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SUMMARY:Health\, Education\, Labor and Pensions Markup
DESCRIPTION:The Senate’s (HELP) Committee is holding a special session to review and revise a bill that would make changes to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policies. This session is known as a markup. \nTitled the FDA Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act\, this bill being marked up would reauthorize the existing laws that allow the FDA to get payments from companies for reviews of prescription drugs and medical devices. These user fees are steered toward keeping the FDA’s review operations adequately staffed to prevent delays in decisions on applications. (This 2021 report from the Congressional Research Service provides more details on the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA.) \nCongress reauthorizes the PDUFA law every five years. The current authorization expires in September\, effectively setting a tough deadline for Congress. The reauthorization of the PDUFA law also provides a vehicle for members of Congress to make other changes in FDA policies. Among the proposals included in the draft bill are attempts to give the FDA more clear authority to compel drugmakers to prove that drugs cleared by accelerated approval truly offer a significant benefit to patients. \nWhen/Where: 10:00 a.m EST\, Wednesday\, June 8\, 2022 (online) \nCheck this link on the HELP page for the webcast. \nSee the HELP committee’s press release and section-by-section explainer of the bill. \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-education-labor-and-pensions-markup/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220608T010000
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DTSTAMP:20231109T152701Z
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SUMMARY:Innovations in Healthy Aging 2022 Summit: Bridging Academia and Industry
DESCRIPTION:University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers and other leaders in the field of aging will discuss health care\, legal and environmental issues as they relate to meeting the needs of a diverse\, aging population. The event is free and open to the public; it’s hosted by Innovations in Healthy Aging\, a strategic initiative of UArizona Health Sciences\, Registration is required. To confirm attendance or to schedule interviews\, contact Annisa Westcott at annisa@arizona.edu or 520-626-8447. \nWhen/Where: 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. EST\, June 8\, at the University of Arizona Outreach and Collaboration in Washington D.C.\, and online. \nVisit the organization’s site to register. 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/innovations-in-healthy-aging-2022-summit-bridging-academia-and-industry/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220610T010000
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DTSTAMP:20231109T152700Z
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SUMMARY:Reporting in An Age of Lies and Disinformation
DESCRIPTION:“Journalists have long been charged with sorting fact from fiction through their reporting. But what happens when readers redefine what they see as truth and what they’ll accept as fact?” asks the National Press Club’s Journalism Institute. \nIn a one-hour webinar at 11:30 am ET on June 10\, New York Times writer Elizabeth Williamson will share the insights she gained into how conspiracies grow as she reported and wrote her critically acclaimed book\, “Sandy Hook: An American Tragedy and the Battle for Truth\,” published this spring. \nThe institute says\, “Participants will learn to:  \n\nIdentify how misinformation and political conspiracy theories have spread;\nWork with sensitivity and clarity while reporting on conspiracy theories; \nPre-bunk conspiracy theories through early reporting;\nUse trauma-informed reporting methods while working with people suffering tragedy; and\nOrganize reporting and deep research to craft a long-form narrative.”\n\nRegistration is free.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/reporting-in-an-age-of-lies-and-disinformation/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220610T010000
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DTSTAMP:20231109T152700Z
CREATED:20231103T185036Z
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UID:26926-1654822800-1654822800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Facts in a Time of Fiction: Reporting the truth amid lies and disinformation
DESCRIPTION:Journalists have long been charged with sorting fact from fiction through their reporting. But what happens when readers redefine what they see as truth and what they’ll accept as fact? \nNew York Times writer and author Elizabeth Williamson\, whose critically-acclaimed book “Sandy Hook: An American Tragedy and the Battle for Truth” published this spring\, will describe how she threaded together more than 400 interviews\, 10\,000 pages of court testimony and other records\, and on-the-ground reporting to trace a line from conspiracy theories around Sandy Hook to Jan. 6\, 2021. \nParticipants will learn to: \n\nIdentify how misinformation and political conspiracy theories have spread.\nWork with sensitivity and clarity while reporting on conspiracy theories.\nPre-bunk conspiracy theories through early reporting.\nUse trauma-informed reporting methods while working with people suffering tragedy.\nOrganize reporting and deep research to craft a long-form narrative.\n\nWhen/Where: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST\, Friday\, June 10\, 2022 (virtual) \nRegister for free using this link. 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/facts-in-a-time-of-fiction-reporting-the-truth-amid-lies-and-disinformation/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220616T010000
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DTSTAMP:20231109T152659Z
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Join us Thursday\, June 16 for AHCJ’s Lunch & Learn on contracts. We’re going to support one another and talk about rights-grabbing clauses that are sneaking in. Bring questions comments and negotiation strategies! \nWhen/Where: 1:00 p.m. ET\, June 16 (virtual) \nView the webcastMeeting ID: 961 8036 2044
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/lunch-and-learn-virtual-3/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220617T010000
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DTSTAMP:20231109T152658Z
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SUMMARY:What’s Next in Home and Community-Based Services?
DESCRIPTION:During this webinar hosted by the Alliance for Health Policy\,panelists will provide an overview of home and community-based services\, including populations receiving these services\, enrollment numbers\, workforce challenges\, benefits of HCBS and barriers to caring for complex populations. Speakers will also discuss recent federal policy measures taken to bolster HCBS as well as potential long-term policy levers to better improve this model. \nWhen/Where: 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. EST\, Friday\, June 17 (online) \nCheck out this webpage for more information and to register. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/whataes-next-in-home-and-community-based-services/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220621T010000
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UID:26933-1655773200-1655773200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Monkeypox update
DESCRIPTION:Monkeypox cases have now been confirmed in more than a dozen U.S. states. SciLine’s next media briefing will cover: science basics about the virus that causes Monkeypox\, including transmission dynamics and current U.S. case spread; prevention and treatment options\, including existing vaccines and their limitations; and lessons learned from COVID-19 and other outbreaks that can inform the country’s public health response to Monkeypox. \nFeatured experts include three scientists: Dr. Anne Rimoin of the University of California\, Los Angeles; Dr. Inger Damon of the CDC.  Dr. Amira Roess of George Mason University. They will brief reporters and then take questions. The discussion will be moderated by SciLine Director Rick Weiss. \nWhen/Where: 2-3 p.m. EST\, Tuesday\, June 21 (online) \nVisit this webpage to register. https://sciline.org/public-health/monkeypox-update/ \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/monkeypox-update/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220623T010000
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UID:26934-1655946000-1655946000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Data and Policy: Evidence-Based Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
DESCRIPTION:If you are covering the opioid epidemic\, join this free webinar hosted by The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts to explain what data is showing about how best to treat opioid use disorder and what policies should be enacted. Speakers include: Arjun Venkatesh\, M.D.\, M.B.A.\, M.H.S.\, associate professor and chief of the section of administration in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Yale University\, Lisa Clemens-Cope\, Ph.D.\,\, senior research fellow in the Health Policy Center at the Urban Institute\, Peter Treitler\, MSW\, research specialist in the Center for Health Services Research at the Rutgers Institute for Health\, Health Care Policy and Aging Research and Bradley Stein\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\, director of the Opioid Policies\, Tools\, and Information Center (OPTIC) at the RAND Corporation. \nWhen/Where: 3 p.m. EST\, Thursday\, June 23\, 2022 \nVisit this webpage to register.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/data-and-policy-evidence-based-opioid-use-disorder-treatment/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220623T010000
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UID:26936-1655946000-1655946000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:ECRI holds webinar on CPAP recall
DESCRIPTION:The nonprofit group ECRI will hold a webinar June 23 at noon ET about the 2021 recall alert for certain Philips Respironics issued a recall alert for certain CPAP\, BiPAP and mechanical ventilator devices due to potential health risks. Polyester-based polyurethane (PE-PUR) foam within the devices can break down\, leading to the potential ingestion of black pieces of foam or certain chemicals\, while using the device\, ECRI said. Although the recall was issued a year ago\, a full resolution has not been provided. On the webinar\, experts will discuss the cause of the problem and recommendations for helping patients.  \nWhen/Where: Noon EST\, Wednesday\, June 23\, 2022 \nTo register\, vist the ECRI website.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ecri-holds-webinar-on-cpap-recall/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220627T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220627T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T152654Z
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SUMMARY:Protecting Immunocompromised Patients through Effective Prevention and Treatment
DESCRIPTION:Join the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) for a webinar addressing current recommendations to protect adult immunocompromised patients through effective prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. Discussion topics will include current U.S. vaccination recommendations\, gaps in immunization coverage among immunocompromised adult patients\, and strategies to overcome challenges. Speakers will also address questions submitted by participants\, as time allows. \nNFID Medical Director William Schaffner\, M.D.\, will moderate the discussion with Kathleen Dooling\, MD\, MPH\, Medical Officer in the Division of Viral Diseases at the CDC and Camille Kotton\, MD\, Clinical Director of Transplant Infectious Disease and Immunocompromised Host Program at Massachusetts General Hospital. \nWhen/Where: 1:00 PM EST\, Monday\, June 27\, 2022  \nFor more information and to register for this event\, visit this webpage.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/protecting-immunocompromised-patients-through-effective-prevention-and-treatment/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220628T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220628T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T152653Z
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UID:26938-1656378000-1656378000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee
DESCRIPTION:The FDA’s Advisory Committee will meet in open session to discuss whether and how the SARS-CoV-2 strain composition of COVID-19 vaccines should be modified. \nThe meeting will include slide presentations with audio components to allow the presentation of materials in a manner that most closely resembles an in-person advisory committee meeting. \nWhen/Where: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST\, Tuesday\, June 28\, 2022  (Online)  \nFor more information and to participate\, visit the FDA’s website. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/vaccines-and-related-biological-products-advisory-committee/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220629T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220629T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T152651Z
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UID:26935-1656464400-1656464400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Breaking the Law or Breaking the Oath: How Abortion Bans Betray America's Patient's and Physicians
DESCRIPTION:As the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization — and the likely subsequent overturn of Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood looms — physicians and patients across the country must prepare to navigate the ethical quagmire that abortion bans present. That preparation requires an assessment of the full scope of abortion restrictions’ effects\, including how physicians’ ethical obligations to their patients and to the practice of medicine may be reshaped\, redirected or even contradicted by the threat posed by laws not founded in science or based on evidence. \nThis webinar will bring leading physician\, legal\, and ethicist voices together to discuss how the Dobbs decision betrays America’s patients and physicians — and asks physicians to be complicit by betraying their patients as well. While it’s difficult to anticipate the reach and effects of the oncoming wave of abortion bans and restrictions\, panelists will discuss how clinicians must prepare themselves mentally for the changes they will be forced to make and provide ideas on how the medical community can bring the most ethical and comprehensive care possible to patients. \nExplore the full agenda and learn about the speakers. \nWHEN/WHERE: Noon to 4 p.m. ET\, June 29\, 2022 \nLocation: Register here. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/breaking-the-law-or-breaking-the-oath-how-abortion-bans-betray-americas-patients-and-physicians/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220630T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220630T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T152650Z
CREATED:20231103T185053Z
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UID:26939-1656550800-1656550800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Application deadline approaching for Columbia Journalism School Age Boom Academy
DESCRIPTION:Annual call for applicants for this free virtual forum to help journalists deepen their coverage of the caregiving crisis across America. Training will be held over four two-hour sessions in October. \nWhen/Where: October\, 13\, 14\, 20 and 21 (online) \nContact: Catilin Hawke\, cmh2197@cumc.columbia.edu \nApplication deadline: June 30\, 2022 \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/application-deadline-approaching-for-columbia-journalism-school-age-boom-academy/
LOCATION:Florida
CATEGORIES:None
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