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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RootMetrics Puts Mobile Networks to the Test in Las Vegas, Names Verizon the Top Scoring Carrier

Bellevue, WA (PRWEB) November 30, 2011

RootMetrics?, the first independent service to measure mobile experience from a consumer?s point of view, announced today the results of the Las Vegas RootScore? Report and corresponding RootScore Awards. This comprehensive report analyzes more than 41,000 real-world data, call and text tests and ranks the four national carriers (AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon) as well as regional carriers MetroPCS and Cricket. Due to the strong results in both data and call categories, Verizon received the highest combined score of 92.4 out of a possible 100. T-Mobile (64), AT&T (64), Sprint (62.6) and MetroPCS (57.8) had a statistical tie for second place and Cricket (38.6) ranked last.

?In Las Vegas, it was very interesting to add regional carriers into the mix. With all of our testing, we?re looking for the answers to questions that consumers are asking every day ? which carrier has the fastest network? Who has the fewest dropped calls? Which one will send or receive texts the quickest?? commented Bill Moore, CEO of RootMetrics. ?These RootScore Reports, combined with our detailed coverage maps, allow people to get a true idea of how the most popular carriers are performing and then make better decisions about the right carrier for their individual needs.?

The Fastest and Most Reliable Network in Las Vegas

To evaluate the Las Vegas market (defined as the Las Vegas Urbanized area defined by the U.S. Census Bureau), RootMetrics performed thousands of call, data and text tests during a seven day period, covering all hours of the day and night, from November 3 ? November 9, 2011. The tests centered on activities that consumers perform most often: making phone calls, uploading and downloading files from the Internet, and sending and receiving texts.

?Data Performance: Verizon?s LTE network delivered the fastest average and maximum speeds for both downloading and uploading data. Coupled with its strong network reliability, Verizon was the undisputed leader in the data category. Cricket, on the other hand, offered especially slow speeds, taking last place in both average and maximum download and upload speeds. In fact, Cricket?s average download and upload speeds were the slowest RootMetrics has measured for any carrier in this series of reports to date.

RootMetrics recorded average download speeds for Verizon LTE network above 5 Mbps in 89.9 percent of the tests performed. In contrast, Cricket recorded average download speeds below 1.5 Mbps in a remarkably high 99.8 percent of the tests.

According to test results, T-Mobile was easily the second fastest carrier for average download speeds.

?Call Performance: All six of the carriers tested delivered statistically equal performances in the Las Vegas market. Both blocked call and dropped call rates were low for all carriers. Interestingly, AT&T did not record any blocked calls and Verizon recorded the lowest dropped call rate.

?Text Performance: RootMetrics performed a series of tests to determine how long it took to send or receive a text message (SMS) from each of the carriers. AT&T has performed strongly in the text category in recent markets and continued this trend in Las Vegas, taking first place in the category.

T-Mobile recorded the highest percentage of texts delivered within 10 seconds. T-Mobile was also the fastest carrier for delivering a text to a phone within a carrier?s own network. Cricket took last place in the texting category.

?Overall: RootMetrics has developed an algorithm that incorporates the results for Call, Data and Text Performance measurements into a combined score. In Las Vegas, due to the strong results on Verizon?s LTE network, it is the recipient of the RootScore Award ? Combined for Las Vegas. The final overall results are:

1????Verizon (92.4)

2????T-Mobile (64.0)

2 ????AT&T (64.0)

2 ????Sprint (62.6)

2????MetroPCS (57.8)

6????Cricket (38.6)

The Las Vegas RootScore Report is the latest in an ongoing series of performance measurement reports and corresponding RootScore Awards from RootMetrics. The company has published more than 40 reports* to date. People can compare the results of the Las Vegas tests with other metropolitan areas, and review other RootScore Reports at http://www.rootmetrics.com/reports/.

The company will continue to publish additional reports on U.S. wireless markets to help consumers make better decisions about the right carrier for their individual needs.

Consumers who are interested to see how their network coverage measures up can download the free RootMetrics Cell Phone Coverage Map App for iPhone or Android devices.

Mobile performance varies depending on where people live, work or otherwise spend time.

The results of this report combined with the geographical coverage maps at http://www.rootmetrics.com and via the Cell Phone Coverage Map Apps allow people to make better decisions about the right carrier for their individual needs.

About RootMetrics?

Bellevue, Washington-based RootMetrics is building a movement to create a more open mobile market that democratizes mobile performance data. Deploying a sophisticated smartphone application, RootMetrics partners with consumers to collect network signal strength and data throughput speeds, aggregating collected metrics into easy-to-understand maps that rate each carrier?s performance. This comparative data provides transparency into comparative carrier performance down to the most granular levels. For more information, please visit http://www.rootmetrics.com.

*RootScore reports are available for Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Hartford, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Louisville, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Nashville, New York, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Providence, Richmond, Riverside-San Bernardino, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, St. Louis, Tucson, Virginia Beach, Washington, D.C.

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