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SUMMARY:Private Healthcare Exchanges Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Private Healthcare Exchanges conference July 16-17 in Chicago will focus on how the Affordable Care Act is changing the way insurers sell health insurance. Instead of marketing almost exclusively to employers\, the ACA has forced insurers to focus on enrolling consumers. The conference is sponsored by Employee Benefit News.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/private-healthcare-exchanges-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131101T010000
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SUMMARY:Hospice / Palliative Care Month
DESCRIPTION:This observance focuses on raising awareness about care for the 1.5 million patients each year who receive care from hospices in the United States. \nThe National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (703-837-1500; nhpco_info@nhpco.org) has a number of resources related to the observance.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/hospice-palliative-care-month/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131119T010000
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SUMMARY:Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:GSA’s Annual Scientific Meeting brings together more than 4\,000 of the brightest minds in the field of aging to participate in more than 400 scientific sessions including symposia\, paper\, and poster presentations. \nGSA’s scientific program is one of the most respected and competitive of its kind. The meeting theme\, “Optimal Aging Through Research\,” embodies GSA’s interdisciplinary core values. \nMEDIA ACCESS: To register as press\, visit this site or contact Todd Kluss (tkluss@geron.org or 202-587-2839). \nTopics on the agenda include: \n\n\nMobility in older adults \n\n\nCaregiving to people with dementia \n\n\nHealth disparities \n\n\nNational Health and Aging Trends Study \n\n\nPalliative and end-of-life care \n\n\nAge-friendly communities \n\n\nLessons learned from African American and white caregivers in the South Carolina Alzheimer’s Disease Registry \n\n\nA primer on the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study: Over 50 years of social data combined with genetic data \n\n\nWhat factors contribute to optimal aging? \n\n\nMental health\, cognition\, dementia\, misuse of alcohol and drugs \n\n\nRural aging and diversity \n\n\nGeriatric nursing care \n\n\nInnovation in nursing home oral hygiene care \n\n\nLong-term care and care transitions \n\n\nSocioeconomic differences in health-related outcomes  \n\n\nOptimizing exercise for neuroplasticity in Parkinson’s disease \n\nChallenges of homelessness\, inadequate and unstable housing in later life
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/gerontological-society-of-america-annual-meeting-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131120T010000
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SUMMARY:Consumer Experience Forum
DESCRIPTION:Health plan executives will outline strategies plans use as they adopt retail sales and marketing strategies. In this conference is sponsored by America’s Health Insurance Plans\, health plan administrators will outline consumer engagement strategies. Among the featured speakers will be Anne Filipic\, president of Enroll America\, a nonprofit\, nonpartisan organization seeking to enroll the uninsured in health insurance plans.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/consumer-experience-forum/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131121T010000
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SUMMARY:IOM workshop: Implications of Health Literacy for Public Health
DESCRIPTION:This Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Health Literacy workshop will feature the presentation of a commissioned paper on health literacy activities underway in public health organizations. Other presentations will examine the implications of health literacy for the mission and essential services of public health.  \nAgenda: 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. \n\n\n\nPanel: Health Literacy and Public HealthThis presentation will highlight areas where there is beneficial overlap between health literacy and public health\, and explore the implications of health literacy for effective public health interventions. Reframing Health Literacy as a Public Health Issue Presentation of Commissioned Paper   \n\n\nPanel: Current Health Department Efforts in Health LiteracyLouisiana | Nebraska | Arkansas   \n\n\nPanel: Health Literacy Facilitates Public Health Activity Applying Health Literacy Principles to Public Health Efforts in Preparedness and Nutrition; Chronic Disease; Prevention; School Health; Oral Health   \n\n\nPanel: Supporting Public Health Implementation and Research Departments of Public Health: Workforce Development Academia: Professional Training and Certification Evaluation Research and Implementation Studies (emphasize partnerships)  \n\n\n\nWebcast will be available and the workshop will be at:Beckman Center100 Academy DriveIrvine\, CA 92617 \nRegister here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/iom-workshop-implications-of-health-literacy-for-public-health/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131121T010000
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SUMMARY:Chicago chapter: Fresh Stories Ahead for the Affordable Care Act
DESCRIPTION:Save the date!  \nJoin the Chicago chapter of AHCJ on Thursday\, Nov. 21\, for a panel discussion on “Fresh Stories Ahead for the Affordable Care Act.”  \nDoes your story list need a kick in the pants? The technical problems of HealthCare.gov have overshadowed other health reform stories since the rollout of the federal marketplace website on Oct. 1. Journalists now need to look ahead for trends and develop new story ideas. Our panel discussion will dig into three big changes that haven’t received much public attention yet: pediatric dental coverage\, substance abuse treatment coverage and a new type of nonprofit health insurers called CO-OPs.  \nPanelists: \nDr. John R. Rutkausas\, D.D.S.\, is chief executive officer of the Chicago-based American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry\, the nation’s foremost authority on pediatric oral health. AAPD is engaged with many public policy-related projects aimed at educating policy makers\, as well as AAPD members\, on improving access to qualified oral healthcare providers nationwide. \nC. Scott Litch\, is chief operating officer and general counsel for the Chicago-based American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Litch has three primary duties with the AAPD:  coordinating internal operations and planning; directing the AAPD’s government relations and public policy agenda; and\, managing legal issues affecting the AAPD and pediatric dentistry.       \nDan Lustig\, vice president clinical services\, Haymarket Center in Chicago\, has more than 20 years of experience in the field of addictions. In 2005\, he completed a research study examining the Factors Related to Changes in African American Women Participating in Substance Abuse Treatment. He currently sits on numerous committees evaluating methamphetamine and its clinical interventions statewide. \nJason Montrie is vice president of channel and network development for Land of Lincoln Health\, the first and only health insurance CO-OP in Illinois. He has more than a decade of experience in insurance sales and health network development. Prior to joining Land of Lincoln Health\, Jason was a senior sales executive at Humana Insurance and an assistant vice president at Euclid Insurance Company. \nModerator: Carla K. Johnson\, Associated Press Medical Writer\, and board member of the Association of Health Care Journalists. \nTime: refreshments at 6 p.m.; program at 6:30 p.m. \nLocation: Columbia College Journalism DepartmentRoom 219\, 33 East Congress\, corner of Wabash and Congress\, under the L tracks
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/chicago-chapter-fresh-stories-ahead-for-the-affordable-care-act/
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SUMMARY:National Rural Health Day
DESCRIPTION:For the third consecutive year\, the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) and all 50 State Offices of Rural Health (SORHs) will join forces with other local\, state\, and national rural health care providers and stakeholders to celebrate National Rural Health Day. \nAmerica’s rural communities face unique health care concerns: a lack of health care providers; accessibility issues\, particularly in terms of transportation and technology; and affordability issues as the result of larger percentages of un-/underinsured citizens and greater out-of-pocket health costs. Meanwhile\, rural hospitals and health systems face declining reimbursement rates and disproportionate funding levels that make it challenging to meet the physical\, social and economic needs of their communities. \nNOSORH launched National Rural Health Day in 2011 to increase awareness of these issues and highlight the efforts of SORHs and others in addressing those issues \nNational Rural Health Day events are being planned nationwide by SORHs and others on Nov 21. As in year’s past\, NOSORH will host a series of free webinars on National Rural Health Day.  Scheduled topics\, times\, and speakers include: \n\n\nAgriSafe: Protecting the People Who Feed America (Noon EST) – Natalie Roy\, Executive Director and Carolyn Sheridan\, Clinical Director\, AgriSafe Network (Registration) \n\n\nRural 101: The Basics of Rural Health (1 p.m. EST) – Kristine Sande\, Program Director\, Rural Assistance Center (Registration) \n\n\nPopulation Based Health and Health Promotion in Rural (2:00 p.m. EST) – Lynda Bergsma\, Program Director\, Arizona Center of Rural Health; Caroline Ford\, Former Director\, Nevada State Office of Rural Health (Registration) \n\n\nThe Affordable Care Act in Rural America (3 p.m. EST) – Tom Morris\, Associate Administrator\, Deepti Loharikar\, Public Health Analyst\, and Aaron Fischbach\, Public Health Analyst\, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (Registration) \n\n\nResources for Recruitment\, Networking\, and Telehealth (4 p.m. EST) – Mike Shimmens\, Executive Director\, National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network; Rebecca Davis\, Executive Director\, National Cooperative of Health Networks Association; Kathy Hsu Wibberly\, Director\, Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center (Registration) \n\n\nNOSORH is also planning to host a National Rural Health Day Press Conference/Celebration at the National Press Club in Washington\, D.C. at 10 a.m. EST on Nov. 21; details will be forthcoming.  To learn more about National Rural Health Day\, visit ; to learn more about NOSORH\, visit . \nContacts:   Bill Hessert at 814.360.1964\, billh@nosorh.org; Teryl Eisinger at 586.850.5257\, teryle@nosorh.org
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-rural-health-day/
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