CALABASAS, Calif. (PRWEB)
June 10, 2020

Orbit Health Telepsychiatry has partnered with a California-based non-profit to provide mental health services to homeless patients in Orange County, CA, who have tested positive for COVID-19. After they have been screened and tested positive, patients who are homeless in Orange County are provided with temporary housing in nearby hotels. These hotels have been modified to allow for safe medical monitoring and treatment while remaining in isolation, minimizing the risk of spreading the virus. While there, the patients have access to mental health care through telepsychiatry. Orbit Health’s telepsychiatry platform utilizes state-of-the-art, HIPAA compliant video-conferencing that is also portable, allowing high-quality mental health care anywhere it is needed.

“Many in our homeless population suffer from some form of mental illness or drug use, or both. On top of that, they are now stricken with COVID-19. By leveraging our technology platforms, we are able to bring much needed mental health care to these patients, no matter where they are physically located,” said Dr. Varin Gosein, CMO of Orbit Health, who has been overseeing this service. Utilizing telehealth, patients are being provided with psychiatric evaluations, medication management, crisis management, risk assessment and referrals for care. “It is a chance to get this at-risk population engaged in mental health treatment. For some, this will be the first time ever seeing a psychiatrist, which can be a very pivotal moment in their lives,” said Dr. Gosein.

About Orbit Health Telepsychiatry

Orbit Health Telepsychiatry is a telehealth company focused on providing services to vulnerable and marginalized populations. Led by a CEO and CMO with extensive forensic and correctional experience, Orbit Health’s goal is to help break the cycle of mass incarceration, beginning with the homeless population, who are particularly susceptible to being incarcerated. “We welcome any chance to help vulnerable populations. We don’t see barriers to care; we see challenges that require innovative and thoughtful solutions. And we’re ready to solve them,” said Dr. Edward Kaftarian, CEO of Orbit Health.

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KENOSHA, Wis. (PRWEB)
June 10, 2020

Kenall Manufacturing has licensed visible light disinfection patents to Finelite, Inc. of Union City, California. Both Finelite and Kenall are part of Legrand North and Central America (LNCA).

The patent licenses will allow Finelite to provide Indigo-Clean® visible light disinfection across a broad range of their product line, using the core disinfection patents from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. Indigo-Clean employs 405 nanometer visible light to disinfect and is safe for continuous human exposure.

Patrick Marry, President of Kenall, stated, “Kenall is working to increase market penetration of disinfection lighting using safe wavelengths of visible light. Sublicensing Strathclyde’s core patents using the Indigo-Clean brand will further expand the use of this unique, life-saving technology.”

Jane White, President of Finelite, stated, “Disinfection lighting is a natural addition to Finelite’s high performance, sustainable lighting solutions for healthcare markets. This is an opportunity for expansion of both lighting companies as part of Legrand’s lighting sector.”

Kenall and Finelite are leading manufacturers of specialized, solid-state lighting equipment and controls as part of Legrand. The companies focus on architectural and specification-grade lighting for offices, education, commercial, healthcare, laboratories and many other critical environments. To learn more about Legrand North and Central America, visit http://www.legrand.us.

Indigo-Clean is a registered trademark of Kenall Manufacturing, Inc.

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BALTIMORE (PRWEB)
June 10, 2020

Pet care technology company VitusVet today announced that it has been named a Preferred Client Communication Technology Partner for Miller Veterinary Supply, the oldest wholesale veterinary distributor in the United States which now serves 23 states with next-day delivery.

The VitusVet platform, the industry’s first complete client engagement solution, will now be available at preferred pricing for all of Miller Veterinary Supply’s 9000 member practices.

Already used by practices around the country, VitusVet combines service and refill reminders, 2-way text and picture messaging and a branded practice app alongside a new monthly payment plan offering with mobile checkout tablets. This client compliance platform helps practices streamline their appointment process, simplify service and refill reminders, text with pet owners, and monitor practice performance through an easy-to-use visual dashboard.

“Everything we do is to improve a veterinarian’s practice and staff quality of life so we look for like-minded partners who do the same,” said Clay Cass, COO, Miller Veterinary Supply. “We are thrilled to partner with Dr. Olcott and VitusVet to provide our thousands of members with competitive pricing on what we consider to be the clear leader in client communication and digital payment tools. With VitusVet, we are confident that practices can rely on a partner who will deliver caring support at a great value.”

VitusVet also helps reinforce recommended COVID-19 guidelines regarding social distancing and remote support for veterinary practices. Current VitusVet customers are leveraging its two-way texting services to support curbside services, remote updates, lab test communication and more. Further, its payment tools include tablets to reduce front desk congestion, enable curbside and mobile unit checkouts.

“We are honored to work with such a trusted name in the industry as Miller Veterinary Supply,” said Mark Olcott, DVM, CEO and co-founder of VitusVet. “Together, we can help more practices streamline operations, while building more efficient and modern practices for the future.”

To learn more about VitusVet, visit vitusvet.com.

About Miller Veterinary Supply

Miller Veterinary Supply, founded in 1920, has a rich history of serving the Veterinarian. Originally founded in Fort Worth Texas and serving the southern US, we have now expanded and are serving Veterinarians along the entire eastern seaboard. We supply products in ALL product categories: Vaccines, Pharmaceuticals, Equipment, Instruments, Diagnostics, White Goods and all of the Supplies needed to run their practices. We believe Veterinarians deserve a distributor that cares about them and the people in their practice. Everything we do is to improve the Veterinarian’s practice and quality of life. We invite you to experience the Miller way. Learn more at millervet.supply

About VitusVet

VitusVet strengthens the connection between pet care providers and pet owners to help practices run more efficiently and ensure the health and happiness of pets. Founded in 2013, VitusVet’s complete client compliance platform streamlines appointment and refill requests, enables text and picture messaging, supports monthly payment plans, digitizes medical record sharing, and visualizes practice performance data with an easy to use dashboard. Learn more at vitusvet.com.

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CHICAGO (PRWEB)
June 10, 2020

By request from the ABIM Foundation, ASCP has collaborated in working with the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) and the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) as they participate in the Choosing Wisely initiative. The Choosing Wisely campaign, launched by the ABIM Foundation in 2012, aims to reduce test overuse and encourage clinicians and patients to question which tests are really necessary.

The ASCLS today released its first set of recommendations, reviewed by ASCP, of which laboratory tests should be questioned.

• Do not order a factor V Leiden (FVL) mutation assay as the initial test to identify a congenital cause for a thrombotic event. First, order a phenotypic activated protein C resistance (APCR) ratio assay.
• Do not use herpes simplex virus (HSV) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for genital HSV infection screening in adults and adolescents. Real-time HSV PCR testing should only be used to confirm herpes diagnosis in patients with suspected herpes.
• Do not transfuse red blood cells as the sole intervention for expansion of circulatory volume unless deemed necessary for patients experiencing severe hemorrhage.
• Avoid using hemoglobin to evaluate patients for iron deficiency in susceptible populations. Instead use ferritin.
• Do not order a comprehensive stool ova and parasite (O&P) microscopic exam on patients presenting with diarrhea less than seven days’ duration who have no immunodeficiency or no history of living in or traveling to endemic areas where gastrointestinal parasitic infections are prevalent. If symptoms of infectious diarrhea persist for seven days or longer, start with molecular or antigen testing and next consider a full O&P microscopic exam if other testing is negative.

As part of the collaboration, ASCP has invited the ASCLS and ASM to each appoint a representative to serve a two-year term on ASCP’s Effective Test Utilization Committee. ASM has participated in the Choosing Wisely initiative for several years, and will collaborate with ASCP on the initiative in the future.

“We are honored that the ABIM Foundation reached out to ASCP to assist our colleagues at the ASCLS and ASM. It demonstrates the ABIM Foundation’s recognition of the work ASCP has done since 2012 to advance the Choosing Wisely initiative,” said ASCP Past President Lee H. Hilborne, MD, MPH, DLM(ASCP)CM, FASCP, Chair of the ASCP Effective Test Utilization Subcommittee.

ASCP is among the most active participants in the Choosing Wisely campaign, having developed 30 recommendations of tests that physicians should question before using. In 2016, the Society established a Choosing Wisely Champions program, which recognizes individual clinicians and laboratory teams who have made significant contributions to the campaign, inspired clinicians seeking to implement Choosing Wisely in their own practices, and demonstrated how clinicians are driving change in health care.

Under the partnership, the ASCLS and ASM representatives will provide subject matter expertise to help guide ASCP’s future priorities and recommendations, advocate for the Choosing Wisely initiative, and build awareness as to why the Choosing Wisely campaign provides pathologists and laboratory professionals an opportunity to make a positive impact on clinical outcomes and cost reduction.

“Since ASCP joined the Choosing Wisely campaign in 2012, many ASCP members have worked diligently to advance its ideals,” said ASCP President Gene Siegal, MD, PhD, FASCP. “As one of 80 medical societies in the Choosing Wisely campaign, ASCP is the only society representing pathology and laboratory medicine. Our goal is to identify the right test at the right time for the right cost to better serve our patients and improve the nation’s healthcare system.”

For information about ASCP’s Choosing Wisely initiative, please contact Edna Garcia, MPH, Director, Scientific Engagement and Research at edna.garcia@ascp.org.

About ASCP

Founded in 1922 in Chicago, ASCP is the world’s largest professional membership organization for pathologists and laboratory professionals. ASCP provides excellence in education, certification, and advocacy on behalf of patients, anatomic and clinical pathologists, and medical laboratory professionals. To learn more, visit http://www.ascp.org. Follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/ascp_chicago and connect with us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ASCP.Chicago.

About ASCLS

The American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) and its 9,000 clinical laboratory professional, student, and educator members in more than 50 state and regional constituent societies work to advance the expertise of clinical laboratory professionals who, as integral members of interprofessional healthcare teams, deliver quality, consumer-focused, outcomes-oriented clinical laboratory services through all phases of the testing process to prevent, diagnose, monitor and treat disease. The Society promotes high standards of practice by holding the profession accountable to a Code of Ethics, through dissemination of knowledge at educational programs and through publications; maintains a supportive community to advocate on behalf of current and future laboratory professionals; and provides laboratory professionals a voice to legislators and regulators through collective, grassroots efforts.

About ASM

The American Society for Microbiology is one of the largest professional societies dedicated to the life sciences and is composed of 30,000 scientists and health practitioners. ASM’s mission is to promote and advance the microbial sciences.

ASM advances the microbial sciences through conferences, publications, certifications and educational opportunities. It enhances laboratory capacity around the globe through training and resources. It provides a network for scientists in academia, industry and clinical settings. Additionally, ASM promotes a deeper understanding of the microbial sciences to diverse audiences.

About the ABIM Foundation

The ABIM Foundation’s mission is to advance medical professionalism to improve the health care system by collaborating with physicians and physician leaders, medical trainees, health care delivery systems, payers, policymakers, consumer organizations and patients to foster a shared understanding of professionalism and how they can adopt the tenets of professionalism in practice. To learn more about the ABIM Foundation,

visit http://www.abimfoundation.org, connect on Facebook or follow on Twitter.

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NEW YORK (PRWEB)
June 10, 2020

Students from more than 150 New York City middle and high schools will learn emotional coping skills through music during a virtual field trip, “Let’s Talk About It.”

 

More than 1,100 city teens are expected to experience the hour-long event that will be streamed at noon on Thursday, June 11. The virtual field trip is designed to provide students with strategies and peer support to combat the emotional toll of the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Darryl McDaniels, the legendary artist of the music group Run-DMC, will share his message of hope and possibility. Click here to view the promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhP6EsTeqTk

 

Road Recovery, a New York City-based music industry-driven nonprofit will present video performances and shoutouts by its creative artists from across New York State. Road Recovery helps at-risk teens battling addiction and other adversities through the efforts of entertainment industry professionals who have confronted similar issues.

 

Youth Voices Matter-NY, a statewide youth recovery movement that collaborates with Road Recovery, will provide resources and interactive social media platforms for youth outreach.

 

Stephen Dewey, a neuroscientist and research professor at the New York University School of Medicine, will speak about the importance of mental health awareness during these unprecedented times.

 

Reporters will be able to interview students who take part in the field trip, along with DMC, Dewey and performers from Road Recovery and Youth Voices Matter.  Copies of “Let’s Talk About It” will be available at LINK starting at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 11.

 

Opening remarks will be made by Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), and Robert Ferrell, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general who now serves as vice president of Public Sector Strategy for St. Louis-based technology solutions provider World Wide Technology (WWT).

 

“Our students need our support now more than ever,” said Mulgrew. “Using music as a way to deal with stress and heartbreak is a powerful message for our kids. We are proud to partner with such talented musicians and business leaders on this virtual field trip,” Mulgrew said.

 

WWT is providing streaming services to support the event. “World Wide Technology is honored to play a role in bringing students and educators together to increase students’ resilience in a newly physically distanced world,” said Ferrell.

 

Road Recovery founders Gene Bowen and Jack Bookbinder said: “For 22 years, Road Recovery has been delivering peer support services to at-risk youth facing adversities. As we have seen firsthand, a thought leader like Darryl “DMC” McDaniels can make a big difference as he shares his time, experience and treasure with students.  This is a great demonstration of how Road Recovery’s fundamental approach of uniting the worlds of behavioral health services with the music and entertainment industries, which has widespread applications in the existing education structure.” 

With the support of World Wide Technology, UFT and Gov. Cuomo’s NYS-Office of Addiction Services and Supports, Road Recovery delivers our unique, evidence-based, awarded and long-tested service curriculum to students anywhere, anytime with no limitations of geography or pandemic safety protocols. And once again, like many of our celebrity supporters, Darryl McDaniels shows up as a solution provider, bridge builder and as a pillar of community support.”

 

The event is sponsored by the UFT’s Member Assistance Program (MAP), Road Recovery, World Wide Technology, the NYC Department of Education Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention Specialists program, the UFT’s Positive Learning Collaborative, the UFT’s United Community Schools and Seafield Center, Inc., a drug and alcohol treatment center.

 

This is the second year that the UFT’s MAP program has organized a youth mental health and wellness conference.

 

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INDIANAPOLIS (PRWEB)
June 10, 2020

Epogee LLC announced its revolutionary new alternative fat, EPG, has achieved additional GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) status by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). EPG, a GMO-free, modified plant-based oil that allows food and beverage manufacturers to dramatically reduce calories while leaving taste and texture intact, is now approved for use in expanded food and beverage products.

New GRAS approved categories include:

• Snack foods (potato chips, corn-based savory snacks, chicken nuggets)
• Plant-based protein products
• Beverages/beverage bases
• Coffee and tea
• Dairy product analogs

“We are very pleased EPG has been recognized as a safe ingredient for use in additional food and beverage categories,” said David Rowe, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Epogee LLC. “Made from natural, GMO-free vegetable oil, EPG is the first and only fat alternative of its kind on the market. We are teaming up with food and beverage innovators as we work to fight obesity and improve the health of society. Now a new generation of great-tasting products will allow consumers to enjoy their favorite foods without all of the fat. Manufacturers are seeing exciting results and achieving a richer, more complex flavor palate with satisfying mouthfeel in food and beverages that include EPG.”

EPG is unlike anything else available on the market today. It is the only ingredient available that can cut 92% of calories from fat for each unit of fat replaced and total calories by as much as 45%, without compromising taste or texture. Prior to the May 4th expanded approval, EPG had previously been recognized as GRAS for use in a variety of applications including confections and bars, baked goods and mixes, frozen dairy and desserts, spreads/dips/gravies and sauces, peanut and nut butters, grain products and pasta, and frying applications.

To learn more about how Epogee is helping dramatically reduce calories without any compromises please visit: https://www.epogee.com.

About Epogee Foods

Epogee strives to improve the health of society by delivering a solution against the greatest unmet need in food: dramatically reduced calories without any compromises. Epogee’s Alternative Fat EPG is an innovative solution to an ongoing problem and is proudly made in the USA. EPG is the one and only alternative fat that can safely and dramatically lower calories without sacrificing taste, texture or appearance.

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