Wednesday, April 22
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3-7 p.m.
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Conference registration desk opens
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How to accurately report on medical research findings
A workshop about the narrative craft
Using LinkedIn for journalists
New tech tools for journalists
Covering hospital finances
Covering hospital quality
A genetics primer for journalists
Dealing with HIPAA on your beat
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7 a.m.
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Conference registration desk opens
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8 a.m.-4 p.m.
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Field trips
There will be a limited number of seats on field trips to local research and health-related facilities. Information will be provided for signups in February.
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9 a.m.-4:20 p.m.
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Workshops
Workshop sessions will cover improving your coverage of science, technology and medicine as well as the honing of your journalistic craft. Information will be provided for signups in February.
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4:30-5 p.m.
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Newcomer welcome
First-time conference attendees are invited to meet members of AHCJ’s board of directors and learn how to make the most of the conference.
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5:15-5:30 p.m.
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Official conference welcome
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5:30-6:30 p.m.
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Kickoff session
• Speaker: Abraham Verghese, Stanford University physician and bestselling author
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6:45 p.m.
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Welcome to Silicon Valley Reception
Sponsored by the
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Join us for food, drinks and conversation to kick off Health Journalism 2015. Mingle with new members and catch up with old friends. Meet-up spots will be designated for conference fellows.
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The dental desert: Investigating barriers to oral health access
Research on video games and children's health
High-risk obstetrics: Technology advances improve the odds
Exploring the latest research on aging
Freelance: Success in the trades and writing for a professional audience
Freelance PitchFest
What reporters need to know about the new HIV era
Transparency: Reporting on quality as well as health costs
The clinical, ethical and research sides of genetics
Public or private: What's ahead in insurance exchanges?
Latino health: As population shifts, will health issues?
Impact of dramatic climate changes on health
How big data might revolutionize medical research and treatment
Gut-based microbes: Your body's ecological community
Efforts to battle fraud in electronic health records
Ebola scare: Covering infectious disease outbreaks
Connecting with your audience about end-of-life care
Changes in rules, new ethical debates about organ transplants
Are there lessons in the VA scandal?
Overcoming the human factor in hospital infections
New tech and new strategies for clinical trials
The dental desert: Investigating barriers to oral health access
Localizing Medicare: Data, experts and shoe leather
Life and death measurements key to improving health
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7 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
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Exhibit Hall
Exhibit Hall is open all day for networking, finding new resources and a Cybercafe.
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7-8:30 a.m.
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Breakfast
A breakfast bar is available in the Exhibit Hall.
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8-8:50 a.m.
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News briefing
An opportunity to send a breaking story back home.
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9 a.m.-noon
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Conference sessions
Choose from several panel sessions covering journalism, the business of health, research, public health, clinical medicine and health policy.
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Noon-1:30 p.m.
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Lunch on your own
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1:40-3:50 p.m.
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Freelance PitchFest
An opportunity for freelancers to pitch story ideas to editors from respected media outlets. Information on reserving time slots with editors will be available in February.
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1:40-5:40 p.m.
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Conference sessions
Continuing panels sessions featuring first-class experts and leading health journalists.
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3-4 p.m.
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Dessert Break
Snacks and prize drawings will take place in the Exhibit Hall.
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5:40-6:30 p.m.
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Membership meeting
Come hear about AHCJ’s latest efforts and ask questions of your elected board.
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Mental health and ACA: Revolution or more of the same?
How tech companies are making electronic health records work
Philanthropy and a vision for health beyond the ACA
The role of nurses in improving health care quality
Politics, policy and people: ACA report card
Inside the living brain: What have we learned, and what's next?
Health providers turning to tech tools for patient monitoring
Cutting through the haze of e-cigarettes
Challenges facing America's aging family caregivers
Cancer as a chronic condition
Broadcasting health: Techniques to keep audience interest
Venture capitalists on the future of health startups
One community, two worlds: Reporting on health inequality
Freelance: Is crowdfunding in your future?
Freelance: Ways to repurpose your stories
Wearables: Capabilities for consumers and health professionals
Stem cells: A roundup on the latest research
Silicon Valley's next generation and health
The health care business beat in a post-ACA world
The shifting demands in health provider education
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7 a.m.-6 p.m.
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Exhibit Hall
Exhibit Hall is open all day for networking, finding new resources and a Cybercafe.
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7-8:30 a.m.
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Breakfast
A breakfast bar is available in the Exhibit Hall.
Look for special networking tables for broadcasters, freelancers and editors.
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9 a.m.-noon
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Conference sessions
Choose from several panel sessions covering journalism, the business of health, research, public health, clinical medicine and health policy.
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Noon-2 p.m.
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Awards Luncheon
Journalists who did the best work of 2014 will be recognized with the annual Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism.
• Speaker: Deane Marchbein, M.D., president, U.S. Board of Directors, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières
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2-2:50 p.m.
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Dessert Break
Grab your luncheon dessert and attend prize drawings in the Exhibit Hall.
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3-6 p.m.
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Conference sessions
Continuing panels sessions featuring first-class experts and leading health journalists.
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6 p.m.
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Salute to Health Journalism Reception
Sponsored by the
California HealthCare Foundation
Join us for wine, hors d’oeuvres and conversation prior to your dinner plans.
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Freelance: Making your book proposal a success
What have we learned in the second wave of insurance enrollment?
Finding stories, avoiding pitfalls in new health data
Making best use of PubMed, ClinicalTrials.gov and more
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7:30-8:30 a.m.
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Breakfast
A breakfast bar is available.
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9 a.m.-noon
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Conference sessions
Choose from a final set of sessions and workshops.
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