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SUMMARY:NLGJA Awards
DESCRIPTION:Excellence in Journalism Awards  \n\nNLGJA’s Excellence in Journalism Awards were established in 1993 to foster\, recognize and reward excellence in journalism on issues related to the LGBT community. In addition to Journalist of the Year\, awards are presented for HIV/AIDS coverage\, written news\, written feature\, written opinion/editorial\, radio\, television\, photojournalism\, new media\, LGBT media and student journalism. \nApply Now!  \n\nAl Neuharth Award for Innovation in Investigative Journalism \nSince 2013\, the Gannett Foundation has presented The Al Neuharth Award for Innovation in Investigative Journalism to an NLGJA member who best uses innovative approaches for investigative reporting. Apply Now!  \nFor any questions\, please contact Matthew Rose at mrose@nlgja.org or by phone at 202-588-9888. \nLearn more about NLGJA’s awards. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nlgja-awards/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140501T010000
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SUMMARY:The Economic and Social Effects of Crime and Mass Incarceration in the United States
DESCRIPTION:The Brookings Institution will host a forum and release three new papers focusing on crime and incarceration in the United States. Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin will deliver opening remarks\, and Senator Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) will join the forum to discuss the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2014\, which was recently passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee with bi-partisan support. \nPanels will feature leading policymakers and practitioners\, including Dean Esserman\, New Haven chief of police; Elizabeth Glazer\, director of the Office of Criminal Justice for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio; Cristine DeBerry\, chief of staff for the district attorney for the city and county of San Francisco; and Robert Listenbee\, administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for the U.S. Department of Justice. Academic experts Daniel Nagin\, professor of public policy and statistics at Carnegie Mellon University and co-editor of Criminology and Public Policy\, and Laurence Steinberg\, professor of psychology at Temple University and an internationally recognized expert on psychological development during adolescence\, will also join the discussion. \nRegister and get more details at the Brookings website. There will also be a webcast.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-economic-and-social-effects-of-crime-and-mass-incarceration-in-the-united-states/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140512T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140512T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T160028Z
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SUMMARY:Chicago AHCJ Chapter: Overtesting and overtreatment in American medicine
DESCRIPTION:With enrollment in Affordable Care Act insurance plans now at 8 million and another 4.8 million signing up for Medicaid or CHIP\, a new group of patients will be facing hard conversations with physicians and others about what care they should be receiving. \nFrom heated debates over preventive screenings such as mammograms or prostate cancer testing to wasteful use of high-cost imaging or emergency care\, the pressure will be on to rein in unnecessary\, redundant or ineffective care that’s been estimated to gobble between 20 percent to 40 percent of U.S. health spending. This will especially be the case because cost control is key to ensuring that the bill for Obamacare is\, in fact\, affordable. \nOur panel discussion will examine one widely touted effort targeting overtesting and overtreatment\, the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation’s Choosing Wisely initiative. So far\, more than 50 medical societies have offered up more than 200 tests\, treatments and other interventions that “physicians and patients should question.” We’ll look at how well the project is going\, what kind of results it’s getting\, and whether this can indeed be a game-changer in reining in wasteful health care spending. We’ll also discuss the role that Obamacare experiments such as accountable care organizations and patient-centered medical homes may play in slashing unneeded tests and treatments. \nPanelists: \n\nDr. Holly J. Humphrey is the dean for medical education at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and is vice chair ABIM Foundation’s board of trustees.\nDr. Joel Shalowitz is the director of health industry management at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management and also professor of preventive medicine at the Feinberg School of Medicine.\nMark Newton is CEO of Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood. Swedish has received four consecutive “A” grades on patient safety from the Leapfrog Group\, and is taking part in accountable care activities in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.\nJulie Deardorff is an award-winning health\, medicine and fitness reporter for the Chicago Tribune.\nKevin B. O’Reilly (moderator)\, senior editor\, CAP TODAY\, published the College of American Pathologists\, and member of the Association of Health Care Journalists.\n\nTime: 6 p.m.\, refreshments7 p.m.\, program \nLocation: Columbia College Journalism Department33 East Congress\, corner of Wabash and Congress\, under the L tracksRoom 219 \nThanks to Columbia College for the venue!
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/chicago-ahcj-chapter-overtesting-and-overtreatment-in-american-medicine/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140514T010000
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DTSTAMP:20231109T160027Z
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SUMMARY:Washington\, D.C.\, AHCJ Chapter: Rooftop Happy Hour
DESCRIPTION:The Association of Health Care Journalists’ Washington\, D.C.\, chapter invites you to a rooftop happy hour with senior communications officials from patient\, provider and research advocacy groups\, including the National Pharmaceutical Council. \nIt’s an informal gathering to meet\, mingle and enjoy the view of D.C.! \nDetails:  \nWednesday\, May 14\, 6-8 p.m.1717 Pennsylvania Avenue\, NW (One block west of the White House) \nAHCJ will cover some costs of drink and small food\, though a voluntary $5 or $10 contribution is appreciated. \nRSVP: Space is limited and we must provide a list of names to the building security desk prior to the reception\, so please RSVP by May 11 to pgalewitz@kff.org
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/washington-d-c-ahcj-chapter-rooftop-happy-hour/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140514T010000
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SUMMARY:11th Annual SAS Health Analytics Executive Conference
DESCRIPTION:The 11th Annual SAS Health Analytics Executive Conference will be streamed live online and include a keynote presentation at 8:15 a.m. by Farzad Mostashari\, MD\, visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution and the former National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at HHS. \nSessions will address how health care providers\, health plans\, biotech companies and pharmaceutical manufacturers are using data analytics to improve the delivery of care. \nDate & time:  \nWednesday\, May 14\, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. EDT
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/11th-annual-sas-health-analytics-executive-conference/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140515T010000
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SUMMARY:A Clearer View: Can Price Transparency Save $100 Billion in Healthcare?
DESCRIPTION:Researchers will release a new analysis from the West Health Policy Center that estimates that more price transparency in health care could be a source of more than $100 billion in savings over 10 years. \nThe researchers include Paul B. Ginsburg\, Ph.D.\, the former president of the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) who is now a professor at the University of Southern California\, and Chapin White\, PhD\, a former senior researcher at HSC who is now at the RAND Corporation. Journalists can attend in person or online and can register here. AHCJ board member Scott Hensley will moderate the discussion. \nDate & time: \nMay 15\, 7:30-9:45 am EDT.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/a-clearer-view-can-price-transparency-save-100-billion-in-healthcare/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140515T010000
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DTSTAMP:20231109T160022Z
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SUMMARY:EBRI Policy Forum: 'Crisis' Management: Uncertainty and the Workplace
DESCRIPTION:This is the 74th policy forum held by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute\, and will feature several panels of nationally recognized experts.  \nThey will discuss such subjects as: \n\nNever Let a (Retirement) Crisis Go to Waste: What’s Broken\, What’s Not\, and What to Do About It (or Not).  \nBe Careful What You Wish For: The Impact of the ACA on Employment-Based Health Benefits.\nHealthy\, Wealthy\, and Why – In the Midst of Uncertainty\, Can Financial Wellness Work?\n\nSee the agenda.  \nThose wishing to attend this free event may do so at the offices of Arnold & Porter. The forum will be live webcast by the International Federation of Employee Benefit Plans. \nDate & time:  \nThursday\, May 15\, 2014\, 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.\, ET \nPlace:        \nArnold & Porter555 Twelfth Street\, NWWashington\, DC 20004 \nRegister at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/EBRIPF74. Click here for the webcast\, starting at 9 a.m. ET on May 15. \nContact:       \nNevin Adams\, EBRI (agenda): 202/775-63219\, nadams@ebri.org David Smith\, EBRI (logistics): 202/57207422\, smith@ebri.org
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ebri-policy-forum-crisis-management-uncertainty-and-the-workplace/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140519T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140519T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154454Z
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SUMMARY:Health Affairs: Provider Consolidation in Health Care
DESCRIPTION:The clinical and economic virtues of provider consolidation have long been recognized by policy experts\, but in recent years\, research has shown that large provider organizations may use market power to obtain relatively high prices from payers without necessarily delivering superior quality. Health Affairs will release a package of “Web First” papers examining the issue from both sides. \nAt the briefing\, the authors will discuss their findings and engage in a high-level discussion of the issues with a panel of expert responders and the audience. The papers and the briefing are supported by a grant from The Commonwealth Fund. \nFeatured speakers:      \n• Martin Gaynor\, Director\, Bureau of Economics\, Federal Trade Commission\, and E.J. Barone Professor of Economics and Health Policy\, Carnegie Mellon University (on ave)\, Competition Policy In Health Care Markets: Navigating The Enforcement And Policy Maze \n• Paul B. Ginsburg\, Norman Topping Chair in Medicine and Public Policy\, Sol Price School of Public Policy\, and Leonard Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics\, University of Southern California\, Seeking Lower Prices Where Providers Are Consolidated: An Examination Of Market And Policy Strategies \n• Stuart Guterman\, Vice President\, Medicare & Cost Control\, The Commonwealth Fund\, Moderator \n• Kavita Patel\, Managing Director for Clinical Transformation and Delivery\, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform\, and Fellow\, Economic Studies\, The Brookings Institution \n• Greg Pawlson\, Senior Medical Analyst\, Stevens & Lee\, Seeking Lower Prices Where Providers Are Consolidated: An Examination Of Market And Policy Strategies \n• William M. Sage\, James R. Dougherty Chair for Faculty Excellence\, University of Texas Austin School of Law\, Getting the Product Right: How Competition Policy Can Improve Health Care Markets \n• David T. Vandewater\, President and CEO\, Ardent Health Services \n• Bruce C. Vladeck\, Senior Advisor\, Nexera\, Inc.\, Paradigm Lost: Provider Concentration And The Failure Of Market Theory \nDate & time: \nMay 19\, 9-10:30 a.m. \nWhere:  \nNational Press Club 529 14th Street NWWashington\, DC  13th Floor (Metro Center) \nFollow live Tweets from the briefing with @HA_Events. The briefing will be archived online after the event.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-affairs-provider-consolidation-in-health-care/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140520T010000
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DTSTAMP:20231109T154453Z
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SUMMARY:What Is Keeping Price Transparency From Becoming A Reality?
DESCRIPTION:Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR) will host this half-day webinar on price transparency. This event is free to the media. Journalists can register for the event here. \nDate & time: \nMay 20\, 11 a.m.- 3:15 p.m. EDT.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/what-is-keeping-price-transparency-from-becoming-a-reality/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140521T010000
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DTSTAMP:20231109T160020Z
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SUMMARY:Atlanta AHCJ Chapter: Discussion about e-cigarettes
DESCRIPTION:The Atlanta chapter of AHCJ is having a gathering May 21 Ri Ra Irish Pub to hear Michael Eriksen\, dean of the School of Public Health at Georgia State University\, speak about e-cigarettes. \nThe School of Public Health at Georgia State is one of 14 U.S. institutions conducting FDA-funded research on electronic cigarettes\, and Eriksen will discuss the science\, the FDA regulations\, and other issues related to e-cigarettes. \n Address:  \n1080 Peachtree St NEAtlanta\, GA 30309  (Located at the corner of Crescent and 12th) \nTime: 7 p.m. social\, 7:30 p.m. presentation  \n First drink free.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/atlanta-ahcj-chapter-discussion-about-e-cigarettes/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140522T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140522T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154452Z
CREATED:20231103T154924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154452Z
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SUMMARY:Bioethics and Heath Care Reform: A Conversation with Ezekiel J. Emanuel
DESCRIPTION:Ezekiel J. Emanuel is a knowledgeable\, forthright\, and morally engaged guide to the American health care system. A doctor\, a bioethicist\, a former advisor to the Obama administration\, and a professor at the University of Pennsylvania\, Emanuel has spent a generation writing\, thinking\, and advocating on health care reform.  \nHe is the Diane v.S. Levy and Robert M. Levy University Professor at the University of Pennsylvania\, and is also the university’s vice provost for global initiatives and chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy. \nJournalist James Traub will lead the discussion\, hosted by the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. Traub writes a column for Foreign Policy‘s website entitled “Terms of Engagement” and writes\, as well\, for Foreign Policy magazine. \nDate/time: Thursday\, May 22\, 6-7:45 p.m. \nPlease RSVP. The reservation deadline is Thursday\, May 22. To RSVP\, please send an email to events@cceia.org. \nSuggested Donation: $10. Events are free of charge for students with valid ID. This special offer is limited to a small number of seats—first come first served—and registration in advance is required. Since our events are filmed for television broadcasting\, we ask that audience members arrive on time. \nLocation: Carnegie Council\, 170 East 64th Street\, New York
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/bioethics-and-heath-care-reform-a-conversation-with-ezekiel-j-emanuel/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140527T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140527T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T160019Z
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SUMMARY:More for the Money: Insurance Design Strategies That Drive Value
DESCRIPTION:The National Institute for Health Care Management will host this free webinar about how employers and health plan designers can encourage consumers to consider cost and quality when choosing health care providers. \nInsurance design experts will discuss: \n\nConsumer interest in small\, high-value networks\nHow one insurer used different copayments to get members to choose high-performing providers \nHow reference pricing spurred cost-conscious purchasing and provider competition\n\nRegistration is open until 9 am (ET) on May 27. \nDate & time: \nMay 27\, 1 – 2:30 p.m. ET
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/more-for-the-money-insurance-design-strategies-that-drive-value/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140528T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140528T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T160018Z
CREATED:20231103T154937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160018Z
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SUMMARY:National Senior Health & Fitness Day
DESCRIPTION:More than 100\,000 older adults will participate in activities at more than 1\,000 locations throughout the U.S. during  the 21st annual National Senior Health & Fitness Day. The common goal for this day is to help keep older Americans healthy and fit. \nCheck with your local organizations that might be planning senior day events: \n\nArea agencies on aging\nBanks\nHealth clubs\nHouses of worship\nHospitals\nMalls/shopping centers\nPark & recreation departments\nRetirement communities\nSenior centers\nState/local/aging departments
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-senior-health-fitness-day/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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