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EXPERT ALERTS
- A Career in Nursing Can Be Fulfilling
- Anticipating Supreme Court Ruling, Doctors' Groups Prepare
- Cellphone Radiation Study Takes Wrong Approach
- Cyberbullying Is a Key Issue in the 21st Century
- How to Protect Your Pet From the Heat
- Life Beyond Parenting: What's Next?
- NFL Concussion Litigation Rushes Forward
- So Hot You Could Die: Heat Stroke
- Summertime Brings Tire Failures
- Work Together to Set Kids' Summer Schedules
MEDIA JOBS
- Editor - Effingham, Ill.
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- Backpack Journalist - St. Louis
- Business Reporter - NYC
- Staff Writer - Norfolk, Va.
OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES
- Pet Blogs: Sit, Stay, Read This
- Spotlight: Deborah Skolnik, Parenting
- Interesting Expert of the Week, Banquet Edition
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EXPERT ALERTS
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Anticipating Supreme Court Ruling, Doctors' Groups Prepare
Robert W. Brenner, M.D., MMM
Chief Medical Officer
Summit Medical Group in Berkeley Heights, N.J.
Brenner can speak to how New Jersey’s 225+ physician private multispecialty medical group is preparing for the upcoming Supreme Court health care ruling with regard to practice acquisitions, technology and infrastructure investment, and cost containment. He is expert discussing financial and clinical aspects of the changing health care landscape.
“Regardless of the Supreme Court's decision, health care is changing. There are many ways physician groups can meet these changes to maintain their quality of care and grow their group practice. Physicians can help their patient get better sooner by encouraging them in preventive health habits. They can adopt or join a multispecialty model of care that offers integrated care and helps reduce hospital admissions and stays. They can implement an electronic health record to reduce duplicate procedures and errors while documenting their high standard of care. These strategies can help physician groups answer the call for cost containment while providing what is best for the patient.”
News Contact: Maureen Bennett, mbennett@smgnj.com or +1-973-495-9899
A Career in Nursing Can Be Fulfilling
Wendi Jakubiak, RN
Program Administrator for Academic Affairs at Brown Mackie College in Oklahoma City
"If you are searching for a career that offers many opportunities, take a close look at the nursing profession. Nursing is projected to grow faster than average for all occupations through 2020, as reported in the 2012 Occupational Outlook Handbook from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) (1.usa.gov/KUbH2m). The BLS attributes this expansion to technological advances and greater awareness of preventive care, in addition to the rising health care demands of the aging baby boomer population. A degree in nursing offers more options than you may think."
Jakubiak will offer insight into the professional options available. She worked as a nurse for 25 years before becoming a certified nurse educator.
News Contact: J. Stephen Dobbins, stdobbins@brownmackie.edu or +1-513-830-2005
Cellphone Radiation Study Takes Wrong Approach
Papool Chaudhari
Attorney
Reyes Browne Reilley in Dallas
"The problem with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s recently announced plan to review its standards for radiation emitted by cellphones is that it’s not looking at the problem the right way. The FCC is starting with an assumption that cellphones are safe, rather than presuming that they may actually pose a danger. If you remember, early on people thought tobacco was safe to use. How many lives might have been saved if we had started with a belief that tobacco was dangerous and worked to disprove that, rather than the other way around? The fact is, cellphones emit radiation and people hold them near their brain. We should presume they pose a danger and work to disprove that before allowing the public, especially children, to use them."
News Contact: Mark Annick, mark@androvett.com or +1-800-559-4534
Cyberbullying Is a Key Issue in the 21st Century
Joshua Taylor, PsyD
Adjunct Faculty
Argosy University in Orange County, Calif.
"Cyberbullying stands as a key issue among young people in the 21st century. Primarily among adolescents, cyberbullying is the use of technology to harass, threaten, embarrass or target another person.”
Taylor is able to discuss cyberbullying, from its frequency and causes, to how to address the issue with children.
News Contact: Anne K. Dean, adean@argosy.edu or +1-714-620-0910
How to Protect Your Pet From the Heat
Dawn Bolka, Registered Veterinary Technologist (RVT)
Veterinary Technology Instructor at Brown Mackie College in Michigan City, Ind.
"When the weather warms and the heat arrives, it seems everyone has a reason to smile. Whether you prefer to cool off with a dip in the pool or with a tall cool drink in the shade, we all have ways to beat the heat. But what about your dog? Pets can suffer from heat just like people. There are steps you can take to help ensure your dog doesn’t overheat in hot weather. A dog’s normal body temperature is 101 degrees Fahrenheit, and sometimes up to 102.5 degrees. Match this base with rising temperatures and a pet can get hot quickly."
Bolka will offer insight into keeping your pet safe during the hot months.
News Contact: J. Stephen Dobbins, stdobbins@brownmackie.edu or +1-513-830-2005
Life Beyond Parenting: What's Next?
Natalie Caine
Owner
Empty Nest Support Services
"Whether solo or married, parents' roles shift when their children leave for college, marriage, work or volunteering. Here are some tips for parents: 1) like it or not, your children lead now; 2) pause before you text or call them; 3) now put you in the center of your circle; 4) find new meaning beyond parenthood; and 5) build a community, since the school days are over. Even if children are living at home because of the economy, parents' expectations need a course correction."
Caine, who lives in Los Angeles, is a parent who created and launched Empty Nest Support Services seven years ago, when her daughter was a senior in high school. She has been featured in Time, USA Today, Huffington Post and MariaShriver.com. Caine can discuss topics such as how to enjoy summer before you hug goodbye, how to plan for the big drop-off at college, marriage at this stage of life, how to reinvent yourself, where new friendships are and spiritual practices for the empty nester.
Website: www.emptynestsupport.com
Expert Contact: natalie@emptynestsupport.com
NFL Concussion Litigation Rushes Forward
Eugene Egdorf
Sports and Entertainment Law Attorney
The Lanier Law Firm in Houston
"Now that the concussion-related complaints of more than 2,000 former National Football League (NFL) players have been consolidated, expect the NFL to push for a quick dismissal of the claims. The NFL will claim that health issues are covered under the league’s collective bargaining agreement (CBA), but a good case could be made that the NFL and its helmet supplier, Riddell, have long known of the dangers and hid them from players. And I don’t know how information that has been withheld could be subject to the CBA, because you can’t really negotiate for rights you didn’t know you have."
News Contact: Alan Bentrup, alan@androvett.com or +1-800-559-4534
So Hot You Could Die: Heat Stroke
David Schreck, M.D., MS, FACP, FACEP
Chairman and Medical Director of the Summit Medical Group Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine
Schreck can speak to the dangers of high heat and humidity, and how to recognize and treat symptoms of heat-related illness.
"On average, up to 400 people will die this season in the U.S. because of heat-related illnesses such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke. These are two types of heat-related stresses that occur when the body loses its normal ability to dissipate heat and cool down. Heat exhaustion occurs first. It is manifested by muscular aching, spasms, cramping and can include rapid heartbeat, intense thirst and profuse sweating. Heat-exhaustion patients should be taken out of the sun and moved to a shady area. Cool them down with a moist compress and give water only if they are fully conscious. Heat stroke is the most dangerous type of heat-related stress. Heat stroke manifests three symptoms that differ from heat exhaustion: excessively high temperatures in excess of 105-106 degrees, warm and dry skin (vs. moist skin with heat exhaustion), and confusion -- in fact, patients may even be comatose. Heat stroke is an absolute medical emergency, and any patient with heat stroke should be brought immediately to the nearest emergency facility, even by calling 911 if necessary."
News Contact: Maureen Bennett, mbennett@smgj.com or +1-973-495-9899
Summertime Brings Tire Failures
Wesley Todd Ball
Tire-Related Litigation Attorney
Farrar & Ball LLP in Houston
"Increased summer travel, compounded by stifling road heat, can seriously affect tire safety, so it is always a good idea before any long trip that you conduct a detailed inspection of each of your tires, including the spare. Look the tire over and run your hands along the tread, checking for foreign objects, separations or bulges, which are evidence of a failure sure to come. Any questionable issues are an immediate cause for concern, and warrant a trip to the local tire shop."
News Contact: Alan Bentrup, alan@androvett.com or +1-800-559-4534
Work Together to Set Kids' Summer Schedules
Amber Liddell Alwais
Family Law Attorney
McCurley Orsinger McCurley Nelson & Downing, L.L.P. in San Antonio
"Summer means a break from routine, and that disruption can wreak havoc with family schedules, particularly when the parents are divorced. Couples who are divorced or in the process of divorcing need to remember that court visitation orders must be followed, but the saving grace is that most court-ordered visitation starts with the phrase 'In the absence of a mutual agreement.' So, before scheduling summer events, talk with the other parent and reach some agreements. It is important to not schedule activities during the visitation time of the other parent, unless you have the other parent's agreement in advance. And remember: as children get older, parents become less 'cool' in their eyes and they will want more independence. Both parents should try to keep this in mind when scheduling their teens' summer activities and visits."
News Contact: Rhonda Reddick, rhonda@androvett.com or +1-800-559-4534
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OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES:
Following are links to other news and resources we think you might find useful. If you have an item you think other reporters would be interested in and would like us to include in a future alert, please drop us a line at profnetalerts@prnewswire.com
- PET BLOGS: SIT, STAY, READ THIS: PR Newswire's Thomas Hynes offers a brief tour of some of the best pet blogs he's seen: bit.ly/NZHBPk
- SPOTLIGHT: DEBORAH SKOLNIK, PARENTING: ProfNet Editor Evelyn Tipacti interviews Deborah Skolnik, senior editor at Parenting magazine: bit.ly/KRj3IA
- INTERESTING EXPERT OF THE WEEK, BANQUET EDITION: ProfNet Director Maria Perez interviews Jeff Simms, executive chef of banquets at The Breakers Palm Beach, a luxury oceanfront resort in Florida: bit.ly/NZIoQn
