BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Association of Health Care Journalists - ECPv6.17.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://healthjournalism.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Association of Health Care Journalists REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161101T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161130T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161208Z CREATED:20231025T161921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161208Z UID:24180-1477962000-1480467600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Home Care and Hospice Month DESCRIPTION:This month is the National Association of Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) annual celebration of home care workers and and its efforts to raise awareness of  the important role of home care in peoples’ lives. \nNAHC plans to release studies leading up to Home Care Month showing the increasing role of home care and hospice in health care. Contact:Public Relations Department\, National Association for Home Care & Hospice pr@nahc.org; 202-547-7424 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-home-care-and-hospice-month/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161101T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161130T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161208Z CREATED:20231025T161924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161208Z UID:24181-1477962000-1480467600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Hospice / Palliative Care Month DESCRIPTION:The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization promotes awareness and importance of end-of-life care. \nContact: Communications Team\, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization 703-837-1500  \ncommunications@nhpco.org  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/hospice-palliative-care-month-2/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161101T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161130T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161206Z CREATED:20231025T161925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161206Z UID:24182-1477962000-1480467600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Family Caregivers Month DESCRIPTION:This year’s theme is “Take Care to Give Care” promoting the need for caregivers to take care of themselves first. \nContact: Lenny Futterman\, Caregiver Action Network \n202-454-3965 \nlfutterman@caregiveraction.org URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/family-caregivers-month/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161101T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161130T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161207Z CREATED:20231025T161925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161207Z UID:24183-1477962000-1480467600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month DESCRIPTION:The number of people with the disease has soared to nearly 5.4 million. The focus is on honoring a caregiver of someone with Alzheimer’s. Programs and events happening throughout the country. Find local programs here.    \nContact: Alzheimer’s Association Public Relations \ntel: 312-335-4078 \ne-mail: media@alz.org  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/alzheimeraes-disease-awareness-month/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161112T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161116T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161200Z CREATED:20231025T161925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161200Z UID:24184-1478912400-1479258000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Heart Association's annual scientific conference DESCRIPTION:The American Heart Association’s annual scientific conference is five days of science and cardiovascular clinical practice covering all aspects of basic\, clinical\, population and translational content. 18\,000 professional attendees\, with a global presence from more than 100 countries. In addition\, 2 million medical professionals participate virtually in lectures and discussions about basic\, translational\, clinical and population science.    \nContact info: Use this list of conference-specific media contacts URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-heart-associations-annual-scientific-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161115T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161115T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162444Z CREATED:20231103T165824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162444Z UID:26264-1479171600-1479171600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Medicare: What would it take to add a dental benefit? DESCRIPTION:Resources\n\n\nRecorded webcast \n\n\nSpeaker’s presentation \n\n\nAHCJ’s oral health core topic \n\n\nAHCJ’s aging core topic \n\n\nOral Health America \n\n\n \n\nRecorded Nov. 15\nThis webcast will feature Beth Truett\, president and chief executive officer of Oral Health America\, a national advocacy organization that is focused upon improving the oral health of older Americans. \nTruett will talk about a growing push to add a dental benefit to Medicare and the findings of new research by her group on the oral health of multigenerational “grandfamilies.” \nHow to participate in the webcast:\nClick here and a new window will open. Choose the option to “Enter as a Guest” and type in your name. Click on the “Enter Room” button. \n \nAbout the speaker\nOral Health America is a national nonprofit organization established in 1955 and based in Chicago. Its mission is to change lives by connecting communities with resources to drive access to care\, increase health literacy and advocate for policies that improve overall health through better oral health for all Americans\, especially those most vulnerable. Truett\, the group’s executive director came to OHA after leading Chicago Lights\, a community services organization that annually serves thousands of Chicagoans who face aging\, poverty\, access to education\, and health care. \n\nBeth Truett \n\n\nMary Otto URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/medicare-what-would-it-take-to-add-a-dental-benefit/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR