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SUMMARY:2019 NACCHO Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:The theme\, “Improving the Nation’s Health through Public and Private Partnerships\,” will highlight the importance of cross-sector partnerships to improve health outcomes in communities throughout the country. \nTo keep up with the latest information on NACCHO Annual 2019\, check out Twitter or the hashtag #NA19.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/2019-naccho-annual-conference/
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SUMMARY:11th World Conference of Science Journalists
DESCRIPTION:WCSJ2019 will be independent and critical. Because science has never been so powerful\, many forces strive to deform it to serve their agendas: corporations\, politicians\, ideologues. Journalists need to remain constantly skeptical and watchful\, and the conference will help them with tips and insights. WCSJ2019 is open and innovative. New ideas and new practices are constantly emerging\, and the conference will strive to harness the best and bring them to Lausanne. The preliminary program is available here. \nMedia contacts: \nEmail contact here: supporters@wcsj2019.eu \n  \nHow to Attend: \nPress may register by sending an email to supporters@wcsj2019.eu. \nFind more information about the event here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/11th-world-conference-of-science-journalists/
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SUMMARY:Age Action Conference
DESCRIPTION:  \nThis conference is sponsored by the National Council on Aging; it brings together the National Institute of Senior Centers\, Center for Healthy Aging partners and all of the Benefit Enrollment Centers from across the U.S. \nContact: Armando Trull\, Media Relations Manager: 571-527-4004.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/age-action-conference/
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SUMMARY:International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
DESCRIPTION:  \nHundreds of health care professionals and advocates for people living with HIV will join policymakers and health service providers to discuss the latest trends in HIV prevention and treatment research at the Adherence 2019 conference.  \nDr. Robert Redfield\, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)\, will deliver the conference’s keynote address on June 17 at 1:15 pm EST. He will speak about the Trump administration’s plan to end the HIV epidemic in the United States by 2030. \nFor media attendance or interest in interviews: call Zach Pesavento\, director of communications: 202-420-1065 or zpesavento@iapac.org.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/international-association-of-providers-of-aids-care/
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SUMMARY:Men's Health Month
DESCRIPTION:Anchored by a Congressional health education program\, Men’s Health Month is celebrated across the country with screenings\, health fairs\, media appearances\, and other health education and outreach activities. \nThe purpose of Men’s Health Month is to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys. This month gives health care providers\, public policy makers\, the media\, and individuals an opportunity to encourage men and boys to seek regular medical advice and early treatment for disease and injury.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/mens-health-month/
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SUMMARY:Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month
DESCRIPTION:Worldwide\, 50 million people are living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. The Alzheimer’s Association raises awareness in June.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/alzheimers-and-brain-awareness-month/
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SUMMARY:Cataract Awareness Month
DESCRIPTION:Cataract is the leading cause of blindness in the world. There are close to 22.3 million Americans age 40 and older with cataracts. More than half of all Americans will have cataracts by age 80. Prevent Blindness America offers tips about prevention and information about surgery.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cataract-awareness-month-2/
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SUMMARY:2019 IHI Patient Safety Congress
DESCRIPTION:”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Patient Safety Congress brings together people who are passionate about ensuring safe care equitably for all across the globe. \n”‹Every year\, the IHI Patient Safety Congress features 25 expert-hosted breakout sessions across 6 tracks\, enabling you to explore new ideas in safer care to implement in your organization. \nThe featured tracks in 2019 are:\n\n\nAdvancing Safety Science \n\n\nAmbulatory & Care Outside the Hospital \n\n\nCulture of Safety \n\n\nLearning Systems \n\n\nSafety and Equity for Vulnerable Populations \n\n\nWorkforce Safety \n\n\nLocation: \n Marriott Marquis Houston”‹ \nContact info: \ninfo@ihi.org; 617-301-4800 or 866-787-0831\n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/2019-ihi-patient-safety-congress/
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SUMMARY:University of Minnesota’s Design of Medical Devices Conference
DESCRIPTION:Conference includes exhibit of human hearts\, virtual reality and medical device security.\nMedical device leaders from across the country in both industry and academia will converge at the University of Minnesota’s 18th annual Design of Medical Devices Conference (DMD) April 16-18 at Graduate Minneapolis\, 615 Washington Ave. S.E.\, Minneapolis. The conference will address emerging trends related to medical device design\, digital health\, policy\, engineering\, education and commercialization.   More than 1\,300 people are expected to attend this year’s conference\, making it the largest medical devices conference in the world. Additional walk-in registrations are accepted each day.   In addition to a comprehensive program with more than 150 presenters on a wide variety of topics related to medical devices\, the conference includes a new exhibit this year that explores the rise of virtual reality in healthcare. Attendees can talk with experts who have worked in virtual reality since its inception about the expanding availability of tools and how the University has used them to improve patient outcomes. \nFor more information on the Design of Medical Devices Conference or to register\, visit www.dmd.umn.edu. \nMedia Note: Several medical device experts will be available for interviews. Media wishing to attend should contact Jenny Holden\, conference administrator\, rampi002@umn.edu or Rhonda Zurn at rzurn@umn.edu.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/university-of-minnesotaaes-design-ofa-medicala-devicesa-conference/
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SUMMARY:Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale
DESCRIPTION:The 16th annual Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale will be held on April 13-14\, 2019. The Global Health & Innovation Conference convenes nearly 2\,000 participants and more than 300 presentations about global health\, responsible global engagement\, social entrepreneurship\, and innovation. Register by March 10th for a 30 percent reduced rate.  \n Panel topics range from “The Art of Effective Organizations: Leading and Following with Humility and Integrity” to “Responsibility and Integrity in Global Health.” See many of the 300 conference presentations in the list below\, and the complete schedule can be seen on the conference website. \nGlobal Health & Innovation Conference Presented by Unite For Sight\, 16th Annual Conference At Yale University\, New Haven\, Connecticut\, USA Saturday\, April 13 – Sunday\, April 14\, 2019 http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference \n The conference’s 300 confirmed presentations include: \nKeynote Addresses\n\n\n“The Moral Obligation of Optimism to Fuel the Fight for the Sustainable Development Goals\,”Agnes Binagwaho\, Vice Chancellor\, University of Global Health Equity\, Rwanda; Former Minister of Health\, Rwanda; Senior Lecturer\, Harvard Medical School; Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics\, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine \n\n\n“The Two Most Important Days: Reflections on Leadership\, Happiness and Living with Purpose\,” Sanjiv Chopra\, Professor of Medicine\, Harvard Medical School \n\n\n“Health Care in the Age of Climate Crisis\,” Gary Cohen\, President\, Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth \n\n\n“Truth or Dare: The Secret Behind Impact\,” Jordan Levy\, Chief External Relations Officer\, Ubuntu Pathways \n\n\n“Sustainable Development Goals and Health as a Human Right\,” Joia Mukherjee\, Chief Medical Officer\, Partners In Health; Associate Professor\, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine\, Harvard Medical School; Associate Professor\, Division of Global Health Equity\, Brigham and Women’s Hospital \n\n\nDesign Thinking Speakers\n\n\n“Creative Rigor: Human-Centered Design and Global Health\,” Jessa Blades\, Managing Director\, IDEO.org \n\n\n“The Design of Things to Come . . . \,” Natacha Poggio\, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design\, University of Houston Downtown \n\n\n“The Talking Textile: Designing New Patterns of Healthcare Access in Low-Resource Regions\,” Eliza Squibb\, Co-Founder and Creative Director\, ZTwist Design\, LLC; Assistant Professor\, Project Open Door\, Rhode Island School of Design \n\n\n“Sharing Organizational Data to Expand Your Impact\,” Stefanie Zimmerman Drake\, Public Relations Manager\, Water Mission \n\n\n \nEnvironmental Health\, Food\, Nutrition\, and Agriculture Speakers\n\n\n“Hurdling Health Barriers in India: A Cross-Sector Approach to Addressing Nutrition\,” Cassie Chandler\, Health Director\, Grameen Foundation \n\n\n“Food as Farmacy\,” Mike Devlin\, Director of Grants and Initiatives\, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation \n\n\n“Tracking Health Care Sector Emissions at National and International Scales\,” Matthew Eckelman\, Associate Professor and Associate Chair For Research\, Civil and Environmental Engineering\, Northeastern University \n\n\n“Leveraging Universities for Planetary Health-Smart Systems\,” Ann Kurth\, Dean\, Yale School of Nursing \n\n\n“Nutrient\, Medicinal\, and Potentially Toxic Elements Present in the West African Mixed-Spice ‘Yaji’\,” Helen Kwanashie\, Professor of Pharmacology\, Ahmadu Bello University\, Nigeria \n\n\n“Envisioning Old Communities for Children’s Health and Sustainability: New Orleans and New York City\,” Howard Mielke\, Research Professor\, Tulane University \n\n\n“Professionals’ Perceptions: Why is Lead Poisoning Prevalent in Lancaster County?” Harriet Okatch\, Assistant Professor\, Franklin and Marshall College \n\n\n“Glyphosate’s Key Role in Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Origin\,”Stephanie Seneff\, Senior Research Scientist\, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory \n\n\n“Perioperative Medicine: Integrating Resource Utilization and Clinical Outcomes Using Information Technology to Prevent Pollution\,” Jodi Sherman\, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology\, and Epidemiology in Environmental Health Sciences; Director of Sustainability\, Anesthesia\, Yale University \n\n\n“Ophthalmology Around the World: Using Life Cycle Assessment to Measure and Mitigate Health Care Pollution\,” Cassandra Thiel\, Assistant Professor\, NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service; Assistant Professor\, NYU Langone School of Medicine\, Department of Population Health; Assistant Professor\, NYU Tandon School of Engineering \n\n\n“Green Engineering and Green Design of Medical Devices and Pharmaceuticals\,” Julie Zimmerman\, Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs\, Professor of Green Engineering\, Assistant Director for Research at Center for Green Chemistry & Green Engineering\, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies \n\n\nHealthcare Delivery Models and Impact Measurement Speakers\n\n\n“Replacing Sickcare with Systems Designed to Deliver Community Vitality/Wellbeing: The Twin Pillars of Next Generation Primary Healthcare and Social Determinants Interventions\,” David Aylward\, Senior Advisor\, Community Health Center\, Inc. \n\n\n“Digital Health Innovation in Africa and India: New Social Enterprise Models\,” Pam Bolton\, Head of Partnerships\, Tech Care for All \n\n\n“Including Oral Health Services in Basic Health Packages in Poor and Middle Income Countries\,” Audrey Chapman\, Professor of Community Medicine and Healthcare; Healey Chair in Medical Humanities and Bioethics\, University of Connecticut School of Medicine \n\n\n“Emergency Medicine Training: Lessons for Success from Haiti\,” Keegan Checkett\, Co-Director\, Emergency Medicine Residency Program\, Partners In Health; Director of International Emergency Medicine\, University of Chicago \n\n\n“Project Last Mile in the Kingdom of eSwatini: Leveraging Private Sector Strategic Marketing Expertise to Inform Demand Creation for HIV Services for Young Women – the Girl Champ Evolution\,” Sarah Christie\, Program Manager\, Global Health Leadership Initiative (GHLI)\, Yale School of Public Health \n\n\n“Fifteen Years of Unite For Sight Intervention; Have We Made Any Impact In the Communities We Serve?” James Clarke\,Ophthalmologist and Medical Director\, Crystal Eye Clinic\, Ghana; Unite For Sight Ghana Medical Director \n\n\n“Reaching the Unreachable: Innovating Community Collaborative Models for Preventive Health Service Delivery\,” Scott Clarke\, Founding Director\, Amandla Development \n\n\n“River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) in Africa: Looking Deeper into the Retina and Testing of New Drugs\,” Michael Ekuoba-Gyasi\, Ophthalmologist and Medical Director\, Saint Thomas Eye Clinic\, Ghana; Unite For Sight Partner \n\n\n“Identifying and Confronting Challenges in Treatment and Care for Adolescents Living with HIV\,” Molly Forrest Franke\, Assistant Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine\, Harvard Medical School \n\n\n“Global Spine Care Initiative: An International and Interprofessional Delphi Process to Develop a Model of Care\,” Claire Johnson\, Professor\, National University of Health Sciences \n\n\n“Diverse Caregivers’ HPV Vaccine-Related Awareness and Knowledge\,” Deanna Kepka\, Assistant Professor\, College of Nursing | Investigator\, Huntsman Cancer Institute Director\, Global and International Health\, College of Nursing University of Utah \n\n\n“Designing Integrated Services to Manage Chronic NCDs in Haiti and Rwanda\,” Gene Kwan\, Assistant Professor\, Boston University School of Medicine; Health and Policy Advisor\, Partners In Health \n\n\n“Why Emergency Care Can Transform Global Health\,” Regan Marsh\, Director of Clinical Systems\, Partners In Health; Instructor\, Department of Emergency Medicine\, Harvard Medical School \n\n\n“Changing Young People’s Attitudes Towards Effective Contraception Using Mobile Phone Messaging\,” Daniel McCartney\, Senior Technical Adviser\, Innovation\, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) \n\n\n“Factors Influencing HIV Medication Adherence among HIV Positive Women in Zambia\,” Jerry John Nutor\, Postdoctoral Research Associate\, Global Health and Health Policy Center for Health and Wellbeing\, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs\, Princeton University \n\n\n“Global Health Residency Training and Career Development: The Brigham/Harvard Experience\,” Daniel Palazuelos\, Assistant Director\, Hiatt Global Health Equity Residency\, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Senior Health and Policy Advisor for Community Health Systems\, Partners In Health; Assistant Professor in Medicine\, Harvard Medical School \n\n\n“The Hazards and Gratifications of Volunteer Service Abroad\,” Aron Rose\, Chair\, White House Bioethics Committee for Partners in Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa; Associate Clinical Professor\, Yale University School of Medicine and Yale University School of Nursing; Associate Clinical Professor\, Frank H. Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University \n\n\n“The Role of Emergency Care in Health Systems Strengthening\,” Shada Rouhani\, Associate Physician\, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Instructor\, Department of Emergency Medicine\, Harvard Medical School; Senior Advisor\, Emergency Medicine\, L’Hopital Universiteé de Mirebalais\, Haiti \n\n\n“Universal Eye Health Programme in India\,” Sarang Samal\, Founder\, Kalinga Eye Hospital\, NYSASDRI\, India; Unite For Sight Partner \n\n\n“Audio and Analytics: Strengthening Health Knowledge and Outcomes in Remote Communities\,” Cliff Schmidt\, Executive Director\, Amplio \n\n\n“Community Health Workers: International Scale-Up and American Start-Up\,” Adam Schwartz\, Senior Health Program Manager\, BRAC USA \n\n\n“Value-Based Healthcare: Applying What We Have Learned from the OECD to Emerging Markets and LMIC. The Strategy to Provide Better Health and Solve the Cost and Access Crisis\,” Mahek Shah\, Senior Researcher\, Harvard Business School \n\n\n“HIV Treatment as Prevention: How Clinical and Public Health Priorities are in Sync\,” Sten Vermund\, Dean and Anna M.R. Lauder Professor of Public Health\, Yale School of Public Health; Professor of Pediatrics\, Yale School of Medicine \n\n\n“Effect of Chinese Eye Exercises on Change in Visual Acuity and Eyeglasses Wear Among School-Aged Children in Rural China\,” Huan Wang\, Research Scholar\, Rural Education Action Program (REAP)\, Stanford University \n\n\n“Building Local Capacity in Fighting Blindness Globally: The Role of Unite For Sight\,” Seth Wanye\, Ophthalmologist and Medical Director\, Friends Eye Clinic\, Ghana; Unite For Sight Partner \n\n\n“Evaluation of an Integrated National Primary Eye Care Programme in Rwanda\,” Jennifer Yip\, International Centre for Eye Health International Centre for Evidence in Disability London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine \n\n\nHealth Policy & Advocacy Speakers\n\n\n“Private Sector: Achieving Accountability for Women’s\, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health\,” Nicholas Alipui\, Senior Visiting Scholar\, MacMillan Center for International and Area Affairs\, Yale University \n\n\n“Stopping the Biggest Infectious Disease Killer: TB\,” David Bryden\, TB Advocacy Officer\, RESULTS \n\n\n“Are Shouting and Silence Our Only Two Options: Bringing Bipartisanship and Transformation to Citizen Activism on Global Health\,” Sam Daley-Harris\, Founder and Principal\, Civic Courage\, A Program of RESULTS Educational Fund \n\n\n“Predictors of Healthcare Communication of Expatriates in Guangzhou\, People’s Republic of China: An Exploratory Study\,” Guoping He\, Professor and Vice Dean\, Journalism and Communication School\, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies \n\n\n“Association Between Political Capital and Health: A Nationally Representative Survey in China\,” Xiaochen Ma\, Assistant Professor\, Peking University \n\n\n“The De-Neglecting of Neglected Tropical Diseases on the World Stage\,” Dan Pawson\, Vice President\, Global Health Strategies \n\n\n“Mitigating the Asbestos Disaster: Policy\, Prevention\, and Advocacy in the 21st Century\,” Linda Reinstein\, President and CEO\, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization \n\n\n“Who Put that Security in my Public Health? – The Future of Global Health Security as a Paradigm\,” Michael Schmoyer\, Assistant Deputy Secretary for National Security and Director\, Office of Security & Strategic Information (OSSI)\, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services \n\n\n“Developing Essential Management Competencies in Public-Private Partnership Models\,” Daniel West\, Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Administration and Human Resources\, University of Scranton \n\n\nHealth Systems Strengthening Speakers\n\n\n“Health System Reconstitution Syndrome: An Often Misunderstood Phenomenon in Global Health Practice\,” Anatole Manzi\, Cross-Site QI Mentorship Program Director\, Partners In Health \n\n\n“Financing Universal Health Coverage: The Elephant in the Room\,” Neelam Sekhri Feacham\, Associate Professor\, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics\, University of California San Francisco \n\n\n“Are Archaic Inventory Policies Holding Back Sustainable Public Healthcare?” Pratik Shetty\, Data Scientist\, Logistimo \n\n\n“Building Resiliency Through Scaleable Emergency Care Systems\,” Andrea Tenner\, Associate Professor\, Global Health Fellowship Director\, University of California San Francisco; Co-Director\, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Emergency and Trauma Care Department of Emergency Medicine\, University of California San Francisco \n\n\n“Public Health Policy for Private Workplaces: A Model for Policy Advocacy and Health System Strengthening\,” David Wofford\, Vice President\, Meridian Group International\, Inc. \n\n\nInjury & Violence Prevention Speakers\n\n\n“Ammunition to Prevent Gun Violence\,” Woodie Kessel\, Senior Scholar\, Koop Institute\, Geisel School of Medicine\, Dartmouth College; Professor of Pediatrics\, Geisel School of Medicine\, Dartmouth College; Professor of the Practice\, School of Public Health\, University of Maryland \n\n\n“Controlling Behavior and Severity of Lifetime Physical Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa\,” Heather McClintock\, Assistant Professor\, Director of Undergraduate Programs\, College of Health Sciences\, Department of Public Health\, Arcadia University \n\n\n“Using Street Imagery and Crowdsourcing Internet Marketplaces to Measure Motorcycle Helmet Use in Bangkok\, Thailand\,” Hasan Merali\, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine\, McMaster Children’s Hospital; Assistant Clinical Professor\, McMaster University \n\n\n“The Science of Violence and Compassion: Being Human[e]\,” Jeremy Richman\, Founder and CEO\, Avielle Foundation \n\n\nNursing & Global Health Speakers\n\n\n“Human Resources for Health: A Crucial Conversation for Global Health\,” Patricia Davidson\, Dean\, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing \n\n\n“Preparing the Health Workforce for Climate-Ready/Adaptive Health Systems\,” Ann Kurth\, Dean\, Yale School of Nursing \n\n\nOther Non-Communicable Diseases Speakers\n\n\n“Tackling Non-Communicable Diseases: Task-Shifting Care to Lower Level Health Facilities in Uganda\,” Grace Humbles\, Communications Officer\, LifeNet International \n\n\n“Reaching the Rural Somali Pastoralists with the Gift of Eyesight: Mobile Eye Clinic Project in Ethiopian Somali Regional State\,” Mary Murimi\, Professor of Nutrition\, Texas Tech University \n\n\n“Bioethical Considerations: Cancer Diagnosis and Care in Sub-Saharan Africa\,” Aron Rose\, Chair\, White House Bioethics Committee for Partners in Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa; Associate Clinical Professor\, Yale University School of Medicine and Yale University School of Nursing; Associate Clinical Professor\, Frank H. Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University \n\n\n“Yo Puedo! A Self-Management Group   mHealth Program for Low-Income Adults with Type 2 Diabetes in Mexico City\,” Roberta Delvy\, Research Assistant\, Yale School of Nursing \n\n\nReproductive\, Maternal\, and Child Health Speakers\n\n\n“RISE Plus: An Intervention to Address Quality Gaps in Maternal and Newborn Health Care in Post Ebola Liberia\,” Sarah Anyango\, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist; Maternal Health Lead\, Partners In Health\, Liberia \n\n\n“Exploring the Efficacy of Community Women’s Group Leaders to Deliver Health Information on Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy to Empower Women and Enhance Linkages to Care\,” Caroline Johnson\, Policy Researcher\, Maternal and Newborn Health\, Population Council Global Health Corps Fellow \n\n\n“Reducing the Incidence of Hypothermia in a NICU in Rural Haiti\,” Jack Long\, Pediatrician\, Saint Boniface Haiti Foundation \n\n\n“Women’s Empowerment in Ghana: Beyond Universal Maternal Healthcare\,” Mimi Nartey\, Adjunct Faculty\, Occidental College \n\n\n“Improving the Maternal and Child Health Indicators in Rural Communities of Nicaragua. The Maternal and Child Wellness Group\,” Yolanda Paredes-Gaitan\, Executive Director\, Clinica Verde\, Nicaragua \n\n\n“Ot Nywal Me Kuc: A Demonstration of Respectful Midwifery Care in Northern Uganda\,” Rachel Zaslow\, Executive Director\, Mother Health International \n\n\nResearch\, Monitoring\, and Evaluation Speakers\n\n\n“Five Ways to Make an Impact on Global Health\,” Naz Karim\, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Associate Director of Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship\, Brown University \n\n\n“Social Return on Investment (SROI): An Innovate Approach to Planning & Evaluation in the Sustainable Development Goals Era\,” Shubha Kumar\, Assistant Professor & Director of Programs\, University of Southern California (USC) \n\n\n“Health Integration\, Self-Help Groups and Social Entrepreneurship: Results and Implications\,” Kala Mehta\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics\, University of California\, San Francisco \n\n\n“Use of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis as a Policymaking Tool to Identify “Best Buy” Interventions for Non-Communicable Diseases\,” Daniel Ollendorf\, Director\, Value Measurement and Global Health Initiatives at the Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health\, Tufts Medical Center \n\n\n“Making Evidence Synthesis Data Open and Shareable\,” Ian Saldanha\, Assistant Professor\, Brown University School of Public Health \n\n\nSurgery & Global Health Speakers\n\n\n“Measuring Access and the Impact of Access on Outcomes: A Case-Study of C-Sections in Rural Rwanda\,” Bethany Hedt-Gauthier\, Associate Professor\, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine\, Harvard Medical School \n\n\n“Successful Introduction of Ultrasound-Guided Regional Blocks in a Resource-Restricted Country: The AIM Experience in Piura\, Peru\,” Steven Rhondeau\, Executive Director and Co-Founder\, Alliance for International Medicine; Adjunct Associate Professor\, Department of Surgery\, Center for Global Surgery\, University of Utah School of Medicine Intermountain Anesthesia Research Group \n\n\nTechnology in Global Health Speakers\n\n\n“Big Data and Machine Learning: Shaping the Future of Healthcare\,” Miguel Ãngel Armengol de la Hoz\, Research Associate\, Laboratory for Computational Physiology\, MIT Institute for Medical Engingeering and Science \n\n\n“QuickSee Wavefront Refactor: Improving Access to Eyeglasses\, Globally\,” Shivang Dave\, CEO & Co-Founder\, PlenOptika\, Inc. \n\n\n“Supply Chain Innovation: Leveraging OpenBoxes Software to Improve Access to Medicines\,” Lauren Galinsky\, Senior Clinical Operations Strategy Adviser\, Partners In Health \n\n\n“Health Tech Startups and Angel Investment Funding\,” Bobby Jefferson\, Vice President\, Chief Technology Officer\, DAI Global Health \n\n\n“Point-of-Care Diagnostics as Tools to Map and Manage Chronic Diseases\,” Ashok (AJ) Kumar\, Chief Scientific Officer\, Jana Care; formerly Harvard University \n\n\n“Data Science and AI in Global Health: Designing for Impact\,” Jake Porway\, Founder and Executive Director\, DataKind \n\n\n“Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: Leveraging Technology to Engage\, Educate\, and Empower\,” Arti Varanasi\, President & CEO\, Advancing Synergy\, LLC \n\n\nUniversity Education Initiatives in Global Health and Social Entrepreneurship Speakers\n\n\n“Developing Leaders in Global Health\,” David Bouslough\, Associate Professor\, Department of Emergency Medicine\, Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Director\, Global and Public Health Curriculum\, Physician Assistant Program\, Bryant University; Medical Educator and Acute Care Consultant\, LBJ Tropical Medical Center\, American Samoa \n\n\n“Teaching about Violent Conflict as a Public Health Problem\,” Kaveh Khoshnood\, Associate Professor of Epidemiology\, Yale School of Public Health; Program Director of the BA-BS/MPH Program in Public Health\, Yale University \n\n\n“An Innovative University and NGO Partnership: A Multi-Faceted Approach to Capacity Building\, Community Impact\, and Sustainable Engagement in Kenya\,” Marie H. Martin\, Assistant Director\, Education and Training\, Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health; Research Assistant Professor\, Department of Health Policy\, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine \n\n\n“Developing Human Capacity: Technology and Innovation in Global Health Education\,” Harsh Sule\, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine; Associate Director\, Office of Global Health\, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School \n\n\n“Advice From The Experts” Panels\n\n\nThe Art of Effective Organizations: Leading and Following with Humility and Integrity Panel \n\n\nBuilding a Fulfilling Career in Global Health Panel \n\n\nPerspectives on Responsible Global Engagement Panel \n\n\nResponsibility and Integrity in Global Health Panel \n\n\nStrategies for Highly Effective Leadership Panel \n\n\nThe complete conference schedule has been announced. \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/global-health-innovation-conference-at-yale/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190403T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190406T010000
DTSTAMP:20260515T215028
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SUMMARY:National Sex Ed Conference
DESCRIPTION:Largest conference in the United States that is exclusively devoted to sexuality education. Participants attend from across the nation and many other parts of the world to network and learn best practices in sexuality education\, addressing a spectrum of topics\, audiences\, and ages. \nMedia contacts: E-mail: register@sexedconference.com \n  \nHow to Attend: \nPress may register by sending an email to register@sexedconference.com. \nFind more information about the event here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-sex-ed-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190329T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190403T010000
DTSTAMP:20260515T215028
CREATED:20231025T162137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161151Z
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SUMMARY:American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2019
DESCRIPTION:The AACR Annual Meeting program covers the latest discoveries across the spectrum of cancer research — from population science and prevention; to cancer biology\, translational\, and clinical studies; to survivorship and advocacy — and highlights the work of the best minds in research and medicine from institutions all over the world. The preliminary program is available here.  \nMedia contact: \nJulia Gunther at julia.gunther@aacr.org \nor Rick Buck at rick.buck@aacr.org \nWHEN/WHERE: \nDate: 3/29/19 – 4/3/19 \nLocation: Georgia World Congress Center \nHow to Attend: \nPress should contact Julia Gunther at julia.gunther@aacr.org. \nFind more information about the event here. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-association-for-cancer-research-annual-meeting-2019/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190314T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190315T010000
DTSTAMP:20260515T215028
CREATED:20231025T162147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161154Z
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SUMMARY:Health Research Training Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Are you a medical writer or journalist who wants to better understand health research? \n\nResearch aimed at improving treatments and prevention can be complex and new research showing promising results can generate inflated claims and unrealistic hopes.  The media plays a key role in cutting through the hype and translating the complexities\, ensuring that news about important research reaches and is understood by those who would most benefit. \nIn order for the media to fill this role most effectively\, researchers and medical writers/journalists need to communicate clearly with each other.  Unfortunately\, this doesn’t always happen: Not all researchers are adept at communicating their research findings to the media\, nor do all medical writers and journalists have the knowledge of research design\, statistics\, and related issues to fully understand what new studies can and can’t conclude\, or whether a new treatment has benefits that outweigh the risks. \nThanks to an award from the Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute® (PCORI®)\, the National Center for Health Research is hosting a Health Research Training Workshop to help bridge that gap.  The National Center for Health Research is a non-profit\, independent think tank focused on effective and affordable health care\, and does not accept funding from companies making products that are the subject of our analyses.  PCORI® is an independent\, nonprofit organization authorized by Congress in 2010.  Its mission is to fund research that will provide patients\, their caregivers\, and clinicians with the evidence-based information needed to make better-informed healthcare decisions. The term “patient-centered” refers to results that matter most to patients\, such as living longer\, spending less time in the hospital\, and having a better quality of life. \nThe Health Research Training Workshop will bring together medical writers\, journalists\, medical experts\, and groundbreaking researchers to help them communicate more clearly with each other\, and enable writers to communicate with their audiences. \n\n\nYou will learn about new research on which prevention strategies and treatments are most effective for improving patients’ health. \n\n\nYou will learn how to evaluate the quality of new studies and how to reconcile conflicting results and conclusions. \n\n\nYou will learn the pros and cons of clinical trials\, pragmatic trials\, real world evidence\, and other types of medical research. \n\n\nYou will network with medical experts\, researchers\, journalists\, and writers who want to improve communication between researchers and journalists/writers. \n\n\nWorkshop faculty include award-winning journalists and nationally-respected researchers. \n\n\nThe workshop is free and breakfast\, lunch\, and Happy Hour are included. \n\n\nScholarships are available for travel expenses and hotels for those living at least 50 miles away. \n\n\nWorkshop training certificates will be provided upon completion. \n\n\nIf you are a medical writer or journalist who wants to improve your understanding of new research comparing the effectiveness of various treatments and prevention strategies\, and to network with other journalists\, as well as researchers from major medical schools\, please complete this form by February 8th to apply. \n1301 K Street\, NWWashington\, DC 20005 \nThursday\, March 14\, 2019 1pm-6pm and Friday\, March 15\, 2019 9am-5pm \n\nThe National Center for Health Research is an independent\, nonprofit think tank focused on medical and public health issues\, and does not accept funding from pharmaceutical or medical device companies.  This workshop is funded by a Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute® (PCORI®) Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award (8598-NCHR).
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-research-training-workshop/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181202T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181208T010000
DTSTAMP:20260515T215028
CREATED:20231025T162142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155252Z
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SUMMARY:National Influenza Vaccination Week
DESCRIPTION: A national awareness week focused on highlighting the importance of influenza vaccination. \nCDC established National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) in 2005 to highlight the importance of continuing flu vaccination through the holiday season and beyond. \n\n\nPeople at high risk of serious flu complications include young children\, pregnant women\, people with certain chronic health conditions like asthma\, diabetes\, heart disease or lung disease\, and people 65 years and older. \n\n\nFor people at high risk\, getting the flu can be more serious than for other people. Flu is more likely to lead to serious flu complications that can result in hospitalization or even death. \n\n\nAnyone who gets flu can pass it to someone at high risk of severe illness\, including children younger than 6 months who are too young to get a flu vaccine.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-influenza-vaccination-week-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181129T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181130T010000
DTSTAMP:20260515T215028
CREATED:20231025T162141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155254Z
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SUMMARY:Bloomberg American Health Summit
DESCRIPTION:The inaugural two-day Summit\, occurring just weeks after the midterm elections\, will bring together innovators from across the country who are creatively working to tackle some of the nation’s most pressing public health challenges. \nThe 2018 Summit theme is “From Local Action to National Impact: Overcoming Challenges and Improving Health\,” and will look ahead to the creative solutions necessary to address these challenges in a nonpartisan fashion. Speakers include: \n\n\nMichael R. Bloomberg\, founder of Bloomberg Philanthropies and WHO Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases; \n\n\nJoshua M. Sharfstein\, MD\, director of the Bloomberg American Health Initiative; \n\n\nPennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf;  \n\n\nLeana Wen\, MD\, President of Planned Parenthood;  \n\n\nGina McCarthy\, Professor of the Practice of Public Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and former EPA Administrator;   \n\n\nMarion Nestle\, Paulette Goddard Professor and Professor Emerita\, Nutrition and Food Studies\, New York University\, and author;  \n\n\nMichael Botticelli; executive director of the Grayken Center for Addiction at the Boston Medical Center and former Director of National Drug Control Policy \n\n\n— and more to be confirmed. \nThe Summit is organized by the Bloomberg American Health Initiative\, created in 2016 with a $300 million gift to the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The Initiative works to apply public health tools and strategies to five critical challenges facing American communities — Addiction and Overdose; Environmental Challenges; Risks to Adolescent Health; Violence; and Obesity and the Food System. \nAdditional details are included below: \n\n\nBloomberg American Health Summit\, hosted by the Bloomberg American Health Initiative\, a program of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. \n\n\nNov. 29-30\, 2018\, at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington\, D.C. \n\n\nTo RSVP or for questions about the Summit\, please contact Dori Henry at 410-614-2564\, or dhenry21@jhu.edu.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/bloomberg-american-health-summit/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181114T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181118T010000
DTSTAMP:20260515T215028
CREATED:20231025T162130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155300Z
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SUMMARY:GSA 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The latest trends and development from gerontology industry leaders. This year’s theme is “The Purposes of Longer Lives.” \nContact: Todd Kluss\, Associate Director of Communications; Phone: 202-587-2839 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/gsa-2018-annual-scientific-meeting/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181110T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181114T010000
DTSTAMP:20260515T215028
CREATED:20231025T162140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155304Z
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SUMMARY:APHA 2018
DESCRIPTION:APHA’s 2018 Annual Meeting & Expo will convene thousands of public health experts in San Diego in just a few short weeks. With thousands of presentations to choose from\, attendees will have their pick of public health topics to discuss and learn about at this year’s meeting. \nEquity. This year’s meeting theme is Creating the Healthiest Nation: Health Equity Now\, and dozens of sessions will allow attendees to explore every aspect of this important public health priority. Consider adding these health equity sessions to your schedule: \n\n\nHealth on the High Street: Building Healthy\, Equitable and Resilient Communities \n\n\nHealth Equity and its Transformative Place in Social Change \n\n\nHow Can We Realize the ACA’s Health Equity Vision in the Era of Trump? Progress\, Pitfalls and the Road Ahead \n\n\nAll in All: Achieving Universal Coverage \n\n\nStructured Racism and Privilege: A Root Cause of Health Inequities \n\n\nTransforming Local Communities to Achieve Health Equity \n\n\nDebunking the Myth: Immigrants as a Public Health Threat \n\n\nClimate change and health. As climate change continues to impact public health\, APHA is building on the momentum of last year’s meeting and hosting sessions about health impacts from lung disease to mental health\, weather events and more at this year’s meeting. \n\n\nEnvironmental Justice Town Hall (Pre-registration required) \n\n\nHealth Impacts of Extreme Events and a Changing Climate \n\n\nDisaster Response and Climate Change \n\n\nAir Quality and Health Equity \n\n\nHealth Effects of Air Pollution: An Epidemiologic Perspective \n\n\nAdaptation in Action: Success Stories in Climate and Health \n\n\nWomen and maternal health. In the last few years\, media investigations and new data have shone a spotlight on maternal health and its shortcomings. The #MeToo movement created a renewed focus this year on women’s experiences with trauma\, sexual violence and mental health\, and political threats to reproductive rights continue to make headlines. Public health is working to address this and many other women’s health challenges throughout the meeting. Consider adding these maternal and women’s health sessions to your schedule: \n\n\nDying Too Soon: A Look at Women’s Health \n\n\nSocial Determinants of Women’s Health \n\n\nIntimate Partner Violence\, Sexual Assault and Harassment: A Comprehensive Perspective of the #MeToo Movement \n\n\nImproving Pregnancy and Postpartum Outcomes: Advancing Women’s Health and Wellness \n\n\n2019 and Beyond: Opportunities and Challenges for Women’s Health \n\n\nAddressing the Maternal Health Disparity Gap through Advocacy and Community Engagement: A Human Rights and Reproductive Justice Approach \n\n\nViolence Against Women and Girls: Preventing Sexual Assault and Harassment \n\n\nOpioids. The opioid crisis continues to intensify\, with opioid overdoses taking such a large toll that they’ve been marked as a contributor to declining life expectancy. With a new bill recently passed by Congress to fund a response to the epidemic and continuing media attention\, catch these sessions to stay up to date on this public health challenge. \n\n\nEpidemiology of Opioid Use: Part 1 \n\n\nEpidemiology of Opioid Use: Part 2 \n\n\nThe Opioid Crisis Today: A Public Health Epidemic Part I \n\n\nThe Opioid Crisis Today: A Public Health Epidemic Part II \n\n\nThe Emerging Federal Response to the Opioid Crisis: What Organizations and Communities Can Do to Make an Impact \n\n\nInnovative Policy Approaches to the Opioid Epidemic \n\n\nMapping Mortality: Critical Issues in Opioid Overdose Surveillance \n\n\nGun violence. APHA is at the forefront of addressing gun violence as a public health threat. Congress relaxed restrictions on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention research into gun violence this year\, and while funding is yet to be seen\, new opportunities for public health to address gun violence are already here. \n\n\nPreventing Gun Violence: What Programs and Policies Work? \n\n\nKeep Us Safe: Focusing our Gun Violence Prevention Efforts \n\n\nPreventing Gun Violence: Understanding State and Federal Issues\, Communication and the Importance of Putting a Face on the Data \n\n\nMass Shootings\, Homicides and Other Firearm Injury Prevention \n\n\nWhat We Have and What We Need: Laws to Address Firearm Violence and Injury \n\n\nRegister now for APHA’s 2018 Annual Meeting and Expo. APHA’s Annual Meeting is the largest annual gathering of public health professionals. Thousands of people attend\, and thousands of new scientific papers are presented each year on every public health topic. Learn more and register to attend. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/apha-2018/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181109T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181110T010000
DTSTAMP:20260515T215028
CREATED:20231025T162124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155305Z
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SUMMARY:32nd International Conference on Vaccines and Immunization R&D\, B2B
DESCRIPTION:This will be one of the best annual Vaccines Conference with 300 Plus Attendees\, to provide a forum where key vaccine stakeholders including academic researchers\, public health clinicians\, veterinarians\, vaccine policy makers\, and manufacturers can exchange ideas and collaborate. There will be opportunities for those chosen to present at the meeting to publish a manuscript based on their presentation in the Journal of Vaccines & Vaccination or its sister publication\, Immunome Research. The preliminary program is available here. \nMedia contacts: \nEmail: americanvaccines@immunologyconferences.org \nPhone: 1-888-843-8169 \n  \nHow to Attend: \nPress may register by sending an email to americanvaccines@immunologyconferences.org. \nFind more information about the event here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/32nd-international-conference-on-vaccines-and-immunization-rd-b2b/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181102T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181103T010000
DTSTAMP:20260515T215029
CREATED:20231025T162123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155308Z
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SUMMARY:Northern New England Society of Addiction Medicine 2018 Annual Conference & Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Advancing knowledge and involvement in addiction medicine. \nMedia contacts: \nPhone: (207) 622-7743 E-mail: dpoulin@mainmed.com \n  \nHow to Attend: \nPress may register by sending an email to dpoulin@mainmed.com. \nFind more information about the event here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/northern-new-england-society-of-addiction-medicine-2018-annual-conference-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181101T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181215T010000
DTSTAMP:20260515T215029
CREATED:20231025T162139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155309Z
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SUMMARY:ACA open enrollment
DESCRIPTION:The 2019 Open Enrollment Period runs from Thursday\, November 1\, 2018\, to Saturday\, December 15\, 2018. \nConsumers must act by December 15. If they don’t\, they can’t get 2019 coverage unless they qualify for a Special Enrollment Period. Plans sold during Open Enrollment start January 1\, 2019.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/aca-open-enrollment/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181101T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181130T010000
DTSTAMP:20260515T215029
CREATED:20231025T162129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155309Z
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SUMMARY:National Family Caregivers Month
DESCRIPTION:Supported by the Caregiver Action Network\, a recognizes and honors family caregivers across the country.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-family-caregivers-month-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181101T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181130T010000
DTSTAMP:20260515T215029
CREATED:20231025T162129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155310Z
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SUMMARY:National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
DESCRIPTION:Supported by National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO); designed to raise awareness of and educate the public and health care providers about these care options.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-hospice-and-palliative-care-month-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181031T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181102T010000
DTSTAMP:20260515T215029
CREATED:20231025T162141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155312Z
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SUMMARY:2018 Annual Meeting of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
DESCRIPTION:This year’s event\, “From Evidence to Impact: Putting What Works into Action\,” will spotlight results from dozens of PCORI-funded patient-centered outcomes research studies and explore opportunities to use this evidence in ways that patients and other healthcare stakeholders find most useful. Plenary and breakout sessions will be available via webcast and will focus on such topics as: \n\n\nHow evidence can better answer practical health care questions \n\n\nMaking health care more efficient\, effective\, and patient-centered \n\n\nHow to improve health care decision making \n\n\nAddressing the opioid epidemic and improving pain management \n\n\nHow telehealth and community health workers affect care delivery and outcomes \n\n\nThe impact of engagement on research \n\n\nHow to improve care for people with advanced illness and serious mental illness \n\n\nThe preliminary agenda is available here. \nMedia contact: \nMary McNamara E-mail: mmcnamara@pcori.org \nLocation: Washington Marriott Wardman Park \, 2660 Woodley Road\, NW\, Washington\, D.C. 20008. There is no fee for attending. \nLivestreaming also available  \nHow to Attend: \nAttendees\, including press\, may register online. \nFind more information about the event here. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/2018-annual-meeting-of-the-patient-centered-outcomes-research-institute-pcori/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181028T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181031T010000
DTSTAMP:20260515T215029
CREATED:20231025T162138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155313Z
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SUMMARY:Leading Age Expo
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe annual meeting is the largest gathering of goods and services related to the non profit aging sector in the U.S. Contact: Lisa Sanders\, Leading Age 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/leading-age-expo/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181025T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181026T010000
DTSTAMP:20260515T215029
CREATED:20231025T162123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155314Z
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SUMMARY:Mayo Clinic Opioid Conference: Evidence\, Clinical Considerations and Best Practice 2018
DESCRIPTION:The Mayo Clinic Opioid Conference: Evidence\, Clinical Considerations and Best Practice 2018 aims to highlight the shift in guidelines and public concern regarding the use of opioids in medical practice and provides the most up-to-date information regarding the appropriate indication for opioids in clinical practice. Topics cover the basics of opioids\, evidence-based guidelines for opioids\, medication monitoring\, tapering and legal considerations. In addition\, the course covers a broad range of issues\, including opioid addiction and difficult patient conversations and guidelines to standardize the practice of opioid prescribing. This course includes lectures by experts in the field of pain medicine and opioid management and question-and-answer sessions. The preliminary program is available here. \nMedia contacts: \nPhone: 507-284-5005 \nEmail: newsbureau@mayo.edu. \n  \nHow to Attend: \nPress may register by sending an email to newsbureau@mayo.edu. \nFind more information about the event here.        
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/mayo-clinic-opioid-conference-evidence-clinical-considerations-and-best-practice-2018/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181021T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181023T010000
DTSTAMP:20260515T215029
CREATED:20231025T162129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155316Z
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SUMMARY:Embargoed abstracts to be presented at American Neurological Association annual meeting
DESCRIPTION:Embargoed abstracts to be presented at the American Neurological Association’s 143rd Annual Meeting Oct. 21-23 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta are now available to journalists upon request. To request access to the full program of abstracts (embargoed until the start of the Annual Meeting on Oct. 21)\, please contact Rachel Brown at rbrown@steegethomson.com. Below is an overview of a few noteworthy abstracts that will be presented. \nFor the first time\, the meeting will feature a media roundtable on Monday\, Oct. 22\, 2018 from 11:45-1 p.m. at which presenters of the six principal symposia will present highlights\, discuss the relevance of the work\, and answer questions. To RSVP for the media roundtable or request dial-in information if you are not able to attend in person\, please contact Rachel Brown at rbrown@steegethomson.com.  \nMembers of the media are welcome to attend the full meeting and can view the advance program here. For the meeting schedule at a glance\, click here.  \nTo register and obtain press credentials\, please click here. \n2018 ANA Annual Meeting Abstract Highlights [Embargoed until Oct. 21]\n1. Chadwick Christine\, MD\, UCSF Medical Center: “VY-AADC01 in Medically Refractory Parkinson’s Disease: Safety and Efficacy of a Phase 1b Dose-ranging Study 12 Months and Beyond” \nInvestigators at UCSF and UPMC report an early phase clinical trial of adenovirus-delivered gene therapy for the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease that is resistant to standard medical treatment. The engineered virus is injected into a brain region called the putamen to transfer DNA that encodes an enzyme called AADC.  This enzyme enhances the synthesis of the neurotransmitter\, dopamine\, which is reduced in Parkinson’s. In this preliminary study\, improvements in mobility and reduction in abnormal movements were still measurable a year and a half out from treatment. Though the patient numbers are small and further larger trials are required\, this study provides highly encouraging support for the potential of gene therapy in Parkinson’s disease. \n2. Nicolas Barthélemy\, PhD\, and Randall J. Bateman\, MD\, Washington University at St. Louis: “Profiling Alzheimer Disease Stages in Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Disease Using CSF Tau Phosphorylation Isoforms: Position Matters” \nTau is a neuronal protein that is a key part of the plaques and tangles that are hallmarks of brains affected by Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Although Tau has important normal functions\, a modification called phosphorylation of the Tau protein has been implicated in AD. In an inherited form of AD for which the disease progression can be more accurately predicted\, investigators at Washington University at St. Louis report that phosphorylation on a particular amino acid of Tau can be measured in patient spinal fluid\, correlating with the distinct biological stages of the disease. Importantly\, phosphorylated Tau starts increasing as early as 21 years before the estimated age of symptom onset and 2 years before signs of AD are seen on brain imaging. This study shows that chemical markers of AD in patients may enable identification of those at greatest risk so that treatment can be started early and success of the selected treatment may be assessed biochemically\, without having to wait decades to see an outcome. \n3. Alexander Merkler\, MD\, PhD\, Weill Cornell Medical College: “Duration of Heightened Ischemic Stroke Risk After Acute Myocardial Infarction” \nThe weeks following a heart attack have been associated with an increased risk of stroke\, but how long that increased risk lasts was unknown until now. Investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine studied the course of 1\,750\,000 patients suffering an acute myocardial infarction between 2008-2015\, selected randomly from Medicare beneficiaries aged 66 or older. After adjustment for other factors\, they found that the risk of stroke was still elevated up to 3 months after acute heart attack\, two months longer than was previously thought. These results will likely encourage more active and prolonged stroke prevention management of patients after a heart attack. \n4. Ahmet Hoke\, MD\, PhD\, Johns Hopkins University: “Development of EQ-6 for Neuroprotection Against Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy”  \nChemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) causes numbness\, tingling and often burning pain mostly in limbs that limits the use of effective anticancer drugs. Investigators at Johns Hopkins University have produced a modification\, EQ-6\, of their previously reported candidate for a drug that could prevent nerve damage due to the chemotherapeutic drug\, paclitaxel. Here they report that EQ-6 prevents nerve fiber loss\, sensory changes\, and reduces protein markers of nerve damage in animal models of CIPN. Furthermore\, EQ-6 was well tolerated without any significant toxicity. This is an important step toward clinical trials of a drug that may prevent one of the most long lasting and debilitating side effects of chemotherapy. \n5.  Bridgette Jeanne Billioux\, MD\, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: “Case Series of Ebola Survivors from Liberia with Neurological Sequelae Undergoing In-Depth Neurological Evaluation at the National Institutes of Health” \nAcutely\, Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) causes severe brain symptoms including seizures\, meningitis\, coma and stroke-like symptoms. However\, the long-term effects on brain among EVD survivors are poorly understood. Investigators at NIH have studied 20 Liberian volunteers who survived the West African Ebola epidemic in 2015\, three of whom underwent intensive evaluations including brain imaging and nerve function testing. Preliminary findings suggest EVD survivors demonstrate residual effects of meningoencephalitis and small blood vessel disease presenting as persistent abnormalities on brain imaging\, visual\, motor and cognitive functions. Although more data including controls of non-Ebola sufferers matched from the same community are needed\, these studies indicate that measures to protect brain from the effects of EVD will be critical to successful management of the acute infection. \n6. Suman Dutta\, PhD\, and Gal Bitan\, PhD\, UCLA: “α-synuclein in Brain-derived Blood Exosomes Distinguishes Multiple System Atrophy From Parkinson’s Disease” \nClumps and deposits of a synaptic protein\, a-synuclein\, are found in neurons and certain glia of patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD)\, Dementia with Lewy body disease (DLB)\, and multiple system atrophy (MSA)\, but distinguishing these overlapping diagnoses is often challenging. Exosomes are tiny packets filled with protein\, DNA and RNA that are shed by cells and brain derived a-synuclein containing exosomes have recently been identified in blood. Investigators from UCLA have examined neuronal and oligodendroglial exosomes isolated from blood samples of 50 healthy controls\, 50 patients with PD and 30 patients with MSA. They found that a-synuclein was elevated in patients relative to controls and that the fractions of the protein in neuronal to glial exosomes were different enough to distinguish PD from MSA patients with 90% accuracy and sensitivity. This is a significant step toward developing a blood test specific for diagnosing these “synucleinopathies” in life\, paving the way for more precise prevention and treatment of these devastating brain diseases. \n7. Eleanor Donnelly\, PhD\, Georgia Institute of Technology: “Image-Guided Delivery\, Tracking and Quantification of Stem Cells in the Spinal Cord” \nAs stem cells are intensively studied for their usefulness in restoring injured or degenerating nerves\, tools are needed for the delivery of these cells to the right place in the spinal cord while minimizing any additional damage to the tissue. Investigators at Georgia Tech report a new method of using a photoacoustic contrast agent and ultrasound needle guidance to precisely inject stem cells into the spinal cord of experimental animals. The labeled stem cells could be tracked to observe their numbers and distribution over time within the spinal cord. This tool has great potential for application to the development of cell therapeutics for spinal cord trauma and diseases like ALS. \nMethods to more precisely inject stem cells into the spinal cord; an enzyme that enhances the synthesis of dopamine in people with Parkinson’s disease; a drug that protects against chemotherapy-induced neuropathy – these are just a few of the exciting research findings that will be presented at the meeting. \n“This meeting reflects a landmark year in neurology\, as we highlight cell-based therapies coming on board for neurological disorders\,” said M. Elizabeth Ross\, MD\, PhD; Director\, Center for Neurogenetics at Weill Cornell Medicine and Chair of the ANA’s Scientific Program Advisory Committee.   “There’s a feeling of optimism in neurology as we anticipate having a range of new and highly effective tools for improving the lives of many individuals with neurological disorders.” \n2018 Plenary Sessions include: \n\n\nViral Based Vectors in Neurotherapeutics \n\n\nLewy Body Dementia: From Symptoms to Synuclein featuring Susan Schneider Williams\, widow of the late comedian Robin Williams\, who suffered from Lewy Body Dementia (Monday\, Oct 22\, 9:15-11:15 am) \n\n\nAdvances in Cell-Based Therapeutics \n\n\nInflammation and Neurological Disease: Friend or Foe? \n\n\nToward Disease-Modifying Therapies in Traumatic Brain Injury \n\n\nVascular Contribution to Dementias \n\n\nContact: Denise Portner dportner@steegethomson.com / 267-670-7010 or Rachel Brown rbrown@steegethomson.com / 267-670-7011 \n 
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SUMMARY:North American Forum on Family Planning
DESCRIPTION:The Forum is the premiere scientific and educational family planning conference\, and is focused on advancing access to safe\, convenient\, and high-quality family planning care. At this annual convening\, approximately 1\,500 medical and social scientists\, clinical providers and staff\, and other partners share and debate research and clinical practice recommendations\, provide training on best clinical practice\, and form new and exciting collaborations. Session topics include new research and clinical practice issues related to contraception\, abortion\, STIs\, sexuality\, and how to translate the best evidence into clinical practice. \nMedia contacts: \nContact the Forum Conference Team here: forumconferenceteam@gmail.com \n  \nHow to Attend: \nPress may register by sending an email to forumconferenceteam@gmail.com. \nFind more information about the event here.
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SUMMARY:American Dental Association (ADA) 2018 Annual Session
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe year’s program will include a dental office design competition\, an interactive digital dentistry “playground\,” special gatherings for new dentists and women in dentistry and scores of continuing education courses. \nFeatured presenters will include Paul Glassman\, a professor of dental practice at the University of the Pacific’s Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry and Dr. Michael Helgeson\, chief executive officer of the nonprofit Apple Tree Dental\, who will discuss the use of teleheath technology to reach underserved populations. \nGet more information.
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SUMMARY:International Council on Active Aging Conference
DESCRIPTION:The wellness effect: Green buildings\, farmers markets\, and technologies that help manage our connections\, health\, well-being\, performance and quality of life. Driven by consumer expectations\, the wellness effect is now being felt throughout society. \nThe ability to meet people’s shifting needs and expectations is key to the current and future plans  —and success of — organizations that provide housing\, hospitality\, health care\, fitness\, recreation and other lifestyle opportunities for older adults. \nSome of the best minds in health\, business\, wellness and longevity will come together to share best practices\, trends\, programming and business opportunities for all who embrace the role of wellness within their organizations. \nContact: Colin Milner\, CEO\, International Council on Active Aging\, 604-734-4466
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SUMMARY:WV Appalachian Addiction & Prescription Drug Abuse Conference
DESCRIPTION:WV Appalachian Addiction & Prescription Drug Abuse Conference \nDiscussion topics this year include pain and addiction\, best practices and proper prescribing. \nMedia contact: \nBrad Hall\, (304) 933-1030 \nHow to Attend: \nPress may register by sending an email to pbh2006@hughes.net. \nFind more information about the event here.
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