CHICAGO, Illinois, March 16 -- The American Bar Association issued the following statement on March 15, 2024, by President Mary Smith on U.N International Day to Combat Islamophobia: * * * "The American Bar Association commemorates March 15 as the United Nations' International Day to Combat Islamophobia. "In honor of this day, the American Bar Association affirms its commitment to encourage and pursue policies that condemn, combat and eliminate Islamophobia in all its forms. "The association more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 15 [Category: Medical] -- The American Medical Association issued the following news release: Statement attributed to:Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH President, American Medical Association "The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) today called for (PDF) a physician payment update tied to the Medicare Economic Index (MEI), a move that physicians know is smart policy and desperately needed. The American Medical Association (AMA) has long championed this move and a more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 16 (TNSres) -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release: The March issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS), which includes research presented at the Southern Surgical Association 135th Annual Meeting, features new research on topics ranging from colorectal cancer and social vulnerability to operating room supply costs, the rise in school shootings since 1970, and the impact of permitless open carry laws on suicide rates, more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 16 -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: The American Library Association (ALA) has awarded the 2023 Core/OCLC Spectrum Scholarship in Library and Information Technology to Wei Ling Goh. Goh is working as an information desk and outreach assistant at Strathcona County Library, a public library in Sherwood Park, Alberta in Canada. While based in Canada, she is pursuing her MLIS online at the University of Missouri-Columbia and is excited  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 16 -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association issued the following statement on March 15, 2024: * * * This week Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed HB 1160, Civil proceeding advance payment contracts and commercial litigation funding. Brooke Kelley, assistant vice president of state government relations at The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) released the following statement: "APCIA commends Majority Floor Leader Rep. Matt Lehman, more PR

PARK RIDGE, Illinois, March 16 -- The American Society of Safety Professionals issued the following news release: The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) will host a third installment of its workplace safety education series called "Stand Up for Standards." A live two-hour webinar on safety management systems will take place at 11 a.m. CT on March 29, helping safety and health professionals create a road map for identifying hazards and eliminating risks to improve organizational per more PR

SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, March 15 -- The Emergency Nurses Association issued the following news release: The Emergency Nurses Association on Thursday welcomed experienced nursing leader and longtime member Bradley Goettl, DNP, FNP-C, ENP-C, AGACNP-BC, CFRN, FAEN, FAANP, FAAN, FACHE, as its first chief clinical officer. In his role, Goettl will be responsible for expanding ENA's clinical expertise, voice and impact. Goettl's focus includes providing strategic leadership to the association's resear more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 16 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release: ELPC's new Power Plants to Parklands ("P2P") project aims to re-envision the redevelopment phase for decommissioned coal plant sites. Historically, coal plants were situated on lakes and rivers because of their reliance on water for cooling systems. As a result, these facilities often occupy marquee waterfront locations, making them prime for public use. However, retired coal plant sites ar more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 16 -- GreenLatinos, an organization that says it convenes a coalition of Latino leaders committed to addressing national, regional and local environmental, natural resources and conservation that affect the health and welfare of the Latino community, issued the following news release: Through a grant from the Bezos Earth Fund as part of its Greening America's Cities initiative, GreenLatinos will distribute $1,050,000 in grants to support urban greening, gardening, and f more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 16 -- Landmarks Illinois issued the following news release: Landmarks Illinois has awarded three grants through the Timuel D. Black, Jr. Grant Fund for Chicago's South Side to projects aimed at preserving historic sites in Bronzeville, Englewood and Jackson Park. A total of $7,000 in matching grant funds was awarded to the following recipients: Bronzeville Trail Task Force, Bronzeville: $2,500 matching grant to support publicity and community engagement tools related  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 16 (TNSres) -- The American Association for Cancer Research issued the following news release: The members of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) have elected Lillian L. Siu, MD, Fellow of the AACR Academy, as the AACR President-Elect for 2024-2025. Siu will become President-Elect on Monday, April 8, during the AACR's Annual Business Meeting of Members at the AACR Annual Meeting 2024 in San Diego, California. She will assume the Presidency in Ap more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 15 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: This week, NMMA took part in the eighth annual California Boating Congress (CBC) in Sacramento. Along with several California based-industry groups, nearly 60 people attended this year's event. Robert Newsome, NMMA's senior vice president of operations, presented in a working lunch discussing the economic impact of recreational boating in California. CBC brought  more PR

ITASCA, Illinois, March 15 -- The National Safety Council issued the following statement on March 14, 2024: * * * The National Safety Council is ecstatic with the announcement of the White House Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose by the Biden Administration. The Challenge is a nationwide call to action to stakeholders across public and private sectors to save lives by committing to increasing training on and access to lifesaving opioid overdose reversal medications. Workplace overdose deat more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 15 -- The Professional Convention Management Association issued the following news release: PCMA EMEA is proud to unveil its newly appointed 2024 Regional Advisory Board. This diverse and accomplished board will play a pivotal role in building upon PCMA's strategic initiatives, with a special focus on nurturing the next generation of business event leaders as well as supporting PCMA's exponential growth strategy in EMEA. The 2024 Regional Advisory Board comprised of 16 more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 16 -- The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education issued the following news: A recent study published in JAMA Surgery revealed that "ACGME Milestone ratings of "graduating vascular surgeons may be predictive of those surgeons' risk-adjusted patient outcomes in their early career following a common vascular operation." Authors of the study include ACGME Board member Dr. Brigitte Smith, ACGME Senior Outcomes Research Scientist Dr. Kenji Yamazaki, and former A more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 16 -- The Buckeye Institute, an independent research and educational institution that says its mission is to advance free-market public policy, issued the following news release on March 15, 2024: On Friday, The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief in Herrera v. Raoul, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case and re-affirm its ruling in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen and overturn Illinois' ban on the sale, purchase, and possession of certain  more PR

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, March 16 (TNSres) -- The Joint Commission, an organization that says it assists public health agencies, health care organizations, health ministries and others to improve the quality and safety of patient care, issued the following news release: The Joint Commission has established The President's Fellowship for Healthcare Quality and Safety, a prestigious program for a highly qualified healthcare professional to collaborate with The Joint Commission to advance healt more PR