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Dairy cows complicate telehealth schedules, but online palliative program proves “udder” success

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4 years ago

May 26, 2022

Ongoing pilot in Eastern Washington to be featured at Institute for Human Caring’s Expert Series presentation June 16

STEVENS COUNTY, Wash., May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Just as the family telehealth meeting was about to begin on Zoom, word came there was a snag.

A tele-palliative care pilot highlights the promise and limitation of providing personalized healthcare to rural areas.

“The goals-of-care meeting was scheduled at 1:15, but the spouse is delayed,” texted Chaplain Gretchen Luoma Cohan. The spouse is a farmer. As Chaplain Luoma Cohan noted, “Dairy-cow schedules complicate things.”

A tele-palliative care (TelePC) pilot Providence launched last year in Eastern Washington highlights the promise – and limitation – of providing personalized healthcare to the estimated 46 million Americans living in rural areas.

“For the first time we’re able to offer equitable access to specialty palliative care services for patients who need and want them in this rural setting,” said Gregg VandeKieft, M.D., MA, FAAFP, FAAHPM, executive medical director of Providence’s Palliative Practice Group and TelePC program. “But we often have to balance providing healthcare with the time schedules and welfare of livestock, crops, and other realities of rural living.”

Dr. VandeKieft and colleague Kevin Murphy, M.D., MSW, executive director of Providence’s Palliative Practice Group, and Amber Moody, BSN, RN, CHPN, are presenting, “Dairy-cow schedules complicate things: A hybrid telehealth palliative service in rural America,” a free, one-hour online session 3 p.m. EDT/noon PDT, June 16. Register here.

The session will highlight lessons learned from the TelePC program and offer insights for other health systems seeking to address unmet needs of rural America.

When it comes to providing palliative services for those living with serious illness in rural areas, Providence’s TelePC program offers a model for the nation. The benefits include:

No 160-mile roundtrips to see a palliative care teamReduction of unnecessary patient transfersLocal medical teams collaborate with off-site palliative care colleaguesIncreased family involvement regardless of location

“People in our county avoid contact with the medical system until they land in our emergency department,” said Joel Glidewell, a registered nurse based in Stevens County, Wash. The TelePC team helps “address their worst fears about the medical system by being approachable and allowing them to have control by aligning care with what they want.

“And it has prevented recurring hospitalizations,” Glidewell added.

@Providence @Human_Caring @vandekieftg @MurphyK_MD #transformhealthcare #wholepersoncare

About Providence
Providence is a national, not-for-profit Catholic health system comprising a diverse family of organizations and driven by a belief that health is a human right. With 51 hospitals, 829 physician clinics, senior services, supportive housing and many other health and educational services, the health system and its partners employ more than 119,000 caregivers serving communities across seven states – Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington with system offices in Renton, Wash., and Irvine, Calif.

The Institute for Human Caring is an innovation and culture-change agent of Providence, dedicated to making caring for whole persons the new normal. We create ways for patients and loved ones to partner with caregivers to achieve highly personalized, world-class care. Visit www.InstituteForHumanCaring.org; contact HumanCaring@providence.org

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Solventum to Participate in the 2026 Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference

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41 minutes ago

September 2, 2026

EAGAN, Minn., Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Solventum (NYSE: SOLV) announced today that management will participate in a fireside chat at the Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, beginning at approximately 10:15 a.m. EDT in Boston, MA.

A live and archived replay of the fireside chat will be available on the company’s website at investors.solventum.com.

About Solventum
At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients’ lives for the better — while empowering healthcare professionals to perform at their best. See how at Solventum.com.

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Etsy to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conference

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41 minutes ago

September 2, 2026

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Etsy, Inc. (NYSE: ETSY), which operates the Etsy marketplace that connects millions of passionate and creative buyers and sellers around the world, today announced that its executives will participate in the Goldman Sachs Communacopia and Technology Conference in San Francisco. There will be a webcast fireside chat on September 9, 2026 at 10:50 a.m. PT, which investors can listen to on our investor relations website at investors.etsy.com.

About Etsy

Etsy, Inc. owns and operates the Etsy marketplace, the global destination for unique and creative goods, connecting millions of creative entrepreneurs with buyers around the world. In a time of increasing automation, it’s our mission to keep human connection at the heart of commerce. That’s why we built a place where creativity lives and thrives because it’s powered by people. We help our community of sellers turn their ideas into successful businesses. Our platform connects them with millions of buyers looking for an alternative—something special with a human touch, for those moments in life that deserve imagination.

Etsy was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.

Etsy has used, and intends to continue using, its Investor Relations website and the Etsy News Blog (etsy.com/news) to disclose material non-public information and to comply with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Accordingly, you should monitor our investor relations website and the Etsy News Blog in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings, and public conference calls and webcasts.

Investor Relations Contact:
ir@etsy.com
Media Relations Contact:
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ICF to Present at the 2026 Jefferies Global Industrials Conference

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41 minutes ago

September 2, 2026

RESTON, Va., Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI), a leading global solutions and technology provider, today announced its participation at the 2026 Jefferies Global Industrials Conference in New York City. ICF Chief Executive Officer John Wasson and Senior Vice President of Digital Modernization and Experience David Birken will participate in a fireside chat at 8:50 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, September 9.

A live webcast of the fireside chat will be available at https://event.summitcast.com/view/e82pfcbT4UwH79PoqVE5jB/bAAMdsp63mf7QVVFqYCEZ7. The replay will be available for 90 days following the conference.

About ICF
ICF is a leading global solutions and technology provider. At ICF, business analysts and policy specialists work together with digital strategists, data scientists and creatives. We combine unmatched industry expertise with cutting-edge engagement capabilities to help organizations solve their most complex challenges. Since 1969, public and private sector clients have worked with ICF to navigate change and shape the future. Learn more at icf.com.

Caution Concerning Forward-looking Statements
Statements that are not historical facts and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties are “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Such statements may concern our current expectations about our future results, plans, operations and prospects and involve certain risks, including those related to: the government contracting industry generally; our dependence on contracts with U.S. federal, state and local, and international government clients for the majority of our revenue; failure by Congress or other governmental bodies to approve budgets and appropriations in a timely fashion, reductions in government spending, and the impact of a lengthy federal government shutdown; the current Administration’s policy changes, executive orders, and failure to spend Congressionally mandated appropriations, including the resulting effect on government audits and contract terminations; changes in federal government budgeting and spending priorities; our ability to estimate and control costs under our fixed-price contracts; the realization of our backlog; the dependence of our commercial work on sectors of the global economy that are highly cyclical; and our ability to acquire and successfully integrate businesses. These and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated in our forward-looking statements are described in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and in our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements included herein are made only as of the date hereof, and we specifically disclaim any obligation to update these statements in the future.

Investor information contact:
Lynn Morgen, AdvisIRy Partners, lynn.morgen@advisiry.com, +1.212.750.5800
or
David Gold, AdvisIRy Partners, david.gold@advisiry.com, +1.212.750.5800

Company information contact:
Lauren Dyke, ICF, lauren.dyke@icf.com, +1.571.373.5577

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