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Health: Psychology

FDAnews Announces — Develop World-Class SOPs that Minimize Human Error Improve Your Productivity, Quality and Regulatory Standing Webinar, Oct. 31, 2019

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Develop World-Class SOPs that Minimize Human Error

Improve Your Productivity, Quality and Regulatory Standing

**An FDAnews Webinar**

Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, 1:00-2:30 p.m. EDT

https://www.fdanews.com/developsops

Looking to improve the organization’s productivity, quality and regulatory success? SOPs are key.

Most regulatory citations are related to procedures. And procedures account for more than 40% of human error events in manufacturing. By improving SOPs, one will minimize both human error and regulatory citations.

How does one go about it?

Human Error Solutions’ CEO, Ginette Collazo, Ph.D. — an industrial-organizational psychologist and one of the world’s few human error reduction experts — will explain:

  • How to prepare an outline and develop world-class SOPs

  • The interrelationship between SOPs, quality and regulatory compliance

  • Why human error is a root cause for lack of quality and how to minimize it

  • Common mistakes and causes of human error

  • How to create and maintain a procedure that minimizes human error

  • Good procedure writing practices: terminology, formats, layouts, mixed cases, steps content, familiar words, references, branching, conditional steps and the use of precautions, warnings and cautions

  • Use of electronic information networks for procedural access


While human error may never be eliminated completely, one will come away with clear guidance to help have SOPs that minimize such issues to avoid human error events and regulatory citations.

Interested in registering multiple sites?

Call (888) 838-5578 in the U.S. or +1 (703) 538-7600 globally

to learn about our special multisite discount.

Webinar Details:

Develop World-Class SOPs that Minimize Human Error

Improve Your Productivity, Quality and Regulatory Standing

**An FDAnews Webinar**

Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, 1:00-2:30 p.m. EDT

https://www.fdanews.com/developsops

Tuition:

$287 per site

Easy Ways to Register:

Online: https://www.fdanews.com/developsops

By phone: 888-838-5578 or 703-538-7600

About FDAnews:

FDAnews is the premier provider of domestic and international regulatory, legislative, and business news and information for executives in industries regulated by the US FDA and the European Medicines Agency. Pharmaceutical and medical device professionals rely on FDAnews’ print and electronic newsletters, books and conferences to stay in compliance with international standards and the FDA’s complex and ever-changing regulations

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Business: Insurance

North American Title Insurance Co. launches on-demand, CE and CLE courses on NATIC University

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North American Title Insurance Company

For our agents, it offers a seamless, convenient experience for anyone seeking to receive a variety of education applicable to their business needs, while earning CE and CLE credit in the accredited states.


MIAMI (PRWEB)

North American Title Insurance Co. (NATIC) has built a continuing education (CE) and continuing legal education (CLE) component to NATIC University, the company’s learning management system (LMS). Three new courses have been added to the interactive platform, covering the trending industry topics of cybersecurity, entities transactions and blockchain technology.

The on-demand, instructional suite of courses are exclusive to NATIC agents and accessible through the company’s agent portal, AgentLink. All three courses can be viewed by any NATIC agent or NATIC associate for its educational content. Agents seeking credit for the states of Florida and Tennessee can view the courses and receive one hour of CE and/or CLE credit, if they haven’t previously participated in the same courses in a live webinar format with NATIC.

“The addition of three new courses with the further enhancement of a CE and CLE user-friendly component puts NATIC University in a class of its own,” said Emilio Fernandez, president of NATIC. “For our agents, it offers a seamless, convenient experience for anyone seeking to receive a variety of education applicable to their business needs, while earning CE and CLE credit in the accredited states. The LMS technology enables NATIC CE administrators to track all user activity with a built-in report functionality and automated, customized communications based on user attributes. It is a first-rate product.”

NATIC plans to add additional courses and more CE and CLE state options to NATIC University in the near future.

Current course selections accredited for one hour of CE and CLE in Florida and Tennessee include:

  • Blockchain of Title: New Technology in a Century-Old Industry;

  • Cybersecurity: Must-Haves & Misconceptions; and

  • Corporations, Trusts and LLCs, Oh My!: The Title Agent’s Guide to Entities.


NATIC University also features six courses from NATIC’s Rainmaker’s Laboratory sales and marketing training; and a Colorado compliance training course.

The LMS can be accessed from desktops and mobile devices. Anyone wishing to participate in NATIC University must be a NATIC agent or associate and have login credentials to the company’s AgentLink portal. NATIC agents may contact a member of NATIC’s agency administration team at agencyadmin@natic.com or via telephone number (800) 374-8475 for access. To become a NATIC agent, visit http://www.natic.com/true_partner to request an agency application.

About North American Title Insurance Co.

North American Title Insurance Co. (NATIC) is a seasoned title insurance underwriter, helping title agents achieve the goal of true business success for more than 60 years. The company offers products and services for all real estate transactions, operating in 39 states and the District of Columbia. NATIC earned the reputation as the “underwriter next door” because its decision makers and associates are easy to reach and their processes are quick and straightforward, including a one-hour underwriting response guarantee that is unparalleled in the industry. The company holds an A’ (A Prime), Unsurpassed rating by Demotech, Inc. and an A- rating from Kroll Bond Rating Agency. NATIC associates believe in the company’s “Simple. Done Right.” philosophy, which encompasses building supportive partnerships with agents by simplifying processes, paying attention to minor details, and providing tools and education to feed their growth. NATIC’s parent company, States Title Holding Inc., is backed by a significant financial investment from Lennar Corporation and leading venture capitalists in Silicon Valley. NATIC is headquartered in Miami, Florida. http://www.natic.com.

For more information contact: Kelly McCarel, c: 440.590.6504; e: kmccarel@natic.com.

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Business: Executives

Philadelphia CIO Leadership Association Announces Recipients of 2019 CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards

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PHILADELPHIA (PRWEB)

The Philadelphia CIO Leadership Association (PhillyCIO) announced the winners of its 2019 CIO of the Year® ORBIE® Awards. PhillyCIO recognized chief information officers in six key categories – Leadership, Global, Large Enterprise, Enterprise, Corporate and Healthcare. The Awards were presented at the Philadelphia CIO of the Year Awards at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown.

“Today’s recognition of these CIO Executives’ ability to innovate and lead their organizations is the cornerstone of the Philadelphia CIO Leadership Association’s vision of developing transformative technology leaders who deliver business outcomes that impact their organizations, their industries and our world,” said Melissa Sawyer, Executive Director of PhillyCIO. “Being selected by their peers is testament to the innovation, leadership and perseverance these individuals have mastered in earning this prestigious recognition.”

The 2019 Philadelphia CIO of the Year ORBIE Award winners are:

  • Michael Golz, CIO, SAP America Inc., received the Leadership CIO of the Year ORBIE.

  • Usman Waheed, CIO & CTO, Knoll, received the Global ORBIE, for organizations over $1 billion annual revenue & multi-national

  • Greg Driscoll, SVP & CIO, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, received the Large Enterprise ORBIE, for organizations over $1 billion annual revenue.

  • Robert Thielmann, CIO, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, received the Enterprise ORBIE, for organizations over $500 million annual revenue.

  • Kevin Switala, CTO, Gannett Fleming, Inc., received the Corporate ORBIE, for organizations up to $500 million annual revenue.

  • Tom Gordon, SVP & CIO, Virtua Health, received the Healthcare ORBIE, for hospitals & healthcare organizations.


The CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards is the premier technology executive recognition program in the United States. Since inception in 1998, over 800 CIOs have been honored as finalists and over 200 CIO of the Year winners have received the prestigious ORBIE Award. The ORBIE honors chief information officers who have demonstrated excellence in technology leadership. Finalists and winners are selected by an independent peer review process, led by prior ORBIE recipients, based upon:

  • Leadership and management effectiveness

  • Business value created by technology innovation

  • Size and scope of responsibilities

  • Engagement in industry and community endeavors


The CIO Awards ceremony was keynoted by Becky Blalock, Former SVP & CIO of Southern Company. Nearly 600 guests attended, representing leading Philadelphia organizations and their technology partners.

The 2019 Philadelphia CIO of the Year Awards was made possible by the following sponsors:

  • Underwriters: CenturyLink

  • Gold sponsors: Red Hat, Insight, Deloitte & Aryaka

  • Silver sponsors: Zerto, Flexential, Zscaler, Appian, Splunk, Pure Storage, Cognizant, SecureAuth, Navigate, Brooksource & K1 Consulting

  • Bronze sponsors: Frontier Technologies, Interra Consulting, Psiog, firstPRO, Integress, ConvergeOne, High Availability, Advanced Micro Computer Specialists, Core BTS, Venetia Partners, e4 Services, Engine Room Technology, Comcast Business, Crystal Technologies, Cerner, InspiraHealth, Box & Between Pixels

  • National partner: Year Up

  • Media partner: The Philadelphia Business Journal


About the Philadelphia CIO Leadership Association

The Philadelphia CIO Leadership Association (PhillyCIO) is the preeminent professional association for Philadelphia chief information officers. Our membership is comprised exclusively of CIOs (or equivalent executive roles) from public and private companies, government, education, healthcare and nonprofit organizations.

PhillyCIO is led by a CIO Advisory Board which sets the annual program agenda for the association. Events are facilitated by a full-time Executive Director and professional staff. PhillyCIO events are CIO-led and attended solely by CIO-level executives.

Achieve your leadership potential through PhillyCIO: http://www.phillycio.org.

Stay connected with PhillyCIO: http://linkedin.com/company/phillycio.

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Health: Addiction

Study Suggests Adalimumab Exposure in Pregnancy Does Not Increase Birth Defects Risk

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OTIS provides the MotherToBaby service

The fact that this study showed no increased risk in adverse birth outcomes with the use of adalimumab in pregnancy is important since not a lot of research was previously available on this particular medication.


LA JOLLA, Calif. (PRWEB)

A new study conducted by birth defects experts from the Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS) suggests adalimumab use in pregnancy was not associated with an increased risk for adverse outcomes examined, such as major structural birth defects, spontaneous abortion and preterm delivery. The findings were published today in the Public Library of Science (PLOS) One Journal.

The prospective research study conducted by OTIS examined 602 pregnancies that occurred between 2004 – 2016 in women across the U.S. and Canada. Researchers enrolled pregnant women into the observational cohort study who had or had not taken adalimumab for their autoimmune disease, as well as generally healthy pregnant women for comparison. OTIS is the scientific non-profit society that provides the no-cost MotherToBaby information service and enrolls women through the MotherToBaby Pregnancy Studies Research Center at the University of California San Diego. Financial support for the adalimumab study was provided by AbbVie.

“Many women hoping to start a family rely on adalimumab to control symptoms related to crippling autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis or Crohn’s Disease,” said lead study author Christina Chambers, PhD, MPH, OTIS/MotherToBaby president and professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego. “The fact that this study showed no increased risk in adverse birth outcomes with the use of adalimumab in pregnancy is important since not a lot of research was previously available on this particular medication.”

The study also found that regardless of whether they took adalimumab or not, pregnant women with rheumatoid arthritis or Crohn’s Disease were at an increased risk of preterm birth (delivery before 37 weeks of pregnancy).

“Studies on medication use in general are lacking when it comes to understanding their effects on pregnancy, making it difficult for pregnant women and their healthcare providers to make informed decisions,” said Dr. Chambers. “We are proud to add valuable information to the literature and encourage more pregnant women to consider volunteering for critical observational studies.”

For more information on all of the current MotherToBaby Pregnancy Studies, please visit https://mothertobaby.org/pregnancy-studies/.

More about OTIS and MotherToBaby

The Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS) is a professional scientific society made up of individuals engaged in assessing and evaluating risks to pregnancy and breastfeeding from environmental exposures. Members include, but are not limited to, specialists in the fields of: obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, genetics, dysmorphology, perinatal epidemiology, teratology, behavioral teratology, pharmacy, genetic counseling, nursing, midwifery, maternal and child health, public health, and includes experts that provide MotherToBaby services and researchers that conduct MotherToBaby Pregnancy Studies. MotherToBaby is a suggested resource by many federal agencies including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). To learn more about ongoing MotherToBaby Pregnancy Studies, call (877) 311-8972, email MotherToBaby@ucsd.edu or visit http://www.MotherToBaby.org.

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Media Contact: Nicole Chavez, 619-368-3259, nchavez@MotherToBaby.org.

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Health

Guide Dogs for the Blind Reunion to Offer Sensory Experience of Portland

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PORTLAND, Ore. (PRWEB)

Today, Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB), the national nonprofit empowering individuals who are blind or have low vision by creating exceptional partnerships between people, guide dogs and communities, kicks off the organization’s momentous, weekend-long 2019 Guide Dogs for the Blind Alumni Reunion. Over 150 reunion attendees are coming together as a community for the event to celebrate GDB’s mission and to experience what the city of Portland has to offer. These individuals, many of whom are blind or visually impaired and will be traveling with their guide dogs, hail from locations throughout the U.S. and Canada, and have traveled to Portland for the reunion. This is a special event, as a GDB alumni reunion hasn’t occurred in Portland since 2015.

On Friday, October 18, various activities have been planned throughout the day for attendees to experience the city of Portland through the senses of taste, touch and sound. Those activities include indoor rock climbing, a walking food tour of downtown and a tactile art exhibit tour at the Portland Art Museum. This itinerary has been put together with blind and visually impaired visitors in mind to create a tactile experience of Portland.

The reunion agenda on Saturday, October 19 features varying educational breakout sessions focused on support for GDB alumni as well as hosted group discussions for their friends and family members. Some of these sessions include a quality of life workshop hosted by the OHSU Casey Eye Institute, a discussion for sighted attendees on ways to support their blind or visually impaired friend or family member and a beginners guide to identifying North American bird songs.

The packed Saturday will end with a red carpet celebration. Participants will also enjoy a screening of the IFC-produced documentary film Pick of the Litter, which follows a litter of GDB puppies on their journey to become trained guide dogs. The screening will be followed by a talkback with GDB’s CEO and one of the stars of the film, GDB Class Supervisor Melanie Harris. The film will be shown in anticipation of the upcoming Disney-produced documentary TV series of the same name.

“Our alumni reunion events are always very special to us,” says GDB President and CEO Christine Benninger. “We have the opportunity to come together as a community to learn, have fun, experience a new city and, most importantly, celebrate the life-changing mission of Guide Dogs for the Blind. Our staff has outdone themselves this year, and I know our attendees will be impressed with the array of unique activities and sessions taking place providing new and different ways to experience the city of Portland.”

GDB has a Portland area campus in nearby Boring, Oregon. Various GDB events take place at the Boring campus throughout the year, as well as campus tours and graduations that are open to the public. Interested members of the public can find more information on the nonprofit’s Boring campus tours and graduations at guidedogs.com/meet-gdb/campus-tours-graduations.

About Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB): GDB is an industry-leading nonprofit guide dog school serving the visually impaired. With exceptional client services, and a robust and passionate community of instructors, puppy raisers, donors and volunteers, GDB prepares highly qualified guide dogs to serve and empower individuals who are blind or have low vision. All of GDB’s services are provided free of charge, and the organization receives no government funding. GDB is headquartered in San Rafael, California, with a second campus in Boring, Oregon. More than 15,000 guide teams have graduated since the nonprofit was founded in 1942, and there are approximately 2,200 active teams in the field. For more information, please visit guidedogs.com.

Contact Information: For more information and access to reunion photos, reach out to Becca Wirta, PR Manager at Grady Britton – pr@gradybritton.com, 503.228.4118

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Science: Biology

Online Resource to Help Scientists Achieve Experimental and Career Success Now Available

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Cell Mentor™, an educational resource for biology students and researchers is available in China

“Cell Mentor has proven to be a very useful resource for researchers to understand the publishing process, hone their experimental techniques, and help navigate their scientific careers. We are excited to localize this resource to enhance its utility and relevance to the Chinese researchers”


DANVERS, Mass. and BEIJING (PRWEB)

Cell Signaling Technology (CST), a leading provider of antibodies, kits, and services, and Cell Press, a leading publisher of over 40 primary research and review journals, today announced that Cell Mentor™, an educational resource for biology students and researchers is available in China. Originally launched at AACR on March 30th, Cell Mentor enables biology students and researchers to easily navigate their careers, get published, and strengthen their laboratory skills to reach experimental success. Scientists in China will now have the ability to utilize Cell Mentor in their native Mandarin language at http://www.cellmentor.cn.

Cell Mentor is full of educational content from both Cell Press and CST and information is presented according to the types of challenges students and researchers face during their careers. It is designed to address real-life quandaries faced by students and researchers in and out of the lab.

To celebrate the new Cell Mentor section, CST will host IUIS 2019 Featured Forum: New Frontiers in Immunology, New Beginnings with Cell Mentor on October 21st at the InterContinental Beijing Beichen Hotel from 18:30- 20:30. In the forum, renowned opinion leaders in immunology will introduce the new frontiers in infection and immunity, NK cell-based immunotherapy of cancer, stem cell research and applications. In addition, Jay Dong, Vice President and General Manager China and Asia Pacific at CST will introduce the origin of Cell Mentor and how it can facilitate scientific experiments, and Peter Lee, Editor-In-Chief of Immunity and Publishing Director at Cell Press, will discuss how to publish papers in Cell, Immunity and beyond.

“In light of the reproducibility crisis, we are excited to provide the scientific community an educational resource intended to improve experimental success. We hope our collaboration with Cell will empower scientists to further their research and careers,” said Benjamin D. Comb, SVP Corporate Strategy at Cell Signaling Technology.

“In a short period since its launch, Cell Mentor has proven to be a very useful resource for researchers to understand the publishing process, hone their experimental techniques, and help navigate their scientific careers. We are excited to localize this resource to enhance its utility and relevance to the Chinese researchers,” said Dr. Peter Lee, Editor-in-Chief of Immunity and Director of Cell Press China Strategy.

Speakers at the forum will include:


  • Xuetao Cao, M.D., Ph.D., Academician, Member of the Cell’s editorial board; Secretary-General, Chinese Society of Immunology; Chair of IUIS 2019; President of Nankai University, Director of Immunotherapy Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Science

  • Zhigang Tian, M.D., Ph.D., Professor & Director, Institute of Immunology, President, University Medical Center, University of Science & Technology of China

  • Hongkui Deng, Ph.D., Professor, Member of the Cell’s editorial board, School of Life Sciences, Peking University

CST will be attending IUIS 2019, October 19-23 in Beijing and will be located at Booth E07. For more information about Cell Mentor, please visit http://www.cellmentor.com

About CST

Cell Signaling Technology (CST) is a private, family-owned company, founded by scientists and dedicated to providing high quality research tools to the biomedical research community. Our employees operate worldwide from our U.S. headquarters in Massachusetts, and our offices in the Netherlands, China, and Japan.

Cell Signaling Technology® and CST™ are trademarks of Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. Cell Mentor is a trademark of Elsevier.

About Cell Press

Cell Press (@CellPressNews), an imprint of Elsevier, is a leading publisher of scientific research and reviews. We drive science forward and promote cross-pollination of ideas with our passion for excellence and commitment to innovation. Our aim is to engage the scientific community by communicating important, exciting discoveries made today that will impact the future of research. Visit: http://www.cell.com. To receive Cell Press media alerts, contact press@cell.com.

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Cell Signaling Technology, Inc.

Director of Marketing Communications

Phone: 978-867-2382

Email: marketingpr@cellsignal.com

Editorial Follow-up

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Phone: 603-661-0799

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Cell Press Contact

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Technology: Computer

Great River Technology becomes a SOSA member

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (PRWEB)

Great River Technology (GRT) announces its membership with Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA).

GRT, the global leader in ARINC 818 and HOTLink II™ products, announced their membership with the SOSA consortium further deepening industry-wide relationships and leveraging the proven pedigree of ARINC 818 in the cockpit to other high-speed sensors and components that require a robust, low-latency, high bandwidth transport protocol.

The SOSA Consortium is creating open system reference architectures applicable to military and commercial sensor systems and a business model that balances stakeholder interests. The architectures employ modular design and use widely supported, consensus-based, non-proprietary standards. Originally an initiative under The Open Group FACE™ Consortium, the SOSA Consortium enables government and industry to collaboratively develop open standards and best practices to enable, enhance, and accelerate the deployment of affordable, capable, interoperable sensor systems.

“Originally, ARINC 818 was intended for cockpit displays. In the last few years, we have seen the protocol adopted for cameras, heads-up displays, enhanced vision and degraded environment displays, and now high-speed EOIR and radar applications. The features that make ARINC 818 good for cockpit displays such as robust error checking, low-overhead and low latency, and high bandwidth, along with a proven pedigree with millions of hours in hundreds of aircraft make it ideal for sensors. We are looking forward to working with SOSA and its members to evaluate if ARINC 818 makes sense to be part of the standard.” says Paul Grunwald, Chief Systems Architect at GRT.

For more information on GRT or SOSA visit:

https://www.greatrivertech.com/home

https://www.opengroup.org/sosa

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Technology: Electronics

Future of Laser Innovations Reflected at Revamped ICALEO Conference

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A meeting of laser industry experts and decision-makers from around the world, the event hosted dialogue with a deeper industry foci, more expansive technical sessions, and a new Business Conference that addressed laser end-users while highlighting solutions from the manufacturing community.


ORLANDO, Fla. (PRWEB)

The Laser Institute (LIA)’s 38th International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics (ICALEO) was recently held in Orlando, Florida and featured the conference’s many firsts. A meeting of laser industry experts and decision-makers from around the world, the event hosted dialogue with a deeper industry foci, more expansive technical sessions, and a new Business Conference that addressed laser end-users while highlighting solutions from the manufacturing community.

A collection of Live User Solutions Forums, Market Drivers Symposia, and Live User Solutions Round Tables discussions, the Business Conference acted as a complement to ICALEO’s traditional Technical Conference. Regarded as a concentrated effort of participants from the Aerospace, Biomedical, Microelectronics, and Automotive industries, ICALEO’s Business sessions allowed laser manufacturers, integrators, and end-users to engage in the discussion on the unique challenges and revolutionary applications in the industry.

To further emphasize the attendee-friendly approach of this year’s ICALEO format, the Business Conference also presented a four-day tradeshow that connected all members of the laser marketplace. An accomplishment at dedicating whole days to each of its selected industries, the tradeshow hosted over 40 international exhibitors from the likes of IPG Photonics, II-VI, and more.

Spanning the duration of the conference to maximize the attendee’s opportunity to network with these leading brands, the assembly of exhibitors also included Han’s Laser Smart Equipment Group (ICALEO’s Diamond Sponsor), Coherent Inc. (ICALEO’s Platinum Sponsor), as well as TRUMPF Inc., Kentek, and Edgewave (ICALEO’s Gold Sponsors).

Meanwhile, the ICALEO Technical Conference enhanced its focus on the innovative and novel uses of lasers and photonics via its subdivided tracks. These are comprised of the Laser Additive Manufacturing, Laser Materials Macroprocessing, Laser Materials Microprocessing, Laser Nanomanufacturing, and Battery Systems and Energy Conversion tracks.

An approach that allowed the conference speakers to deliberate on how laser applications can push the envelope of modern technology while advancing key industries in their accuracy, efficiency, and speed, the Technical Conference’s new format also gave engineers and materials processing experts the chance to discover new processing techniques, acquire new skills, and collaborate to ensure their organization stays up-to-date and on the leading edge of productivity.

These innovations and advancements were envisioned in the opening addresses of the plenary speakers from all four industries. Peter Boeijink of XYREC opened the aerospace-focused conference with his speech on “The Largest, Highest-Power, Mobile, Industrial, Laser Materials Processing Robot in the World” while Dr. Christoph Leyens from Fraunhofer IWS discussed the “Innovative Aerospace and Space Structures Made by Additive Manufacturing.”

Similarly, the esteemed Professor William Steen presented his speech “The Coming of the Age of Optical Engineering” during the biomedical conference, alongside Fraunhofer Institute of Laser Technology (ILT)’s Dr. Nadine Nottrodt who spoke on “Laser in Biofabrication – How Laser Technology Can Help to Build Artificial Tissue.” They were joined by Dr. Chris Bashur of the Florida Institute of Technology who elaborated on the “Photonic Needs in Regenerative Medicine.”

Participants from the microelectronics industry mulled over the words of Dr. Kumar Patel of Pranalytica Inc. during his plenary speech on “Recapturing the Excitement of High Power Infrared Lasers,” while Dr. Markus Arendt of SUSS MicroTec Photonic Systems spoke on the “Excimer Laser Ablation for High-Density Routing in Advanced Packaging.”

During the automotive-focused conference, Ethan Sprague from the University of Michigan presented his thoughts on “Laser Aided Manufacturing: Atom to Automobile” before Dr. Ted Reutzel of Pennsylvania State University described the “Progress Towards Sensing and Mitigating Flaw Formation in Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing.” Their presentations joined the observations on “Bottoms Up Digital Design: The Quiet Revolution of the Additive Manufacturing Age” by Dr. Jason Carroll of Eaton, a power-management company that provides energy-efficient solutions to managing electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical power.

To view the highlighted content from ICALEO 2019, including recorded interviews, panels, and speeches, follow LIA’s social media profiles on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. The 39th ICALEO will be held at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, Illinois USA from Oct 19, 2020–Oct 22, 2020. Call for papers and Tradeshow booth bookings will be made available soon, and interested parties may contact icaleo@lia.org for further information.

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Industry: Healthcare

Whealthcare Planning Announces New Industry Award, Board Member and Capital Raise

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Whealthcare Planning, the industry’s only technology platform focused on the intersection of health, aging and finance, announced today growing momentum for the company and its technology, along and a corresponding capital raise to fund its increasing opportunities.


BOSTON (PRWEB)

Whealthcare Planning, the industry’s only technology platform focused on the intersection of health, aging and finance, announced today growing momentum for the company and its technology, along and a corresponding capital raise to fund its increasing opportunities.

At the recently held wealthmanagement.com’s Industry Awards Program, Whealthcare Planning was recognized for Technology Thought Leadership for its Whealthcare Academy and Education Center. This prestigious award comes on top of the recognition Whealthcare planning also garnered at the Investment News Innovation Awards.

“We are gratified by the momentum of the Whealthcare Planning tools. Nearly 100 investment advisory firms are now using the tools to simplify interactions with aging investors, support advisors and introduce appropriate services,” said Chris Heye, CEO of Whealthcare Planning, “As the Baby Boomers age, they tend to consolidate assets and the Whealthcare Planning tools facilitate the greater trust needed to earn that consolidation.”

Whealthcare Planning is also excited to announce the appointment of Suzanne Siracuse, the CEO and Founder of Suzanne Siracuse Consulting, her newly launched consulting firm and the former CEO and Publisher of InvestmentNews, as a Board member and Strategic Advisor. Siracuse will leverage her industry knowledge and her strategic business and marketing skill set to help Whealthcare with a variety of growth-related initiatives. “We are delighted to welcome Suzanne to the Whealthcare Planning Board as she will immediately bring a wealth of knowledge and insight,” said Heye.

“The financial planning needs for families with aging members have never been more visible and critical in our society,” said Siracuse. I have been incredibly impressed with what the Whealthcare Planning tools provide advisors and I am looking forward to helping the Whealthcare team share their story.”

As a result of this growing momentum, Whealthcare Planning is announcing a capital raise to accelerate its growth in the enterprise financial advice sector, a large marketplace of financial advisors that includes insurance companies, independent broker-dealers, trust companies and banks.

“We’ve had tremendous interest from the executive suite of these enterprise wealth management firms to help them come up with a technology solution to enable scale across their thousands of financial advisors when it comes to these critical health and wealth issues,” said Heye. “This capital raise will allow us to invest in the integrations and service needed to support our advisor clients as demand grows for using the tools. We are still early in the adoption of support for engaging older investors and their families, so our timing is very good to expand our operations, invest in top technology development talent, while increasing our sales and marketing presence.”

Later this month, Whealthcare Planning will be exhibiting and demonstrating its technology solutions at the upcoming Technology Tools for Today (T3) Enterprise conference in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, October 28-30, 2019.

To learn more about Whealthcare Planning, log onto http://www.WhealthcarePlan.com

About Whealthcare Planning

Whealthcare Planning LLC is a financial technology company with a mission to develop innovative, cloud-based applications that help to protect older adults and their families and enable them to make the best possible financial decisions. The Whealthcare Planning platform was developed in close cooperation with thought leaders in wealth management, psychiatry, health care and geriatrics, including Carolyn McClanahan, Director of Life Planning Partners and co-founder of Whealthcare Planning LLC. Some of the tools and training materials including checklists and conversation scripts were developed in collaboration with the Massachusetts General Hospital. http://www.WhealthCarePlan.com

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Health: Psychology

Thought Technology to Exhibit at AASP Conference – Oct. 23-26, 2019 in Portland, OR

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peak performance, physiology

Imagine if you could measure the effect negative thoughts and emotions have on an athlete’s physiology, then be able to alter that effect.


MONTREAL (PRWEB)

It has long been the practice that training programs for elite and professional athletes include a mental component designed to keep athletes “in the zone” in order to deliver their best performance. But, how do you know when you’re there? Imagine if you could measure the effect negative thoughts and emotions have on an athlete’s physiology, then be able to alter that effect.

Thought Technology’s peak performance physiology training product line involves the use of equipment that monitors a variety of physiological signals and feeds this information back to a computer where the data is displayed in real time. Athletes can see how their body reacts to emotions and stress and can learn how to control these reactions thereby reducing the effect they have on performance. During training, athletes learn to achieve a state of optimal focus and control and, more importantly, learn how to access that state when they need to.

A leader in the field, Thought Technology’s instrumentation has a long history of use by top tier football clubs, as well as by individuals and teams around the world for peak performance training in sports such as tennis, hockey, baseball, skating, skiing and F1 racing. The company was recently invited to attend the Fifth Edition of the exclusive Aspire Academy Global Summit on Football Performance & Science in Doha, Qatar where its representatives had the opportunity to highlight the many benefits of using its physiological monitoring systems for peak performance training.

Visit Thought Technology at AASP booth #2 and have the opportunity to meet Lucas Borgo, Peak Performance Product Manager, who will be demonstrating how its instrumentation delivers anxiety response control, mental acuity and fast recovery – all critical tools in top level athletic performance.

About the AASP Conference

The AASP conference is the largest annual sport psychology conference worldwide along with applied practitioners who work with pro and elite athletes; collegiate, high school, and youth sport athletes; and tactical and non-sport performance populations. The AASP 2019 Annual Conference will feature over 100 workshops, lectures, panels, and symposia, delivering continuing education on the latest techniques and practices in the field.

Association for Applied Sports Psychology (AASP) 34th Annual Conference

October 23-26, 2019

Hilton Portland Downtown

921 SW 6th Ave

Portland, OR

Booth # 2

About Thought Technology Ltd.

Founded in 1975, Thought Technology is the world’s leading biofeedback and physiological instrument manufacturer. Its products are used as an essential part of many therapeutic treatments and clinical assessment protocols in over 85 countries and are used by tens of thousands of clinicians in thousands of medical institutions.

Always supportive of new research and development ideas, Thought Technology Ltd. has encouraged a number of special interest groups and clinicians to create cutting edge applications for its instrumentation. Thought Technology Ltd. equipment is now being used in telemedicine, web-based monitoring and biofeedback, sports training, research in human-machine interface, physiology-driven multimedia environments and virtual reality. Constantly striving to improve the quality of the products and services, TTL has obtained, and maintains, ISO 13485, and CE certification for the organization and products.

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