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SUMMARY:How Are Cities and Counties Preparing for Coronavirus?
DESCRIPTION:National Press Club\, 13th Floor\, 529 14th Street NW \nGeorge Roberts Jr.\, president-elect of the National Association of County and City Health Officials\, will discuss how county and city health officials across the country are preparing for the coronavirus. Roberts has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Northeast Texas Public Health District since November 2006 and has 35 years of healthcare experience\, mostly in hospital administration. Roberts will make brief remarks followed by a question-and-answer session.  This news conference will take place in the Club’s Zenger Room and is open to credentialed media and members of the National Press Club; however\, registration is required. \nContact: Joyce Frieden (AHCJ DC chapter member) j.frieden@medpagetoday.com.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/how-are-cities-and-counties-preparing-for-coronavirus/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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SUMMARY:WHO Regional Director leads media briefing on COVID-19 in the Americas
DESCRIPTION:WHEN: Friday 6 March\, from 1 pm to 1.30 pm EST \nWHERE: PAHO. 525 23rd St. NW\, Washington\, DC (Corner 23rd St. & Virginia Ave). Room C. And online here:  \n\nEnglish – https://vimeo.com/pahotv\nSpanish – https://vimeo.com/opstv\n\nDr. Carissa F. Etienne\, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and WHO Regional Director for the Americas\, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa\, PAHO/WHO Assistant Director\, and Dr. Ciro Ugarte\, PAHO/WHO Director of Health Emergencies will hold an information session on the rapidly evolving situation of COVID-19 in the Region of the Americas and PAHO’s response to this public health emergency of international concern. \nHOW: Briefing will be held in person in Room C. Questions will follow. \nRSVP: To mediateam@paho.org (Please do so before 6 pm EST on Thursday 5 March). \nQuestions can be submitted via the comments section on each livestream link.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/who-regional-director-leads-media-briefing-on-covid-19-in-the-americas/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200310T010000
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SUMMARY:The Affordable Care Act Turns 10
DESCRIPTION:You’re Invited to a SPECIAL HEALTH AFFAIRS BRIEFING \nTuesday\, March 10\, 2020 \n9 a.m.–1 pm ETW Hotel Washington515 15th Street NW\, Washington DC  20004 \nFollow live tweets @Health_Affairs\, and join the conversation with #aca10. \nRSVP TO ATTEND  \nThe March 2020 issue of Health Affairs\, “The Affordable Care Act Turns 10\,” offers must-read analyses of the ACA. Authors explain the law’s effects on coverage\, cost\, health status\, and more. They also review the political and legal issues that have shaped implementation and consider what should come next. \nPlease join us for a March 10 briefing at the W Hotel in Washington DC\, when panels of authors and other experts will present their work and participate in a robust discussion of the topic including members of the audience.   \nPRESENTERS:  \nDavid Blumenthal\, President\, The Commonwealth Fund \nMollyann Brodie\, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer\, Kaiser Family Foundation\, on “The Past\, Present\, And Possible Future Of Public Opinion On The Affordable Care Act” \nThomas Buchmueller\, Waldo O. Hildebrand Professor of Risk Management and Insurance and Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy\, University of Michigan School of Public Health\, on “The ACA’s Impact On Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Health Insurance Coverage And Access To Care” \nMelinda Buntin\, Mike Curb Professor and Chair\, Department of Health Policy\, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine\, “How The ACA Has Dented The Cost Curve” \nMichael E. Chernew\, Leonard D. Schaeffer Professor of Health Care Policy\, Department of Health Care Policy\, Harvard Medical School; Director\, Healthcare Markets and Regulation Lab\, Harvard Medical School\, on “Transforming Medicare Payment Systems: Progress Shaped By The ACA” \nSenator Jim Denning\, Majority Leader\, Kansas State Senate \nMarvin Figueroa\, Legislative Director\, Office of Governor Ralph Northam\, Virginia \nTim Jost\, Emeritus Professor at the Washington and Lee University School of Law\, on “ACA And The Courts: Litigation’s Effects On The Law’s Implementation And Beyond” \nLois K. Lee\, Senior Associate in Medicine\, Division of Emergency Medicine\, Boston Children’s Hospital; Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine\, Harvard Medical School on “Women’s Coverage\, Utilization\, Affordability\, And Health After The Affordable Care Act:  A Review Of The Literature” \nJulie Morita\, Executive Vice President\, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation \nDeborah Peikes \n\, Senior Fellow\, Mathematica\, on “The Changing Landscape Of Primary Care: Effects Of The ACA And Other Efforts Over The Past Decade” \nMai Pham\, Vice President\, Provider Alignment Solutions\, Anthem Inc. \nKosali Simon\, Herman B Wells Endowed Professor and Associate Vice Provost for Health Sciences\, Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs\, Indiana University\, on “How Have Affordable Care Act Insurance Expansions Affected Health Outcomes? Findings From The Literature” \nMichael Sparer\, Professor and Chair\, Department of Health Policy and Management\, Mailman School of Public Health\, Columbia University\, on “Federalism And The ACA:  Lessons For The 2020 Health Policy Debate” \nOthers to be announced \nRESERVE YOUR SEAT \nHealth Affairs is grateful to The Commonwealth Fund and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and for their generous support of the March 2020 issue and briefing. \nQuestions should be emailed to events@healthaffairs.org.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-affordable-care-act-turns-10/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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SUMMARY:Media Briefing on Coronavirus: KFF Experts Explore Public’s Views and Nation’s Response
DESCRIPTION:At 1 p.m. ET Wednesday\, March 18\, KFF will hold a  reporters-only web briefing with its key policy and public opinion experts to discuss the nation’s rapidly changing public and policy responses to contain the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic across the country and the world. \nThe briefing will include highlights from new KFF poll data tracking Americans’ concerns about the pandemic\, its impact on their lives\, and their trust in the government leaders and institutions seeking to contain it. KFF experts will also answer reporters’ questions about the national and international response\, including the federal role\, the steps states are taking\, with a special focus on access to testing and treatment and coverage and affordability challenges for the public. \nKFF Executive Vice President  Larry Levitt will moderate and frame the discussion. \nThe web briefing will be open only to credentialed media who RSVP. Reporters will have the opportunity to submit questions for the panel during the Q&A segment. \n \nVisit our  special coronavirus topic page for all KFF’s resources.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/media-briefing-on-coronavirus-kff-experts-explore-publicaes-views-and-nationaes-response/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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SUMMARY:SciLine Media Briefing: Covering COVID-19\, with an opportunity for Q&A
DESCRIPTION:Journalists covering the COVID-19 pandemic are facing the challenges of fast-changing information and limited access to expert sources. Many reporters without deep science backgrounds find themselves in uncharted terrain as they strive to provide accurate and actionable health information to their communities. Join us for an instructive briefing on best practices—and pitfalls to avoid—when covering COVID-19\, with tips from two veteran health and science reporters and perspective from a leader in the public health community. \nWHAT: SciLine Media Briefing: Covering COVID-19\, with an opportunity for Q&A \nWHEN: Thursday\, March 19\, at 2:00 PM ET \nWHO: \n\n\nDr. Georges Benjamin\, American Public Health Association \n\n\nCaroline Chen\, ProPublica \n\n\nLaura Helmuth\, The Washington Post \n\n\nSciLine Director Rick Weiss will moderate the briefing. \n\n\nRegister Here\nNOTE: This briefing is open only to members of the media.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/sciline-media-briefing-covering-covid-19-with-an-opportunity-for-qa/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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SUMMARY:Social Isolation\, Mental Health\, and COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:3/30/20 at 2 PM ET\nWhile the most immediate threat from COVID-19 is to the physical health of those infected\, the pandemic will also have far-reaching effects on the social and mental health of others living through the crisis. SciLine’s next media briefing will explore what the science says about how social isolation\, fear\, and trauma can impact the health of adults and children—all challenges that countless people and communities will face\, regardless of infection status. Expert speakers include: Dr. Roxane Cohen Silver\, UC Irvine\, Dr. Robin Gurwitch\, Duke University School of Medicine\, Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad\, Brigham Young University and SciLine Director Rick Weiss will moderate the briefing \nTo register\, click here. \nThis is only open to members of the media.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/social-isolation-mental-health-and-covid-19/
LOCATION:Florida
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