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SUMMARY:When the newsroom becomes your living room: Reporting in the age of COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:As the novel Coronavirus continues to spread in the United States\, many media organizations have taken extreme measures to create social distance with reporters and managers and other staff and this has meant that most of these journalists are now working from home. \nFor reporters\, working from home could be a drastic change at a time of extreme pressure and anxiety.  For managers used to leading in a full newsroom transitioning to digital accountability and producing measures might be intimidating. But we have some words of comfort: Do not panic. You are not alone. Freelance journalists and solo correspondents work under similar conditions every day. They work from home\, adapt to changes\, assignments and situations. They also beef up on new digital skills and create workflows that allow them to break stories and make news. \nNow is the time to look at how they do it. They have the best advice on how to cope\, get organized and do your job effectively whether you are sitting in your living room or patio or outside in front of a business. This webinar will provide NAHJ members the tools they need to excel at a difficult time when journalists are expected to produce daily stories covering COVID-19 or any local story that must be covered every day. \nFormat and Program Draft\n\n\nComfort: creating a productive working space \n\n\nCreating and managing a workflow \n\n\nIntro to digital news-gathering tools \n\n\nCommunication is still key: Slack channels and Zoom meetings \n\n\nBuilding sources \n\n\nFrom cybersecurity to self-care \n\n\nKey Objectives\n\n\nHelp journalists working from home for the first time. \n\n\nProvide NAHJ members with useful tools used by freelancers so they can perform well and produce remotely without feeling isolated and/or without resources. \n\n\nBuild strategies to self-care and stay connected to the outside world without becoming overwhelmed. \n\n\nRegister here:\nFirst Session – April 17 at 7:00pm EST \nSecond Session – April 24 at 7:00pm EST \nSpeakers:Romina Ruiz and Mc Nelly Torres
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/when-the-newsroom-becomes-your-living-rooma-reporting-in-the-age-of-covid-19/
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SUMMARY:COVID-19 UC Davis Capstone Lab - Town Halls
DESCRIPTION:The COVID-19 pandemic has made demands on our collective resilience that will continue for some time. To answer this call\, a group of dedicated instructors in the University of California\, Davis\, College of Biological Science has designed a virtual lab course. This unique course provides students with a truly interdisciplinary perspective on how modern biology through a diverse number of approaches can inform our decisions in this crises and help plan for future interventions to lessen the impact of viral epidemics. One of the activities in this course are a series of Town Halls\, where subject area experts chat with students and course instructors about issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. At these Town Hall meetings\, physicians\, scientists\, lawyers\, a journalist & an economist discuss scientific\, health care\, and broader societal issues concerning the COVID19 pandemic. They are going to be held every Friday this winter quarter from 3:30-5pm. \nLive streaming of the meetings on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ucdavisbiology/  \nArchived town halls: https://video.ucdavis.edu/channel/channelid/159414402  \nFollow on Twitter: @CovidTownHall \nALL TOWN HALLS WILL OCCUR ON FRIDAYS \, 3:30-5 p.m. PT \nApril 17Health care disparities Dr. James Hildreth\, President & CEO\, Meharry Medical College and Dr. Allison Brashear\, Dean UC Davis\, School of Medicine. \nApril 24Emerging infectious diseases Prof. Jonna Mazet\, UC Davis\, Director of OneHealth Institute \nMay 1Physician who treated first US community transmission COVID case at UCD Health Prof. Angela Haczku\, MD\, PhD\, UC Davis \nMay 8Bioethics. health care law\, public health law\, law & policy Prof. Lisa Ikemoto\, UC Davis Law School \nMay 15Food supply-chain issues related to the coronavirus pandemic Prof. Daniel Sumner\, UC Davis\, Director\, University of California Agricultural Issues Center \nMay 22Reporting a pandemic Richard Harris – Science reporter\, NPR \nMary 29Constitutional issues raised by the pandemic. What are the limits of the government’s power? Prof. Elizabeth Jo – UC Davis Law School
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covid-19-uc-davis-capstone-lab-town-halls/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200422T010000
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SUMMARY:Covering Coronavirus: Street Reporting Without the Street
DESCRIPTION:April 22\, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. PT / 1-2 p.m. ET \nDigital journalism expert Amara Aguilar will provide a hands-on tour of at least three tools\, provide resources for health reporters working remotely\, and offer tips for reporting on hard-to-reach communities. \nFor more information\, and to register\, click here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covering-coronavirus-street-reporting-without-the-street/
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SUMMARY:Understanding the Landscape of COVID-19 Vaccine and Treatment R&D
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, April 22\, 3-4 p.m. ET\nResearch America hosts a webcast featuring Stefano Bertuzzi\, PhD\, MPH\, Chief Executive Officer\, American Society for Microbiology and Julie Gerberding\, MD\, MPH\, Executive Vice President and Chief Patient Officer\, Strategic Communications\, Global Public Policy and Population Health\, Merck\, who will provide an overview of the most promising scientific approaches underway to create vaccines\, treat COVID-19\, and prevent infection. Moderated by Mark McClellan\, MD\, PhD\, Director\, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy\, Duke University. \nTo register\, click here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/understanding-the-landscape-of-covid-19-vaccine-and-treatment-rd/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200422T010000
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SUMMARY:Antiviral treatments — what are the odds?
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, April 22\, 1 p.m ET / 10 a.m PT \nStat’s Matthew Herper will talk with Diana Brainard\, senior vice president\, HIV and Emerging Viral Infections from Gilead Sciences. They’ll dive into the steps being taken to develop antiviral treatments and break down the big questions around time frame\, testing\, and more. \nRegister here. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/antiviral-treatments-ae-what-are-the-odds/
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SUMMARY:COVID-19 Testing Possibilities\, Challenges\, and Equity Implications
DESCRIPTION:April 22 Webinar \nOn Wednesday\, April 22\, from 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. EDT\, the National Academy of Medicine and the American Public Health Association will hold a webinar on the state of diagnostic and antibody testing – the fifth in the COVID-19 Conversations series. \nExperts will explore how data from testing can provide a clear picture of who has been infected\, who can safely return to work\, and how the virus is spreading. They will also discuss how to ensure equitable access to testing\, particularly among communities of color\, the uninsured and underinsured\, and people with disabilities. \nPanelists are: \n\n\nDavid Relman (moderator) — Thomas C. and Joan M. Merigan Professor and professor of microbiology and immunology\, Stanford University \n\n\nGeorges Benjamin — executive director\, American Public Health Association \n\n\nAshish Jha — director\, Harvard Global Health Institute\, and K.T. Li Professor of Global Health\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health \n\n\nJill Taylor — director\, Wadsworth Center\, New York State Public Health Department \n\n\nA recording and transcript of the webinar will be available online. \nContacts: Dana Korsen\, Media Relations Manager Stephanie Miceli\, Media Relations Officer Office of News and Public Information 202-334-2138; e-mail news@nas.edu
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covid-19-testing-possibilities-challenges-and-equity-implications/
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SUMMARY:Keeping Nursing Home Residents and Staff Safe in the Era of COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:The National Academies is hosting a webinar on April 22\, 1–2 p.m. EST on innovative approaches to keeping nursing home residents and staff safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. \nExperts from Johns Hopkins will share the state of Maryland’s best practices for addressing a number of challenges – preventing hospitalization\, ensuring there’s enough PPE and that staff are well-trained\, and easing the toll of loneliness and isolation.   \nYou can register here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/keeping-nursing-home-residents-and-staff-safe-in-the-era-of-covid-19/
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SUMMARY:National Press Call with AdvaMed CEO Scott Whitaker on the State of COVID- 19 Testing
DESCRIPTION:Scott Whitaker\, president and CEO of AdvaMed\, the world’s largest medical technology association\, will hold a press conference to discuss the current state of testing for the COVID-19 virus and what the medical technology industry – which creates and manufactures these tests – is doing to meet the unprecedented demand presented by this crisis. In addition\, Whitaker will announce the latest steps the industry is taking to help ensure testing capacity is sufficient to allow the U.S. economy to safely reopen.  \nWhen: 11:00-11:45 a.m. ET\, Wednesday\, March 22\, 2020 \nHow: Please RSVP to receive the conference dial-in and code by emailing Mark Brager at mbrager@advamed.org. 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-press-call-with-advamed-ceo-scott-whitaker-on-the-state-of-covid-19-testing/
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