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EXPERT ALERTS

• How Clinton Supporters Can Cope with Mental Anguish of Her Defeat
• Delaying Alzheimer's Onset by Five Years Would Cut Disease in Half
• Why True Automation is Labor Intensive
• The Right for Nursing Home Patients to Sue Instead of Being Forced Into Arbitration

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EXPERT ALERTS:

How Clinton Supporters Can Cope with Mental Anguish of Her Defeat
Frieda Birnbaum, Ph.D.
Research Psychologist, Psychoanalyst and Author
As the numbers came in on Election Night, supporters of Hillary Clinton appeared stunned - some with tears in their eyes, others looking devastated as they left early from events that they hoped would be celebrations. Says Birnbaum: "When we become emotionally invested in a person, company or even a sports team, their highs and lows become our highs and lows. Try to take a step back realize that the only destiny for which you are in the best position of controlling is that of you own. The next presidential election is less than four years away. You can find a strong candidate you respect and begin helping their efforts to become president in 2020. You can also continue to volunteer at organizations that uphold many of Hilary Clinton's values. Just because Hillary Clinton won't be president doesn't mean her ideals cannot continue on."
Website: http://www.doctorfrieda.com
Contact: Ryan McCormick, [email protected]

Delaying Alzheimer's Onset by Five Years Would Cut Disease in Half
Helena Chang Chui, MD
Chair, Department of Neurology, Keck Medicine of USC
Professor of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
More than five million Americans live with Alzheimer's disease. Although progress toward eliminating the disease is being made, the cost of health care, long-term care and hospice services for people with Alzheimer's and other dementias will total $236 billion in 2016 alone, according to the Alzheimer's Association. Researchers say delaying the onset of Alzheimer's by a single year would reduce the prevalence of the disease by 20 percent by 2050, save $160 billion in health care costs and eliminate the need for nearly one billion hours of care by family members. Says Chui: "If we could delay the onset of Alzheimer's symptoms by just five years, we would cut the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease by half. The socioeconomic impact of this reduction cannot be overstated."
Chui earned a degree in medicine from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and served an internship, residency in neurology and fellowship in neurology at the University of Iowa. She is internationally recognized for her research in Alzheimer's disease and vascular cognitive impairment as principal investigator for the USC Alzheimer Disease Research Center, which has been funded by the National Institute on Aging for 32 years.
Website: http://www.keckmedicine.org/
Bio: http://www.keckmedicine.org/doctor/helena-chang-chui
Contact: Cynthia Smith, [email protected]

Why True Automation is Labor Intensive
Sam Salbi
CEO
FitLyfe
It's inevitable that robotics and artificial intelligence will reach well beyond "process" automation to higher-level problem solving and critical thinking, from news writing to legal analysis to health diagnoses and patient-centric treatment plans. Indeed, intelligent automation holds perhaps the greatest promise in improving the quality of health care delivery: more precise segmentation and engagement that takes each user through a highly personalized "health path." The goal is to empower and educate consumers to take responsibility for their health and provide "at your fingertips" tools and resources uniquely tailored for each health (and lifestyle) profile. But, to coin a phrase, "everything works perfectly until it doesn't." If you're contemplating a population health/wellness automation project, the odds are against success without taking the time to properly plan. Says Salbi: "Typically, companies automate the chaos and end up with…automated chaos. Successful automation is, paradoxically, labor intensive. It will be even more so if you do not begin by asking the fundamental question: What specific needs/objectives will automation solve?"
Bio: http://www.profnetconnect.com/fitlyfe
Contact: Charles Epstein, [email protected]

The Right for Nursing Home Patients to Sue Instead of Being Forced Into Arbitration
Harry Nelson
Health Care Attorney
Nelson Hardiman
A federal judge just blocked a ban by the government that would have prohibited nursing homes from forcing patients into arbitration. This impacts up to 1.5 million folks. Says Nelson: "This will have a major impact on nursing homes and their patients."
Nelson is located in Los Angeles.
Contact: Olivier Gibbons, [email protected]

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