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Technology: Computer

Williams Data Management to Host Data Protection Lunch at Century City Chamber of Commerce

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Douglas C. Williams – Data Protection Pro

We are thrilled to lead the conversation for fiduciaries on how to better protect their businesses. Our goal is to keep your information safe, secure and available regardless of what it is or where it is stored. – Douglas C. Williams


LOS ANGELES (PRWEB)

Williams Data Management, southern California’s leader in data protection, has partnered with Rafael Moscatel, managing director of Compliance and Privacy Partners, and George Baldonado, president and CEO of Oasis Technology, Inc. to host a “Data Protection, A Primer For Your Fiduciary: It’s Your Business, Protect It!” lunch in conjunction with the Century City Chamber of Commerce. The panel will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on October 3, 2019 at Greenberg Glusker, 1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1400 in Century City, California.

Data Protection Pro, Douglas C. Williams, president and CEO of Williams Data Management will discuss how small businesses can take advantage of a data breach reporting service powered by CSR Privacy Solutions, Inc. to enable companies to protect Personally Identifiable Information (PII). Other topics will include the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), cyber security protection and data governance.

“We are thrilled to lead the conversation for fiduciaries on how to better protect their businesses,” said Williams. “Our goal is to keep your information safe, secure and available regardless of what it is or where it is stored. We hope to provide a clear solution for companies in all industries moving forward, especially with our new data protection suite that provides a pathway for self-assessment and structural gap analysis for internal management.”

Guests will have the opportunity to network with business professionals, engage in this informative panel with expert sources and enjoy lunch provided by Williams Data Management.

To learn more or register for the data protection lunch, please visit https://business.centurycitycc.com/events/details/data-protection-a-primer-for-your-fiduciary-it-s-your-business-protect-it-1704.

About Williams Data Management

Williams Data Management is southern California’s leading source for data protection management. The company educates, consults, has the source materials, and provides the structure for self-assessment and corporate plan structure for information breach notifications in the United States. Over the last decade, the firm has become an expert solution provider, offering professional records management, data protection, imaging and digitization, cloud storage and certified data destruction services to all sectors and sizes of businesses. Williams holds numerous certifications for data compliance and destruction including SSAE16, NAID “AAA” Certification, and is a member of PRISM. For more information, visit http://www.williamsdatamanagement.com or call 888-478-FILE.

About Century City Chamber of Commerce

The Century City Chamber of Commerce is one of Los Angeles’ most active, involved and relationship-driven chambers. The chamber places a special emphasis on its members working together to build effective relationships and relevant programs that help individuals and companies expand their marketplace reach. Under the clear and powerful guidance of many energetic committees and councils, the Century City Chamber has grown to encompass representatives from virtually every industry, helping to make Century City one of Los Angeles’ most prestigious business communities. From the largest corporations to mid-sized businesses and emerging entrepreneurs, its diverse members thrive with one another and with key decision makers.

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Technology: Electronics

Smith to Exhibit as Silver Sponsor at Data Center Austin Conference 2019 – Booth 202

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Being a part of this conference, especially as a sponsor, gives Smith great local and international exposure alike, and our team looks forward to helping customers solve any IT asset disposition challenges.


HOUSTON (PRWEB)

Smith, a global distributor of electronic components and provider of custom supply chain services, including secure IT asset disposition, today announces its upcoming exhibition at Data Center Austin Conference 2019. This innovation-driven conference for global IT experts will provide Smith the opportunity to highlight its customizable data center decommissioning services for maximized value recovery.

Smith representatives will be available at booth 202 to engage with customers who are upgrading or refreshing their technology and are in search of secure IT disposal solutions. They will also highlight Smith’s fully equipped mobile disposition options, which serve as a quick and convenient extension of the company’s warehouse facilities. The team of on-site experts will be there to answer questions about Smith’s comprehensive Intelligent ITADTM model and how it can flexibly support partners across industries.

“Increasing our ITAD presence in Austin and its surrounding areas is a major goal for Smith,” said Edward Wooten, Smith’s Director of ITAD. “Being a part of this conference, especially as a sponsor, gives Smith great local and international exposure alike, and our team looks forward to helping customers solve any IT asset disposition challenges.”

To attend the show, please visit the DCAC 2019 registration page.

What:

Data Center Austin Conference 2019

When:

Tuesday, September 24, 2019-Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Where:

Booth 202

Brazos Hall

204 East 4th Street, Austin, TX 78701 USA

About Smith

Founded in 1984, Smith sources, manages, and distributes the electronic components that go into everything from mobile phones and computers to appliances and directional drilling systems. In 16 cities around the world, Smith’s legion of employees communicates in 50 languages and dialects and buys and sells components 24 hours per day, with global annual sales of $1.66 billion. Smith is always moving: helping manufacturers navigate market shifts; customizing supply chain solutions; testing components using cutting-edge technology. The support of Smith’s flexible Intelligent DistributionTM model optimizes customers’ supply chains from beginning to end, including offering customized options for IT asset disposition that deliver maximum ROI, sustainability, and security. Smith’s testing and logistics hubs in Houston, Hong Kong, and Amsterdam cover critical areas like quality management, counterfeit prevention, and environmental safety. Smith’s operations, purchasing, and sales worldwide are seamlessly integrated with the company’s global IT infrastructure, offering real-time, global inventory and logistics visibility. Smith is the leading independent distributor of electronic components and ranks number nine among all global distributors. For more information, please visit https://www.smithweb.com or reach out to a Smith representative any time of day at +1 713.430.3000.

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Society: Social Services

Community Health Charities Launches #Thanks8billion CFC Appreciation Campaign

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#Thanks8billion recognizes military and federal personnel who have raised more than $8 billion through Combined Federal Campaign.


ALEXANDRIA, Va. (PRWEB)

This week, Community Health Charities launched a #Thanks8billion campaign to recognize military and federal personnel who have given so generously through the annual Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), raising more than $8 billion over more than 50 years.

“Most of the news coverage recently around CFC has been negative,” said Thomas G. Bognanno, president and CEO, Community Health Charities. “It was high time someone focused on the unprecedented impact this campaign has had over the years and the leadership and unselfish commitment of our government workforce.”

The CFC is the world’s largest and most successful annual workplace giving campaign, with almost 200 separate CFC campaigns throughout the country and overseas, raising tens of millions of dollars each year.

Special recognition goes to last year’s top CFC contributors:

1. Department of Defense (civilian and military)

2. United States Postal Service

3. Department of Health and Human Services

4. Department of Homeland Security

5. Department of Veteran Affairs

6. Department of Commerce

7. Department of Treasury

8. Department of Transportation

9. NASA

10. Department of Justice

Through their generosity in the CFC, federal and military personnel have helped find cures for children with cancer, supported injured military veterans and their families, provided meals and housing for those in need, and improved millions of lives, building stronger, healthier communities for all of us.

To align with the CFC opening last week and the National Capital Area kicking off this week, Community Health Charities is embarking on an appreciation campaign, including a #Thanks8billion social media blitz, plus ads this week in The Washington Post, Army Times, Navy Times, Marine Corp Times, and Air Force Times, as well as an upcoming ad in The National Association of Postal Supervisors’ The Postal Supervisor magazine, and more.

Community Health Charities also is hosting a series of CFC Summits that bring together the top revenue-generating nonprofits in the CFC to discuss ways to collaborate and take action to propel the campaign forward.

CFC is open September 9, 2019 through January 12, 2020: https://cfcgiving.opm.gov/.

To download the social media graphics for #Thanks8billion, please visit https://healthcharities.org/CFC.

Community Health Charities was an inaugural member in the CFC and represents top nonprofits like St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (CFC# 10560), American Cancer Society (#10570), Alzheimer’s Association (# 11234), Samaritan’s Purse (#10532), Susan G. Komen (#10615), and Paralyzed Veterans of America (# 33835).

About Us

Community Health Charities has been raising awareness and resources and empowering people to take action to improve health and wellbeing for over 60 years. We support education, treatment, and prevention for those with health challenges; bring organizations together to improve community health; provide individuals with opportunities to get involved; and increase the capacity of nonprofit organizations. Visit https://healthcharities.org/ or @healthcharities.

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Lifestyle: Self Help

Japanese Goku Spa Offers Innovative Techniques To Help Americans Finally Get To Sleep

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Goku Spa in New York City

“We refer to Goku as the “ultimate sleep” spa because we exclusively focus on the scalp.” said Atsumi Kaneda. “Our techniques are designed to put in an individual in the most relaxed state possible to ensure they drift off into a peaceful slumber.”


NEW YORK (PRWEB)

Japanese Goku Spa Offers Innovative Techniques To Help Americans Finally Get To Sleep

More than a third of American adults are not getting enough sleep on a regular basis, according to a study in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Atsumi Kaneda, founder of US based Goku Spa (http://www.gokusleep.com) hopes to help reverse this trend.

“We refer to Goku as the “ultimate sleep” spa because we exclusively focus on the scalp.” said Atsumi Kaneda. “Our techniques are designed to put in an individual in the most relaxed state possible to ensure they drift off into a peaceful slumber.”

Kaneda founded Goku in 2008 in Japan after suffering from years of insomnia. Kaneda was constantly exhausted during the day as a result of poor quality sleep. Seeing that self-care in Japan was a growing trend, Kaneda sought to solve her own problem as well as bring that solution to others.

“Since there were no market for head massage, there were no books nor school for it. I had to invent it myself.” Said Kaneda. “I studied under various doctors, acupuncturists, and healers to gain knowledge and techniques about what induces maximum relaxation and puts the body in the optimal state for sleep .”

Kaneda created her special form of treatment called Zecchou Sleep (meaning “ultimate sleep”), which is done without water or oil. The technique is composed of twenty-one types of strokes. Pressure and direction using the fingers are applied to the scalp, facia, and muscles of the head. The therapists hands move slowly to lose the move the muscles of the head which result in more blood flow and circulation. Beneath the scalp are the large fascia and some thin muscles.

“The pressure slowly stimulates the parasympathetic nerves system, and leads the clients to wonderful sleep. This sleep is different from meditation or nighttime sleep, it is a new experience of a pleasurable dreamy land.” said Kaneda. “In addition the treatment, each Goku spa has visually soothing lights and music which can enhance the experience.”

Goku’s four locations in Japan have become so popular, that there are currently 498,721 people on the waiting list for appointments. In 2019, Kaneda opened her first Goku spa in the US rightfully so in New York which is known as “the city that never sleeps.”

“Our mission is to alleviate sleep difficulties and discomfort. We want to make insomniacs sleep. We want you to experience joyful and pleasurable sleep, and make your dreams more colorful. If Goku’s treatment and experiences can bring joy and relieve any pain you have during sleep, that is my greatest pleasure.” said Kaneda.

For more information about Goku spa, please call (929) 336-3088 and visit: https://www.gokusleep.com/

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health and fitness

NuLiv Science Debuts Zylaria™, an Ingredient for Sleep Quality & Mental Wellness

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It’s time to re-think sleep quality and mental wellness…That’s the direction we’re going with our awareness campaign. – Josh Beaty, marketing director


BREA, Calif. (PRWEB)

NuLiv Science, a leading developer of nutraceutical ingredients for the dietary supplement industry announced today the debut of its branded ingredient for sleep quality & mental wellness, Zylaria™.

The unique ingredient is developed from Xylaria nigripes, which is unique in that it belongs to a specific sub-genus of Xylaria that is exclusively hidden deep down in the dirt where lies nutritious, yet obscure fungi hidden within the nest of the Odontotermesformosanus termite. It contains high levels of an amino acid called gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA. GABA has been shown, in human clinical studies, to help regulate, support and promote relaxation and improve sleep quality.

“It’s time to re-think sleep quality and mental wellness” shared Josh Beaty, marketing director. “That’s the direction we’re going with our awareness campaign. We’d love to break through the stigma around mental health and the challenges that come with that like stress, anxiety, sleepless nights, and more. A restless mind is like a thief-in-the-night and we want to be part of the solution in providing an ingredient for brands to formulate with that addresses this ever-growing challenge among consumers”.

70% of Americans, at least once a month, are not getting enough sleep to refresh them for the next day. A very unfortunate 11% of the population experiencing insufficient sleep every single night. It’s a real problem, one so large, that the CDC has declared the problem of insufficient sleep a public health epidemic.

“Sleep quality affects so many areas of our lives and we’re committed to providing solutions with Zylaria™ to help support the vital benefits of deep sleep”, said Beaty.

NuLiv Science specializes in the research and development of proprietary and clinically proven nutraceutical ingredients via traditional and scientific processes. Since 1997, the company has served industry sourcing and research needs with an emphasis on quality, efficacy, and dependable supply chain. AstraGin­®­­, ActiGin®, InnoSlim®, Verbasnol™, Astrion™, Zylaria™, and Organic CordycepsPrime™ are some of the company’s IP ingredients available in product formulas worldwide.

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Industry: Healthcare

Race for Relapsing Polychondritis’ Drive for Awareness Makes a Stop in Marquette this Week for A Symposium Exploring Autoimmune Diseases

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MARQUETTE, Mich. (PRWEB)

If you are one of the 50 million Americans who live with an autoimmune disease, you know that it can be challenging to get the answers you need. If you’re a medical professional, you know that educational resources about these diseases are limited. Whether it’s lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, relapsing polychondritis or one of the many other autoimmune diseases, not nearly enough is known about diagnosis and treatment.

NMU’s Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, in conjunction with the Race for RP (Relapsing Polychondritis) present A Symposium Exploring Autoimmune Diseases, Friday, September 20, at Reynolds Recital Hall. This half-day session is free and open to the public. Experts will discuss the latest research, treatments and best practices for those living with an autoimmune disease. If you or someone you know have been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, this is a rare opportunity to hear directly from leaders in the field. If you are a medical professional, you can earn continuing medical educational credits.

“One of our main priorities at Race for RP is to make sure those impacted by these diseases have access to the latest information and best practices. This collaboration with the School of Nursing at NMU is a perfect opportunity to team up and increase awareness,” said David Bammert, President of the RP Foundation. “Health care professionals, nursing students and community members who may be living with these diseases will be able to engage with autoimmune specialists directly,” he added.

Featured speakers include Dr. Susan Manzi, Chair of the Allegheny Health Network Medicine Institute and Chair of the Lupus Foundation of America National Board of Directors; Dr. Joseph M. Ahearn, Chair of the Allegheny Health Network Autoimmunity Institute; and Dr. Emily Somers, specialist in epidemiology at the University of Michigan Schools of Medicine and Public Health.

A Symposium Exploring Autoimmune Diseases takes place Friday, September 20, 12:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. at Reynolds Recital Hall at NMU. This event is free and open to the public. For additional information visit, http://www.bit.ly/AutoimmunitySymposium

About Race for RP

Race for RP supports research, awareness programs, and quality care for those who are affected by relapsing polychondritis and related diseases. The Race for RP is driving awareness and accelerating research. For more information visit, http://www.raceforrp.org

About Relapsing Polychondritis Foundation

The Relapsing Polychondritis Foundation’s purpose is to increase awareness about relapsing polychondritis (RP), provide for those who are affected by RP, support research to advance a cure, and promote quality care for RP patients. For more information visit, http://www.polychondritis.org

About Relapsing Polychondritis

Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is rare, debilitating and in some cases fatal autoimmune diseases which attacks the patient’s cartilage including the ears, nose, airways and joints, as well as the eyes, skin, heart valves and brain.

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Health: Psychology

New SEL Curriculum Directly Addresses the Key Skills for Student Emotional Regulation and Behavior Management

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The new KidConnect Ready2Learn Curriculum helps teachers improve student behavior and proactively teach emotional regulation

We identified a gap in the current SEL market and designed the KidConnect Ready2Learn Curriculum to help educators teach emotional regulation, which equips students with the foundational skills, strategies, and behaviors appropriate for a variety of situations and environments.


SUDBURY, Mass. (PRWEB)

The Connections Model has launched the KidConnect Ready2Learn Curriculum, a proactive social-emotional learning (SEL) program that helps teachers provide direct instruction on the essential skills students need for success in school and in life. Based on the latest brain research and the understanding that emotions drive behavior, the curriculum provides teachers with the tools to help learners identify, understand, and manage their emotions, which allows them to be in control of their behavior. The curriculum is for classroom instruction across grades K-6 and includes 26 lessons centered on targeted skills. Students learn to become their own emotional managers and teachers gain a classroom full of engaged and motivated students.

“As educators ourselves, we understand that teachers know better than anyone that when kids are able to manage their behavior, they become engaged and enthusiastic learners. With this in mind, our goal as a company is to give teachers the right curriculum, classroom tools, and professional development to support them in helping students build the foundational skills for success,” said Lori Jackson, applied educational psychologist and co-founder of The Connections Model. “Our tools are grounded in current research, easy for both teachers and students to use, and are focused on the key social-emotional skills that all learners truly need. This new SEL curriculum, combined with teachers’ unique instructional expertise, will help all students experience positive growth and classroom success.”

In launching the Ready2Learn Curriculum, The Connections Model builds upon its KidConnect Classroom App, with the combination of curriculum and app creating a comprehensive SEL delivery system that features both proactive instruction and in-the-moment intervention. The app, which is available for the iPad, gives teachers the ability to intervene with individual students in the moment of a behavioral incident caused by emotional dysregulation. Using the app, the student works through a series of screens to identify the emotion that caused the behavior, understand it better, and adopt positive strategies to get back on track and ready to learn. Importantly, the student-driven app keeps students in the classroom and they can complete the intervention without disrupting peers.

“The combination of the KidConnect Ready2Learn Curriculum with the KidConnect Classroom App is a game changer,” said Steve Peck, middle school special education teacher and co-founder of The Connections Model. “Special educators know how important modifications are to their students, but tools and resources that help students make the appropriate emotional and behavioral adjustments, without stifling their learning or disrupting their classmates, have traditionally been hard to find. The KidConnect integrated solution changes the paradigm for special educators and all teachers focused on improving students’ emotional regulation. We’ve done the legwork for educators by developing this comprehensive curriculum, so they can focus on teaching and feel confident they will meet the needs of all learners.”

The Ready2Learn Curriculum is designed to integrate into educators’ everyday classroom routines, so students not only learn new skills but can apply and practice them. It adds the element of regular SEL instruction for the entire class, with an emphasis on emotional skill-building to improve each student’s ability to manage emotions and behaviors. This skill set will lay the foundation for students to achieve both self-awareness and social awareness, build healthy relationships, and make good decisions.

Behavior management is a key goal of the entire KidConnect program. The positive skill-building approach ensures that it is never punitive and always focused on growth and equitable learning opportunities for all students. The curriculum divides the process of healthy emotional regulation into four navigable units that include:

  • Building an emotional vocabulary by defining 16 common emotions and helping students reflect on past experiences to identify when certain feelings emerged across a variety of situations.

  • Making connections between emotions and behaviors. Students begin to build self-awareness and social awareness by working through a variety of group activities to practice identifying and controlling their reactions.

  • Learning strategies to manage emotions and, in turn, drive more positive behaviors. Students work with each other through a variety of situations to identify off-target behaviors and provide tactics to move toward healthy, on-target actions.

  • Practicing a variety of strategies and mindfulness techniques to help regulate emotions, increase self-esteem, and develop coping mechanisms that will help students gain control of their emotions and drive healthy behaviors in any circumstance.


Each of the four units are comprised of a variety of interactive, easy-to-use lesson plans and activities that provide the scope and sequence of emotional regulation to showcase the fluid relationship between each unit. To help facilitate this learning process, the KidConnect Ready2Learn Curriculum also includes instructions and guiding questions for students to create an Emotional Journal, where they can begin to record connections between their daily schedule and activities, along with the associated emotions and behaviors that occurred.

“We identified a gap in the current SEL market and designed the KidConnect Ready2Learn Curriculum to help educators teach emotional regulation, which equips students with the foundational skills, strategies, and behaviors appropriate for a variety of situations and environments,” said Jackson. “We know that emotions drive behavior. Only when students learn to identify, understand, and manage their emotions, will they be truly engaged in school and Ready2Learn.”

The KidConnect Ready2Learn Curriculum addresses the fundamental skills for learning: the ability to be present and engaged. It enables all students, from high achievers to those with severe behavioral challenges, to develop the relevant social and emotional skills necessary for long-term success in the classroom and beyond. For more information, contact David Jackson, dave@connectionsmodel.com.

About The Connections Model

The Connections Model is an education technology company whose KidConnect app and curriculum help students develop emotional regulation, the necessary foundation for all learning. Founded by a school psychologist and special education teacher, the company’s real world-proven classroom approach teaches students to identify, understand, and manage their emotions and behaviors so they become Ready2Learn. Learn more at https://www.teachemotionalregulation.com/

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Health: Mental Health

New Support Group for Parents after Death of Unborn or Newborn Child

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Creating a support group is a good place to start a group to help others affected by this kind of loss.


BETHLEHEM, Pa. (PRWEB)

September 2019 – The death of an unborn child is an experience no parent should have to endure. The shocking and unfortunate reality is this happens in 25 percent of pregnancies. Couples find various paths to coping and healing following their nightmare.

When JR and Jena Kushnir’s unborn daughter, Madison Claire, passed away due to an umbilical cord accident just days before her due date, Valentine’s Day in 2018, the couple cried, slipped into shock, put away the baby clothes and toys meant for their daughter and searched for solace and hope from professionals and families like themselves.

They also encouraged St. Luke’s University Hospital in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where JR works in medical simulation, and where Madison Claire was delivered, to establish a support group for grieving parents. The hospital’s perinatal and infant loss resources did not include formal services for supporting parents who leave the hospital empty handed and broken hearted.

“We wanted to work with St. Luke’s to make positive changes in Madison’s memory,” JR said.

He sent the hospital president an email, saying, “Creating a support group is a good place to start a group to help others affected by this kind of loss.”

The president “called me that same day to express her sympathy and tell me that the hospital would form a group,” JR recalled. A social worker/therapist was hired to moderate the group, and just months later, the first meeting of the hospital’s Perinatal and Infant Loss Support Group convened in one of the conference rooms at the Anderson (Bethlehem Township) campus. The support group meets monthly.

The sharing and caring that takes place at their monthly meetings has brought the Kushnirs comfort and close to other couples and families that have suffered similar loss. Some of them come and talk the entire time, while others just sit and listen, JR says. “There’s not one way to grieve,” he says. “But helping others helped us to heal.”

So much so that they felt ready to try to start a family again. On May 29, 2019, Charlotte Rose, their “Rainbow Baby,” joined JR and Jena. “She was born at 37 weeks, and that was 37 weeks of anxiety,” says the proud dad of two.

“We soak up every second we can with Charlotte,” says JR. “We always tell her about how she was handpicked for Earth by her big sister, and that in her brief life, Madison made such positive changes.”

Media Contact:

Sam Kennedy, Corporate Communications Director, 484-526-4134, samuel.kennedy@sluhn.org

About St. Luke’s

Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 15,000 employees providing services at 10 hospitals and 300 outpatient sites. With annual net revenue greater than $2 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. Dedicated to advancing medical education, St. Luke’s is the preeminent teaching hospital in central-eastern Pennsylvania. In partnership with Temple University, St. Luke’s created the Lehigh Valley’s first and only regional medical school campus. It also operates the nation’s longest continuously operating School of Nursing, established in 1884, and 34 fully accredited graduate medical educational programs with 263 residents and fellows. St. Luke’s is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system with Medicare’s five- and four-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. St. Luke’s is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. In 2019, three of IBM Watson Health’s 100 Top Hospitals were St. Luke’s hospitals. St. Luke’s University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from IBM Watson Health seven times total and five years in a row. St. Luke’s has also been cited by IBM Watson Health as a 50 Top Cardiovascular Program. Utilizing the Epic electronic medical record (EMR) system for both inpatient and outpatient services, the Network is a multi-year recipient of the Most Wired award recognizing the breadth of the SLUHN’s information technology applications such as telehealth, online scheduling and online pricing information. St. Luke’s is also recognized as one of the state’s lowest cost providers.

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Business: Insurance

Benefit Strategy Review Available for Financial Consultants

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Utilizing Member Benefits

Now, more than ever, the Ethics Approved Program means something in this day and age when ethics is crucial. It is an integral part of our membership benefits…IARFC Trustee Chair and CEO, H. Stephen Bailey, MRFC®.


MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (PRWEB)

Being in line with the mission of an association is the most important consideration. The IARFC feels it is equally essential to determine if the benefits are right for the consultant. Many times benefits appear ordinary on the surface until they are explored more fully. The White paper explores such topics as Benefit Strategy, Timeliness, Designations, Credentials, Trademarks, Code of Ethics, Ethics Approved Status, Practice Management Tools, Branding, Publications, Visibility, Partner Programs, Social Media, Networking, Award Recognition, Insurance, Educational Programs, Leadership Positions, Give Back Opportunities, and International Recognition.

“We feel that the most valuable benefits that are obtainable to the members of the IARFC are the designations/credential,” observed Trustee Chair and CEO, H. Stephen Bailey, MRFC®. “The Association has gone to considerable time and expense to accredit the Master Register Financial Consultant (MRFC®) credential in order to stay relevant in our industry. This was in answer to member’s request which was more acceptable to their broker dealers.”

While not exactly a tangible product, adhering to an established Code of Ethics is a way of announcing to clients, prospects, and consumers that the consultant realizes a fiduciary responsibility. Qualifying those commitments is accomplished through the IARFC Ethics Approved Status where high standards are met for members and are under constant review. “When we first started this program, we didn’t realize the significance of this rating,” continued Bailey. “Now, more than ever, the program means something in this day and age when ethics is crucial. It is an integral part of our membership benefits.”

Visibility should not be overlooked. A financial services association provides opportunities to assume leadership positions, expand on financial topics through written articles, and distribute social media on a more widespread platform. Credibility is established though these connections to a well-established organization.

Complete descriptions of benefits can be found by going to the IARFC Store and downloading the White Paper.

For more information on the IARFC and all the benefits it has to offer visit http://www.iarfc.org.

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Business: Executives

Cash Industry Stakeholders to Gather in Chicago for the Secure Cash and Transport Association’s Seventh Annual Conference

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GLOBAL IMPACT 2019 SCTA CONFERENCE

Perhaps one of the most dramatic forces impacting our industry today is globalization; it is a reality that cannot be ignored and how we respond today will have a lasting impact on future success.


PURCELLVILLE, Va. (PRWEB)

The Secure Cash & Transport Association (SCTA), a nonprofit group representing professionals in ATM servicing, cash handling and processing, transportation, and safekeeping of cash and coin throughout North America, is set to welcome more than 200 attendees to its seventh annual conference in Chicago on October 9-11, 2019.

The 2019 SCTA Conference will feature leading experts in the fields of cash-in-transit, banking, retail, security, cybersecurity, and cash servicing, covering a wide range of important issues that impact the cash industry. The theme for this year’s event is “Global Impact” and it features a keynote address from Josh Linkner, a five-time tech entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and New York Times best-selling author. Linkner will offer insight and strategies to address the increasing velocity of globalization in the cash industry.

Mark Lowers, President of the Secure Cash and Transport Association, comments, “Perhaps one of the most dramatic forces impacting our industry today is globalization; it is a reality that cannot be ignored and how we respond today will have a lasting impact on future success.” He continues, “We look forward to addressing this and many other important issues at this year’s conference.”

Joining Linkner is a deep lineup of industry thought leaders and experts who will deliver two action-packed days worth of insight, information, and discussion. The full agenda for the event can be found at scta.securetransportassociation.org/agenda.

The 2019 SCTA Conference is designed to support the Secure Cash & Transport Association’s overarching mission to protect, strengthen, and unite the cash-in-transit and cash servicing industries. Details about the event, registration information, and association membership details can be found at the event website at scta.securetransportassociation.org.

About the Secure Cash & Transport Association (SCTA)

The Secure Cash & Transport Association (SCTA) is a non-profit association established in 2013 to represent the shared interests of professionals in ATM servicing, cash handling/processing, transportation, and safekeeping of cash and coin throughout North America. Founding members include Cash Connect-ATM Solutions by WSFS Bank, Coin Wrap, Inc., Davis Bancorp, Great American Insurance Group Fidelity/Crime Division, Griffin Incorporated, Loomis, Lowers Risk Group, Marshall & Sterling, Rochester Armored Car Company, Inc., U.S. Bank, and Willis Fine Art and Jewelry & Specie USA. Industry groups represented by the association include armored operators, insurance providers, truck builders, financial institutions, ATM cash providers, coin wrappers, security surveys and compliance providers, retailers, and loss adjusters.

Members of the Board of Directors for the Secure Cash & Transport Association include: President, Mark Lowers, CEO, Lowers Risk Group; Vice President, Antonio Palmiotto, Executive Chairman, FAJS, Willis of New York, Inc.; Secretary, Michael Gaul, EVP Marketing, Lowers Risk Group; Greg McKay, President, Griffin Inc.; Jason Kyd, VP Specie, Great American Insurance Group; Joseph Shea, President, Rochester Armored Car; J.R. Davis III, President, Davis Bancorp; Laura Jones, Senior VP, ATM & Debit Services, U.S. Bank; Randall Sheltra, SVP Risk Management, Loomis U.S.; Suzanne Ricci, Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Cash Connect; Curtis Fox, Executive Director, Corporate Security, Garda Cash Logistics; Todd Worthey, VP, U.S. Risk Management, Brink’s, Inc.; and Jim Petit, President, G+D Currency Technology.

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