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PatientPoint, CHPA Educational Foundation Team Up to Promote Acetaminophen Safety

CINCINNATI and WASHINGTON, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — PatientPoint® and the CHPA Educational Foundation (CHPAEF) today announced a new point-of-care education campaign promoting the

CINCINNATI and WASHINGTON, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — PatientPoint® and the CHPA Educational Foundation (CHPAEF) today announced a new point-of-care education campaign promoting the safe use of acetaminophen in the offices of more than 35,000 healthcare professionals and in more than 550 hospitals nationwide. The PatientPoint-CHPAEF campaign announced today marks the beginning of a new partnership between the organizations to promote over-the-counter (OTC) medicine safety at the point of care.

As part of the new collaboration, PatientPoint will feature digital resources from Know Your Dose, a campaign run by CHPAEF in partnership with the Acetaminophen Awareness Coalition, to educate patients about the presence of acetaminophen in more than 600 OTC and prescription medications. Acetaminophen is safe and effective when used as directed; however, taking too much can lead to liver damage.

«More than 50 million Americans use a medicine that contains acetaminophen each week. Through Know Your Dose, we are reminding patients to always read and follow the medicine label to use acetaminophen safely and avoid taking two medicines containing acetaminophen at the same time,» said Mary Leonard, director of CHPAEF. «On behalf of the Acetaminophen Awareness Coalition, we’re grateful to PatientPoint for extending the reach of Know Your Dose to the point of care, allowing more healthcare professionals and patients to discuss this important message together.»

The Know Your Dose safety messages will appear on PatientPoint waiting room screens and interactive exam room devices in healthcare professional offices spanning five specialties, including primary care, OB/GYN, neurology, dermatology and gastroenterology. The messaging will also be featured in the patient engagement leader’s award-winning hospital patient guide.

«Our platforms are designed to educate and empower patients and spark important conversations between healthcare professionals and their patients about specific treatments and safely using OTC products like acetaminophen,» said PatientPoint Chief Client Officer Linda Ruschau. «Through our new collaboration with CHPAEF, we’re proud to play a part in relaying this important messaging at a time when care conversations are happening and specific OTC products are being discussed, recommended and ultimately purchased.»

About PatientPoint
PatientPoint^® is a patient engagement solutions company passionately committed to making every doctor-patient engagement better™. By harnessing the power of technology, our omnichannel platform more effectively educates and empowers patients, caregivers and staff to deliver improved health outcomes and an enhanced patient experience. For 30 years, hospitals, health systems, physician offices and sponsoring brands have trusted PatientPoint and its more than 450 team members to provide a uniquely integrated experience across care settings. By the end of 2020, PatientPoint in-office programs are projected to reach more than 77,000 unique healthcare providers nationwide. Learn more at patientpoint.com.

About CHPA Educational Foundation
The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) Educational Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization that is dedicated to ensuring consumers use, store and dispose of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines and dietary supplements responsibly. Its mission is to be the trusted source of information on the responsible use of consumer healthcare products. The foundation leads public health educational initiatives on medicine safety that address specific areas where consumers need guidance and support. Learn more at www.knowyourotcs.org.

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4-H Launches Opportunity4All, a Campaign to Eliminate the Opportunity Gap for Young People Across America

CHEVY CHASE, Md., Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As the impact of COVID-19 continues to scale, widening education, economic and health gaps are threatening to leave millions of kids behind. 4-H, one of the nation’s largest youth development organizations, is taking a stand with its belief that opportunity should not be pre-determined by any person’s zip code, ethnicity, skin color, or income with the announcement of

Fifty-five million kids face this widening opportunity gap in America hindering them from having equal access to opportunities to reach their full potential. In addition, 12 million kids lack access to reliable broadband internet resources putting them in a position to fall even further behind as many schools move to virtual learning during the pandemic.

Despite these challenges, 4-H believes young people can play a key role in creating a more promising and equitable future for youth, families, and communities across the country, if given the opportunity. And in a recent round of surveys to gain insight on youth perspectives, 4-H found that young people desire to be part of the conversation.

«We believe youth perspectives are so important and a solution to eliminating the opportunity gap because young people come with new ideas and new ways of seeing the world,» says Jennifer Sirangelo, president and CEO of National 4-H Council. «We often look at things through a narrow lens, but for them it’s all new and that newness is a gift that leads to innovation and thinking outside of the box. We have to welcome and encourage them to be engaged and be involved because these issues impact their daily lives. They need to have a seat at the table.»

Opportunity4All will mobilize 10 million young people – their diverse voices and innovative actions – to be part of the discussion to create solutions to the educational, economic and health issues that create opportunity gaps. In addition, the Opportunity4All pledge will rally the support of parents, 4-H alumni, influencers as well as corporate and nonprofit partners across all sectors to share their commitment to ensuring all kids have access to learning resources, experiences and social-emotional support they need to thrive.

By igniting conversation and raising awareness 4-H kicks off Opportunity4All with a convening of youth, experts, and influencers at the Opportunity4All Virtual Forum, an important conversation on the need for creating access, equity and mobility for America’s youth. In addition, some of the nation’s leading experts on youth contributed to a white paper, Beyond the Gap, How America Can Address the Widening Opportunity Gap Facing Young People, providing insights on the impact of COVID-19 and outlining solutions to addressing the opportunity gap for all youth.

Since the onset of COVID-19, the organization has raised over $5 million from partners like, CHS Foundation, Corteva Agriscience, Google, Microsoft, Nationwide, New York Life Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, S.D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation, TD Ameritrade, UnitedHealthcare, Walmart as well as media value from Comcast/NBCUniversal, Meredith and Outdoor Advertising Association of America to tackle the inequities young people face and evolve 4-H’s delivery, strategies, and programming to meet their needs in this moment.

To raise awareness about the opportunity gap and the Opportunity4All campaign, 4-H also partnered with Public, a purpose-driven agency, to develop compelling creative including digital ads and an animated PSA narrated by Grammy Award-winning singer, 4-H alumna and national spokesperson, Jennifer Nettles.

The organization will continue to host convenings, including a teen townhall and youth summits this fall, and build alliances and partnerships with corporate and nonprofit partners to bring thought leaders together with young people to elevate discussions and offer perspectives on how our country should move forward and create a more equitable future for all.

For more information about Opportunity4All visit www.4-h.org/Opportunity4All.

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Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. Announces Launch of Cheetah™ for Corporate Counsel

NEW YORK, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. today announced the launch of Cheetah™ for Corporate Counsel, a complete workflow solution that provides corporate counsel professionals with the content and tools to make more effective business…

As regulatory complexities have continued to increase in the midst of the pandemic, the responsibilities of in-house counsel have not only expanded, but have also made the role of corporate counsel even more vital to the survival and future growth of their companies. Cheetah for Corporate Counsel is designed to help users meet and exceed these ever-increasing demands by providing a wide range of content and tools in a single package, making it the only offering on the market with such a breadth of resources at a predictable price point. Organized with the workflow demands of corporate legal departments in mind, the solution enables corporate counsel to quickly advise on complex issues, mitigate new risks efficiently, and ensure better control over outside corporate counsel budgets.

«As the pandemic continues, corporate counsel are facing increased pressure to take more work in-house, control outside spend as companies evaluate their budgets, and assess new risks in the midst of a volatile and quickly changing regulatory environment,» said Ken Crutchfield, Vice President and General Manager of Legal Markets at Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. «Wolters Kluwer developed Cheetah for Corporate Counsel to address the pain points that corporate counsel professionals are experiencing due to these increased demands, while enabling them to take control of their role as strategic advisors within their companies.»

Cheetah for Corporate Counsel includes several unique features that allow users to do the following:

Proactively manage new legal and regulatory requirements to increase strategic advantages and decrease risk;
Access multistate surveys, checklists and forms, as well as Smart Tasks with step-by-step guides, best practices and considerations for specific legal tasks;
Access uniquely tailored news written specifically for corporate counsel, which can be customized by topic and delivered to users via email;
Create and share research folders with notes and highlights with colleagues, or simply email research findings, and;
Create a «self-service center» by providing access to the platform to business unit colleagues who have frequent legal questions, so that they can access information on their own.

As one of Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S.’s most acclaimed solutions, Cheetah is an intuitive legal research platform powered by Wolters Kluwer’s world-class content. The solution combines an easy-to-use, responsive interface with Wolters Kluwer’s deep domain expertise and curated analysis to provide legal professionals with in-depth, accurate, and up-to-date information in a single location.

To learn more about Cheetah for Corporate Counsel, visit: https://corporatecounsel.wkcheetah.com

About Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S.
Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. is a part of Wolters Kluwer N.V. (AEX: WKL), a global leader in professional information, software solutions, and services for the healthcare, tax and accounting, governance, risk and compliance, and legal and regulatory sectors. We help our customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with advanced technology and services.

Wolters Kluwer reported 2019 annual revenues of €4.6 billion. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 19,000 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands.

For more information about Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S., visit www.WoltersKluwerLR.com, follow us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

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Crop Monitoring Market worth $4.4 billion by 2025 – Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

CHICAGO, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — According to a recently published research report «Crop Monitoring Market with Covid-19 Impact Analysis by Offering (Hardware, Software, Services), Technology (Sensing & Imagery, VRT), Application (Field Mapping, Soil Monitoring, Crop Scouting), Farm Size, Region – Global Forecast to 2025», published by MarketsandMarkets™, the global Crop Monitoring Market is expected to grow to USD 4.4 billion by 2025 from

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The rapid growth of the global crop monitoring market is attributed to the factors such as rising awareness among the farmers towards the advanced and sustainable farming techniques, surging investments in the agriculture technology globally and the rising concerns for the food security and safety. Moreover the enhancements in the remote sensing and monitoring capabilities has resulted in the wider adoption of crop monitoring devices and software. The application of IoT in the field of farming has paved the way for the promising growth in the crop monitoring market owing to several benefits associated with it such as remote monitoring, telematics and automation of farming processes.

Sensing and imagery technology to hold largest market share during forecast period

Sensing and imagery technology is expected to hold the largest market share during the forecast period owing to the rising capabilities of remote sensing and emergence of hyperspectral and multispectral cameras in the field of the crop monitoring. Moreover, the different configurations of sensing and imagery technology such as ground based and air borne sensing and imaging has led to a large adoption due to the benefits associated with it. The use of drones and other UAVs for the crop monitoring purpose has led to a huge demand for the sensing and imagery technology in the crop monitoring market.

Medium-sized farms to hold largest market share between 2020 and 2025

The adoption of advanced faming technologies in medium-sized farms for crop monitoring is expected to hold the largest market share during the forecast period 2020 to 2025. This is mainly due to the presence of large number of medium sized farms across the world. Moreover, the implementation of remote sensing & imagery, VRT and automation & robotics require economies of scale which is appropriate for the large number of medium sized farms across the globe. There are ~500 million farms across the world and out of these 10 million farms account for the farms that fall in the range of 400-1000 hectares (medium-sized farms), and about 250,000 farms are above 1000 hectares (large farms).

Hardware to account for largest share in crop monitoring market during forecast period

The crop monitoring market for the hardware segment has been categorized into sensing and monitoring, automation, and control systems. Sensing and monitoring devices are information gathering and monitoring instruments that provide vital data on crops and fields to analyze them further for decision-making and support farmers in their farming operations. They include various sensors such as nutrient sensors, moisture sensors, water sensors, climate sensors, and temperature sensors. Yield monitors and soil sensors are among the most significant and widely used components in crop monitoring. The crop monitoring market for hardware devices and controls held the largest share in 2019, owing to growers in different parts of the world opting for crop monitoring techniques to increase productivity, reduce costs, and to meet sustainable development goals. The year 2020 is expected to display narrow growth for this segment however, the growth rate from 2021 to 2025 is expected to be robust as the majority of OEMs would be able to overcome the effect of the pandemic by then.

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Crop scouting and monitoring application to hold largest share between 2020 and 2025

Crop scouting helps maximize yield and productivity by providing crucial information about the crop to the grower or framer. GPS and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies are used to gather the information about the complete field and get the information about plants promptly to assist recommendation for localized treatment. The digitization of crop scouting and monitoring application has led to greater adoption of remote sensing and robotics in the crop monitoring market. The crop scouting monitoring process is performed digitally and remotely with the help of sensors, satellite, and drone-based imagery data and hence, this segment is expected to witness a higher adoption from 2020 to 2025.

Americas to hold largest share of crop monitoring market during forecast period

The Americas is expected to hold the largest share of the crop monitoring market during 2020–2025. The deployment of remote sensing & imagery and VRT is quite high in the countries like US and Canada due to which the region holds the large market share. Moreover the South American countries such as Brazil and Argentina have large sized farms in abundance where the government reforms to develop digital and sustainable agriculture are reaping significant returns. The adoption of automation and robotics in the Americas is growing substantially and is laying down the growth path for the development of crop monitoring market

The report profiles key players such as Topcon Corporation (Japan), Trimble (US), The Climate Corporation (US), Yara International (Norway), CropX Technologies (Israel), Cropio (Switzerland), Earth Observing Systems (US), PrecisionHawk (US), Ag Leader (US) and Taranis (Israel).

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Precision Farming Market by Technology (Guidance, VRT, Remote Sensing), Application (Crop Scouting, Field Mapping, Variable Rate Application), Offering (Hardware—Sensors, GPS, Yield Monitors; Software; Services) and Geography – Global Forecast to 2025

Precision Farming Software Market by Delivery Model (Local/web-based, Cloud-Based, SaaS, PaaS), Application (Yield Monitoring, Field Mapping, Crop Scouting, Weather Tracking & Forecasting), Service Provider, and Geography – Global Forecast to 2022

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MGM Resorts Rolls Out Ultimate Work-From-Vegas Package At Bellagio And ARIA

LAS VEGAS, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As millions of employees continue to work from home for the foreseeable future, MGM Resorts International is unveiling a much-needed change of scenery with «Viva Las Office,» the ultimate home-away-from-the-home office experience at Bellagio and…

With three tiered packages, «Viva Las Office» offers elevated amenities and benefits to fit every working traveler’s needs. Whether looking for a three-, four- or five-night stay, guests can fully maximize their workdays with flexible check-in and check-out times and a dedicated Executive Assistant who will handle all reservations and experiences throughout their stay. And when it is time for a break, visitors can take advantage of a daily food and beverage credit and a discount to activities around the city including helicopter and jeep tours.

Guests who book any of the «Viva Las Office» packages also will receive special access to discounted airfare through JSX, the revolutionary hop-on jet service, providing working travelers with a seamless experience from wheels up to wheels down.

«We understand that working from home every day can become taxing and monotonous, and we are excited to offer a safe and curated experience here at Bellagio and ARIA that combines work and play,» said Atif Rafiq, President of Commercial and Growth for MGM Resorts. «These packages are designed to offer the best of both worlds. A safe, spacious work setting while still allowing guests to enjoy the amenities and experiences Las Vegas is known for through a single offering.»

«Viva Las Office» requires a three-night stay minimum with packages starting at $100 per night, including the following options:

The Associate

Room accommodations: Bellagio Resort King or ARIA Deluxe King
Check-in as early as 8 a.m.; Check-out as late as 6 p.m.
Executive Assistant to coordinate details as needed throughout visit
$50 food and beverage credit per night
$75 off round-trip flights with JSX

The Manager

Room accommodations: Bellagio Fountain View or ARIA Deluxe Strip View
Check-in as early as 8 a.m.; Check-out as late as 6 p.m.
Executive Assistant to coordinate details as needed throughout visit
$50 food and beverage credit per night
$100 off round-trip flights with JSX
Two VIP pool day passes
Poolside massage

The Executive

Room accommodations: Bellagio Salone Suite or ARIA City Corner Suite
Check-in as early as 8 a.m.; Check-out as late as 6 p.m.
Executive Assistant to coordinate details as needed throughout visit
$75 food and beverage credit per night
$125 off round-trip flights with JSX
Full-day cabana rental
Poolside massage

For those guests who want to travel with their four-legged coworkers, JSX, Bellagio and ARIA are all dog-friendly with a variety of add-on amenities.

For additional details on «Viva Las Office» or to book a reservation, please visit mgmresorts.com/en/offers/viva-las-office.

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BELLAGIO RESORT & CASINO
Inspired by the beautiful villages of Europe, the AAA Five Diamond Bellagio Resort & Casino overlooks a Mediterranean-blue, 8 ½-acre lake in which fountains perform a magnificent aquatic ballet. Award-winning dining, a world-class art gallery, the exquisite Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, the stunning performance of «O» by Cirque du Soleil, a sumptuous spa and salon and exclusive luxury shopping all work together to compose the symphony that is Bellagio. Bellagio is operated by MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM). For more information and reservations, visit bellagio.com, call toll free at (888) 987-6667 or find us on Facebook and Twitter.

ARIA RESORT & CASINO
ARIA Resort & Casino is a stunning award-winning resort on The Strip featuring spectacular amenities, high-end service, premium meeting and convention space, striking architecture and sustainable design. Combined with its unparalleled offerings including the first-of-its-kind public Fine Art Collection, ARIA sets the bar for a new generation of resort experiences. ARIA is located within CityCenter, which is owned 50% by a subsidiary of MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and 50% by Infinity World Development Corp, a subsidiary of Dubai World. For more information and reservations, visit ARIA.com, call toll free at (866) 359-7757 or find us on Facebook and Twitter.

JSX
Founded in 2016, JSX is a hop-on jet service that’s faster on the ground, more comfortable in the air and competitively priced with flights starting from $89 each way. Recently honored by Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) as the 2020 «Best Overall Regional» air carrier in North America and by Fast Company as one of the «Most Innovative Companies» of 2020, JSX offers many industry-leading features. JSX flights may be booked directly through jsx.com, the newly launched JSX mobile app, or through codeshare partner JetBlue on multiple online travel sites. TrueBlue members may earn points on JSX flights. JSX currently serves six destinations daily from Burbank (BUR), Orange County (SNA), Oakland (OAK), East Bay/Napa/Concord (CCR), Las Vegas (LAS), and Phoenix (PHX) as well as seasonal and pop-up service to Mammoth Lakes and Coachella Valley.

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LexisNexis Risk Solutions Joins Patient ID Coalition in Support of a National Unique Patient Identifier

ATLANTA, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — LexisNexis^®Risk Solutions has joined Patient ID Now coalition to…

ATLANTA, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — LexisNexis^®Risk Solutions has joined Patient ID Now coalition to support accurate patient identification and ensure that patients are accurately matched to their health information across care settings and platforms.

Patient ID Now is a coalition of healthcare organizations representing a wide range of stakeholders committed to advancing through legislation and regulations a nationwide strategy to address patient identification. The Patient ID Now coalition seeks to remove section 510 from the Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill, allowing HHS to work with the private sector to develop a nationwide patient identification strategy – including adoption of a Unique Patient Identifier – to improve patient care. The founding members of the Patient ID coalition are the American College of Surgeons, AHIMA, CHIME, HIMSS, Intermountain Healthcare, and Premier.

Through LexisNexis^® LexID^® for Healthcare, LexisNexis Risk Solutions uses automated matching to assign unique identifiers to patient records to link together records for the same patient – allowing healthcare organizations to reduce duplication of records and increase interoperability among disparate EHR and other healthcare systems. LexisNexis Risk Solutions partners with healthcare organizations to cleanse and match patient records to ensure safe patient care and smooth workflow, helping combat the industry’s interoperability challenges.

«Patient ID Now has determined that a nationwide patient identification strategy is critical for the healthcare system at large to be able to better assure patient safety throughout the patient’s entire care journey,» said Erin Benson, Senior Director, Market Planning, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. «We support that mission for the benefit of patients and providers and offer our expertise and solutions to help solve the challenge.»

A lack of widespread operational principles as well as limitations in processes – such as human error and demographic changes – result in inaccurate patient identification. As more data is generated and shared, duplicate patient records and mismatches result in multiple challenges for the healthcare industry. From a safety perspective, patients can receive incorrect diagnoses, treatments, or prescriptions when their healthcare information is spread across multiple files, or misfiled in the wrong record. From a workflow perspective, providers are muddling their way through often incomplete or incorrect patient records, leading to compromised decision-making and wasted resources.

Furthermore, data integrity is essential as the healthcare industry continues to move toward value-based care because it is foundational to enabling preventive strategies, social determinants of health applications, and population health management. Sharing patient information – the right information – across healthcare organizations serving the patient hinges on having a correct and complete patient record for each patient, which will protect patient safety, reduce costs, increase program efficiency, help prevent fraud, and ensure better patient experience. It also means that when a patient requests their own record, they will have more confidence that their healthcare provider is maintaining a complete view of their medical history.

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is proud to be a member of Patient ID Now coalition and supports its mission to develop a nationwide strategy to address patient identification. For more information about Patient ID Now coalition, visit https://patientidnow.org. To learn more about LexisNexis LexID for Healthcare, visit https://risk.lexisnexis.com/products/lexid-for-healthcare.

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LexisNexis® Risk Solutions harnesses the power of data and advanced analytics to provide insights that help businesses and governmental entities reduce risk and improve decisions to benefit people around the globe. We provide data and technology solutions for a wide range of industries including insurance, financial services, health care and government. Headquartered in metro Atlanta, Georgia, we have offices throughout the world and are part of RELX (LSE: REL/NYSE: RELX), a global provider of information-based and analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers across industries. For more information, please visit www.risk.lexisnexis.com and www.relx.com.

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More Than 17,000 People Sign Up to Hear from World-leading Medical, Epidemiology and Public Health Experts

LONDON, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — More than 17,000 people from around the world signed up to participate in the WTTC/Carnival Corporation Global Scientific Summit on COVID-19 last week to hear directly from 12 renowned public health experts and scientists, sharing their knowledge and the latest evidence-based practices related to the prevention, detection and mitigation of COVID-19.

The free, open-to-the public event was hosted by the World Travel & Tourism Council (

The free, open-to-the public event was hosted by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global travel and tourism private sector, and Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise company.

The virtual summit explored the most up-to-date science and medical evidence related to COVID-19 to help inform practical, adaptable and science-based solutions for the «new normal.»

Gloria Guevara, WTTC president and CEO, said: «The summit accomplished exactly what it set out to do, as a platform for leading health experts and scientists to discuss the latest thinking, best practices and evidence-based protection and mitigation measures, such as testing and tracing, which is going to be crucial in the recovery. It was also interesting to learn that the widespread adoption of protective face masks can dramatically improve the current situation.

«We’d like to thank our esteemed panelists, our WTTC members and viewers who joined us from around the globe. It is clear that after hearing from our panelists, we must support a more vigorous program of testing and tracing globally, if we want to transition to a new normal and return to safe travels. As the world learns to live with COVID-19, it is imperative that we continue to prioritize public health and saving lives, whilst restoring consumer confidence, driving global economic recovery, and saving the jobs of millions of people whose very livelihoods depend upon a thriving travel and tourism sector.

«We are delighted to be working with Carnival Corporation, and this unique summit gave the public and our members in the travel industry a chance to hear facts directly from scientists, which was an invaluable experience.»

«This summit allowed us to put the general public in direct communication with the leading experts working on science-based solutions to mitigating and living with COVID-19,» said Arnold Donald, president and CEO of Carnival Corporation, and a member of the WTTC executive committee and its vice chair for North America. «The pandemic touches all corners of society and is in one way or another affecting everyone and all industries. We are grateful to the distinguished panelists who shared straightforward, easy-to-understand insights about living in a world with the virus, and we appreciate WTTC partnering with us to present this event.»

The summit covered epidemiology, transmission, screening and testing, therapeutics and practical risk mitigation in three one-hour sessions.

A session on «The Science of COVID-19» focused on epidemiology, transmission and testing, with featured speakers Dr. Steven Gordon, chair of infectious disease at Cleveland Clinic; Dr. William Morice II, president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories; Dr. Stacey L. Schultz-Cherry, co-principal investigator, St. Jude Center for Excellence in Influenza Research and Surveillance; and Dr. Joshua Wolf, associate member of the infectious diseases department at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

The prestigious lineup of speakers for the «Treatment & Prevention» session, where discussion included vaccines, were Dr. Julio Frenk, president of the University of Miami and former Minister of Health for Mexico; Dr. Adolfo Garcia-Sastre, head of pathology at Mount Sinai Hospital; Dr. Jewel Mullen, associate dean for health equity at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas Austin; and Dr. Vivek Murthy, the 19th Surgeon General of the United States.

The final session on «Life in a COVID-19 World,» looked at best approaches in mitigating spread and featured Dr. Thomas Cahill, physician and venture capitalist with Scientists to Stop COVID-19; Dr. Michael Lin, neurobiology & bioengineering associate professor at Stanford University; Dr. Michael Rosbash, 2017 Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine and professor at Brandeis University; and Dr. Stuart Schreiber, a Harvard University chemist and co-founder of the Broad Institute.

To replay the summit, please visit CovidScienceSummit.com.

About WTTC
Evidence from WTTC’s Crisis Readiness report, which looked at 90 different types of crises, highlights the importance of public-private cooperation to ensure that smart policies and effective communities are in place to enable a more resilient travel and tourism sector.

According to WTTC’s 2020 Economic Impact Report, during 2019, Travel &Tourism was responsible for one in 10 jobs (330 million total), making a 10.3% contribution to global GDP and generating one in four of all new jobs.

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About Carnival Corporation & plc
Carnival Corporation & plc is one of the world’s largest leisure travel companies with a portfolio of nine of the world’s leading cruise lines. With operations in North America, Australia, Europe and Asia, its portfolio features Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, P&O Cruises (Australia), Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK) and Cunard.

Additional information can be found on www.carnival.com, www.princess.com, www.hollandamerica.com, www.seabourn.com, www.pocruises.com.au, www.costacruise.com, www.aida.de, www.pocruises.com and www.cunard.com.

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AllianceRx Walgreens Prime is the only specialty pharmacy to use a patented process for shipping temperature-sensitive medicine

ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — A new patented process for delivering specialty medicine will assure AllianceRx Walgreens Prime patients receive their medicine delivered at the correct temperature.

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AllianceRx Walgreens Prime, one of the nation’s largest specialty and home delivery pharmacies, will exclusively use the patent – held by parent company Walgreens – to help increase patient safety, improve patient outcomes and reduce waste. It is the only specialty pharmacy to offer a patented cold-chain shipment packaging process. In specialty pharmacy, cold-chain distribution refers to the process of shipping medicines that require refrigerated storage. Maintaining the right temperatures is critical to ensuring the efficacy of specialty medications, including costly biologics and injectables, which have special storage or temperature requirements.

Ed Musisko, senior director of data science and analytics at AllianceRx Walgreens Prime, feels a certain pride around having helped develop the patented process so patients receive their medicine safely. When family members ask him to explain the complex cold-chain distribution patent, Musisko replies simply: «We customize the medicine’s package based on its shipping experience so when it arrives, it’s safe and effective for our patient.»

Musisko, co-inventor of the application, says almost all specialty drugs have a two- to eight-degree Celsius requirement dictated within the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) product approval. «Our goal was to eliminate the potential for medicine going bad, which can impact the patient. It also prevents the need to reship orders, which is wasteful and costly. This application enables us to predict the experience of the shipment, then adjust packaging to prevent harm to the medicine, and ultimately to the patient’s treatment plan,» he says.

Historically, specialty pharmacies have shipped medicine via universal pack out (accommodates wide range of temperatures but costly in terms of materials and shipping) or seasonal pack out (less expensive but can only handle temperatures for a specific season). Shipping via refrigerated trucks, while also effective, is cost-prohibitive.

Dan Shandel, senior process analyst and co-inventor, brought the concept to life by transitioning the newly-developed engineering algorithms and processes to the pharmacy team interface. Testing of the application took place at AllianceRx Walgreens Prime’s internal packaging test lab, located at its Pittsburgh facility. «We use an environmental chamber that can simulate the package experience during transits,» says Luke Holbrook, manager, engineering and logistics, and co-inventor. For instance, a package’s delivery route could include travel from a cold climate to a hot environment, with stops along the way.

The team also tested the process using International Safe Transit Association (ISTA) 7E standards to ensure the packaging procedures adhere to the manufacturer’s storage guidelines. These are the industry testing standards that thermal transport packaging uses in parcel delivery system shipment.

The new patented process also reduces waste and eliminates reship needs. In fact, AllianceRx Walgreens Prime anticipates a significant annual savings in reship costs. However, Musisko and Holbrook say the ultimate benefit is patient safety. «With this algorithm, we can select the best packaging for each individual order. While this process will have substantial financial benefit, ultimately the pride I carry on this patent is wrapped around patient safety and care,» says Musisko.

«Our whole premise was to reliably deliver a stable product,» says Musisko. «AllianceRx Walgreens Prime continues to use innovation, technology, and process improvements to enhance how we service specialty pharmacy patients. We continue to make strides to find efficient methods to help keep our patients safe, happy and healthy.»

About AllianceRx Walgreens Prime

AllianceRx Walgreens Prime delivers maintenance and specialty medicines through its home delivery and specialty pharmacies. Formed in 2017 through a strategic alliance between Walgreens, one of the nation’s largest chain drug stores, and Prime Therapeutics, a leading pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), the company offers tools and resources to help patients improve medication adherence, 24/7 pharmacy support for exceptional care. The company is headquartered in Orlando, Fla. and its pharmacies are accredited by several national pharmacy accreditation services. Visit www.alliancerxwp.com for more information.

Media contact:
Adrienne Foley
External communications manager
M: 423-580-8821
Adrienne.foley@alliancerxwp.com

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Abuelo’s Guests Can Donate to Help End Childhood Hunger and Receive Free Signature Queso in a Back-to-School Week Fundraiser

PLANO, Texas, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Abuelo’s Mexican Restaurant, famous for its authentic, made-from-scratch Mexican cuisine, today announced a back-to-school week fundraiser to help end childhood hunger. Guests who donate $2 or more to No Kid Hungry while dining at any Abuelo’s location August 9-15 will receive a Free Queso VIP Card that they can redeem for an order of Abuelo’s creamy, handcrafted queso on their next visit, valid through September 30.

No Kid Hungry is a national campaign to end childhood hunger in America. Before COVID-19 hit, millions of children were already living with hunger and relied on school for food. When schools closed and with many parents out of work, more children may be facing hunger than ever before. But No Kid Hungry is stepping up to help feed them. Since March, No Kid Hungry has sent nearly $27 million in emergency grants to schools and community organizations across all 50 states to ensure kids are getting the meals they need.

«We’ve teamed up with No Kid Hungry before and raised thousands of dollars to help eradicate childhood hunger,» said Robert Lin, President of Abuelo’s. «But the economic fallout from the pandemic makes the need greater than ever right now, so we’re proud to partner with No Kid Hungry again on this back-to-school promotion. Support for our communities is a core part of the Abuelo’s culture, and we’re excited to do our part to help with this important cause.»

A new report from No Kid Hungry, The Longest Summer: Childhood Hunger in the Wake of Coronavirus, underscores the urgent need to help families, many of whom are skipping bills and rationing food because of pandemic-related job losses. The report found that during the COVID-19 crisis, 47% of American families are living with hunger. The problem is even worse among Black and Latino families, where more than half face food insecurity.

«Millions of families were already struggling to keep their kids fed during the summer months due to the lack of access to school meals,» said Diana Hovey, Senior Vice President, Corporate Partnerships of No Kid Hungry. «In just months, the pandemic has set back ten years of progress in the fight to end childhood hunger. That makes our mission to feed hungry kids even more urgent, and we’re grateful to Abuelo’s and their guests for their support.»

There’s no more important school supply than nutritious food, and Abuelo’s back-to-school fundraiser will help raise money to provide meals for kids, wherever they may be learning this fall. Learn more at www.nokidhungry.org.

About Abuelo’s
Since its first opening in 1989, Abuelo’s has consistently been on the leading edge of Mexican cuisine, combining menu creativity, outstanding food and beverage quality, colorful plate presentations and superior service in a true Mexican courtyard atmosphere. Abuelo’s has received national accolades as the top-ranked Mexican food restaurant and as one of America’s top overall restaurant chains in four consecutive biennial surveys by a leading national consumer rating magazine. Owned and operated by Food Concepts International in Lubbock Texas, the company currently has 30 full-service restaurants located in nine states. For more information, visit www.abuelos.com or Abuelo’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Abuelos.

About No Kid Hungry
No child should go hungry in America. But in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, one in four kids could face hunger this year. No Kid Hungry is working to end childhood hunger by helping launch and improve programs that give all kids the healthy food they need to thrive. This is a problem we know how to solve. No Kid Hungry is a campaign of Share Our Strength, an organization committed to ending hunger and poverty.

CONTACT: Ashley Glenn, 719-247-3661, abuelos@sspr.com

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ARES Security Adds Virtual Training Modules to the AVERT Suite of Security Software Solutions

VIENNA, Va., Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ –Building upon its success supplying software to meet physical security assessment and integrated C2 requirements across Government, Defense, Energy, Transportation, Critical Infrastructure and Commercial Sectors, ARES Security today announced the addition of Virtual Tabletop and Virtual Reality Training modules to the AVERT portfolio.

Scheduled or mandated training is an integral part of the security lifecycle in high threat environments and is necessary to ensure that an organization’s security and response plans are suitable for responding to relevant threats. Traditional Tabletop Training requires the physical presence of Facilitators and Blue/Red Force participants and relies on manual simulation methodologies. Beyond the inherent limitations of this traditional approach, security organizations now face the added challenge of maintaining readiness during a Global Pandemic where the concept of meetings has shifted dramatically from in-person to remote participation. AVERT Virtual Tabletop («AVERT-VT») and Virtual Reality («AVERT-VR») software training solutions bridge this gap.

AVERT-VT is a tool for security and emergency response leadership that improves the effectiveness of traditional tabletop exercises. AVERT-VT combines realistic threat scenarios generated in a modeling-simulation engine with a high-fidelity user interface that allows participants to test and evaluate decision-making and response scenarios against complex threats. «Digital Twin» models of a site/complex are reconstructed to incorporate building exteriors, interiors, detection and delay systems coupled with standard operating procedures. Advanced threat scenarios are then simulated in the DHS SAFETY Act Certified AVERT Mod/Sim engine. Upon completion, clients can use the validated threat simulations to drive their tabletop exercise.

AVERT-VR takes training a step further by providing a complete immersive environment that is more interactive, realistic, and measurable. Trainees experience high fidelity, 3-D visualizations of the physical environment while responding to simulated threat scenarios from either a desktop or through wearables. The result is a more interactive training environment that provides quantifiable results for post exercise assessment of individual or joint response performance.

«We are pleased to build upon our past successes delivering AVERT Design, Assessment and Integrated C2 solutions by now offering training tools that allow our clients to leverage their current investment and provide a greatly improved training experience that quantifiably increases the security posture of the organization,» stated Ben Eazzetta, CEO of ARES Security. «This technology was originally fielded as part of the USAF’s AFWERX SBIR Program and is currently being deployed throughout the US Commercial Nuclear market.»

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