For women and men exploring IVF and surrogacy to grow their family, SGF New York, Circle Surrogacy & Egg Donation, and Fly Bravely will be hosting a free, anonymous virtual panel discussion.

For men and women thinking about their future family, or those ready to start taking steps toward surrogacy and IVF, this virtual informational session will provide answers.

NEW YORK (PRWEB)
May 07, 2020

Last month, New York State passed a key piece of legislation, the Child-Parent Security Act, establishing and protecting the rights of surrogates and intended parents pursuing surrogacy journeys in NY state. This change allows those struggling with infertility, cancer survivors, as well as the LGBTQ community to have the opportunity to build their families with the assistance of a gestational carrier (GC) in their home state.

For women and men exploring IVF and surrogacy to grow their family, Shady Grove Fertility (SGF) New York, Circle Surrogacy & Egg Donation, and Fly Bravely will be hosting a free, anonymous virtual panel discussion on May 14, 2020, at 6 PM.

Attendees will hear from three women with three very different stories who grew their families through surrogacy and IVF. Each will share their journeys to motherhood—how the process started, what brought them to surrogacy, and where they are now.

Plus, attendees will hear from experts from SGF New York, Circle Surrogacy & Egg Donation, and Fly Bravely about the IVF and surrogacy process, costs, and more.

Hear from Mothers about their Surrogacy and IVF Experience:

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  Lia Buffa De Feo, Founder of Fly Bravely—a New York City consultancy dedicated to destigmatizing infertility and raising awareness of infant loss by providing information, hope, support and advocacy to New Yorkers who experience difficulty on their family-building journey.
• Cynara Charles-Pierre who became a mother via surrogacy after eight miscarriages and was a key player in advocacy efforts that resulted in passage of the Child-Parent Security Act.
• Angela Salerni, a cancer survivor and a mother via surrogacy.

Surrogacy and IVF Expert Panel to Provide Guidance on Process, Cost, Legalities, and More:

• Anate Brauer, M.D., FACOG: Board-certified reproductive endocrinologist with extensive experience in treating all medical and surgical aspects of infertility. Dr. Brauer serves as SGF’s New York’s IVF Director. SGF is home to the largest donor egg treatment program in the nation.
• Sam Hyde, President of Circle Surrogacy & Egg Donation.
• Dean Hutchison, Esq: Vice President of Legal Services at Circle Surrogacy & Egg Donation, and Chairman of the American Bar Association’s Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology Law.
• Jen Rachman, LCSW: Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Outreach Associate at Circle Surrogacy & Egg Donation. Jen is also a New York parent through surrogacy.

For men and women thinking about their future family, or those ready to start taking steps toward surrogacy and IVF, this virtual informational session will provide answers.

To register for this complimentary event, click here.

About Shady Grove Fertility (SGF)

SGF is a leading fertility and IVF center of excellence with more than 85,000 babies born and counting. With 38 locations throughout FL, GA, MD, NY, PA, VA, D.C., and Santiago, Chile, we offer patients virtual physician consults, individualized care, accept most insurance plans, and make treatment affordable through innovative financial options, including treatment guarantees. More physicians refer their patients to SGF than any other center. Call 1-888-761-1967 or visit ShadyGroveFertility.com.

About Circle Surrogacy & Egg Donation

Family is our inspiration. With almost 25 years of experience and almost 2,000 babies born, Circle Surrogacy is one of the oldest and most successful full-service surrogate parenting agencies in the world. Our dedicated staff is comprised of social workers, attorneys, program coordinators, accountants, experienced and former surrogates, egg donors and parents through our program. We have achieved unparalleled success rates for our intended parents by controlling costs, managing insurance, securing high-quality IVF treatment, and focusing on our matching process. We offer complimentary consultations as well as informational seminars over Skype, in our office, and in many major cities around the world.

About Fly Bravely

Fly Bravely is a New York City consultancy dedicated to destigmatizing infertility and raising awareness of infant loss by providing information, hope, support and advocacy to New Yorkers who experience difficulty on their family-building journey. As a catalyst for change, we create discourse and establish policies to help people move forward bravely while enduring challenging paths to parenthood.

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Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week banner created by a child enrolled in an AltaPointe program.

MOBILE, Ala. (PRWEB)
May 07, 2020

Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (CMHAW) is underway across AltaPointe Health’s continuum. Every year the first full week of May is set aside to raise awareness about children’s mental health and the programs available to treat the youngest of patients. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) reports 1 in 5 children 13 to 18 years of age have, or will have a serious mental illness.

During this unsettling time, mental health experts expect to see an increase in calls for access to care when compared to the same period last year. Fear of becoming sick, family stress, and how long the pandemic will last will have people seeking help who never needed mental health support before, including children.

Children’s mental health is a priority for AltaPointe Health. In 2019, more than 11,000 children were treated at an AltaPointe program. AltaPointe has a full continuum of care devoted to children, including; outreach, outpatient, residential services, hospital services, and school-based therapy. AltaPointe’s school-based therapy program reaches students in schools across Mobile, Baldwin, and Washington counties, as well as schools in Clay, Coosa, and Talladega counties.

NAMI says 50 percent of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14. The average delay between the first signs of illness and treatment is 8 to 10 years. Experts agree the sooner you seek treatment, the higher your chance for recovery.

AltaPointe wants to help you understand what’s normal, what’s not, and what’s next when it comes to your child’s behavior. You can tune in to AltaPointe Health’s Facebook page for a live event on Friday, May 8, at 1 p.m. to hear from the experts.

Eddie Pratt, therapist and coordinator of AltaPointe’s day treatment services in Baldwin County, along with Nicolette Harvey, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and assistant director of BayPointe Children’s Hospital, will answer your questions and help you recognize when you may need to seek professional mental health help for your child or adolescent. BayPointe provided 117,319 psychiatric services in 2019.

AltaPointe strives to be a provider of choice in health and specialty services for people of all ages living in the Mobile Bay region and east-central Alabama. Using specialized training, best clinical practices, and innovative technology, we work to provide the best care possible in our outpatient, residential, psychiatric hospitals, and primary care settings. AltaPointe offers services to residents living in Baldwin, Clay, Coosa, Mobile, Talladega, Randolph, and Washington counties. It employs 1,550 people and serves 35,000 individuals annually. It is Alabama’s most comprehensive health and human services organization.

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Cornell Dubilier’s Type Q Defibrillator Capacitors

LIBERTY, S.C. (PRWEB)
May 06, 2020

Cornell Dubilier Electronics, Inc. announces the availability of its Q Series film capacitors for medical defibrillator applications. Designed specifically for today’s quick response and professional use defibrillators, the Q Series meets the reliability demands of Class III medical devices. Used extensively in automated external defibrillators (AEDs), the series offers designers the highest in-class energy density and broadest range of packaging options.

Q Series capacitors are designed for use in monophasic and bi-phasic defibrillators with energy densities as high as 2 J/cc. Some designs can deliver in excess of 500 joules when fully charged. Voltage ratings range from 800 Vdc to 6,000 Vdc with capacitance values covering the range from 32 to 500 μF.

Standard packages include oil-filled metal cases or epoxy-filled plastic cases, both available in either round or oval configurations. A multitude of terminations are available ranging from quick-connect blades to insulated wire leads. The company also has the capability of integrating capacitor windings into a custom molded package to achieve the smallest possible profile and highest energy density for the end-device.

Over the past 20 years CDE’s engineers have advanced the metallized film capacitor technology, processing and testing to help its customers achieve the smallest and most reliable designs. With the capability of withstanding 40,000 charge/discharge cycles (depending on part and application),Q Series capacitors are designed for long-term reliable service where it matters the most.

For inquiries, contact: Tim Flaherty (tflaherty@cde.com), Business Development Manager For more information on these Series visit: https://cde.com/new-product/type-q

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Note to Editors: Since its founding in 1909, CDE has been dedicated to advancing capacitor technology for new applications. The company combines innovative products with engineering expertise to provide reliable component solutions for inverters, wind and solar power, electric vehicles, power supplies, motor drives, HVAC, motors, welding, aerospace, telecom, medical equipment and UPS systems. A global company, Cornell Dubilier has ISO-9001 certified manufacturing and distribution facilities in Liberty, SC; New Bedford, MA; Mexicali, Mexico; and Hong Kong.

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Our patients’ health is our top priority, and we are looking forward to thoughtfully resuming elective surgeries, stated Kerisimasi Reynolds, MD, co-founder and orthopedic surgeon at Silicon Valley Orthopaedics.

FREMONT, Calif. (PRWEB)
May 06, 2020

Silicon Valley Orthopaedics will begin to schedule elective procedure visits under specific, strict safety measures. The practice will continue to offer virtual telemedicine visits for patients and urgent emergency orthopedic care for those not experiencing coronavirus symptoms. The SVO team is committed to using safety protocols and remaining vigilant when it comes to sanitation, screening, visitor restrictions, masking, as well as all additional guidelines from the CDC.

The practice has been focusing on planning and prepping to eventually return safely to providing routine patient care services. Silicon Valley Orthopaedics is working diligently to continue to collect as much information from the state as well as government agencies on COVID-19 developments as they become available and will continue to adjust their operations to follow all recommendations being made.

“Our patients’ health is our top priority, and we are looking forward to thoughtfully resuming elective surgeries,” stated Kerisimasi Reynolds, MD, co-founder and orthopedic surgeon at Silicon Valley Orthopaedics. “We will be initiating all the necessary precautions to protect our patients, medical team and community, continuing with our services to the best of our abilities during this time,” added Nic Gay, MD, also a co-founder and orthopedic surgeon at SVO.

More about Silicon Valley Orthopaedics (SVO):

Dr. Nic Gay and Dr. Kerisimasi Reynolds lead Silicon Valley Orthopaedics, helping patients across San Jose and the Silicon Valley area reach their musculoskeletal health goals. SVO is located at 39180 Farwell Dr., Suite 110, in Fremont, CA. This state-of-the-art practice utilizes innovative, evidence-based surgical and non-surgical techniques, focusing on the individual needs of their valued patients. The experienced SVO team will provide an accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment plans to address joint pain so that patients achieve optimum results. To schedule a virtual appointment or for more information about elective surgery scheduling or other services, please call (650) 379-4616 or visit http://www.siliconvalleyortho.com.

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“When employees feel valued and respected, especially during times of crisis, it’s easier for everything else to fall into place.” – Founder and CEO Craig Mandeville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (PRWEB)
May 06, 2020

Forcura has been named to Inc. magazine’s annual list of the Best Workplaces for 2020. Hitting newsstands May 12 in the May/June 2020 issue, and as part of a prominent Inc.com feature, the list is the result of a wide-ranging and comprehensive measurement of private American companies that have created exceptional workplaces through vibrant cultures, deep employee engagement, and stellar benefits.

Forcura is a health technology company that gives post-acute providers control over the referral and orders management processes. Our suite of cloud-based tools centralizes and digitizes documents, streamlines workflows, facilitates secure clinical communications, and enables data-driven decisions. Founded in 2012, Forcura currently employs 73 and experienced 70% year-over-year growth in 2019.

Collecting data from more than 3,000 submissions, Inc. singled out 395 finalists for this year’s list. Each nominated company took part in an employee survey, conducted by Quantum Workplace, on topics including trust, management effectiveness, perks, and confidence in the future. Inc. gathered, analyzed, and audited the data. They then ranked all the employers using a composite score of survey results. This year, 73.5 percent of surveyed employees were engaged by their work.

The strongest engagement scores came from companies that prioritize the most human elements of work. These companies are leading the way in employee recognition, performance management, and diversity. It is a different playbook from a decade ago, when too many firms used the same template: free food, open work environments, and artifacts of “fun.”

“We’ve long recognized that culture is the foundation of our corporate success, so much so that we added it as just one of three KPIs on our company scorecard beginning in 2017,” says Forcura’s founder and CEO Craig Mandeville. “I’m proud that we continue to inspire our employees, who are some of the best and brightest talent in the country. When employees feel valued and respected, especially during times of crisis, it’s easier for everything else to fall into place.”

“Building a great corporate culture comes only from strong leadership,” says Inc. magazine editor-in-chief Scott Omelianuk. “The companies on Inc.’s Best Workplaces list are setting an example that the whole country can learn from, especially now, when company culture is more important to the workforce than ever.”

About Forcura

Forcura, a leading healthcare technology company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, facilitates continuity of care via technology, analytics and a deep commitment to enabling better patient care. The Forcura suite of tools is powered by Forcura Connect, a proprietary framework for standardizing interoperability and integration among post-acute health care organizations, physicians, electronic health records (EHRs) and other supporting technology vendors. Through our technology and analytics solutions, we are a step closer every day to elevating the opportunities of post-acute care. The company has received awards for Fastest Growing Company for the fourth consecutive year, Best UI/UX Design in SaaS, and Best Places to Work by Inc. Magazine. For more information visit http://www.forcura.com, call 800-378-0596 or follow Forcura on LinkedIn.

About Inc. Media

The world’s most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit http://www.inc.com.

About Quantum Workplace

Quantum Workplace, based in Omaha, Nebraska, is an HR technology company that serves organizations through employee-engagement surveys, action-planning tools, exit surveys, peer-to-peer recognition, performance evaluations, goal tracking, and leadership assessment. For more information, visit QuantumWorkplace.com.

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“This designation recognizes Dr. Keith Waguespack as a UroLift Center of Excellence for his commitment to providing safe and effective treatment to patients with BPH,” said Dave Amerson

PLEASANTON, Calif. (PRWEB)
May 06, 2020

NeoTract, a wholly owned subsidiary of Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE:TFX) focused on addressing unmet needs in the field of urology, today announced that Keith Waguespack M.D., Urology Partners of North Texas in Irving, TX, has been designated as a UroLift® Center of Excellence. The designation recognizes that Dr. Waguespack 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.

“This designation recognizes Dr. Keith Waguespack as a UroLift Center of Excellence for his commitment to providing safe and effective treatment to patients with BPH,” said Dave Amerson, president of the Teleflex Interventional Urology business unit. “We are pleased to see the continued acceptance of the UroLift System as a standard of care treatment that may allow men to discontinue the use of BPH medications and improve their quality of life.”

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

For Teleflex Incorporated:

Jake Elguicze, 610.948.2836

Treasurer and Vice President, Investor Relations

Media:

Nicole Osmer, 650.454.0504 nicole@healthandcommerce.com

*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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Liberty Unites Compassion To Heal Hearts Broken By Coronavirus

“We serve our neighbor by separating from them, we cannot allow physical separation to become emotional isolation. This requires us to not only be compassionate but creative in our outreach.” – George W. Bush Jr

WASHINGTON (PRWEB)
May 05, 2020

Globally, more than a quarter million people have died from coronavirus. As the death-toll from COVID-19 approaches 70,000 in the USA, a hidden gem of compassion online hosting over nine thousand tributes to the victims of war and terror founded on September 21st 2001 — LibertyUnites has opened its virtual doors with new features for vigils to victims of coronavirus and saluting the selfless heroes risking their lives to save us.

LibertyUnites.us is an advertising free website without any cost to members that host a vigil for friends or loved ones. LU offers a very user-friendly submission form to add a tribute profile including images with only email registration required. Guest visitors are not required to create an account to light a candle, post prayers, condolences or salute our front-line heroes.

According to John Coates, the website’s creator, “Its been LU’s goal for over 18 yrs to make it easy to put people’s names behind a staggering number of preventable deaths, put faces behind those names, than unite compassion and love from around the world under those faces”

Now that churches are closed, mass burials happen without funerals, grief without loving hugs and no gatherings of friends or family. LU offers a lasting dedicated place for online remembrance of loved ones lost to COVID along side the thousands of 911 victims, and those killed in the war on terror – whose loved-ones also never got to say goodbye.

LU was rebuilt with all these new features after, Coates had to self-isolate from family due to a slight fever and a very inflammatory rash which developed on his chest and shoulders. Unsure if the rash was from yard work, or a trip to the grocery store days before- protecting his family, Coates self-isolated.

Coates stressed, ”It was heartbreaking for my 2 year old daughter to cry for me on the other side of a door that I couldn’t open. She couldn’t understand why daddy couldn’t come out. This virus is ruthless in so many ways. One of the biggest is how it keeps those closest to one’s heart away as it robs them of their loved ones and air at the same time.

Coates felt there was more that could be done to remember, and pray for the victims that were kept away from their families through it all.

The websites creator got to work on LU’s database conversion to support populating all the front-line hospitals in the USA and UK, over 8 thousand of them.

Coates said, ”I pushed myself to get LibertyUnites done as fast as I could because I couldn’t help that it would cross my mind if I was going to be the first coronavirus vigil on the site or not. Thank God, the swelling under the rash near both shoulders went down a few days later, and the little bumps about 7 days after that.”

Coates feels really lucky and thanks God to have just had a scare.

Now it’s time for LU live out its purpose. For liberty to unite love, compassion, prayers and condolences from around the world.

We ask for your help at Liberty Unites to light a candle for every COVID 19 victim and salute every front-line hero!

LET US PRAY FOR THE STRENGTH AND KNOWLEDGE TO DEFEAT THE VIRUS!

“… just praying that you pray for me, I’ll pray for you, and we have to reach out to support each other during this time because we are going to get through this and we are going to shine brighter than ever, much love, from my heart to yours.” – Marla Maples on Instagram

LibertyUnites.us gives a special thank you to our sponsors LightSaver and RF Safe for server resources and scripts needed to make the new LU a reality!

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