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Hotel 911 Law Takes Effect, With Help From Associations

Associations Now

Seven years ago, a tragic incident in a hotel room mobilized the hospitality industry to change the way that its phone systems work. In 2013, Kari Hunt Dunn, a Texas mother of three, died after she was attacked by her estranged husband during a arranged visit in a hotel room. That effort quickly gained support among associations.

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American Medical Association Leads the Way for Trans-Inclusive Care

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The policies , adopted by the AMA’s 555-person House of Delegates during its 2017 Annual Conference, recognize that gender “isn’t completely understood as a binary selection” and encourage the association to “inform and educate the medical community and the public on the medical spectrum of gender identity.”.

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3 Topics for Medical Society Execs to Watch

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I hope the summary below will help you navigate AAMSE and if you’re interested in exploring further, check out the additional resources provided to see where your learning management system may be able to step in and help. MACRA and the QPP. We are paying close attention to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA).

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 4.21.17

Reid All About it

Switching focus now: are you getting the most from your investment in your learning management system (LMS)? The lifelong learning experts at Tagoras share “ five factors to consider and try – within reason – to answer before signing on the dotted line for a learning management system.” More info/register. Thu 4/27 at 2 p.m.

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digitalNow 2013 in Less Than 180 Seconds- #diginow13

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By 2017 82% of all TVs sold will be smart TVs. John Dorman and Grant McInnes , “Getting the Biggest Bang for your Mobile Buck” When you go to the Texas Medical Association web site via mobile, it sniffs that you are on mobile & sends you to a different site. Encourage organization hacks. What are social networks?

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Transportation Group Hopes Annual List Guides Infrastructure Decisions

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ATRI analyzed GPS data from more than 600,000 heavy-duty trucks at 250 locations on the national highway system to produce a congestion impact ranking for each location. highway transportation system,” the report says. “The highway transportation system,” the report says. The next most congested locations are in Fort Lee, N.J.;