BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Association of Health Care Journalists - ECPv6.15.11//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Association of Health Care Journalists X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://healthjournalism.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Association of Health Care Journalists REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20100314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20101107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20110313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20111106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20120311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20121104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20130310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20131103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120506T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120510T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160432Z UID:23838-1336266000-1336611600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Association for Research in Vision and Ophthamology Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:This year’s ARVO meeting theme is Translational Research: Seeing the Possibilites. According to the conference description\, the meeting will explore “how basic research translates to effective prevention\, diagnosis and treatment.” At the annual meeting exhibit hall\, 220 booths and roughly 170 companies will exhibit products and technologies relevant to ophthamology. \nFollow this link for information on press registration. To register\, click here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/association-for-research-in-vision-and-ophthamology-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120505T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120509T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163036Z UID:23852-1336179600-1336525200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:Psychiatry scholars and professionals from the United States and more than 50 other countries will convene in Philadelphia this May for “the psychiatry event of the year.” Journalists will have the opportunity to interview leaders in mental health research and practice as well as American Psychological Association decision makers. \nFollow this link to learn about media registration\, which must be completed no later than April 27\, 2012. Journalists’ press credentials from previous years’ conferences do not guarantee access to the 2012 meeting. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-psychiatric-association-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120505T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120509T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163037Z UID:23837-1336179600-1336525200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Annual Clinical Meeting DESCRIPTION:The goal of the annual ACOG meeting is to continue improving worldwide women’s health care efforts. This conference will specifically offer clinical seminars\, post-graduate courses\, hands-on sessions\, poster sessions and other extracurricular activities. \nPress should register using this form. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-college-of-obstetricians-and-gynecologists-annual-clinical-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120503T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120514T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163038Z UID:23822-1336006800-1336957200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Bringing Home the Care Continuum: Harnessing High Tech\, High Touch Home Care Medicine DESCRIPTION:This two-day conference in Seattle\, sponsored by the American Academy of Home Care Physicians\, will examine emerging new technologies and implications for medical practice.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/bringing-home-the-care-continuum-harnessing-high-tech-high-touch-home-care-medicine/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120503T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120505T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163038Z UID:23820-1336006800-1336179600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Geriatrics Society: Annual Scientific Meeting DESCRIPTION:The theme this year is “patient safety and quality\, what geriatrics has to offer.” The meeting\, in Seattle\, features new research on aging\, clinical care and innovative models of care delivery. \nThere is online registration for media. For more information contact: Jillian Lubarsky AGS Communications 212-308-1414 x329 jlubarsky@americangeriatrics.org \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-geriatrics-society-annual-scientific-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120428T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120501T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161139Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163039Z UID:23833-1335574800-1335834000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:More than 7\,500 leaders in academic pediatrics are expected at this year’s Boston meeting. Journalists will have access to hundreds of scientists who conduct research in children’s health\, including clinical scientices\, health services and translational research. \nPress should contact Susan Martin in media relations at 847-434-7877 or at ssmartin@aap.org before April 28. \n  \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/pediatric-academic-societies-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120425T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120425T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161145Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163040Z UID:23840-1335315600-1335315600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality HCUP Data Users' Workshop DESCRIPTION:AHRQ is sponsoring a full-day\, intermediate-level workshop designed for health services researchers and analysts who want to learn how to use or improve their use of Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project databases and products. Prior experience with HCUP databases or prior attendance of HCUP overview presentation of online course is encouraged. Computers will be provided and instructor-lead programming examples will be presented in SAS. There will be a specific focus on conducting revisit analyses using the HCUP state-level databases. Given the nature and pace of this course\, some prior familiarity with health care administrative data and SAS is recommended. Additional information is available in the registration form.   \nRegistration for this event is open. To register\, please complete the registration form on page 4 (PDF file\, 364 KB). Registration is limited. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/agency-for-healthcare-research-and-quality-hcup-data-users-workshop/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120423T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120424T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163041Z UID:23825-1335142800-1335229200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Science Writing in the Age of Denial DESCRIPTION:Science writers now work in an age where uncomfortable ideas and truths meet organized resistance. Opposing scientific consensus on such things as anthropogenic climate change\, the theory of evolution\, and even the astonishingly obvious benefits of vaccination has become politically de rigueur\, a litmus test and a genuine threat to science. How does denial affect the craft of the science writer? How can science writers effectively explain disputed science? What’s the big picture? Are denialists ever right? \nThis conference and workshop for science writers will explore the phenomenon of denial and how to address issues of science in question. The first day will be a conference to examine the history of organized doubt\, denial and political persuasion\, journalistic insight into the phenomenon\, and an exploration of denialist themes that transcend political and topical boundaries. It will be followed by a half-day workshop intended to help science writers explore practical strategies and tactics for reporting and writing about science in the crosshairs of denial. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/science-writing-in-the-age-of-denial/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120421T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120428T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161154Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163043Z UID:23843-1334970000-1335574800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:64th American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:The 64th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology is set for April 21 through 28\, 2012\, in New Orleans. The AAN Annual Meeting will feature more than 2\,000 scientific research presentations and key lectures on the latest advancements in the prevention and treatment of brain disorders. \nThe AAN Annual Meeting features Education\, Subspecialty in Focus\, Science\, Practice\, Physician Leadership Program\, Scientific Program and a variety of sessions and opportunities for professionals\, researchers and students. While the contents of the sessions will continue to be cutting-edge\, the debate-style Controversies in Neuroscience Session will be paired with a questions-and-answers debate in five hot topic areas\, including ALS\, carotid stenting vs. surgery\, Alzheimer disease biomarkers\, autism and Tourette therapy\, and child neurology training. Ten Integrated Neuroscience Sessions (INS) will feature expert faculty and top researchers presenting insightful\, comprehensive examinations of movement disorders\, aging\, ALS\, cell biology\, stem cell groups\, epilepsy\, child neurology\, peripheral nerves\, and neurogenetics. \n\n\nWhere: New OrleansWhen: 04/21/2012 until 04/28/2012 \nEarly Registration Deadline – March 28\, 2012 \nFor more information visit: http://www.aan.com/go/am12 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/64th-american-academy-of-neurology-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120421T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120428T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161139Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163043Z UID:23832-1334970000-1335574800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:The 64th annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology includes more than 2\,000 scientific presentations and will provide educational courses on neurological issues ranging from dementia and degenerative diseases to childhood neurology. A full listing of this year’s courses can be found here. \nMembers of the media should visit the online press room and register by clicking here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-academy-of-neurology-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120421T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120421T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163044Z UID:23842-1334970000-1334970000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Brain Health Fair DESCRIPTION:People can attend free classes to learn from some of the best and brightest neurologists in the world about the latest research advances in Alzheimer’s disease\, autism\, brain injury\, epilepsy\, headache\, multiple sclerosis\, Parkinson’s disease\, sleep disorders\, stroke and other types of brain disease. In addition\, there is an Exhibit Hall\, fun activities for kids and teens\, and giveaways. \n\nAttend FREE Brain Health Classes\nVisit 30 Exhibitors\nLearn Food and Dances to Help You\nGet Tips to Prevent Diabetes\, Stroke\nAttend Support Groups\nSee How the Human Brain Works\nLearn How to Spot a Concussion\nFun Games for Kids and Teens\nFree Giveaways and Resources\n\nThis event is presented by the American Academy of Neurology Foundation\, which is committed to finding a cure for brain disease and improving patient care\, quality of life and public understanding of brain disease. \nFree Event for Patients and the Public\nClick here to register now for free.\n9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Saturday\, April 21\, 2012\, New Orleans New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/brain-health-fair/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120419T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120421T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161136Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160511Z UID:23830-1334797200-1334970000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American College of Physicians Internal Medicine 2012 DESCRIPTION:Internists and others in health field can register to attend more than 250 sessions at this New Orleans conference. More than 5\,000 physicians are expected this year. Interested parties can also elect to take one- and two-day pre-courses (held on April 17 and 18) in varied fields for a more intensive learning experience. \nFollow this link to register for press credentials. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-college-of-physicians-internal-medicine-2012/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120417T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120417T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161216Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160513Z UID:23861-1334624400-1334624400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Comparative Effectiveness Research - A JAMA Theme Issue Media Briefing DESCRIPTION:A JAMA Theme Issue Media Briefing \nThe National Press Club Washington\, D.C. 10 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Tuesday\, April 17\, 2012 \nWHAT: Comparative Effectiveness Research is the comparison of treatments to determine which carry the greatest benefits and harms for which patients\, with results assisting patients and physicians in making more informed health care decisions. \nMedia Briefing Program \n10 – 10:15 a.m.Welcome and Opening RemarksModerator: Phil B. Fontanarosa\, M.D.\, M.B.A.\, Executive Editor\, JAMA \n10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Survival Outcomes for Chemotherapy Treatments for Older Adults With Advanced Lung CancerDeborah Schrag\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute\, Boston \n10:45 – 11:15 a.m.Differences in Survival For Severely Injured Adults Transported to a Trauma Center By Helicopter vs. Ground Emergency Medical ServicesAdil H. Haider\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, F.A.C.S.\, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine\, Baltimore \n11:15 – 11:45 a.m.Variance in Side Effects\, Need for Additional Cancer Treatment for Radiation Therapies for Prostate CancerRonald C. Chen\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill \n11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. National Priorities for Future Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research From the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Anne C. Beal\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute\, Washington\, D.C. \nA continental breakfast will be available beginning at 9:30 a.m. \nTo Register to Attend: Email: mediarelations@jama-archives.org or call 312-464-JAMA. \nWebcast and Teleconference Call: For those unable to attend the briefing\, a webcast and teleconference call will be available. To register for either\, email: mediarelations@jama-archives.org. \nTo participate in the webcast\, which is being funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute\, click here. \nTo participate in the teleconference\, call 800-410-4177; the international toll line is 1-303-223-2688. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/comparative-effectiveness-research-a-jama-theme-issue-media-briefing/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120414T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120418T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161139Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160514Z UID:23831-1334365200-1334710800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting DESCRIPTION:The AANS conference will present the latest research in neurosurgery through panels\, seminars\, and practical clinics. This year’s theme is “We are Neurosurgery.” Scientific  guest speakers include National Medal of Science Laureate and Cushing Orator J. Craig Venter\, the first person to decode the human genome\, Brian Greene\, a theoretical physicist and bestselling author of The Elegant Universe and The Fabric of the Cosmos\, and MIT Professor Cynthia Breazeal\, a recipient of Time magazine’s best inventions award. \nTo obtain a press pass\, call John Iwanski\, AANS Director of Member and Public Outreach\, at 847-378-0517\, or e-mail him at jai@aans.org. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-association-of-neurological-surgeons-annual-scientific-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120410T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120411T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160515Z UID:23835-1334019600-1334106000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:2012 National Health Promotion Summit DESCRIPTION:The 2012 National Health Promotion Summit will be held April 10-11\, 2012\, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington\, D.C. The Summit will showcase health promotion activities that support the Affordable Care Act\, Healthy People 2020\, and other key prevention-related initiatives. The Summit will highlight the vast number of disease prevention and health promotion efforts that are working to improve the health of all Americans. Presentations will feature programs executed by various sectors that reflect a wide array of pressing national and global health issues. \nConfirmed speakers include: \n\n\nSecretary Kathleen Sebelius\, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services \n\n\nSurgeon General Regina Benjamin\, U.S. Public Health Service \n\n\nSusan Dentzer\, Editor-in-Chief\, Health Affairs \n\n\nMayra Alvarez\, MHA\, Director of Public Health Policy in the Office of Health Reform at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services \n\n\nGeorges Benjamin\, MD\, Executive Director of the American Public Health Association \n\n\nKaryl Rattay\, MD\, MS\, Delaware Director of the Division of Public Health \n\n\nHoward Frumkin\, M.D.\, Dr.P.H.\, Dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Washington \n\n\nJeff Levi\, Executive Director of Trust for America’s Health \n\n\nRob Moodie\, Chair of Global Health at Gus Nossal Institute (Australia) \n\n\nJonathan Woodson\, Department of Defense\, Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) & Director of TRICARE Management Activity \n\n\nRip Rapson\, President and CEO\, The Kresge Foundation \n\n\nValerie Brown\, Sonoma County Supervisor\, Sonoma\, California \n\n\nLeon Andrews\, Senior Fellow\, Institute for Youth\, Education & Families\, National League of Cities \n\n\nClick here to Register Now and other information of the Summit. \n\n\nEarly bird registration: $120.00 \n\n\nStudent registration $75.00 (with valid student ID) \n\n\nDeadline for student scholarship applications is March 9 and early bird registration rate ends March 10. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/2012-national-health-promotion-summit/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120403T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120404T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160516Z UID:23849-1333414800-1333501200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Ensuring Safe Foods and Medical Products Through Stronger Regulatory Systems Abroad DESCRIPTION:Members of the Institute of Medicine committee that wrote the new report “Ensuring Safe Foods and Medical Products Through Stronger Regulatory Systems Abroad” will discuss their report with interested stakeholders and reporters at a one-hour public briefing. \nThe briefing will begin at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday\, April 4\, in the First Amendment Lounge of the National Press Club\, 529 14th St.\, N.W.\, Washington\, D.C. Those who cannot attend may listen through a telephone dial-in. The report recommends ways that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other domestic and overseas organizations can strengthen the regulatory systems of low- and middle-income nations. \nAdvance copies are available to reporters only beginning at noon EDT Tuesday\, April 3. The report is embargoed and not for public release before 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday\, April 4. Reporters: to obtain an embargoed copy and the telephone dial-in number or to arrange an interview with a member of the authoring committee\, contact the National Academies’ Office of News and Public Information; tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ensuring-safe-foods-and-medical-products-through-stronger-regulatory-systems-abroad/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120331T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120404T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161136Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160516Z UID:23829-1333155600-1333501200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2012 DESCRIPTION:This AACR Annual Meeting 2012 happens on Saturday\, March 31 through Wednesday\, April 4\, at McCormick Place in Chicago. This year’s theme is “Accelerating Science: Concept to Clinic\,” which aims to link basic\, clinical and translational research that is on the forefront of worldwide cancer initiatives. \n The program will feature myriad symposia\, break-out sessions\, forums and education sessions. There are also two new sessions that feature breaking clinical data and clinical trials that are still in progress. The meeting also offers a new learning track dedicated to regulatory science and policy. \nFor press registration\, click here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-association-for-cancer-research-annual-meeting-2012/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120326T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120328T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160519Z UID:23823-1332723600-1332896400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Oral arguments before Supreme Court on health reform DESCRIPTION:The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments challenging congressional authority to mandate health insurance coverage and other provisions of the Affordable Care Act. The cases are Dept. of Health and Human Services v. Florida (11-398); NFIB v. Sebelius (11-393); and Florida v. HHS (11-400). \nAHCJ\, as well as other organizations\, has asked the Supreme Court to permit broadcast of health reform arguments. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/oral-arguments-before-supreme-court-on-health-reform/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120326T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120327T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160520Z UID:23814-1332723600-1332810000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:MLP: Innovative Solutions for a Healthier Community DESCRIPTION:The seventh annual MLP Summit\, “MLP: Innovative Solutions for a Healthier Community\,” will take place March 26-27\, 2012\, in San Antonio\, Texas. Medical-legal partnership practitioners and other leaders in the health care and legal communities will explore themes including quality of care\, transforming health and legal practices and new innovations in medical-legal partnerships. \nThis year\, the summit will emphasize medical-legal partnerships as community-based organizations\, highlighting strategies to leverage existing resources to build capacity and promote long-term\, sustainable programs. Get more information. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/mlp-innovative-solutions-for-a-healthier-community/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120324T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120329T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160521Z UID:23827-1332550800-1332982800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Society for Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting 2012 DESCRIPTION:This conference of interventional radiologists and affiliated scientists will be held at the Mascone Center in San Francisco this March. More than 5\,000 physicians\, researchers and health professionals are expected to attend. Presentations will cover the latest trends in interventional radiology research. \nFor media registration\, contact Maryann Verrillo\, director of communications and public relations\, (703) 460-5572 or Ellen Acconcia\, communications manager\, practice areas\, (703) 460-5582. Or\, you may register online. Press registration is complimentary. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/society-for-interventional-radiology-annual-scientific-meeting-2012/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120324T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120327T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160522Z UID:23828-1332550800-1332810000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American College of Cardiology 61st Annual Scientific Session & Expo DESCRIPTION:The American College of Cardiology will host its 61st annual conference from March 24-27\, 2012\, in Chicago. This year’s program features lectures by the Legends of Cardiovascular Medicine\, highlights new scientific breakthroughs and encourages attendees use topic-specific “learning pathways\,” customized program modules that guide you through sessions that are relevant to your areas of interest. \nFor information about media registration\, please click here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-college-of-cardiology-61st-annual-scientific-session-expo/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120316T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120320T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160523Z UID:23826-1331859600-1332205200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Academy of Dermatology 70th Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:The world’s largest dermatologic education event highlights more than 850 faculty members and 400 sessions. Among a roster of well-known dermatological speakers is Bill Walton\, one of the NBA’s 50 all-time greatest players\, who will serve as a guest speaker. \nFor press registration\, click here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-academy-of-dermatology-70th-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120314T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120317T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161103Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160524Z UID:23803-1331686800-1331946000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Impact of trauma on teens: Building the safety net DESCRIPTION:The annual meeting of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine will explore what is known\, highlight innovative programs and research\, and develop strategies for improving the safety net in our own communities. \nEvery day adolescents and young adults in the United States and around the world experience and witness profound traumatic events. Sometimes these events affect entire cities\, other times just schools or an individual are affected\, but\, regardless of size\, each of these events has the potential to profoundly change the lives of the youth who experience them. Many adolescents traverse these experiences with strength and resilience\, while others find it more difficult to recover from the impact trauma has on their lives.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/impact-of-trauma-on-teens-building-the-safety-net/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120312T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120313T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160526Z UID:23834-1331514000-1331600400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:IOM: Global public health implications of substandard\, falsified& counterfeit medical products DESCRIPTION:The open sessions will run from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT on March 12\, and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT on March 13\, in Room 100 of the National Academies’ Keck Center\, 500 Fifth St.\, N.W.\, Washington\, D.C. \nSeating is limited and advance registration is required. Those who cannot attend may listen to the proceedings via telephone dial-in. To register or to obtain dial-in information\, reporters should contact the National Academies’ Office of News and Public Information; tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail.  \nClick here for more information on the study. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/iom-global-public-health-implications-of-substandard-falsified-counterfeit-medical-products/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120302T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120306T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160528Z UID:23819-1330650000-1330995600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Academy of Allergy\, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:The AAAAI Annual Meeting draws the allergy/immunology specialty’s academic and clinical leaders to showcase new research and discuss other developments in allergy\, asthma and immunologic diseases. The meeting is attended by more than 7\,700 allergist/immunologists\, related physicians\, allied health professionals and industry representatives. \nMembers of the press representing print\, broadcast and electronic consumer media and healthcare trade media are invited to attend the 2012 AAAAI Annual Meeting. To register as a member of the press\, journalists must provide media identification or a business card issued by their news organization. Freelance writers must provide a letter of assignment on a news organization letterhead or bylined articles from a recognized news organization. Press passes will only be issued to journalists representing the editorial staff of print\, broadcast or Internet media. \nFind out more about press registration. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-academy-of-allergy-asthma-and-immunology-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120224T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120224T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160533Z UID:23824-1330045200-1330045200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Missouri Health Data Summit: Improving Health through Innovative Data Utilization DESCRIPTION:Friday\, Feb. 24 \nDanforth Plant Science Center\, 975 N Warson Rd\, St Louis\, Mo. 63141 \n9 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. \nThere is no charge to attend this event\, but registration is required by Wednesday\, Feb. 22. Click here to register. \nAGENDA \n8:30 a.m.  – Check in and continental breakfast \n9:00 a.m. – Welcome \n\nRobert Hughes\, Ph.D.\, president and CEO\, Missouri Foundation for Health\n\n9:15 a.m. – The Health Data Initiative: Overview \n\nTodd Park\, Chief Technology Officer\, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services \n\n10 a.m. – Show Me research: Data utilization in our regionRegional researchers discuss their current efforts to apply health data to specific community concerns and answer questions about their projects. \n\nFacilitator: Melissa Johnsen\, interim president\, Missouri Health Connection\nCharlene A. Caburnay\, Ph.D.\, M.P.H.\, Health Communication Research Laboratory\, Washington University in St. Louis\nEric Armbrecht\, Ph.D.\, assistant professor\, Center for Outcomes Research\, School of Medicine\, Saint Louis University \nJeff Belden\, M.D.\, Department of Family and Community Medicine\, University of Missouri-Columbia\nKeith J. Mueller\, Ph.D.\, head\, Department of Health Management and Policy\, University of Iowa\n\n11 a.m. –  The value of health data: A business perspectiveLeading business and health care innovators discuss the value of health data\, what it takes to make data a viable resource\, and how Missouri businesses are moving forward. \n\nFacilitator: Christine T. Wilson\, J.D.\, president and CEO\, Mid-America Coalition on Health Care\nGeorge Paz\, chairman & CEO\, Express Scripts\nJeff Stolte\, investment associate\, Ascension Health Ventures\nLouise Probst\, executive director\, Midwest Health Initiative; executive director\, St. Louis Area Business Health Coalition\nW. Michael Long\, chairman & CEO\, Essence Group\n\nNoon – Closing remarks \n\nE.J. “Ned” Holland Jr.\, assistant secretary of administration\, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services \n\n12:15 p.m. – Networking luncheon \n1-5 p.m. – Assigned individual feedback session with HHS officials \n\nA limited number of individual appointments will be available to vet innovative concepts for health data utilization with Assistant Secretary Holland and Mr. Park. Appointments are limited to 20 minutes and may be requested by contacting Michelle Miller at mmiller@mffh.org or 314-345-5573. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/missouri-health-data-summit-improving-health-through-innovative-data-utilization/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120204T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120208T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160538Z UID:23818-1328317200-1328662800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Society of Critical Care Medicine Annual Congress DESCRIPTION:The largest multiprofessional critical care event of the year will focus on solutions that dramatically improve the outcomes and lives of patients. \nMaterial covered will include anitbiotic use\, health reform\, traumatic brain injuries\, heart disease\, health information technology\, responding to disasters\, measuring outcomes and much more. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/society-of-critical-care-medicine-annual-congress/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120119T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120121T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160543Z UID:23816-1326934800-1327107600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:ScienceOnline2012 DESCRIPTION:The sixth annual conference\, at North Carolina State University\, will feature more than 70 discussion sessions and workshops over three days and additional demonstrations\, science lab tours\, a museum reception & a dose of comedy. The keynote speaker will be anthropologist and National Geographic Explorer Mireya Mayor\, author of “Pink Boots and a Machete.” \nAmong the sessions of special interest to health journalists: \n\nThe special perils – and pleasures – of medical blogging\nWhy Scientists Hate & Fear the Media – or\, Science training for journalists\nPodcasting for Beginners\nThe basic science behind the medical research: where to find it\, how and when to use it.\nHarassing the Powerful for Fun and Profit: An Informal Investigative Reporters’ Guide to Uncovering Secrets and Bypassing Flacks\nYou Got Your Politics in My Science\nData visualization\nKnow Your Digital Rights!\nCovering Political Neuroscience in the Blogosphere\nThe Limits of Transparency: Self-Censorship in Physician Writers\nIs encouraging scientific literacy more than telling people what they need to know?\nDo press officers/public information officers need journalists any more?\nScience Communication\, Risk Communication\, and the role of Social Networks\nData Journalism: Talking the talk\nAdvocacy in medical blogging/communication – can you be an advocate and still be fair?\nCharting Your Own Course: How to Make It As a Freelancer\nGenomic Medicine: From Bench to Bedside\nNever Tell Me the Odds: Assessing Certainty and Probability in Scientific Data\n\nMany other sessions are being planned; see a more complete schedule. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/scienceonline2012/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20111213T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20111213T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160551Z UID:23817-1323738000-1323738000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Twitter Chat: State of research aimed at ending Alzheimer's disease DESCRIPTION:This Twitter chat will feature Dr. Guy Eakin and Dr. Diane Bovencamp in amonthly forum is co-sponsored by the American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF) and other organizations in the Alzheimer’s disease community. At AHAF\, Eakin and Bovencamp lead the Scientific Affairs division that facilitates the funding of innovative studies designed to halt Alzheimer’s disease. Through the foundation’s annual competitive grant program\, AHAF supports scientists working on projects to diagnose\, prevent\, and treat Alzheimer’s disease. \n The TalkAlz twitter chat\, held every second Tuesday of the month at noon ET\, aims to spark a national discussion around Alzheimer’s disease. TweetChat participants must first join Twitter by signing up for an account at http://www.twitter.com. To access the discussion\, type #talkalz into the search bar at Twitter.com or in their Twitter application at the forum’s start time. For participants’ remarks to show up in the chat feed\, include the #talkalz hash tag in their tweets. \n Other organizations hosting TalkAlz include The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America\, Seniors For Living\, the Crisis Prevention Institute\, M R Strategic Services\, and Fox Group LLC. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/twitter-chat-state-of-research-aimed-at-ending-alzheimers-disease/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20111204T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20111208T010000 DTSTAMP:20260427T053907 CREATED:20231025T161045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160553Z UID:23788-1322960400-1323306000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellowship DESCRIPTION:♦ Need inspiration? ♦ Story ideas? ♦ How about new sources? ♦ What if you could visit labs and watch researchers tackle the latest public health issues?\nThat's what AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellows get … for free: \n"This was a great opportunity to access the most up-to-date information about some of the biggest health issues I cover. We learned a month’s worth of information in only four days." – Kate Daily\, Newsweek \n"You must offer this fellowship program again! I wish every member of the AHCJ could attend. There's no question that it's an experience that will improve my reporting. These briefings really pulled back the curtain on many of the CDC's activities. I have enough story ideas to keep me busy for years!" – Lorna Benson\, Minnesota Public Radio \n\nMarshall Allen (right)\, a Las Vegas Sun reporter\, speaks to Grant Baldwin\, Ph.D.\, director of the CDC’s Injury Center\, about interpreting child safety data for localizing stories\, during the 2008 fellowship. \n \nAbout the fellowships\nAHCJ has teamed up with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – with the support of the CDC Foundation – for this national fellowship program for journalists. Ten fellows will be chosen to spend a week studying public health issues at two CDC campuses. The AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellows will: \n\nattend sessions on epidemiology\, global disease prevention efforts\, pandemic flu preparedness\, climate change\, vaccine safety\, obesity\, autism and more\ntour the CDC director's National Emergency Operations Center\nmeet new sources on policy and research\nlearn how to tap the agency's abundant resources to produce better stories\n\nThe competitive fellowships are open to professional journalists working in the United States. The fellowships include membership\, travel\, lodging and meals. The fellowship dates are Dec. 4-8\, 2011. \nApplications will be due in October.\nStill not convinced? Here's more from former fellows:\n"As a magazine freelancer\, I was brimming with story ideas after leaving the fellowship\, and I soon put that information to use in articles for Good Housekeeping\, Reader's Digest\, More\, Parenting and other publications." That's what fellow Meryl Davids Landau\, a freelance writer based in Florida\, said about the fellowship. In "Eight months later\, freelancer still generating story ideas from fellowship\," she writes about meeting top officials at the CDC\, briefings from experts on health issues from genomics to infectious diseases to child safety and more. She says they learned about navigating databases such as the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey and CDC publications. \nAnd if you've ever wanted to tell the CDC what to do\, be inspired by fellow JoNel Aleccia who suggested they send media their tentative Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report lineup the day before publication\, something that was implemented and is still in practice. \nThe Las Vegas Sun's Marshall Allen\, who was a member of first class of AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellows\, learned that avian flu was still a danger. Elizabeth Fernandez of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote about the CDC's efforts to uncover what causes autism. Modern Healthcare’s Jessica Zigmond wrote about the enthusiasm she encountered among public health experts at the CDC. She says it allowed her to find an expert who “not only had great interest in his work\, but who also seemed genuinely interested in sharing that information with a group of 11 journalists\, all of whom had different backgrounds\, interests and goals.” \n"Great idea and execution from AHCJ. Thoughtful and balanced approach. A unique experience that I can’t get anywhere else. A classroom and time on the beat can’t give this combination of education and up-close interview access. I got a mix of quick hit news\, light feature\, in-depth weekender and investigation. I have about eight concrete ideas I can definitely use."– Mary Shedden\, The Tampa Tribune \n"Overall\, a very informative\, helpful program that aided my knowledge and understanding of public health coverage." – Ginger Rough\, The Arizona Republic \n"It's been a great opportunity to connect with sources and hear about issues that fly under the radar. It will significantly improve my understanding and coverage of CDC-related health issues. Great access to top level sources. This conference provided that personal connection that can make the difference in timely\, relevant response." – JoNel Aleccia\, health writer\, MSNBC.com URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahcj-cdc-health-journalism-fellowship-2/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR