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Association Brain Food: 1.12.24

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Host: Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability Thu 1/18 at 4 p.m. The United States of Associations The United States of Associations seeks to assemble association professionals from across the country for a fast-paced exchange of ideas. More info/register. More info/register.

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Actuarial Groups Launch Climate Measurement Tool

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Last week, four actuarial groups in the United States and Canada introduced the Actuaries Climate Index, an online tool that measures changes in extreme weather events and sea levels. In just the last few months, droughts and fires have plagued Tennessee , and heavy rains and floods have deluged Louisiana. low temperatures.

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Physical Therapy Group Encourages Patients to Swap Painkillers for PT

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And more than 165,000 people in the United States have died from opioid overdoses since 1999. In March, the CDC issued new guidelines stating that opioid drugs should be a last-resort treatment for chronic pain.

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Events That Will Drive Buzz With Members

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But then there’s the less typical ones: access to the Society’s Members’ Rooms in the UK, invitations and discounts to member tastings hosted by the Society throughout the United States, and Society Spots. It’s this type of benefit exclusivity and uniqueness that keeps members interested in staying with your association.

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The Fight to Fill Out the Periodic Table

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IUPAC, the nongovernmental entity that focuses on organizing and determining standards in chemistry, announced that four new elements—113, 115, 117, and 118—had been discovered by scientific teams working in Japan, Russia, and the United States.