BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Association of Health Care Journalists - ECPv6.17.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Association of Health Care Journalists 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:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180718T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180720T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161215Z CREATED:20231025T162104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161215Z UID:24285-1531875600-1532048400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Summer Workshop on Pandemics\, Bioterrorism\, and Global Health Security DESCRIPTION:Threats to global health security continue to evolve due to the changing nature of conflict\, advances in science and technology\, globalization\, and the growing threat posed by emerging infectious diseases and pandemics. Pandemics\, Bioterrorism and Global Health Security: From Anthrax to Zika is a three-day\, non-credit summer workshop designed to introduce participants to the challenges facing the world at the intersection of national security\, public health\, and the life sciences. The workshop faculty are internationally recognized experts from the government\, private sector\, and academia who have been extensively involved with research and policy-making on public health\, biodefense\, and national security issues. The workshop is organized by the Biodefense Graduate Program at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. \n\nIdentify the range of biological threats and assess the risks they pose to public health and national security\nDescribe impediments to organizational change and identify strategies for overcoming these obstacles.\nExamine lessons learned from the SARS and avian flu outbreaks\, the 2009 influenza pandemic\, and the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak.\nExplore the dual-use dilemma and how to balance the benefits of advanced biotechnologies against the safety and security risks they can pose.\nInvestigate the growing importance of biotechnology to the national economy\, domestic and international risks to biotechnology innovation\, and legal\, policy\, and regulatory measures for safeguarding the bioeconomy.\nUnderstand the technical\, political\, regulatory\, and financial obstacles to developing new medical countermeasures for bioterrorist and pandemic threats. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/summer-workshop-on-pandemics-bioterrorism-and-global-health-security/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180719T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180719T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161214Z CREATED:20231103T173422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161214Z UID:26466-1531962000-1531962000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webcast: Understand new insurance plans and their impact on the ACA DESCRIPTION:July 19\, 2 p.m. ET\n \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast\nSpeaker’s presentation\nAHCJ core topic on health reform\nAHCJ core topic on insurance\n\n \n\nWe’ll discuss association health plans and short-duration health plans – what are they\, what will they cover (and not cover)\, how will they address pre-existing conditions\, and what do they mean for the ACA markets? \n\n\nSabrina Corlette\, research professor\, Center on Health Insurance Reforms\, Georgetown University\, McCourt School of Public Policy \n\n\nModerator: Joanne Kenen\, AHCJ core topic leader on health reform; health editor\, Politico \n\n\nSabrina Corlette\, J.D.\, is an expert on private health insurance and insurance markets\, and has advised both state governments and federal officials. Before joining Georgetown\, she was director of health policy programs at the National Partnership for Women and Families. She was a staff member of the Senate Health\, Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee from 1997-2001. She earned her law degree at the University of Texas\, and her undergraduate degree from Harvard. \n\nSabrina Corlette \n\n\nJoanne Kenen URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webcast-understand-new-insurance-plans-and-their-impact-on-the-aca/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180719T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180719T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161214Z CREATED:20231103T173511Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161214Z UID:26475-1531962000-1531962000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Opioids: Current status of the crisis\, response\, and future direction DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, July 19\, 1-2 p.m. ET \nWebinar\, organized jointly by the American Dental Association (ADA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will focus on the current state of the opioid crisis. \nPresenter Scott Winiecki of the FDA will discuss the role of his agency and state prescription drug monitoring programs in combatting the crisis\, as well as recent publications on appropriate prescribing as related to dentistry and safe disposal of unused medication. \nFor more information or to register\, use this link. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/opioids-current-status-of-the-crisis-response-and-future-direction/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR