BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Association of Health Care Journalists - ECPv6.17.2//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: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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20140309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20141102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131201T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131201T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154505Z CREATED:20231103T154123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154505Z UID:25895-1385859600-1385859600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:World AIDS Day DESCRIPTION:This year’s theme is “Shared Responsibility: Strengthening Results for an AIDS-Free Generation.” \nThe annual observance is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV\, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day and the first one was held in 1988. \nThe U.S. government website has information and resources about the disease as well as information about the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and PEPFAR. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/world-aids-day-2/ LOCATION:Florida CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131202T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131202T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160234Z CREATED:20231103T154232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160234Z UID:25905-1385946000-1385946000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Medical Care and Medical Ethics at Guantanamo Conference DESCRIPTION:8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. \nA conference co-sponsored by The Constitution Project and Global Lawyers and Physicians at Boston University School of Public Health. Participants will include physicians\, medical ethicists and others. Discussions will examine obstacles said to impede physicians’ ability to deliver medical care to Guantanamo detainees. The conference will be held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington\, D.C. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/medical-care-and-medical-ethics-at-guantanamo-conference/ LOCATION:Florida CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131204T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131204T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150837Z CREATED:20231103T154225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150837Z UID:25903-1386118800-1386118800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:D.C. Chapter Annual Holiday Networking Party DESCRIPTION:We’ve completed our “punch lists” and checked them twice and after a year filled with talk about exchanges\, cancellations and repeal\, it’s time for you to grab your in-person assistor and navigate your way to: \nThe Association of Health Care Journalists’ DC Chapter Annual Holiday Networking Party\nThe gathering will be 6-8:15 p.m. on Wednesday\, Dec. 4\, at The National Journal offices at The Watergate (600 New Hampshire Ave. NW). \nThere’s no formal program but a chance to network with some new and old(er) health journalists and a few invited guests. AHCJ and a few of your colleagues will supply the craft beer\, wine and light food. The National Journal has been kind enough to offer their space. We can guarantee “the vast majority of” guests will have fun. \nPlease RSVP by Dec. 2 to either pgalewitz@kff.org or critger@nationaljournal.com \nDetails:All health journalists are invited. \nNational Journal is located in the Watergate building at 600 New Hampshire Ave NW\, next to the Kennedy Center across from the Saudi Arabian embassy. If you walk in the main doors and make a left\, you will see the elevators. The party is on the 8th floor in the common area\, but after-hours access requires someone to scan in to start the elevator. We’ll have someone in the lobby to greet & get people upstairs. Please plan to arrive no later than 7. \nDriving:The building is accessible by two parking garages\, the Watergate and the Kennedy Center. \nMetro:Foggy Bottom is the closest Metro station. When exiting the station\, walk in the opposite direction of the restaurants (Circa\, Whole Foods\, Devon & Blakely) toward New Hampshire and make a left. Go straight down New Hampshire and around the traffic circle in the direction of the Kennedy Center. It’s a 7-10 minute walk. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/d-c-chapter-annual-holiday-networking-party/ LOCATION:Florida CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131204T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131204T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160232Z CREATED:20231103T154233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160232Z UID:25907-1386118800-1386118800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The U.S. Healthcare Law Rollout: Where Do We Stand? DESCRIPTION:Last weekend marked a self-imposed deadline to improve the website Healthcare.gov to enroll consumers in the federal insurance marketplace. Leading up to the weekend\, Americans experienced weeks of debate and a Presidential mea culpa as some consumers reported losing health care coverage and having trouble enrolling in new plans. Yet the vision for the historic health care law perseveres — providing affordable\, quality coverage. Supporters have pointed out the complexities of implementing such an enormous set of health reforms. So at this critical juncture\, this Forum at Harvard School of Public Health event will assess where the U.S. stands in the health care law rollout and the resulting health policy implications. \n\nModerator: David Morgan\, correspondent\, Reuters \nParticipants: \n\n\nDavid Cutler\, Harvard Professor of Applied Economics \n\n\nKatherine Baicker\, professor of health economics\, Harvard School of Public Health \n\n\nRobert Blendon\, professor of public health and senior associate dean for policy translation and leadership development\, Harvard School of Public Health \n\n\nJohn McDonough\, Professor of the practice of public health and director of the Center for Public Health Leadership\, Harvard School of Public Health \n\n\nThis will be a live webcast on Dec. 4\, 10:30-11:30 a.m. ET. E-mail questions for the expert participants to theforum@hsph.harvard.edu. \nPresented in collaboration with Reuters. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-u-s-healthcare-law-rollout-where-do-we-stand/ LOCATION:Florida CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131205T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131205T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160230Z CREATED:20231103T154233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160230Z UID:25906-1386205200-1386205200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:CDC director to host media briefing on recent resurgence of measles in the United States DESCRIPTION:The CDC will host a live media briefing at 12:30 p.m. ET on Thursday\, Dec. 5\, to discuss the renewed spike of measles in the U.S. and its continued threat to health security. \n\n\nTom Frieden\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, Director\, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention \n\n\nPeter Strebel\, M.B.Ch.B.\, M.P.H.\, Accelerated Disease Coordinator\, Immunizations\, Vaccines and Biologicals Department\, WHO \n\n\nAlan Hinman\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, Director for Programs\, Center for Vaccine Equity\, Task Force for Global Health \n\n\nSamuel Katz\, M.D.\, Wilburt Cornell Davison Professor and Chair Emeritus of Pediatrics\, Duke University Medical School \n\n\nThe briefing will be at the CDC:1600 Clifton Road NEAtlanta\, GA 30329Tom Harkin Global Communications Center (Building 19)\, Press RoomClick here for directions. \nRSVP: Reporters who wish to attend the media briefing must send RSVP to Laura Bellinger\, public affairs specialist\, CDC’s Division of Public Affairs\, at lbellinger@cdc.gov or contact CDC’s main press office at 404-639-3286 by noon on Tuesday\, Dec. 3. Reporters who RSVP will be guaranteed access. \nFor U.S. reporters outside of Atlanta\, please call 1-888-795-0855. If based internationally dial 1-630-395-0353. Passcode: CDC media.             \n  \nA transcript of this media briefing will be available following the briefing at the CDC’s website. \nContact: CDC Media Relations; 404-639-3286  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cdc-director-to-host-media-briefing-on-recent-resurgence-of-measles-in-the-united-states/ LOCATION:Florida CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131209T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131209T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160228Z CREATED:20231103T154234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160228Z UID:25909-1386550800-1386550800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Media Rx: Access to Information and Medicine DESCRIPTION:With so much health news dominating the headlines from the Affordable Care Act to the launch of new drugs\, The Paley Center for Media is gathering experts to explore the crucial role of media in providing the public with accurate and useful information. \nOur panel\, representing varying perspectives\, will examine how television\, print\, and the Internet have engaged the public in health issues that literally have life or death consequences. With the recent introduction of two breakthrough hepatitis-C drugs\, the panel will also consider issues surrounding reporting on pharmaceutical research and development and the high costs of life-saving medicine\, as well as the need to make pharmaceutical research and expenditures transparent. \nWhile discussing the health of medical journalism\, our panel will discuss how the public can be better informed to ask the essential medical questions of their health care providers and policy makers.  \nPanelists:\n\n\nDr. Leonard Saltz\, MD\, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center \n\n\nDr. Jonathan LaPook\, Chief Medical Correspondent\, CBS Evening News  \n\n\nElisabeth Rosenthal\, Correspondent\, New York Times \n\n\nRobert Bazell\, Adjunct Professor in Molecular\, Cellular and Developmental Biology\, Yale; former Chief Science and Health Correspondent\, NBC News \n\n\nRohit Malpani\, Director of Policy and Advocacy\, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières  \n\n\nAdditional panelists to be announced.  \n\n\nModerator: Trudy Lieberman\, Contributing Editor\, Columbia Journalism Review \n\n\n  \nWhen and where:\nDec. 9 at 7 p.m. ET at the Paley Center\, 25 West 52nd Street\, New York \nWebcast:\nHere is the link to view “Media Rx” Panel Live Stream (7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT)    \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/media-rx-access-to-information-and-medicine/ LOCATION:Florida CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131210T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131210T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160228Z CREATED:20231103T154236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160228Z UID:25910-1386637200-1386637200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Atlanta chapter gathering DESCRIPTION:The Atlanta chapter will gather to greet the 2013-14 Regional Health Journalism Fellows\, who will be in town visiting the CDC as part of the fellowship program. \nThe event will be Dec. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Emory Conference Center Hotel\, The Club Room. Please RSVP to Andy Miller\, amiller@georgiahealthnews.com\, by Dec. 6. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/atlanta-chapter-gathering/ LOCATION:Florida CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131210T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131210T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160226Z CREATED:20231103T154237Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160226Z UID:25911-1386637200-1386637200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:State Medicaid Expansions and Reforms DESCRIPTION:Media-Only Breakfast on Medicaid Expansion \nSusan Dentzer\, senior policy adviser at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation — and on-air analyst for the PBS NewsHour — will convene an informal\, media-only discussion on state Medicaid reforms. \nThe discussion will include a national overview of state progress in Medicaid expansion; initiatives in states that are pursuing alternatives to Medicaid expansion\, such as premium assistance to purchase private insurance coverage; and other reforms designed to improve the value of care provided to Medicaid enrollees. \nSpeakers: \n\n\nAlan Weil\, executive director\, National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) \n\n\nJoe Thompson\, director\, Arkansas Center for Health Improvement; surgeon general for the state of Arkansas \n\n\nJudy Mohr-Peterson\, medicaid director\, Oregon Health Authority \n\n\nWhen:Dec. 10\, 9–10 a.m. (Breakfast available at 8:30 a.m.) \nLocation: National Press ClubFourth Estate Room529 14th St NWWashington\, DC 20045 \n  \nRSVP: Please reserve your space by replying to Genevieve Rupp at grupp@gymr.com\, 202-745-5118 \nThis event is supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/state-medicaid-expansions-and-reforms/ LOCATION:Florida CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131212T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131212T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160226Z CREATED:20231103T153609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160226Z UID:25894-1386810000-1386810000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Employee Benefit Research Institute’s 73rd Policy Forum DESCRIPTION:8:30 a.m.–1:15 p.m.The Shriners’ Building1315 K Street\, NWWashington\, D.C. 20005 \nPolicy forums bring together a cross-section of EBRI sponsors\, congressional and executive branch staff\, benefit experts\, and representatives from academia\, interest groups and labor to examine public policy issues. The forums are roundtable discussions featuring verbal and written exchange among speakers and participants. \nTopics on the agenda include: \n\n\nEBRI at 35”•Employee Benefits Yesterday Through Today \n\n\nThe Changing Role of Employers in Employee Benefits \n\n\nWorkforce Trends and Preferences –Today\, Tomorrow \n\n\nEmployee Benefits From 2013 to 2048: The Road To Tomorrow \n\n\nEBRI: Mapping the Road to Tomorrow With Data and Research \n\n\nRegister here – The registration deadline is Dec. 2. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/employee-benefit-research-instituteaes-73rd-policy-forum/ LOCATION:Florida CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131212T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131212T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160225Z CREATED:20231103T154234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160225Z UID:25908-1386810000-1386810000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:AHCJ New York City Chapter: New York's Insurance Exchange DESCRIPTION:Join AHCJ’s New York City chapter at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 12 for a discussion about New York’s Insurance Exchange\, featuring Elisabeth Benjamin\, vice president of the New York Community Service Society. \nRefreshments will be available. \nThe meeting is at:New York State Health Foundation1385 Broadway at 38th Street \n  \nPlease RSVP to Trudy.Lieberman@gmail.com. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahcj-new-york-city-chapter-new-yorks-insurance-exchange/ LOCATION:Florida CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131217T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131217T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154504Z CREATED:20231103T154225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154504Z UID:25904-1387242000-1387242000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webcast — Maximizing Enrollment Under the ACA: Lessons from the States DESCRIPTION:As Jan. 1 approaches\, policymakers and the public are increasingly focused on state and federal agency work to enroll the uninsured. Over the past four years\, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Maximizing Enrollment program worked with eight states to transform their Medicaid and CHIP enrollment systems\, policies and procedures. NASHP and the Urban Institute are co-hosting a panel discussion of state officials and national experts to highlight successful state enrollment strategies. This briefing will be webcast live. Click here for the list of speakers. \nDec. 17\, 12:30-2 p.m. ETRegister  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webcast-ae-maximizing-enrollment-under-the-aca-lessons-from-the-states/ LOCATION:Florida CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131217T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131217T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160224Z CREATED:20231103T154237Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160224Z UID:25912-1387242000-1387242000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Data release on health insurance from the National Health Interview Survey DESCRIPTION:The National Center for Health Statistics will release two sets of data and reports on health insurance coverage\, based on the National Health Interview Survey: \n\n\nHealth Insurance Coverage and Adverse Experiences With Physician Availability \n\n\nHealth Insurance Coverage: Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey\,January-June 2013 \n\n\nAll materials are embargoed until 12:01 a.m. on the date of release.  For more information or to request an interview\, contact the NCHS press office at 301-458-4800 or paoquery@cdc.gov. \n\nTo access embargoed and password protected materials\, reporters should contact the CDC/NCHS Press Room at 301-458-4800 or register with the NCHS Media List.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/data-release-on-health-insurance-from-the-national-health-interview-survey/ LOCATION:Florida CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131217T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131217T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160224Z CREATED:20231103T154238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160224Z UID:25914-1387242000-1387242000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webinar for Journalists: A Year-End Update on the ACA Rollout & Looking Ahead to 2014 DESCRIPTION:Two and an half months into the open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act\, where does the rollout of the law stand with marketplace coverage set to begin on January 1\, 2014? \nFeaturing two Kaiser Family Foundation experts\, Larry Levitt and Jennifer Tolbert\, this webinar will touch on some of the major questions as people start using ACA coverage and the end of open enrollment period approaches on March 31\, 2014. Most of the hour will be devoted to a question and answer session with the participating audience. \nDec. 17\, 12:30-1:30 p.m. ET \nSign up in advance. \n\nThe Kaiser Family Foundation hosts a series of interactive webinars exclusively for journalists to address key aspects of the ACA\, its implications for consumers\, and strategies for connecting the dots for different audiences. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-for-journalists-a-year-end-update-on-the-aca-rollout-looking-ahead-to-2014/ LOCATION:Florida CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131223T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131223T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154503Z CREATED:20231103T154224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154503Z UID:25901-1387760400-1387760400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Last day to pay for insurance for enrollment DESCRIPTION:Dec. 23 is the last day consumers who do not have Medicare or employer-sponsored insurance have to enroll for health insurance online if they expect to be enrolled in a plan under the Affordable Care Act on Jan. 1\, 2014. \nNote: This date was pushed back from the original date of Dec. 15 as a result of the technical problems people experienced signing up through the marketplaces. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/last-day-to-pay-for-insurance-for-enrollment/ LOCATION:Florida CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR