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The National Association for Healthcare Quality Promotes Its Highly Anticipated Healthcare Quality Week

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This year’s event celebrates the “Power of Q, Power of You.”

CHICAGO, Oct. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) invites all to attend a series of events surrounding its highly anticipated Healthcare Quality Week taking place Oct. 20-26.

This year’s theme, ‘Power of Q, Power of You’ will be brought to life through a lineup of daily, complimentary webinars.

Healthcare Quality Week (HQW) is a dedicated time to celebrate the discipline of Quality and raise awareness of the positive impact those working in healthcare Quality & Safety have in their organizations and communities. These individuals play a vital role in improving patient outcomes, enhancing organizational efficiency, and fostering a culture of excellence within healthcare. As the healthcare industry increasingly prioritizes Quality & Safety, the demand for dedicated and competent professionals in this field continues to grow.

HQW offers a unique platform to help healthcare Quality professionals advance Quality and their careers. By gathering leading experts in the field, the event provides opportunities for building knowledge and gaining a sense of collaboration through a virtual community. And NAHQ encourages the formation of small groups for joint watch sessions, group discussions, and for organizations to honor their own Quality & Safety professionals throughout the week. Attendees will have the chance to learn from successful strategies, gain valuable insights, and connect with like-minded individuals who are passionate about advancing healthcare Quality & Safety.

As one of the only events of its kind that spotlights the value these professionals bring to the industry, Healthcare Quality Week gathers top leaders, innovators and visionaries in healthcare Quality & Safety as they share their success, collaborate on winning strategies and share knowledge designed to further propel the careers of participants at all levels of their careers.

“In today’s demanding healthcare environment, Healthcare Quality Week offers a much-needed opportunity for Quality & Safety professionals to pause, reflect, and celebrate their vital contributions,” said Stephanie Mercado, CEO of NAHQ. “As the industry increasingly recognizes the importance of Quality & Safety, now is the time to showcase the incredible work being done by these dedicated professionals and prepare them for continued success.”

“Healthcare Quality Week is an ideal time to celebrate the professionals who have dedicated themselves to the profession by receiving the Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality® (CPHQ)”, added Stacey Rubin, SVP, Marketing and Membership at NAHQ. “We are pleased to report that over the last 40 years, over 40,000 have earned the CPHQ. We encourage all to be on the lookout for exciting ways NAHQ will honor this distinguished group in the coming year.”

NAHQ is proud to offer the following complimentary webinars, open to all, in celebration of HQW. 
The organization invites your colleagues, teammates and members of the press to attend these webinars, highlighting healthcare Quality & Safety. Continuing Education credits toward the CPHQ are also available.

Why Quality, Why NAHQ, Why Now 
Monday, 10/21 at 12:00-12:30 PM CT
The evolution of healthcare Quality has brought us to the exciting place we stand today – where visionary leaders are making bold moves to advance Quality & Safety and improve healthcare. Many sustainable solutions have been developed and a primary goal is to educate more professionals to embrace them. Join NAHQ CEO Stephanie Mercado as she talks about why Quality is more important more than ever and lays out the clear plan for how together we can realize our own potential and fulfill the promise of Quality & Safety.

Taking Quality & Safety to Higher Ground 
Tuesday, 10/22 at 12:00-1:00 PM CT
NAHQ CEO Stephanie Mercado and The Joint Commission President & CEO Dr. Jonathan Perlin are both on a mission to shift legacy perspectives about healthcare Quality & Safety. Join them as they discuss how Quality & Safety are inextricably linked and essential to improving patient outcomes. The speakers share a focus on advancing Quality, Safety and modernizing their respective organizations. Dr. Perlin will share how The Joint Commission’s HELP agenda provides a pathway for resiliency as organizations seek continuous improvement.
Ms. Mercado will discuss how to break down traditional silos to leverage your whole workforce toward collective continued excellence. Also hear about the two organization’s shared goal to drive out variability in healthcare delivery, workforce competency and workforce readiness

Exploring Career Pathways in Healthcare Quality
Wednesday, 10/23 at 12:00-1:00 PM CT
Expert panelists with clinical and non-clinical backgrounds will discuss how their specialized knowledge and skill sets in Quality & Safety competencies make them indispensable, how obtaining certifications have helped them on their career path, successes and challenges throughout their Quality journey and how they collectively work with unique backgrounds to move the needle on Quality.

Steps to Success as a Healthcare Quality Professional
Thursday, 10/24 at 12:00-1:00 PM CT
Whether one is new to Quality, starting a new role in Quality, onboarding team members, or mentoring colleagues it’s critical to have a plan to be successful. Join in for an engaging webinar focused on strategies and best practices to build a strong foundation for success.

Learn from a leading organization, Cleveland Clinic, how they onboard, set expectations, remove common barriers that limit achievement, invest in professional development, and how they measure and sustain their success.

Create Your Brand: Become a Champion for Quality
Friday, 10/25 at 12:00-12:45 PM CT
We’ve made progress on bringing Quality from the basement to the boardroom, but there’s more work to be done. And as professionals in this space, you need to be enabled with the skills to make the case for yourself and for Quality. In this empowering session, dive into the transformative journey of branding yourself as your own Quality champion. Branding experts and NAHQ’s very own, Stacey Rubin and Sarah Davis, along with speaking coach Chris Gausselin, will demonstrate how to craft your narrative to brand yourself and make a case to advance Quality. Leave this session with actionable insights and strategies to elevate your brand and become a champion for yourself and Quality in a space where there are many competitors and priorities.

Each session is complimentary and available to all. Interested participants can register for any of the sessions at hqw.nahq.org/schedule-of-events/

About NAHQ 
The National Association for Healthcare Quality® (NAHQ) is at the forefront of elevating the profession and advancing the discipline of Quality & Safety across the continuum of care. We set the industry standard through our expert-created, twice-validated Healthcare Quality Competency Framework™ and help individuals and organizations achieve it through educational programming, industry leading data-driven intelligence, and the only accredited certification in healthcare Quality, Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality® (CPHQ). NAHQ also serves as a welcoming membership community and a trusted partner to 150+ organizations helping build Quality infrastructures, workforce planning and professional development programs and Quality cultures. Learn more at NAHQ.org.

Media Contact
Evelyn Warren
Interim PR and Communications Director
National Association for Healthcare Quality
ewarren@nahq.org / 704 – 488 – 7690

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Barrel Energy Inc. Announces Full SEC Reporting Status, Strengthening Marketability and Positioning Company for Expansion in Renewable and Nutritional Energy Markets

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Barrel Energy Inc. (OTC: BRLL) A fully reporting company. Accelerates Growth Across Energy, Hospitality, and Sustainable Ventures, Driving Scalable Opportunities Worldwide.

LAS VEGAS, May 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Barrel Energy Inc. (OTC: BRLL), an emerging diversified energy company focused on renewable energy and nutritional energy initiatives, today announced that the Company is now a fully reporting company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), marking a major turning point in the Company’s long term growth strategy and public market development.

Barrel Energy Inc. Announces Full SEC Reporting Status, Strengthening Marketability and positioning for Expansion.

“Our transition to becoming a fully reporting SEC company represents a significant milestone for Barrel Energy and an important step toward increasing the overall marketability and visibility of our stock,” said Jarmin Kaltsas. “We believe today’s market increasingly rewards transparency and compliance, and becoming fully reporting positions us to engage a wider audience of investors, strategic partners, and acquisition opportunities as we continue executing our long term growth strategy under the BRLL trading symbol.”

Management further stated that the Company plans to aggressively pursue growth initiatives intended to expand revenues, strengthen market presence, and enhance shareholder value through strategic business combinations, operational expansion, and scalable energy focused ventures.

About Barrel Energy Inc.

Barrel Energy Inc. (OTC: BRLL) is a diversified energy company focused on opportunities in renewable energy, and nutritional energy initiatives. The Company seeks to leverage strategic acquisitions, public market growth, and innovative energy solutions to create long term shareholder value.

Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, such as statements relating to financial results and plans for future development activities and are thus prospective. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not statements of historical fact regarding intent, belief or current expectations of the Company, its directors or its officers. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s ability to control. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements are risks and uncertainties associated with the Company’s business and finances in general, including the ability to continue and manage its growth, competition, global economic conditions and other factors discussed in detail in the Company’s periodic filings with the Security and Exchange Commission.

Barrel Energy – 3859 S. Valley View Blvd, STE 2 #107, Las Vegas, NV, 89103 Tel- 888- 397-9114 Email- info@BRLLenergy.com Social Media-@BRLLenergy all platforms.

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Legacy Launches $1M Study Advancing At-Home Semen Collection for Assisted Reproduction Technology

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NEW YORK, May 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Legacy, the leading male fertility clinic and at-home sperm testing and cryopreservation platform, today announced the Sperm Study, a clinical research initiative backed by an R&D investment of over $1 million and designed to evaluate and optimize the use of at-home semen collection for assisted reproductive technologies (ART), including IVF and IUI.

Prospectively enrolling up to 250 participants across two phases, this study represents one of the most comprehensive investigations to date into how specimen shipment, handling, and cryopreservation impact sperm quality and is expected to set a new benchmark for scientific rigor in the rapidly growing field of at-home fertility testing. This study is being conducted in collaboration with IVF Academy USA.

Raising the bar for clinical evidence in at-home fertility care

To date, validation work in at-home semen collection has been limited in important ways. Studies have largely enrolled normozoospermic men only, relied on courier-transported rather than real-world-shipped specimens, and focused on short-term motility and concentration as primary endpoints.

Critical questions remain unanswered, particularly around how samples with varying quality perform under genuine end-to-end shipping conditions, and how those samples hold up in the contexts that matter most clinically: IVF and IUI. The Sperm Study is designed to close those gaps.

This multi-phase study will evaluate key sperm quality parameters including motility, DNA fragmentation, and post-thaw viability, while also validating the use of computer-aided semen analysis (CASA) as an alternative to basic manual semen analysis in the setting of mail-in semen analysis.

“With the increased utilization of at-home semen testing and cryopreservation, there is a critical need to ensure these specimens will perform adequately when used for assisted reproduction,” said Legacy’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Scott Lundy. “This study is designed to rigorously evaluate how at-home collection and transport impact sperm quality across a broad patient population and to translate those findings into improved protocols and optimized outcomes for both patients and providers.”

Sperm study design and scientific approach

The Sperm Study is a prospectively accruing cross-sectional study in which paired semen samples are analyzed across multiple timepoints and during the shipment process. Importantly, this study enrolls participants across a range of semen quality profiles — not solely normozoospermic men — and evaluates samples under genuine shipping conditions experienced by real specimens.

Key study components include direct comparison of CASA vs. manual analysis at baseline, evaluation of motility decline over time and in relation to shipment conditions, measurement of DNA fragmentation pre- and post-shipment and cryopreservation, assessment of post-thaw sperm viability and yield, and the development of predictive algorithms for IVF/IUI sample sufficiency.

The study will also examine how factors such as transit time, concentration, and storage conditions impact outcomes, with the goal of generating generalizable insights for clinical practice.

Multi-phase rollout

Phase 1 includes 100 participants and approximately 1,500 total assays, with expected completion in 2026. Phase 2, planned for later in 2026 and into 2027, will expand the study with additional participants, bringing the total to up to 250 to enable broader validation across a more diverse patient population.

Impact on clinical practice

Findings from the Sperm Study are expected to directly inform and improve specimen collection protocols for at-home use, shipping and handling standards for semen samples, cryopreservation practices, and clinical decision-making for IVF and IUI readiness.

By generating high-quality, controlled data across a clinically representative patient population, Legacy aims to provide fertility clinics, researchers, and patients with greater confidence in the use of mail-in semen testing and cryopreservation as part of standard reproductive care.

About Legacy

Legacy is the leading male fertility clinic in the United States, offering at-home semen analysis, sperm cryopreservation, and post-vasectomy testing. With a CLIA-certified, high-complexity andrology lab and one of the largest proprietary datasets in male reproductive health, Legacy is advancing access, data, and innovation in fertility care.

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Elks Award Nearly $5 Million in College Scholarships

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CHICAGO, May 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Elks National Foundation welcomed 900 students to the Elks family, awarding more than $4.9 million in scholarships to high school seniors. An Elks scholarship is more than financial aid; it’s an invitation to a network of service-minded peers and a promise that an Elks Lodge is always there with open arms.

Out of more than 23,000 applicants for the Most Valuable Student scholarship, the Top 20 scholars received $30,000 scholarships and an invitation to Chicago for the Leadership Weekend.

From April 30-May 3, the Leadership Weekend allowed scholars to get acquainted with their new Elks family through programming facilitated by current and former Elks scholars, team-building activities, and a service opportunity.

“Leadership Weekend is one of my greatest memories,” says Emily Cai, sponsored by Toccoa, Ga., Lodge No. 1820. “I had the privilege of meeting inspirational and disciplined individuals who motivated me to become the best version of myself. I am excited to see my future with the Elks family!”

A total of 480 runners-up received $4,000 Most Valuable Student scholarships.

Service is a tenet of the Elks, which is why it’s a requirement for recipients of the $6,000 Legacy Awards scholarship, which is exclusively for the children or grandchildren of Elks members. The new class of 400 scholars will serve with an Elks Lodge three times during the four years they receive the scholarship.

“This award means a great deal to me and my family,” says Kelly Butler, sponsored by Haverstraw, N.Y., Lodge No. 877. “Knowing that the Elks have invested in my future motivates me to continue working hard and striving toward my goals.”

To see a full list of the scholarship winners and to learn more about the Elks National Foundation’s scholarships, visit elks.org/scholars, follow the ENF on Instagram @ElksScholars, and like the ENF on Facebook @ElksNationalFoundation.

Contact: Elks National Foundation
Abbey Knupp | Manager, Communications
2750 N. Lakeview Ave. | Chicago, IL 60614-2256
773/755-4864 | AbbeyK@elks.org 

Helping Elks Build Stronger Communities

The Elks National Foundation, the charitable arm of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, helps nearly 800,000 Elks and nearly 1,800 Lodges nationwide build stronger communities through programs that support youth, serve veterans, and meet needs in areas where Elks live and work. To learn more, visit elks.org/enf.

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