Thursday

10 a.m.

Workshop: Mapping and charting health in your area
• Frank Bass, reporter/analyst, Bloomberg [Tip sheet]
• Jeff Porter, special projects director, Association of Health Care Journalists [Tip sheet]

12:40 p.m.

Workshop: What are your criteria in reporting on health care research?
• Harold Demonaco, director,  Innovation Support Center, Massachusetts General Hospital [Presentation]
• Gary Schwitzer, publisher, HealthNewsReview.org [Presentation | Covering Medical Research slim guide]

3 p.m.

Workshop: Adding multimedia elements to your story or project
• Karen McAllister, audience editor, TBO.com
• Kelley Weiss, broadcast reporter, California HealthCare Foundation Center for Health Reporting
• James Wilkerson, data editor, Des Moines Register

5:30 p.m.

Newsmaker Briefing
Donald M. Berwick, M.D., M.P.P., administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
[Story about the briefing]

Friday

8:40 a.m.

Understanding nanotechnology’s role in fighting cancer
[Presentation]
• Mauro Ferrari, Ph.D., president and CEO, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
• Jan Jaeger, R.N., Ph.D., director, research projects; Center for Bioethics, Penn Medicine
• Steven Kenneth Libutti, M.D., F.A.C.S., director, Montefiore-Einstein Center for Cancer Care
• Moderator: Eric T. Rosenthal, special correspondent, Oncology Times

Localizing national health investigations
[Story about this panel]
• Walt Bogdanich, investigative desk assistant editor, The New York Times
• Robin Fields, senior editor, ProPublica
• Maurice Tamman, news editor, The Wall Street Journal [Presentation]
• Moderator: Charles Ornstein, senior reporter, ProPublica

Health insurance: Changes that are coming fast
• Jack Burke, F.S.A., M.A.A.A., principal and consulting actuary, Milliman [Presentation]
• Karen Pollitz, director, Office of Consumer Support, CMS Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight
• Timothy Stoltzfus Jost, Robert L. Willett Family Professor, Washington and Lee University School of Law
• Moderator: Trudy Lieberman, contributing editor, Columbia Journalism Review

Health IT/EMR challenges: Working out the bugs
• David Blumenthal, national coordinator for health information technology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Allen L. Gee, M.D., P.hD., F.A.A.N., member, Wyoming Governor's Health Information Exchange Task Force, neurologist, Frontier Neurosciences
Judy Klickstein, senior vice president information technology & strategic planning, Cambridge Health Alliance [Presentation]
• Moderator: Irene Wielawski, independent journalist, Pound Ridge, N.Y.

10:20 a.m.

Newsmaker Briefing
Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Institutes of Health
[Presentation | Story about the briefing]

1 p.m.

Spotting fraud in scientific research
• John Dahlberg, Ph.D., director, Division of Investigative Oversight, HHS Office of Research Integrity [Presentation]
• Brian Deer, independent journalist, United Kingdom
• Adam Marcus, managing editor, Anesthesiology News; blogger, Retraction Watch [Presentation]
• Moderator: Ivan Oransky, M.D., executive editor, Reuters Health; blogger, Retraction Watch and Embargo Watch

Educating the 21st century doctor
• Christine A. Arenson, M.D., division director, Geriatric Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals; co-director, Jefferson Medical College InterProfessional Education Center
• Paul Gross, M.D., assistant professor, Department of Family and Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
• Dennis H. Novack, M.D., professor of medicine and associate dean of medical education, Drexel University/Drexel University College of Medicine [Tip Sheet]
• Moderator: John George, health care reporter, Philadelphia Business Journal

Tapping into the e-patient phenomenon
[Video feature]
• Dan Childs, coordinating producer, health section, ABCNews.com [Presentation]
• Pamela McGhee, P.M.P., president and owner, McGhee Enterprises
• John Novack, director of communications, Inspire [Presentation]
• Moderator: Carla K. Johnson, medical writer, The Associated Press

Health reform: Repeal, replace or implement?
[Story about the panel]
[Story about the panel]
• Kenneth Jost, Supreme Court editor, CQ Press, and associate editor, CQ Researcher [Tip sheet] • Sarah Kliff, health care reporter, Politico [Tip sheet]
• Noam Levey, health policy reporter, Los Angeles Times
• Moderator: Julie Appleby, senior correspondent, Kaiser Health News [Tip sheet]

Freelance: What editors wish writers knew
[Story about the panel]
[Sample monthly magazine editorial process]
• Sara Austin, features director (news and health), Self
• Linda Dahlstrom, senior health editor, MSNBC.com [Presentation]
• Amanda Moon, senior editor, Scientific American Books, FSG
• Moderator: Maryn McKenna, independent journalist, Minneapolis/Atlanta

3 p.m.

Right to know: Getting information from government agencies
[Story about the panel]
• Peter Ashkenaz, director of communications, FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs
• Lisa Chedekel, senior writer and co-founder, Connecticut Health I-Team
• Lucy A. Dalglish, executive director, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
• Lilian Peake, M.D., M.P.H., director, Thomas Jefferson Health District, Virginia Department of Health
• Moderator: Felice Freyer, reporter, The Providence Journal

Antibiotics: The food animal-human connection
• Aqeel Ahmad, Ph.D., research entomologist, Agronomic and Environmental Assessment Sciences Center, Monsanto Company - V2B [Presentation]
• Gail Hansen, D.V.M., M.P.H., senior officer, Human Health and Industrial Farming, Pew Health Group [Presentation]
• Tom Laskawy, contributing writer, Grist Magazine [Resources]
• Moderator: Maryn McKenna, independent journalist

Efforts to revive the drug delivery pipeline
• James Barrett, Ph.D., professor and chair, Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, Drexel University/Drexel University College of Medicine
• Virginia Man-Yee Lee, Ph.D., John H. Ware 3rd Endowed Professor in Alzheimer's Research, Penn Medicine
• Darryle Schoepp, Ph.D., senior vice president and franchise head, Neuroscience, Merck Research Laboratories
• Moderator: Ed Silverman, editor, Pharmalot

Autism spectrum disorders: Early intervention and treatment
[Story about the panel]
• Susan E. Levy, M.D., medical director, Regional Autism Center, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia [Presentation]
• David Mandell, Sc.D., associate director, Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research, Penn Medicine
• Alison Singer, president, Autism Science Foundation [Presentation]
• Moderator: Trine Tsouderos, science and medical reporter, Chicago Tribune

4:40 p.m.

Going mobile: The new telemedicine
[Story about this panel]
• Mohit Kaushal, M.D., M.B.A., executive vice president of business development and chief strategy officer, West Wireless Institute
• Joseph Kim, M.D., M.P.H., vice president of medical affairs and technology, Medical Communications Media Inc. [Presentation]
• Hemang Patel, market development manager, Microsoft Corp., Healthcare and Life Sciences
• Moderator: Eric Whitney, health reporter, Colorado Public Radio

Is enough being done about health care-associated infections?
[Story about the panel]
• P.J. Brennan, professor of medicine, Penn Medicine
• William M. Marella, M.B.A., director, Patient Safety Reporting Programs, ECRI Institute
• Kerry O'Connell , patient safety advocate, Denver
• Moderator: Marshall Allen, health care reporter, Las Vegas Sun

Future of nursing: Blueprint for health care reform
[Story about the panel]
• Patricia Gerrity, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., professor, associate dean for community programs, Division of Graduate Nursing, Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions [Presentation]
• Susan B. Hassmiller, R.N., Ph.D., F.A.A.N., senior advisor for nursing and director, Initiative on the Future of Nursing, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation [Presentation]
• David Knowlton, chair, The Leapfrog Group; president and chief executive officer, New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute
• Moderator: Barbara Glickstein, R.N., M.P.H., M.S., co-director, Center for Health, Media & Policy, Hunter College, City University of New York

Exploring the frontiers of brain science
• Lorraine Iacovitti, Ph.D., associate director and laboratory head, Farber Institute for Neurosciences, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals [Presentation]
• Andrew Newberg, M.D., director of research, Myrna Brind Center for Integrative Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Medical College [Presentation]
• Barry Waterhouse, Ph.D., professor, Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy; vice dean, biomedical graduate and postgraduate studies, Drexel University/Drexel University College of Medicine
• Moderator: David Whelan, health reporter, Forbes Magazine

Saturday

7:30-8:30 a.m.

Freelancer drop-in: Running your business
Interested freelancers are invited to a breakfast buffet and an informal networking session focused on business issues faced by independent journalists.
• Moderator: Lisa Zamosky, independent journalist, Los Angeles

8:40 a.m.

What we've learned from the Massachusetts experiment
• Karen Brown, reporter/producer, WFCR Public Radio [Tip sheet]
• Robert I. Field, J.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., Professor of Law, Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University Professor of Health Management and Policy, Drexel University School of Public Health
• Rob Restuccia, executive director, Community Catalyst
• Moderator: Irene Wielawski, independent journalist, Pound Ridge, N.Y.

Hospital to home: Tomorrow's transitional care models
• Kathleen Kelly, M.P.A., executive director, Family Caregiver Alliance [Presentation]
• Mary Naylor, Ph.D, F.A.A.N., R.N., Marian S. Ware professor in Gerontology, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing [Presentation]
• Emily Saltz, executive director, Elder Resources [Presentation]
• Dorie Seavey, Ph.D., director of policy research, PHI [Presentation]
• Moderator: Eileen Beal, independent journalist, Cleveland

From pee-wees to pros: Head injuries in sports
[Story about the panel]
[Handouts]
•  Matt Grady, M.D., pediatric sports medicine specialist, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
• Jack Jallo, M.D., Ph.D., director, Division of Neurotrauma and Critical Care, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
• Margot Putukian, M.D., team physician and director of athletic medicine, Princeton University [Presentation]
• Moderator: Nancy Albritton, enterprise editor/East region, The Associated Press

Translational medicine: From bench to bedside
• Bruce Boman, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.P.H., F.A.C.P., associate scientist, Center for Translational Cancer Research, Christiana Care Health Services
• Arthur M. Feldman, M.D., faculty, Center for Translational Medicine; chair, department of medicine, Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital
• Brian Wigdahl, Ph.D., professor and chair, Microbiology and Immunology; director, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, Drexel University/Drexel University College of Medicine
• Moderator: Hiran Ratnayake, health reporter, The (Wilmington, Del.) News Journal

10:20 a.m.

Advance care planning: Explaining, not scaring
[Story about the panel]
• Rosemary Gibson, author, Arlington, Va. [Presentation]
• Susan Parks, M.D., director, Palliative Care Service, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
• Rebecca Sudore, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, Division of Geriatrics, University of California, San Francisco; staff physician, San Francisco VA Medical Center [Presentation]
• Moderator: Jordan Rau, correspondent, Kaiser Health News

Clinical trials: Intersection of ethical, practical and financial
[Story about the panel]
• Carl Elliott, M.D., Ph.D., professor, Center for Bioethics; professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School; professor, Department of Philosophy, College of Liberal Arts
• Robert Helms, former professional test subject
• Jason Karlawish, M.D., associate professor of medicine, Penn Medicine
• Moderator: John Fauber, medical reporter, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Lessons of war: Advances in medical science and technique
[Story about the panel]
• D. Kacy Cullen, Ph.D., research assistant professor of neurosurgery, Penn Medicine
• Jay M. Uomoto, Ph.D., interim deputy director, Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Michael S. Weingarten, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S., professor of surgery, chief of vascular surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine [Presentation]
• Moderator: Mark Taylor, independent journalist, Chicago

Developing HIV vaccine: Understanding the issues
[Story about the panel]
• Steven D. Douglas, M.D., professor and associate chair, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia [Presentation]
• Jeffrey Jacobson, M.D., professor of medicine; chief, Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Drexel University/Drexel University College of Medicine [Presentation]
• Roger J. Pomerantz, M.D., senior vice president, Merck Research Laboratories
• Moderator: Bob Roehr, independent journalist, Washington, D.C.

The intersection of highway safety and health
[Story about the panel]
• Jacob Nelson, director of traffic safety policy & research, American Automobile Association [Presentation]
• Robin Schwartz, reporter, Carnegie-Knight News21/Center for Public Integrity
• Jennifer Smith, president, FocusDriven
• Moderator: Andy Miller, editor, Georgia Health News

11:45 a.m.

Awards luncheon, featuring keynote speaker G. Michael Lemole, M.D., and presentations of the Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism

Watch Lemole's keynote speech. | Story about Lemole's address

1:40 p.m.

Freelance: Libel, contracts and reporter protections
• Gayle Sproul, Esq., Levine Sullivan Koch & Schultz, LLP
• Amy Wallace, independent journalist, Los Angeles
• Moderator: Irene Wielawski, independent journalist, Pound Ridge, N.Y.

Gene therapy: From bust to boom?
• Katherine A. High, M.D., director, Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Amber Salzman, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer, Cardiokine
• James A. Wilson, M.D., Ph.D., professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, Penn Medicine [Presentation]
• Moderator: Karl Stark, health & science editor, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Award-winning health reporting
Winners of the Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism share tips on how they reported their winning stories.

Reporting on public polling
• James A. Barnes, political correspondent, National Journal; consultant, CNN
• Claudia Deane, associate director of public opinion and survey research, Kaiser Family Foundation, and representing American Association for Public Opinion Research [Presentation]
• Moderator: Julie Appleby, senior correspondent, Kaiser Health News

4 p.m.

What you need to know about accountable care organizations 
[Story about the panel]
• Lawton R. Burns, Ph.D., James Joo-Jin Kim Professor of Health Care Management, department chair, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania [Presentation]
• Jenny Gold, reporter, Kaiser Health News
• Steven M. Lieberman, president, Lieberman Consulting; visiting scholar, Brookings Institution [Presentation]
• Katherine A. Schneider, M.D., senior vice president, health engagement, AtlantiCare [Presentation]
• Moderator: Phil Galewitz, correspondent, Kaiser Health News

Neighborhood indicators for infant and child health
• Jennifer Culhane, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Pediatrics, Penn Medicine [Presentation]
• Dan Taylor, D.O., pediatrician and advocacy director, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children [Presentation]
• Douglas Wiebe, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Penn Medicine [Presentation]
• Moderator: Chelsea Conaboy, health reporter, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Investigating health professionals
• Tracy Weber, senior reporter, ProPublica [Presentation | Tip sheet]
• Jeremy Kohler, investigative reporter, St. Louis Post-Dispatch [Tip Sheet]
• Sidney M. Wolfe, M.D., director, Health Research Group, Public Citizen
• Moderator: Charles Ornstein, senior reporter, ProPublica

Can the FDA ensure food safety?
[Story about this panel]
• Scott Faber, J.D., vice president, federal affairs, Grocery Manufacturers Association
• Erik D. Olson, J.D., director, Food and Consumer Product Safety Programs, The Pew Charitable Trusts
• Michael Taylor, J.D., deputy commissioner for food, Food and Drug Administration
• Moderator: Alicia Mundy, reporter, The Wall Street Journal

Sunday

9 a.m.

Freelance: Spotting under-tapped markets
• Phyllis Maguire, executive editor, Today's Hospitalist
• Marcy O'Koon Moss, editor in chief, Arthritis Today
• Michael Posey, editor, Pharmacy Today
• Moderator: Jeanne Erdmann, independent journalist, Wentzville, Mo.

Using evidence-based medicine resources
• Robert A. Logan, Ph.D., communication research scientist, National Library of Medicine [Presentation]
• Karen Schoelles, M.D., S.M., F.A.C.P., director, ECRI Institute Evidence-based Practice Center [Presentation]

Assessing hospital quality
• Ashish Jha, associate professor of health policy and management, Harvard University.
• Charles Ornstein, senior reporter, ProPublica [Tip sheet]

10:40 a.m.

Deciphering the language of hospital finances
• Thomas Getzen, Ph.D., professor of risk, insurance and health management, Fox School of Business, Temple University [Presentation]
• Karl Stark, health & science editor, The Philadelphia Inquirer [Presentation]

Best practices in blogging and social media
[Story about the panel]
• Ivan Oransky, M.D., executive editor, Reuters Health; blogger, Retraction Watch and Embargo Watch
• Katie Hobson, health blog writer, The Wall Street Journal
• Chris Seper, president, MedCity Media
• Moderator: Scott Hensley, health blog writer and editor, National Public Radio

Broadcasting health: Images and sounds that tell the story
• Jeff Baillon, investigative reporter, KMSP-Minneapolis/St. Paul
• Kate Concannon, co-editor in chief, Indie Edit
• Roger Sergel, managing editor medical unit, ABC News
• Kelley Weiss, broadcast reporter, California HealthCare Foundation Center for Health Reporting
• Moderator: Andrew Holtz, independent journalist, Portland, Ore.