Seek Out Credentials Before Choosing a Physician - Is Your Cardiologist Board Certified in Cardiovascular Disease?

CHICAGO, July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Recent news reports have highlighted the importance of physician credentials and ensuring that physicians meet high standards in their chosen area of practice, according to the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), which coordinates and assists it...

AAID Hails Florida Court Verdict Allowing Advertising of Bona Fide Dental Credentials

CHICAGO, April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- A Florida judge has ruled that a state law restricting how dentists can advertise credentials issued by bona fide professional organizations is unconstitutional and violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the US Constitution. The American Academy of Implan...

JAG Media Holdings, Inc. Announces Completion of Acquisition of CardioGenics Inc.

...company preparing to deploy its innovative technology and products in the point-of-care In-Vitro-Diagnostics market and has a management team with the credentials and track record to maximize such deployment, all of which, I believe, provides excellent upside potential for the company's stockholders," continued ...

Consumer Alert: Minimally Invasive Cosmetic Procedures Should Not Be Taken Lightly

...e procedure." Evaluate a physician's credentials before considering a procedure. Although...ficult for consumers to ask physicians about their credentials and professional background, Dr. Hanke believes th... person isn't comfortable broaching the subject of credentials with a physician, there are ways to research this ...

Council for American Medical Innovation Names Debra R. Lappin President

...the Council, Lappin will continue to serve as a Senior Vice President at B&D Consulting in Washington, D.C. "Debra Lappin has outstanding credentials and we look forward to her direction and ideas," said Richard Gephardt, Chairman of the Council for American Medical Innovation. "America's future pr...

Available for Interviews: Doctor, Security Specialist Assisting Victims of Jakarta Bombings

...raduated as an MD from Creighton University with post-graduate training in Internal Medicine, Inpatient Medicine and Emergency Medicine. He also holds credentials from the American College of Physician Executives. Tony Ridley, Director, Security Services, APAC, International SOS Assistance, Inc. ...

Demand for Short-Term Medical Help Leads to Growth for Travel Nursing Staffing Agency; Prompts Move to New Location and Addition of New Online Tools for Nurses

...ed human resource capabilities, now allowing their healthcare professionals to view their calendar and paystubs, as well as to schedule any testing or credentials which can be completed online at their convenience. "Our healthcare professionals are located throughout the country and needed easy access ...

PR Whiz Belinda Foster Launches Michael Jackson's Nurse, Cherilyn Lee, on World Media Campaign

...e in this critical time," says Cherilyn Lee. Ms. Lee is mother of 3 daughters and a highly respected California health care professional with credentials as a Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Physician's Assistant, Corporate Speaker, and Nutritionist. She is also acknowledged as L.A.'s 2009 Ambassa...

Scottsdale Healthcare Streamlines Contract Labor Process with Broadlane Workforce Management

...etary Web-based vendor management system - wfx™ Workforce Exchange - will allow Scottsdale Healthcare to efficiently assess the availability and credentials of staff from their contracted agencies to help validate the quality of contract nursing and allied health staff working in Scottsdale Healthcare hosp...

Orange County Cosmetic Plastic Surgeon Reaches Out to Community with New Website

...injectable treatment, laser skin resurfacing, and other options are given detailed descriptions on procedures, as well as a full biography and list of credentials from Dr. Bayati. Viewers can also read testimonials from some of the practice’s previous patients, and view a documentary produced for the Disco...

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ePharmaSolutions' Clinical Trial Investigator Portal Wins Bio-IT World 2009 Best Practice Award

...ederated user identity management model that provides users with one set of credentials across all sponsors to help reduce the amount of userIDs and passcodes that...s for every study they conduct, typically having to remember different user credentials for each technology. The Clinical Trial Portal helps streamline and system...

David Feldman, M.D. Appointed Co-Principal Investigator of DuraHeart(TM) Left Ventricular Assist System U.S. Clinical Trial

...dy." "We are honored to have Dr. Feldman as co-PI," said Chisato Nojiri, MD, PhD, Terumo Chairperson and Chief Medical Officer. "Dr. Feldman's credentials as a heart failure cardiologist, combined with Dr. Pagani's and Dr. Naka's experience as cardiothoracic surgeons, bring tremendous added benefit to th...

Congressional 'Sting' Operation Uncovered By Coast IRB

...tly at the behest of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, agents submitted false credentials and clinical trial data to Coast IRB and possibly other IRBs to induce them to perform reviews. Evidence of the progress of the trials could then for...

Northern California Foot and Ankle Center Santa Rosa Enrolling Patients With Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers for Matrix Clinical Research Trial

...the founder of the Department of Podiatric Medicine at Sutter Hospital and has served as Chair of the Department of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery and credentials Committee. He was Chief of Staff Elect at Sutter Medical Center Santa Rosa. ...

News from the American Heart Association

... releases and abstracts will be available at http://www.americanheart.org/mediarelations . Failure to abide by embargoes will result in suspension of credentials for American Heart Association meetings, privileges to the password-protected newsroom and the ability to receive advance materials. CONTACT: Am...

Study Shows Advantages of Complete Phase Ib Trial Over Separate Phase I Trials

...uicker." Each TOP site is required to have a dedicated physician, research nurse and investigational/research pharmacist who have the experience and credentials to conduct phase I trials. In addition, each site must meet facility and equipment requirements to participate in early-stage trials. TOP rounds are...

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Breast Ultrasound

...agnosing breast ... Breast ultrasound is often the first study performed to evaluate masses in women ... Breast Ultrasound Foundation. credentials & Examinations. Interested in Applying. Apply Online ... At this time, the Breast Ultrasound Foundation is no longer ... A fact sheet that...

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RSA Designated as the Leader in One-Time Password Market by Frost & Sullivan

...ontinues to expand and innovate the RSA SecurID OTP portfolio to include mobile software tokens, SMS authentication, hybrid authenticators and virtual credentials as well as biometric and USB Flash solutions, allowing organizations to choose the solution that best meets their user, risk and security requirements...

'Annals of the ESA' selected as one of 100 most influential journals

...inal editor of the poll, "All DBIO members have at least an accredited master's degree in library and information studies, and many possess additional credentials in biology or one of the medical or allied health sciences. The most common type of member is employed by a U.S. News & World Report Top 50 National...

Far-reaching genetics topics to be addressed: 2009 Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting, March 25-29

...rch 24, 2008 or on-site at the Tampa Convention Center (please bring press credentials if registering on-site). To register on-line go to www.acmgmeeting.net c...process at the complimentary rate. After registering please provide press credentials via email to acmg-reg@jrdaggett.com or via fax to 703-783-0501. ...

VUANCE Announces Crime Scene Security and Evidentiary Tracking Development Project

...logies, including RFID chips implanted in secure credentials and portable readers which can be quickly and easily set up to secure crime scenes. These credentials will accurately track and log access to and from crime scenes. In addition, the project is expected to create evidence tracking solutions, allowing la...

L-1 Identity Solutions Selected by the State of New York as the Winning Bidder to Provide Enrollment Services for a Contract Estimated at Up to $250 Million

...ulti-modal biometric platform for finger, face and iris recognition, our solutions provide a circle of trust around all aspects of an identity and the credentials assigned to it -- including proofing, enrollment, issuance, usage and access control. Our convenient and secure fingerprinting service centers process...

The American Society of Human Genetics hosts 58th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia

...ssignment from an established news source. Complimentary meeting registration will be available to members of the media who provide appropriate press credentials and identification. The Society offers reporters many resources onsite at the meeting, including news releases, press conferences, media interviews wi...

Sig-Tec(R) and BIO-key(R) Deliver Advanced Biometric Security Solution to Ohio County Law Enforcement Agency

...(SPD) and AppStarter software products secure the workstation and allow for biometric authentication for network and application access. The biometric credentials are captured at enrollment with BIO-key's patented VST identification software. Because VST stores each user's fingerprint as a mathematical template,...

L-1 Identity Solutions Awarded New Massachusetts RMV Driver's License Contract Valued at an Estimated $32 Million

...ulti-modal biometric platform for finger, face and iris recognition, our solutions provide a circle of trust around all aspects of an identity and the credentials assigned to it -- including proofing, enrollment, issuance, usage and access control. Our convenient service centers provide fingerprint-based backgro...

L-1 Identity Solutions Receives $5.9 Million Driver's License Contract Expansion from the State of Mississippi

...ulti-modal biometric platform for finger, face and iris recognition, our solutions provide a circle of trust around all aspects of an identity and the credentials assigned to it -- including proofing, enrollment, issuance, usage and access control. Our convenient service centers provide fingerprint-based backgro...

Media invitation: 20th EORTC-NCI-ACR Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics

...drug research and development from experts in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia; Free registration for bona fide media with official press credentials (press card and/or a commissioning letter from the editor of the journal/website they represent); All sessions open to journalists; Media cent...

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Minimally Invasive Surgery: Olympus Further Enhances Credentials by Entering Into Exclusive Sales and Distribution Partnership With Market and Technology Leader Advanced Surgical Concepts

HAMBURG, Germany, December 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Olympus has further cemented its position as a leader in the field of minimally invasive surgery by signing an exclusive and immediate deal to distribute the products of Irish company Advanced Surgical Concepts worldwide. ASC is the sole global provide...

TriCipher is First to Transfer Smart Card Level Security to Federally Approved SAFE-BioPharma(TM) 'Roaming' Credentials

SAFE-BioPharma Association First to Offer TriCipher ID Tool ToGo to Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Industries LOS GATOS, Calif., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- TriCipher, the strong authentication company, has created the first SAFE-BioPharma(TM) "roaming" credential to be accepted by...

The Concerned Shareholders of Biovail Say Biovail Has Misled Shareholders

...s with its stakeholders and the best possible Board representation. Both Biovail and the Concerned Shareholders agree that Mr. Haggis and Mr. Potter's credentials and ethics are unquestionable, the Concerned Shareholders therefore ask that shareholders support the election of Mr. Haggis and Mr. Potter to the Boa...

TechConnect Summit Brings the Global Technology Community to Houston, May 4-6, 2009

...ing speakers and presenting universities and companies, visit: http://www.techconnect.org/Summit2009/ . Members of the media interested in media credentials should contact Todd Keefe at todd@firpr.com " target="_new"> todd@firpr.com . About TechConnect : The TechConnect Summit is one of the ...

Trusted LASIK Surgeons Welcomes LASIK Expert William Mathers, M.D. of the Casey Vision Correction Center in Portland, Oregon, to Its LASIK Directory

...gery instrumentation or their family members to perform their LASIK or other refractive surgery procedure. "Dr. Mathers has very impressive credentials with over 100 peer reviewed papers and multiple presentations at meetings and we are honored to have him representing our Trusted LASIK Surgeons direc...

TechConnect World Announces The CancerNano 2009 Symposium May 3-7, at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston

...n the world - who are actively involved in some of the most significant projects across the clean, bio and nano tech industries. To reserve media credentials for these combined events, please contact Todd Keefe at todd@firpr.com " target="_new"> todd@firpr.com . And for additional information on these th...

BioStorage Technologies, Inc. Promotes Lori Ball to Senior Vice President and Expands Role

...tration from Indiana Wesleyan University and a Bachelor of Arts in Education from Anderson University . In addition, she holds Six Sigma Green Belt credentials and has completed Six Sigma Executive and Champion training. About BioStorage Technologies, Inc.: BioStorage Technologies, Inc. is a leade...

Boston LASIK Eye Surgery Expert Dr. Peter Rapoza Joins Select Group of Doctors in Trusted LASIK Surgeons Directory

...xperience, premier patient care, and professional accomplishments. In Trusted LASIK Surgeon's opinion, Dr. Rapoza has the experience and professional credentials that place him among the top 1% of LASIK and refractive eye surgeons in the United States. Dr. Rapoza's contributions and dedication to refractive...

Informed Medical Communications Appoints New Senior Manager, Strategic Operations

...efficiency, enhanced ROI, and flexibility. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080512/NYM105LOGO ) Kerry brings strong operations credentials to IMC, having recently worked at Johnson & Johnson as a Manager, Sales Operations. She brings strong communications skills and vast experience ne...

TechConnect World 2009 Announces January 28th 'Last Call' for Speaker-Proposals

...t helps bring the latest Clean-, Nano- and Bio-technology from research to commercialization." Members of the media interested in reserving media credentials - or publications interested in becoming a media sponsor - can do so by contacting Todd Keefe at Todd@firpr.com " target="_new"> Todd@firpr.com . ...