Paper Mess is Harnessed in Custom-Designed System; Free Report Shows Tips for Reducing Desk Clutter

Silver Lake, Ohio (PRWEB) August 18, 2004

As summer turns to fall, change is in the air, and Chris Perrow is pumped. People are in clean-out mode at a company where the owner can?t find her desk. Elbow-deep in overflowing file cabinets, mountains of paper and personal junk littering every surface, Perrow is once more facing down the jumbled mess from an overloaded brain in a consumer-crazy, data-drunk society.

Common symptoms of office disorganization prevail in most workplaces: stress, poor productivity and financial loss. "We're all on information overload, working long hours without thinking about what we're doing, why we're doing it, and how. When we stop to analyze, much could be delegated, eliminated or done at a more efficient time. Without prioritization and a system, there is no starting place," says Perrow.

U.S. businesses spend more than $ 25 billion a year filing, storing and retrieving paper. Armed with a degree in psychology, a knack for process and a passel of sticky notes, folders and bins, Perrow?s company, Perrow Systems, fills a need for office organization, time and process management, productivity analysis, records retention and communications process.

Printed matter increased 36 percent from 1999 to 2002 according to a University of California-Berkeley study. But despite electronically stored data options, ?There is a real fear of knowing how to file documents properly, both electronically and physically,? Perrow said. ?People are afraid they?ll throw out something they might need later. You have two choices: control the information overload, or allow it to control you."

Perrow starts with a four-step STAF (Sort, Trash, Act and File) process for general organization, then creates a custom-designed, filing and storage system and finally a capture and retrieve system. When one Northeast Ohio company tripled in growth within a year through acquisitions, they filled eight storage buildings with unindexed paper. The nightmare ended only when Perrow developed and taught employees a system for document identification and recovery.

Kent State University?s Center for Executive Education and Development improved workflow and delivery complications using a color coding system Perrow developed. "We needed new perspective about the things that bottle-neck our organization. We fight the same things on a daily basis with mail, people, communications, deadlines and goals. When Chris helped us set up an organized, systematic, visual solution, it put everything in one place. It's my brain on a wall,? said program manager Cindy Welch.

For a free report on ?The Clutter-Free Desk? and information on organization training workshops contact Perrow Systems at 1-877-686-0282; email: info@perrowsystems.com; or website: http://www.perrowsystems.com. Perrow was in sales for Clairol and Drackett Products before starting Perrow Systems in 1996. Her company sells organizational kits for family life, college, identity theft prevention, stop junk mail and desk organization at: http://www.perrowsystems.com/product.html

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Primary Care Practitioners Focus on Reducing the Risks that Lead to Heart Disease at Cardiometabolic Risk Summit, September 2012 in Las Vegas

Millstone, NJ (PRWEB) December 19, 2011

Primary care practitioners from across the country will convene September 7?9, 2012, in Las Vegas, NV for the Primary Care Cardiometabolic Risk Summit. The Cardiometabolic Risk Summit, presented by Consultant in partnership with North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME) and HMP Communications, is the only national, multi-day conference specifically designed to help healthcare providers in the primary care setting reduce cardiometabolic risk.

The statistics are alarming:

One in 3 adults in the United States are affected by the epidemic of cardiometabolic syndrome ? a constellation of risk factors, including hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, and obesity that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.1

Primary care providers are at the forefront of treating cardiometabolic risk, with hypertension representing the most commonly diagnosed condition at physician office visits and more than 90% of patients with diabetes cared for solely by their primary care provider. 2

Approximately 1 in 3 adults have been diagnosed with hypertension, accounting for 46.3 million ambulatory visits each year. 3

Diabetes affects nearly 8.3% of the US population ? an estimated 25.8 million individuals ? and an additional 79 million people are considered to have pre- diabetes. 3

33.8% of the individuals in the United States are obese and 34% are overweight, which puts them at risk for heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and certain types of cancer. 3

16.3% of adults in the United States have high cholesterol, and individuals with high total cholesterol have approximately 2 times the risk of heart disease as people with optimal levels. 3

With the Cardiometabolic Risk Summit, primary care physicians, internists, general practitioners, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, certified diabetes educators, and other related healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of patients at risk for cardiometabolic syndrome will gain the knowledge and skills to combat this growing epidemic.

North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (http://www.naccme.com), and HMP Communications Holdings Company, provides the highest quality CME/CE across medical disciplines and therapeutic areas. In conjunction with top medical faculty, NACCME develops evidence?based initiatives that target specific educational needs, assisting healthcare professionals in improving patient outcomes by bridging the gap between current and best healthcare practices.

HMP Communications, LLC, is a leader in healthcare communications and education. The company publishes some of the nation's most well-respected journals across three key medical divisions: Wound Care/Podiatry, Cardiology and Life Sciences. HMP also offers more than 20 years' meeting management/production expertise and over a decade producing cutting-edge, online education. Visit http://www.hmpcommunicationsholdings.com for more information.

1. Ervin BR. Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among adults 20 years of age and over, by sex, age, race and ethnicity, and body mass index: United States, 2003-2006. National Health Statistics Report; no 13. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2009.

2. McCullough DK, Price MJ, Hindmarsh M, Wagner EH. A Population-Based Approach to Diabetes Management in a Primary Care Setting: Early Results and Lessons Learned. http://www.acponline.org/clinical_information/journals_publications/ecp/augsep98/population.htm. Accessed December 15, 2011.

3. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov. Accessed August 15, 2011

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