ROSEMONT, Illinois, March 22 (TNSres) -- The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Today the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) launched its new continuing education platform - CRNA Education Edge. The new learning management system replaces CRNA Knowledge Network (CKN) and will enhance the learning experience for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), also known as nurse anesthesiologists or nurse anesthetis more PR

ROSEMONT, Illinois, March 22 -- The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology issued the following news release: The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) has named John Culbertson, MBA, CPCU, to serve as AANA's Vice President of Insurance Services. He will report to Chief Executive Officer Bill Bruce, MBA, CAE. Culbertson is responsible for supporting the development and leading the execution of the strategic direction of AANA Insurance Services, driving practice growth to me more PR

ROSEMONT, Illinois, March 22 -- The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology issued the following news release: The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) has named Raheel "Bobby" Saleem to serve as AANA's Director of Legal Affairs. He will report to Chief Human Resources Officer Ann Bresingham. As Director of Legal Affairs, Saleem is responsible for ensuring the rights of the association are protected in all circumstances, providing risk management analysis on all matters imp more PR

SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, March 22 (TNSres) -- The American Veterinary Medical Association issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Owners of overweight cats and dogs are most likely to help them lose weight when veterinarians caution about the potential impact of obesity on animals' life expectancy, according to two new studies published today in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. With pet obesity an ongoing concern in the US and Canada, linked to numerous adv more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 22 -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association issued the following statement on March 21, 2024: * * * The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) encourages support for the bipartisan funding package released earlier today. Nat Wienecke, APCIA's senior vice president of federal government relations released the following statement: "APCIA strongly supports the congressional funding package that was released this morning. The bill includes more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 22 -- The American Society of Interior Designers issued the following news release: The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), together with THE MART in Chicago, presents the 2024 ASID Design Business Lecture Series, an ongoing partnership dedicated to providing residential practitioners an in-depth look at key topics that impact the design profession. Covering a range of topics, including finances, contracts, social media and marketing and sustainable materials more PR

PARK RIDGE, Illinois, March 22 -- The American Society of Safety Professionals issued the following news release: Workplace safety and health became national news 113 years ago next week when the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City led to the deaths of 146 garment workers - most of them women and girls as young as 14 years old - on March 25, 1911. The incident in lower Manhattan is still the deadliest industrial disaster in New York City history. A few months after the tragedy ca more PR

NORTHFIELD, Illinois, March 22 -- The College of American Pathologists issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Today, College of American Pathologists (CAP) President Donald Karcher, MD, FCAP, provided testimony (https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/Donald_Karcher_Witness_Testimony_03_21_2024_bd4a4c0b2e.pdf) to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health during a hearing entitled "Evaluating Approaches to Diagnostic Test Regulation and the Impact of FDA's Proposed Rule."  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 22 -- Color of Change, a nonprofit civil rights advocacy organization, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Today, Honorable Judge Michael Mullen released his opinion in the legal case concerning discipline and accountability procedures for Chicago police officers. In his carefully considered ruling, Judge Mullen rejected arguments from the Chicago police union that would have allowed Chicago Police Department (CPD) officers accused of serious police mis more PR

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, March 21 [Category: Computer Technology] -- CompTIA issued the following news release: Dr. James Stanger will discuss the cybersecurity course corrections needed to address root causes, strengthen defenses and create a cyber-safe workplace CANBERRA, Australia - Reimagining approaches to cybersecurity practices and upskilling cyber professionals will highlight remarks delivered by the chief technology evangelist for CompTIA, the leading nonprofit association for the g more PR

OAK BROOK, Illinois, March 22 -- The Illinois Manufacturers' Association issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: The Illinois Manufacturers' Association (IMA), in partnership with Intersect Illinois and the IL Corn Growers Association, today launched the inaugural Sustainable Aviation Fuel Conference (SAF) to showcase the opportunity renewable fuel offers to lower emissions and transform manufacturing, transportation and agriculture sectors across the Midwest. Also sponsored by th more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 22 (TNSres) -- Illinois Realtors issued the following news: February year-over-year home sales fell in Illinois as the number of available homes reached its lowest mark since 2008, according to data from Illinois REALTORS(R). In February 2024, statewide home sales (including single-family homes and condominiums) of 7,576 homes sold was 1.2 percent lower than 7,668 sold in February 2023. In February there were only 15,502 homes for sale statewide, the lowest number  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 20 -- The International Housewares Association issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: The Inspired Home Show and the International Housewares Association (IHA), the global sponsors and organizers of the IHA Global Innovation Awards (gia) program, today announced the 2024 gia Global Honorees for Retail Excellence. The Global Honorees are: * Eastern Europe - Potten & Pannen - Stanek, Czech Republic * France - Maison Empereur * Germany- Kustermann * Nethe more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 22 -- The Northwest Evaluation Association, an organization that says it creates academic assessments for pre-K-12, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: NWEA, a K-12 assessment and research organization, announced three new case studies today highlighting the value of its innovative, early literacy assessment tool, MAP(R) Reading Fluency(TM). Naperville, IL, and Houston County, GA, educators shared how they use the assessment tool in their early grades an more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 21 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: PRWeek, a leading platform for the global PR, marketing and branding industry, selected National Marine Manufacturers Association SVP of Marketing and Communications and Chief Brand Officer, Ellen Bradley, for its 2024 class of Women of Distinction. The program honors communications pros who according to PRWeek, "set the bar higher" and "as a member of this presti more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, March 22 -- The American Botanical Council issued the following news release: ABC presents this annual award, named in honor of the internationally respected professor Norman R. Farnsworth, PhD (1930-2011), to an individual who has made significant research contributions in the fields of pharmacognosy (the study of drugs of natural origin, usually from plants), ethnobotany, ethnopharmacology, or other scientific disciplines related to medicinal plants. Professor Farnsworth was a  more PR

ROSEMONT, Illinois, March 21 -- The Society for Vascular Surgery issued the following news release: Leigh Ann O'Banion, MD, RPVI, FACS, FSVS, is an associate professor of surgery at the University of California San Francisco-Fresno. She specializes in advanced limb salvage and superficial venous disease. Her clinical research focuses on cardiovascular screening in rural communities, targeting high-risk patients for peripheral artery disease (PAD) and outcomes-based research on vascular patients more PR

TUCKER, Georgia, March 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Poultry and Egg Association (USPOULTRY) issued the following news release: USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in which researchers completed a risk assessment comparing alternative approaches to regulating Salmonella in poultry. The research was made possible in part by an endowing Foundation gift from Cooper Farms and proceeds from the Intern more PR