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Confluent Health Announces Annual Team Leader of the Year Award Recipient

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Confluent Health, a leading healthcare organization dedicated to the transformation of healthcare, is proud to announce the recipient of the prestigious 2023 Team Leader of the Year Award, Lauren Weil, PT, DPT, OCS, GCS, Clinic Director of Pappas OPT Physical, Sports and Hand Therapy (Pappas OPT).

Key Points: 
  • "We are immensely proud of Lauren for receiving the prestigious Team Leader of the Year Award.
  • - Michael Pappas, CEO Pappas OPT
    The annual Team Leader of the Year Award is the highest honor for clinical excellence, which recognizes exceptional clinical team leaders who have displayed extraordinary leadership skills, dedication to their team and clinic's growth, demonstrated operational excellence, and a passion for fostering an inclusive, thriving team environment during their tenure.
  • Confluent Health's CEO, Kristi Henderson, DNP, FAAN, also commended Weil's outstanding leadership, saying, "Lauren Weil's exceptional leadership, dedication to her team, and outstanding clinical skills exemplify the qualities we celebrate with the Team Leader of the Year Award.
  • Confluent Health is honored to recognize her as the 2023 Team Leader of the Year.

New AARP Scorecard: Mississippi Ranks #48 in the Country for Long-Term Care Services and Supports for Older Americans, Including Family Caregivers

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Thursday, October 5, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AARP's new Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Scorecard finds that more than three years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, care provided in the United States for older adults and people with disabilities is painfully inadequate. The report finds that major gaps persist in every state, including Mississippi, especially related to nursing home staff turnover, support for family caregivers, and the long-term care workforce.

Key Points: 
  • The report finds that major gaps persist in every state, including Mississippi, especially related to nursing home staff turnover, support for family caregivers, and the long-term care workforce.
  • Ranking #48 in the country, Mississippi is falling behind most states in efforts to improve care options for older adults.
  • "The pandemic reinforced the need to strengthen long-term care for countless loved ones across the country, including in Mississippi," said Kimberly L. Campbell, Esq.
  • There has been a surge in older adults receiving long-term care at home, rather than in nursing homes and other institutions.

Praxis Precision Medicines Provides Portfolio Update at 2023 R&D Day

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Monday, October 2, 2023
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BOSTON, Oct. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRAX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company translating genetic insights into the development of therapies for central nervous system (CNS) disorders characterized by neuronal excitation-inhibition imbalance, today provided an update on its clinical portfolio at the company’s R&D Day. Praxis’ leaders were joined by two esteemed key opinion leaders in movement disorders and epilepsy, respectively: Alberto J. Espay, M.D., MSc, FAAN, FANA, Professor and Endowed Chair of the James J. and Joan A. Gardner Center for Parkinson’s Disease at the University of Cincinnati, as well as Jacqueline French, M.D., Professor of Neurology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and President, Director and Founder of the Epilepsy Study Consortium.

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  • Phase 3 (Essential3) program for ulixacaltamide initiating this quarter with mADL11 as primary endpoint; nearly 600 patients have already expressed interest in participating
    BOSTON, Oct. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Praxis Precision Medicines , Inc. (NASDAQ: PRAX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company translating genetic insights into the development of therapies for central nervous system (CNS) disorders characterized by neuronal excitation-inhibition imbalance, today provided an update on its clinical portfolio at the company’s R&D Day.
  • “We were thrilled to be able to share important updates from our portfolio.
  • Especially exciting is the early efficacy data we have seen with our PRAX-222 program in SCN2A gain-of-function developmental epilepsies and encephalopathies (DEEs).
  • A replay of the R&D day webcast will be available through the Events & Presentations page of the Investors + Media section of the company’s website at www.praxismedicines.com for the next 90 days.

New AARP Scorecard: Pennsylvania Ranks 21st in the Country for Long-Term Care Services and Support for Older Americans, Including Family Caregivers

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Monday, October 2, 2023
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The report finds that major gaps persist in every state, including Pennsylvania, especially related to providing support for family caregivers, affordability and access, and the safety and quality of long-term services and supports.

Key Points: 
  • The report finds that major gaps persist in every state, including Pennsylvania, especially related to providing support for family caregivers, affordability and access, and the safety and quality of long-term services and supports.
  • "The pandemic reinforced the need to strengthen long-term care for countless loved ones across the country, including in Pennsylvania," said Bill Johnston-Walsh, AARP Pennsylvania State Director.
  • The Scorecard shows that there are many roads to travel before we meet the needs of all Pennsylvanians who deserve the very best care, including our state's 1.5 million family caregivers.
  • HCBS includes support for home health care aides, respite services, assistive technology and home modifications and other services.

Praxis Precision Medicines To Host Hybrid R&D Day on Monday, October 2, 2023

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
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During the event, Praxis’ management team will review progress from its pipeline programs, including the anticipated initiation of the Phase 3 program for ulixacaltamide in essential tremor and advances in its clinical epilepsy assets.

Key Points: 
  • During the event, Praxis’ management team will review progress from its pipeline programs, including the anticipated initiation of the Phase 3 program for ulixacaltamide in essential tremor and advances in its clinical epilepsy assets.
  • To register for the event and view speaker profiles, please visit our R&D Day webpage here.
  • The event can also be accessed from the Events & Presentations page of the Investors + Media section of the company’s website at www.praxismedicines.com .
  • A replay of the event will be available through the Events & Presentations page of the Investors + Media section of the company’s website for 90 days following the event.

NCSBN Nursys e-Notify Database Enrolls more than 1 Million Individual Nurses

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
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Chicago, Sept. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More than 1 million individual nurses have chosen to self-enroll free of charge and reap the advantages of being enrolled in NCSBN Nursys e-Notify database.

Key Points: 
  • Chicago, Sept. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More than 1 million individual nurses have chosen to self-enroll free of charge and reap the advantages of being enrolled in NCSBN Nursys e-Notify database.
  • In the same system, as an additional benefit, nurses can also obtain their unique nurse identifier, NCSBN ID, at the same time they enroll for Nursys e-Notify.
  • “We are extremely pleased that we have reached this significant milestone because we know how beneficial Nursys e-Notify is for both individual nurses and institutions that employ them,” comments NCSBN CEO David Benton, RGN, PhD, FRCN, FAAN.
  • Additionally, institutions that employ nurses or maintain a registry of nurses can register and  enroll their nurses in the Nursys e-Notify system for institutions .

Legislation to Enact Safe Patient Limits for Registered Nurses and Address the Underlying Causes of the Massachusetts Hospital Staffing and Patient Care Quality Crisis Will Receive State House Hearing on September 20

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Monday, September 18, 2023
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BOSTON, Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nurses and advocates will testify before lawmakers on September 20 to the power of safe patient limits legislation to help solve years of declining hospital patient care quality and fix the underlying causes of the Commonwealth's healthcare staffing crisis.

Key Points: 
  • The approach featured in the new MNA safe patient limits legislation is like that taken by California when it enacted a safe patient limits law in 1999 and implemented it in 2004.
  • Research has shown that California's law reduced nurse workloads, improved recruitment, and retention of nurses, and had a favorable impact on quality of care.
  • Today, patients in California hospitals receive on average 3 more hours of nursing care than hospitalized patients in other states.
  • The "State of Nursing in Massachusetts" began tracking the quality of care in Massachusetts hospitals in 2014.

Study Finds 1 in 5 People on Medicare Travel 50 or More Miles to See a Neurologist

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Thursday, September 14, 2023
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Nearly one in five people on Medicare travel 50 or more miles one way to see a neurologist.

Key Points: 
  • Nearly one in five people on Medicare travel 50 or more miles one way to see a neurologist.
  • "We also found that people who traveled long distances were less likely to return for a follow‐up visit with a neurologist."
  • The study included over 563,000 people on Medicare who saw a neurologist at least once during the one-year study.
  • People who did not travel long distances went an average distance of 13 miles with an average travel time of 22 minutes.

Research explores emergency nurses' decision-making in obstetrical care

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --  Emergency nurses need additional knowledge of abortion-limiting legislation as well as the related clinical, ethical and legal implications for both emergency care staff and their patients, a study published in the September issue of the Journal of Emergency Nursing found.

Key Points: 
  • The findings also call attention to the increase in pregnant patients seeking care in emergency departments as the number of "OB deserts"—regions with limited or absent perinatal care—grows.
  • Through interviews with ED nurses, the study explored the clinical decision-making processes of emergency nurses caring for patients with obstetrical emergencies in the context of limited or no access to abortion care.
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  • Second, EDs are seeing more and more obstetric emergencies in communities where no OB services are available," said Wolf, who is also Director, Emergency Nursing Research at ENA.
  • The Journal of Emergency Nursing, ENA's peer-reviewed academic journal, is published six times a year with original research and updates from the emergency nursing specialty, while also covering practice and professional issues.

DaVita and Adtalem collaborate to address growing nephrology nursing shortage

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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DENVER, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita Inc., a leading kidney care provider, has joined forces with Adtalem Global Education, to launch the "Introduction to Nephrology Nursing" curriculum as a part of the Practice Ready. Specialty Focused. ™ (PRSF) initiative at one of its institutions, Chamberlain University. Designed to prepare pre-licensure nursing students for careers within the industry's most in-demand fields, the PRSF program introduces students to health care specialty options available with one-on-one clinical experiences with practicing nurses before graduation.

Key Points: 
  • "Chamberlain is the largest online school of nursing in the U.S., and our collaboration creates a unique opportunity to educate and show nursing students how fulfilling a career in nephrology can be.
  • Through the collaboration, Adtalem and DaVita will develop online courses and a clinical practicum that delivers hands-on learning experiences to Chamberlain students.
  • The new nephrology curriculum will provide the necessary tools, information, and practical experience they need to understand the nephrology clinical landscape and step into a nephrology nursing career with a strong foundation.
  • To learn more about what DaVita is doing to support students and graduates, check out DaVita Careers .