Joseph Waeckerle

Halifax Health Selects BPAS for Retirement Plan Services

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022
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"BPAS is honored to service the Halifax suite of defined contribution plans," said Elizabeth Kaido, Senior Vice President of Sales at BPAS.

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  • "BPAS is honored to service the Halifax suite of defined contribution plans," said Elizabeth Kaido, Senior Vice President of Sales at BPAS.
  • We're also confident that Halifax Health plan participants will get a lot of value from our new BPAS participant website and robust education and wellness tools."
  • The BPAS family of services includes Workplace Retirement Plans, Actuarial & Pension, Healthcare Consulting, IRA, VEBA HRA, Health & Welfare Plans, Fiduciary, Collective Investment Funds, Fund Administration, and Institutional Trust.
  • The BPAS Actuarial & Pension Services division has served as actuary and consultant on the Halifax Health defined benefit (DB) plans for more than 10 years.

Capital Health Launches Advanced Simulation Training Center

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Thursday, October 13, 2022
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HOPEWELL, N.J., Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital Health recently announced the launch of its new Advanced Simulation Training Center, a mobile simulation laboratory that provides state-of-the-art, multidisciplinary clinical training for physicians, nurses, emergency medical service providers, and other staff. The initiative was made possible through more than $500,000 of federal grant funding secured by Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), who was recognized for her role in the project at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Capital Health Regional Medical Center.

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  • HOPEWELL, N.J., Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital Health recently announced the launch of its new Advanced Simulation Training Center, a mobile simulation laboratory that provides state-of-the-art, multidisciplinary clinical training for physicians, nurses, emergency medical service providers, and other staff.
  • Comprised of two hospitals (Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton and Capital Health Medical Center Hopewell), a Hamilton outpatient facility, and an extensive network of primary and specialty care practices across the region, Capital Health is a dynamic health care resource accredited by DNV.
  • A five-time Magnet-designated health system for nursing excellence, Capital Health serves as a Level II regional trauma center, regional perinatal center (including a Level III NICU), and emergency mental health screening center.
  • Capital Health also provides innovative programs such as Capital Institute for Neurosciences including its certified Comprehensive Stroke Center; nationally accredited Center for Comprehensive Breast Care; Center for Digestive Health; Marjorie G. Ernest Joint Replacement Center of Excellence; award-winning Cancer Center; and the Heart & Vascular Institute, which includes the region's first accredited Chest Pain Center.

­Capital Health Achieves Magnet® Recognition Again

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Friday, February 18, 2022
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The American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition Program distinguishes health care organizations that meet rigorous standards for nursing excellence.

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  • The American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition Program distinguishes health care organizations that meet rigorous standards for nursing excellence.
  • Receiving Magnet recognition for the fifth time is a great achievement for Capital Health, as it continues to proudly belong to the global community of Magnet-recognized organizations.
  • Health care organizations must reapply for Magnet recognition every four years based on adherence to Magnet concepts and demonstrated improvements in patient care and quality.
  • Comprised of two hospitals (Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton and Capital Health Medical Center Hopewell), a Hamilton outpatient facility, and various primary and specialty care practices across the region, Capital Health is a dynamic health care resource accredited by DNV.

ETHOS Event Collective Enlists IMEX Attendees to Help Deliver Joy to Hospitalized Children in Las Vegas

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Thursday, November 18, 2021
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LAS VEGAS, Nov. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Celebrating its IMEX debut, ETHOS Event Collective hosted clients and attendees at its booth to prepare gift boxes for patients at Sunrise Children's Hospital in Las Vegas.

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  • LAS VEGAS, Nov. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Celebrating its IMEX debut, ETHOS Event Collective hosted clients and attendees at its booth to prepare gift boxes for patients at Sunrise Children's Hospital in Las Vegas.
  • "Supporting the people and places that make the meetings and events we create possible is paramount to our purpose," said Joe Fijol, Principal, ETHOS Event Collective Florida + Las Vegas.
  • In partnership with Cheeriodicals , ETHOS and its booth visitors prepared 160 personalized cheer-up gifts during the IMEX America Conference at Mandalay Bay.
  • "Cheeriodicals has worked with the leadership from ETHOS Event Collective numerous times over the years.

RAIsonance, Inc. Announces First Medical Advisory Board

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021
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Lewis Marshall, MD, JD, MS, FAADM, FAAEP, FACP, FACHE, FCLM; Advisory Board Member; Chief Medical Officer at NYC Health & Hospitals / Lincoln; Member and Fellow of the American Academy of Disaster Medicine

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  • Lewis Marshall, MD, JD, MS, FAADM, FAAEP, FACP, FACHE, FCLM; Advisory Board Member; Chief Medical Officer at NYC Health & Hospitals / Lincoln; Member and Fellow of the American Academy of Disaster Medicine
    Frederick L. Slone, MD, FAADM; Advisory Board Member; Associate Professor at University of South Florida College of Medicine, Member and Fellow of the American Board of Disaster Medicine
    Greg Cohen, DO, FACOFP; Advisory Board Member; Lucas County Health Center Medical Clinics in Chariton, Iowa
    Heidi P. Cordi, MD, MPH, MS, EMTP, FACEP, FAADM; Advisory Board Member; Core Faculty for the Division of Emergency Medical Services, Associate Director of the EMS Fellowship Program, and EMS Coordinator for Rensselaer County, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine and Associate Medical Director of Emergency Medical Services at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Medical Director of Mohawk Ambulance in Albany; Member and Fellow of the American Academy of Disaster Medicine
    Elizabeth Maxwell-Schmidt, MS, MD, FAAEP, FACEPMD; Advisory Board Member; Emergency Medicine Specialist in Annapolis, MD
    "We are incredibly gratified to have attracted such an esteemed team of brilliant medical professionals to serve on our Medical Advisory Board," said RAIsonance's Chief Medical Officer and Chief Strategy & Planning Officer Maurice Ramirez, DO, Ph.D. "With their guidance and support, we will be extremely well-positioned to bring our groundbreaking AI/ML technologies to market.
  • As we seek to make a meaningful impact on the markets we serve, our Advisory Board will provide us with the essential insights we will need to make products that serve practitioners and patients all over the US, and indeed around the world."
  • It's hard to overstate how thrilled we are to be working with a team of advisors like this one."
  • Partially funded with a grant from the National Science Foundation, RAIsonance has developed breakthrough technology innovations that use Signal Data Signature Recognition as a biomarker for human medical diagnostics and to support ground-breaking safety applications.

Top Minds in Emergency Medical Research Gather for ACEP20 Research Forum

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Friday, October 23, 2020
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading emergency medicine researchers will be on hand for the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Research Forum , part of ACEP20 , the world's largest emergency medicine conference.

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  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading emergency medicine researchers will be on hand for the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Research Forum , part of ACEP20 , the world's largest emergency medicine conference.
  • "Experts from all corners of emergency medicine will be meeting to network and discuss the next wave of original research that could revolutionize the practice of emergency medicine," said Richard Gordon, MD, FACEP, an emergency physician in Texas and ACEP20 Research Forum chair.
  • The Research Forum will also feature the Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) Showcase, a presentation of the research driven by EMF grantees.
  • The American College of Emergency Physicians(ACEP)is the national medical society representing emergency medicine.

New Analysis Reveals Worsening Shortage of Emergency Physicians in Rural Areas

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Wednesday, August 12, 2020
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite the nation's growing reliance on emergency departments, large areas of rural America are experiencing shortages of emergency physicians, according to a new emergency medicine workforce analysis in Annals of Emergency Medicine.

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  • WASHINGTON, Aug. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite the nation's growing reliance on emergency departments, large areas of rural America are experiencing shortages of emergency physicians, according to a new emergency medicine workforce analysis in Annals of Emergency Medicine.
  • "The number of emergency physicians is increasing but there is a clear unmet need for emergency physicians in rural areas," said Christopher Bennett, MD, MA, assistant professor of emergency medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine and lead study author.
  • According to the " National Study of the Emergency Physician Workforce, 2020 ," the nation's rural emergency physician shortage is expected to worsen in the coming years, the authors note.
  • One in five Americans lives in a rural area, and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) recognizes that action is needed to address emergency physician shortages and other challenges facing rural emergency care.

INVENTING SOCIAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE: Extensive New Report Examines Social Issues Impacting America's Emergency Departments, Establishes Framework for New Field Within Clinical and Academic Emergency Medicine

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Tuesday, December 3, 2019
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A new journal supplement, "Inventing Social Emergency Medicine," published this month in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, a premier scientific journal, explores the important role emergency departments play in effectively addressing health-related social needs and provides the framework for an emerging field within emergency medicine.

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  • A new journal supplement, "Inventing Social Emergency Medicine," published this month in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, a premier scientific journal, explores the important role emergency departments play in effectively addressing health-related social needs and provides the framework for an emerging field within emergency medicine.
  • The "Inventing Social Emergency Medicine" journal report was developed as the result of a groundbreaking consensus conference by the same name, organized through a unique partnership by the Emergency Medical Foundation (EMF), the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and the Andrew Levitt Center for Social Emergency Medicine.
  • Funded by a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant, the September 2017 conference was designed to unify the intellectual superstructure of previously disparate activities in social emergency medicine.
  • The Levitt Center for Social Emergency Medicine is an independent nonprofit research and advocacy institute dedicated to transforming emergency medicine to better incorporate social context into daily practice.

Emergency Physicians: HHS Conscience Rule Puts Patient Safety At Risk

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Friday, May 3, 2019
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This rule is worrisome and dangerous for patients, according to Vidor Friedman, MD FACEP, president of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), and Omar Maniya, MD, MBA, president of the Emergency Medicine Residents' Association (EMRA).

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  • This rule is worrisome and dangerous for patients, according to Vidor Friedman, MD FACEP, president of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), and Omar Maniya, MD, MBA, president of the Emergency Medicine Residents' Association (EMRA).
  • ACEP and EMRA released the following joint statement:
    "Emergency physicians will care for any patient that needs emergency medical treatment.
  • Denying emergency care or delaying emergency services based on race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic background, social status, type of illness, or ability to pay, is unethical and dangerous.
  • Refusing to care for patients who require emergency medical attention could violate federal law and stands in stark contrast to the sworn oath and fundamental principle of emergency care: we must treat or stabilize anyone who visits the emergency department, anytime.

Violence in Emergency Departments Is Increasing, Harming Patients, New Research Finds

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Tuesday, October 2, 2018
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The results of a poll of more than 3,500 emergency physicians across the nation were released today, alongside new research about violence in Michigan emergency departments, presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), ACEP18/Scientific Assembly.

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  • The results of a poll of more than 3,500 emergency physicians across the nation were released today, alongside new research about violence in Michigan emergency departments, presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), ACEP18/Scientific Assembly.
  • "Violence in emergency departments is not only affecting medical staff, it is affecting patients.
  • When violence occurs in an emergency department, patients can be injured or traumatized to the point of leaving without being seen.
  • According to Dr. Kowalenko's research, 72 percent of emergency physicians in Michigan reported experiencing violence in the past year.