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SUMMARY:Global Fact 8: International fact-checking conference
DESCRIPTION:The International Fact-Checking Network at the Poynter Institute is hosting a conference on fact-checking worldwide. Each day of the summit will feature seven hours of sessions to inspire lively discussions of the important role facts play in society. More than 70 speakers will discuss the fight against misinformation\, especially during the pandemic\, and what should be done in order to protect people from harmful misinformation. Those expected to speak include fact-checkers in countries around the world including officials from the World Health Organization\, who will discuss their collaborative efforts in vaccine safety communication with the fact-checking community. The International Fact-Checking Network’s Director Baybars Orsek will facilitate a conversation to discuss the third-party fact-checking program with participants from Facebook about its five-year fact-check program; and former Buzzfeed News duo Craig Silverman (ProPublica) and Jane Lytvynenko (Shorenstein Center) will offer an extensive and updated training session for fact-checkers. \nLearn more about the agenda and register online. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/global-fact-8-international-fact-checking-conference/
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SUMMARY:Leading Age Annual Meeting  Expo
DESCRIPTION:October 24 – 27 (in person)  \n\n\nLeading Age Annual Meeting  Expo ”¨ Atlanta\, GA”¨ \n\n\nLeadingAge represents more than 5\,000 nonprofit aging service providers\, including nursing homes\, assisted living and other long-term care entities\, with a focus on research\, advocacy\, education\, and community-building. \n\n\nFor press registration\, contact Lisa Sanders at lsanders@leadingage.org. 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/leading-age-annual-meeting-expo-2/
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SUMMARY:2021 Global Conference on Health and Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:2021 Global Conference on Health and Climate Change\, November 6-7\, 2021 Glasgow
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/2021-global-conference-on-health-and-climate-change/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211117T010000
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SUMMARY:Environmental Racism and Indigenous Communities
DESCRIPTION:Journalists reporting on environmental issues\, which often impact health\, in Tribal communities may overlook or ignore important Native voices. In this two-day virtual workshop sponsored by the Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources on environmental racism and Indigenous communities\, journalists will hear from experts about the history of environmental racism in Native nations\, how Tribal members are working to protect water sources\, common missteps journalists make when covering Indigenous communities and more. This workshop is limited to 25 participants. \nWhen/Where: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm EST\, November 17-18\, 2021 (virtual) \nCost: Free \nApplication deadline: Wednesday\, November 3\, midnight \nVisit the organization’s website for more information.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/environmental-racism-and-indigenous-communities/
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SUMMARY:2021 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Virtual Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The PCORI Annual Meeting brings together members of the health care community\, including researchers\, patients\, caregivers\, clinicians\, insurers\, health system representatives\, and other stakeholders. The event serves as a report to the nation on PCORI’s progress in funding initiatives to determine which care approaches work best\, for whom\, and under what circumstances. \nThis year\, PCORI will present six main sessions at its Virtual Annual Meeting. Five plenaries will set the stage for discussions on each of PCORI’s proposed National Priorities for Health\, while our closing plenary will cover what we’ve learned during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fourteen breakout sessions will delve into topics such as health equity and disparities\, the fight against COVID-19\, maternal morbidity and mortality\, intellectual and developmental disabilities\, engagement in practice\, and more. This year’s meeting will also offer attendees accessible learning and networking opportunities. \nCheck the organization’s website for more information and to register. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/2021-patient-centered-outcomes-research-institute-pcori-virtual-annual-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211118T010000
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SUMMARY:Writing Workshop for Journalists of Color
DESCRIPTION:The Poynter Institute will be holding an online workshop in November for journalists of color who would like to build skills for writing opinion pieces and personal essays. Participants will learn through instruction and small writing groups. This workshop is one of Poynter’s most competitive programs. Only 15 spots are available.  \nOrganization: The Poynter Institute Dates: November 18-21\, 2021 Cost: Free Location: Online Application deadline: Monday\, August 23 For more information: https://www.poynter.org/shop/writing/power-of-diverse-voices-writing-workshop-for-journalists-of-color-november-2021/
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/writing-workshop-for-journalists-of-color/
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SUMMARY:Global Health Conference of the Americas
DESCRIPTION:Be part of the Global Health Conference of the Americas 2021 that will take place from December 2 to 5 in Cartagena\, Colombia. The pandemic has caused disruption around the world\, and the global health community has had to adapt and respond to the growing needs of vulnerable populations. This year’s conference will host a series of dynamic conversations that will focus on Covid-19\, immunization challenges in Latin America\, antimicrobial resistance\, arboviruses\, environment and health\, global pediatrics\, health digital and more. \nThe event is organized by the Global Health Consortium of the Robert Stempel School of Public Health and Social Work and the Colombian Society of Pediatrics\, in association with the Pan American Health Organization and the National School of Tropical Medicine at the School of Medicine of Baylor. \nWhen/Where: \nDate: December 2 – 5\, 2021 \nLocation: Cartagena\, Colombia. Here are some hotel options to explore.  \nHow to Attend: \nVisit the organization’s website for additional information and to register. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/global-health-conference-of-the-americas/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220825T010000
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SUMMARY:NAJA National Native Media Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Native American Journalists Association will host the National Native Media Conference Aug. 25-27\, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix. Special events and programs will also be hosted at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/naja-national-native-media-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231111T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T005959
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CREATED:20231030T172845Z
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SUMMARY:American Public Health Association Annual Meeting 2023
DESCRIPTION:The American Public Health Association (APHA) will be hosting its annual meeting in Atlanta from Nov. 12-15. Journalists covering the event will have access to thousands of public health experts\, more than 4\,000 scientific papers and thousands of oral presentations on topics from infectious diseases and gun violence to health equity and disparities. \n\n\n\nWhen/Where: Nov. 12-15; Atlanta \n\n\n\nContact: Email APHA Media Relations at mediarelations@apha.org  \n\n\n\nFor more information\, visit the APHA site.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-public-health-association-annual-meeting-2023/
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SUMMARY:SHERF Informational Session
DESCRIPTION:Interested in applying for the National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowship? Join representatives from the Society of Environmental Journalists\, Association of Health Care Journalists\, and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing to learn about this opportunity to gain reporting skills at the intersection of science\, health and environment.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2024/02/sherf-informational-session/
CATEGORIES:Event,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Health Care Issues Forum — AHCJ New York Chapter Event
DESCRIPTION:Free tickets for AHCJ members. Use promo code: AHCJ \n\n\n\nJoin us for an important panel discussion about healthcare misinformation. Hear from the following panelists: \n\n\n\n\nSony Salzman\, Coordinating Producer\, ABC Medical Unit.\n\n\n\nDr. Lisa H. Rose\, Professor of Human Services and Social Work\, Borough of Manhattan Community College.\n\n\n\n\nA brief reception with light refreshments will follow the panel portion of the event. Share this invitation with a friend!  \n\n\n\nOrganized by Children of Bellevue and AHCJ. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\nBorough of Manhattan Community CollegeFiterman Hall\, Conference Room #1302 (use Elevator #9)245 Greenwich St\, New York\, NY 10007 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore information\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChildren of Bellevue is dedicated to advancing public understanding of health care issues. Its mission is to improve the quality\, accuracy and visibility of health care reporting\, writing and editing. \n\n\n\nAHCJ is dedicated to advancing public understanding of health care issues. Its mission is to improve the quality\, accuracy and visibility of health care reporting\, writing and editing.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-care-issues-forum-ahcj-new-york-chapter-event/
LOCATION:Borough of Manhattan Community College\, Fiterman Hall\, Conference Room #1302\, 245 Greenwich St\, New York City\, New York\, 10007\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240913T140000
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SUMMARY:AHCJ Fellowship Informational Session
DESCRIPTION:Interested in applying for the U.S. Health System Reporting Fellowship\, the International Health Study Fellowship or both? Join the Association of Health Care Journalists and program alumni to learn about these opportunities to advance the craft of health journalism and encourage nuanced\, informed reporting that can drive meaningful change in health care systems worldwide.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/watch-the-ahcj-fellowship-informational-session/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241024T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241025T170000
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SUMMARY:Where policy and people meet: An AHCJ summit on mental and behavioral health
DESCRIPTION:What happens when good intentions meet the reality of the challenging\, real world of mental and behavioral health access? Join us for this 1.5-day AHCJ summit in Washington\, D.C.\, where we will explore that question and provide a closer look at the experiences of people striving to provide support and those who need it.  \n\n\n\nWe’ll talk about: \n\n\n\n\nSubstance use prevention strategies that actually work in schools.\n\n\n\nHow a 988 technology tweak could make a big difference to people in crisis.\n\n\n\nThe role physicians could play in suicide prevention with their patients who have access to firearms.\n\n\n\nHow to report on unhealthy alcohol use in a country where drinking is the norm.\n\n\n\nWhat people on the front lines are doing to improve cultural competence and fill gaps in the continuum of care.\n\n\n\n\nWe are offering lunch on Thursday and continental breakfast on Thursday and Friday. \n\n\n\nProgram details coming soon. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration is limited to the first 100 participants.  \n\n\n\nHotel\n\n\n\nThere will be a small block of rooms available near the event at the Kimpton Hotel Monaco for those who are traveling. The rate of $369 includes a $30 fee that will be waived for a net total of $339. The last day to book your hotel at the group price is Sept. 30. \n\n\n\nBook your hotel\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocal Host\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/training-events/workshops-summits/fall-summit-2024/
LOCATION:The Pew Charitable Trusts\, 901 E St NW #10\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Workshops | Summits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241121T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241121T141500
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SUMMARY:'No one can see you now': What states are doing to boost primary care
DESCRIPTION:Evidence abounds that access to primary care improves health and lowers costs. According to one estimate\, the U.S. could save $67 billion a year if everyone saw a primary care provider as their main source of care. And yet\, only 5% of health care spending in this country goes to primary care\, less than in any other Western democracy.  \n\n\n\nThis webinar will examine what actions states — which regulate the insurance industry and run the Medicaid programs — have taken to increase spending on primary care and what effect these efforts can have on costs.  \n\n\n\nAHCJ Board President Felice Freyer\, an independent journalist\, will lead the discussion with three national experts on the topic. \n\n\n\nRelated webinars\n\n\n\n\nHow rising health care prices are harming employers and families\n\n\n\nHospital mergers and health care price increases: A primer for reporters\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar series\, supported by the Peterson-Milbank Program on Sustainable Health Care Costs\, covers the affordability of health care by diving into health care cost drivers and looking at solutions. Journalists will learn about ways that states\, employers and other stakeholders can promote affordable health care and will be able to tell these stories in the context of their state and local communities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n\nFelice J. Freyer\n\n\n\nIndependent journalistPresident\, AHCJ Board of Directors \n\n\n\nFelice J. Freyer is a health care journalist based in Rhode Island. For 10 years until last spring\, she was a health reporter at the Boston Globe\, where the crisis in primary care was among the topics she covered. Before the Globe\, Freyer was the medical writer at the Providence Journal. Now working independently\, she has published articles in the Boston Globe Magazine and Harvard Public Health Magazine\, as well as teaching journalism at Emerson College. She was elected to the AHCJ board in 2009 and currently serves as its president. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChristopher F. Koller\n\n\n\nPresident\, Milbank Memorial FundFormer Rhode Island Health Insurance Commissioner \n\n\n\nChristopher F. Koller is President of the Milbank Memorial Fund and Publisher of the Milbank Quarterly. The Fund is a more than 100-year-old operating foundation that improves population health and health equity by connecting leaders with evidence and sound experience.  \n\n\n\nBefore joining the Fund in 2013\, he served the state of Rhode Island for eight years as the country’s first health insurance commissioner. Prior to that\, he was CEO of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island. He has served in numerous national and state health policy advisory capacities and was elected to the National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine in 2023.  Koller is also a professor of practice in the School of Public Health at Brown University. He resides in East Providence\, R.I. with his wife\, Colette Cook. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiane Rittenhouse\, M.D.\, MPH\n\n\n\nSenior fellow\, MathematicaProfessor of family medicine and health policy\, UCSF \n\n\n\nDiane Rittenhouse\, M.D.\, MPH\, has two decades of experience researching health care organization\, delivery\, finance\, and workforce — and translating that research into policy.  She received a Generalist Physician Faculty Scholar award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and has been recognized in the United States and Europe as a leading primary care researcher.   \n\n\n\nCurrently\, she is leading several projects focused on optimizing the primary care team workforce; strengthening the connection between primary care and health equity; diversifying California’s physician workforce; and understanding and supporting independently owned physician practices. She serves as an expert advisor for the development of the Health of U.S. Primary Care Scorecard recommended by the National Academies of Sciences\, Education and Medicine.  Dr. Rittenhouse is a family physician who practiced for 10 years in a community-based faculty practice at the University of California\, San Francisco. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMatthew Probst\, PA-C\n\n\n\nPhysician assistant and primary care provider\, Sunrise Medical Clinic \n\n\n\nMatthew Probst is a Physician Assistant and Primary Care Provider at Sunrise Medical Clinic in Las Vegas\, New Mexico. He is also Director of Rural Engagement for the University of New Mexico Office for Community Health. In 2019 he was the American Academy of Physician Assistants PA of the Year and recipient of the Primary Care Community Leadership Award and the National Association of Rural Mental Health Schumacher Award for Excellence in Clinical Service.  \n\n\n\nIn 2020\, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich named him a Hometown Hero\, and New Mexico Magazine recognized him as a True Hero for COVID-19 response. In 2021\, Mr. Probst was the New Mexico Alliance of School-Based Health Center Champion and the National Organization of State Rural Health Offices Community Star. In addition to the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services\, Matt currently serves New Mexico on the Health Care Workforce Committee\, the Primary Care Council\, and the Aging and Long-Term Services Division Policy Advisory Committee.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2024/11/no-one-can-see-you-now-what-states-are-doing-to-boost-primary-care/
CATEGORIES:Event,Insurance,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Be careful out there: A digital safety primer for journalists
DESCRIPTION:More than 40 percent of journalists dealt with threats and online harassment in 2022. When policymakers turn their attention to science and health issues such as vaccination\, access to abortion care\, and the health dangers of climate change\, journalists covering these topics must be prepared to protect themselves amidst online communities that can mirror — or amplify — harmful rhetoric. \n\n\n\nJoin AHCJ and the National Association of Science Writers (NASW) for a webinar with Alison Joyce\, a senior analyst on the Information Security team at The New York Times\, and Tat Bellamy-Walker\, program manager of Digital Safety Training and Resources (Media) at PEN America as they share best practices and resources on digital safety for journalists. \n\n\n\nAttendees will learn how to gauge their own risks\, assess their habits and leave with a list of resources they can deploy to improve their digital safety. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n\nJyoti Madhusoodanan\n\n\n\nCivic Science Fellow\, AHCJJyoti Madhusoodanan is AHCJ’s Civic Science Fellow\, covering race in health algorithms as part of a year-long fellowship funded by the Doris Duke Foundation. She is an independent science and health journalist who regularly covers biomedical research\, health equity\, clinical trials\, and the translation of basic research into clinical care.  \n\n\n\nHer reporting on race adjustments in clinical algorithms was supported by a 2020 project fellowship from the MIT Knight Science Journalism program; reporting on other topics has received fellowship support from the Alicia Patterson Foundation\, the GSA Journalists in Aging program\, and others.  \n\n\n\nMadhusoodanan is a senior contributor to Undark magazine and her work regularly appears in Nature\, Scientific American\, and other outlets. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Science Writers. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlison Joyce\n\n\n\nSenior analyst\, New York Times Information Security TeamAlison Joyce is a Senior Analyst on the Information Security team at The New York Times. She specializes in providing tailored training and awareness to staff across the organization on digital security policies and best practices.  \n\n\n\nAlison has successfully built internal security programs for the newsroom\, business departments and senior leadership. Prior to joining The Times\, she spent six years working in the financial industry as an Incident Response Analyst. Alison earned a master’s degree in Cybersecurity Policy and Governance from Boston College. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTat Bellamy-Walker (He/They) is the Program Manager of Digital Safety Training and Resources (Media) at PEN America. Previously\, Bellamy-Walker was a communities reporter at The Seattle Times and a newsroom equity team committee member. Bellamy-Walker is program co-director of the Trans Journalists Association’s Peer Career Network\, the organization’s inaugural mentoring program.\n\n\n\nBefore joining The Seattle Times\, they worked for NBC News’ diversity verticals and as a digital editor/reporter at Gay City News. Their work has also appeared in The Daily Beast\, Inc. Magazine and on CNN. In 2023\, they were selected for IWMF’s HEFAT training in Austin\, Texas. Bellamy-Walker later shared digital safety tips in a local journalists webinar with the Council on Foreign Relations. They have also been a panel speaker at Investigative Reporters and Editors\, NABJ\, NAHJ and NLGJA. \n\n\n\nBellamy-Walker has a Master’s in Journalism with a concentration in Health and Science from the Craig Newmark School of Journalism.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/be-careful-out-there-a-digital-safety-primer-for-journalists/
CATEGORIES:Algorithms and Health Disparities,Event,Freelancers,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Decentralized: Navigating the future of inclusive clinical trials
DESCRIPTION:Decentralized clinical trials have emerged as a promising approach to overcome traditional barriers\, enhance representation\, and improve the quality of research by bringing biomedical studies directly into communities. However\, recent policy changes under the Trump administration\, including the removal of FDA guidance on clinical trial diversity\, have raised concerns about the future of inclusive research. \n\n\n\nRead more about decentralizing clinical trials here. \n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, Ray Dorsey\, M.D.\, professor of neurology and the director of the Center for Human Experimental Therapeutics at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York\, and Ramita Tandon\, Chief Clinical Trials Officer at Walgreens\, will discuss how decentralization is reshaping clinical research. They will explore the potential of pharmacy-based trials and strategies for increasing patient engagement. \n\n\n\nJoin us for an insightful conversation on the future of clinical trials and what it means for patients\, researchers\, and the healthcare industry. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n\nJyoti Madhusoodanan\n\n\n\nAHCJ Civic Science FellowJyoti Madhusoodanan is AHCJ’s Civic Science Fellow\, covering race in health algorithms as part of a year-long fellowship funded by the Doris Duke Foundation. She is an independent science and health journalist who regularly covers biomedical research\, health equity\, clinical trials\, and the translation of basic research into clinical care. Her reporting on race adjustments in clinical algorithms was supported by a 2020 project fellowship from the MIT Knight Science Journalism program; reporting on other topics has received fellowship support from the Alicia Patterson Foundation\, the GSA Journalists in Aging program\, and others. Madhusoodanan is a senior contributor to Undark magazine and her work regularly appears in Nature\, Scientific American\, and other outlets. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Science Writers. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n\nLara Salahi\n\n\n\nAHCJ Health Equity Beat LeaderLara Salahi is AHCJ’s health beat leader on health equity. She’s an award-winning\, independent health journalist based in Boston\, whose work has appeared in local\, national and international television and digital news outlets. She is also the Distinguished Professor of Journalism at Endicott College in Beverley\, Mass. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRay Dorsey\, M.D.\n\n\n\nProfessor of Neurology\, University of RochesterRay Dorsey\, M.D.\, is the David M. Levy Professor of Neurology at the University of Rochester and one of the world’s most read\, cited\, and followed neurologists. With his colleagues\, he wrote “Ending Parkinson’s Disease: A Prescription for Action\,” a book that provides a prescription for preventing and ending the world’s fastest growing brain disease. \n\n\n\nDorsey previously directed the University of Rochester’s Center for Health + Technology\, was elected chair of the international Huntington Study Group\, led the movement disorders division and neurology telemedicine at Johns Hopkins\, and consulted for McKinsey & Company. He completed his undergraduate degree at Stanford University and pursued his medical education and neurology training at the University of Pennsylvania where he also earned an MBA in healthcare management from the Wharton School. \n\n\n\nIn 2015\, the White House recognized Dorsey as a “Champion for Change” for Parkinson’s disease. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRamita Tandon\n\n\n\nChief BioPharma Services Officer\, WalgreensAs Chief BioPharma Services Officer at Walgreens\, Ramita Tandon is responsible for leading and driving growth for the Company’s biopharma services\, which includes Walgreens Clinical Trials. In her role\, Ramita works across the healthcare and life sciences industries to enable next-generation clinical trials\, with the goal of making treatments equitable and accessible to patients. \n\n\n\nRamita brings more than 25 years of leadership and operational experience across a portfolio of industry-leading businesses in real-world evidence and patient-centered health outcomes. Since spearheading the launch of Walgreens Clinical Trials in June 2022\, Ramita and her team have been working to make clinical research an inherent care option for patients across the nation when the standard of therapy is not a viable option.  \n\n\n\nThrough its tailored efforts and collaboration with biopharma companies\, Ramita and her team have connected with more than 17 million people for potential recruitment into a sponsor-led clinical trial\, with that number growing daily. Research shows that only 5% of the U.S. population participates in clinical trials and nearly 80% of trials fail to meet their enrollment goals in the timeline presented\, which often contributes to delays in getting novel therapies to patients.  \n\n\n\nUltimately\, Ramita and her team’s main goal is to bring community pharmacy-led clinical trials to patients quicker by meeting them where they want to be met…in their own communities.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/decentralized-navigating-the-future-of-inclusive-clinical-trials/
CATEGORIES:Algorithms and Health Disparities,Event,Health Equity,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn: Freelancer free-for-all
DESCRIPTION:At AHCJ’s Lunch and Learns\, freelancer members chat about a designated topic over Zoom every third Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. The Zoom link is new for 2025. \n\n\n\nFor February’s freelancer free-for-all\, journalists can bring any question or issue they want to discuss and we’ll share advice.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/lunch-and-learn-freelancer-free-for-all-2/
CATEGORIES:Event,Freelancers,Lunch and Learn
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T130000
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn: Pitching your ideal publication
DESCRIPTION:At AHCJ’s Lunch and Learns\, freelancer members chat about a designated topic over Zoom every third Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. The Zoom link is new for 2025.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/lunch-and-learn-pitching-your-ideal-publication/
CATEGORIES:Event,Freelancers,Lunch and Learn
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250502T130000
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SUMMARY:PitchFest Prep Session
DESCRIPTION:Whether it’s your first or tenth time at PitchFest\, please join this virtual session to review the dos and don’ts of your one-on-one with editors. The PitchFest committee will share feedback it has gotten from previous years’ editors and advice on how to make the most of your 10-minute time slots. Bring your pitches. As time allows\, you’ll have a chance to practice a pitch and get some input from fellow attendees and the committee. \n\n\n\nPitchFest will be held at Health Journalism 2025 in Los Angeles.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/pitchfest-prep-session/
CATEGORIES:Event,Freelancers,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250801T140000
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SUMMARY:From big picture to local story: Reporting on the impact of the megabill
DESCRIPTION:The 2026 budget act signed into law on July 4 will impact the health of millions of Americans — especially those on Medicaid and other safety net programs including SNAP. How can journalists wrap their arms around these massive changes?  \n\n\n\nPanelists will highlight what aspects journalists should pay close attention to right now and how to use the power of storytelling to make these coming changes real for audiences. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n\nLara Salahi\n\n\n\nAHCJ Health Beat Leader for Health EquityLara Salahi is AHCJ’s health beat leader on health equity. She’s an award-winning\, independent health journalist based in Boston\, whose work has appeared in local\, national and international television and digital news outlets. She is also the Distinguished Professor of Journalism at Endicott College in Beverley\, Mass. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n\nJoe Burns\n\n\n\nAHCJ Health Beat Leader for Health Policy and InsuranceJoseph Burns is AHCJ’s health beat leader on health policy and insurance. He’s an independent journalist based in Brewster\, Mass.\, who has covered health care\, health policy and the business of care since 1991. Burns has written for a variety of publications\, including The New York Times\, Fortune\, Hospitals & Health Networks\, and Medical Economics\, among others.  \n\n\n\nEarly in his journalism career\, Burns worked as a reporter in Connecticut\, first for The Wallingford Post (a weekly)\, and then The Meriden Record-Journal (a daily)\, and later for The Hartford Courant (the largest daily newspaper in the state and the nation’s oldest newspaper). For The Courant\, he was a reporter\, copy editor and regional news editor. During this time\, he also taught news writing at the University of Connecticut. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoanne Kenen\n\n\n\nJournalist-in-Residence\, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthContributing writer\, Politico MagazineLong-time health reporter on and off Capitol Hill. Oversaw all the health coverage at Politico for about a decade – now I’m a contributing writer to Politico Magazine\, and the Journalist-in-Residence at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health\, where I also teach. I’m a regular on the KHN “What the Health” podcast. I was AHCJ’s first topic leader (on health reform) and the conferences are a highlight of my year. @JoanneKenen \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKristen Jordan Shamus\n\n\n\nHealth reporter\, Detroit Free PressShamus’ work has taken her across the Mitten State\, the U.S. and to Europe. There\, she covered the stories of children who were evacuated from war-torn Ukraine to eastern Poland. She also led coverage of the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on Michiganders.  \n\n\n\nOver the past two decades\, Shamus has worked as a reporter\, an editor and columnist including at the Oakland Press and the News-Herald Newspapers. Shamus was among 20 journalists selected in 2019 for a National Press Foundation fellowship\, was a Mayo Clinic-Cronkite Medical Journalism fellow and a finalist for three consecutive years for the Richard Milliman Michigan Journalist of the Year award from the Michigan Press Association Foundation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKatherine Hempstead\, Ph.D.\n\n\n\nSenior policy officer\, Robert Wood Johnson FoundationHempstead works on healthcare issues\, mostly those related to health insurance\, costs\, and access to care\, using data and analyses to illuminate policy discussions at the federal and state levels. She is particularly interested making new sources of data that can inform policy available to researchers and the public sector. Hempstead frequently speaks and writes about health insurance and other healthcare topics. She is also an active researcher\, and has authored numerous articles in the peer reviewed literature.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/from-big-picture-to-local-story-reporting-on-the-impact-of-the-megabill-2/
CATEGORIES:Aging,Event,Health Equity,Health Policy,Insurance,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Reporting on 'sweeps' and the criminalization of homelessness: How to handle the story
DESCRIPTION:The Trump administration is making clear its intention to banish\, arrest or imprison people who are homeless in the nation’s capital\, as well as threatening forced treatment for those struggling with substance use disorders. But front-line workers\, activists and experts are expressing skepticism about this old and failed approach to homelessness.  \n\n\n\nSo what is the state of affairs in D.C.? How are people who work on homelessness responding to the impending campaign\, and what is the likelihood that other cities will take a similar approach? This webinar will equip reporters to cover the story in their own cities and towns with guidance from a national reporter who is covering the D.C. story\, an addiction researcher\, a longtime activist and a journalist who did a year-long project on homelessness. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n\nKatia Riddle\n\n\n\nHealth correspondent\, NPRFormer AHCJ fellow \n\n\n\nKatia Riddle is a correspondent at NPR covering mental health. She has reported extensively on the impact of events such as Hurricane Helene\, Los Angeles wildfires and the loneliness epidemic.  \n\n\n\nPrior to her current role\, she covered public health including reproductive rights and homelessness. She won a 2024 Gracie Award for a series on reproductive rights\, and was an AHCJ U.S. Health System Reporting Fellow from 2023-2024. \n\n\n\nRiddle lives in Portland\, Oregon with her husband and three kids. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto by Nancie Battaglia\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrian Mann\n\n\n\nNational addiction correspondent\, NPRBrian Mann is NPR’s first national addiction correspondent. He also covers breaking news in the U.S. and around the world. \n\n\n\nMann began covering drug policy and the opioid crisis as part of a partnership between NPR and North Country Public Radio in New York. After joining NPR full time in 2020\, Mann was one of the first national journalists to track the deadly spread of the synthetic opioid fentanyl\, reporting from California and Washington state to West Virginia. \n\n\n\nAfter losing his father and stepbrother to substance abuse\, Mann’s reporting breaks down the stigma surrounding addiction and creates a factual basis for the ongoing national discussion. \n\n\n\nMann has also served on NPR teams covering the Beijing Winter Olympics and the war in Ukraine. \n\n\n\nDuring a career in public radio that began in the 1980s\, Mann has won numerous regional and national Edward R. Murrow awards. He is author of a 2006 book about small town politics called Welcome to the Homeland\, described by The Atlantic as “one of the best books to date on the putative-red-blue divide.” \n\n\n\nMann grew up in Alaska and is now based in New York’s Adirondack Mountains. His audio postcards\, broadcast on NPR\, describe his backcountry trips into wild places around the world. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKeith Humphreys\, OBE\, Ph.D.\n\n\n\nEsther Ting Memorial Professor\, Stanford University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesCIGH fellow\, Stanford Center for Innovation in Global HealthKeith Humphreys is the Esther Ting Memorial Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. His research addresses addictive disorders and the translation of science into public policy.  In addition to over 400 scientific publications\, he has written extensively for outlets like The Washington Post and The Atlantic. \n\n\n\nDr. Humphreys’ public policy work includes testimonies to U.S. House and Senate Committees\, to the Canadian and U.K. parliaments\, and in many state legislatures. He served on the White House Commission on Drug-Free Communities during the Bush Administration and as Senior Policy Advisor in the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy under President Obama. He created and co-directs the Stanford Network on Addiction Policy\, which brings scientists and policy makers together to improve public policies regarding addictive substances. To recognize his service to addiction-related scholarship and policy\, Queen Elizabeth II made him an Honorary Officer in the Order of the British Empire in 2022. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLisa Daugaard\n\n\n\nCo-executive director/policy\, Purpose. Dignity. Action.Lisa Daugaard is Co-Executive Director/Policy at Purpose. Dignity. Action. (PDA)\, formerly the Public Defender Association\, based in Seattle. She joined the Defender Association in 1996 as a public defense staff attorney\, later served in multiple management positions and led TDA’s Racial Disparity Project\, combatting racial discrimination in\, and generated by\, the criminal legal system at the height of mass incarceration\, from 2000-2013.  \n\n\n\nFrom 2001-2008\, Lisa led a successful selective enforcement litigation challenge to drug arrests of Black people in Seattle. The settlement of that litigation effort resulted in an agreement by SPD and the King County Prosecutor’s Office to launch a pilot pre-booking diversion framework for drug offenses\, which came into being in 2011 as the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) model. Lisa was founding Co-Chair of the Seattle Community Police Commission\, & served on the CPC until 2019.   \n\n\n\nIn 2019\, she was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship for work building consensus around community-based responses to illegal behavior related to unmet behavioral health needs and extreme poverty. From 2020-present\, she has helped design and implement JustCARE\, a response to unsheltered homelessness in the Seattle area combining low-barrier entry with non-congregate shelter\, intensive case management\, and aftercare\, that has allowed resolution of over 40 large encampments without dispersal or displacement of individuals to other areas. \n\n\n\nLisa grew up in the Seattle area\, attended the University of Washington\, was an anti-apartheid activist at Cornell University in the mid-1980s while occasionally attending class and earning an MA\, and obtained her JD from Yale Law School (class of 1992). After law school\, she worked in New York City as a fellow at the ACLU National Legal Department\, leading a successful challenge to the first US detention camp at Guantanamo (for HIV-positive Haitian asylum seekers); as Legal Director of the Coalition for the Homeless; and as Organizing Project Director at the Urban Justice Center.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/reporting-on-sweeps-and-the-criminalization-of-homelessness-how-to-handle-the-story/
CATEGORIES:Event,Health Equity,Health Policy,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Rural Health Journalism Workshop
DESCRIPTION:AHCJ will help you understand the implications of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” and other changes to federal policy that have occurred since January at the annual Rural Health Workshop on August 21 in Atlanta. \n\n\n\nWe’ll also dig into: \n\n\n\n\nWhat Georgia learned from its experiment with a Medicaid work requirement\, also part of the budget bill.\n\n\n\nHow rural infrastructure affects access to health care\, especially broadband and public transportation.\n\n\n\nWhat’s happening with efforts to rebuild the rural health care workforce and how that work could be affected by immigration visa changes and other federal policies.\n\n\n\nTrends in opioid use\, overdose and treatment.\n\n\n\nWhere to find good\, reliable data in a “disappearing data” environment. \n\n\n\n\nBook your hotel room in the AHCJ block at the Renaissance Concourse Atlanta Hotel by July 29 to receive the discounted rate. \n\n\n\nRegistration (advance registration includes lunch): \n\n\n\n\nMembers: $30\n\n\n\nNon-members: $45\n\n\n\nNon-members + a six-month AHCJ membership: $75\n\n\n\nPR/PIO: $100\n\n\n\n\nAfter advance registration closes on August 7\, on-site registration will be available at the event: $60 (AHCJ members) and $80 (non-members). Please note: on-site registration does not include meals. \n\n\n\nScholarships are available to offset registration and hotel costs. Contact Andrea Waner for more information.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/training-events/workshops-summits/2025-rural-health-journalism-workshop/
LOCATION:Renaissance Concourse Atlanta Hotel\, 1 Hartsfield Center Pkwy\, Atlanta\, Georgia\, 30354\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Workshops | Summits
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn: Let's talk about money
DESCRIPTION:Let’s talk about money. As in…how are you making it? Do you balance journalism with content writing—and if so\, how do you manage potential conflicts? Do you have side gigs\, such as teaching or editing/proofreading/factchecking (or even a part-time job)? Do you make money from a Substack column or YouTube channel or other alternative platform? We’d love to hear about it. \n\n\n\nAt AHCJ’s Lunch and Learns\, freelancer members chat about a designated topic over Zoom every third Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. ET. Registration is now required for Lunch and Learns.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/lunch-and-learn-lets-talk-about-money/
CATEGORIES:Event,Freelancers,Lunch and Learn
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SUMMARY:Reporting on GLP-1s and eating disorders
DESCRIPTION:A few years after drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy hit the mainstream\, stories about their widespread use and unexpected consequences (for better and worse) continue to capture readers’ and editors’ attention. What angles still need to be explored\, particularly when it comes to how the meds might both exacerbate and quell eating disorder symptoms? What do mental health professionals and obesity medicine specialists think journalists have gotten wrong or have overlooked? \n\n\n\nIn partnership with Equip\, AHCJ New York invites you to an intimate panel discussion featuring Equip co-founder and clinical psychologist Erin Parks\, Bea Better Eating co-founder and clinical psychologist Sera Lavelle\, and likely one physician with relevant expertise. Anna Medaris\, who’s covered everything from GLP-1s’ promise in addiction medicine to their infiltration in the running community and their psychological implications\, will moderate. Refreshments will be served. \n\n\n\n\nThe Malin NoMad387 Park Ave South\, 5th FloorNew York\, NY\n\n\n\n\nRSVP by emailing Anna Medaris at the link below before Sept. 23 to ensure entry. \n\n\n\nRSVP here
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/reporting-on-glp-1s-and-eating-disorders/
CATEGORIES:Event,Freelancers
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SUMMARY:Fiction writing 101 (postponed from July)
DESCRIPTION:Our fiction-writing workshop featuring POLITICO health reporter-turned-novelist Amanda Eisenberg was postponed from July 31 due to the crazy flooding risk that day. Here’s the description: \n\n\n\nHave you always dreamed of writing a novel — or even a short story? Are you a strong writer — maybe of briefs\, press releases\, or news articles — but don’t know how (or why) to write when you’re\, well\, making stuff up? \n\n\n\nJoin journalist Anna Medaris\, head of the Association of Health Care Journalist’s New York chapter\, in conversation with journalist-turned-novelist Amanda Eisenberg as they discuss the differences and similarities between fiction and nonfiction writing\, why everyone should give more creative writing a try\, and how to get started. \n\n\n\nThe pair will also lead the group in a few writing exercises and leave time for Q&A\, mingling\, and workshopping ideas amongst a judgment-free crowd. \n\n\n\n\nThe Luminary1204 Broadway (check in on 4th Floor; event is 3rd floor)New York\, NY\n\n\n\n\nRSVP: If you registered for the original event\, you automatically have a spot at the new one. If you didn’t\, there are still some tickets available here. Unless you happen to be a Luminary member\, please select the “in-person guest of speakers” option.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/fiction-writing-101-postponed-from-july/
CATEGORIES:Event,Freelancers
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SUMMARY:How the budget bill will impact older adults: What journalists should know
DESCRIPTION:H.R. 1\, or the “One Big Beautiful Bill\,” imposes $1 trillion in funding cuts\, along with sweeping reforms to Medicaid\, Medicare and safety net programs like food assistance. The law adds new work requirements for Medicaid recipients under the age of 65; puts home and community-based services at risk; pauses minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes; makes it harder for seniors and those with disabilities to enroll in Medicaid or get help with Medicare premiums; and triggers future cuts to the Medicare program directly. \n\n\n\nOur expert panel will discuss how these massive changes will harm older adults and the families who care for them\, including undermining the care and support they need to remain at home and in their communities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n\nLiz Seegert\n\n\n\nAHCJ Health Beat Leader for AgingLiz Seegert is AHCJ’s health beat leader on aging. She’s an award-winning\, independent health journalist based in New York’s Hudson Valley\, who writes about caregiving\, dementia\, access to care\, nursing homes and policy. Seegert is also a contributing writer for Fortune.com\, the American Journal of Nursing\, and PBS/NextAvenue.org\, reporting on myriad health topics\, including social determinants of health and women’s health.  \n\n\n\nShe has written for TIME Health\, The Wirecutter\, Money.com\, Medscape\, Consumer Reports\, The Guardian and Medical Economics\, as well as dozens of other trade and mainstream media. Her articles have been syndicated in Forbes.com\, the Los Angeles Times\, the Hartford Courant\, The Saturday Evening Post and other major outlets. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmber Christ\, J.D.\n\n\n\nManaging director of health advocacy\, Justice in AgingChrist leads Justice in Aging’s team of health attorneys and policy advocates in developing and implementing the team’s projects and initiatives to improve equitable access to health care and long-term services and supports for low-income and marginalized older adults across the country. Christ is a national Medicare and Medicaid expert with a focus on programs and policies impacting people who are dually eligible for both programs. She joined Justice in Aging in 2013 and is a 2006 graduate of Washington University of Law School in St. Louis. She serves on the boards of the Family Caregiver Alliance and Legal Aid of Western Missouri. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRachel Werner\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\n\n\n\nExecutive director\, Leonard Davis Institute of Health EconomicsRobert D. Eilers Memorial – William Maul Measey Professorship in Health Care Management and Economics\, Wharton SchoolProfessor of medicine\, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of MedicineOver the past 20 years\, Dr. Werner has built a foundational research program examining the effects of health care financing\, payment\, and related policies on health care delivery and patient outcomes. She is a nationally recognized expert in Medicare and Medicaid policy\, particularly as it related to the care of older adults. She received her medical degree and doctoral degree in Health Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/how-the-budget-bill-will-impact-older-adults-what-journalists-should-know/
CATEGORIES:Aging,Event,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn: AI and you
DESCRIPTION:It’s been a while since we first broached the subject of AI and freelance journalism\, and so much has changed. We’ll share how we’re using AI in research\, drafts\, headlines — even to enhance pitches or check for similar articles on the topic. And we’ll discuss how our client publications are responding — some may be using AI\, some may be prohibiting its use. Randy Dotinga will start us off with his experiences and insights. \n\n\n\nAt AHCJ’s Lunch and Learns\, freelancer members chat about a designated topic over Zoom every third Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. ET. Registration is now required for Lunch and Learns and is only available to current freelance AHCJ members.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/lunch-and-learn-ai-and-you/
CATEGORIES:Event,Freelancers,Lunch and Learn
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SUMMARY:Research reset: Covering promising paths to better health | 2025 Fall Summit
DESCRIPTION:AHCJ’s fall summit\, “Research reset: Covering promising paths to better health\,” is designed to help reporters learn to identify and report on health research questions\, overlooked opportunities and innovative models that could transform health. \n\n\n\nUntil recently\, the U.S. consistently invested more in health research than any other country. Yet it has experienced poor health outcomes compared to other affluent nations. This day-and-a-half event will explore that disconnect\, the current funding environment and promising approaches to alleviating some of the nation’s most pressing health problems. \n\n\n\nThe summit will take place Nov. 13-14 in New York City\, at the Graduate by Hilton New York on Roosevelt Island. Registration is now open\, and closes Oct. 29. A half-day field trip at the conclusion of the summit will give participants an opportunity to learn about the public health history of Roosevelt Island where Nellie Bly made her name as a muckraker after she posed as a person with a mental illness to investigate conditions inside a women’s asylum there. \n\n\n\nAHCJ’s fall summit this year takes a step back to look at the history of research funding in the U.S.\, its likely future and the growing recognition that research could more directly result in improvements to the health of Americans. The summit will highlight areas of health research that have not\, traditionally\, been well-funded and more closely examine the value of projects that have been pursued outside traditional channels. \n\n\n\nSessions will explore: \n\n\n\n\nHow funding decisions were made\, how they’re made now\, and how researchers are navigating the shifting research landscape.\n\n\n\nWhat journalists can learn from unconventional leaders in the health care system — community groups\, trusted messengers\, and people with unconventional expertise — who take community-based approaches to the same outcomes as the more traditional research enterprise.\n\n\n\nHow to cover the changing landscape\, with some hands-on guidance on how to identify solid information and sources; and how to find stories about research on diverse communities.\n\n\n\nHow journalists can report responsibly on the many health issues that research barely touches\, including menopause\, men’s mental health and many rare diseases.\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate by Hilton New York22 N Loop RdNew York City\n\n\n\n\nBook a hotel room\n\n\n\nSpecial thanks to The Doris Duke Foundation\, the sponsor of the summit. The Commonwealth Fund and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have also provided support for this event.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/training-events/workshops-summits/2025-fall-summit-research-reset/
CATEGORIES:Event,Workshops | Summits
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SUMMARY:Trust\, public health reporting and the CDC: Insider perspectives
DESCRIPTION:A lot has happened this year at the CDC with walkouts\, layoffs and the disappearance of data and reports\, presenting major challenges for journalists who report on public health. Especially when reporting on infectious disease\, the compromising of the CDC as a source of public health data and up-to-date information about outbreaks has huge implications for public health. But that’s not all that has been lost — not by a long shot. The Secretary of Health and Human Services has also undermined the CDC as a source of trustworthy information about drug use/harm reduction\, autism\, chronic disease and diet. \n\n\n\nAlthough the dismantling of the CDC has cost the country its oldest\, most stalwart resource for public health information\, the CDC diaspora has not vanished in silence. Join us for a conversation with former CDC officials Deb Houry\, Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Director for Program and Science; Demetre Daskalakis\, former Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; and Daniel Jernigan\, former Director of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases. Moderated by AHCJ Health Beat Leader Tara Haelle\, the discussion will explore: \n\n\n\n\nWhere journalists should turn for the reliable\, evidence-based reporting resources that formerly had a home at the CDC’s web pages.\n\n\n\nWho\, if anyone\, has taken over data collection and communication about infectious disease.\n\n\n\nWhat is missing\, now\, from the national public health picture.\n\n\n\nTheir biggest worries about the potential consequences of the loss of this body of expertise and communication.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n\nTara Haelle\n\n\n\nAHCJ Health Beat Leader for Infectious Diseases & Medical StudiesTara Haelle is AHCJ’s health beat leader for infectious diseases and medical studies. She’s an independent science/health journalist\, author\, speaker\, and photographer. Her work has appeared in the National Geographic\, Scientific American\, Texas Monthly\, Science News\, Medscape/WebMD\, The New York Times\, Wired\, and O Magazine\, among others. She specializes in public health and medical research\, particularly vaccines\, infectious disease\, maternal and pediatric health\, mental health\, healthcare disparities\, and misinformation. She also covers medical research conferences and edits Long COVID Connection on Medium. Haelle earned a master’s in photojournalism from the University of Texas at Austin\, and her images have appeared in Texas Monthly\, NPR\, the\, Chicago Sun-Times and elsewhere. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDemetre C. Daskalakis\, M.D.\, MPH\n\n\n\nFormer Director\, CDC National Center for Immunization and Respiratory DiseasesDr. Demetre C. Daskalakis\, M.D.\, MPH\, is a nationally recognized physician and public health leader in infectious diseases and emergency response. He received his B.A. from Columbia\, M.D. from NYU\, and MPH from Harvard\, followed by advanced training at Harvard’s Beth Israel Deaconess and Partners Healthcare. \n\n\n\nDr. Daskalakis has held major leadership roles at the New York City Department of Health\, overseeing HIV\, TB\, STD\, immunization\, and laboratory programs\, and managing responses to measles\, Legionella\, and New York City’s initial COVID-19 outbreak. At the CDC\, he directed the Division of HIV Prevention and later led the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases\, where he managed strategies for influenza\, COVID-19\, RSV\, and the transition of the U.S. COVID-19 vaccine program to commercialization. He played a critical role in national responses to respiratory virus threats and managed high-profile outbreaks including measles and avian influenza\, demonstrating trauma-informed leadership during challenging events like the August 2025 CDC shooting. \n\n\n\nAs Deputy Coordinator of the White House National Mpox Response\, Dr. Daskalakis’s innovative approaches led to a dramatic reduction in daily cases. Throughout his career\, he has championed health equity\, LGBTQ+ health\, and evidence-based policy\, shaping national and global strategies in HIV prevention and vaccination. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDebra Houry\, M.D.\, MPH\n\n\n\nFormer Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Director for Program and Science\, CDCDebra Houry M.D.\, MPH is a nationally recognized emergency physician and public health leader with more than two decades of experience guiding health care and public health strategy across federal government\, health systems\, and academia.  \n\n\n\nMost recently\, Dr. Houry served as Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Director for Program and Science at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)\, where she oversaw nine national centers and the Office of Science with a combined budget of more than $6 billion. She also served as Acting Principal Deputy Director\, the agency’s most senior leader after the CDC Director\, where she co-led the Moving Forward initiative—restructuring CDC to strengthen preparedness\, data\, and laboratory systems. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Jernigan\, M.D.\, MPH\n\n\n\nFormer Director\, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases\, CDCDaniel B. Jernigan\, M.D.\, MPH\, recently resigned his position as Director of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Jernigan completed training at Duke University and Baylor College of Medicine and has completed residencies in Internal Medicine and Preventive Medicine.  \n\n\n\nHe entered the CDC in 1994 as an Epidemic Intelligence Officer\, and has been studying respiratory and emerging diseases since that time. He is a retired Captain in the U.S. Public Health Service and was the recipient of the 2019 Service to America Medal.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/11/trust-public-health-reporting-and-the-cdc-insider-perspectives/
CATEGORIES:Event,Health Policy,Infectious Diseases,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn: These are Stressful Times. How Are You Coping?
DESCRIPTION:This will focus on the practical (not expressly political) issues that we’re facing amid an implosion in our industry and radical changes in the health care landscape. How are you getting accurate information and data? How are you finding reliable sources? How are you navigating sudden changes as editors leave\, get laid off or retire? How are you coping with your own stress? Let’s share strategies. \n\n\n\nRegistration is now required for Lunch and Learns. You only need to register one time to be automatically registered for all Lunch and Learns. Not sure if you’ve already registered? Try searching your email for “AHCJ Lunch & Learn Confirmation.”
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/lunch-and-learn-these-are-stressful-times-how-are-you-coping/
CATEGORIES:Event,Freelancers,Lunch and Learn
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