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Westwind Integrated Health in Phoenix, AZ, Raises Awareness of PTSD and Its Effects on Whole-Body Health

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Westwind Integrated Health Offers Medical and Dental Care in Phoenix, AZ

Westwind Integrated Health Offers Medical and Dental Care in Phoenix, AZ

I was literally scared to death to go to the dentist. Now, I feel like I can smile and talk and not have to cover my mouth and be embarrassed about it.


PHOENIX (PRWEB)

The experienced dental-medical team at Westwind Integrated Health (WIH) spreads awareness of PTSD and the damaging effects it has on an individual’s mental, physical, and oral health if not properly treated. Patients suffering from PTSD in Phoenix, AZ and Glendale AZ can reduce dental anxiety, or any anxiety related to medical procedures, and experience calming appointments at WIH with IV sedation. WIH encourages patients with PTSD to seek personalized dental-medical care from a compassionate and caring team to improve their whole-body health.

PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, is a disorder that develops early on or even years after an individual experiences a shocking, scary, dangerous, or other emotionally traumatic events. Anyone can develop PTSD and around 8 percent of individuals will experience PTSD at some point in their lives. Those living with this disorder are generally more likely to experience depression, orofacial problems like teeth grinding and clenching, stress, and chronic pain, and may neglect their physical and oral health. At WIH, the team of integrated dental and medical professionals considers PTSD and the effects it has on whole-body health. Patients with PTSD can find calming and compassionate dental-medical care, including IV sedation to ease dental anxiety, at any of the nine practice locations across Glendale and Phoenix, AZ.

IV sedation is the highest level of conscious sedation and is administered intravenously. Patients are in a very relaxed state during the procedure and often have no memory of their appointment. High fear, high anxiety patients benefit the most from IV sedation, which works to relax their bodies and calm their nervous systems. As a result, the team at WIH can complete more treatments in one visit and in a much more efficient manner. For patients suffering from PTSD, which may cause dental anxiety or trigger a stressful or traumatic memory during their appointments, IV sedation can be an ideal option and help them experience calming and productive dental and medical visits.

“I was literally scared to death to go to the dentist. Now, I feel like I can smile and talk and not have to cover my mouth and be embarrassed about it,” says Penny, a patient at WIH. “The philosophy and mission at Westwind is to satisfy their patients, making them comfortable, explaining in depth what will be done to make sure they have a full understanding, and then walking them through it from beginning to end.”

WIH encourages patients with dental anxiety and those with PTSD to experience the benefits of seeing an integrated team of dental and medical professionals. Taking a compassionate and personalized approach, the WIH team can help patients improve their mental, physical, and oral health with specialized and comfortable treatment. Truly unique in their motivation to provide whole-body care and healing, WIH provides dental and medical healthcare for men, women, and children, offering physicals, vision and hearing screenings, nutritional counseling, comprehensive dental care, and more. Their goal is to help their patients achieve optimal health and a better quality of life.

Individuals who have PTSD or those who suffer from dental anxiety are welcomed to visit WIH for compassionate care and to experience the benefits of IV sedation at these Glendale or Phoenix, AZ practices. To schedule an appointment, visit their website at http://www.westwindintegratedhealth.com or call the main office at 602-457-8024.

About the Practice

Westwind Integrated Health offers dental and medical care from nine locations in the Glendale and Phoenix, AZ areas. As the only private practice in Arizona and one of only a few practices in the country to combine dental and medical care, this team is innovating health care by offering truly comprehensive care with a whole-body approach. Comprised of a multi-disciplinary team of medical doctors and dental clinicians, Westwind Integrated Health offers specialized general dentistry, orthodontics, endodontics, periodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery. Plus, under the same roof, patients can receive physicals and wellness exams, vision and hearing screenings, vaccinations, nutritional counseling, and minor injury treatment. The family of practices focuses on building genuine patient relationships, comprehensive and state-of-the-art treatment, and improving the long-term health and wellbeing of their patients. To learn more about the multi-specialty team, visit http://www.westwindintegratedhealth.com or call 602-457-8024 to schedule an integrated health consultation.

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CBD Manufacturer Cannovia Continues to Support the Nation During the Pandemic Crisis

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Since first announcing the price reduction on March 16th, we have heard from customers across the nation and beyond expressing their appreciation.


WASHINGTON (PRWEB)

During this stressful time of global pandemic, Cannovia, a leading provider of quality CBD products, reduced the price of its CBD full spectrum and THC-FREE oil drops and Agave Beverage Powder by 50 percent.

“The health and wellbeing of all Americans is at stake,” said Brian Baum, President and CEO of Cannovia. “COVID-19 is escalating, but along with that the stress levels are also rising. The economic uncertainty, the isolation felt from stay-at-home orders, and worries over loved ones who may have contracted the illness pose a risk to wellness and wellbeing almost as great as the illness itself. Even for those who have not contracted the illness, stress levels can be almost unbearable.”

Baum has joined countless other businesses who have rallied to support Americans with generous price reductions. “Since first announcing the price reduction on March 16th, we have heard from customers across the nation and beyond expressing their appreciation,” said Baum. “Many people have said this price reduction enabled them to try CBD products for a first time. Like many, they’ve heard from friends or read about CBD. If our products can help anyone more easily cope in these unprecedented times of stress, we want to do our part to ensure they have easy and affordable access. Cost should not be a barrier.”

While a handful of opportunistic individuals have taken to price-gouging and taking unfair advantage of shortages, many more have responded with generosity. Cannovia is proud to join with the countless retailers, manufacturers and ordinary people who have gone the extra mile to put profit second and make sure Americans have what they need.

“We all have a role to play,” said Baum. “We take this action in the spirit of coming together to help each other get through this. In our own survey of CBD users, we found that stress related issues were the third most frequently cited reason for using CBD. Cannovia was founded in the spirit of promoting health and wellness, and we are proud to be a part of the solution as Americans face an increasingly stressful situation.”

Anyone can take advantage of the 50 percent offer by visiting http://www.cannovia.com. The price reduction is in effect until such time as the pandemic has officially been declared to have passed.

About Cannovia

Cannovia is a leader in providing quality CBD products. Using science to equalize Mother Nature’s goodness to deliver products that support balance in your life. Choose Better Days with Cannovia. Visit us at http://www.cannovia.com.

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Spectrum Vision Partners Updates Care Options in Response to COVID-19

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Although this is far from business as usual, we will continue to do everything possible to provide for our patients’ safety and their immediate vision care needs during this unprecedented and challenging time.


GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (PRWEB)

Spectrum Vision Partners (SVP) announced today that it continues to monitor the progression of the coronavirus outbreak, modifying its services to doctors as necessary. In conjunction with our physician leaders across the four states we serve and following the advice of federal and state governments to minimize the serious health risks to patients, employees, and local communities, SVP worked to stage down operations and provide essential care out of a limited number of clinic offices, effective March 18th. Prior to this date, SVP affiliated ambulatory surgery centers also stopped all non-emergency surgeries in advance of CDC and medical society recommendations. SVP will continue to work with its affiliated physician leaders to adhere to CDC, local government and our national eyecare organization guidelines regarding when to reschedule these surgeries and re-open safely.

On March 16, SVP supported the designation and operations of several regional emergency care centers throughout NY, CT, NJ and PA. These centers remain open to provide retinal, neuro, glaucoma, cornea and oculoplastic care for vision-threatening and other eyecare emergencies. Affiliated licensed eye care doctors personally triage patients to determine which require immediate medical attention.

For immediate, but less urgent eyecare concerns, patients can request virtual examinations, which can be conducted from the safety of the patient’s home.

For those patients requiring in-clinic care, the SVP affiliated clinical entities have taken the following safety precautions:


  • Only a limited number of centers remain open within each region

  • All staff and patients undergo a health assessment at the start of the shift or when they arrive for their appointment.

  • All patients must wear masks while visiting a clinic

  • Patient companions are asked to wait outside the clinic to enable proper social distancing

  • Offices are following recommended cleaning and sanitizing protocols throughout the day

  • Personal protective equipment is used by all staff serving the public

Tom Burke, SVP’s CEO explains, “Strategically staging down operations into regional emergency care centers and allowing our employees and patients to practice the recommended social-distancing is the best way to prevent the spread of the virus and support the wellbeing of the community. Although this is far from business as usual, we will continue to do everything possible to provide for our patients’ safety and their immediate vision care needs during this unprecedented and challenging time.”

SVP will continue to monitor the situation as directed by our local government and the national societies our doctors collaborate with until all clinics are fully operational. “For now, our priority continues to be the safety and wellbeing of our employees, their families, and the patients who depend on the emergency eye care our affiliated clinics provide,” remarks Burke. “We look forward to supporting a return to a full range of patient care as soon as we can safely do so. Until then, we will keep everyone informed as the situation progresses.”

About Spectrum Vision Partners

Spectrum Vision Partners (http://www.spectrumvisionpartners.com) is a leading management services organization, serving the ophthalmology sector. Spectrum Vision Partners has nearly 800 employees, providing world-class practice management solutions to a network of nationally renowned, multi-specialty ophthalmologists in the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania region. The Spectrum portfolio consists of 28 clinic locations and 3 State Licensed Ambulatory Centers, with 80 surgeons, doctors, and other medical professionals. Spectrum Vision Partners provides a comprehensive set of business support functions, including billing and collections, credential services, marketing support, physician recruitment support, ASC development, financial and accounting services, benefits and payroll management, and information technology. The company’s corporate service center is located at 825 East Gate Boulevard, Suite 111, Garden City, NY 11530.

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PEAR Sports® Announces New Multi-Level Product Strategy with Robust Digital At-Home Fitness and Wellness Programs for Remote Workers

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How we work and how we consume fitness is changing…PEAR has been empowering coaches for over eight years, and we are prepared to enable companies across the spectrum to deliver customized, connected experiences to members no matter where they are.


NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (PRWEB)

PEAR Sports®, creators of the PEAR Health & Fitness Platform™, announced it has expanded its platform of smart digital coaching solutions to help companies connect and engage with their members while many are working and exercising from home. PEAR Sports, a pioneer in delivering personalized digital fitness solutions, is now perfectly positioned to extend the reach and capabilities of businesses both large and small.

Bob Allison, Co-Founder, PEAR Sports, said, “How we work and how we consume fitness is changing. With limited club access now a reality for members, companies are focused on delivery of personalized coaching and content to reinforce the club culture and the importance of continuing fitness and healthy routines. PEAR has been empowering coaches for over eight years, and we are prepared to enable companies across the spectrum to deliver customized, connected experiences to members no matter where they are.”

PEAR Sports provides a range of fitness and wellness platforms, extending from instant-publish, zero development programs to fully custom, mobile solutions. Key features include professional coach programming, engagement tools, and data analytics insights that can trigger automated outreach. These new product offerings include PEAR Connect™, a community-based training tool that simplifies the creation and delivery of visual fitness programming. In addition, PEAR Mobile Fitness™ provides proven, real-time coaching in a customized app or through SDK integration. Finally, PEAR Pro™ is the telecoaching solution that gives gyms the technology to deliver studio-quality, trainer designed, remote fitness programs to their members.

The new PEAR Pro tool enables personal trainers, therapists and others to provide 1:1 human touch telecoaching to their clients. The simple drag and drop interface means trainers can easily create custom workouts and therapy sessions for individuals and groups. The integrated Communicator tool allows for no-latency, private engagement between coaches and clients with video, audio and voice memos for bespoke guidance. PEAR Pro enables operators to virtually extend the walls of their facilities with digital tools that enable connection, communication, and education.

Don Dickerson, Vice President, FITNESS SF, said, “During this time of uncertainty and change, FITNESS SF has partnered with PEAR Sports to ensure we provide our members with engagement beyond our four walls with elite exercise programming wherever our members want to work out. This is an example of how corporate partners have come together to quickly meet the changing needs of our customers and the community. We’re thrilled that PEAR’s technology is able to empower the FITNESS SF Personal Trainers so they can now work effectively with clients at a distance.”

PEAR enables enterprises to build and deliver state-of-the-art fitness and wellness programming. Companies can choose from PEAR’s extensive library of expert-guided sessions or use their own custom-crafted content. The PEAR platforms are designed to activate people with interactive, authentic content that captures meaningful results and performance metrics. To learn more about the PEAR Health & Fitness Platform and to schedule a demo, visit http://www.pearsports.com/pro-enterprise/.

About PEAR Sports

PEAR Sports is perfecting the personalized delivery of digital health, wellness and fitness programs. Our platform and solutions deliver smarter customized coaching that creates great experiences for users and enterprises.

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Patient Experience Innovation Award Recipients Announced by The Beryl Institute

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (PRWEB)

Acknowledging the great work happening across the globe to improve the human experience in healthcare, The Beryl Institute announces recipients of the 2020 Patient Experience (PX) Innovation Awards. The PX Innovation Awards celebrate efforts to change cultures, implement new strategies and build true partnerships with patients and families. The awards recognize innovations from organizations, patient/family advisors and individual healthcare professionals.

The 2020 PX Innovation Award recipients are:


  • Organizational Innovation Award – InnovaCare Health


Puerto Rico faces unique challenges, including a disproportionately high percentage of seniors, poor infrastructure, provider shortages, hurricane damage and decades of population decline. InnovaCare Health, through its subsidiaries, launched a triad of innovative programs that are positively impacting the health of their senior population.

  • Innovative Healthcare Professional Award – Dr. Julie Kennedy Oehlert, Vidant Health


Dr. Oehlert’s innovative approach inspires executives, leaders, providers and team members throughout the system to strengthen shared partnerships by demonstrating love and empathy for one another, which translates to a connection back to purpose and creates a culture that supports joy in work.

  • Innovative Patient/Family Advisor Award – Corey Kimpson, Cambridge Memorial Hospital


Kimpson leads by example. Her involvement in the strategic planning process has led the hospital and her colleagues to explore new opportunities to integrate the patient voice into CMH’s culture. As part of the strategic plan that Corey influenced, the hospital is furthering its commitment to integrate patients into the co-design of care.

“We received many inspiring submissions for each category and our selection committee worked hard to evaluate each submission,” said Tiffany Christensen, CPXP, Vice President, Experience Integration, The Beryl Institute. “We are proud to celebrate the winners and are equally excited to see the abundance of positive work happening to elevate the human experience in healthcare.”

To view videos about each recipient and learn more about the PX Innovation Awards, visit: http://www.theberylinstitute.org/PXInnovationAwards

About The Beryl Institute:

The Beryl Institute is the global community of practice committed to elevating the human experience in healthcare. We believe human experience is grounded in experiences of patients & families, those who work in healthcare and the communities they serve. We define patient experience as the sum of all interactions, shaped by an organization’s culture, that influence patient perceptions across the continuum of care.

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The Brain Race Announces Winning Startups in Position to Defeat Brain Tumors

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The Brain Race hosted 124 teams, from which winners were selected, with access to 100+ relevant experts and 40+ web-based classes on entrepreneurship and technology commercialization through CAI’s White House-recognized accelerator training program.


BETHESDA, Md. (PRWEB)

The Center for Advancing Innovation (CAI) announces winners of the Brain Race, an open innovation contest to advance high-impact inventions and solutions to defeat brain tumors. The Brain Race launched 15 start-up companies, which are advancing promising therapeutics, devices, diagnostics, and digital health solutions to improve outcomes for brain tumor patients and caregivers. CAI orchestrated the Brain Race with support from Resonance Philanthropies — a donor-advised fund of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation — and The Brain Tumour Charity.

Dr. David Jenkinson, Chief Scientific Officer for The Brain Tumour Charity, said: “We are inspired by the progress that Brain Race spin-out companies have made in developing solutions for the brain tumour community. The Brain Tumour Charity looks forward to collaborating with these new companies in our fight against brain tumours. The Brain Tumour Charity’s motto, A Cure Can’t Wait, seeks to double survival within ten years and halving the harm that brain tumours have on quality of life within five years.” Rosemarie Truman, Founder and CEO of the Center for Advancing Innovation, added: “We are thrilled by the enthusiastic, passionate participation that has advanced and galvanized the brain tumor community. We are certain to see this cohort make outsized positive impact on the world for many years to come.”

The Brain Race hosted 124 teams, from which winners were selected, with access to 100+ relevant experts and 40+ web-based classes on entrepreneurship and technology commercialization through CAI’s White House-recognized accelerator training program. Winners were most successful in leveraging CAI’s training to develop 10-page business plans, financial models, and pitches, which were evaluated by a multi-disciplinary panel of judges, comprised of 60+ industry experts and potential investors.

Brain Race winners recognized with the Innovation Excellence Award will receive a cash award. Brain Race winners will also have opportunities to pitch for seed and early-stage funding from investors in the CAI community.

The winning startups and overviews of their innovations are listed on the website below:

https://www.brainrace.org/winners.html

For more information on the Brain Race, please visit https://www.brainrace.org/.

ABOUT CAI:

The Center for Advancing Innovation (CAI) is a global public-private partnership, non-profit focused on creating a virtuous circle of innovation and driving growth breakthroughs through novel, creative paradigms and models. CAI’s mission is to accelerate and increase the volume of technology commercialization to ignite entrepreneurship, bolster the global economy, and maximize the potential of promising inventions. CAI’s award-winning challenge-based accelerator, rigorous evidence-based due diligence, and capital-efficient lean management models serve to hyper-accelerate “gazelle” high-performing startups for outsized investor returns. For additional information about CAI, please visit http://www.thecenterforadvancinginnovation.org and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

ABOUT THE BRAIN TUMOUR CHARITY:

The Brain Tumour Charity is the world’s leading brain tumor charity and the largest dedicated funder of research into brain tumors globally. Committed to saving and improving lives, we’re moving further, faster to help every single person affected by a brain tumor. We’re set on finding new treatments, offering the highest level of support and driving urgent change. And we’re doing it right now. Because we understand that when you, or someone you love, is diagnosed with a brain tumor – a cure really can’t wait. For more information about The Brain Tumour Charity, please visit https://www.thebraintumourcharity.org/.

ABOUT RESONANCE PHILANTHROPIES:

Resonance Philanthropies is a donor advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation with the primary funding interests in Children’s Health and Plastic Pollution. The Fund supports the interests of its co-founders, Sheri Sobrato and Eric Brisson. Resonance House, one of the philanthropic funds, developed Shadow’s Edge, the fist-ever free mobile game designed to build emotional resilience in young people facing health challenge. http://www.shadowsedge.com.

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NeoTract Designates Dr. Bayo Tojuola as UroLift® Center of Excellence

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“This designation recognizes Dr. Bayo Tojuola 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)

NeoTract, a wholly owned subsidiary of Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE:TFX) focused on addressing unmet needs in the field of urology, today announced that Bayo Tojuola, M.D., Houston Methodist Urology Associates in Baytown, TX has been designated as a UroLift® Center of Excellence. The designation recognizes that Dr. Tojuola 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. Bayo Tojuola 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

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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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Mental Health Practitioners Move Online During Pandemic

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“As a result of the pandemic, we’ve seen a large influx of interest from therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and others in the mental health field. They need an online scheduling system, and they need it fast. Their patients depend on them.”


SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (PRWEB)

More and more therapists, counselors, psychologists, and psychiatrists are taking their businesses online as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a combination of virtual meeting tools and online appointment scheduling software, they’ve been able to continue operating their practices.

Whether or not officially designated as such, mental health practitioners are absolutely essential during times of uncertainty. And there has been no time in recent history with as much uncertainty as there is today. In just the four weeks since President Trump declared a national emergency, 22 million Americans have filed for unemployment aid. Many millions more will lose their jobs in the coming weeks. Indeed, many experts are predicting the unemployment rate to surpass 20%.

Losing one’s primary income source – and the low likelihood of finding another job during the pandemic – is incredibly stressful. When you add in mandated social isolation measures and the fear of contracting the illness, you get a recipe for stress, anxiety, and depression.

Mental health professionals are quite aware of the impact COVID-19 is having on us. They understand the critical role they play in helping people get through this difficult time. But they also realize that having patients come to their offices carries risks. And even if they did offer in-person visits, few patients would likely agree to them.

So, thousands of these practitioners have gone online. They are using free or low-cost virtual meetings tools such as Zoom or Google hangouts. And they are having their patients book appointments themselves through HIPAA-compliant scheduling software.

One mental health professional who uses AppointmentPlus noted, “Using a virtual meeting system is critical for my practice. Reading facial expressions and body language is an important part of me understanding my patients. And having them book online using AppointmentPlus has been a huge time-saver for me.”

AppointmentPlus’ unique design meets the needs of mental health practitioners. From HIPAA-compliance to one-on-one training and setup assistance to Google Calendar integration, the system works well for both individual providers and group practices.

Bob La Loggia, CEO of AppointmentPlus, said, “We’ve always served the mental health community. But, as a result of the pandemic, we’ve seen a large influx of interest from therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and others in the field. They need an online scheduling system, and they need it fast. Their patients depend on them. We’re thankful that we have the technology and the workforce to get their accounts up and running in a very short amount of time.”

AppointmentPlus is an online appointment scheduling software firm based in Scottsdale, Arizona. Nearly a billion appointments have been booked through the platform since inception. The company serves over 10,000 accounts worldwide. To learn more about AppointmentPlus, click here.

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Allkindsoftherapy.com – Announces Expanded Partnership Feature, Experts

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The only independent website where families & young adults find the facts about treatment.

Allkindsoftherapy.com where the facts about treatment to transition programs and the experts to guide you are found.

The expansion of All Kinds of Therapy’s Expert section provides the next scope of advocacy, wisdom, and options for families preparing for the future,


PORTLAND, Maine (PRWEB)

Allkindsoftherapy.com supports families in search of various types of assessment, residential treatment, therapeutic boarding schools, transitional services, and recovery services for teens and young adults.

In response to the COVID pandemic, on March 30th, 2020, the Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights asserted, “We are empowering medical providers to serve patients wherever they are during this national public health emergency.” This notification requested that states waive licensing fees, allow for temporary licenses, ease restrictions and provide good-faith flexibility in regards to HIPAA rules regarding remote telecommunication products and services. “In a matter of one day, clinicians who were solo practitioners and tied to their location were afforded the ability to jump into teletherapy without having to be tied to proprietary web or app platforms,” said Jenney Wilder, Founder of allkindsoftherapy.com. This international crisis has allowed the Family Choice Behavioral Healthcare industry to embrace new methods of testing, treating, and providing coaching to clients throughout the US and the world.

The advertisers that joined the expanded Experts Section are known and trusted by industry insiders and therapeutic consultants and they include Drs. Todd Correlli and Abby Jenkins, Molly Shriver-Blake, MA, 360 Transitions, Parallel Process, Potomac Programs, Solutions Parenting Support, and Wonder.

The Experts Section, initially launched the summer of 2015 and focused on Education Consultants/Therapeutic Consultants, Interventionists and Teen Transport. With today’s expansion, families can now discover and compare Wrap Around services, Sober-Living communities, Parent Coaching experts and proven specialized therapists or treatment programs. “Our mission continues to be providing facts and easy to understand information that will help families compare and evaluate the many different treatment and intervention solutions that are available. The expansion of All Kinds of Therapy’s Expert section provides the next scope of advocacy, wisdom, and options for families preparing for the future,” said Wilder.

About All Kinds of Therapy

Launched in 2015, allkindsoftherapy.com is a web-based platform that focuses on interventions, assessment and varying types of treatment to transition programming for ages 30 and under. Treatment and Transitional programs, Wilderness Therapy programs advertisers must answer 40+ questions, revealing facts about their treatment model, clinicians’ training, licensing, etc and offer a level of transparency, unlike any other online treatment directory. The platform provides users with a place to research the best options for the individual presentation, to compare treatment options side-by-side, find an Expert clinician, parent coach, teletherapy, teleassessment, therapeutic consultant, and to read the monthly curated blog to develop a greater understanding of a dynamic field.

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SIUE SON Master’s in Nursing 11th Most Affordable Nationally

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Andrew Griffin, SIUE SON assistant dean for graduate programs.

I can’t think of a better place than SIUE for a graduate nursing student!”


EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (PRWEB)

Onlineu.org has ranked the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing’s (SON) Master of Science in Nursing – Healthcare and Nursing Administration program 11th among its 2020 Most Affordable Colleges. See the entire list at onlineu.org/most-affordable-colleges/nursing.

Optimal published its 2020 Best Value Colleges rankings on Guide to Online Schools for 121 programs. The rankings are based on degree-level and program-specific tuition rates, and PayScale salary data.

“I can’t think of a better place than SIUE for a graduate nursing student!” said SON Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs Andrew Griffin, PhD, CRNA, APRN. “Student satisfaction is high, students are meeting their outcomes, and they are getting quality jobs. And as OnlineU has indicted, we are among the most affordable options in the nation. I couldn’t be more excited regarding what we are achieving at SIUE.”

The methodology for the rankings incorporates a return on investment formula to show accredited programs with the best value. Since the cost and return of a college can significantly vary by the degree, tuition rates and salary numbers are specific to degree-level and major. All tuition rates were manually researched on official school websites in order to ensure accuracy. Salary figures were reported by PayScale and reflect earnings of students 10 or more years after graduation. In order to select the best options for value in each major, Optimal researched more than 78,000 online programs.

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The SIUE School of Nursing’s programs are committed to creating excellence in nursing leadership through innovative teaching, evidence-based practice, quality research, patient advocacy and community service. Enrolling more than 1,700 students in its baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral programs, the School develops leaders in pursuit of shaping the nursing profession and impacting the health care environment. SIUE’s undergraduate nursing programs on the Edwardsville campus and the regional campus in Carbondale help to solve the region’s shortage of baccalaureate-prepared nurses and enhance the quality of nursing practice within all patient service venues. The School’s graduate programs prepare nurses for advanced roles in clinical practice, administration and education.

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