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Courage Center Names Dianne Miron Its Director of Physician Services

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Courage Center, the Minnesota-based nonprofit rehabilitation and resource center, is pleased to announce that Dianne Miron is their new Director of Physician Services effective today. In her role she will direct Courage Center's physician practice, R...

Medifast Independent Director Lt. Gen. Dennis McCarthy Confirmed as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs

OWINGS MILLS, Md., July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Medifast, Inc. (NYSE: MED ), our Directors, Employees and Associates are delighted that one of our Medifast Independent Directors, Lt. Gen. Dennis McCarthy (Ret) has been nominated by Pr...

Terrisca Des Jardins, MHSA, joins my1HIE as Director of Strategic Partnerships

BINGHAM FARMS, Mich., July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- my 1HIE, LLC is excited to introduce Terrisca Des Jardins, MHSA, as the new Director of Strategic Partnerships. Terrisca comes to my 1HIE from the Greater Detroit Area Health Council's (GDAHC) Save Lives Save Dollars (SLSD) ...

National Coalition of Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Organizations Hires Director of Government Relations

Dr. Thomas Bryant Brings Hill Experience, Commitment to Consumer/Survivor Empowerment WASHINGTON, July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Coalition of Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Organizations is pleased to announce the hiring of Thomas Bryant, MD, JD, as its ...

Rising Financial Solutions Taps Director of Business Development for Medicare Set Aside Administration Offerings

CHICAGO, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Rising Financial Solutions, LLC, a medical-financial management company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Rising Medical Solutions, Inc., is pleased to announce the appointment of Hany Abdelsayed as the Director of Business Development for its Medicare Set Aside (MS...

Attorney General Holder, HHS Secretary Sebelius and FBI Director Mueller Announce Law Enforcement Action Related to Heat Task Force

WASHINGTON, June 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Attorney General Eric Holder, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III will announce a law enforcement action related to the Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) tas...

Nationally Acclaimed Cardiologist Joins Hoag Heart and Vascular Institute as Executive Medical Director

Hoag Hospital announced today the addition of Robert Tancredi, M.D., F.A.C.C. (Fellow of the American College of Cardiology) as its executive medical director of the Hoag Heart and Vascular Institute (HHVI). Newport Beach, Calif. (PRWEB) June 22, 2009 -- Hoag Hospital...

Endologix Receives Nasdaq Letter on Director Independence

IRVINE, Calif. , June 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Endologix, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELGX ), developer of minimally invasive treatments for aortic disorders, today announced that on June 12, 2009, the Company received written notification from Nasdaq that the Company was no longer in compliance with Mar...

Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., Begins Role as CDC Director and ATSDR Administrator

ATLANTA, June 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., today became the 16th director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and administrator for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). He was named director of CDC by the White House an...

RiskMetrics Recommends That Providence Service Corporation Stockholders Vote for Providence's Director Nominees on the White Proxy Card

ALL THREE LEADING PROXY ADVISORY FIRMS NOW RECOMMEND THAT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE FOR PROVIDENCE 'S DIRECTOR NOMINEES TUCSON, Ariz., June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Providence Service Corporation (Nasdaq: PRSC ) today announced that RiskMetrics Group--ISS Governance Services, the leading i...

CyberKnife Center of Miami Executive Director James G. Schwade M.D. Garners Ultimate Miami CEO Award

MIAMI, June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- James G. Schwade, M.D. executive director of the CyberKnife Center of Miami ( http://www.cyberknifemiami.com ), has been chosen as one of ten Ultimate Miami CEO's by the South Florida Business Journal. According to Dr. Schwade, "It is an honor to be among the...

National Press Club Newsmaker Press Conference With Argonne Director Postponed

WASHINGTON, June 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Press Club Newsmaker press conference originally scheduled for 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 3, with Argonne National Laboratory Director Eric Isaacs has been postponed. Isaacs became ill and cannot travel to Washington. (Logo: http:...

The Quigley Corporation Announces Final Voting Results for 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders; Judge Orders Incumbent Board to Remain In Place Until Further Hearing; Final Outcome of Director Election Remains Uncertain

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Quigley Corporation, (Nasdaq: QGLY ), www.quigleyco.com , today announced that IVS Associates, Inc., the inspector of election for Quigley's 2009 annual meeting of shareholders, issued its final report, showing that Ted Karkus' seve...

Gifford Named Zeus Director of International Sales

ORANGEBURG, S.C., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Zeus, Inc., a global leader in high-performance polymer extrusions, has named Timothy Gifford as its Director of International Sales. Gifford is experienced in general management, international sales, and business development within the manufacturing, finan...

MHA Clinical Director Kimberly Binaso, Pharm.D. Awarded 2009 ASHP Fellow

FLORHAM PARK, N.J., May 21:/PRNewswire/ -- Managed Health Care Associates, Inc. (MHA), the largest Alternate Site GPO in the country is pleased to announce that Kimberly Binaso-Stwalley, Pharm.D. has been named a 2009 Fellow by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) in recognitio...

Go Healthy Receives Letter of Endorsement from the Texas Chiropractic Association, District Five State Director - Dr. Thomas Klesmit

SPRING, Texas, May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Go Healthy, Inc. (Pink Sheets: GOHE) announced today that the company received a letter of endorsement from District Five of the Texas Chiropractic Association. The letter, written by Dr. Thomas Klesmit, State Director of District Five of the T.C.A....

Thomson Reuters Medical Director Named to Healthcare Industry Leadership Roles

Dr. Louis Diamond will chair the HIMSS Patient Safety, Quality and Outcomes Committee and serve as vice chair of the eHealth Initiative Policy Steering Committee ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Louis Diamond, vice president and medical director of the Healthcare and Science busin...

Gentiva(R) Health Services Receives Nasdaq Notification Regarding Independent Director Requirement

ATLANTA, May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: GTIV ), a leading provider of comprehensive home health services, reported today that on May 14, 2009 it received official notification from Nasdaq that it is no longer in compliance with the exchange's independent ...

Judge Rejects Quigley's Claims - Karkus Director Candidates Prevail in Federal Court

WOODMERE, N.Y., May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States District Court issued a decision and order Friday afternoon rejecting The Quigley Corporation's (Nasdaq: QGLY ) attempt to prevent Ted Karkus, Mark Burnett, John DeShazo, Mark Frank, Louis Gleckel, MD, Mark Leventhal, and James McCubbi...

Former Executive Director of the World Bank and CEO of OMERS Nominated as Directors for Biovail Corporation's Board of Directors

* Biovail Shareholders Asked to Support Two Independent Directors That are Not Tied to Management or to Eugene Melnyk * TORONTO, May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Biovail Corporation (TSX, NYSE: BVF ) shareholders today are being mailed a proxy circular in advance of Biovail's annua...

Conseco Responds to RiskMetrics Group's Recommendation on Dissident Director Nominee

CARMEL, Ind., May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Conseco, Inc. (NYSE: CNO ) today responded to the recommendation of RiskMetrics Group (RMG) that its subscribers who hold Conseco, Inc. stock vote for eight of the nine company nominees, but vote for a dissident nominee for the ninth director up for ...

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Announces Withdrawal of Director Nominees and Proposal to Liquidate Submitted by Tang Capital

ROCKVILLE, Md., May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: VNDA ) ("Vanda" or the "Company") announced today that Tang Capital Partners, LP ("TCP") has ended its proxy contest by withdrawing its nominations of director candidates for election to Vanda's Board of Director...

Vivek Y. Reddy, M.D., Joins The Mount Sinai Medical Center as Director of Electrophysiology Laboratories

Vivek Y. Reddy, M.D., one of the nation's leading cardioelectrophysiologists, has joined The Mount Sinai Medical Center as Director of Electrophysiology Laboratories. New York, NY (Vocus)-- Vivek Y. Reddy, M.D., one of the nation's leading cardioelectrophysiologists, ha...

REES Names Director of Sustainability

Rees Associates, Inc., an architecture, planning and interior design firm whose portfolio spans the globe, is proud to announce their new Director of Sustainability, Dwayne Robinett, AIA, LEED AP. As the Director of Sustainability, Dwayne's main focus includes overseeing firmwide LEED accreditat...

Medical Director of Renowned Los Angeles Jewish Home Offers Advice to Seniors on Avoiding Swine Flu

RESEDA, Calif., May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The medical director for the Los Angeles Jewish Home, the largest single-source provider of senior residential housing in the western United States, today shared the Home's recommendations for symptoms seniors should be on the lookout for and precautions to ta...

MedThink Communications Account Director Among First to Receive CMPP Certification in Medical Publications Planning and Development

RALEIGH, N.C., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Susan Brady of MedThink Communications is among the first medical publication professionals in the nation to become certified by the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals, a nonprofit organization that provides advocacy and education f...

Tennenbaum Encourages Shareholders to Vote the Blue Proxy for Tennenbaum Director Nominees at Online Resources' Annual Meeting as Recommended by Riskmetrics/ISS and Proxy Governance

SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Tennenbaum Capital Partners released today the following open letter to shareholders of Online Resources Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCC ): April 24, 2009 Dear Fellow Shareholders: We are looking forward to the upcoming Annual Meeting and appr...

Publication CONNEXION Director Selected to Present at the 5th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Publication Planning Professionals in Philadelphia

NEWTOWN, Pa., April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The managing director of Publication CONNEXION (PCX), a CONNEXION Healthcare Company, has been invited to speak at the 5th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Publication Professionals (ISMPP), in Philadelphia on April 20-22, 2009. Henry W. S...

Katherine Widness Named Director of Grants and Foundation Relations for the Sisters of Charity Health System

CLEVELAND, April 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Katherine Widness has been named director of grants and foundation relations for the Sisters of Charity Health System (SCHS). In this new position, Widness will oversee a comprehensive grant-seeking program on behalf of the Sisters of Charity Health S...

AHRQ Director Carolyn Clancy and Dr. Mark McClellan to Address Device Executives 2009 MDMA Annual Meeting

WASHINGTON, April 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Medical device industry leaders, lawmakers, and government officials will gather for the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) June 1st - 3rd at the Park Hyatt in Washington, D.C. (Logo: http...

Autism Software Developer Announces Hiring of Susan DuRant as Director of Education

COLUMBIA, S.C., April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Accelerations Educational Software (AES), a leading provider of software for individuals with autism and other related disorders, is pleased to announce the addition of Susan DuRant to the newly established position of Director of Education. Ms. DuRant is th...

LCA-Vision Announces Termination of Consent Solicitation and Withdrawal of Dissident Slate of Director Nominees

CINCINNATI, March 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LCA-Vision Inc. (Nasdaq: LCAV ), a leading provider of laser vision correction services under the Lasik Plus (R) brand, today announced that, according to a March 26, 2009 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the dissident Joffe Group...

Mark G. Watson Named Executive Director of Radiological Society of North America

OAK BROOK, Ill., March 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) is pleased to announce that Mark G. Watson will become the Society's executive director on April 1, 2009. Watson comes to the position with nearly 20 years of experience ...

Robin Leedy & Associates Hires Director of Social Media

New Hire Takes Digital Capability to the Next Level Mt. Kisco, NY (PRWEB) March 21, 2009 -- Robin Leedy & Associates (RL&A) , a full-service health, beauty and lifestyle PR firm in Mt. Kisco, N.Y., serving a variety of national brands, announces the addition o...

MedThink Hires Associate Scientific Director to Support Its Growing Health Care Clientele

RALEIGH, N.C., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- MedThink Communications, a full-service health care communications agency, has hired a doctorate-level associate scientific director to support its rapidly expanding medical communications services. Todd A. Parker joins two scientific directors at MedT...

The Partnership for a Drug-Free America Lauds Kerlikowske as New Director of Office of National Drug Control Policy

NEW YORK, March 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The nonprofit Partnership for a Drug-Free America supports President Obama and Vice President Biden in choosing Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske as the next Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). "Chief Kerlikowske's...

Park Springs Names New Medical Director

Park Springs is pleased to announce Dr. Margaret A. White as the community's new medical director. White, a Board-certified internal and geriatric medicine specialist, assumed her position Jan. 1, 2009, and brings substantial, relevant experience to Park Springs, a continuing care retirement comm...

Stemedica Announces the Appointment of Carl Bullen as Director of Manufacturing

Stemedica Cell Technologies, Inc., a leader in adult stem cell research and manufacturing, announced today the appointment of Carl Bullen as Director of Manufacturing. Mr. Bullen will be responsible for manufacturing systems and procedures at Stemedica's San Diego-based manufacturing facility th...

Chiltern Appoints Jane Turner as Late Phase Director for Europe

LONDON, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Chiltern a leading global clinical research organization announced today that it has appointed Ms. Jane Turner to the post of Director, Late Phase, Europe. Ms. Turner brings over 24 years of experience to her new position in Chiltern's global Late Phase Organ...

AIDS Action Applauds President on Appointment of Jeffrey Crowley as Director of National AIDS Policy

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AIDS Action congratulates Jeffrey Crowley, an openly gay man with significant knowledge and experience in health care and HIV/AIDS for his appointment as Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP). He joins a well-respected and dedicated t...