Chris Coghlin, President & CEO of Coghlin Companies, shared, “This recognition is a true testament to the pride and dedication our Caring Associates have toward the successful commercialization of advanced technology products. We are honored to work closely with our trusted innovation clients and local and state representatives to accelerate manufacturing excellence here in Massachusetts.”
Coghlin Companies actively supports the growth and development of its Caring Associates and next-generation manufacturing professionals through multiple in-house training initiatives and local educational and STEM-related programs, including an extensive Co-Op program.
The award was presented on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, by the Commonwealth’s Legislative Manufacturing Caucus, coinciding with the Massachusetts Manufacturing Mash-Up at Polar Park in collaboration with prominent organizations including The Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM), MassMEP, MassRobotics, Forge, WPI, and the MassHire boards.
About Coghlin Companies
Coghlin Companies and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Columbia Tech and Cogmedix, are a fourth-generation, privately held Time-to-Market Services™ company providing world-class product development, manufacturing, global fulfillment, and aftermarket services to a diversified group of capital equipment innovators in the medical, life sciences, security, robotics and automation, communications, semiconductor, energy, and additive manufacturing industries.
In this retrospective triple case report, published in the Journal of Oral Implantology, researchers aimed to present and discuss the technical considerations related to using a new maxillary sinus surgical guide to improve surgical outcomes.
LAWRENCE, KS, Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Journal of Oral Implantology – Dental implant procedures can be challenging no matter the placement location in the mouth; however, implants in the back of the mouth—premolar and molars—can be especially difficult. The complication occurs when the original tooth is extracted, which can expand or pneumatize the sinus cavity. Dental Implant surgeons frequently use a sinus floor elevation via lateral window (LSFE) procedure to help counteract this effect. While the LSFE is a predictable, commonly used technique, it can lead to adverse effects, including sinus membrane perforation and significant bleeding. Safer molar extraction and implantation techniques are necessary to decrease these adverse effects. The Journal of Oral Implantology recently published a retrospective triple case report by collaborating researchers from the Pontifical University Catholic of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, MI; the Shahid. Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; and the Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. Lead author Priscila C. Meneghetti, DDS, MS, and colleagues state, “To promote accurate surgical procedures and improve the surgical workflow with simultaneous implant placement, a 3D printed surgical guide was designed to incorporate the lower contour of the maxillary sinus access window and the ideal 3D position of the implant. This article aims to present and discuss technical considerations related to using this new maxillary sinus surgical guide to improve surgical outcomes.”
Meneghetti et al. conducted a retrospective three-case report on patients qualified for the LSFE technique with a simultaneous implantation procedure using the “all-in-one LSFE and implant placement surgical guide” designed by an experienced digital dental clinical. All patients underwent dental implant surgery to replace the first molar in conjunction with LSFE done under intravenous sedation. The implant achieved primary stability in all cases, and the procedures were done without complication.
Postoperative follow-up occurred at two, four, eight weeks, and five months. No severe adverse effects, including unmanageable pain, swelling, nausea, or nosebleeds, were reported in any of the three patients. All implants were confirmed to be successfully placed and healing as expected. This advanced digital dentistry technique also successfully minimized sinus membrane perforation and excessive bleeding that can occur during the LSFE surgery.
This retrospective triple case report showed that innovative digital dentistry workflow could significantly limit complications stemming from LSFE surgery with subsequent molar implantation. Meneghetti and colleagues state, “The relevant digital workflow was described and supported by documentation of three clinical cases with patients experiencing successful grafting and implant placement procedures. However, further studies must be performed to determine if this technique would be generalizable, as only one operator performed all procedures. Additionally, more investigation could clarify if this method would translate to multiple implant placements and sites lacking posterior teeth.”
Full text of the article, “Digitally Guided Lateral Sinus Floor Elevation With Simultaneous Implant Placement: 3 Case Reports With Technical Considerations,” Journal of
Implant Dentistry. It provides valuable information to general dentists, oral surgeons, prosthodontists, periodontists, scientists, clinicians, laboratory owners and technicians, manufacturers, and educators. The JOI distinguishes itself as the first and oldest journal in the world devoted exclusively to implant dentistry. For more information about the journal or society, please visit: http://www.joionline.org/orimonline/?request=index-html.
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All implants were confirmed to be successfully placed and healing as expected
David Wentworth, vice president and talent platform evangelist at Schoox and Beth Scheitzach, director of training and development at UES (formerly Universal Engineering Sciences), discuss how UES’s approach to compliance training drives improved outcomes for their organization and benefits the careers of their employees.
In this webinar, attendees will be encouraged to rethink their compliance training to better:
Engage all learners.
Highlight the value of compliance.
Measure and track to better inform stakeholders.
Think in terms of outcomes and results rather than sanctions and penalties.
Build compliance into career paths.
Failure to execute this learning successfully could result in anything from dangerous working conditions to a work stoppage and potential loss of business. Yet, despite its reach and severe potential consequences, many organizations struggle to make compliance training an engaging and strategic experience. This session will help attendees take the first steps toward change.
About UES
UES is a privately held, rapidly growing engineering and consulting firm with nearly six decades of experience in geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, building code compliance, threshold inspections and environmental consulting. With nearly 3,500 professionals across more than 85 branches in high growth markets in the U.S., UES consults on projects of all sizes for public and private clients across many industries including transportation, healthcare, commercial, education, industrial, and residential. UES was named “Hot Firm of the Year” by Zweig Group in 2021, 2022 and 2023. For more information, please visit teamues.com or follow UES on Social Media.
About Schoox
Schoox is workplace learning software with a people-first twist. People aren’t cogs, and Schoox was designed for how humans actually learn. We keep learners curious by letting you deliver more kinds of content wherever they are, from the front line to the corporate office. And by making learning easy, accessible, rewarding, and fun, we help you get everyone more excited about their career development. Learners can “up” their skills, grow on the job, and get more done—and you can measure the impact of their awesome accomplishments. Schoox powers people-focused learning experiences for organizations around the world, including Subway, Celebrity Cruises, Phillips 66, and Sonesta Hotels. Learn more at schoox.com.
“IM greatly values the dynamic relationships we have with school leaders and teachers across the country, which serve as the guiding compass for IM’s trajectory,” said Gail Hartman, IM’s Senior Vice President of Product Strategy and Development. “This ongoing partnership and the feedback it generates about our products enable the IM team to identify areas for improvement, refine accordingly, and foster innovative solutions that are genuinely transformative for K–12 math classrooms.”
The IM 360 curriculum continues to be coherent and accessible to all. A free digital version, including downloadable print materials, will be released on the IM website beginning in summer 2024, and enhanced digital and print formats will be available through IM Certified Partners for school years 2024–25 and beyond.
“With the enhancements included in the IM 360 curriculum, students in IM classrooms will find more engaging problems relevant to their experiences,” said Bill McCallum, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Illustrative Mathematics. “Teachers will also have greater support for implementing the IM problem-based instructional model, which has already transformed so many classrooms into lively spaces where students gain enduring proficiency with mathematics.”
Upgrades to the K–5 curriculum include:
NEW! Language Learning Goals, End-of-Unit Guidance, Checklist Guidance
Strengthened representations of diverse cultures
Revisions to the Course Guide content, Instructional Routines, and blackline masters
About Illustrative Mathematics Illustrative Mathematics is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a world where all learners know, use, and enjoy mathematics. To learn more, visit illustrativemathematics.org.
~Collaboration aims to transform kidney transplantation and enhance health equity~ NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is proud to announce its latest investment through the NKF Innovation Fund, which is aimed at fostering innovation and advancing…
This year’s Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award placements from among the Finalists will be revealed during an awards banquet at the Marriott Marquis in New York City on Friday, November 10. More than 400 women and their guests from around the world are expected to attend the presentations, which will be broadcast via Livestream.
More than 1,600 nominations were submitted this year by organizations and individuals for consideration in more than 100 categories including Executive of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, Startup of the Year, Women Helping Women, and Women-Run Workplace of the Year.
Nominations were submitted by organizations in 26 nations including Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Netherlands, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States.
Among the many extraordinary organizations and women who have been recognized as Finalists, the following stand out as those with three or more Finalist nominations:
IBM, various cities (18), Green Door Co, Sydney, Australia (11), Purpol Marketing Ltd, Chippenham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom (9), Everise, Plantation, FL USA (7), Personalised Support Systems, Australia (7), Annie Gibbins of Women’s Biz Global, Australia (6), Ocean Rescue Alliance International, Apollo Beach, FL USA (5), Tavuun Welfare Association, Lahore, Pakistan (5), The Mach 1 Group, Austin, TX USA (5), Sarah Rusbatch, Grey Area Drinking Specialist, Australia (5), Lisa Watts of The Conversation Media Group, Australia (3), Be a Legend, Inc., Gilbert, AZ USA (4), BODEN Agency, Miami, FL USA (4), BookSmarts Accounting & Bookkeeping, Brooklyn, NY USA (4), DHL Global Forwarding, Freight, Bonn, Germany (4), How Many Elephants, Alresford, Hampshire, UK (4), Microsoft, Redmond, WA USA (4), Sleepm Global, Inc., Markham, ONCanada (4), Symplr, Boston, MA USA (4), The Alpha Enterprise, Cabuyao, Laguna, Philippines (4), Women Talk Tech, Ontario, Canada (4), Anjani Amriit, Sydney, Australia (3), Bug Bite Thing, Port St. Lucie, FL USA (3), C-Strategies Inc., Chicago IL USA (3), EngageSmart, Boston, MA USA (3), Everything Podcasts, Vancouver, Canada (3), Fix My Books Inc., Toronto, Canada (3), Katrina Wurm of Stress Free Super Mum, Australia (3), Lantern Partners, Sydney, Australia (3), Northern Real Estate Urban Ventures, Washington DC, USA (3), Pearl Interactive Network, Inc., Columbus, OH USA (3), Salesforce, San Francisco, CA USA (3), TELUS, Victoria, BCCanada (3), The Flora May Foundation, San Clemente, CA USA (3), SAP, various cities (3), and The Stardust Food Company, Bethesda, MD (3).
Finalists were determined by the average scores of more than 200 professionals around the world, organized in six juries. Their scores will also determine the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie placements from among the Finalists, to be announced on November 10.
About the Stevie® Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in eight programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 nominations each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at http://www.StevieAwards.com.
– Pentec Health, Inc. (Pentec) and Lobe Sciences Ltd. (CSE: LOBE) (OTCQB: LOBEF) (“Lobe” or the “Company”) are pleased to announce an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement and the initial availability of Altemia™ – the first medical food in the U.S. designed specifically for children and adults with sickle cell disease (SCD).
GLEN MILLS, Pa., Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Pentec Health, Inc. (Pentec) and Lobe Sciences Ltd. (CSE: LOBE) (OTCQB: LOBEF) (“Lobe” or the “Company”) are pleased to announce an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement and the initial availability of Altemia™ – the first medical food in the U.S. designed specifically for children and adults with sickle cell disease (SCD).
Pentec will partner with Lobe to provide product distribution and patient support services, as well as engage with physicians, ensuring patients who may benefit from Altemia have access to this novel medical food. The initial availability of Altemia in select markets aligns with National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, which focuses on the need for research and treatment of SCD.
“As the preeminent U.S. provider of medical foods for rare diseases, Pentec was the obvious partner for us,” said Philip J. Young, CEO of Lobe. “With their longstanding history as a leader in clinical care, Pentec will help ensure Altemia reaches the underserved community of children and adults afflicted with SCD.”
SCD is a group of inherited disorders marked by defects in hemoglobin, the protein that carries oxygen throughout the body. Abnormal hemoglobin causes oval-shaped red blood cells to take on a sickle-like shape. These misshapen red blood cells die much quicker than healthy cells and can block blood flow to different parts of the body, leading to complications such as severe pain, swelling in hands or feet, delayed growth and vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC), resulting in severe pain and sometimes death.
Altemia is Lobe’s proprietary formulation of emulsified docosahexaenoic acid ethyl ester (DHA) concentration designed for patients with SCD. It is a medical food for the replacement of DHA, the first in the U.S. designed specifically to support patients with SCD. Previous studies have demonstrated beneficial outcomes for patients while taking the primary component of Altemia under physician supervision, including a reduction in VOC and hospital visits and improvement in critical biomarkers of inflammation.1,2
Of the approximately 100,000 people in the U.S. with SCD, almost all (94%) are Black. SCD occurs in one out of every 365 Black births. The life expectancy for people with the most severe form of SCD is 30 years less than those without the disease. Introducing a novel dietary management approach to SCD like Altemia provides new options for vulnerable patient populations.
“Our exclusive distribution agreement for Altemia extends Pentec’s market-leading position in medical foods for rare diseases, and furthers our commitment to addressing underserved areas of clinical nutrition,” said Matthew Deans, president and CEO of Pentec. “The SCD community is one of the most underserved in healthcare and we are committed to simplifying the challenges of this and other rare diseases by ensuring health equity and access to healthcare services. Our expertise in navigating the complexity of insurance coverage, product distribution and clinical support will be vital as Altemia becomes broadly available in 2024.”
Adding Altemia as a new medical food to Pentec’s offerings builds on the company’s foundation of excellence in patient-specific compounded, sterile medications and nutrition therapies delivered by highly skilled nurses, pharmacists and dietitians, and supported by a dedicated patient services team that removes barriers to care.
Daak, A. et al. (2020). Biochemical and therapeutic effects of Omega-3 fatty acids in sickle cell disease. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 52, 183-188.
Wandersee, N. et al. (2015). Dietary supplementation with docosahexanoic acid (DHA) increases red blood cell membrane flexibility in mice with sickle cell disease. Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases, 54(2), 183-188.
About Pentec Health Pentec Health is committed to solving and simplifying complex care challenges to better meet patient and provider needs. Pentec’s unique solutions, based on empathy, technical expertise, and clinical collaboration, deliver exceptional results through proven delivery models that reduce administrative burdens and improve outcomes through trusted, long-term relationships. Pentec Health serves more than 11,000 patients living with complex medical conditions, with care provided across the nation by more than 350 clinicians.
About Lobe Sciences Ltd. Lobe Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing patient-friendly, practical psychedelic medicines. The Company, through collaborations with industry-leading partners, is engaged in drug research and development using sub-hallucinatory doses of psychedelic compounds and the development of innovative devices and delivery mechanisms to improve mental health and wellness. Each of our New Chemical Entities, L-130 and L-131, are being developed to address unmet medical needs in neurological therapeutic applications.
National University biologist will lead a collaborative project to explore how art-enhanced instruction can improve comprehension and engagement in biology
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — National University (NU)—a non-profit, Minority Serving Institution of over 40,000 students with a focus on working adults, educators, parents and current and former members of the military—today announced that it has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to support a new academic research project seeking to improve how biology is taught to college students. Biology professor Michael Maxwell, Ph.D. will serve as the principal investigator for a three-year, $400,000 grant-funded project to explore the cognitive and academic benefits of art-enhanced instruction in biology, working in collaboration with faculty at other universities across the country.
“Today’s college students bring diverse academic, career and life experiences and interests. It’s imperative that we find creative solutions to get students engaged with the process of learning, particularly in rigorous and demanding fields in the sciences,” Dr. Maxwell said. “It’s crucial that NU and other universities that serve growing numbers of non-traditional college students engage diverse students with diverse learning preferences by allowing them to interpret and express course material in personal and creative ways.”
Traditionally, the study of biology has relied on drawing, sketching and diagramming to illustrate living organisms, design experiments and visualize data, by way of field journals, for example. A growing body of research suggests that combining STEM with art within students’ coursework can help learners visualize, understand, and disseminate the results of science research.
“Many non-science majors may have anxiety about taking science courses, but students do so in order to complete their degree requirements. The interdisciplinary approach to teaching science with the humanities might ease students’ anxiety and offer a more inclusive education to students,” said Veronica C. Ardi-Pastores, Ph.D., an associate professor of biology at NU and one of three co-principal investigators on the grant. “This research project is about understanding how the integration of the humanities—specifically visual and fine arts—can motivate and engage all students in the biological sciences.”
The project — “Biology Through Art: An Innovative, Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Biology” — will insert art instruction within the traditional biology curriculum. Over the course of three years, nearly 1,100 students in 36 in-person upper-level course sections at NU and elsewhere will participate in drawing exercises intended to increase comprehension of science concepts and student engagement with the course.
“The findings from this important research project will help to inform teaching innovations at NU and other institutions. It’s a powerful example of how we are building and scaling a research enterprise that creates opportunities for research and scholarship and surfacing insights that will help us better serve the highly-diverse population of students that we serve,” said Dr. Mark David Milliron, president and CEO of National University. “We thank the National Science Foundation for funding this research and supporting us as we seek new ways to surface groundbreaking teaching practices that can enhance outcomes for all students.”
The NSF-funded project grew out of the art infusion Maxwell has used in his biology classes for the past four years. Long interested in art, Maxwell tapped into support from an NU Teaching and Learning Fellowship in 2019 and began to integrate painting, drawing and 3D modeling into his introductory biology courses. Students received in-person and online art lessons from art instructors and, at the conclusion of class, displayed their artwork at local art museums. In 2021, Maxwell received a $67,000 incubator grant from NSF to build a national network of more than 50 biologists, STEM faculty and artists interested in engaging students in biology through art.
Student responses — through surveys, unsolicited emails, direct comments to instructors and unsolicited emails — to art integrating into science classes have been positive. Students have reported that art projects helped them focus and enjoy a class they had been dreading.
The two other co-principal investigators on this grant are Kristy Forsgren, Ph.D., an associate professor of biology at California State University, Fullerton; and Jennifer Landin, Ph.D., an associate professor of biology at North Carolina State University.
About National University: National University, a veteran-founded nonprofit, has been dedicated to meeting the needs of hard-working adults by providing accessible, affordable higher education opportunities since 1971. As one of the nation’s largest private nonprofit universities, NU offers over 190+ online and on-campus programs and flexible four-week and eight-week classes designed to help students reach their goals while balancing busy lives. Since its founding, the NU community has grown to 40,000 students and 220,000 alumni around the globe, many of whom serve in helping industries such as business, education, health care, cybersecurity, and law and criminal justice. To learn more about National University’s new possibilities in education including next-generation education, credential-rich education, and whole human education, visit https://NU.edu.
Fest to Kick off in Culver City with Disaster Epic “Concrete Utopia” and Wrap with Mythological Blockbuster “Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storm” HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Asian World Film Festival (AWFF), the annual event celebrating Asian cinema from around…
“Nearly 15% of our overall patient volume is from northwest Miami-Dade, so this audience is already familiar with the Memorial brand and the quality of care we provide,” said Melida Akiti, chief community officer for Memorial Healthcare System. “By making it more convenient to access primary care services close to home, we’re removing barriers and providing more individuals the resources to take ownership of their health journeys.”
Memorial Primary Care – PSN is open Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., offering preventative care and wellness exams to those 18 and older. It also helps patients manage diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol, among other chronic conditions. Specialty care that includes endocrinology, cardiology, neurology, pulmonology, and infectious disease control is available.
Primary Care Physician Luis Santana Lopez, MD is on-site in northwest Miami-Dade and excited to provide care. “I’ve been practicing for more than 20 years,” he said. “I treasure the opportunity to help patients heal and provide comfort when they are facing some of their most vulnerable moments.”
A native of Cuba and board certified in internal and obesity medicine, Dr. Santana is also an assistant professor at Florida International University’sHerbert Wertheim College of Medicine.
To make an appointment, call 954-276-5552 or schedule online through Memorial’s [MyChart system.
Memorial Primary Care, part of Memorial Healthcare System, is dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate, patient-centered care. With numerous locations in South Florida, its highly-skilled team of healthcare professionals works to meet each patient’s needs in a friendly and culturally-sensitive environment.
