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SUMMARY:Webinar: Covering the Structures that Underlie Health Disparities
DESCRIPTION:Journalists and journalism educators are invited to a Maynard Institute webinar on identifying and reporting on structural inequities in health and education. \nThe one-hour webinar will be broadcast on Wednesday\, October 5\, 2011 at 3 p.m. Eastern time. The webinar is free. It is underwritten by a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. \nThe webinar instructors are Sally Lehrman\, an award-winning reporter specializing in medicine and science policy and current journalism professor at the University of Santa Clara\, and Venise Wagner\, a former education reporter and current chair of the journalism department at San Francisco State University.   Reporters interested in going beyond everyday reporting on health and education will learn how to identify\, research and analyze the far-reaching impacts of structural inequities.   Lehrman and Wagner will discuss different story approaches and provide resources and tools.   To register\, email Elisabeth Pinio. You will receive a confirmation email and instructions for attending the webinar.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-covering-the-structures-that-underlie-health-disparities/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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SUMMARY:Best Practices in Advanced Care Planning and Decision Making
DESCRIPTION:American Academy of Nursing’s Raise the Voice Initiative to host a Critical Conversation: Best Practices in Advanced Care Planning \nTwo Panels will Discuss End of Life Planning Models that Work \nIn the fall of 2010\, a task force of the Academy developed a policy brief on “Advance Care Planning as an Urgent Public Health Concern\,” identifying four policy recommendations for ensuring that conversations about informed preferences are ongoing and the norm. It is through the Academy’s Raise the Voice initiative that a Critical Conversation entitled “Best Practices in Advanced Care Planning and Decision Making: Models that Work” will be held. \nThrough this Critical Conversation\, the Academy’s Raise the Voice initiative will publicize the task force’s recommendations and how they require sensitive\, but critical\, public conversations regarding the need for advanced care planning and decision-making. \nCo-sponsored by the Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation\, the California HealthCare Foundation\, the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence\, the John A. Hartford Foundation\, and the Archstone Foundation\, this critical conversation will open with remarks by William Novelli\, Distinguished Professor of Practice at Georgetown University and former CEO of AARP.  Two dynamic panels featuring respected panelists from a variety of professional backgrounds will follow. Moderators Jackie Judd\, from Kaiser Family Foundation\, and Jordan Rau\, from Kaiser Health News\, will lead the panels. \nPanelists include: \n\nTheresa Brown\, New York Times blogger and oncology nurse\nAmy Berman\, senior program officer at the John A. Hartford Foundation\nDr. Manoj Jain\, a physician and ethicist in palliative care\nCynda Rushton\, Academy Fellow and Edge Runner\, Harriet Lane Compassionate Care Program at the John Hopkins Children’s Center\nSuzanne Prevost\, a geriatric nurse scholar at the University of Kentucky\nKate O’Malley\, Senior Program Officer at the California HealthCare Foundation\nJoseph Prevratil\, President and CEO of the Archstone Foundation\n\nWhen and Where: 9-11:30 a.m.\, Friday\, Oct. 7 at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington\, D.C. \nA live webcast will be online at http://mindmedia-live1.wm.llnwd.net/mindmedia_Live1. The link will be live starting at 8:50 am on Oct. 7 and will use Windows Media Player. Mac users should download and install Flip4Mac\, a plugin that allows Quicktime to play Windows Media content. It can be downloaded for free at:   http://dynamic.telestream.net/downloads/download-flip4macwmv.htm.   \nAdditionally\, a video of the Critical Conversation will be available online at www.AANnet.org/raisethevoice within a few weeks. \nFor more information about the event\, or to request an invitation or press pass\, please contact Kat Piscatelli at kat_piscatelli@AANnet.org. 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/best-practices-in-advanced-care-planning-and-decision-making/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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SUMMARY:Conference call on the future of the NPDB Public Use File
DESCRIPTION:Journalists are invited to participate in a conference call with officials from the Health Resources and Services Administration about the future of the Public Use File of the National Practitioners Data Bank. Reporters have used that file for years to document lax oversight of disciplined doctors but HRSA has pulled the file offline. For background on the issue\, please read our coverage. \nThe conference call will be Oct. 13\, 1-2 p.m. ET.Please register in advance at http://t.co/lwnzG9Mi
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/conference-call-on-the-future-of-the-npdb-public-use-file/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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SUMMARY:Institute of Medicine Annual Meeting\, featuring symposium on vaccines
DESCRIPTION:Vaccination science\, policy\, and ethics will be the focus of a public symposium taking place as part of the Institute of Medicine’s 41st annual meeting. The event will feature keynote addresses by Anthony Lake\, executive director\, United Nations Children’s Fund\, and Seth Berkley\, chief executive officer\, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization. Sessions will explore vaccination’s history\, ethical challenges\, current science\, and future hurdles\, as well as the state of immunization practices and needs in African nations. \nWHEN: Monday\, Oct. 17\, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT \nWHERE: Crystal Gateway Marriott1700 Jefferson Davis Hwy.Arlington\, VA \nThe meeting will also feature the announcement of members elected to the IOM in 2011 and the presentation of two awards\, the Gustav O. Lienhard Award for outstanding national achievement in improving personal health care services and the Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health for outstanding accomplishments in improving mental health. \nRegistration\nRegistration information and an agenda are available at http://www.iom.edu/Activities/PublicHealth/AnnualMeeting/2011-OCT-17.aspx. Those who wish to attend should register in advance. The registration fee will be waived for credentialed reporters. Those who cannot attend may watch a live video webcast\, also available at the URL above. For more information\, contact the National Academies News Office; tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/institute-of-medicine-annual-meeting-featuring-symposium-on-vaccines/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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SUMMARY:Washington\, D.C.\, chapter: Meet HHS Inspector General’s Public Affairs team
DESCRIPTION:Oct. 25\, 6:30 p.m.\nThe Washington D.C. chapter will meet with the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s Public Affairs team at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday\, Oct. 25 at the Kaiser Family Foundation office near Metro Center. \nCome meet fellow D.C. area health writers\, editors and broadcasters\, learn about how you can find stories at HHS OIG about health providers\, Medicare fraud and learn about some new online OIG resources and potential news stories coming up in the next few months. HHS OIG is dedicated to combating fraud\, waste and abuse and to improving HHS programs. Most OIG’s resources go to oversight of Medicare and Medicaid though oversight extends to other HHS institutions\, including the CDC\, NIH and the FDA. \nRoberta Baskin and Don White from HHS OIG Public Affairs staff will be on hand. \nThe event will wrap up by 7:45 p.m. but all are invited after for food and drink at the nearby Laughing Man Tavern. \nKFF is located at 1330 G. St.\, N.W.  a half block west of Metro Center. \n Please RSVP by Oct. 24 to pgalewitz@kff.org
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/washington-d-c-chapter-meet-hhs-inspector-generalaes-public-affairs-team/
LOCATION:Florida
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