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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161101T010000
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SUMMARY:CMS to issue final rule on MACRA
DESCRIPTION:CMS to issue final rule on the forthcoming physician payment and EHR incentive program\, MACRA. \nHere is a link to the final rule.\nRead more about covering MACRA here and here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cms-to-issue-final-rule-on-macra/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161101T010000
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SUMMARY:ACA open enrollment begins
DESCRIPTION:Open Enrollment starts for the 2017 ACA coverage season. First day to sign up\, renew a plan\, or choose a new one for coverage that can start as early as Jan. 1\, 2017.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/aca-open-enrollment-begins-2/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161104T010000
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DTSTAMP:20231109T161204Z
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SUMMARY:NAS Opioid Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine’s  Committee on Pain Management and Regulatory Strategies to Address Prescription Opioid Abuse holds a public workshop to discuss “strategies that can be taken by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and others to address the opioid epidemic while taking into account the needs of pain patients.” \nRegistration for the event in Washington\, D.C.\, is here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nas-opioid-meeting/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161109T010000
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SUMMARY:Social Inequalities in Health and What Can We Do About Them
DESCRIPTION:David R. Williams\, Ph.D.\, M.P.H.\, will be the featured speaker at the 2016 Fairfield University Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies Annual Lecture. The event will take place on Nov. 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. Dr. Williams’ lecture\, entitled “Social Inequalities in Health and What Can We Do About Them\,” is sponsored by the McKeen Fund. \nWilliams’ lecture will provide an overview of the extensive and persistent socioeconomic\, racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare. Drawing on scientific research\, the presentation will focus on interventions within the healthcare system and interventions in factors such as housing\, neighborhood conditions\, economic well-being and investing in early childhood development\, which can lead to improvements in health and reduced social inequities. \nDr. David Williams is the Florence and Laura Norman Professor of Public Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Professor of African and African American Studies and Sociology at Harvard University. He is an internationally recognized authority on social influences on health\, author of more than 400 scientific papers\, and has been involved in the development of U.S. health policy at the national level. \nWilliams has served on the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics and on eight committees for the National Academy of Medicine\, including the committee that produced the Unequal Treatment report. In addition to holding positions in professional organizations\, such as the American Sociological Association\, the American Public Health Association\, and Academy Health\, Williams has also served as a member of the MacArthur Foundation’s Research Network on Socioeconomic Status and Health. He was the staff director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Commission to Build a Healthier America and a key scientific advisor to the award-winning PBS film series\, Unnatural Causes: Is inequality Making Us Sick? \nA recipient of numerous honors and awards\, Williams has been recognized as one of the top 10 Most Cited Social Scientists in the world and one of the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds by Thompson Reuters. \nThe event is free and open to the public\, but tickets are required. \nPlease call the Quick Center box office at (203) 254-4000\, ext. 4010. \nMedia Contact:  Susan Cipollaro\, scipollaro@fairfield.edu\, 203-254-4000\, ext. 2726 \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/social-inequalities-in-health-and-what-can-we-do-about-them/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161110T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161110T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161201Z
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SUMMARY:The Chronic Pain Epidemic: What's to Be Done?
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, Nov. 10\, 2016 \n12:30-1:30 p.m. ET \n\n\n11 a.m. ET – a brief pre-event Q&A with panelist Vaughan Rees and moderator David Freeman. \n\n\n12:30 p.m. ET – the full one-hour panel discussion \n\n\nMore than 100 million Americans struggle with chronic pain\, according to one Institute of Medicine estimate\, at an annual cost of as much as $635 billion in treatment and lost productivity. Further\, the misuse of potent opioid painkillers\, while increasing risk of addiction and abuse\, can confuse the conversation around appropriate chronic pain management. This Forum brings together a panel of experts to discuss the causes\, treatment and impact of chronic pain\, while exploring the neuroscience behind the pain experience. The panelists will examine how clinicians can best serve their patients\, highlighting the recommendations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ recent National Pain Strategy. The Forum will look at myriad pain management options\, including marijuana and mindfulness meditation. And panelists will examine relevant pain care policies\, including prescription monitoring program regulations\, drug development and funding for research. \nPresented by The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health jointly with The Huffington Post. \nExpert Participants \n\n\nJosephine Briggs\, Director\, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health\, NIH \n\n\nAnne Louise Oaklander\, Associate Professor of Neurology\, Harvard Medical School\, and an attending neurologist\, Massachusetts General Hospital \n\n\nVaughan Rees\, addiction specialist and Lecturer on Social and Behavioral Sciences\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health \n\n\nCindy Steinberg\, National Director of Policy and Advocacy\, U.S. Pain Foundation; Member\, Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee\, NIH; and Policy Council Chair\, Massachusetts Pain Initiative \n\n\nModerator \n\n\nDavid Freeman\, Managing Editor\, Impact & Innovation\, The Huffington Post \n\n\nWatch the webcast:\nForumHSPH.org. Send questions in advance to theforum@hsph.harvard.edu. There will be a live chat on The Forum’s Chronic Pain Epidemic web page and the event will stream live on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Forumhsph/. Follow @ForumHSPH and #chronicpain on Twitter. Forum video will be posted on-demand after the event. \nContact: Marjorie Dwyer: mhdwyer@hsph.harvard.edu; 617-432-8416
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-chronic-pain-epidemic-whats-to-be-done/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161114T010000
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SUMMARY:Workshop On Cancer Care In Low- And Middle-Income Areas
DESCRIPTION:Experts examine “Cancer Care in Low Resource Areas: Cancer Treatment\, Palliative Care\, and Survivorship Care” in a day-long workshop sponsored by The National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine. \nThis event features speakers from a range of institutes\, including University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center\, Novartis and National Cancer Institute\, among others\, and “will focus on cancer treatment\, palliative care\, and survivorship care in low-resource areas.”
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/workshop-on-cancer-care-in-low-and-middle-income-areas/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161116T010000
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SUMMARY:Post-Election Symposium: Health Care Policy in 2017
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, Nov. 169 a.m. – noon; Breakfast available at 8:30 a.m. \nAlliance for Health ReformBarbara Jordan Conference CenterKaiser Family Foundation1330 G St. NWWashington\, DC  \nNEW LEADERSHIP. NEW PRESIDENT. NEW CONGRESS. \nOn Nov. 8\, Americans will elect a new president and the members of the 115th Congress. Join the Alliance for Health Reform for a look ahead at the health policy agenda for the coming year. \nSpace is limited\, and advanced registration is required. \nSymposium Agenda\nElection Results and Health Care Public Opinion\n\n\nRobert J. Blendon\, Harvard Public School of Health \n\n\nThe New President’s Health Care Agenda\n\n\nChris Jennings (invited)\, Jennings Policy Strategies\, Inc. \n\n\nGail Wilensky\, Project HOPE \n\n\nCongress’ Health Care Realities in 2017\n\n\nJay Khosla\, Senate Committee on Finance\, Republican \n\n\nKate Leone\, Office of Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid \n\n\nWendell Primus\, Office of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi \n\n\nHouse Republican staffer (invited) \n\n\nLearn More About This Event
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/post-election-symposium-health-care-policy-in-2017/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161117T010000
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SUMMARY:Webcasts on rural health
DESCRIPTION:On National Rural Health Day\, the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health will host a series of webinars. Each thirty-minute web session will cover relevant topics specific to rural issues\, including one that addresses how rural Americans will be impacted by policy changes to the Affordable Care Act as a result of a new administration. Other sessions will cover the expanding role of non-physicians in rural communities\, as well as how patient data collection impacts population health management. \n\n\nWhere Decision 2016 Leaves Healthcare Reform for Families in Rural America \n\n\nStrategies for Reversing Out-Migration \n\n\nTotal Farmer Health \n\n\nUsing Big Data to Make Small Changes in Population Health \n\n\nClinical Care Improvement \n\n\nClick here to register.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webcasts-on-rural-health/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161129T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161129T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162438Z
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SUMMARY:14th Annual Palliative Care Conference
DESCRIPTION:The New Jewish Home’s 14th annual Palliative Care Conference\, Being Comfortable with Life and Death: Effective Models of Advance Care Planning and Medical Orders\, will explore the most recent models in training clinicians in and reimbursement for end of life conversations. With an estimated 50% of Americans over 85 suffering from dementia\, elderly patients’ ability to make decisions has become one of the most important issues in geriatric care today. \nChristine Wilkins\, advanced care planning program manager at NYU Langone Medical Center\, will present “Investing in End-of-Life Conversation Planning”; Pat Bomba\, medical director at Geriatrics Excellus BlueCross BlueShield\, will discuss how to implement NYS’s eMOLST (Electronic Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) system; and Penny Osmon Bahr\, a director at Avastone Health Solutions\, will offer “CMS and Reimbursement for End-of-Life Conversations.”  \nThere will be several breakout sessions including a deeper dive into implementing eMolst\, and the implementation of the Gunderson Project method of end of life conversations. Speakers featured are Pat Bomba\, and Sally Kaplan\, Director\, What Matters: Caring Conversations about End of Life. \nLocation:UJA-Federation of New York130 E. 59th Street\, Room 710-712 \nMedia contact:Annie Graf\, LAK Public Relations\, Inc. agraf@lakpr.com\, 212-899-4752
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/14th-annual-palliative-care-conference/
LOCATION:Florida
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