NACHA’s PAYMENTS 2012 conference at the Baltimore Convention Center included sessions on emerging and well-established trends and practices across the spectrum of electronic payments. Credit Union Times’ Robert McGarvey was there covering it and here is a quick look at some of what the experts shared with attendees during the April 29-May 2 conference. Here are seven quick looks at takeaway topics covered at the NACHA PAYMENTS 2012 conference April 29-May 2 in Baltimore.....7 Takeaways from the NACHA PAYMENTS Conference:
Link Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is often described as one of the invisible scars that firefighters and others accumulate after years of dealing with trauma in their jobs. Now the scars are invisible no longer. A new tool—the SPECT scan—is offering a new way for firefighters and others with PTSD to visualize their injuries. SPECT stands for single photon emission computed tomography, and it creates 3-D scans of the patient’s brain that look at blood flow and brain activity, KTLA reports. Those scans can then be used to generate a treatment plan tailored to the specific patient based on the visual effects of PTSD. Retired Firefighter-Paramedic Matthew Fiorenza, a PTSD sufferer, told the station that the scans also help make the illness more tangible. “Looking at a picture of my brain, it just took the stigma out of it,” he told KTLA. “It’s like, okay, I’m not crazy.”
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