ProfNet Experts Available on E-Cigarette Regulations, End-of-Life Options, More

EXPERT ALERTS

• FDA Announces E-Cigarette Regulations
• Putting New End-of-Life Options in Perspective
• Poor Sleep Impacts Every Area of Life

MEDIA JOBS

• Social Media Editor – Forbes (NJ)
• Fashion Assistant – O, The Oprah Magazine (NY)
• Computational Journalist – Dallas Morning News (TX)

OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES

• Online Tools Help Reporters Navigate FOIA Without an Attorney
• Snapchat for Journalists: A Beginner's Guide
• PR Newswire Media Moves, May 2 Edition

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EXPERT ALERTS:

FDA Announces E-Cigarette Regulations
Ronald DePinho, M.D.
President
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
"As an institution of healing and science, we applaud any and all instances where sound data informs public policy. Including e-cigarettes within the FDA's regulatory authority will provide a much-needed scientific evaluation of their safety and help limit youth exposure to these products that may lead to lifelong dependency."
Bio: https://goo.gl/9Bg1N7
Website: https://www.mdanderson.org
Contact: Haley Schwartz, [email protected]

Putting New End-of-Life Options in Perspective
Sunita Puri, MD, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Palliative Medicine & Supportive Care Team
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital
On June 9, California will become the fifth state to permit terminally ill patients to request medications they can use to end their lives. Whether terminally ill patients elect to exercise this new right remains to be seen, though data from states that have already passed similar laws show that few are choosing to end their life in this way. What is certain is that physicians, their patients and their patients' families will continue to benefit from conversations about the various options available to them as the end of life nears, according to Dr. Puri: "The passing of the End-of-Life Options Act indicates that society is more openly discussing end-of-life wishes and plans of care, which is something that our medical system has not always effectively addressed. We now have an opportunity to respond in a robust way. This means having compassionate conversations about patients' symptoms and goals of treatment at multiple points after diagnosis, because end-of-life care is an evolving discussion throughout the disease trajectory. It also means expanding accessibility and quality of hospice, palliative medicine services, and home-based caregiving so that dignity and comfort throughout life with a serious illness, and in one's final days, is not a privilege, but a right."
Dr. Puri is board certified in internal medicine and in hospice and palliative medicine. She received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Yale University and a master's degree in modern history from the University of Oxford.  She earned doctor of medicine and master's of science degrees in 2010 from the University of California San Francisco and completed an internship and residency in Internal Medicine at UC San Francisco. In 2014, she served as a fellow in hospice and palliative medicine at Stanford University Medical Center. In addition to her role as a clinician, Dr. Puri teaches advanced clinical ethics and palliative medicine at Keck School of Medicine of USC and is a member of its Humanities & Ethics Curriculum Committee.  She also is an accomplished writer whose non-fiction essays on the experience of directly providing end-of-life care have appeared in The New York Times, Journal of the American Medical Association, JAMA Internal Medicine and Slate. In 2015, she was named a finalist for the PEN Center's Emerging Voices Writers' Fellowship. She is currently working on her first book.
Bio: http://www.keckmedicine.org/doctor/sunita-puri/
Websites: http://www.keckmedicine.org, https://uscnorriscancer.usc.edu and http://www.keck.usc.edu
Contact: Mary Dacuma, [email protected]

Poor Sleep Impacts Every Area of Life
Richard Shane, Ph.D.
Cognitive Behavioral Sleep Specialist, Founder
Sleep Easily
"Poor sleep damages almost every area of life, from illness to relationships. Studies have shown that poor sleep can increase the risk of sickness, weight gain, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, all of which results in higher healthcare costs. It's great that the Sleep Council is raising awareness and addressing the issue nationwide."
The Better Sleep Council designated May as "Better Sleep Month" to help focus attention on the importance of sleep in leading a healthy, productive life. Dr. Shane is a cognitive behavioral sleep therapist with over 20 years of experience in a clinical setting. The author of the Sleep Easily Method Sleepguide, Dr. Shane can comment on article you are working on for Better Sleep Month.
Radio Appearance: https://goo.gl/eO2SCo
ProfNet Profile: www.profnetconnect.com/drshane
Website: http://www.sleepeasily.com
Contact: Mary Cochran, [email protected]

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• Computational Journalist – Dallas Morning News (TX)

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OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES:

Following are links to other news and resources we think you might find useful. If you have an item you think other reporters would be interested in and would like us to include in a future alert, please drop us a line.

• ONLINE TOOLS HELP REPORTERS NAVIGATE FOIA WITHOUT AN ATTORNEY. More than a dozen presenters spoke to about 100 journalists at the Media Law Resource Center's "Media Law for Journalists" workshop and roundtable at The New York Times building last week. We were in the audience and will share highlights from the discussions. To start it off, here is a recap of the discussion on how to navigate FOIA without an attorney: http://prn.to/iFOIAtool
• SNAPCHAT FOR JOURNALISTS: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE. Snapchat is no longer just for selfies or only for young millennials. And it's not going away anytime soon. Snapchat recently introduced a slew of changes to become the next go-to messaging app. Still misconceptions keep some journalists from chasing the medium. But at 100 million (and growing) daily active users and 8 billion video views per day, it's hard to deny its viability as a legitimate journalistic force to attract new audiences. Here are some tips: http://bit.ly/1pOtRMm
• PR NEWSWIRE MEDIA MOVES, MAY 2 EDITION. In the latest edition of PR Newswire's Media Moves, we share the 411 on who's in and who's out at FOX News Channel, New Republic, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Associated Press, Huffington Post, Quartz, Yahoo Finance and more: http://prn.to/1WCtGAL

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