Ready for the third chapter? This Saturday, all eyes are on Team cbdMD athlete Daniel “DC” Cormier as he challenges Stipe Miocic in one of the most anticipated trilogies in MMA history.

“I am so thankful for cbdMD and put my trust in their award-winning CBD ‘Recover’ Inflammation Cream, CBD bath bombs, and CBD gummies to help me get ready for this major fight.”

LAS VEGAS (PRWEB)
August 14, 2020

cbdMD, Inc. (NYSE American: YCBD, YCBD PR A) (the “Company”), one of the leading and most highly trusted and recognized cannabidiol (CBD) brands, is proud to support MMA champion Daniel “DC” Cormier, a premier member of “Team cbdMD”, which is the CBD industry’s premier athletic sponsorship program, as he prepares for the fight of his career. This Saturday, August 15, 2020, Cormier is slated to headline a primetime MMA showdown against heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic in a highly anticipated ‘rubber match’. ‘Miocic vs. Cormier 3’ will air live at 10 PM ET (ESPN+ PPV) from the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas.

“My mind is ready, and my body is ready to do something great. This fight is the build-up of years of hard work and preparation. Thousands of hours on the mat and endless amounts of time training. This fight means everything to me, literally everything. And I am so thankful for cbdMD and put my trust in their award-winning [CBD ‘Recover’ Inflammation Cream, CBD bath bombs, and CBD gummies to help me get ready for this major fight,” said Cormier.

“It’s no secret that mixed martial artists are particularly fond of CBD’s powerful properties, and you can count DC amongst the leading CBD advocates in MMA. Not only did DC incorporate cbdMD products into his training regimen for Fight Week – his coaches trust cbdMD, as well,” said Hans Molenkamp, Vice President of Sports Marketing at cbdMD.

Cormier made his professional MMA debut in 2009 with Xtreme MMA, proceeding to win the

heavyweight championship in less than a year. In professional mixed martial arts, Cormier is best known for holding dual UFC belts simultaneously, which has only been done four times. In

addition to his UFC titles, Cormier claimed victories in the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix

Championship, King of the Cage Heavyweight Championship, and Xtreme MMA Heavyweight

Championship.

About cbdMD, Inc.

cbdMD, Inc. is a nationally recognized consumer cannabidiol (CBD) brand whose current products include CBD tinctures, CBD capsules, CBD gummies, CBD topicals, CBD bath bombs and CBD pet products. cbdMD is also a proud partner of Bellator MMA and Life Time, Inc., and has one of the largest rosters of professional sports athletes who are part of “Team cbdMD.” To learn more about cbdMD and our comprehensive line of over 100 SKUs of U.S. produced, Non-THC[1] CBD products, please visit http://www.cbdMD.com, follow cbdMD on Instagram and Facebook, or visit one of the 6,000 retail outlets that carry cbdMD products.

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“We are proud to name Dr. Frank (Trey) Moore III as a UroLift Center of Excellence and provider of care for men with enlarged prostate symptoms using the UroLift System treatment,” said Dave Amerson

PLEASANTON, Calif. (PRWEB)
August 14, 2020

NeoTract, a wholly owned subsidiary of Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE:TFX) focused on addressing unmet needs in the field of urology, today announced that Frank (Trey) Moore III, M.D., Urology Partners of North Texas in Fort Worth, TX, has been designated as a UroLift® Center of Excellence. The designation recognizes that Dr. Moore has achieved a high level of training and experience with the UroLift® System and demonstrated a commitment to exemplary care for men suffering from symptoms associated with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), also known as enlarged prostate.

Recommended for the treatment of BPH in both the American Urological Association and European Association of Urology clinical guidelines, the FDA-cleared Prostatic Urethral Lift procedure using the UroLift System is a proven, minimally invasive technology for treating lower urinary tract symptoms due to BPH. The UroLift permanent implants, delivered during a transurethral outpatient procedure, relieve prostate obstruction and open the urethra directly without cutting, heating, or removing prostate tissue.

The UroLift Center of Excellence program is designed to highlight urologists who are committed to educating their patients on BPH and the UroLift System as a treatment option and consistently seek to deliver excellent patient outcomes and experiences.

“We are proud to name Dr. Frank (Trey) Moore III as a UroLift Center of Excellence and provider of care for men with enlarged prostate symptoms using the UroLift System treatment,” said Dave Amerson, president of the Teleflex Interventional Urology business unit. “The UroLift System is a safe and effective treatment that allows physicians to treat men in-office under local anesthesia, so they can experience lasting symptom relief within days after receiving treatment.”

Over 40 million men in the United States are affected by BPH, a condition that occurs when the prostate gland that surrounds the male urethra becomes enlarged with advancing age and begins to obstruct the urinary system. Symptoms of BPH often include interrupted sleep and urinary problems and can cause loss of productivity, depression and decreased quality of life.

Medication is often the first-line therapy for enlarged prostate, but relief can be inadequate and temporary. Side effects of medication treatment can include sexual dysfunction, dizziness and headaches, prompting many patients to quit using the drugs. For these patients, the classic alternative is surgery that cuts, heats or removes prostate tissue to open the blocked urethra. While current surgical options can be very effective in relieving symptoms, they can also leave patients with permanent side effects such as urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction, and retrograde ejaculation.

About the UroLift® System

The FDA-cleared UroLift System is a proven, minimally invasive technology for treating lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The UroLift permanent implants, delivered during a minimally invasive transurethral outpatient procedure, relieve prostate obstruction and open the urethra directly without cutting, heating, or removing prostate tissue. Clinical data from a pivotal 206-patient randomized controlled study showed that patients with enlarged prostate receiving UroLift implants reported rapid and durable symptomatic and urinary flow rate improvement without compromising sexual function*1,2. Patients also experienced a significant improvement in quality of life. Over 100,000 men have been treated with the UroLift System in the U.S. Most common adverse events reported include hematuria, dysuria, micturition urgency, pelvic pain, and urge incontinence. Most symptoms were mild to moderate in severity and resolved within two to four weeks after the procedure. The Prostatic Urethral Lift procedure using the UroLift System is recommended for the treatment of BPH in both the American Urological Association and European Association of Urology clinical guidelines. The UroLift System is available in the U.S., Europe, Australia, Canada, Mexico and South Korea. Learn more at http://www.UroLift.com.

About NeoTract | Teleflex Interventional Urology

A wholly owned subsidiary of Teleflex Incorporated, the Interventional Urology Business Unit is dedicated to developing innovative, minimally invasive and clinically effective devices that address unmet needs in the field of urology. Our initial focus is on improving the standard of care for patients with BPH using the UroLift System, a minimally invasive permanent implant system that treats symptoms while preserving normal sexual function*1,2. Learn more at http://www.NeoTract.com.

About Teleflex Incorporated

Teleflex is a global provider of medical technologies designed to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. We apply purpose driven innovation – a relentless pursuit of identifying unmet clinical needs – to benefit patients and healthcare providers. Our portfolio is diverse, with solutions in the fields of vascular and interventional access, surgical, anesthesia, cardiac care, urology, emergency medicine and respiratory care. Teleflex employees worldwide are united in the understanding that what we do every day makes a difference. For more information, please visit http://www.teleflex.com.

Teleflex is the home of Arrow®, Deknatel®, Hudson RCI®, LMA®, Pilling®, Rusch®, UroLift® and Weck® – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose

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*No instances of new, sustained erectile or ejaculatory dysfunction

1. Roehrborn, J Urology 2013 LIFT Study

2. McVary, J Sex Med 2016

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CAYIN Healthcare Digital Signage Solution at Proquimed Laboratory, Mexico

Proquimed laboratory is pleased by the high-quality and powerful functions of CAYIN’s digital signage solution, which not only helps deliver the best healthcare experience to patients but also helps increase healthcare provider’s job satisfaction as well.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (PRWEB)
August 13, 2020

Proquimed Lab, one of the major clinical analysis laboratories in Guanajuato, Mexico, adopted CAYIN’s digital signage solution to solve the challenge it encountered in building a customized queuing system that integrates into digital signage for better patient flow management.

CAYIN SMP-2300 digital signage player offers the web-based skin editor and supports diverse multimedia formats, providing high flexibility to customize displaying template and content for efficiently communicating with patients as well as optimizing the patient flow. Moreover, with CAYIN Web SDK (Software Development Kit), the perfect solution for creating your management tools, Proquimed Lab succeeded in building a specialized queuing system by HTML and PHP program that serves the needs of streamlining the process of taking and recollecting samples.

CAYIN’s digital signage solution contributes to well-managed patient flow for efficient care service and plays the role of the multifunctional information platform that creates a better patient experience. Proquimed laboratory is pleased by the high-quality and powerful functions of CAYIN’s digital signage solution, which not only helps deliver the best healthcare experience to patients but also helps increase healthcare provider’s job satisfaction as well.

Learn more about the complete case study at CAYIN’s website: https://www.cayintech.com/digital-signage-case-studies/healthcare/case-detail.html?f=proquimed-laboratory-mexico

CAYIN Technology in Brief

CAYIN Technology is a 16-year professional digital signage solution and software developer from Taiwan. By offering a complete portfolio of appliance-based digital signage solutions, CAYIN dedicates itself to being a reliable partner to clients worldwide and has successfully set up various applications globally. In order to best facilitate the deployment of its products, the company also provides tailored services to satisfy the ever-growing market demand for almost limitless applications.

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Our agency has always staked its reputation on challenging outdated norms, so strengthening our commitment to anti-racist practices is a natural and necessary extension of our core beliefs. We’re listening, learning, and becoming better allies in this fight.

NEW YORK (PRWEB)
August 13, 2020

Leading healthcare marketing agency Heartbeat has been named by Med Ad News as the 2020 Diversity & Inclusion Champion at this year’s prestigious MANNY Awards healthcare advertising competition. Building on its tradition of activism for industry-leading equality, Heartbeat has also released a commitment letter to reaffirm their dedication to an inclusive, anti-racist workplace.

Sponsored by pharmaceutical business and marketing publication Med Ad News, the MANNY Awards recognizes the best in the healthcare communications industry. Winners were announced at a virtual ceremony on June 18th, 2020. The Diversity & Inclusion Champion category looks for missions, strategies, and practices that support diverse work environments, and recognized Heartbeat as an agency that embraces diversity and inclusion in all aspects of their business.

“Heartbeat leaders have worked tirelessly on a years-long internal campaign to revolutionize the company culture and upend old-fashioned notions of how to promote diversity and inclusion within their community,” writes Med Ad News. “The result is a nurturing, supportive, and inspiring work environment that is truly inclusive of all races, gender identities, ages, religions, and sexual orientations. This dedication to culture and community has led to three straight ‘Best Place to Work’ honors for Heartbeat, employee satisfaction numbers that are difficult to comprehend, and diversity statistics that are shattering the ad industry’s D&I benchmarks.”

Affirming their commitment to this “truly inclusive” work environment, Heartbeat has also released a detailed commitment letter, publicly taking a stand against racism in the workplace. The letter reveals current diversity statistics, cites future racial justice goals, and outlines plans for continuing to make their organization more racially equitable.

“We’re immensely proud of the work we’ve done, but we know we have further to go when it comes to creating a safe, diverse and just workplace for all Heartbeaters,” says Michelle Edwards, Heartbeat’s VP, Human Resources. “Our agency has always staked its reputation on challenging outdated norms, so strengthening our commitment to anti-racist practices is a natural and necessary extension of our core beliefs. We’re listening, learning, and becoming better allies in this fight, and we hope the wider advertising industry will join us.”

Heartbeat’s diversity dedication is the subject of a recent interview with Med Ad News, and the full commitment letter can be found on the agency’s website.

ABOUT HEARTBEAT

Heartbeat is a full-service agency for healthcare Challenger Brands. Challengers play a high-stakes game—they must battle behemoth market leaders, upend ingrained treatment habits, or transform a “me-too” product into “yes-please.”

The agency is known for serving up distinctive strategies and differentiating approaches, ensuring clients’ market positions are uniquely owned. Heartbeat designs their organization around a 100% integration model, housing media, strategy, med comms, creative, technology, and even point of care/population health under the same roof for the tightest, most integrated campaigns possible. They price work based on outcomes, not outputs. Their innovative model delivers not only alignment, but powerful orchestration, greater efficiency, and maximum impact for every dollar spent—all the necessary elements for Challengers to triumph.

That’s the philosophy. Here are the creds: 250+ employees between NY & CA; 6 agency leaders with decades of tenure; a pile of awards from the likes of the MANNYs, MM&M Awards, OMMAs, and Clios; an industry-leading commitment to diversity + inclusion (with a Med Ad News D&I Champion nod to match); and a President who dared to be quoted as follows: “We celebrate people who stand up and say, ‘You know what? This is dumb.’” Damn straight.

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ICAA COVID-19 Senior Living Task Force Report: Creating a path towards the next normal in senior living

Leaders, funders, investors, residents and families are looking to the future: what will life in a senior living community look like next year, or in three years, or in ten?

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (PRWEB)
August 13, 2020

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) brought together 154 thought leaders—providers of housing and services for older adults—to create strategies and tactics to help all segments of the senior living industry emerge from being locked down.

Developed by members of the ICAA COVID-19 Senior Living Task Force, the strategies and tactics are collected in the white paper, “Creating a path towards the next normal in senior living.”

“The leadership and staff in all types of senior living communities—active adult, independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, and memory care—immediately took action to protect the health of their residents when the pandemic appeared, and sprang into action to deliver meals, meaningful activities and programs to keep everyone connected to family and friends,” said task force organizer Colin Milner, CEO of International Council on Active Aging. “Yet, we realized that the future for older adults and senior living organizations depends on keeping residents safe today, while envisioning tomorrow’s safe home, services and lifestyle amenities.”

The ICAA COVID-19 Senior Living Task Force members were especially concerned that the general public has not been educated on the distinct differences among types of senior living options (active adult, independent living, assisted living) and may believe all of them are “nursing homes.” In response, the task force members determined that strategies to update the value proposition of the many communities composing the senior living industry aligned with actions to develop a culture of positive aging, which promotes the health and well-being of older adults.

The strategies and tactics developed by members of the task force are intended to trigger actions that individual organizations can take. Underneath each strategy there are tactics and tasks that reflect what organizations can do today, and what they could do to prepare for the midterm and longterm lifestyles necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Download “Creating a path towards the next normal in senior living” at https://www.icaa.cc//listing.php?type=white_papers

The six strategies can apply to many types of organizations:

1.    Design, re-design and/or renovate exteriors and interiors of buildings.

The value of transitioning indoor and outdoor spaces to enable physical distancing and innovative service delivery is suggested, along with identification of infrastructure and renovations that combine healthy approaches with preparation for potential emergencies.

2. Develop purpose-driven, caring, passionate staff.

Because staff members are valuable contributors to the workplace culture and the lives of older adults, there is a collection of options for organizational structures, professional growth and recognition.

3. Provide technology to increase connections, aid efficiency and optimize health.

The pandemic caused an immediate, wholehearted shift to delivering messages, programs and health care through in-house portals, telehealth, and internet services. Ideas for implementation assume that will likely be a future need.

4. Develop the culture of positive aging, framed by all the dimensions of wellness.

Approaches to counteract stereotypical attitudes toward older adults and reset organizational priorities are offered, based in a philosophy of helping residents be as independent as possible and engaged in the life of their communities.

5. Establish trust by being prepared to respond to emergencies and unexpected events.

One aspect of the value of senior living is the ability of organizations to be prepared to immediately respond to an emergency, and to be transparent in communicating the status of residents and staff.

6. Update perceptions to reinforce the new value proposition of each type of senior living.

Ideas for wording and stories that organizations can use to relay how the lives of residents were protected during the pandemic while services continued to be delivered, with a call to educate the public about the differences among types of properties.

The need to immediately respond to the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically affected the operations of all senior living organizations, whether active adult or life plan or urban apartment complex. Now that the first months of the pandemic are over, leaders, funders, investors, residents and families are looking to the future: what will life in a senior living community look like next year, or in three years, or in ten?

Members of the ICAA COVID-19 Senior Living Task Force believe that by combining the expertise of national societies and associations, senior living organizations and industry suppliers, the “senior living” model will survive and flourish in the post-COVID-19 world, thus providing the place where older adults can enthusiastically engage in life.

ICAA COVID-19 Senior Living Task Force

Purpose, Commitment, Clarity

https://www.icaa.cc/covid19response/task_force.htm

The ICAA COVID-19 Senior Living Task Force generates ideas, strategies, tactics and messaging that organizations can consider, now and in the future, when planning the next model of senior living that optimizes the health and well-being of older adults and team members, and reinvigorates the value proposition of senior living. The ICAA COVID-19 Senior Living Task Force includes representatives of for-profit, not-for-profit, and affordable housing—organizations providing active-adult and independent living, continuing care/life plan communities, assisted living, long-term care, skilled nursing and rehabilitation along with representatives from the industry associations and the suppliers that support their work.

Organizer: International Council on Active Aging (ICAA)

http://www.icaa.cc

ICAA is a professional association that leads, connects and defines the active-aging industry and supports professionals who aspire to develop wellness cultures for adults over 50. This support includes creating wellness environments, programs and services. The association is focused on active aging—an approach to aging that helps older adults live life as fully as possible within all dimensions of wellness—and provides its members with education, information, resources and tools. As an active-aging educator and advocate, ICAA has advised numerous organizations and governmental bodies.

Walking in the light of our motto, ‘At the heart of ALL we do is YOU,”’ my team goes above and beyond to ensure that candidates and clients feel like they’re Ohana

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (PRWEB)
August 13, 2020

Inc. magazine today revealed that Therapia Staffing is No. 993 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent small businesses. Intuit, Zappos, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.

“Walking in the light of our motto, ‘At the heart of ALL we do is YOU,’ my team goes above and beyond to ensure that candidates and clients feel like they’re Ohana,” said Jennifer Goldstein, CEO/Founder of Therapia Staffing. “Recognition from the Inc. 5000 emphasizes our commitment to conducting better business practices and desire for our positivity to permeate throughout the industry as we continue to grow as a small business with a big impact.”

Not only have the companies on the 2020 Inc. 5000 been very competitive within their markets, but the list as a whole shows staggering growth compared with prior lists as well. The 2020 Inc. 5000 achieved an incredible three-year average growth of over 500 percent, and a median rate of 165 percent. The Inc. 5000’s aggregate revenue was $209 billion in 2019, accounting for over 1 million jobs over the past three years.

Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000. The top 500 companies are also being featured in the September issue of Inc., available on newsstands August 12.

“The companies on this year’s Inc. 5000 come from nearly every realm of business,” says Inc. editor-in-chief Scott Omelianuk. “From health and software to media and hospitality, the 2020 list proves that no matter the sector, incredible growth is based on the foundations of tenacity and opportunism.”

The annual Inc. 5000 event honoring the companies on the list will be held virtually from October 23 to 27, 2020. As always, speakers will include some of the greatest innovators and business leaders of our generation.

Therapia Staffing is a nationwide nursing and allied staffing company working with both medical and educational facility partners offering contract, temp to perm and direct hire assistance. Founded in 2015 by Jennifer Goldstein, Therapia’s mission is to “start where others finish to make a difference, empower others and foster independence. Therapia Staffing incorporates a high level of work ethic by uniting our nationwide clients through creative solutions while setting them up for success.” Therapia has been recognized for its commitment to diversity and pleasant working environment with INC., SIA, SunSentinel and Great Place To Work accolades.

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Facebook: @TherapiaStaffingJobs

More about Inc. and the Inc. 5000

Methodology

The 2020 Inc. 5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2016 and 2019. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2016. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2019. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2016 is $100,000; the minimum for 2019 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in Inc.’s September issue. They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000.

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