A set of newsmaker briefings as well as a stellar line-up of panels resulted in dozens of stories about the conference, infection prevention, patient safety, Health Policy, smoking, FDA activity and more.
Video from Health Journalism 2010
- Presentation of the 2009 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism
- During a newsmaker briefing, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius discussed the role of health journalists in communicating about the H1N1 pandemic and Health Policy to the public.
- In a panel about "Guidelines for writing about preventive health guidelines," Len Lichtenfeld, M.D., M.A.C.P., deputy chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society, acknowledged the difficulty of conveying changing guidelines.
Peter Pronovost, M.D., delivers the keynote speech at Health Journalism 2010.(Photo: Pia Christensen/AHCJ)
Coverage from Health Journalism 2010
- What the VA faces with Iraqi Freedom/Enduring Freedom Vets
- Can reporters raise health literacy in the community?
- Hands-on experiences highlight AHCJ field trip
- What can we learn from superagers?
- Contaminated foods post threat to public
- Experts acknowledge difficulty of writing about preventive health guidelines
- TBI, PTSD among war-related illnesses veterans face
- Untold stories remain in nursing homes
- Addressing racial and ethnic disparities
- High hopes, limited regulation a dangerous formula for 'functional foods'
- Looking for docs in all the wrong places?
- Caring for aging population will require health care transformation
- Sebelius predicts ‘hand-to-hand combat’ on health law
- What did the U.S. learn from the H1N1 pandemic?
- Experts: Where you live affects your health
- Journalists encounter obstacles in identifying conflicts of interest in medical research
- Session focuses tracking health care costs using the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care
- Photos from Field Trip 1, at the simulation center at Feinberg School of Medicine
Stories, blog posts about Health Journalism 2010 and its events
- Saving the littlest lives, The Health Show
- Healthcare reform: What will it mean for people of color?, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
- Tracking hospital infections: Some hospitals excel, others perform poorly in protecting patients from dangerous catheter problems, new numbers show; Chicago Tribune
- Health Policy and the Physician Shortage, HealthLeaders Media
- At the next pharma love fest, spend some time with absolute risk, ReportingOnHealth
- The Bionic Woman, WAMC/Northeast Public Radio
- Hospitals slow to adopt renowned program, The Lund Report
- Hospital infection rates, a deadly problem, KSMU-FM
- Writing about the complicated stuff: Milwaukee journalist impressed me , Oconee County Health Beat
- Health journalists meet your competition, ReportingOnHealth.org
- Study: Missouri is a tobacco-friendly state, The Kansas City Star
- The Checklist and Future Culture of Medicine, Medical Lessons
- Preventing infections: How Portland hospitals compare, The Oregonian
- Will July 15 be a Dark Day for Telemedicine?, Health Data Management
- Series on Dubious Autism Treatments Wins Journalism Award, SpectrumConnection.org
- Functional Foods, Have your health
- (You Can) Build Your Own Website – & Get Wet!, Christine Cupaiuolo
- A ‘tsunami’ is in the forecast for America's aging population, Medill Reports
- Wrapping Up the Health Care Journalists' Meeting with Sebelius, Frieden, Pronovost, and Others, American Journal of Nursing
- Scanning the Scrum at the Association of Health Care Journalists. News and Navel-Gazing Challenges for Journalists and Scientists Alike, by Kate Johnson
- No relief seen for Dallas' shortage of family docs, The Dallas Morning News
- Texas, other states, should increase anti-smoking campaigns, CDC chief says, The Dallas Morning News
- HHS Secretary Sebelius sees more combat with insurers, Reuters
- Push is on to get health insurance extensions now for adult children under parents' policies, Medill Reports
- Sebelius Brings Us the "The Letter I," New America Foundation
- FDA Pushes For Safer Infusion Pumps, Shots, NPR's Health Blog
- After 710 deaths, drug pumps under greater scrutiny, Reuters Health
- Food and Health at the Health Journalism Conference, Food Insight Blog
- Sebelius Expects More 'Hand-to-Hand Combat'
- Transcript: Health On The Hill – April 26, 2010
- IN THE STATES: Building Better Lifeboats
- HHS expects resistance to parts of reform
- HHS Secretary Sebelius Sees The Battle Raging On With Insurers
- Push is on to get health insurance extensions now for adult children under parents' policies
- US says FL can't opt out of new federal health law and there's good reasons why
- Keep pushing; eventually something's gotta give
- Bloggers Continue To Unearth Reforms Unexpected
- FDA Announces New Infusion Pump Safety Initiative
- FDA Pushes For Safer Infusion Pumps
- FDA stepping up oversight of drug pumps
- FDA announces new effort to improve safety and design of drug pumps to reduce problems, deaths
- Revisarán bombas para administrar fármacos tras 710 muertes
- FDA Renew Focus On Infusion Pumps
- Highest medical costs in TX? Lubbock, Tyler
- Siege mentality among hospital execs
- Fast Company honored for BPA coverage
- Texas, other states, should increase anti-smoking campaigns, CDC chief says
- FDA wants safer infusion pumps
- Sebelius Expects More 'Hand-to-Hand Combat'
- HHS Secretary Sebelius sees more combat with insurers
- FDA stepping up oversight of drug pumps
- After 710 deaths, drug pumps under greater scrutiny
- FDA stepping up oversight of drug pumps
- US says FL can't opt out
- Bill to rein in problem nurses dies in committee
- Missouri ranks low on policy, high on smoking rates, says CDC report
- Healthcare Reform: The Role of Nurses
- CDC urges greater efforts to reduce smoking and save lives
- Rick Foster's Predictions
- Should Vioxx still be on the market?
- Experts: Life expectancy linked to location
- Medical students get lesson in safety
- Hospital Infection Rates, A Deadly Problem
- Hospitals Slow to Adopt Renowned Program
- Who's Writing Health Articles for Demand Media, Anyway?
- 10 Things I Learned at AHCJ 2010
- Health Policy: 10 New Ideas from Three Journalists
- Emergency Exorcism, Part 1: Medical journal editors need to do more about pharma ghostwriting
- Emergency Exorcism Part 2: Five ways to bust pharma ghostwriting in medical, science journals
- Health Policy: What's Ahead for State and Local Governments (and Journalists Who Cover Them)
- Assessing claims of functional foods and nutritional supplements
- Prevention model for bloodstream infections offers hope, but incidents persist
Speaker presentations
- Software suggestions for writers, from Maryn McKenna
Presentation by Jeffrey Shuren, director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, on infusion pumps.
- Press release: FDA Launches Initiative to Reduce Infusion Pump Risks
- FDA page on infusion pumps and FDA's new safety initiative
- White Paper: Infusion Pump Improvement Initiative
- Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff – Total Product Life Cycle: Infusion Pump – Premarket Notification [510(k)] Submissions
- Letter to Infusion Pump Manufacturers
- Public Meeting: Infusion Pump Workshop, May 25-26, 2010
- Generic Infusion Pump Project
