Podcasts about northshore university healthsystem

In this episode of the Pediatric and Developmental Pathology, our hosts Drs. Mike Arnold (@MArnold_PedPath) and Dr. Jason Wang speak with Drs. Andrew Franklin, Alexa Freedman and Linda Ernst of NorthShore University HealthSystem about their article in Pediatric and Developmental Pathology: Decreased Alpha Klotho Expression in Placentas Exposed to Severe Maternal Vascular Malperfusion Hear how the peer-review process improved their article, and their advice for developing and publishing projects. Find out how aging and alpha klotho relate to placental development.    Featured public domain music: Summer Pride by Loyalty Freak

In the summer of 2024, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a Hemp Plant Reference Material to help labs accurately measure the amount of THC, CBD, toxic elements and other compounds in cannabis products. It will also help producers and state regulators ensure that cannabis products are safe to use and accurately labeled. Today, we're going to talk about NIST's Hemp Plant Reference Material and about improving cannabis science with leading experts in the field of cannabis medicine. Our guests are Dr. Bryon Adinoff, president of the Doctors for Drug Policy Reform, and Dr. Leslie Mendoza Temple, former Chair of the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board for the Illinois Department of Public Health. Dr. Adinoff is an addiction psychiatrist, neuroscientist, academician, and advocate. He was appointed Clinical Professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine following his retirement as Distinguished Professor of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and as a psychiatrist for 30 years with the Department of Veterans Affairs. He has published over 200 papers and book chapters on the neurobiology and treatment of addiction and is Editor-in-Chief of The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. Dr. Temple is a Clinical Associate Professor for NorthShore University HealthSystem's Department of Family Medicine and Medical Director of the NorthShore Integrative Medicine Program. She was recently appointed as an endowed Chair of Integrative Medicine by the Owen L. Coon Foundation. She is also a Clinical Associate Professor in Family Medicine at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. ◘ Related Content NIST's New Hemp Reference Material Will Help Ensure Accurate Cannabis Measurements https://bit.ly/3XWruef NIST Tools for Cannabis Laboratory Quality Assurance https://bit.ly/3Bq0lau ◘ Transcript https://bit.ly/3THgP4F ◘ This podcast features the song “Follow Your Dreams” (freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Ho…ur_Dreams_1918) by Scott Holmes, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial (01https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) license. ◘ Disclaimer: The content and information shared in GW Integrative Medicine is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. The views and opinions expressed in GW Integrative Medicine represent the opinions of the host(s) and their guest(s). For medical advice, diagnosis, and/or treatment, please consult a medical professional.

In the area of Jewish medical ethics brain death is the topic which just will not die. With the advent of technologies and medical developments since the mid-twentieth century, questions about the halakhic definition of death have gone from the largely theoretical (and philosophical) to painfully practical for physicians, patients, and their families. Perhaps no other rabbinic figure's opinion has factored in quite so significantly on the subject as R. Moshe Feinstein zt”l, the preeminent posek of the last century. However, the contours and applications of R. Feinstein's position have been intensely debated. In a recent piece of research that surfaces some relevant new points of evidence, Dr. Noam Stadlan offers a re-understanding of R. Feinstein's ruling, arguing that he defined death as irreversible apneic coma, without regard for the continued presence of heart function. This has various significant implications for end-of-life care and organ donation. In this episode of the Tradition Podcast, Stadlan joins our editor, Jeffrey Saks, to discuss the article, as well as larger trends in the field of Jewish medical ethics, the partnership that should exist between physicians and medical research on one hand with poskim on the other, and why our readers are perennially interested in the field of medical halakha. Read Noam Stadlan, “Revisiting R. Moshe Feinstein's Definition of Death” (TRADITION, Winter 2024): https://traditiononline.org/revisiting-r-moshe-feinsteins-definition-of-death Noam Stadlan, M.D., is Vice-Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL.

In this episode, Scott Becker shouts out Endeavor Health, formerly known as NorthShore University HealthSystem & Hartford HealthCare.

John Groth is a pathologist at NorthShore University HealthSystem in greater Chicago, IL. He joins the show to discuss in great detail his recent experience leading NorthShore going digital. All elements of the transition are covered, including value propositions to patients and administrators, team building, vendor selection, training, and implementation.A forum to engage with the hosts and other listeners has been launched on the DPA website www.digitalpathologyassociation.org. DPA members may login to the DPA Collaborate hub (under the Resources tab) and join the Beyond The Scope community. All listeners are encouraged to use this forum to suggest future topics and guests, submit questions and corrections, and provide general feedback.

In this season of Outside the Patient's Door, our guests shared how they're tackling the ever-changing healthcare demands. The season was full of great ideas, stories, and advice, so before we close this chapter, we want to reflect on our guests' wisdom. We'll revisit three key themes that emerged throughout the season: serving the community, incorporating positivity, and improving performance. In this episode, you'll hear about: [00:45] Creatively partnering with your community with Helen Johnson, President of Sparrow Eaton Hospital [02:00] Sustaining your team's engagement by focusing on the community with Neil Thornbury, CEO of T.J. Regional Health [02:50] Building a community of trust and empathy with Cleveland Francis, Diversity Advisor at Inova Heart and Vascular Institute [03:50] Caring for your community's mental health with Patty Hillis-Clark, Executive Director at Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health [04:40] Incorporating positivity into your day-to-day with Jennifer Krippner, Chief Experience Officer at the Institute for Healthcare Excellence [05:45] How positivity boosts productivity with Jordan Voigt, President of Genesis Medical Center - Davenport [06:35] Centralizing care with David Rahija, President of Northshore University HealthSystem [07:35] Fostering a psychologically safe environment with Kyle Kellum, CEO of Cherry County Hospital [08:45] Taking a data-driven approach to performance with Mark Boucot, President & CEO of Garrett Regional Medical Center and Potomac Valley Hospital

November 28: Today on TownHall, Reid Stephan, VP and CIO at St. Lukes speaks with Nirav Shah, MD, Medical Director of Quality Innovation and Clinical Practice Analytics at NorthShore University HealthSystem. Nirav takes us on a journey into the development of a specific healthcare solution powered by NLP that yields actionable data drawn from unstructured health records. The cost-effective tool leverages NLP to identify social determinants of health thus revolutionizing the work of social workers within the hospital setting. But what are the most significant challenges of implementing such technology? Furthermore, how was the tool received by the clinical staff and what impact has the system had on patient care outcomes?Subscribe: This Week HealthTwitter: This Week HealthLinkedIn: Week HealthDonate: Alex's Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

Dr. Michael S. Lewis, M.D., is a distinguished orthopedic surgeon and former consultant for the Chicago White Sox baseball team, Chicago Wolves hockey team, and the Chicago Bulls basketball team, with whom won two championship rings. Previously, he served as the chief of staff at NorthShore University HealthSystem's Skokie Hospital and received a teaching award from Rush University Medical College. Dr. Lewis is an award-winning author who has published seven books, including One World: A View of Seven Continents (as seen on PBS TV), Seeing More Colors: A Guide to a Richer Life, Invitation to Joy: Viewing Birds on Seven Continents, The Ball's in Your Court: A Doctor Shares Life Lessons from Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson, Abraham Maslow, and other Inspiring Teachers, and Getting Wiser: 101 Essential Life Lessons and Inspiring Stories. He is also an accomplished photographer; his work is featured in galleries and permanent collections at Brandeis University and Boston Children's Hospital. Honored as a notable Chicago author, Dr. Lewis lectures nationally and internationally. An avid tennis player, he and his wife, Valerie, reside in Chicago, raising two daughters and two grandsons.

Dr. Wes Fisher joins the show to continue highlighting ABIM recertification and the MOC program following a petition that has gathered over 12,000 signatures to end this program. Dr. Fisher is a clinical cardiac electrophysiologist at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, IL; he is also a clinical Associate Professor at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Dr. Fisher is triple board-certified in Internal Medicine (Grandfathered per the ABIM), cardiology, and cardiac electrophysiology. He is due for his FOURTH re-certification in cardiology after 12/31/2023 and FOURTH re-certification in EP after 12/31/2023. The process of re-certification and MOC became a core center in Dr. Fisher's advocacy on behalf of the physicians. He co-founded Practicing Physicians of America to advocate and educate and has done significant investigative work on the ABIM; you can see much of his writing on his blog as well as many other outlets. Why does a respected EP physician, with over 3 decades of experience and thousands of patients seen, need to do this re-certification again and pay yearly dues? Please listen to this exclusive revealing podcast and share with your colleagues. This is another ABIM-related MUST LISTEN podcast. Read more about Practicing Physicians of America. https://practicingphysician.org/join/ View Dr. Fisher's blog. https://drwes.blogspot.com/ Check out Chadi's website for all Healthcare Unfiltered episodes and other content. www.chadinabhan.com/ Watch all Healthcare Unfiltered episodes on Youtube. www.youtube.com/channel/UCjiJPTpIJdIiukcq0UaMFsA

Audible Bleeding editor Wen (@WenKawaji) is joined by 5th year integrated vascular surgery resident Kaitlyn (@DunphyKaitlyn), JVS Assistant Editor Dr. Paul Dimuzio (@pdimuziomd) and JVS-VL assistant editor Dr. Dua (@AnahitaDua) to discuss two great articles in the JVS family of journals regarding Post-operative stroke risk after carotid endarterectomy and use of Varithena in treating venous leg ulcers. This episode hosts Dr. Baohui Xu and Dr. Gregory Modrall, the authors of the following papers:   Articles:  Postoperative disability and one-year outcomes for patients suffering a stroke after carotid endarterectomy by Levin et al. VIEW-VLU observational study of the effect of Varithena on wound healing in the treatment of venous leg ulcers by Shao et al.     Show Guests: Dr. Siracuse- Professor of surgery and radiology at Boston University Dr. Shao—vascular surgeon at Swedish hospital, Northshore University Healthsystem in Chicago, IL Dr. Levin—plastic and reconstructive surgery fellow at the University of California Davis     Follow us @audiblebleeding Learn more about us at https://www.audiblebleeding.com/about-1/ and provide us with your feedback with our listener survey.  

This episode features Dr. Ravi Bashyal, Vice-Chairman of Patient and Provider Experience & Director of Outpatient Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery at NorthShore University HealthSystem. Medical Advisory Board and Site Medical Director for Hall of Fame Health. Here, he discusses his background, what he's focusing on currently, the move towards more minimally invasive hip & knee surgery done in outpatient settings, his perspective on how medical school & residency programs can be streamlined in order to combat the physician shortages plaguing the country, and more.

In this episode, CardioNerds co-founder Amit Goyal joins Dr. Iva Minga, Dr. Kevin Lee, and Dr. Juan Pablo Salazar Adum from the University of Chicago - Northshore in Evanston, IL to discuss a case of primary cardiac diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The ECPR for this episode is provided by Dr. Amit Pursnani (Advanced Cardiac Imaging, Fellowship program director, NorthShore University HealthSystem). Audio editing by CardioNerds Academy Intern, Dr. Akiva Rosenzveig. Case synopsis: A 77-year-old man with no significant medical history presents to the emergency department with progressive shortness of breath for 1 week. He reports an unintentional 15-pound weight loss in the prior month as well as constipation and abdominal/flank pain. On examination he was found to be tachycardic with a regular rhythm and further evaluation with a chest X-ray and chest CT scan demonstrated a large pericardial effusion. This was further investigated with an urgent echocardiogram that revealed a large pericardial effusion with a large mass attached to the pericardial side of the RV free wall, as well as signs of early cardiac tamponade. A pericardiocentesis was performed and 550mL of bloody fluid was withdrawn. The fluid was sent for laboratory analysis and cytology. A cardiac MRI demonstrated a large invasive mass in the pericardium and RV wall consistent with cardiac lymphoma. Cytology confirmed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Subsequent CT and PET scans did not find any other site of malignancy, giving the patient a diagnosis of primary cardiac diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The patient underwent R-CHOP chemotherapy and was followed closely with repeat cardiac MRI and PET scans which demonstrated resolution of the cardiac mass at his one-year surveillance follow-up. This case was published in US Cardiology Review, the official journal of CardioNerds. To learn more, access the case report article here. CardioNerds is collaborating with Radcliffe Cardiology and US Cardiology Review journal (USC) for a ‘call for cases', with the intention to co-publish high impact cardiovascular case reports, subject to double-blind peer review. Case Reports that are accepted in USC journal and published as the version of record (VOR), will also be indexed in Scopus and the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). CardioNerds Case Reports PageCardioNerds Episode PageCardioNerds AcademyCardionerds Healy Honor Roll CardioNerds Journal ClubSubscribe to The Heartbeat Newsletter!Check out CardioNerds SWAG!Become a CardioNerds Patron! Pearls - A Mystery Mass in the Heart - Cardiac Lymphoma The most common cause of malignant cardiac masses is metastasis. Primary cardiac tumors are rare. Cardiac tumors are separated into 2 categories: benign and malignant. They are often differentiated based on their location and their degree of tissue invasion. Multimodality imaging is essential in the diagnosis, management, and surveillance of cardiac masses. A multidisciplinary team approach is invaluable for management of patients with cardiac tumors. Show Notes - A Mystery Mass in the Heart - Cardiac Lymphoma 1. What is the clinical presentation of cardiac masses? Cardiac masses can have a variable presentation. They can present with arrhythmias, angina, heart failure symptoms, or pericardial effusion. Patients can also be asymptomatic; the masses can be found incidentally on cardiac or chest imagining. 2. What is the differential diagnosis for cardiac masses? Cardiac masses are separated into benign and malignant. The most common malignant cardiac masses are metastases from a distant source. The location of the mass is important in narrowing the differential. 3. What imaging modalities are used to diagnose cardiac masses? Multimodality imaging is needed to describe the mass in detail and guide diagnosis. An echocardiogram is usually the first imaging modality. Cardiac MRI is a great modality that allows for the...

Mental health challenges, just like physical health challenges, affect everyone. Mental health problems are more common than heart disease, lung disease and cancer combined. And they're often underdiagnosed, mismanaged, or worse, ignored. When it comes to athletes, there's pressure to be strong, push through pain, pull through for their teams and to win. Mental health often takes a back seat. Depression and anxiety are common disorders, yet the stigma about mental health prevents people from talking about it or seeking help. In Episode 73, Dr. G and his guest, Stephanie Aylward, PhD, discuss why mental health is important for athletes (and everyone) and what athletes can do to stay healthy.   Guest Stephanie Aylward, PhD – Clinical neuropsychologist at NorthShore Comprehensive Concussion Clinics, NorthShore University HealthSystem. Connect with us on social Follow Health 360 with Dr. G on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for notifications about new episodes and a behind-the-scenes look at the podcast. Facebook at @Health360wDrG Twitter at @Health360wDrG Instagram at @Health360wDrG

This episode features Dr. David Roberts, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon at NorthShore University HealthSystem. Here, he discusses his background & what motivated him to get into pediatric orthopedics, his favorite aspects of orthopedics, what he's focusing on in 2023, and more.

In this episode, Dr. Steven Wexner talks with three key leaders from the ACS Cancer Programs, which held their first-ever joint conference in early March in Atlanta for members of the cancer care team. The leaders—Drs. Laurie Kirstein, Timothy Mullett, and Katharine Yao—provide insights and highlights from the conference, including release of new Breast Center standards, exciting results of national quality improvement projects, and how to make good use of the National Cancer Database. HOST Steven D. Wexner, MD, PhD(Hon), FACS, FRCSEng, FRCSEd, Colorectal Surgeon and Director of the Digestive Disease Institute at Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston   GUESTS Laurie Kirstein, MD, FACS, ACS Cancer Conference Chair; Breast Surgical Oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY Timothy W. Mullett, MD, MBA, FACS, Chair, ACS Commission on Cancer; Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Medical Director of the Markey Cancer Center Affiliate Network in Lexington, KY Katharine Yao, MD, FACS, Chair of the ACS National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers; Breast Surgeon, Vice-Chair of Research and Development and Director of Breast Cancer Research in the Department of Surgery at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, IL Talk about the podcast on social media using #HouseofSurgery. The 2024 ACS Cancer Conference will be February 22-24 in Austin, Texas.

Listen in as Dr. Caprini shares how he helped invent a device that helped save Marcus' life. Dr. Joseph Caprini, a vascular surgeon, shares how a disappointing military assignment spurred a career studying blood and vascular medicine. What's it like to have something named after you? Tune in and find some inspirational stories of how being open can lead to more compassionate interactions.Key topics:00:00 – Introductions00:46 – Dr. Joe Caprini reflects on how Marcus' speech, and experience, has affected his practice.04:30 – Marcus asks Joe about his motivation in joining healthcare and becoming a Doctor. 09:00 – Marcus and Joe talk about compassion and inspiring good patient care. 13:15 – Joe talks about his military medical career and his research into bleeding disorders.20:04 – Marcus follows up and asks about Squeezy Boots and shares his experience with them. 22:27 – Joe talks about a higher power and how things have aligned to help so many people. 29:08 – Marcus asks his rapid-fire questions. Joe wants to leave the audience with: “Just love everyone, I'll sort the rest out later. -signed God.”31:16 – Thank you and conclusions! Resources for you: More communication tips and resources for how to cultivate compassion: https://marcusengel.com/freeresources/Learn more about the Caprini Risk Score: www.capriniriskscore.org Connect with Dr. Caprini on Twitter: @caprinijosephConnect with Dr. Caprini on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/venousresourcecenter Connect with Marcus on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcusengel/ Learn more about Marcus' Books: https://marcusengel.com/store/ Subscribe to the podcast through Apple: https://bit.ly/MarcusEngelPodcast Subscribe to the podcast through Spotify: https://bit.ly/Spotify-MarcusEngelPodcast More About Joseph A. Caprini, MD:Joseph A. Caprini, MD, is a Senior Clinician Educator at the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago. He is also an Emeritus physician at NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL. Dr. Caprini has authored or co-authored more than 480 articles, book chapters, and abstracts on the study and treatment of venous thromboembolism, venous insufficiency, and related topics. He has delivered more than 1800 lectures worldwide on a variety of topics including venous thromboembolism, laparoscopic surgery, wound care, and compression therapy. His society memberships include the International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis and the American Venous Forum, where he is a Distinguished Fellow and served as President 2009-2010.  He is a Distinguished Fellow of the Society for Vascular Surgery, a Founding Member and the first Honorary Fellow of the European Venous Forum, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Society of Hematology. He is Co-chair of the Technical Advisory Panel of JCAHO (2005 to date). He received the 2021 Founders Award from the American Venous Forum, and a lifetime achievement award from the Charing Cross Symposium in 2021. He worked with a group of scientists including Dr. Juan Arcelus to develop a DVT Risk Assessment protocol, which has been validated in more than 5 million patients, involving more than 300 peer reviewed publications, used in many countries across the globe. The score can be calculated and downloaded on the website www.capriniriskscore.org. This site contains his videos (110 to date), and all 310 citations and abstracts for articles using the Caprini Risk Score.  The list is updated weekly from PubMED.Date: 3/6/2023Name of show: Compassion & Courage: Conversations in HealthcareEpisode title and number: Episode 92 – Dr. Joe Caprini - The Compassion of In-Laws

Dr. John Erwin, Department Chair, Department of Internal Medicine at NorthShore University HealthSystem joins the podcast to discuss his background, issues he's following in healthcare, what effective healthcare leader needs to be successful in the next 2-3 years, and more.

Dr. John Erwin, Department Chair, Department of Internal Medicine at NorthShore University HealthSystem joins the podcast to discuss his background, issues he's following in healthcare, what effective healthcare leader needs to be successful in the next 2-3 years, and more.

This episode continues the discussion with two entrepreneurs who are leading efforts to bring care seamlessly to the home through a digital approach.   Guest speakers: Manav Sevak, BS Founder and Chief Executive Officer Memora Health   Melissa Cohen, BS Managing Director NorthShore Edward-Elmhurst Health Venture Capital   Moderators: Crystal Mullis, RN, MBA, MHA Vice President, Member Backed Ventures Vizient   Heather Ramirez, MS Ventures Director Vizient   Show Notes: [01:45] Extending the reach of Memora Health through partnerships [05:06] “Mass personalization” [07:25] Easier ways for providers and patients to get in touch [10:39] Meeting future challenges   Links | Resources: Vizient Member-Backed Ventures email: mbv.info@vizientinc.com Website for Memora Health: https://www.memorahealth.com/ Website for NorthShore University HealthSystem: https://www.northshore.org Website for Edward-Elmhurst Venture Capital: https://eeh.vc Melissa Cohen's email: melissa.cohen@eehealth.org Manav Sevak's email: manav@memorahealth.com   Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Amazon Podcast Spotify Google Podcasts Stitcher RSS Feed  

One-size-fits-all doesn't work well when it comes to healthcare. Every patient is different. That's why precision medicine, or personalized medicine, is so valuable. It takes an individualized approach, using a combination of the patient's genetics, family medical history and lifestyle to determine the best treatment.  While the role of precision medicine in day-to-day healthcare today is relatively focused on cancer treatment, docs and researchers hope this approach will expand to all areas of health and become the standard of care in years to come.  What promises does precision medicine offer now and in the future? In Episode 62, Dr. G and his guest, Peter Hulick, M.D., discuss precision medicine and what it means for the future of healthcare.   Guest Peter Hulick, MD – Double board-certified internist and clinical geneticist, NorthShore University HealthSystem. Connect with us on social Follow Health 360 with Dr. G on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for notifications about new episodes and a behind-the-scenes look at the podcast. Facebook at @Health360wDrG Twitter at @Health360wDrG Instagram at @Health360wDrG

In the past few years, as care more and more moved outside the traditional walls of the hospital, “the one thing that was abundantly clear was that there really was no good underlying technology or infrastructure to manage and support patients in that way.” So observed Manav Sevak, one of the venture entrepreneurs on today's program. He has joined forces with our other featured guest, Melissa Cohen of Northshore Edward-Elmhurst, to address, in her words, “the importance of digital health and how it could impact the stakeholders across the entire healthcare ecosystem.” Their partnership to support the move of care to the home is the focus of this podcast episode.   Guest speakers: Manav Sevak, BS Founder and Chief Executive Officer Memora Health   Melissa Cohen, BS Managing Director NorthShore Edward-Elmhurst Health Venture Capital   Moderators: Crystal Mullis, RN, MBA, MHA Vice President, Member Backed Ventures Vizient   Heather Ramirez, MS Ventures Director Vizient   Show Notes: [01:05] Overview of Memora Health [02:10] The EMR is not designed to support patients outside the healthcare organization [02:20] An example of care challenges for a patient with a chronic condition [02:57] Automating how care teams manage their patients [04:30] Three big ways the Memora Health approach impacts care [05:25] Two core components of the Memora platform [07:55] Overview of Northshore Edward-Elmhurst Health Venture Capital [09:33] Partnership of Memora Health and Northshore Edward-Elmhurst Health [11:32] Use cases for the platform at Northshore Edward-Elmhurst Health   Links | Resources: Vizient Member-Backed Ventures email: mbv.info@vizientinc.com Website for Memora Health: https://www.memorahealth.com/ Website for NorthShore University HealthSystem: https://www.northshore.org Website for Edward-Elmhurst Venture Capital: https://eeh.vc Melissa Cohen's email: melissa.cohen@eehealth.org Manav Sevak's email: manav@memorahealth.com   Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Amazon Podcast Spotify Google Podcasts Stitcher RSS Feed

In today’s shoutout of the day Scott Becker spotlights J.P. Gallagher, President and CEO of NorthShore University HealthSystem.

In today’s shoutout of the day Scott Becker spotlights J.P. Gallagher, President and CEO of NorthShore University HealthSystem.

In today’s shoutout of the day Scott Becker spotlights J.P. Gallagher, President and CEO of NorthShore University HealthSystem.

In today’s shoutout of the day Scott Becker spotlights J.P. Gallagher, President and CEO of NorthShore University HealthSystem.

In today’s shoutout of the day Scott Becker spotlights J.P. Gallagher, President and CEO of NorthShore University HealthSystem.

In today’s shoutout of the day Scott Becker spotlights J.P. Gallagher, President and CEO of NorthShore University HealthSystem.

This case should set a precedent for other employers who have violated the law by denying religious exemptions for their employees. Constitutional expert, lawyer, author, pastor, and founder of Liberty Counsel Mat Staver discusses the important topics of the day with co-hosts and guests that impact life, liberty, and family. To stay informed and get involved - visit LC.org. 

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily Newsbrief for Wednesday, December 21st. 2022… Happy hump day everyone! I hope you and yours are having a week full of blessings thus far, and that any Christmas travel plans you have are going as smoothly as possible… before we get to the news… just a reminder… our wives will launch this Friday. So stay tuned for that everyone. Easily one of our more popular shows! So stay tuned… By the way… Club Membership Plug: Its Christmas, join our club. During December, the first 75 people to upgrade or join our Gold or Platinum club membership will get our 32OZ Kodiak Christmas water bottle and a free subscription to our Fight Laugh Feast Magazine. By joining the Fight Laugh Feast Army, not only will you be aiding in our fight to take down secular & legacy media; but you’ll also get access to content placed in our Club Portal, such as past shows, all of our conference talks, and EXCLUSIVE content for club members that you won’t be able to find anywhere else. Lastly, you’ll also get discounts for our conferences… We don’t have the big money of woke media, and so our club members are crucial in this fight. So, join the movement, join our army, and you can sign up now at fightlaughfeast.com. https://www.foxnews.com/media/harris-blames-republicans-border-crisis-unwillingness-engage-any-meaningful-reform Harris blames Republicans for border crisis: 'Unwillingness to engage in any meaningful reform' Vice President Kamala Harris blamed Republicans for the border crisis during an interview with NPR on Monday and said they were unwilling to engage on the issue. "And sadly, what we have seen in particular, I am sad to say, from Republicans in Congress is an unwillingness to engage in any meaningful reform that could actually fix a lot of what we are witnessing," Harris told NPR. Harris, who was tapped by President Biden to address the root causes of the border crisis and effectively became the "border czar" in 2021, told NPR that the White House plans to increase technology and provide more agents to help at the southern border. Harris told NBC's "Meet the Press" in September that the border is secure. "The border is secure, but we also have a broken immigration system, in particular, over the last four years before we came in, and it needs to be fixed," she told NBC's Chuck Todd. The Supreme Court temporarily blocked an order that would lift Title 42's restrictions that allowed border officials to deter migrants throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The order was set to expire on Wednesday. Nineteen states asked the court to keep Title 42 in place as immigration is expected to surge when the measure expires. White House press secretary Karine Jean Pierre said she was unable to lay out what Harris' work on the border crisis looks like during a press briefing on Monday. https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2022/12/20/el-paso-20k-migrants-n2617350 20,000 Migrants Were Waiting Near El Paso for Title 42’s Expiration This week, 20,000 migrants were reportedly waiting for Title 42 to end so they could cross the border into the United States, El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser said this week. Title 42 was scheduled to expire on Wednesday, Dec. 21. The order had been in place since 2020 that allowed Border Patrol to expel migrants at the southern border due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the New York Post, Leeser said on Monday that the shelters on the other side of the border were “completely full” as migrants awaited for Title 42’s removal. Reportedly, Border Patrol has used Title 42 to turn away thousands of migrants trying to enter through the U.S.-Mexico border since its implementation under President Trump in 2020 https://thepostmillennial.com/stanford-adds-american-to-harmful-language-list?utm_campaign=64487 Stanford proposes adding 'American' to 'harmful language' list In May, Stanford University developed the "Elimination of Harmful Language Initiative" to replace certain words and phrases on its website with approved alternatives. The list of soon-to-be banned terms includes the label "American," which Stanford argues is too US-centric and ignorant of the other forty-one countries that also exist in the region. The university suggests "US citizen" as an alternative. Stanford grouped their list of words and phrases into eight categories, "Ableist, Ageism, Culturally Appropriative, Gender-based, Imprecise Language, Institutionalized Racism, Person-First, and Violent." The list, which was recently password protected following backlash, was widely shared and criticized on social media. Author and ardent feminist Christina Hoff Sommers blasted the university over the terms included in the "Gender-Based" category. "Don't use 'preferred pronouns'," she tweeted, citing the list, "because 'that suggests non-binary gender identity is a choice'." Also included on that portion of the list is the phrase "balls to the wall," which Stanford argues "attributes personality traits to anatomy." As one user pointed out, however, the "balls" in this case are not testicles, making the university's suggestion laughable. The phrase is widely acknowledged to have originated among fighter pilots, who when making their planes go faster would have to push the throttle levers, which were topped with balls, to the wall of the dashboard. Terms under other categories include "handicap parking," "addict," and "Karen," which Stanford suggests should be replaced with "accessible parking," "person with a substance abuse disorder," and "demanding or entitled White woman," res "It’s the iron law of academic writing," the Wall Street Journal quipped. "Why use one word when four will do?" According to Stanford, the list was compiled over an 18-month period in "collaboration with stakeholder groups," and is encouraged to be utilized by all students and staff. https://www.theepochtimes.com/judge-approves-10-million-settlement-for-health-care-workers-fired-over-covid-19-vaccine-mandate_4932982.html?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=BonginoReport Judge Approves $10 Million Settlement for Health Care Workers Fired Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate A U.S. judge approved a multimillion-dollar settlement on Dec. 19 for workers who were fired by an Illinois health care system for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine. About 500 workers who were terminated or, after seeing their exemption requests denied, got a COVID-19 vaccine, will receive compensation as part of the $10.3 million settlement, a preliminary version of which was first announced in July. U.S. District Judge John Kness, a Trump appointee overseeing the lawsuit brought by the workers, issued verbal approval for the settlement during a hearing, lawyers for Liberty Counsel and NorthShore University Healthsystem said. Kness plans to release a written judgment in the next week. In a brief statement emailed to The Epoch Times after Kness’s approval, NorthShore wrote, “We are pleased with the Court’s approval of a supportive resolution to this matter and continue to prioritize the health and safety of our patients and team members.” Harry Mihet, vice president of legal affairs for Liberty Counsel, said in a statement that the group was “pleased to finally get the court’s final approval of this classwide settlement for these health care workers who were unlawfully discriminated against and denied religious exemptions from the COVID shot mandate.” “This case should set a precedent for other employers who have violated the law by denying religious exemptions for their employees,” he said. Liberty Counsel, a legal group that brings cases of alleged religious discrimination, was representing the 13 named plaintiffs in the case. The group successfully won class certification for all workers who were denied religious exemptions, a group that was initially believed to be 499 former and current workers but swelled after the preliminary settlement agreement to at least 519. As of Dec. 12, 493 class members had submitted claims for a piece of the settlement. Each worker who was fired stands to receive $24,225. Each worker who remained at the company stands to receive $3,725. The named plaintiffs are in line to receive an extra $20,000. Those payments, described as service awards, will provide compensation for the plaintiffs helping advise on court filings, gathering documents, and serving as lead plaintiffs “in a sensitive case involving personal health choices and religious beliefs over a matter of intense public debate, even when it was uncertain whether they would have to disclose their identities to the public,” according to a recent filing. Three workers objected to the settlement, but both parties urged the judge to disregard the objections, which were largely based on pay the trio felt they were owed after being fired. Marzena Novak, one of the objectors, said her actual losses from being fired and losing pay approached $140,000. Like many health care systems, NorthShore imposed a vaccine mandate on employees in 2021. NorthShore told workers that they could file a request for a religious exemption using a form that said the worker in question needed to provide “a description of my sincerely held religious principle or practice that guides my objection to receiving the required vaccination.” Northshore explicitly instructed applicants to not fill out lengthy answers. NorthShore initially approved some of the exemption requests but then reversed the decisions and denied “all or virtually all of them,” according to filings from the plaintiffs. Officials said the employees failed to meet the standard for religious exemptions. Employees who wanted a second look were told to file an appeal that included their vaccination history since they were 18. NorthShore then said that any religious objections based on “aborted fetal cell lines, stem cells, tissue, or derivative materials” would result in denials because those products were “not in NorthShore administered vaccines.” All of the COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States have links to aborted fetal cell lines. The plaintiffs said the treatment violated the Civil Rights Act, which requires employers to treat workers similarly, and the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act, which forbids discrimination on the basis of “right of conscience.” NorthShore repeatedly denied that it violated the law. The system also stated that it was “an undue hardship” to let unvaccinated staff work at NorthShore and that “it initially denied many exemption requests and that on appeal it reconsidered some decisions and chose not to challenge that the requests were made based on sincerely held religious beliefs.” Accountable2You Is your smartphone a tool in the service of Christ, or a minefield of distractions and temptations? With soul-killing seductions just a few taps away, our families and churches must embrace biblical accountability on our digital devices. Accountable2You makes transparency easy on all your family's devices, by sharing app usage and detailed browsing history—including "Incognito" mode—with your spouse, parent, or chosen accountability partner. Accountable2You helps your family to proactively guard against temptation, so you can live with integrity for God's glory! Learn more and try it for free at Accountable2You.com/FLF

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily Newsbrief for Wednesday, December 21st. 2022… Happy hump day everyone! I hope you and yours are having a week full of blessings thus far, and that any Christmas travel plans you have are going as smoothly as possible… before we get to the news… just a reminder… our wives will launch this Friday. So stay tuned for that everyone. Easily one of our more popular shows! So stay tuned… By the way… Club Membership Plug: Its Christmas, join our club. During December, the first 75 people to upgrade or join our Gold or Platinum club membership will get our 32OZ Kodiak Christmas water bottle and a free subscription to our Fight Laugh Feast Magazine. By joining the Fight Laugh Feast Army, not only will you be aiding in our fight to take down secular & legacy media; but you’ll also get access to content placed in our Club Portal, such as past shows, all of our conference talks, and EXCLUSIVE content for club members that you won’t be able to find anywhere else. Lastly, you’ll also get discounts for our conferences… We don’t have the big money of woke media, and so our club members are crucial in this fight. So, join the movement, join our army, and you can sign up now at fightlaughfeast.com. https://www.foxnews.com/media/harris-blames-republicans-border-crisis-unwillingness-engage-any-meaningful-reform Harris blames Republicans for border crisis: 'Unwillingness to engage in any meaningful reform' Vice President Kamala Harris blamed Republicans for the border crisis during an interview with NPR on Monday and said they were unwilling to engage on the issue. "And sadly, what we have seen in particular, I am sad to say, from Republicans in Congress is an unwillingness to engage in any meaningful reform that could actually fix a lot of what we are witnessing," Harris told NPR. Harris, who was tapped by President Biden to address the root causes of the border crisis and effectively became the "border czar" in 2021, told NPR that the White House plans to increase technology and provide more agents to help at the southern border. Harris told NBC's "Meet the Press" in September that the border is secure. "The border is secure, but we also have a broken immigration system, in particular, over the last four years before we came in, and it needs to be fixed," she told NBC's Chuck Todd. The Supreme Court temporarily blocked an order that would lift Title 42's restrictions that allowed border officials to deter migrants throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The order was set to expire on Wednesday. Nineteen states asked the court to keep Title 42 in place as immigration is expected to surge when the measure expires. White House press secretary Karine Jean Pierre said she was unable to lay out what Harris' work on the border crisis looks like during a press briefing on Monday. https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2022/12/20/el-paso-20k-migrants-n2617350 20,000 Migrants Were Waiting Near El Paso for Title 42’s Expiration This week, 20,000 migrants were reportedly waiting for Title 42 to end so they could cross the border into the United States, El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser said this week. Title 42 was scheduled to expire on Wednesday, Dec. 21. The order had been in place since 2020 that allowed Border Patrol to expel migrants at the southern border due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the New York Post, Leeser said on Monday that the shelters on the other side of the border were “completely full” as migrants awaited for Title 42’s removal. Reportedly, Border Patrol has used Title 42 to turn away thousands of migrants trying to enter through the U.S.-Mexico border since its implementation under President Trump in 2020 https://thepostmillennial.com/stanford-adds-american-to-harmful-language-list?utm_campaign=64487 Stanford proposes adding 'American' to 'harmful language' list In May, Stanford University developed the "Elimination of Harmful Language Initiative" to replace certain words and phrases on its website with approved alternatives. The list of soon-to-be banned terms includes the label "American," which Stanford argues is too US-centric and ignorant of the other forty-one countries that also exist in the region. The university suggests "US citizen" as an alternative. Stanford grouped their list of words and phrases into eight categories, "Ableist, Ageism, Culturally Appropriative, Gender-based, Imprecise Language, Institutionalized Racism, Person-First, and Violent." The list, which was recently password protected following backlash, was widely shared and criticized on social media. Author and ardent feminist Christina Hoff Sommers blasted the university over the terms included in the "Gender-Based" category. "Don't use 'preferred pronouns'," she tweeted, citing the list, "because 'that suggests non-binary gender identity is a choice'." Also included on that portion of the list is the phrase "balls to the wall," which Stanford argues "attributes personality traits to anatomy." As one user pointed out, however, the "balls" in this case are not testicles, making the university's suggestion laughable. The phrase is widely acknowledged to have originated among fighter pilots, who when making their planes go faster would have to push the throttle levers, which were topped with balls, to the wall of the dashboard. Terms under other categories include "handicap parking," "addict," and "Karen," which Stanford suggests should be replaced with "accessible parking," "person with a substance abuse disorder," and "demanding or entitled White woman," res "It’s the iron law of academic writing," the Wall Street Journal quipped. "Why use one word when four will do?" According to Stanford, the list was compiled over an 18-month period in "collaboration with stakeholder groups," and is encouraged to be utilized by all students and staff. https://www.theepochtimes.com/judge-approves-10-million-settlement-for-health-care-workers-fired-over-covid-19-vaccine-mandate_4932982.html?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=BonginoReport Judge Approves $10 Million Settlement for Health Care Workers Fired Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate A U.S. judge approved a multimillion-dollar settlement on Dec. 19 for workers who were fired by an Illinois health care system for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine. About 500 workers who were terminated or, after seeing their exemption requests denied, got a COVID-19 vaccine, will receive compensation as part of the $10.3 million settlement, a preliminary version of which was first announced in July. U.S. District Judge John Kness, a Trump appointee overseeing the lawsuit brought by the workers, issued verbal approval for the settlement during a hearing, lawyers for Liberty Counsel and NorthShore University Healthsystem said. Kness plans to release a written judgment in the next week. In a brief statement emailed to The Epoch Times after Kness’s approval, NorthShore wrote, “We are pleased with the Court’s approval of a supportive resolution to this matter and continue to prioritize the health and safety of our patients and team members.” Harry Mihet, vice president of legal affairs for Liberty Counsel, said in a statement that the group was “pleased to finally get the court’s final approval of this classwide settlement for these health care workers who were unlawfully discriminated against and denied religious exemptions from the COVID shot mandate.” “This case should set a precedent for other employers who have violated the law by denying religious exemptions for their employees,” he said. Liberty Counsel, a legal group that brings cases of alleged religious discrimination, was representing the 13 named plaintiffs in the case. The group successfully won class certification for all workers who were denied religious exemptions, a group that was initially believed to be 499 former and current workers but swelled after the preliminary settlement agreement to at least 519. As of Dec. 12, 493 class members had submitted claims for a piece of the settlement. Each worker who was fired stands to receive $24,225. Each worker who remained at the company stands to receive $3,725. The named plaintiffs are in line to receive an extra $20,000. Those payments, described as service awards, will provide compensation for the plaintiffs helping advise on court filings, gathering documents, and serving as lead plaintiffs “in a sensitive case involving personal health choices and religious beliefs over a matter of intense public debate, even when it was uncertain whether they would have to disclose their identities to the public,” according to a recent filing. Three workers objected to the settlement, but both parties urged the judge to disregard the objections, which were largely based on pay the trio felt they were owed after being fired. Marzena Novak, one of the objectors, said her actual losses from being fired and losing pay approached $140,000. Like many health care systems, NorthShore imposed a vaccine mandate on employees in 2021. NorthShore told workers that they could file a request for a religious exemption using a form that said the worker in question needed to provide “a description of my sincerely held religious principle or practice that guides my objection to receiving the required vaccination.” Northshore explicitly instructed applicants to not fill out lengthy answers. NorthShore initially approved some of the exemption requests but then reversed the decisions and denied “all or virtually all of them,” according to filings from the plaintiffs. Officials said the employees failed to meet the standard for religious exemptions. Employees who wanted a second look were told to file an appeal that included their vaccination history since they were 18. NorthShore then said that any religious objections based on “aborted fetal cell lines, stem cells, tissue, or derivative materials” would result in denials because those products were “not in NorthShore administered vaccines.” All of the COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States have links to aborted fetal cell lines. The plaintiffs said the treatment violated the Civil Rights Act, which requires employers to treat workers similarly, and the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act, which forbids discrimination on the basis of “right of conscience.” NorthShore repeatedly denied that it violated the law. The system also stated that it was “an undue hardship” to let unvaccinated staff work at NorthShore and that “it initially denied many exemption requests and that on appeal it reconsidered some decisions and chose not to challenge that the requests were made based on sincerely held religious beliefs.” Accountable2You Is your smartphone a tool in the service of Christ, or a minefield of distractions and temptations? With soul-killing seductions just a few taps away, our families and churches must embrace biblical accountability on our digital devices. Accountable2You makes transparency easy on all your family's devices, by sharing app usage and detailed browsing history—including "Incognito" mode—with your spouse, parent, or chosen accountability partner. Accountable2You helps your family to proactively guard against temptation, so you can live with integrity for God's glory! Learn more and try it for free at Accountable2You.com/FLF

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily Newsbrief for Wednesday, December 21st. 2022… Happy hump day everyone! I hope you and yours are having a week full of blessings thus far, and that any Christmas travel plans you have are going as smoothly as possible… before we get to the news… just a reminder… our wives will launch this Friday. So stay tuned for that everyone. Easily one of our more popular shows! So stay tuned… By the way… Club Membership Plug: Its Christmas, join our club. During December, the first 75 people to upgrade or join our Gold or Platinum club membership will get our 32OZ Kodiak Christmas water bottle and a free subscription to our Fight Laugh Feast Magazine. By joining the Fight Laugh Feast Army, not only will you be aiding in our fight to take down secular & legacy media; but you’ll also get access to content placed in our Club Portal, such as past shows, all of our conference talks, and EXCLUSIVE content for club members that you won’t be able to find anywhere else. Lastly, you’ll also get discounts for our conferences… We don’t have the big money of woke media, and so our club members are crucial in this fight. So, join the movement, join our army, and you can sign up now at fightlaughfeast.com. https://www.foxnews.com/media/harris-blames-republicans-border-crisis-unwillingness-engage-any-meaningful-reform Harris blames Republicans for border crisis: 'Unwillingness to engage in any meaningful reform' Vice President Kamala Harris blamed Republicans for the border crisis during an interview with NPR on Monday and said they were unwilling to engage on the issue. "And sadly, what we have seen in particular, I am sad to say, from Republicans in Congress is an unwillingness to engage in any meaningful reform that could actually fix a lot of what we are witnessing," Harris told NPR. Harris, who was tapped by President Biden to address the root causes of the border crisis and effectively became the "border czar" in 2021, told NPR that the White House plans to increase technology and provide more agents to help at the southern border. Harris told NBC's "Meet the Press" in September that the border is secure. "The border is secure, but we also have a broken immigration system, in particular, over the last four years before we came in, and it needs to be fixed," she told NBC's Chuck Todd. The Supreme Court temporarily blocked an order that would lift Title 42's restrictions that allowed border officials to deter migrants throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The order was set to expire on Wednesday. Nineteen states asked the court to keep Title 42 in place as immigration is expected to surge when the measure expires. White House press secretary Karine Jean Pierre said she was unable to lay out what Harris' work on the border crisis looks like during a press briefing on Monday. https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2022/12/20/el-paso-20k-migrants-n2617350 20,000 Migrants Were Waiting Near El Paso for Title 42’s Expiration This week, 20,000 migrants were reportedly waiting for Title 42 to end so they could cross the border into the United States, El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser said this week. Title 42 was scheduled to expire on Wednesday, Dec. 21. The order had been in place since 2020 that allowed Border Patrol to expel migrants at the southern border due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the New York Post, Leeser said on Monday that the shelters on the other side of the border were “completely full” as migrants awaited for Title 42’s removal. Reportedly, Border Patrol has used Title 42 to turn away thousands of migrants trying to enter through the U.S.-Mexico border since its implementation under President Trump in 2020 https://thepostmillennial.com/stanford-adds-american-to-harmful-language-list?utm_campaign=64487 Stanford proposes adding 'American' to 'harmful language' list In May, Stanford University developed the "Elimination of Harmful Language Initiative" to replace certain words and phrases on its website with approved alternatives. The list of soon-to-be banned terms includes the label "American," which Stanford argues is too US-centric and ignorant of the other forty-one countries that also exist in the region. The university suggests "US citizen" as an alternative. Stanford grouped their list of words and phrases into eight categories, "Ableist, Ageism, Culturally Appropriative, Gender-based, Imprecise Language, Institutionalized Racism, Person-First, and Violent." The list, which was recently password protected following backlash, was widely shared and criticized on social media. Author and ardent feminist Christina Hoff Sommers blasted the university over the terms included in the "Gender-Based" category. "Don't use 'preferred pronouns'," she tweeted, citing the list, "because 'that suggests non-binary gender identity is a choice'." Also included on that portion of the list is the phrase "balls to the wall," which Stanford argues "attributes personality traits to anatomy." As one user pointed out, however, the "balls" in this case are not testicles, making the university's suggestion laughable. The phrase is widely acknowledged to have originated among fighter pilots, who when making their planes go faster would have to push the throttle levers, which were topped with balls, to the wall of the dashboard. Terms under other categories include "handicap parking," "addict," and "Karen," which Stanford suggests should be replaced with "accessible parking," "person with a substance abuse disorder," and "demanding or entitled White woman," res "It’s the iron law of academic writing," the Wall Street Journal quipped. "Why use one word when four will do?" According to Stanford, the list was compiled over an 18-month period in "collaboration with stakeholder groups," and is encouraged to be utilized by all students and staff. https://www.theepochtimes.com/judge-approves-10-million-settlement-for-health-care-workers-fired-over-covid-19-vaccine-mandate_4932982.html?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=BonginoReport Judge Approves $10 Million Settlement for Health Care Workers Fired Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate A U.S. judge approved a multimillion-dollar settlement on Dec. 19 for workers who were fired by an Illinois health care system for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine. About 500 workers who were terminated or, after seeing their exemption requests denied, got a COVID-19 vaccine, will receive compensation as part of the $10.3 million settlement, a preliminary version of which was first announced in July. U.S. District Judge John Kness, a Trump appointee overseeing the lawsuit brought by the workers, issued verbal approval for the settlement during a hearing, lawyers for Liberty Counsel and NorthShore University Healthsystem said. Kness plans to release a written judgment in the next week. In a brief statement emailed to The Epoch Times after Kness’s approval, NorthShore wrote, “We are pleased with the Court’s approval of a supportive resolution to this matter and continue to prioritize the health and safety of our patients and team members.” Harry Mihet, vice president of legal affairs for Liberty Counsel, said in a statement that the group was “pleased to finally get the court’s final approval of this classwide settlement for these health care workers who were unlawfully discriminated against and denied religious exemptions from the COVID shot mandate.” “This case should set a precedent for other employers who have violated the law by denying religious exemptions for their employees,” he said. Liberty Counsel, a legal group that brings cases of alleged religious discrimination, was representing the 13 named plaintiffs in the case. The group successfully won class certification for all workers who were denied religious exemptions, a group that was initially believed to be 499 former and current workers but swelled after the preliminary settlement agreement to at least 519. As of Dec. 12, 493 class members had submitted claims for a piece of the settlement. Each worker who was fired stands to receive $24,225. Each worker who remained at the company stands to receive $3,725. The named plaintiffs are in line to receive an extra $20,000. Those payments, described as service awards, will provide compensation for the plaintiffs helping advise on court filings, gathering documents, and serving as lead plaintiffs “in a sensitive case involving personal health choices and religious beliefs over a matter of intense public debate, even when it was uncertain whether they would have to disclose their identities to the public,” according to a recent filing. Three workers objected to the settlement, but both parties urged the judge to disregard the objections, which were largely based on pay the trio felt they were owed after being fired. Marzena Novak, one of the objectors, said her actual losses from being fired and losing pay approached $140,000. Like many health care systems, NorthShore imposed a vaccine mandate on employees in 2021. NorthShore told workers that they could file a request for a religious exemption using a form that said the worker in question needed to provide “a description of my sincerely held religious principle or practice that guides my objection to receiving the required vaccination.” Northshore explicitly instructed applicants to not fill out lengthy answers. NorthShore initially approved some of the exemption requests but then reversed the decisions and denied “all or virtually all of them,” according to filings from the plaintiffs. Officials said the employees failed to meet the standard for religious exemptions. Employees who wanted a second look were told to file an appeal that included their vaccination history since they were 18. NorthShore then said that any religious objections based on “aborted fetal cell lines, stem cells, tissue, or derivative materials” would result in denials because those products were “not in NorthShore administered vaccines.” All of the COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States have links to aborted fetal cell lines. The plaintiffs said the treatment violated the Civil Rights Act, which requires employers to treat workers similarly, and the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act, which forbids discrimination on the basis of “right of conscience.” NorthShore repeatedly denied that it violated the law. The system also stated that it was “an undue hardship” to let unvaccinated staff work at NorthShore and that “it initially denied many exemption requests and that on appeal it reconsidered some decisions and chose not to challenge that the requests were made based on sincerely held religious beliefs.” Accountable2You Is your smartphone a tool in the service of Christ, or a minefield of distractions and temptations? With soul-killing seductions just a few taps away, our families and churches must embrace biblical accountability on our digital devices. Accountable2You makes transparency easy on all your family's devices, by sharing app usage and detailed browsing history—including "Incognito" mode—with your spouse, parent, or chosen accountability partner. Accountable2You helps your family to proactively guard against temptation, so you can live with integrity for God's glory! Learn more and try it for free at Accountable2You.com/FLF

Artificial Intelligence is being used to enhance the diagnosis tools used by radiologists.  We talk with Georgia Spear, MD, Division Head of Breast Imaging at NorthShore University HealthSystem about the latest screening tools, the future of radiology, and what you need to know when you get your mammogram. Georgia Spear, MD, speaks about the past, present and future of breast cancer screening including her efforts to create new laws to help women with dense breast tissue get the right screening.  She is board certified in Diagnostic Radiology and works at NorthShore University HealthSystem. To learn more about NorthShore's Breast program, including info about the Automated Whole Breast Ultrasound (ABUS), go to www.northshore.org/mammogram/ or call 888-364-6400 for scheduling.Produced by Jon Hillenbrand and Carolyn Starks.  Edited by Jon Hillenbrand.

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Enza Giannini is the Senior Director of Clinical Talent Acquisition at NorthShore University HealthSystem. She leads a strong performing team of healthcare recruiters and works to meet the hiring needs across one of Chicagoland's largest Magnet-recognized organization. Enza has served in her current role and as the Director of Nurse Recruitment at NorthShore University HealthSystem for the past 19 years. Prior to this, worked as a Staff Nurse at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Enza earned her Masters Degree in Nursing from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is a natural collaborator and relationship cultivator who leverages market intelligence, analytics, and business acumen to execute complex deliverables. Learn more about Enza at https://atchainternational.com/healthcare-and-higher-podcast-ep57-enza-giannini/ Are you a healthcare professional or healthcare executive looking to advance your career, build a better brand, or create a leadership legacy? Visit us at https://atchainternational.com to learn how we can help. Connect with Iqbal on: - Linked at https://www.linkedin.com/in/iqbalatcha/ - Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/iqbalatcha1 - Twitter at https://twitter.com/IqbalAtcha1 Join us next week for another exciting episode of the "Healthcare and Higher" podcast! #HealthcareAndHigher #IqbalsInterviews Song Credits: "Life Is A Dream" by Michael Ramir C. "Stay With Me" by Michael Ramir C. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/iqbal-atcha/support

Victory in class-action lawsuit against COVID-19 vax mandate- Harry Mihet, Liberty Council's Vice President of Legal Affairs and Chief Litigation Counsel joins the program to discuss Liberty's "historic" $10.3 million settlement against Chicago-based NorthShore University HealthSystem, who denied religious exemptions from a system-wide vaccine mandate to over 500 current and former workers. Could this be the beginning of many more class-action lawsuits against employers who forced the COVID-19 vax on their employees? Enemies of the State- Co-hosts Dr. Wendy Patrick and atty Larry Dershem analyze the FBI raid carried out at former President Trump's house in Mar-a-Lago on August 8, 2022.  What was the purpose of the raid, and why did U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland authorize this unprecedented intrusion into a former President's residence.  Was the 9 hour search justified, or was it politically motivated? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just like medicine, food can also cure, prevent or ease symptoms of disease. Join us as we talk to NorthShore Integrative Medicine Physician Dr. Geeta Maker-Clark who gives her expert recommendations on which foods to eat and avoid, the significance of the microbiome and the gut-brain connection.For more information, here are 5 Ways to Bring Better Nutrition into Your Life.

NHSN training is a key first step to becoming a competent infection preventionist. In this episode we talk to Marc Wright, clinical science liaison for the central region at PDI, on the history of the AJIC/NHSN Case Studies, the important role they play in IP competency development, and how to make them work for you. Hosted by: Marie Wilson, MSN, RN, CIC, interim host of the 5 Second Rule podcast About our Guests: Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC, Clinical Science Liaison, Central Region, PDI Marc-Oliver Wright, MT (ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC, is the clinical science liaison for the central region at PDI, Inc. He has an extensive work history in infection prevention including as an infection preventionist at the University of Wisconsin University Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin and as the corporate director of infection control and quality improvement for NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, Illinois. His educational background includes a bachelors of sciences in clinical laboratory sciences, a master's of science in epidemiology and advanced training in public health informatics-all from the University of Illinois – Chicago. He is board certified in infection prevention, a Fellow of APIC and was the 2019 recipient of the President's Distinguished Service Award (in honor of Pat Lynch). Marc-Oliver previously served on the Board of Directors at APIC as well as an officer as Treasurer. He has over 60 publications in the American Journal of Infection Control, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Emerging Infectious Diseases, among others and served as an editorial board member and section editor for the American Journal of Infection Control from 2009-2019.

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Thursday, August 4th, 2022. Today in the news, a company is having to pay millions to employees over denying religious exemptions to COVID shots, big tech companies encourage their employees to do more than 15 minutes of real, actual work… Education Consulting Firm Seeks to Promote ‘Queer Mathematics’ in K-12 Schools, California to fund heroin injection sites in Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francisco, and of course, my favorite topic… sports! All of this, on the Thursday edition of the Daily NewsBrief… But first, FLF Conference Plug: Folks, our upcoming Fight Laugh Feast Conference is just 2-months away from happening in Knoxville TN, October 6-8! Don't miss beer & psalms, our amazing lineup of speakers which includes George Gilder, Jared Longshore, Pastor Wilson, Dr. Ben Merkle, Pastor Toby, and we can’t say yet…also dont miss our awesome vendors, meeting new friends, and stuff for the kids too…like jumpy castles and accidental infant baptisms! Also, did you know, you can save money, by signing up for a Club Membership. So, go to FightLaughFeast.com and sign up for a club membership and then register for the conference with that club discount. We can’t wait to fellowship, sing Psalms, and celebrate God’s goodness in Knoxville October 6-8. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/aug/2/company-pay-millions-employees-over-denying-religi/ Company to pay millions to employees over denying religious exemptions to COVID-19 shots A Chicago-area hospital system could pay more than $10 million for denying employees religious accommodations to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, according to a proposed settlement negotiation pending before an Illinois federal court. Lawyers for the plaintiffs claim this is the first class-action settlement over religious discrimination and the COVID-19 vaccines. A judge will hold a hearing to review the payout by NorthShore University HealthSystem later this month. More than a dozen employees sued in October, alleging a violation of civil rights after the company refused to give religious accommodations to those seeking an opt-out from its COVID-19 vaccine mandate issued last year. “Let this case be a warning to employers that violated Title VII. It is especially significant and gratifying that this first classwide COVID settlement protects health care workers. Health-care workers are heroes who daily give their lives to protect and treat their patients. They are needed now more than ever,” said Mat Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel which represented the employees. The class size, depending on the judge’s decision to certify the class and approve the settlement, could be more than 500 employees who were either forced into taking the shot against their religious beliefs — or who refused to do so and were terminated. More of this please! https://nypost.com/2022/08/02/reality-bytes-coddled-tech-staffers-working-harder-is-job-no-1/ Reality ‘bytes’ coddled tech staffers: Working harder is job No. 1! The world’s tech titans are having panic attacks: It turns out that those Millennials and Gen-Z’ers who provide the infrastructure that make our Internet and social media work don’t want to work too hard. It’s a rude awak­ening for the woke tech cognoscenti who long showered their beloved employees with lots of love — unlimited sick days, flexible work-from-home rules, ping-pong in the office, craft beers and the like. When times were flush, it just wasn’t that easy finding college grads who can write endless amounts of code and siphon all that user information from customer accounts that generated all those profits. The tech gravy train is now suffering from a serious bout of recession-induced panic. Profits are falling and so are stock valuations of what was once the most valuable piece of Corporate America. The dudes who run our tech industry are looking for ways to make up the difference, discovering that those pampered brats are a pretty unproductive and increasingly unaffordable lot as times get tough. That’s why the normally flaccid Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg showed a trace of testosterone-fueled anger during a company-wide town hall last month. An employee asked about extended vacation time as Face­book (now formally called Meta for reasons no one can fathom) was preparing to announce weak ads sales, lower earnings and cratering revenues. “Realistically, there are probably a bunch of people at the company who shouldn’t be here,” Zuckerberg snapped. Ouch. Google CEO Sundar Pichai was a bit more diplomatic, in a techie and creative kind of way. He recently told employees he’s creating a weird initiative called “Simplicity Sprint” to cut costs as Google suffers declines in profits and stock price. Employees are being asked how to make Google more productive because “it’s clear we are facing a challenging macro environment with more uncertainty ahead,” he said, according to CNBC. It doesn’t take much reading between the lines to conclude Pichai is basically asking employees how he and his team can weed out their unproductive colleagues. Can’t wait to hear their thoughts. Man, it’s almost like that’s an ad for our friends over at RedBalloon… speaking of which! This ad is brought to you by… no not RedBalloon, they had an ad yesterday. Boniface Woodworking LLC: Boniface Woodworking exists for those who enjoy shopping with integrity; who want to buy handmade wooden furniture, gifts, and heirloom items that will last for generations. From dining tables and church pulpits to cigar humidors and everything in between; quality pieces that you can give your children’s children, tie them to their roots, and transcend the basic function of whatever they are! So, start voting with your dollars, and stop buying cheap crap from people who hate you! Visit www.bonifacewoodworking.com to see our gallery, learn our story, and submit your order for heirloom quality wood items. https://www.breitbart.com/education/2022/08/02/education-consulting-firm-seeks-to-promote-queer-mathematics-in-k-12-schools/ Education Consulting Firm Seeks to Promote ‘Queer Mathematics’ in K-12 Schools Brandie Waid, the director of The Queer Mathematics Teacher, laid out a plan for incorporating gender theory into math classes in a blog post on the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) website. CASEL is sponsored by the Allstate Foundation. The Queer Mathematics Teacher is an educational consulting firm that seeks to promote “queer mathematics” in American K-12 classrooms. The firm sells a book titled “Talking about LGBTQ+ Identity,” which includes chapters titled “The Gender Unicorn,” “How Do I Talk About LGBTQ+ Identity With My Students,” and “What if I Receive Pushback?” The firm also offers coaching services to teachers, which include curriculum design, district-wide audits, and professional development workshops. The site claims, “The ability to consider sexuality irrelevant in the mathematics context is a heteronormatively privileged position” and notes that some areas of expertise include “queer pedagogy,” “teaching mathematics for social justice,” “Fostering Students’ Growth Mindset (While Advocating for Systemic Change),” and “humanizing Mathematics Education for LGBTQ+ Students.” Waid confesses in her article that math used to be a source of anxiety for her, which she links with her sexuality. She writes, “I associated mathematics with profound anxiety, intricately tied to my fears of confronting my queer identity.” The left-wing activist even goes so far as to suggest that activist educators should teach critical race theory and gender theory, even if it means breaking the law. Waid writes, “I implore my colleagues to ask: How can we work within (or outside) the confines of these laws to center Transformative SEL and student thriving in our teaching?” One lesson, called “Progress Pride Flag,” is intended for elementary school children. It showcases a pride flag featuring a triangle with black, brown, and other colors that represent the transgender movement and suggests that educator-activists ask students questions like “What does this symbol represent?” Another lesson plan, intended for middle school students and titled “Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation by Generation,” asks children to speculate as to why there has been an increase in LGBT self-identification among younger generations. Well you heard it here first, Math is gay. Moving on… https://thepostmillennial.com/california-to-fund-heroin-injection-sites-in-los-angeles-oakland-and-san-francisco?utm_campaign=64487 California to fund heroin injection sites in Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francisco A bill passed Monday in the California legislature that would enable Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francisco to open heroin injection sites for drug users is headed to Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom's desk for signature. Senate Bill 57 by State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) passed in the Senate by a margin of 21-11. The bill had previously passed the Assembly in June on a 42-29 vote. Under the new legislation, the three cities would be allowed to establish the sites. The legislature has previously approved legislation allowing safe heroin injection sites in 2018, but the bill was vetoed by then-Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat. The bill would authorize cities and counties to establish "safe consumption sites" where addicts could use illegal narcotics under supervision. Those accessing the "hygienic space supervised by trained staff" could consume pre-obtained drugs. Program staff would be trained to administer an "opioid antagonist" in the event of an overdose. Under federal law, it is currently a felony to operate a space to distribute or use a controlled substance. President Joe Biden co-authored the federal statute during his time as a senator. https://twitter.com/i/status/1420619575599669248 - Play Video Of course, now Biden is changing his tune on this topic… I wonder why? It couldn’t have anything to do with his son could it? If signed by Newsom, the pilot program would operate for five years, ending in 2028. In a written statement, Wiener claimed the sites are needed due to rising "dramatic and preventable" fatal overdoses in San Francisco and across the country. 711 people died from overdoses in San Francisco in 2020, followed by another 640 deaths in 2021. California saw over 5,500 deaths related to opioid overdoses in 2020, almost a 70 percent increase from 2019. Wiener said, "Safe consumption sites are a proven model to help people avoid overdose deaths, reduce HIV and hepatitis transmission, reduce syringe litter, and help people access treatment. This legislation isn't about whether we want people to use drugs. Rather, it's an acknowledgment that people are using drugs, and our choice is whether we want to make every effort to help them survive and get healthy." However, according to recent studies and data, these sites do the opposite. A 2020 study from the Alberta government on the province's Safe Consumption Sites (SCS) f0und sites result in increased calls to police, lack of response from police, increased needle debris on public and private property, increased crime, increased overdose deaths, and minimal amounts of users seeking treatment. Last December, former New York City Democrat Mayor Bill de Blasio and the New York City Department of Health ignored federal law and announced the opening of legalized heroin injection sites. In 2021, the Rhode Island General Assembly passed legislation aimed at opening the first heroin injection sites in the US. Weiner has backed legislation to put biological males in women's prisons, reduce penalties for some sex offenders, and create a "gender identity" sanctuary for underage children across the country to seek medicalized gender treatment without parental consent. This is the kind of evil we’re dealing with in our government ladies and gentleman. Now, it’s time for the topic that I love, sports! Though, this isn’t really sports related… this has to do with a former football player named Herschel Walker, who is running for the Georgia Senate! So sort of sports related… https://thepoliticalinsider.com/herschel-walker-tells-msnbc-they-need-jesus-after-contributor-says-walker-is-what-gop-wants-from-their-negroes/?utm_source=home-featured Herschel Walker Tells MSNBC They ‘Need Jesus’ After Contributor Says Walker is ‘What GOP Wants From Their Negroes’ Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker slammed MSNBC and suggested they “need Jesus” after political pundit Elie Mystal called him “clearly unintelligent” and “what Republicans want from their negroes.” Mystal’s comments came during a weekend segment on an edition of The Cross Connection on MSNBC, with host Tiffany Cross. Elie Mystal: GOP Likes Herschel Walker Because He Does What He’s Told! Mitch McConnell Pulls Strings- Play 0:00 - 2:23 Elie Mystal’s racist diatribe against Herschel Walker is particularly ignorant when one considers his entire gimmick is to parrot DNC talking points on a pro-DNC network. Ignorance and doing as he’s expected is his entire game. Walker responded to the comments by suggesting the network find Jesus. https://twitter.com/i/status/1554169664313360385 - Play Video Touchdown mr. Walker… Touchdown. I’ll leave it at that. Thanks for tuning into this episode of the CrossPolitic Daily News Brief. If you liked the show, hit that share button for me. If you want to sign up for our conference, a club membership, or our magazine, you can do all of that at fightlaughfeast.com. And as always, if you’d like to send me a news story, ask me about our conference, or about becoming a corporate sponsor of CrossPolitic, email me at garrison@fightlaughfeast.com. For CrossPolitic News, I’m Garrison Hardie. Have a great day, and Lord bless.

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Thursday, August 4th, 2022. Today in the news, a company is having to pay millions to employees over denying religious exemptions to COVID shots, big tech companies encourage their employees to do more than 15 minutes of real, actual work… Education Consulting Firm Seeks to Promote ‘Queer Mathematics’ in K-12 Schools, California to fund heroin injection sites in Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francisco, and of course, my favorite topic… sports! All of this, on the Thursday edition of the Daily NewsBrief… But first, FLF Conference Plug: Folks, our upcoming Fight Laugh Feast Conference is just 2-months away from happening in Knoxville TN, October 6-8! Don't miss beer & psalms, our amazing lineup of speakers which includes George Gilder, Jared Longshore, Pastor Wilson, Dr. Ben Merkle, Pastor Toby, and we can’t say yet…also dont miss our awesome vendors, meeting new friends, and stuff for the kids too…like jumpy castles and accidental infant baptisms! Also, did you know, you can save money, by signing up for a Club Membership. So, go to FightLaughFeast.com and sign up for a club membership and then register for the conference with that club discount. We can’t wait to fellowship, sing Psalms, and celebrate God’s goodness in Knoxville October 6-8. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/aug/2/company-pay-millions-employees-over-denying-religi/ Company to pay millions to employees over denying religious exemptions to COVID-19 shots A Chicago-area hospital system could pay more than $10 million for denying employees religious accommodations to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, according to a proposed settlement negotiation pending before an Illinois federal court. Lawyers for the plaintiffs claim this is the first class-action settlement over religious discrimination and the COVID-19 vaccines. A judge will hold a hearing to review the payout by NorthShore University HealthSystem later this month. More than a dozen employees sued in October, alleging a violation of civil rights after the company refused to give religious accommodations to those seeking an opt-out from its COVID-19 vaccine mandate issued last year. “Let this case be a warning to employers that violated Title VII. It is especially significant and gratifying that this first classwide COVID settlement protects health care workers. Health-care workers are heroes who daily give their lives to protect and treat their patients. They are needed now more than ever,” said Mat Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel which represented the employees. The class size, depending on the judge’s decision to certify the class and approve the settlement, could be more than 500 employees who were either forced into taking the shot against their religious beliefs — or who refused to do so and were terminated. More of this please! https://nypost.com/2022/08/02/reality-bytes-coddled-tech-staffers-working-harder-is-job-no-1/ Reality ‘bytes’ coddled tech staffers: Working harder is job No. 1! The world’s tech titans are having panic attacks: It turns out that those Millennials and Gen-Z’ers who provide the infrastructure that make our Internet and social media work don’t want to work too hard. It’s a rude awak­ening for the woke tech cognoscenti who long showered their beloved employees with lots of love — unlimited sick days, flexible work-from-home rules, ping-pong in the office, craft beers and the like. When times were flush, it just wasn’t that easy finding college grads who can write endless amounts of code and siphon all that user information from customer accounts that generated all those profits. The tech gravy train is now suffering from a serious bout of recession-induced panic. Profits are falling and so are stock valuations of what was once the most valuable piece of Corporate America. The dudes who run our tech industry are looking for ways to make up the difference, discovering that those pampered brats are a pretty unproductive and increasingly unaffordable lot as times get tough. That’s why the normally flaccid Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg showed a trace of testosterone-fueled anger during a company-wide town hall last month. An employee asked about extended vacation time as Face­book (now formally called Meta for reasons no one can fathom) was preparing to announce weak ads sales, lower earnings and cratering revenues. “Realistically, there are probably a bunch of people at the company who shouldn’t be here,” Zuckerberg snapped. Ouch. Google CEO Sundar Pichai was a bit more diplomatic, in a techie and creative kind of way. He recently told employees he’s creating a weird initiative called “Simplicity Sprint” to cut costs as Google suffers declines in profits and stock price. Employees are being asked how to make Google more productive because “it’s clear we are facing a challenging macro environment with more uncertainty ahead,” he said, according to CNBC. It doesn’t take much reading between the lines to conclude Pichai is basically asking employees how he and his team can weed out their unproductive colleagues. Can’t wait to hear their thoughts. Man, it’s almost like that’s an ad for our friends over at RedBalloon… speaking of which! This ad is brought to you by… no not RedBalloon, they had an ad yesterday. Boniface Woodworking LLC: Boniface Woodworking exists for those who enjoy shopping with integrity; who want to buy handmade wooden furniture, gifts, and heirloom items that will last for generations. From dining tables and church pulpits to cigar humidors and everything in between; quality pieces that you can give your children’s children, tie them to their roots, and transcend the basic function of whatever they are! So, start voting with your dollars, and stop buying cheap crap from people who hate you! Visit www.bonifacewoodworking.com to see our gallery, learn our story, and submit your order for heirloom quality wood items. https://www.breitbart.com/education/2022/08/02/education-consulting-firm-seeks-to-promote-queer-mathematics-in-k-12-schools/ Education Consulting Firm Seeks to Promote ‘Queer Mathematics’ in K-12 Schools Brandie Waid, the director of The Queer Mathematics Teacher, laid out a plan for incorporating gender theory into math classes in a blog post on the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) website. CASEL is sponsored by the Allstate Foundation. The Queer Mathematics Teacher is an educational consulting firm that seeks to promote “queer mathematics” in American K-12 classrooms. The firm sells a book titled “Talking about LGBTQ+ Identity,” which includes chapters titled “The Gender Unicorn,” “How Do I Talk About LGBTQ+ Identity With My Students,” and “What if I Receive Pushback?” The firm also offers coaching services to teachers, which include curriculum design, district-wide audits, and professional development workshops. The site claims, “The ability to consider sexuality irrelevant in the mathematics context is a heteronormatively privileged position” and notes that some areas of expertise include “queer pedagogy,” “teaching mathematics for social justice,” “Fostering Students’ Growth Mindset (While Advocating for Systemic Change),” and “humanizing Mathematics Education for LGBTQ+ Students.” Waid confesses in her article that math used to be a source of anxiety for her, which she links with her sexuality. She writes, “I associated mathematics with profound anxiety, intricately tied to my fears of confronting my queer identity.” The left-wing activist even goes so far as to suggest that activist educators should teach critical race theory and gender theory, even if it means breaking the law. Waid writes, “I implore my colleagues to ask: How can we work within (or outside) the confines of these laws to center Transformative SEL and student thriving in our teaching?” One lesson, called “Progress Pride Flag,” is intended for elementary school children. It showcases a pride flag featuring a triangle with black, brown, and other colors that represent the transgender movement and suggests that educator-activists ask students questions like “What does this symbol represent?” Another lesson plan, intended for middle school students and titled “Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation by Generation,” asks children to speculate as to why there has been an increase in LGBT self-identification among younger generations. Well you heard it here first, Math is gay. Moving on… https://thepostmillennial.com/california-to-fund-heroin-injection-sites-in-los-angeles-oakland-and-san-francisco?utm_campaign=64487 California to fund heroin injection sites in Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francisco A bill passed Monday in the California legislature that would enable Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francisco to open heroin injection sites for drug users is headed to Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom's desk for signature. Senate Bill 57 by State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) passed in the Senate by a margin of 21-11. The bill had previously passed the Assembly in June on a 42-29 vote. Under the new legislation, the three cities would be allowed to establish the sites. The legislature has previously approved legislation allowing safe heroin injection sites in 2018, but the bill was vetoed by then-Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat. The bill would authorize cities and counties to establish "safe consumption sites" where addicts could use illegal narcotics under supervision. Those accessing the "hygienic space supervised by trained staff" could consume pre-obtained drugs. Program staff would be trained to administer an "opioid antagonist" in the event of an overdose. Under federal law, it is currently a felony to operate a space to distribute or use a controlled substance. President Joe Biden co-authored the federal statute during his time as a senator. https://twitter.com/i/status/1420619575599669248 - Play Video Of course, now Biden is changing his tune on this topic… I wonder why? It couldn’t have anything to do with his son could it? If signed by Newsom, the pilot program would operate for five years, ending in 2028. In a written statement, Wiener claimed the sites are needed due to rising "dramatic and preventable" fatal overdoses in San Francisco and across the country. 711 people died from overdoses in San Francisco in 2020, followed by another 640 deaths in 2021. California saw over 5,500 deaths related to opioid overdoses in 2020, almost a 70 percent increase from 2019. Wiener said, "Safe consumption sites are a proven model to help people avoid overdose deaths, reduce HIV and hepatitis transmission, reduce syringe litter, and help people access treatment. This legislation isn't about whether we want people to use drugs. Rather, it's an acknowledgment that people are using drugs, and our choice is whether we want to make every effort to help them survive and get healthy." However, according to recent studies and data, these sites do the opposite. A 2020 study from the Alberta government on the province's Safe Consumption Sites (SCS) f0und sites result in increased calls to police, lack of response from police, increased needle debris on public and private property, increased crime, increased overdose deaths, and minimal amounts of users seeking treatment. Last December, former New York City Democrat Mayor Bill de Blasio and the New York City Department of Health ignored federal law and announced the opening of legalized heroin injection sites. In 2021, the Rhode Island General Assembly passed legislation aimed at opening the first heroin injection sites in the US. Weiner has backed legislation to put biological males in women's prisons, reduce penalties for some sex offenders, and create a "gender identity" sanctuary for underage children across the country to seek medicalized gender treatment without parental consent. This is the kind of evil we’re dealing with in our government ladies and gentleman. Now, it’s time for the topic that I love, sports! Though, this isn’t really sports related… this has to do with a former football player named Herschel Walker, who is running for the Georgia Senate! So sort of sports related… https://thepoliticalinsider.com/herschel-walker-tells-msnbc-they-need-jesus-after-contributor-says-walker-is-what-gop-wants-from-their-negroes/?utm_source=home-featured Herschel Walker Tells MSNBC They ‘Need Jesus’ After Contributor Says Walker is ‘What GOP Wants From Their Negroes’ Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker slammed MSNBC and suggested they “need Jesus” after political pundit Elie Mystal called him “clearly unintelligent” and “what Republicans want from their negroes.” Mystal’s comments came during a weekend segment on an edition of The Cross Connection on MSNBC, with host Tiffany Cross. Elie Mystal: GOP Likes Herschel Walker Because He Does What He’s Told! Mitch McConnell Pulls Strings- Play 0:00 - 2:23 Elie Mystal’s racist diatribe against Herschel Walker is particularly ignorant when one considers his entire gimmick is to parrot DNC talking points on a pro-DNC network. Ignorance and doing as he’s expected is his entire game. Walker responded to the comments by suggesting the network find Jesus. https://twitter.com/i/status/1554169664313360385 - Play Video Touchdown mr. Walker… Touchdown. I’ll leave it at that. Thanks for tuning into this episode of the CrossPolitic Daily News Brief. If you liked the show, hit that share button for me. If you want to sign up for our conference, a club membership, or our magazine, you can do all of that at fightlaughfeast.com. And as always, if you’d like to send me a news story, ask me about our conference, or about becoming a corporate sponsor of CrossPolitic, email me at garrison@fightlaughfeast.com. For CrossPolitic News, I’m Garrison Hardie. Have a great day, and Lord bless.

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Thursday, August 4th, 2022. Today in the news, a company is having to pay millions to employees over denying religious exemptions to COVID shots, big tech companies encourage their employees to do more than 15 minutes of real, actual work… Education Consulting Firm Seeks to Promote ‘Queer Mathematics’ in K-12 Schools, California to fund heroin injection sites in Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francisco, and of course, my favorite topic… sports! All of this, on the Thursday edition of the Daily NewsBrief… But first, FLF Conference Plug: Folks, our upcoming Fight Laugh Feast Conference is just 2-months away from happening in Knoxville TN, October 6-8! Don't miss beer & psalms, our amazing lineup of speakers which includes George Gilder, Jared Longshore, Pastor Wilson, Dr. Ben Merkle, Pastor Toby, and we can’t say yet…also dont miss our awesome vendors, meeting new friends, and stuff for the kids too…like jumpy castles and accidental infant baptisms! Also, did you know, you can save money, by signing up for a Club Membership. So, go to FightLaughFeast.com and sign up for a club membership and then register for the conference with that club discount. We can’t wait to fellowship, sing Psalms, and celebrate God’s goodness in Knoxville October 6-8. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/aug/2/company-pay-millions-employees-over-denying-religi/ Company to pay millions to employees over denying religious exemptions to COVID-19 shots A Chicago-area hospital system could pay more than $10 million for denying employees religious accommodations to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, according to a proposed settlement negotiation pending before an Illinois federal court. Lawyers for the plaintiffs claim this is the first class-action settlement over religious discrimination and the COVID-19 vaccines. A judge will hold a hearing to review the payout by NorthShore University HealthSystem later this month. More than a dozen employees sued in October, alleging a violation of civil rights after the company refused to give religious accommodations to those seeking an opt-out from its COVID-19 vaccine mandate issued last year. “Let this case be a warning to employers that violated Title VII. It is especially significant and gratifying that this first classwide COVID settlement protects health care workers. Health-care workers are heroes who daily give their lives to protect and treat their patients. They are needed now more than ever,” said Mat Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel which represented the employees. The class size, depending on the judge’s decision to certify the class and approve the settlement, could be more than 500 employees who were either forced into taking the shot against their religious beliefs — or who refused to do so and were terminated. More of this please! https://nypost.com/2022/08/02/reality-bytes-coddled-tech-staffers-working-harder-is-job-no-1/ Reality ‘bytes’ coddled tech staffers: Working harder is job No. 1! The world’s tech titans are having panic attacks: It turns out that those Millennials and Gen-Z’ers who provide the infrastructure that make our Internet and social media work don’t want to work too hard. It’s a rude awak­ening for the woke tech cognoscenti who long showered their beloved employees with lots of love — unlimited sick days, flexible work-from-home rules, ping-pong in the office, craft beers and the like. When times were flush, it just wasn’t that easy finding college grads who can write endless amounts of code and siphon all that user information from customer accounts that generated all those profits. The tech gravy train is now suffering from a serious bout of recession-induced panic. Profits are falling and so are stock valuations of what was once the most valuable piece of Corporate America. The dudes who run our tech industry are looking for ways to make up the difference, discovering that those pampered brats are a pretty unproductive and increasingly unaffordable lot as times get tough. That’s why the normally flaccid Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg showed a trace of testosterone-fueled anger during a company-wide town hall last month. An employee asked about extended vacation time as Face­book (now formally called Meta for reasons no one can fathom) was preparing to announce weak ads sales, lower earnings and cratering revenues. “Realistically, there are probably a bunch of people at the company who shouldn’t be here,” Zuckerberg snapped. Ouch. Google CEO Sundar Pichai was a bit more diplomatic, in a techie and creative kind of way. He recently told employees he’s creating a weird initiative called “Simplicity Sprint” to cut costs as Google suffers declines in profits and stock price. Employees are being asked how to make Google more productive because “it’s clear we are facing a challenging macro environment with more uncertainty ahead,” he said, according to CNBC. It doesn’t take much reading between the lines to conclude Pichai is basically asking employees how he and his team can weed out their unproductive colleagues. Can’t wait to hear their thoughts. Man, it’s almost like that’s an ad for our friends over at RedBalloon… speaking of which! This ad is brought to you by… no not RedBalloon, they had an ad yesterday. Boniface Woodworking LLC: Boniface Woodworking exists for those who enjoy shopping with integrity; who want to buy handmade wooden furniture, gifts, and heirloom items that will last for generations. From dining tables and church pulpits to cigar humidors and everything in between; quality pieces that you can give your children’s children, tie them to their roots, and transcend the basic function of whatever they are! So, start voting with your dollars, and stop buying cheap crap from people who hate you! Visit www.bonifacewoodworking.com to see our gallery, learn our story, and submit your order for heirloom quality wood items. https://www.breitbart.com/education/2022/08/02/education-consulting-firm-seeks-to-promote-queer-mathematics-in-k-12-schools/ Education Consulting Firm Seeks to Promote ‘Queer Mathematics’ in K-12 Schools Brandie Waid, the director of The Queer Mathematics Teacher, laid out a plan for incorporating gender theory into math classes in a blog post on the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) website. CASEL is sponsored by the Allstate Foundation. The Queer Mathematics Teacher is an educational consulting firm that seeks to promote “queer mathematics” in American K-12 classrooms. The firm sells a book titled “Talking about LGBTQ+ Identity,” which includes chapters titled “The Gender Unicorn,” “How Do I Talk About LGBTQ+ Identity With My Students,” and “What if I Receive Pushback?” The firm also offers coaching services to teachers, which include curriculum design, district-wide audits, and professional development workshops. The site claims, “The ability to consider sexuality irrelevant in the mathematics context is a heteronormatively privileged position” and notes that some areas of expertise include “queer pedagogy,” “teaching mathematics for social justice,” “Fostering Students’ Growth Mindset (While Advocating for Systemic Change),” and “humanizing Mathematics Education for LGBTQ+ Students.” Waid confesses in her article that math used to be a source of anxiety for her, which she links with her sexuality. She writes, “I associated mathematics with profound anxiety, intricately tied to my fears of confronting my queer identity.” The left-wing activist even goes so far as to suggest that activist educators should teach critical race theory and gender theory, even if it means breaking the law. Waid writes, “I implore my colleagues to ask: How can we work within (or outside) the confines of these laws to center Transformative SEL and student thriving in our teaching?” One lesson, called “Progress Pride Flag,” is intended for elementary school children. It showcases a pride flag featuring a triangle with black, brown, and other colors that represent the transgender movement and suggests that educator-activists ask students questions like “What does this symbol represent?” Another lesson plan, intended for middle school students and titled “Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation by Generation,” asks children to speculate as to why there has been an increase in LGBT self-identification among younger generations. Well you heard it here first, Math is gay. Moving on… https://thepostmillennial.com/california-to-fund-heroin-injection-sites-in-los-angeles-oakland-and-san-francisco?utm_campaign=64487 California to fund heroin injection sites in Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francisco A bill passed Monday in the California legislature that would enable Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francisco to open heroin injection sites for drug users is headed to Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom's desk for signature. Senate Bill 57 by State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) passed in the Senate by a margin of 21-11. The bill had previously passed the Assembly in June on a 42-29 vote. Under the new legislation, the three cities would be allowed to establish the sites. The legislature has previously approved legislation allowing safe heroin injection sites in 2018, but the bill was vetoed by then-Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat. The bill would authorize cities and counties to establish "safe consumption sites" where addicts could use illegal narcotics under supervision. Those accessing the "hygienic space supervised by trained staff" could consume pre-obtained drugs. Program staff would be trained to administer an "opioid antagonist" in the event of an overdose. Under federal law, it is currently a felony to operate a space to distribute or use a controlled substance. President Joe Biden co-authored the federal statute during his time as a senator. https://twitter.com/i/status/1420619575599669248 - Play Video Of course, now Biden is changing his tune on this topic… I wonder why? It couldn’t have anything to do with his son could it? If signed by Newsom, the pilot program would operate for five years, ending in 2028. In a written statement, Wiener claimed the sites are needed due to rising "dramatic and preventable" fatal overdoses in San Francisco and across the country. 711 people died from overdoses in San Francisco in 2020, followed by another 640 deaths in 2021. California saw over 5,500 deaths related to opioid overdoses in 2020, almost a 70 percent increase from 2019. Wiener said, "Safe consumption sites are a proven model to help people avoid overdose deaths, reduce HIV and hepatitis transmission, reduce syringe litter, and help people access treatment. This legislation isn't about whether we want people to use drugs. Rather, it's an acknowledgment that people are using drugs, and our choice is whether we want to make every effort to help them survive and get healthy." However, according to recent studies and data, these sites do the opposite. A 2020 study from the Alberta government on the province's Safe Consumption Sites (SCS) f0und sites result in increased calls to police, lack of response from police, increased needle debris on public and private property, increased crime, increased overdose deaths, and minimal amounts of users seeking treatment. Last December, former New York City Democrat Mayor Bill de Blasio and the New York City Department of Health ignored federal law and announced the opening of legalized heroin injection sites. In 2021, the Rhode Island General Assembly passed legislation aimed at opening the first heroin injection sites in the US. Weiner has backed legislation to put biological males in women's prisons, reduce penalties for some sex offenders, and create a "gender identity" sanctuary for underage children across the country to seek medicalized gender treatment without parental consent. This is the kind of evil we’re dealing with in our government ladies and gentleman. Now, it’s time for the topic that I love, sports! Though, this isn’t really sports related… this has to do with a former football player named Herschel Walker, who is running for the Georgia Senate! So sort of sports related… https://thepoliticalinsider.com/herschel-walker-tells-msnbc-they-need-jesus-after-contributor-says-walker-is-what-gop-wants-from-their-negroes/?utm_source=home-featured Herschel Walker Tells MSNBC They ‘Need Jesus’ After Contributor Says Walker is ‘What GOP Wants From Their Negroes’ Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker slammed MSNBC and suggested they “need Jesus” after political pundit Elie Mystal called him “clearly unintelligent” and “what Republicans want from their negroes.” Mystal’s comments came during a weekend segment on an edition of The Cross Connection on MSNBC, with host Tiffany Cross. Elie Mystal: GOP Likes Herschel Walker Because He Does What He’s Told! Mitch McConnell Pulls Strings- Play 0:00 - 2:23 Elie Mystal’s racist diatribe against Herschel Walker is particularly ignorant when one considers his entire gimmick is to parrot DNC talking points on a pro-DNC network. Ignorance and doing as he’s expected is his entire game. Walker responded to the comments by suggesting the network find Jesus. https://twitter.com/i/status/1554169664313360385 - Play Video Touchdown mr. Walker… Touchdown. I’ll leave it at that. Thanks for tuning into this episode of the CrossPolitic Daily News Brief. If you liked the show, hit that share button for me. If you want to sign up for our conference, a club membership, or our magazine, you can do all of that at fightlaughfeast.com. And as always, if you’d like to send me a news story, ask me about our conference, or about becoming a corporate sponsor of CrossPolitic, email me at garrison@fightlaughfeast.com. For CrossPolitic News, I’m Garrison Hardie. Have a great day, and Lord bless.

It's Wednesday, August 3rd, A.D. 2022. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark Muslims killed 6 pastors, kidnapped 27 Christians this year Muslim extremists in Nigeria have killed six of its pastors and kidnapped 27 church members this year, according to a group known as Evangelical Church Winning All. Their coordinator, Mac Philips, said, “To preach the Gospel for us is to die, to be safe is to stop preaching the Gospel. It's a choice we all have to make – for us, we choose the former. The Gospel in Nigeria cannot be preached without casualties. Our lives are increasingly on the line, but nothing compares to the excellency of sharing the Gospel to a dying world without Christ.” According to Open Doors, Nigeria is the seventh most dangerous country in the world for Christians. Romans 8:36-37 says, “‘For Your sake, we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.' Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.” Poland's abortions dropped by 90% last year Poland's Ministry of Health reports the number of abortions in the country fell by 90% last year. In 2021, 107 unborn babies died by abortion, down from 1,076 deaths in 2020. Last January, a ruling by the country's Constitutional Court came into effect, banning nearly all abortions.  However, babies in the womb are still in danger. Pro-life activists warn that tens of thousands of Polish babies are still killed each year with abortion pills. England shut down transgender clinic for kids England's National Health Service is shutting down the only facility in the U.K. that offers children “Gender Identity Development Service.” Doctors and patients have accused the facility of rushing children into puberty blockers. Meanwhile, in the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration warned last month that puberty blockers can have serious side affects. Puberty blockers, known as gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists in children, can cause brain swelling and loss of vision. The FDA identified six cases in girls between the ages of 5 and 12 years old. Illinois hospital forced to pay $10 million over COVID-shot firings Liberty Counsel announced yesterday it achieved the first class action settlement in the U.S. over illegal COVID-shot mandates. Illinois' NorthShore University HealthSystem must pay $10.3 million for discriminating against 500 current and former health care workers. The company denied hundreds of religious exemptions from the COVID-shot mandate.   As part of the settlement, NorthShore must change its policy of “no religious accommodations.” Mat Staver with Liberty Counsel said, “This settlement is the first in the nation and should serve as a strong warning to employers that thought they could violate longstanding Title VII religious freedom laws.” Arkansas Methodist Church leaves denomination over homosexuality A large Methodist church in Arkansas is leaving The United Methodist Church over the debate on homosexuality.  Like many other Methodist congregations, First United Methodist Church of Jonesboro is joining the theologically conservative Global Methodist Church. In a letter, First Church stated, “Our congregation has been consistently clear that the shifts in theological teaching and the failures of the UMC to enforce the doctrinal discipline do not reflect the beliefs of the strong majority of our membership.” As of June, 35 Methodist churches in Arkansas were considering leaving the United Methodist Church. California declares Monkeypox emergency California declared a state of emergency on Monday over the Monkeypox outbreak. It's the third state to do so after Illinois and New York. The U.S. has reported 6,000 cases of Monkeypox across 48 states. Forty-seven percent of the cases are in California, Illinois, and New York. The vast majority of cases are spread through sodomy. In a column for World Magazine, Albert Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, wrote, “Medical authorities and the major media seem unable to say out loud what is horrifyingly obvious—men should not have sex with men.” Romans 1:27 says, “Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.” Remarkable “Lord's Prayer” solo in Capitol Rotunda And finally, a video of a man singing the “Lord's Prayer” from last Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda has garnered one million views. Nathan Kistler, the Director of Hope To The Hill ministry, gave the phenomenal performance.  Listen to the closing line. KISTLER: “"For thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever, Amen." (applause) Close And that's The Worldview in 5 Minutes on this Wednesday, August 3rd, in the year of our Lord 2022. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

"Pharmacists on the Front Line of The Opioid Epidemic," by Randall W. Knoebel, PharmD, BCOP, Pharmacy Director of Health Analytics and Drug Policy,  Department of Pharmacy, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Chris Herndon, PharmD, BCACP, FASHP, FCCP, Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy, Edwardsville, Illinois; and David M. Dickerson, MD, Medical Director of Anesthesia Pain Management Services, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Chicago, Illinois. From ASRA Pain Medicine News, May 2022. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.         

This episode features Dr. Jason Koh, Mark R. Neaman Family Chair of Orthopedic Surgery; Director, Orthopedic & Spine Institute NorthShore University HealthSystem & David Rahija, President at NorthShore Skokie Hospital, Legacy NorthShore Institutes and Legacy Medical Group Operations. Here, they discuss their points of pride in NorthShore, the increase in demand for orthopedic care, new technologies, and more.

Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG) is an incisionless weight-loss procedure that can help people with a BMI over 30 lose weight.  Michael Ujiki, MD answers all of your questions about pain, recovery, insurance and most importantly, results.  Patient Diane Helin explains how ESG changed her life.  You can also read about Diane's journey here. Join us for this engaging conversation with one of the first surgeons in the United States to perform the Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty procedure.  For more information, please visit northshore.org/bariatric. Have an episode idea? Want more info on a topic? We'd love to hear from you. Email us at PublicRelations@northshore.org.  Follow us on social media at @NorthShoreWeb on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.  Produced by Carolyn Starks and Jon Hillenbrand.Edited by Jon Hillenbrand

Link to Post: www.naileditortho.com/cmcarthritis  Full video: https://youtu.be/_5cYS_PZknI  Approach Video: https://youtu.be/a_qPnpWZwjA  Enjoy this episode on 1st CMC arthritis as Dr. Robert Gray gives us a great talk!  Dr. Robert Gray completed his undergraduate and medical degrees at Brown University in Providence, RI as part of their combined Program in Liberal Medical Education.  He then matched into the combined Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program at RUSH University Medical Center in Chicago, IL--a program consistently ranked in the top 10 nationwide.   Upon graduation, he was awarded the Gunnar Andersson, MD, PhD Award for best Chief Resident by his co-residents. He spent a year in Rochester, MN at Mayo Clinic completing a Fellowship in Hand and Microvascular Surgery.  There, he was trained in all aspects of general hand surgery, peripheral nerve surgery including brachial plexus reconstruction, and microsurgery including vascularized bone grafting. After completing training, he practiced and taught hand surgery at University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine in Miami, FL.  There, he focused primarily on complex trauma, reconstruction, and limb salvage and operated at Bascom Palmer hospital as well as Jackson Memorial Hospital.  He was also selected as best Attending Surgeon Teacher by the Orthopaedic Residents. He has now returned to Chicago's North Shore to bring the highest level of orthopaedic hand and microvascular surgical care to his patients here.  Practicing at NorthShore University HealthSystem. In this episode we talk about: CMC anatomy History Physical exam findings Classifications Non-op treatment Operative treatment Different implant types And BONUS- Surgical approach breakdown to 1st CMC joint with Dr. Gray

Posted by:  Adam Turteltaub The No Surprises Act is a patient-friendly piece of legislation designed to protect consumers from unexpected medical bills.  As Sandra Joe (LinkedIn), Senior Compliance Analyst at NorthShore University HealthSystem explains in this podcast, surprise bills had typically arisen in three cases: A patient visits an out of network provider in an emergency While at an in-network facility, charges are incurred by an out-of-network provider When self-pay patients undergo a procedure and only find out what it costs after the fact The No Surprises Act established new Federal protections to prevent these costly occurrences.  It bans out of network cost-sharing and balance billing.  It also requires that health care providers and facilities provide easy-to-read and understandable notices explaining their billing protections and providing information on who to contact for patients who are concerned that their protections were violated. For the uninsured and those choosing to pay for their own procedures, the law provides that they receive a good faith estimate, at least one day in advance, for a scheduled procedure.  If the charges exceed the estimate by $400 or more, patients have the right to dispute the cost. So what should compliance teams do?  Be sure to document the steps you take to put proper controls in place, including the training that is provided to the workforce.  Familiarize employees with how to update good faith estimates if there are changes, and make sure the necessary disclosures are posted in both provider settings and on the website. Listen in to the podcast to learn more about how not to be surprised by the requirements of the No Surprises Act.

Posted by:  Adam Turteltaub The No Surprises Act is a patient-friendly piece of legislation designed to protect consumers from unexpected medical bills.  As Sandra Joe (LinkedIn), Senior Compliance Analyst at NorthShore University HealthSystem explains in this podcast, surprise bills had typically arisen in three cases: A patient visits an out of network provider in an emergency While at an in-network facility, charges are incurred by an out-of-network provider When self-pay patients undergo a procedure and only find out what it costs after the fact The No Surprises Act established new Federal protections to prevent these costly occurrences.  It bans out of network cost-sharing and balance billing.  It also requires that health care providers and facilities provide easy-to-read and understandable notices explaining their billing protections and providing information on who to contact for patients who are concerned that their protections were violated. For the uninsured and those choosing to pay for their own procedures, the law provides that they receive a good faith estimate, at least one day in advance, for a scheduled procedure.  If the charges exceed the estimate by $400 or more, patients have the right to dispute the cost. So what should compliance teams do?  Be sure to document the steps you take to put proper controls in place, including the training that is provided to the workforce.  Familiarize employees with how to update good faith estimates if there are changes, and make sure the necessary disclosures are posted in both provider settings and on the website. Listen in to the podcast to learn more about how not to be surprised by the requirements of the No Surprises Act.

This episode features Jonathan Goldberg, Chief Information Officer for the South Region of NorthShore University HealthSystem. Here, he expands on the merger between Edward-Elmherst Health and NorthShore University HealthSystem, how important it is to be able to adapt with new technology, automation in all facets of healthcare, and more.

Dr. Christine Schauerte of NorthShore University HealthSystem and Northwestern University, Dr. Chris Hagan of Edward Elmhurst Healthcare and Northwestern University, and Dr. Alex Anderson of the University of Illinois at Chicago, Northwestern University, and the Physical Therapy Academy are interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding a presentation they gave at the 2021 AAOMPT Conference titled, "'The Things Left Unsaid': Adhesive Capsulitis as a Model for Improved Health Education and Wellness Advocacy.”

Guest Name: Dr. Michael LewisShow Live-With: Don't try to be someone else; be the best version of yourself.Bio: Michael Lewis is an orthopedic surgeon at the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute. He has been Chief of Staff at NorthShore University HealthSystem, Skokie Hospital. He also was named best teacher of the year at Rush University Medical Center. He has also been an orthopedic consultant to the Chicago White Sox baseball team, the Chicago Wolves hockey team, and the Chicago Bulls basketball team, with whom he earned two championship rings. Dr. Lewis has been honored to treat numerous world-class athletes from several continents, including All-Star professional basketball and baseball players and Olympic medal winners. Being an avid tennis player, who has successfully competed at the national level in his age group, he understands how important active participation in their chosen activities is to his patients.Topics covered in this Episode:Key medical decisions in the NBA Eastern Conference FinalsLessons learned from Michael JordanBonding with Dennis Rodman over Janis JoplinStudying self actualization with Abraham MaslowWorking with baseball legend Bill VeeckWisdom from Michael's 104 year old mother Links:BOOKS:The Ball's In Your CourtInvitation To JoySeeing More ColorsEagle EyesOne WorldWEBSITES:https://michaelslewismd.com/ linkedin.com/in/michaelslewismd