Emergency providers need to stay updated on med tox since the possibility of a hazmat event is a daily reality, drug overdose is the leading cause of death from injury in the US, and new issues, such as vaping-associated lung injury, continue to emerge.

PHOENIX (PRWEB)
September 12, 2019

ACMT will present the 2019 ‘Total Tox Course’ on Monday, December 9 – Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at The Wink Hotel in Washington, DC.

The ACMT Total Tox Course is a comprehensive review of the scope of emergency toxicology and will include up-to-date interventions and management options for poisoned patients. Prominent experts in medical toxicology and emergency medicine will lead the course.

The 3-day course will focus on medical toxicology topics of interest to physicians, mid-level practitioners, clinical pharmacists, paramedics and emergency providers, including issues of current clinical and public health importance. Attendees will be presented with the most up-to-date information to evaluate and manage cases of poisoning and exposure to medications, drugs of abuse, chemical terrorism, and environmental toxins.

Topics will include:

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  Dangers and Management of Opioid Abuse
• Over-the-Counter Poisons
• Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
• Envenomations
• Disaster Preparedness
• Dangers in Your House
• Tricyclic Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, SSRIs and Lithium
• Ethanol Intoxication & Withdrawal
• Plants, Mushrooms & Nutritional Supplements 
• Toxic Alcohols
• Antimicrobials & Antivirals
• Drug Screen Pitfalls
• Asphyxiants
• Anticonvulsants
• And More!

This activity is eligible for CME (Continue Medical Education) and CPE (Continuing Pharmacy Education).

Register for the course and reserve your hotel room by November 18, 2019 to get the ACMT early bird discount and the group rate at The Wink Hotel.

This course has been recommended by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, The District of Columbia ACEP Chapter, and the Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians.

The American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) is a professional, nonprofit association of physicians with recognized expertise and board certification in medical toxicology. Our members specialize in the prevention, evaluation, treatment, and monitoring of injury and illness from exposures to drugs and chemicals, as well as biological and radiological agents. ACMT members work in clinical, academic, governmental, and public health settings, and provide poison control center leadership.

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What makes IO360° so important is that it joins cancer expertise from clinical, business, regulatory, academic and nonprofit communities together with the goal of advancing treatments to enable a patient’s immune system to eradicate cancer faster.

NEW YORK (PRWEB)
September 12, 2019

The Conference Forum has announced that the 6th annual IO360°: Immuno-Oncology 360° Summit will take place on February 26 – 28, 2020 at the Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel in New York City, NY, with a full day dedicated to Cell & Gene Therapy for Solid Tumors on February 27.

The opening keynotes include IO pioneers and entrepreneurs, Carl June, MD, Director, Center for Cellular Immunotherapies at the Perelman School of Medicine; UPenn and Arie Belldegrun, MD, Executive Chair and Co-founder, Allogene who will address T-cell and CAR-T therapy advancements.

The most prestigious analyst in IO, Andrew Baum, MD, Head of Global Healthcare and Managing Director, Equity Research for Citi will deliver the financial opening keynote on the Evolution and Forecast of the IO Space.

Delivering a cornerstone presentation on New Scientific Frontiers in Cell Therapies for Solid Tumors will be immunotherapy expert Crystal Mackall, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine and Director of the Stanford Center for Cancer Cell Therapy at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Peter Marks, MD, PhD, Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, FDA will be leading a panel discussion on the Evolution of Regulatory Policy for Cell & Gene Therapy.

Joining the program as the 2020 guest keynote is cancer veteran and advocate Jane Perlmutter, PhD, who will participate in a fireside chat to share her remarkable journey with immunotherapy.

New leadership to IO360° includes:

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  Charles Drake, MD, PhD, Columbia University Medical Center
• Stephanie Goff, MD, National Cancer Institute
• Stephan Grupp, MD, PhD, Children’s Hospital Of Pennsylvania (CHOP)
• Ramy Ibrahim, MD, Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
• Beth Metzheiser, BMS
• Annette Schmid, MD, Takeda
• Aiman Shalabi, PharmD, GSK
• Martin Stumpe, PhD, Tempus
• Roman Yelensky, PhD, Gritstone Oncology

Amongst many more

With more than 80 IO topics covered, IO360° is divided into the following plenaries with data presentations and panel discussions on Discovery and Preclinical Science, Translational Science, Clinical Developments, Bispecifics, Biomarkers and Diagnostics, Clinical Operations, AI for Cancer Immunotherapy, Imaging Aspects, Business Developments, and Emerging Technologies.

For the first time, IO360° 2020 features a day dedicated to Cell and Gene Therapy with a focus on solid tumors to take place on February 27. Chairing the Cell & Gene Therapy day will be Aiman Shalabi, PharmD, Vice President of R&D, Cell and Gene Therapies for GSK and will lead the program in addressing the following topics: Landscape and Evolution of the Cell & Gene Therapy Marketplace, New Scientific Frontiers in Cell Therapies for Solid Tumors, Cell Therapy Pivotal Pharma Developments for Solid Tumors, Current and Future Innovations Toward GMP Manufacturing of CAR and TCR Engineered T cells, FDA Led Session on the Evolution of Regulatory Policy for Cell & Gene Therapy, New Collaborative Development Paradigms for Cell Therapies and Cell & Gene Therapy Debates.

“Developing immuno-oncology treatments for patients that could become the standard of care across a wide variety of cancers is still a complex challenge,” said Kate Woda, Director, IO360°. “What makes IO360° so important is that it joins cancer expertise from clinical, business, regulatory, academic and nonprofit communities together with the goal of advancing treatments to enable a patient’s immune system to eradicate cancer faster.”

IO360° will also feature extensive networking opportunities and includes one-on-one partnering to help facilitate business meetings and additional collaborations.

To learn more please visit theconferenceforum.org

About Immuno-Oncology 360˚:

Immuno-Oncology (IO) 360° is the premier meeting across all stakeholders in IO, addressing the rapid advancements of clinical, scientific and business developments of IO in one setting to help develop therapeutics for a wider range of cancers at an accelerated rate. Guided by lead advisors Axel Hoos, MD, PhD, SVP of Oncology R&D, GSK, James Gulley, MD, PhD, Head of Immunotherapy Section and Director of Medical Oncology Service at the Office of the Clinical Director, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, Priti Hegde, MD, Chief Scientific Officer, Foundation Medicine, Andrew Baum, MD, Head of Global Healthcare and Managing Director, Equity Research, Citi, Dan Chen, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer, IGM Biosciences, Jacqueline Karmel, Principal International Scientific Director, Roche and Ian McCaffery, VP, Oncology Translational Science, Janssen. The three-day summit features ten plenary sessions, a dedicated day to Cell & Gene Therapy, over 120 speakers and more than ten hours of networking. There will be over 500 attendees representing pharma, biotechs, academia, research organizations, business development and the IO investment community.

About the Conference Forum:

The Conference Forum is a life science industry research firm that develops conferences primarily around how to get therapeutics to patients faster. They examine and challenge the complex ecosystem of drug development and delivery, bringing ideas together from a variety of sources to help advance clinical research with common goals that are patient-focused. They are committed to creating the best content, exchange of ideas and solutions among peers, as well as providing high quality networking.

Allergan and Global Call Forwarding Partnership

Allergan was able to significantly expand their global support coverage without seeing a drastic increase in operating costs.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (PRWEB)
September 12, 2019

Global Call Forwarding, a leading U.S. cloud communications provider, has announced its new partnership with Allergan to improve call center support in Asia using local DID phone numbers.

Allergan is a global pharmaceutical leader with commercial operations in more than 100 countries. It has a portfolio of leading brands that spans four key therapeutic areas: medical aesthetics, eye care, central nervous system, and gastroenterology.

Millions of people around the world rely on Allergan’s best-in-class products every day. Therefore, their ability to provide localized telephone support across international markets is crucial. However, Allergan’s telephone support operations are managed from centralized regional contact centers, which restricts their ability to provide local telephone support to their customers.

Their immediate requirement was to obtain local phone numbers in key markets, which forward the inbound calls to one of Allergan’s regional contact centers. Multinational companies in today’s hyper-connected digital economy are increasingly utilizing cloud contact center solutions like direct inward dial (DID) numbers to implement this solution.

According to the VP of Marketing and Sales at Global Call Forwarding, Bulent Erkaya, “Using direct inward dial numbers can be the most effective way to offer a local point of telephone contact in any foreign market. By integrating this solution, Allergan was able to significantly expand their global support coverage without seeing a drastic increase in operating costs. They activated DID numbers in many key markets, delivering much-needed telephone support and managing their operations from centralized contact centers.”

Companies with global sales and support operations are increasingly activating local phone numbers in countries where they need to offer telesupport. This makes it easier for international-based customers to contact these companies without paying for long-distance calls or dialing unfamiliar phone numbers.

Having a regional office in APAC for sales, support, and service delivery made Global Call Forwarding the ideal candidate for this partnership with Allergan.

In addition, Global Call Forwarding has the largest selection of local DID phone numbers in Asia. Their ability to provide phone numbers in unique, hard-to-get origination countries was also a major deciding factor.

By partnering with Global Call Forwarding, Allergan will increase worldwide access to customer support and improve call center reactivity while achieving significant cost savings.

This partnership will also strengthen the leading market position Global Call Forwarding holds, as it adds another major multinational corporation in the pharmaceutical sector to its clientele.

About Global Call Forwarding

Global Call Forwarding is owned and operated by United World Telecom, which has been serving companies with innovative telecommunications solutions since 1996. United World Telecom has rapidly expanded its global presence and service offerings in the last twenty-two years to offer international call forwarding, outbound calling, SMS forwarding, and call recording. Visit http://www.globalcallforwarding.com for more information.

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The expertise of Scott Edlin and his team expands the regional offerings of Alera Group in Nevada. They are a strong expansion of our expertise in employee benefits, and we are excited to welcome them.

DEERFIELD, Ill. (PRWEB)
September 12, 2019

Alera Group, an independent national insurance brokerage and wealth management firm, today announced that it has acquired Makro Enterprises (Makro), effective September 1, 2019. Makro will join Alera Group through local firm GLB Insurance.

Makro offers employee benefits and insurance services for clients throughout Las Vegas and the surrounding region. Makro was formerly the insurance arm of ManagedPay, a Las Vegas payroll company.

“The expertise of Scott Edlin and his team expands the regional offerings of Alera Group in Nevada. They are a strong expansion of our expertise in employee benefits, and we are excited to welcome them to Alera Group,” said Alan Levitz, CEO of Alera Group.

“We are thrilled to join Alera Group and, locally, the GLB team,” said Scott Edlin, Managing Partner of Makro. “The national scope of resources will be hugely valuable as we continue to serve our clients with excellence, and we look forward to collaborating with other Alera Group firms across the country.”

The Makro service team will continue serving clients in their current roles. Additionally, all payroll services through ManagedPay will continue going forward through that organization. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

About Alera Group

Based in Deerfield, IL, Alera Group’s over 1,500 employees serve thousands of clients nationally in employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management. Alera Group is the 15th largest independent insurance agency in the country. For more information, visit http://www.aleragroup.com or follow Alera Group on Twitter: @AleraGroupUS

Alera Group: Rob Lieblein, Chief Development Officer, 717-329-2451, rob.lieblein@aleragroup.com

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DETROIT (PRWEB)
September 10, 2019

Women’s Excellence is pleased to welcome Dr. Caela Hesano, MD to the team. Dr. Hesano is an understanding, caring and highly skilled Obstetrician/Gynecologist. She approaches patients compassionately and offers comprehensive obstetrical and gynecological care, including high-risk obstetrical medicine. Dr. Hesano strives to ensure that each visit is comfortable, patient-focused, and that every patient feels her concerns have been fully addressed.

Dr. Hesano practices evidence-based medicine and stays current with new changes and opportunities that may benefit her patients. She has a special interest in caring for adolescents and minimal invasive surgery, as well as treating endometriosis, chronic pelvic pain, abnormal uterine bleeding, and much more! Dr. Hesano specializes in a wide range of complex concerns including:

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  Endometriosis
• Pelvic pain
• Pelvic adhesions
• Pelvic infections
• Minimally invasive robotic surgery
• Laparoscopic surgery
• Ovarian cysts
• Uterine fibroids
• Uterine polyps
• Abnormal uterine bleeding including heavy, irregular and/or painful periods
• Pelvic organ prolapse
• Hormonal irregularities
• Menopause
• Osteoporosis
• Infertility
• Genetic testing

“Caela is a dedicated obstetrician and gynecologist who is committed to patient care and advanced technologies in medicine. Her passion for women’s healthcare will benefit our patients immensely. We’re thrilled to have her on our team!” Dr. Jonathan Zaidan, MD, FACOG, President of Women’s Excellence

For more information or to schedule an appointment, visit http://www.WomensExcellence.com. Online Patient Support Specialists are available Monday through Friday from 8am-5pm to assist new, current, and prospective patients. The chat is located at the bottom right corner of your computer or mobile device screen at http://www.WomensExcellence.com. During offline hours, all chats sent will be messaged directly to a Women’s Excellence team member. Offline messages will receive a response within 24 hours. Messages received during the weekend will be answered the next business week.

Appointments can also be made at (248) 693-0543.

Women’s Excellence is the most comprehensive obstetric and gynecologic office in Michigan. Additionally, they specialize in menopause, weight control, bladder control, endometriosis, robotic surgery, oncology, and midwifery services. Women’s Excellence is committed to staying at the forefront of innovation with cutting edge technologies utilizing robotic surgery and minimally invasive surgical options when possible. The knowledgeable, compassionate physicians and healthcare providers of Women’s Excellence focus on patient-centered processes to deliver the highest quality of care. They are affiliated with most insurances. They offer seamless medical record access via a state-of-the-art patient portal and use the latest technology for record keeping and sharing, making the patient experience easier and more efficient. Women’s Excellence is taking new patients and is conveniently located throughout southeastern Michigan in Birmingham, Lake Orion, Clarkston, Rochester, Royal Oak, and West Bloomfield. Coming soon, Women’s Excellence will open in Lapeer, Michigan. For more information, visit http://www.WomensExcellence.com.

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“The cross-platform campaign advocates for an increased emphasis on overall employee health, engagement, and benefits.”

NEW YORK (PRWEB)
September 10, 2019

Using the expertise of industry leaders to explore solutions to problems facing the ever-changing corporate landscape, Mediaplanet today announces the launch of its September, open enrollment edition of their campaign, “Employee Benefits and Engagement.” With topics ranging from the importance of candid one-on-one conversations, ideas for improving wellness initiatives, investing in smoking cessation activities, how continuous learning and development for employees and management is key to employee engagement, to the importance of transparency around pay equity, the campaign shows how companies can thrive when they invest in the wellbeing and success of their employees.

The cross-platform campaign advocates for an increased emphasis on overall employee health, engagement, and benefits. By partnering with the HR industry’s most prominent thought leaders, the included stories highlight the importance for employers to expand employee benefits and development programs, implement HR efficiencies, and improve wellbeing solutions. Its ultimate aim is to help managers and HR professionals cultivate a happier, healthier, and more developed workforce, all while boosting company engagement, which improves retention and allows for the professional growth of top talent.

In the campaign, Matthew Brown, vice president of learning and brand success at Schoox, discusses the changes occurring in the workforce, like performance management shifting away from the point-in-time evaluations. In addition, he emphasizes the important connection between learning and performance, and why companies should be incorporating the two simultaneously. “The Brandon Hall Group reports that fewer than half of companies effectively link learning to performance. Yet, connecting the two provides a line of sight into employee skills, knowledge, and competency gaps. Companies are able to demonstrate their commitment to growth and career opportunities — increasing engagement, retention, and attracting more talent.” Read more here.

The print component of “Employee Benefits & Engagement” is distributed in today’s edition of USA Today New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Washington DC, Baltimore, and Philadelphia. In addition, it will be distributed at several industry-focused conferences, including the HERO Forum this weekend, SHRM Inclusion, ATD’s Core 4 Conference, HRSouthwest, the HR Technology Conference & Expo, WorldatWork 2020 Total Rewards Conference, and more. The digital component is distributed nationally, through a vast social media strategy, and across a network of top news sites and partner outlets. To explore the digital version of the campaign, click here.

This campaign was made possible with the support of the Society for Human Resource Management, WorldatWork, Health Enhancement Research Organization, National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, Integrated Benefits Institute, Midwest Business Group on Health, Association for Talent Development, DallasHR, WELCOA, Human Resource Executive Magazine, National Business Group on Health, Human Resource Executive Magazine, Paychex, the American Heart Association, WorkPartners, CareerArc, Paragon Relocation Services, Vaxserve, DeVryWORKS, Desktime, Carrot.co, International Coach Federation, EE Incentives, Marketplace Chaplains, and Schoox.

About Mediaplanet

Mediaplanet specializes in the creation of content marketing campaigns covering a variety of industries. We tell meaningful stories that educate our audience and position our clients as solution providers. Our unique ability to pair the right leaders with the right readers, through the right platforms, has made Mediaplanet a global content marketing powerhouse. Our award-winning stories have won the hearts of countless readers while serving as a valuable platform for brands and their missions. Just call us storytellers with a purpose. Please visit http://www.mediaplanet.com for more on who we are and what we do.

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Rebecca Levine

Rebecca.levine@mediaplanet.com

646-755-7966

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How to Use Technology to Reduce Warehouse Costs Guide

“Having higher warehouse costs can mean that a warehouse operator or third party logistics provider is less competitive and able to attract and retain business” explained Michael Armanious, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Datex.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (PRWEB)
September 10, 2019

Warehouse management software developer Datex recently released a guide to help 3PLs, distributors and fulfillment warehouse operators reduce warehousing costs using technology. The guide explains the reasons why warehousing operations costs are rising and how technology can play a vital role in curbing costs. The guide is free with registration for immediate download.

The 70+ page guide includes actionable suggestions and covers topics such as:

1. Using technology produces cost savings, aids in eliminating errors and increasing productivity

2. How workarounds are costing your company money

3. How protecting your IT infrastructure helps keep costs under control

4. The importance of using warehouse technology in contract packaging and contract manufacturing warehouses

“Our team has been hearing from supply chain management professionals about their frustration in dealing with rising warehouse costs, the need for faster order processing and shipments and increasingly complex inventory management challenges. Having higher warehouse costs can mean that a warehouse operator or third party logistics provider is less competitive and able to attract and retain business. This year it is especially important to control warehouse costs due to increasing transportation and logistics costs. From truck driver shortages to the new IMO January 2020 regulations that will increase the cost of fuel used on ocean-going ships, supply chain costs are escalating” said Michael Armanious, Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

The Datex guide entitled “How to Use Technology to Reduce Warehouse Costs” is available for immediate download here.

About Datex

A Microsoft Gold Partner, Datex provides flexible, reliable supply chain technology solutions to help make businesses more profitable. In successful operation since 1978, Datex has helped companies operate more efficiently and productively. Datex can provide state-of-the-art technology including award winning Microsoft-based warehouse management software, mobile devices and services such as EDI and mobile device management. Specializing in white glove service, Datex support, software development, implementation, project management and sales services are provided exclusively by employees rather than outsourced to third party vendors. For more information, please contact Laura Olson, Director of Sales and Marketing at 727-400-3641.

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