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BOMA International Elects 2017-2018 Officers
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The Building Owners and Managers Association International issued the following news release:
The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International elected its 2017-2018 officers at the 2017 BOMA International Conference & Expo in Nashville.
The Board of Governors of BOMA International elected:
* Robert M. Brierley, BOMA Fellow, Managing Director of Real Estate Management Services and Executive Vice President of Colliers Boston, Boston, as Chair and Chief Elected Officer for 2017-2018;
* Brian D. Cappelli, BOMA Fellow, RPA, Vice President of Asset
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WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The Building Owners and Managers Association International issued the following news release:
The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International elected its 2017-2018 officers at the 2017 BOMA International Conference & Expo in Nashville.
The Board of Governors of BOMA International elected:
* Robert M. Brierley, BOMA Fellow, Managing Director of Real Estate Management Services and Executive Vice President of Colliers Boston, Boston, as Chair and Chief Elected Officer for 2017-2018;
* Brian D. Cappelli, BOMA Fellow, RPA, Vice President of AssetManagement, Global X Properties, Cleveland, as Chair-Elect;
* Scott O. Jones, Vice President, Jacobs, San Francisco, as Vice Chair; and
* Keith Major, Executive Vice President, Real Estate Services, Bentall Kennedy (Canada) LP, Toronto, as Secretary/Treasurer.
Rob Brierley has nearly 30 years of wide-ranging experience in the commercial real estate industry. He currently serves as managing director of Real Estate Management Services and executive vice president of Colliers Boston. As a two-term past president of BOMA/Boston, Brierley also is a member of BOMA/Boston's Board of Directors. He also served two consecutive terms on the BOMA International Executive Committee and as Chair of the BOMA 360 Performance Program(R) Council before becoming an officer of BOMA International in 2015, serving first as Vice Chair, then as Chair-Elect. Brierley also chaired the Greater Boston Real Estate Board. In 2012, he was named a BOMA Fellow in the inaugural class of the program.
Brian Cappelli has more than two decades of experience in the commercial real estate industry, including roles at publicly traded REITs and private real estate investment firms focused on office, retail and mixed-use properties. He is currently vice president of Asset Management at Global X Properties, a firm focused on repurposing real estate assets through transformative projects across the United States. He served two terms as president of BOMA/Greater Cleveland and for four years on BOMA Ohio's Board of Governors. He also has served on numerous BOMA International committees, including the Asset Management Council, the Energy and Environment Committee and the Executive Committee.
Scott Jones currently serves as vice president for Jacobs. Prior to moving to San Francisco, Jones was an active member of BOMA/Fort Worth, where he served as president. Jones was chair of both BOMA International's State Government Affairs Committee and the Careers in Real Estate Task Force Returning Veterans Outreach Sub-Group. He also has served two terms on the BOMA International Executive Committee, and held the position of vice chair of the Research Committee.
Keith Major is executive vice president of Real Estate Services with Bentall Kennedy (Canada) LP in Toronto. Major is part of the senior leadership team for Bentall Kennedy and is currently responsible for the property management, operations, leasing and development activities undertaken by the company for their Canadian office and industrial portfolio. He served on the BOMA International Executive Committee for four years, and he currently serves as vice chair of the International Council. Major is an active participant in BOMA Canada's National Advisory Council and regularly participates in various BOMA Toronto advocacy efforts with specific emphasis on energy and taxes.
[Category: Construction]
Illinois General Assembly Advances Vital New Health Insurance Consumer Protections
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., June 24 -- The Illinois State Medical Society issued the following news release:
Today, the Illinois House of Representatives passed House Bill 311, the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act (the NAT Act). The bill was previously approved by the Illinois Senate and will now be transmitted to Governor Bruce Rauner for signature.
Passage of the NAT Act represents an important victory for patients. This comprehensive legislation creates several new protections for consumers who purchase state regulated private health plans. Health insurers are increasingly cutting costs by
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill., June 24 -- The Illinois State Medical Society issued the following news release:
Today, the Illinois House of Representatives passed House Bill 311, the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act (the NAT Act). The bill was previously approved by the Illinois Senate and will now be transmitted to Governor Bruce Rauner for signature.
Passage of the NAT Act represents an important victory for patients. This comprehensive legislation creates several new protections for consumers who purchase state regulated private health plans. Health insurers are increasingly cutting costs byoffering plans with access to a limited range of physicians and hospitals. The growth of these "narrow network" plans has resulted in a dramatic reduction in access to health care.
"The Illinois State Medical Society extends our gratitude to the Illinois General Assembly for having our patients' backs and passing this landmark legislation. The NAT Act empowers consumers to make more informed choices when purchasing health insurance, and offers peace of mind that they are actually getting what they pay for," said ISMS President Nestor A. Ramirez, MD.
Dr. Ramirez added, "It's important to note that this legislation would not have been possible without the bipartisan leadership of Representative Gregory Harris (D-Chicago), Representative Chad Hays (R-Catlin), Senator Linda Holmes (D-Aurora) and State Senator Sue Rezin (R-Morris). Because of them, and the other members of General Assembly who stepped up to speak for H.B. 311 and joined as co-sponsors, Illinois patients will be much better off."
H.B. 311 Highlights:
1. Insurance companies will have to make sure their networks meet patients' needs. That means insurance plan networks must have enough health facilities and doctors, including specialists, in close proximity to where their policyholders live.
2. Health plans must be more transparent. Insurers will be obligated to maintain updated provider directories. If a doctor or hospital is dropped from a network, the insurance company will have to notify patients in a timely fashion to help the patient avoid surprise out-of-network charges. Doctors will also have new patient notification requirements if they choose to leave a network.
3. Patient care will not be disrupted due to changes in health insurance networks. A patient's doctor may be dropped from the network, but pregnant women or patients with complex conditions will be able to stay with their doctor long enough to make a smooth transition - without getting charged extra.
[Category: Medical]
Hospital Based Program Launched to Improve Outcomes for Stroke Patients in China to Impact World's Largest Population
BEIJING, June 24 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release:
Delivering big, positive stroke outcomes for the world's largest population is the aim of the American Stroke Association (ASA) and Chinese Stroke Association (CSA) with the launch of a quality improvement program adapted from the American Heart Association's guidelines-based program called Get With The Guidelines (R).
The program works to improve treatment for, and prevention of, cardiovascular and stroke events by helping hospitals and providers consistently adhere to the latest scientific treatment guidelines.
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BEIJING, June 24 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release:
Delivering big, positive stroke outcomes for the world's largest population is the aim of the American Stroke Association (ASA) and Chinese Stroke Association (CSA) with the launch of a quality improvement program adapted from the American Heart Association's guidelines-based program called Get With The Guidelines (R).
The program works to improve treatment for, and prevention of, cardiovascular and stroke events by helping hospitals and providers consistently adhere to the latest scientific treatment guidelines.In the last 15 years, Get With The Guidelines has transformed patient care for heart and stroke patients in the U.S., helping hospitals and providers learn the correct treatment and translate guidelines into practice. This program has saved lives and resulted in more than 400 scientific publications that advance heart and brain health around the world.
The adapted Get With The Guidelines program, designed through a collaboration of the ASA and the CSA, endorsed by the China National Health and Family Planning Commission, and supported by Medtronic, is a set of "best practices" that aim to continuously improve treatment, enhance the quality of care, and prevent future stroke events in China.
While several evidence-based, highly effective, guideline-recommended therapies are known, adherence to guidelines for stroke care remains incomplete and highly variable from region to region, and country to country.
This effort aims to solve for that in China. Specifically, this program addresses the need for:
* Enhanced education for EMS and pre-hospital caregivers, especially since analysis shows only 13 percent of Chinese stroke patients arrive at the hospital by EMS, versus 50 percent in the U.S.
* A reduction in "door-to-needle" times for patients to receive the clot-busting drug tPA. To-date, analysis for rates of compliance with evidenced based therapies notes significant gaps in timeliness to tPA treatment.
* Increased awareness and application of mechanical endovascular reperfusion therapies in appropriate patients.
* Increased awareness and application of secondary prevention in appropriate stroke patients to fill significant gaps in venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis, lipid lowering therapy, anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation and rehabilitation assessment in Chinese patients.
With a population of 1.4 billion, stroke is the leading killer and claims the lives of 1.6 million Chinese people annually. Today, China faces cardiovascular and stroke risk factors similar to those in Western nations. Among risk factors, hypertension remains the most important for all types of strokes. (1) Additionally, the concept of a "stroke belt" in China has emerged which identifies specific geographic regions where the mortality associated with stroke is 50 percent higher than that of other regions in the country. Currently, the areas with higher mortality are the northeast and the western/southwestern.(2)
In 2007, the Ministry of Health -- now National Health and Family Planning Commission -- sponsored the Chinese National Stroke Registry and a five-year plan to increase comprehensive stroke centers in China. Establishing the registry also led to creating the Stroke Screening, Prevention and Treatment Project in 2009, and more recently the National Center of Stroke Care Quality Control in 2011.
"The American Stroke Association is deeply committed to having a transformative impact on healthcare systems and patients worldwide by working alongside countries, governments and international cardiovascular and cerebrovascular societies to facilitate the application of the tools and knowledge of our quality programs," said Ying Xian, M.D., Ph.D, American Stroke Association spokesperson and Assistant Professor of Neurology and Medicine at the Duke University Medical Center and Duke Clinical Research Institute. "The U.S. marketplace has given us a road map to develop scalable and sustainable models for international quality improvement initiatives. Now, with our consult, the Chinese Stroke Association aims to adopt those models to achieve better outcomes for stroke patients in China."
"It is with great excitement that we announce the launch of this collaborative stroke quality improvement project between the CSA and ASA to further enhance cooperation on clinical research, education, and the impact of acute stroke science," said Jizong Zhao, President, CSA. "I congratulate both organizations' dedication to improving stroke outcomes in China."
Reaching healthcare providers with the Get With The Guidelines program at Chinese secondary and tertiary hospitals - and at all stages of the chain of survival, from pre-hospital advanced medical care (also known as EMS or emergency medical services) to neurologists to even hospital administrators - is the priority.
"Medtronic is a leading stroke care solution provider in stent retriever therapy with more than 20 years of experience in China. We provide clinical education and training systems for Chinese physicians and, together with medical societies, we consistently promote a hierarchical treatment system, raise public awareness, and speed up patient admission and treatment to ensure the proper care for patients," said Chris Lee, President, Medtronic Greater China. "We are very proud to collaborate with both the CSA and ASA, and we will continuously work together to improve China's stroke care quality."
Stroke has also had a significant impact on healthcare expenditures and the Chinese economy. The cost for stroke care by the government-funded hospitals was 1.17 billion RMB (approx. $170M USD) in 2003 and 8.19 billion RMB (approx. $1.3B USD) in 2009, a 117 percent increase annually. Now, the annual cost of stroke care in China is approximately 40 billion RMB ($5.8B USD).(3)
References:
1 http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/42/12/3651
2 http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/strokeaha/44/7/1775.full.pdf
3 http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/42/12/3651*
Brooks Lancaster, brooks.lancaster@heart.org.
[Category: Health Care]
[Category: Health Care]
ASHRAE Celebrates Contributions, Achievements of More Than 100 Members at the 2017 Long Beach Annual Conference
ATLANTA, June 24 -- The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers issued the following news release:
ASHRAE recognized the outstanding achievements of 111 selfless members and their contributions to furthering energy efficiency in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration industry during the 2017 Annual Conference. A list of the awards and their recipients are below.
Louise & Bill Holladay Distinguished Fellow Award
Zahid H. Ayub, Ph.D., P.E., received the Louise and Bill Holladay Distinguished Fellow Award. This annual award is given
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ATLANTA, June 24 -- The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers issued the following news release:
ASHRAE recognized the outstanding achievements of 111 selfless members and their contributions to furthering energy efficiency in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration industry during the 2017 Annual Conference. A list of the awards and their recipients are below.
Louise & Bill Holladay Distinguished Fellow Award
Zahid H. Ayub, Ph.D., P.E., received the Louise and Bill Holladay Distinguished Fellow Award. This annual award is givento an ASHRAE Fellow for continuous preeminence in engineering or research work. The honor was initiated in 1979 by Presidential Member Bill Holladay. Ayub is the Technical Director of Isotherm, Inc., which is located in Arlington, Texas.
Andrew T. Boggs Service Award
Steven T. Taylor, P.E., Fellow ASHRAE, received the Andrew T. Boggs Service Award. The award, named after ASHRAE's executive vice president emeritus, recognizes an Exceptional Service Award recipient for continuing unselfish, dedicated and distinguished service. Taylor serves as Principal of Taylor Engineering, LLC, which is located in in Alameda, Calif.
Distinguished 50-Year Member Award
The Distinguished 50-Year Member Award is given to individuals who have been a member for a minimum of 50 years, and who have performed outstanding service. The following 16 members received the award:
* Luc Bertrand, ING., Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE, Saint-Lambert, Quebec, Canada
* Raymond Cohen, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE, Emeritus Professor of Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.
* Emil E. Friberg, P.E., Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE, Arlington, Texas
* Warren G. Hahn, P.E., Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE, CEO of Hahn Engineering, Inc., Tampa, Fla.
* Gordon V.R. Holness, P.E., Presidential Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE, West Palm Beach, Fla.
* S. Louis Kelter, P.E., Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE, Somerset, N.J.
* Rodney H. Lewis, P.E., Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE, Austin, Texas
* Richard P. Lortie, Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE, Winston Salem, N.C.
* George E. Menzies, P.Eng., Life Member, H&S Director, FibreCast Inc., Burlington, Ontario, Canada
* Erling J. Olsen, P.E., Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE, Bainbridge Island, Wash.
* Robert D. Pagliasotti, Life Member, Lakewood, Colo.
* Richard J. Pearson, P.E., Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE, President, Pearson Forensic Engineering, Madison, Wis.
* Alberto J. Sanchez, P.E., Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE, Blue Bell, Pa.
* Eugene Stamper, P.E., Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE, Teaneck, N.J.
* Laurance S. Staples, Jr., Life Member, Prairie Village, Kan.
* Sunny C.L. Tan, Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE, Principal, Building Services Consultants, Singapore
Exceptional Service Award
The Exceptional Service Award recognizes Distinguished Service Award recipients who have continued to serve faithfully and with exemplary effort. Seven members were recognized:
* Erich Binder, President, Erich Binder Consulting, Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, Canada
* Steven T. Bushby, Fellow ASHRAE, Leader, Mechanical Systems and Controls Group, Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md.
* Samuel D. Cummings, Jr., P.E., Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE, Little Rock, Ark.
* Patricia T. Graef, P.E., Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE, Senior Engineer, Munters Corporation, Fort Myers, Fla.
* Essam E. Khalil, Ph.D., Fellow ASHRAE, Professor, Cairo University, Egypt
* Kishor Khankari, Ph.D., Fellow ASHRAE, President, AnSight, LLC., Ann Arbor, Mich.
* Bert Phillips, P.Eng., Life Member, President, UNIES Ltd., Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Distinguished Service Award
The Distinguished Service Award salutes members of any grade who have served the Society faithfully and with distinction and who have given freely of their time and talent in chapter, regional and Society activities. The following 56 members were recognized:
* Eric W. Adams, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, Ind.
* Nerses (Nick) Agopian, Vice President, RenewAire LLC, A Soler & Palau Company, Madison, Wis.
* Jason A. Atkisson, P.E., Principal, Affiliated Engineers, Inc., Madison, Wis.
* Vikrant C. Aute, Ph.D., Associate Research Scientist, University of Maryland, College Park, Md.
* Robert Bean, President, Indoor Climate Consultants, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
* Barry B. Bridges, P.E., CPMP, Life Member, Senior Mechanical Engineer, NV5, Saint Paul, Minn.
* Tina M. Brueckner, Engineering Manager, Design Team, Energy Systems Group, Eagan, Minn.
* Oswaldo de Siqueira Bueno, P.Eng., BEAP, Life Member, Owner and Engineering Director, Oswaldo Bueno Engenharia, Sao Paulo, Brazil
* Douglas Cane, is retired and resides in London, Ontario, Canada
* James A. Carlson, Principal Engineer, Seismic Source International, Omaha, Neb.
* Joseph A. Chin, P.E., Senior Project Manager, Western Allied Mechanical, Inc., Menlo Park, Calif.
* Leonard A. Damiano, is retired and resides in Longs, S.C.
* Abdel K. Darwich, P.E., HFDP, Associate Principal, Guttmann and Blaevoet, Sacramento, Calif.
* Hywel Davies, Ph.D., Technical Director, Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), London, UK
* Larry O. Degelman, P.E., Life Member, Professor Emeritus of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
* John F. Dunlap, P.E., Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE, President, Dunlap and Partners Engineers, Richmond, Va.
* Annette Dwyer, Technical Product Manager, Evaporative Media Research and Development, Munters Corporation, Fort Myers Beach, Fla.
* Jim Earley, P.E., Business Development Manager, Hill Company, Inc., Roswell, Ga.
* Blake E. Ellis, P.E., Principal, Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City, Mo.
* Christopher M. Gray, Ph.D., P.E., Regional Sales Manager, Georgia Power Company, Columbus, Ga.
* Kamel Haddad, Ph.D., Senior Research Engineer, CanmetENERGY Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
* Paul M. Haydock, P.E., Staff Engineer, Carrier Corporation, Indianapolis, Ind.
* Roger L. Hedrick, Principal Engineer, NORESCO, Boulder, Colo.
* N. Eileen Jensen, P.E., Standards Engineer, Bonneville Power Administration, Vancouver, Wash.
* Amir Jokar, Ph.D., P.E., Managing Engineer, Exponent, Inc., Irvine, Calif.
* Roger K. Jones, P.E., Account Executive, EMS Technologies, Inc., Crofton, Md.
* Stephen Kujak, Director of Next Generation Refrigerant Research, Ingersoll Rand, La Crosse, Wis.
* Jon Christopher Larry, P.E., Director of Energy Engineering, EXP US Services, Inc., Richmond, Va.
* Jennifer E. Leach, P.E., Regional Sales Manager, Harsco Industrial Patterson-Kelley, East Stroudsburg, Pa.
* Thomas J. Leck, Ph.D., President, TJLeck Consulting Services, Hockessin, Del.
* Michel Lecompte, Life Member, Vice President of Engineering and R&D, RefPlus, Inc., St. Hubert, Quebec, Canada
* Paul A. Lindahl, Jr., Consultant, SPX Cooling Technologies, Inc., Overland Park, Kan.
* Wahid Maref, Ph.D., Professor, Ecole de Technologie Superieure (ETS)/Construction Department Engineering, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
* Sarah E. Maston, P.E., CPMP, President, Green Footprints Commissioning, Inc., Hudson, Mass.
* Francis A. Mills, Life Member, Principal, Frank Mills Consulting, Leyland, Lancashire, UK
* Ronnie R. Moffitt, P.E., Senior Principal Applications Engineer, Ingersoll Rand, Lexington, Ky.
* Frank Thomas Morrison, Technical Director, Global Marketing, Baltimore Aircoil Company, Jessup, Md.
* Robert Alan Neely, Regional Manager, Pittsburgh Corning-Foamglas Insulation, The Woodlands, Texas
* Roger M. Pasch, P.E., Life Member, President, Pasch Enterprises, LLC, Eden Prairie, Minn.
* Michael P. Patton, International Sales Manager, Griswold Water Systems, Irvine, Calif.
* Michael A. Pouchak, P.E., Systems Architect, Honeywell International, Golden Valley, Minn.
* Irene Reichert, Owner, S.I.R., Stuttgart, Germany
* Lee Riback, Commissioning Manager, South Region, McKinstry Co., Dallas, Texas
* William A. Ryan, Ph.D., P.E., Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
* Kenneth Schultz, Ph.D., Principal Engineer, Ingersoll Rand, La Crosse, Wis.
* Leon E. Shapiro, President, 21st Century Water Solutions, Oak Park, Calif.
* Thursten D. Simonsen, P.E., HBDP, Business Development Manager, Performance Services, Inc., San Antonio, Texas
* Russell J. Stuber, Principal, U&S Services Inc., Tonawanda, N.Y.
* Zuraimi M. Sultan, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, Building Energy Efficiency Hub, Department of Building, School of Design and Environment, Singapore
* Len Swatkowski, Director of Plant Operations, Oceanaire Inc., Morton Grove, Ill.
* Megan M. Tosh, P.E., BEMP, Product Manager, IES, Ltd., Portland, Ore.
* Pawel Wargocki, Ph.D., Associate Professor, International Centre for Indoor Environment and Energy, Department of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby
* Bede W. Wellford, Renewables Sales Manager, Viessmann Manufacturing Company (U.S.), Inc., Warwick, R.I.
* Philip J. Winters, P.E., Vice President of Product Development, Environmental Air Division, Filtration Group, Chicago, Ill.
* Xiaohui Zhou, Ph.D., P.E., Energy Efficiency Program Manager, Iowa Energy Center, Ames, Iowa
* Wangda Zuo, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.
ASHRAE Journal Paper Award
Hugh Crowther, P.Eng. and Yi Teng Ma received the Journal Paper Award for their article, "Design Considerations for Dedicated OA Systems," judged as the best article in the ASHRAE Journal, which was published in March 2016.
Crowther is the Vice President of Engineering at Swegon, which is located in Markham, Ontario, Canada. Ma is an Applications Engineer at Swegon in Markham, Ontario, Canada.
Crosby Field Award&
Stephen Kujak and Edward McCampbell Hamilton received the Crosby Field Award for their paper, "Examination of the Reactions of R-40 with R-134a and POE Refrigeration System Materials," which was judged to be the best paper presented before the Society. The Crosby Field Award is named for a former Presidential Member.
Kujak is the Director of Next Generation Refrigerant Research at Ingersoll Rand, which is located in La Crosse, Wis. Hamilton is a Lab Director for McCampbell Analytical Inc. in Pittsburg, Calif.
Science and Technology for the Built Environment Best Paper Award
Nesreen Ghaddar, Ph.D., Bachir El Fil and Kamel Ghali, Ph.D., received the Science and Technology for the Built Environment Best Paper Award for, "Optimizing Performance of Ceiling Mounted Personalized Ventilation System Assisted by Chair Fans: Assessment of Thermal Comfort and Indoor Air Quality," published in March 2016. The award is for the best referred paper published in the volume year of the Science and Technology for the Built Environment, the ASHRAE research journal.
Ghaddar is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at American University of Beirut in Lebanon. El Fil is a Ph.D. candidate in mechanical engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Ga. Ghali is a Professor and Mechanical Engineering Department Chair at American University of Beirut in Lebanon.
ASHRAE Technical Paper Award
The following papers received a Technical Paper Award, which recognizes the authors of the best papers presented at Society conferences:
* Dennis L. O'Neal, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow ASHRAE, Life Member; Carl Lewis Reid and Peng Yin, Ph.D.; for, "Characterizing the Performance of Fixed-Airflow Series Fan-Powered Terminal Units Using a Mass and Energy Balance Approach." O'Neal is the Dean of the School of Engineering and Computer Science at Baylor University, Waco, Texas. Reid resides in Austin, Texas. Yin is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
* James A. Milke, Ph.D., P.E.; Christine Pongratz and Arnaud Trouve, Ph.D.; for, "A CFD Study to Identify Methods to Increase Maximum Velocity of Makeup Air for Atrium Smoke Control." Milke is a Professor and Chair for the Department of Fire Protection Engineering at the University of Maryland. Pongratz is a Fire Engineer in London. Trouve is a Professor and Director of Graduate Studies for the Department of Fire Protection Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park.
* Nicholas Gayeski, Ph.D.; Stephen Samouhos, Ph.D., P.E.; Sian Kleindienst, Ph.D.; Ryan Cruz; Jaime Gagne, Ph.D. and Bradley Werntz for, "Data and Interfaces for Advanced Building Operations and Maintenance." Gayeski is a Co-Founder and CEO of KGS Buildings in Somerville, Mass. Samouhos is a Co-Founder of KGS Buildings and a Mechanical Engineer at Evco Mechanical in West Orange, N.J. Kleindienst serves as Partner and Chief Scientist at KGS Buildings. Cruz is the Onboarding Team Manager for KGS Buildings. Gagne is the Principal Building Scientist for KGS Buildings. Werntz is a Co-Founder and Director of Operations at Skedaddle, Inc., located in Boston, Mass.
* Kathleen Sturtevant; Alexandra Brogan; Zachary Valigosky; Vijay Gopalakrishnan; and John Kelly Kissock, Ph.D., P.E.; for, "Improving Variable-Speed Pumping Control to Maximize Savings." Sturtevant is a Project Engineer at ERS in North Andover, Mass. Brogan is an Energy Engineer at Plug Smart in Columbus, Ohio. Valigosky is an Energy Engineer at CLEAResult in Des Moines, Iowa. Gopalakrishnan is a Project Engineer II at ERS in North Andover, Mass. Kissock is a Chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering/Renewable and Clean Energy at the University of Dayton, Ohio.
Willis H. Carrier Award
Carl Lewis Reid and Peng Yin, Ph.D., received the Willis H. Carrier Award, which is given to a member 32 years of age or younger for presenting an outstanding paper at a Society conference. The award is presented for, "Characterizing the Performance of Fixed-Airflow Series Fan-Powered Terminal Units Using a Mass and Energy Balance Approach." Reid resides in Austin, Texas. Yin is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Lincoln Bouillon Award
Jason R. Urso, P.E., of ASHRAE's Connecticut Chapter, received the Lincoln Bouillon Award, which recognizes a member who performs the most outstanding work in increasing membership. The award commemorates Presidential Member Bouillon's efforts in recruiting new members. Urso is a Senior Mechanical Engineer and Project Engineer at Tighe & Bond in Westfield, Mass.
William J. Collins, Jr. RP Award
Patrick Huang, C.Eng., of ASHRAE's Hong Kong Chapter, received the William J. Collins, Jr. RP Award. The award, named in honor of Presidential Member Collins, recognizes a chapter RP chair who excels in raising funds for ASHRAE's RP campaign. Huang is an Engineer for ARUP in Hong Kong.
Environmental Health Award
W. Gene Tucker, Ph.D., received the Environmental Health Award for excellence in volunteer service focused on environmental health issues. Tucker is retired and resides in Cary, N.C.
Government Advocacy Award
Sam C. M. Hui, Ph.D., C.Eng., BEAP, BEMP, HBDP, of ASHRAE's Hong Kong Chapter, received the Government Advocacy Award. The award recognizes individuals for outstanding effort and achievement in state, provincial and local government activities in connection with technical issues related to the Society. Hui is an Assistant Professor, Technology and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong.
Lou Flagg Historical Award
Dusty Stoabs, P.E., CPMP, received the Lou Flagg Historical Award, for preparing the most outstanding historical presentation related to HVAC&R. The award is named in recognition of Presidential Member Lou Flagg, who promoted an interest in history. Stoabs is a Mechanical Engineer for Streets, LLC, Mechanical Contractors in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Homer Addams Award
Parham Azimi received the Homer Addams Award, which recognizes a graduate student who has been engaged in an ASHRAE research project at a university that has graduate programs in the areas of heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and has achieved a high standard of performance in this work. Azimi is a Post Doctorate Research Associate at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago.
Standards Achievement Award
Steven T. Bushby, Fellow ASHRAE, received the Standards Achievement Award, for exceptional service in the area of standards leadership and technical contribution. He serves as Leader at the Mechanical Systems and Controls Group, Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Md.
Chapter Program Star Award
Chun-Sing Wong, Ph.D., BEAP, of ASHRAE's Hong Kong Chapter, received the Chapter Program Star Award, for excellence in chapter program endeavors. Wong is a Technical Manager, International Finance Centre Management Co., Ltd., Hong Kong.
About ASHRAE
ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is a global society advancing human well-being through sustainable technology for the built environment. The Society and its more than 56,000 members worldwide focus on building systems, energy efficiency, indoor air quality, refrigeration and sustainability. Through research, standards writing, publishing, certification and continuing education, ASHRAE shapes tomorrow's built environment today. More information can be found at http://www.ashrae.org/news.
[Category: Air Conditioning/Refrigeration]
AANP National Conference Readies Nurse Practitioners with New Tools to Fight Opioid Addiction
PHILADELPHIA, June 24 -- The American Association of Nurse Practitioners issued the following news release:
The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) will focus on combating the opioid epidemic at its national conference, which kicks off this week in Philadelphia. AANP will offer several courses at the conference on the management and treatment of pain, including sessions on how clinicians can safely prescribe opioids and strategies to address opioid misuse in communities nationwide. Today more than two million adults suffer from opioid abuse. Last year, Philadelphia had a 30 percent
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PHILADELPHIA, June 24 -- The American Association of Nurse Practitioners issued the following news release:
The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) will focus on combating the opioid epidemic at its national conference, which kicks off this week in Philadelphia. AANP will offer several courses at the conference on the management and treatment of pain, including sessions on how clinicians can safely prescribe opioids and strategies to address opioid misuse in communities nationwide. Today more than two million adults suffer from opioid abuse. Last year, Philadelphia had a 30 percentincrease in drug overdoses, and 80 percent of those were due to opioids.
"Our nation is struggling with opioid abuse, and nurse practitioners are an active part of the solution," said Dr. Joyce Knestrick, CRNP, FAANP, President-elect, AANP. "More than 4,500 nurse practitioners will have access to exceptional training at this conference that they can employ with their patients at home, and that is a huge step in the right direction in the fight against opioid abuse nationwide."
The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), signed into law in July 2016, authorizes qualified NPs and PAs to prescribe medication-assisted treatments for patients with opioid use disorder, after completing 24 hours of required education. CARA designates AANP as one of the qualified organizations to provide the training. AANP collaborated with the American Society of Addiction Medicine and the American Academy of PAs to provide the education. To date, more than 1,900 NPs have completed the required education and nearly 1,400 nurse practitioners have received the waiver to prescribe these treatments.
Included in this year's conference will be Opioid Prescribing: Safe Practice, Saving Lives - a three-hour session focusing on pain management, all prescription opioids and Centers for Disease Control guidelines for treatment. To date, AANP has successfully provided this training to more than 19,000 nurse practitioners and the expected attendance for the activity this week should bring that number closer to 19,500. With the newly updated content, those that have taken the education in the past should consider repeating the session to learn more about safely treating pain.
"The opioid problem is getting worse by the day, and it's time for our nation to tap the potential of nurse practitioners working on the front lines," said Knestrick. "We're providing exceptional training and opportunities for certification to allow nurse practitioners to take on opioid abuse one community at a time."
There are more than 234,000 nurse practitioners licensed in the U.S., and nurse practitioners complete more than 1.04 billion patient visits annually. AANP is the largest professional organization representing nurse practitioners of all specialties.
[Category: Nursing]
AANP Inaugurates New President at the National Conference in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, June 24 -- The American Association of Nurse Practitioners issued the following news release:
The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) - the largest professional membership organization representing nurse practitioners (NPs) of all specialties in the U.S. - inaugurates a new president at its national conference in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania native Dr. Joyce Knestrick, CRNP, FAANP, officially assumes responsibility as president for the organization on Sunday, June 25, 2017. AANP represents the interests of the more than 234,000 NPs licensed in the United States today.
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PHILADELPHIA, June 24 -- The American Association of Nurse Practitioners issued the following news release:
The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) - the largest professional membership organization representing nurse practitioners (NPs) of all specialties in the U.S. - inaugurates a new president at its national conference in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania native Dr. Joyce Knestrick, CRNP, FAANP, officially assumes responsibility as president for the organization on Sunday, June 25, 2017. AANP represents the interests of the more than 234,000 NPs licensed in the United States today.
Dr.Knestrick brings 20 years of experience as a family NP serving predominantly low-income and underserved populations in urban areas as well as rural Appalachia. She has held clinical roles as a family nurse practitioner, a nurse manager and a registered nurse in critical care, medical surgical, pediatric, and long-term care settings. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Knestrick has extensive teaching experience at the bachelor, master and doctorate levels, and has been a pioneer in organizational leadership and distance education for NPs.
"AANP has always empowered NPs to serve patients everywhere through not only practice but also education, research, advocacy and leadership," said Dr. Knestrick. "I am honored to build on the outstanding leadership of Dr. Cindy Cooke, who served as president for the last two years, and take the helm as president at a time when there are more opportunities for NPs than ever before. I look forward to working with our members nationwide to champion patient access to high-quality, affordable, NP-provided health care."
Dr. Knestrick succeeds Dr. Cindy Cooke, DNP, FNP-C, FAANP, who has served at AANP president for two years and is now AANP Immediate Past President.
Dr. Knestrick earned a PhD at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA, a Master's Degree in Nursing with a focus on primary care from West Virginia University, A BSN from Wheeling College, an ADN from Community College of Allegheny County and a BS in Chemistry from Point Park College. Dr. Knestrick has been active in her local school district as an elected official for 12 years where she has served as president of the board for nine years.
[Category: Nursing]
2017 Hispanic College Quiz student Contestants Announced
SAN ANTONIO, June 24 -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release:
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and Central City Productions have announced the nine students who participate in the Hispanic College Quiz show. Students from the following HACU-member institutions will compete for scholarships by answering questions on Latino history in a game show format. Thank you to all the institutions that submitted an entry.
Congratulations to the following institutions and their students:
* Adelphi University (N.Y.) Student:
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SAN ANTONIO, June 24 -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release:
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and Central City Productions have announced the nine students who participate in the Hispanic College Quiz show. Students from the following HACU-member institutions will compete for scholarships by answering questions on Latino history in a game show format. Thank you to all the institutions that submitted an entry.
Congratulations to the following institutions and their students:
* Adelphi University (N.Y.) Student:Brianna Bosque |Coach: Estefania Zea, project coordinator, diversity & inclusion
* Coastal Bend College (Texas) Student: Luis Martinez | Coach: Cynthia Alvarado-Stinson, Ed.D, interim site director
* Colorado State University-Pueblo Student: Yolanda Gamboa | Coach: Fawn-Amber Montoya, Ph.D., associate professor/coordinator of Chicano studies
* Florida Atlantic University Student: Elizabeth Hume | Coach: Marlynn Lopez, assistant director
* Laredo Community College (Texas) Student: Francisco Gallardo | Coach: Rosemary Aguero, advisement coordinator advocate, Title V- Building Scholars Program
* Oklahoma Panhandle State University Student: Ami Torres | Coach: Teri Mora, director of Hispanic student services, director of Upward Bound
* Pasadena City College (Calif.) Student: Santos G. Martinez | Coach: Carlos "Tito" Altamirano, PCC Pathways coordinator
* Savannah State University (Ga.) Student: Michael Villanueva | Coach: Francisco J. Duque, multicultural outreach coordinator
* South Mountain Community College (Ariz.) Student: Jose Cabrera | Coach: Summer Cherland, Ph.D., history professor, MEChA advisor
The coaches (a staff/faculty member of the institution) participated in a conference call to discuss the details of the show and related study guide on June 23. The students and their coach will attend the taping in Nashville, Tennessee, from July 21-23. The show will be broadcast nationally, Sept. 3 - Oct. 16, during Hispanic Heritage Month. The broadcast schedule will be posted on HACU's website upon availability.
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