challenge can be overcome. Patients who are not eligible for bypass or stents will now have more options.

In a first of its kind in the United States, cardiologists at Loma Linda University International Heart Institute have performed a pioneering coronary intervention with an Impella heart assist device and stent placement through single access from the axillary artery in the shoulder. The new procedure offers surgeons another option to help save the lives of people suffering from severely calcified coronary heart disease, which kills more than 370,000 Americans every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Seventy-year-old Vietnam veteran David Quiett presented at Loma Linda University Medical Center with a heart attack. Physicians quickly learned that he had severely calcified coronary artery disease in his major arteries. He was in need of stents and a heart-saving pumping device. But surgeons were unable to insert both interventions in separate vascular entry points because of the patient’s calcification. The pumping device is usually inserted through the femoral artery near the groin, and stents are placed through a separate artery.

Due to the patient’s condition, there were no viable traditional arterial access points. With no options left, Loma Linda University Heart Institute interventional cardiologist Aditya Bharadwaj, MD, used the axillary artery — a major artery in the shoulder — to install the stents and the pumping device. But this involved risks because working with arteries near the neck creates a greater risk of stroke.

Bharadwaj said the success of the procedure opens the door for patients around the country to have more viable cardiovascular intervention surgeries.

“Physicians have conducted single-access procedures through the femoral artery near the groin but never through the axillary artery,” Bharadwaj said. “In this day and age, nearly any challenge can be overcome. Patients who are not eligible for bypass or stents will now have more options.”

Quiett and his wife Ann are grateful for the expertise and care they received at Loma Linda University International Heart Institute.

“I am grateful the ambulance took my husband to Loma Linda University Medical Center because they are the poster child of what a hospital should be, from care to expertise,” Ann said. “They saved my husband’s life.”

Quiett was up walking several hours following the procedure, talking, eating and even gave his surgeon a thumbs up. He was safely discharged two days later.

For more information about the International Heart Institute and all they have to offer, visit their website.

Photo Caption: Seventy-year-old David Quiett from Yucaipa, CA, gives a thumbs up with his surgeon Aditya S. Bharadwaj, just hours following the nation’s first complex coronary intervention with an Impella heart assist device through a single access point in the axillary artery.

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ArcheMedX Bolsters Team, Appoints Kelly Ritch as Vice President Clinical Research Solutions


Kelly Ritch will apply 20 years of clinical operations experience to accelerate growth of the company’s clinical research business.

ArcheMedX, the company improving clinical trial readiness, today announced the expansion of its senior leadership team. To support increasing demand for Ready, the company’s clinical trials platform, with sponsors and CROs, ArcheMedX has appointed Kelly Ritch as Vice President of Clinical Research Solutions. Kelly will apply her 20 years of clinical operations experience to accelerate growth of the company’s clinical research business.

“As the complexity and cost of clinical research increases, a key to reducing the risk of under-performing trials is ensuring the preparedness of staff and sites” said Ms. Ritch. She added, “I’m excited to join the ArcheMedX team and help clinical operations leaders make faster, more informed decisions that improve trial efficiency and outcomes.”

Kelly is a dynamic and innovative executive adept at driving high-performance and long-term value through the applied use of software, data, and technology driven solutions for clinical research. Her operational expertise and strategic mindset will enable ArcheMedX to scale the capabilities it provides to a growing customer base.

Nearly every clinical trial encounters operational challenges and according to industry reports 86% of trials experience a study startup delay and 72% of studies run more than one month behind schedule. These delays can have significant financial costs for each day that a trial impedes a product’s development and launch.

At ArcheMedX, we arm trial stakeholders with more than an advanced training solution — we provide the early warning detection they need to mitigate operational risk and reduce costly delays,” said ArcheMedX CEO and co-founder Joel Selzer. “This is a pivotal time for the clinical research sector, and we are thrilled to have an industry leader with Kelly’s breadth of experience join the team. With Kelly’s appointment we are better equipped to expand the product and commercial strategies at ArcheMedX that will transform clinical operations.”

Kelly has previously led clinical data management, sales and marketing, clinical trial operations, and strategic partnerships with both sponsors and CROs. While creating and leading high-performance teams across clinical research functions, Kelly has had the opportunity to evaluate, implement, and develop a number of key software platforms used to support and improve clinical trial performance. Kelly has earned degrees from University of Virginia, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and University of Virginia Darden School of Business.

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About ArcheMedX

ArcheMedX applies behavioral science to transform learning and generate actionable insights across the life sciences and healthcare industries. Ready, the company’s clinical trial readiness platform, enables clinical research leaders to evaluate and improve the preparedness of project teams and site personnel and serves as an early warning detection system to reduce the risks and costs associated with under-performing clinical trials. To learn more about our operational intelligence and workforce readiness solutions visit http://www.archemedx.com or follow ArcheMedX on LinkedIn.

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Huesman, Jones and Miles, LLC Launches New Website


Huesman, Jones and Miles, LLC have a history of providing legal advice and action and are dedicated to the people of Maryland. The professional legal counsel that they provide is unprecedented and they will continue to serve those who need legal help in and around the Hunt Valley and Towson areas. With the help of this new website, potential clients will find information easier and will be able to contact the lawyers at Huesman, Jones and Miles, LLC in a straightforward and efficient way.

As a growing law firm, the attorneys at Huesman, Jones and Miles, LLC understand the need for effective communication and the importance of a resourceful website. To better understand the strengths and practice areas of this firm, all information on the website is easy to navigate. Huesman, Jones and Miles, LLC prides themselves on taking your case seriously, all while providing a relaxed and casual atmosphere for comfortability. It starts at the initial click of the website and continues until your case is settled.

To learn more about Huesman, Jones and Miles, LLC and the services they provide, call 443-589-0150 or visit https://www.huesmanjonesandmiles.com/.

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Chef Arturo Banuelos of Inland Detox Invited to Chefs Latinos Guanajuato Festival Gastronomico in Honor of Former President Vicente Fox


Chef Arturo Banuelos and President Vicente Fox

Chef Arturo Banuelos and President Vicente Fox

I am truly grateful and humbled forever. – Chef Arturo Banuelos

Inland Detox, Inc. is proud of and grateful for its Chef, Arturo Banuelos, to be invited to prepare a gastronomical masterpiece for former President Vicente Fox of Mexico. The Chefs Latinos Guanajuato Festival Gastronomico was held at La Hacienda San Cristobal located in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico where President Fox was born and raised on Saturday, November 9, 2019. The event featured a total of 18 renowned Chef’s from Latin America to California serving as an opportunity to honor the President showcasing the culinary talents and skills of up-and-coming Latino Chefs from all over North and South America.

“It is a total group of 18 Chefs from all over Latin America and California. Just being invited to be a part of this dinner is an honor and I never would have thought that I’d ever be invited to such an event,” said Arturo Banuelos, Head Chef at Inland Detox, Inc. “I am truly grateful and humbled forever.”

While Chef Arturo Banuelos is surprised to have been invited, the staff and clients at Inland Detox aren’t so surprised. “Chef Arty is the best! All of our clients are overwhelmed by the food he prepares for them and he brings something to his work and to our program that cannot be quantified: Authenticity, kindness and positivity in everything he does,” said Kenneth Corioso, Owner and Chief Operating Officer of Inland Detox. “How many people are ever invited to prepare food for a President? It’s one of the best things I’ve ever heard about our program at Inland Detox and I’m humbled to have someone like Chef Arty with us,” said Kyle Hartfield, Owner and CEO of Inland Detox. “He is a consummate professional. I’m excited to work with him and our client’s ultimately benefit from him the most.”

Inland Detox is a substance use disorder treatment facility located in Temecula, CA licensed by the California Department of Health Care Services providing inpatient alcohol detox, drug detox, drug rehab and alcohol rehab services to clients from all over the United States. Recently, Inland Detox became one of the few TRICARE approved, in-network substance abuse recovery programs in Southern California. Many people with TRICARE insurance are unaware that their insurance gives them TRICARE drug rehab coverage and we are proud to be one of the few programs to offer a full-service TRICARE drug rehab program,” said Kyle Hartfield, CEO of Inland Detox.

You can view the fantastic creations of Chef Arturo Banuelos and contact the Chef directly on Instagram @el_chef_art and at @xicana_dinners.

About Inland Detox: Inland Detox is the premier drug and alcohol detox and long-term residential treatment provider in the Inland Empire approved by TRICARE. We serve clients throughout Southern California and throughout the United States. Our goal is to help you detox comfortably and give you the opportunity to stay for 30, 60 or 90 days for residential treatment.

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