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:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160502T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160502T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154329Z CREATED:20231103T164710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154329Z UID:26205-1462150800-1462150800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Standards for Health Information Governance DESCRIPTION:Health Story Project Roundtable \nMay 2\, 2016  |  Noon—1 p.m. ET \nDiscover a robust\, globally-focused initiative designed to advance best practices and guidelines for health information management through Information Governance (IG)\, an initiative lead by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Along with the Integrating the Health Enterprise (IHE)\, AHIMA has created an enhanced approach to aligning health information management practices with health IT to support best practices through interoperability standards. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nGet an overview of how AHIMA-IHE uses Information Governance to support the Health Story Project\nLearn about the lifecycle of the Information Governance initiative as a framework for organizational efficiency\nDiscover use cases and health information management practices used to validate existing health IT standards\n\n\nSpeakers: \nLinda Bailey-Woods\, RHIA\, CPHIMSPrincipal\, Health IT ConsultingPlante Moran \nSandra Huyck\, RHIT\, CCS-P\, CPC\, CPC-HCompliance Audit SpecialistBeaumont Health \nLee Wise\, MS\, RHIA\, CHCOHealth Information ManagerSummit Medical Center \nAHIMA Contact: \nHarry B. Rhodes\, CPHIMSDirector\, National Standards AHIMA \n\nBACKGROUND: \nIn 2008\, the Health Story Project joined forces with Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise USA (IHE USA) and the Office of the National Coordinator’s Standards & Interoperability Framework to harmonize their work to produce the Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture (C-CDA) cited in Meaningful Use Stage 2. C-CDA is now the core of the United States’ national agenda for interoperability. \nRegister here.For more information about the Health Story Project\, please contact us at healthstory@himss.org. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/standards-for-health-information-governance/ LOCATION:Florida CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160510T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160510T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154327Z CREATED:20231103T164510Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154327Z UID:26196-1462842000-1462842000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Harvard LGBT Bullying Symposium DESCRIPTION:Titled “Translating Research to Action to Improve the Health of All Youth\,” this day-long symposium at Harvard Medical School in Boston aims to “to advance current research and intervention approaches with the goal of improving understanding of lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, and transgender (LGBT) bullying and its effects on child and adolescent health.” Experts\, including researchers\, health care providers\, local lawmakers\, and school officials\, will address health disparities in sexual and gender minority youth with an eye toward ways to improving LGBT youth health\, boost resilience and decrease bullying. The event will be held at Harvard’s Joseph B. Martin Conference Center from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/harvard-lgbt-bullying-symposium/ LOCATION:Florida CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160510T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160510T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154326Z CREATED:20231103T164910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154326Z UID:26209-1462842000-1462842000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Preventing Bullying Through Science\, Policy\, and Practice DESCRIPTION:The National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine releases its report on preventing bullying entitled\, “Preventing Bullying Through Science\, Policy\, and Practice.” \nThe report focuses on children ages 5 to 18 and weighs in on: available information on bullying’s biological and psychosocial effects\, factors that increase or decrease bullying\, and whether zero-tolerance policies are effective. It also includes the academies’ recommendations. \nNAS will release the report at an 11 a.m. EDT press conference in Washington\, D.C.\, that will also be webcast live here. Contact: NAS at 202-334-2138 or news@nas.edu. \nUpdate: \nBullying Is a ‘Serious Public Health Problem\,’ Says New Report; Evidence-Based Approaches to Prevent Bullying and its Harm Could Have a Dramatic Effect on Children’s Well-Being and Development URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/preventing-bullying-through-science-policy-and-practice/ LOCATION:Florida CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160512T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160512T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154325Z CREATED:20231103T164910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154325Z UID:26211-1463014800-1463014800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Bipartisan Discussion on poverty\, well-being DESCRIPTION:The winners of the American Academy of Political and Social Science‘s 2016 Moynihan Prize – Ron Haskins and Isabel Sawhill\, the bipartisan duo who launched The Brookings Center on Children and Families – will discuss evidence-based policy solutions to address family and child well-being and poverty. \nHaskins\, who served in the second Bush Administration\, will discuss initiatives aimed at promoting strong families and expand opportunity\, while Sawhill\, who served in the Clinton Administration\, will address the rise of single parenting. \nHaskins will continue the lecture with remarks on evidence-based initiatives\, including those in the Obama administration\, that promote strong families and expand opportunity. \nThe lecture\, sponsored by American Academy of Political and Social Science and SAGE Publishing\, will be held in the Kennedy Caucus Room in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill at 1:30 p.m.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/bipartisan-discussion-on-poverty-well-being/ LOCATION:Florida CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160518T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160518T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154324Z CREATED:20231103T165109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154324Z UID:26212-1463533200-1463533200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Community Development as a Partner for Health Equity DESCRIPTION:This interactive webinar from the National Association of County & City Health Officials will provide an overview of the community development sector\, a multi-billion-dollar sector that serves as an action arm for addressing social determinants of health through the development and financing of affordable housing\, grocery stores\, community centers\, health clinics\, and services in low- and moderate-income communities. \nPresenters will focus on the sector’s alignment with the health equity goals of public health\, shared measurement strategies\, and emerging opportunities for cross-sector collaboration for city and county health departments as a result of the Affordable Care Act and new private investment vehicles. The presentation will conclude with an interactive discussion with audience members about the role of community development in future public health research and practice. \nSpeakers: \nRenee Roy Elias has worked for a decade as a community planner committed to neighborhood revitalization\, health\, and food security in low-income communities. Prior to joining the Network\, Renee served as Principal Consultant of City Food Strategies. There\, she worked with community-based organizations and public health agencies to implement urban grocery stores\, community gardens\, and other health-promoting community development projects. \nDaniel Lau is a nonprofit professional working to support communities become more healthy\, successful and resilient. Before coming to the Network\, Daniel was the Programs Director at Mission Asset Fund. At MAF\, he managed the expansion and implementation of Lending Circles\, a group savings and credit-building program. Building partnerships all across the country\, Daniel contributed to a movement of safe and responsible access to financial capital for hardworking families\, opening doors for economic advancement and self-sufficiency. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/community-development-as-a-partner-for-health-equity/ LOCATION:Florida CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160520T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160520T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154323Z CREATED:20231103T165109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154323Z UID:26213-1463706000-1463706000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Congressional Briefing: State Strategies to Reduce Child Poverty DESCRIPTION:Reducing Child Poverty \nChildren’s advocacy group First Focus holds a briefing in Washington\, D.C. on state strategies to reduce child poverty. The discussion on Capitol Hill aims to highlight innovative strategies in states such as West Virginia and Utah\, as well as how action in U.S. states can help build a national strategy to curb poverty in youth and improve children’s health. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/congressional-briefing-state-strategies-to-reduce-child-poverty/ LOCATION:Florida CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160523T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160523T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154322Z CREATED:20231103T164910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154322Z UID:26210-1463965200-1463965200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Bipartisan Policy Center: Housing and Aging event DESCRIPTION:The Washington-based Bipartisan Policy Center holds an event to release its recommendations for “Healthy Aging” and the role of housing on health care for seniors. \nThe recommendations from the center’s Senior Health and Housing Task Force are included in “Healthy Aging Begins at Home\,” a report that follows its year-look examination of the issues. It will be released at the 2 p.m. EDT event. \nContact: Joann Donnellan\, (202) 204-2400 or jdonnellan@bipartisanpolicy.org.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/bipartisan-policy-center-housing-and-aging-event/ LOCATION:Florida CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160525T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160525T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154322Z CREATED:20231103T164611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154322Z UID:26201-1464138000-1464138000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:An Examination of the Policy Landscape for Personalized Medicine DESCRIPTION:Stephen J. Ubl\, president and CEO of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America\, will discuss the value and promise of personalized medicine at the 12th Annual State of Personalized Medicine Luncheon Address\, including the fact that 25 percent of new drugs approved last year were so-called personalized medicine. \nMembers of the press are invited. Email Chris Wells (at cwells@personalizedmedicinecoalition.org) for more information. \nMay 25\, noon-2 p.m. ET at the  National Press Club URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/an-examination-of-the-policy-landscape-for-personalized-medicine/ LOCATION:Florida CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160526T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160526T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154321Z CREATED:20231103T165110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154321Z UID:26215-1464224400-1464224400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Mental Illness and Violence: Dispelling the Myths and Managing the Risks DESCRIPTION:The global research institute RTI International will host a policy forum “Mental Illness and Violent Events: Identifying\, Managing and Reducing Risks\,” in which expert researchers working on these issues will clarify the scope of mental illness in relation to violent events\, including suicide\, gun violence\, and victimization. \nOften policymakers develop mental health policies as a response – and solution – to incidents of gun violence instead of an investment in needed mental health services\, systems\, and supports. Panelists will discuss the nuances these policies fail to take into account\, and recommend steps for managing and reducing the risk of violence through evidence-based interventions\, trainings\, and services. \nPanelists:\n\n\nOpening address: Tim Gabel\, Executive Vice President of Social\, Statistical and Environmental Sciences\, RTI International \n\n\nModerator: Richard Van Dorn\, PhD\, Senior Mental Health Services Researcher\, RTI International \n\n\nDuren Banks\, PhD\, Senior Research Criminologist\, RTI International \n\n\nLeslie Citrome\, MD\, MPH\, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences\, New York Medical College \n\n\nSarah Desmarais\, PhD\, Associate Professor of Psychology\, North Carolina State University \n\n\nJoshua Horwitz\, JD\, Executive Director\, Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence \n\n\nJeffrey Swanson\, PhD\, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences\, Duke University      \n\n\nWhen and where:\nDate: Thursday\, May 26\, 2016 at 12:00 PM ET”¨  \nLunch and Registration: Noon EDT \nForum: 12:30–2 p.m. EDT \nLocation: Holeman Lounge\, National Press Club\, 529 14th Street N.W.\, Washington\, D.C. \nHow to Attend:\nIndividuals may register here. Find more information about the event here. \n  \n  \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/mental-illness-and-violence-dispelling-the-myths-and-managing-the-risks/ LOCATION:Florida CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR