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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181108T010000
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SUMMARY:Impact of election on health and medical research
DESCRIPTION:Research!America\, an advocacy group that works to increase biomedical research funding in the federal budget\, is hosting a post-election forum on the impact of the election on science and medical research. Speakers include:  Former Rep. Mike Castle\, Research!America Board Chair\, Former Rep. John Edward Porter\, Research!America \, Former Rep. Bart Gordon\, U.S. Representative\, Sudip Parikh\, Ph.D.\, Research!America Board Member\, and Senior Vice President & Managing Director\, DIA Americas. Parikh is a former Senior Advisor at the Senate Appropriations Committee \n WHEN: Nov. 8\, 10-11:30 a.m.\, at the  American Association for the Advancement of Science Auditorium\, 1200 New York Ave\, NW\, Washington\, DC 20005. \nIf interested in attending\, email abriseno@researchamerica.org  or (571) 482-2737
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/impact-of-election-on-health-and-medical-research/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181031T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181031T010000
DTSTAMP:20260426T005731
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SUMMARY:Deadline to apply: AHCJ Reporting Fellowships on Health Care Performance
DESCRIPTION:The AHCJ Reporting Fellowships on Health Care Performance is a yearlong program allowing journalists to pursue a significant reporting project related to the U.S. health care system. It can be local or national in scope\, or a little of both — say an aspect of the Affordable Care Act playing out in your community or subject specialty\, or the impact of particular evidence-based treatments on health outcomes\, or an analysis of a health care organization’s performance\, using public data sets. Fellows pursue the projects with the support of their newsrooms or freelance outlets\, which commit to publish or air the work.  \nGuidance is provided by AHCJ fellowship leaders through customized seminars on health care systems\, conference calls and email consultations. The fellowship covers the cost of attending the seminars and AHCJ conferences\, and a $4\,000 project allowance is available to defray the cost of field reporting\, health data analysis and other project-related research. In addition\, each fellow will receive a $2\,500 fellowship award upon the successful completion of the project. \nThe application deadline is noon CT on Oct. 31. Apply now!
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/deadline-to-apply-ahcj-reporting-fellowships-on-health-care-performance/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181023T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181023T010000
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SUMMARY:On the Beat: Local Journalism\, Truth\, and Democracy
DESCRIPTION:Tickets are available for the upcoming Virginia Humanities program titled\, “On the Beat: Local Journalism\, Truth\, and Democracy\,” which will take place in Fitzpatrick Hall at the Jefferson Center in Roanoke\, Va.\, at 7 p.m. on the evening of Oct. 23. \nRegional journalists Monica Hesse (The Washington Post) and Beth Macy (The Roanoke Times) will join Pulitzer Prize recipient Eric Eyre (Charleston Gazette-Mail) in a discussion of important issues impacting communities nationwide—including the opioids crisis and the effects of economic decline on rural communities—and the vital role of local journalism to an informed citizenry. Community questions will follow the panel discussion\, moderated by Dr. Reginald Shareef (Radford University). Book sales and signings will follow. \n\n\nWhat: “On the Beat: Local Journalism\, Truth\, and Democracy\,” a panel discussion open to the public \n\n\nWhen: October 23\, 2018\, from 7:00-8:30 PM \n\n\nWhere: Fitzpatrick Hall at the Jefferson Center\, 541 Luck Avenue SW\, Roanoke \n\n\nCost: Admission is $5 and includes a $5 book voucher for Book No Further (Roanoke-based bookseller); Tickets are available online\, or at the door\, depending on availability. Seating is limited. \n\n\nMore details: VaBookCenter.org \n\n\nAbout the Speakers \n\n\nMonica Hesse is the national bestselling author of the true crime love story American Fire and the Edgar Awardwinning young adult historical mystery novel Girl in the Blue Coat. She is a feature writer for The Washington Post\, and she was winner of the Society for Feature Journalism’s Narrative Storytelling award and a finalist for a Livingston Award and a James Beard Award. “Hesse has managed to wring tension and excitement out of a story with a known ending. She also superbly conveys the folkways of the Eastern Shore and the disruptive\, confusing effect the fires had on its community.”—The New York Times \n\n\nBeth Macy\, author of Dopesick: Dealers\, Doctors\, and the Drug Company that Addicted America\, is from Roanoke\, Virginia\, where her reporting for The Roanoke Times has won more than a dozen awards\, including a Nieman Fellowship for Journalism at Harvard. “[Dopesick is] a harrowing\, deeply compassionate dispatch from the heart of a national emergency… a masterwork of narrative journalism\, interlacing stories of communities in crisis with dark histories of corporate greed and regulatory indifference.”—New York Times Book Review \n\n\nEric Eyre received the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting\, recognizing his work as a statehouse reporter for the Charleston Gazette-Mail. He also received the Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE) Medal\, Fred M. Hechinger Grand Prize in Education Reporting from the Education Writers Association\, National Headliners Award\, Society of American Business Editors and Writers award\, Gerald Loeb Award for business writing\, and an Association of Health Care Journalists award. He also was the recipient of a Kaiser Family Foundation fellowship. \n\n\nHosted by Virginia Humanities\, the Virginia Center for the Book\, and With Good Reason radio\, this program is part of the “Democracy and the Informed Citizen” initiative\, administered by the Federation of State Humanities Councils. The initiative seeks to deepen the public’s knowledge and appreciation of the vital connections between democracy\, the humanities\, journalism\, and an informed citizenry. We thank The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for their generous support of this initiative and the Pulitzer Prizes for their partnership.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/on-the-beat-local-journalism-truth-and-democracy/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181015T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181015T010000
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SUMMARY:Affordable Drugs Forum Assembles Nation’s Top Health\, Government Leaders
DESCRIPTION:In response to the dramatic rise in prescription drug spending in recent years and the need to advance discussions around coordinated solutions\, National Academy of Medicine President Victor J. Dzau will host a forum called Affordable Medicines: Access\, Innovation\, and the Public Interest.  The forum will feature a special address by Alex M. Azar II\, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\, and a discussion with the nation’s top health and government leaders\, including: \n\n\nNorman Augustine\, former chairman and CEO\, Lockheed Martin Corp. \n\n\nGail Boudreaux\, president and CEO\, Anthem Inc. \n\n\nBill Cassidy\, U.S. senator (R-La.) \n\n\nKenneth Frazier\, chairman and CEO\, Merck & Co. Inc. \n\n\nJohn O’Brien\, deputy assistant secretary for planning and evaluation\, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services \n\n\nA recent report by the National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine recommends a number of actions — in areas such as government negotiation of drug prices\, prevention of ‘pay-for-delay’ agreements\, and increased financial transparency — to improve the affordability of prescription drugs without discouraging the development of new and more effective drugs for the future. \nThe forum concludes a daylong scientific symposium during the National Academy of Medicine’s annual meeting\, Cancers: Can We Beat the Odds?\, which features a keynote address by Laurie Glimcher\, president and CEO of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute\, and expert panels on cancer biology\, prevention\, treatment\, and policy.  \nDETAILS: \nThe affordable drugs forum will be held from 4 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. EDT.  \nAll sessions\, including the scientific symposium on cancers\, will take place Monday\, Oct. 15\, at: \nNational Academy of Sciences building2101 Constitution Ave.\, N.W.Washington\, D.C.  \nReporters who wish to attend should register in advance with the Office of News and Public Information; tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu.  \nThose who cannot attend in person can watch a live webcast here.  For more information and the full agenda for the annual meeting\, visit here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/affordable-drugs-forum-assembles-nationaes-top-health-government-leaders/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181015T010000
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SUMMARY:Health Affairs Forum: Improving care for Californians
DESCRIPTION:On the heels of our September 2018 issue\, “California: Leading The Way?\,” Health Affairs will return to Sacramento on Monday\, October 15\, for a special event.  \nAs Californians prepare for new leadership to address challenges both new and old\, this is the perfect time to survey California’s health policy landscape and examine topics including: purchasing for value and quality\, addressing social determinants and integrating care\, and the pros and cons of consolidation. \nConfirmed speakers are: \n\n\nBradley Gilbert\, Chief Executive Officer\, Inland Empire Health Plan \n\n\nSandra Hernández\, President and CEO\, California Health Care Foundation \n\n\nPeter Long\, President and CEO\, Blue Shield of California Foundation \n\n\nElliott Main\, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medical Director\, California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative\, Stanford University School of Medicine \n\n\nTricia McGinnis\, Senior Vice President\, Center for Health Care Strategies \n\n\nJeff Rideout\, President and CEO\, Integrated Health Care Association \n\n\nRichard Scheffler\, Distinguished Chair Emeritus in Healthcare Markets and Consumer Welfare\, University of California\, Berkeley \n\n\nChristopher Whaley\, Associate Policy Researcher\, RAND Corporation \n\n\nAlan R. Weil\, Editor in Chief\, Health Affairs \n\n\nOthers to be announced  \n\n\nDATE: Monday\, Oct. 15\, 2018 \nTIME: 9 a.m. (Pacific) \nPLACE: Citizen Hotel 926 J Street  Sacramento\, California 95814 \nRSVP Today.\nHealth Affairs is grateful to the California Health Care Foundation and Blue Shield of California Foundation for their generous support of the event. \nLive Webcast details to be announced. \nTwitter: Follow Live Tweets from the briefing @Health_Affairs\, and join in the conversation with #CAHealth.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-affairsa-forum-improving-care-for-californians/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181008T010000
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SUMMARY:The Role of Drug Control Policies on Individual and Community Health for People of Color:
DESCRIPTION:The Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity will host a one-day workshop on the Role of Drug Control Policies on Individual and Community Health for People of Color. The goals of the workshop are to better understand how drug control policies and laws affect people and communities of color; to examine the effects of race and ethnicity on drug policies in the criminal justice process and to explore promising models and best practices for new ways to handle drug convictions in the criminal justice system. \nLocation:\nNational Academy of Sciences Building (Lecture Room)2101 Constitution Avenue\, NWWashington\, DC 20418 \nContact:\nAnna MartinPhone: 202-334-2388 Email: awmartin@nas.edu \nThis session will not be webcast; a written account of the workshop will be available in the coming months. \n#HealthEquityRT
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-role-of-drug-control-policies-on-individual-and-community-health-for-people-of-color/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181004T010000
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CREATED:20231103T174004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155328Z
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SUMMARY:NRHI Hosting National Affordability Summit
DESCRIPTION:MEDIA ADVISORY/INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITY \nThis event will gather stakeholders from across the country to address how three key issues − health\, price & waste − influence the affordability of health care. \nLIVE STREAM ACCESS AVAILABLE – ATTENDANCE IS FREE FOR MEDIA ATTENDEES \nWHEN: Oct. 4\, 7:30 a.m.–3:45 p.m.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nrhi-hosting-national-affordability-summit/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181004T010000
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SUMMARY:National Affordability Summit
DESCRIPTION:Everyday we hear about the impact that rising healthcare costs have on the nation\, communities\, and individuals. For example\, a recent survey indicated that 44 percent of Americans didn’t see a physician last year when they were sick or injured due to high healthcare costs. NRHI’s first National Affordability Summit explored the question of why healthcare costs so much and what we can do about it. This event will dig deeper – exploring how three key issues − health\, price\, & waste − influence the affordability of healthcare. We will highlight regional success stories from those who are working to impact affordability in their markets. \nMore than 200 health care practitioners\, policy makers\, consumers and health plan representatives will gather to discuss the actions\, changes and political will needed to bring down health care costs.  \nLivestream available – attendence is free for media. \nWHEN: Thursday\, Oct. 4\, 7:30 a.m.–3:45 p.m.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-affordability-summit/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181003T010000
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DTSTAMP:20260426T005731
CREATED:20231103T173849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155332Z
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SUMMARY:Population Health Science in the United States: Trends\, Evidence\, and Effective Policy
DESCRIPTION:Oct. 3\, 8:15 a.m. ET \nThe Roundtable on Population Health Improvement and the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS) will hold a half-day joint symposium that will \n\n\nIdentify key trends and patterns in U.S. population health and provocative challenges to our current thinking\, including socio-economic and racial/ethnic disparities \n\n\nExplore how population health science can inform policy to improve outcomes and how policies can have unintended consequences if not grounded in research and evaluation \n\n\nShowcase perspectives on how we build common ground for development and implementation of effective policy based on science. \n\n\nThe live stream will be available for playback and a written proceedings will be prepared after the symposium.  \nAfter the symposium\, the 2018 IAPHS Conference will begin. This is a separate event and registration is required to attend. Please visit https://iaphs.org/conference/ to learn more and to register for the conference. \nVirtual registration. \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/population-health-science-in-the-united-states-trends-evidence-and-effective-policy/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181001T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181001T010000
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CREATED:20231103T173958Z
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SUMMARY:Applying Neurobiological and Socio-behavioral Sciences to Child Development
DESCRIPTION:The committee on Applying Neurobiological and Socio-behavioral Sciences from Prenatal through Early Childhood Development: A Health Equity Approach will host a short workshop featuring speaker presentations and discussions that address components of the committee’s statement of task. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/applying-neurobiological-and-socio-behavioral-sciences-to-child-development/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180927T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180927T010000
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SUMMARY:Increasing Fruit & Vegetable Intake Through Accessibility\, Affordability & Demand
DESCRIPTION:Join us at 1 p.m. ET to learn about the impact of health laws and policies on increasing fruit and vegetable intake and making food accessible and affordable. This is the first in a series of webinars about the role of law and policy in helping to achieve Healthy People 2020 objectives. You’ll hear from authors of a new report about using law and policy interventions to increase fruit and vegetable intake and learn how a large city used regulation to improve availability of staple foods\, including fruits and vegetables in retail settings. \nRegister for this webinar.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/increasing-fruit-vegetable-intake-through-accessibility-affordability-demand/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180927T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180927T010000
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CREATED:20231103T173902Z
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SUMMARY:Kaiser Health News Discussion on Medical Overtreatment
DESCRIPTION:From duplicate blood tests to unnecessary knee replacements\, millions of Americans – especially older adults – undergo screenings\, scans and treatments that offer little or no benefit every year. Researchers have estimated that 21 percent of medical care is unnecessary – a problem that costs the health care system at least $210 billion a year. Such “overtreatment” isn’t just expensive. It often harms patients. \noin Kaiser Health News on Thursday\, Sept. 27\, from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. ET for an informative and important discussion about overtreatment. It’s an opportunity to learn from experts in the field about what leads to overtreatment – and how we can avoid it. \nPlease come\, ask questions and share experiences. \nKaiser Health News senior correspondent Liz Szabo will moderate a discussion with you and a panel of experts as we explore this issue: \n\n\nDr. Louise Davies\, MD\, MS.Senior faculty of and research fellowship director for the VA Outcomes Group\, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in White River Junction\, Vermont \n\n\nDr. Saurabh Jha\, MBBS\, MRCS\, MS. Radiologist and associate professor of radiology at the University of Pennsylvania \n\n\nDr. Barnett Kramer\, MD\, MPH. Director of the division of cancer prevention at the National Cancer Institute \n\n\nDr. Jacqueline Kruser\, MD\, MS. Pulmonologist and critical care physician at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine \n\n\nDr. Ranit Mishori\, MD\, MHS\, FAAFP. Associate professor of family medicine at the Georgetown University School of Medicine \n\n\nRegistration and lunch begin at noon. \nThe event\, in the Foundation’s Washington\, D.C. office\, is open to the public. Feel free to share this invitation with your contacts and colleagues. Register in advance here. It also will be available as a Facebook Live stream. \nThis event is sponsored in part by The John A. Hartford Foundation which supports KHN’s coverage related to aging & improving care of older adults. \nRead Kaiser Health News’ Treatment Overkill series.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/kaiser-health-news-discussion-on-medical-overtreatment/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180927T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180927T010000
DTSTAMP:20260426T005731
CREATED:20231103T173849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155336Z
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SUMMARY:Seasonal influenza briefing
DESCRIPTION:Sept. 27\, 10 a.m.\, National Press Club \nThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases hold the annual media briefing on the upcoming flu season. Among the keynote speakers will be United States Surgeon General Jerome Adams and Dr. Daniel Jernigan\, director of the CDC’s influenza division.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/seasonal-influenza-briefing/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180926T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180926T010000
DTSTAMP:20260426T005731
CREATED:20231103T173902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155337Z
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SUMMARY:U.S. drug prices: Why are they so high?
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, Sept. 26\, noon-1 p.m. ET\nWatch the live webcast at ForumHSPH.org. Registration to watch the event online is not required. \nWe also will stream live on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Forumhsph \nAn on-demand video will be posted afterwards on the event website. A searchable transcript will be posted there a few days after the event. \nAmericans pay more money – sometimes much more money – for prescriptions than consumers in many other wealthy countries. Why? The drivers are many and complicated. Pharmaceutical companies\, employers\, health care providers\, patients\, lawmakers\, and pharmacy benefit managers all play a role. Calls to make prescriptions more affordable have prompted new efforts\, including at the federal level. Last May\, for example\, President Trump introduced a plan intended to help reduce drug prices. This Forum event aims to demystify the prescription drug pricing process. Experts will weigh issues such as regulation\, price negotiation and competitive market pressures\, ultimately asking why prescription costs matter for public health. \nEXPERT PARTICIPANTS\n\n\nLeemore Dafny\, Professor of Business Administration\, Harvard Business School \n\n\nRichard Frank\, Professor of Health Economics in the Department of Health Care Policy\, Harvard Medical School \n\n\nAaron Kesselheim\, Associate Professor of Medicine\, Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women’s Hospital\, and Director of the Program On Regulation\, Therapeutics\, And Law (PORTAL) \n\n\nSteven Pearson\, President of the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review \n\n\nModerator: Caroline Humer\, Correspondent\, Reuters \n\n\nSpread the word: \nSend our panelists questions in advance to theforum@hsph.harvard.edu. The Forum will accommodate as many questions as we can during a limited Q&A. \nWe’ll be conducting a live chat on The Forum’s U.S. Drug Prices website. \nTweet us @ForumHSPH #drugprices \nMedia contact: Todd Datz\, tdatz@hsph.harvard.edu\, 617-432-8077
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/u-s-drug-prices-why-are-they-so-high/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180920T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180920T010000
DTSTAMP:20260426T005731
CREATED:20231103T173901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155343Z
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SUMMARY:The Brazda breakfast: Reporting on the future of health care
DESCRIPTION:Joe Grogan\, associate director of health programs at the Office of Management and Budget\, will speak at the reporter breakfast on Thursday\, Sept. 20\, 2018. \n9-10:15 a.m. (Refreshments and breakfast served at 8:30 a.m.)  \nLocation:APCO WorldwidePlease use the entrance at 12th & E St.1299 Pennsylvania Avenue\, NW \nThis event is only for credentialed members of the press and this briefing is on background. \nYou will need to check in with security to enter the building. Please bring your press credentials. \nRegistration will speed your access to the building\, please register by 3:30 pm ET on Wednesday\, September 19\, 2018\, to ensure availability of event materials. click here to register
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-brazda-breakfast-reporting-on-the-future-of-health-care/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180911T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180911T010000
DTSTAMP:20260426T005731
CREATED:20231103T173848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155348Z
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SUMMARY:Reporting on Suicide Media Session to be Held During National Suicide Prevention Month/Week
DESCRIPTION:The way media covers suicide can influence behavior\, either negatively by contributing to contagion\, or positively by encouraging help-seeking. Journalists have an important role to play in helping their audience better understand suicide – especially those whom are at risk or know someone at risk – and how to encourage help-seeking behaviors. \nDuring National Suicide Prevention month and week\, the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) in collaboration with the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention – the nation’s public-private partnership for suicide prevention – is hosting an educational media session about suicide prevention and the media to: \n\n\nCultivate relationships between suicide prevention subject matter experts and content creators\, \n\n\nDiscuss best practices for reporting on suicide and suicide prevention\, including how to create stories that support messages of hope and help\, and \n\n\nGain insight about accurate reporting on the national public perception data about suicide. \n\n\nThe discussion will be an opportunity to explore best practices in reporting on suicide and hear from experts about ways to cover suicide in news media and hear from journalists whom have covered effective\, authentic\, and accurate suicide stories in the past. \nWHO: \n\n\nMark Weber\, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs/Human Services\, HHS; Executive Committee Member\, Action Alliance \n\n\nColleen Carr\, Director\, National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention \n\n\nDr. John Draper\, Executive Director\, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline \n\n\nLisa Esposito\, Patient Advice reporter at U.S. News & World Report \n\n\nCarlton Houston\, Assistant News Director\, WUSA9; former board member for Radio Television Digital News and Association \n\n\nKirsten Powers\, Political Analyst\, CNN; Columnist\, USA Today \n\n\nDr. Dan Reidenberg\, Executive Director\, Suicide Awareness Voices of Education; Member\, Action Alliance’s Changing the Conversation Priority (Facilitator) \n\n\nWHEN: Sept. 11\, 11 a.m. – noon \nWHERE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – First Floor Auditorium 200 Independence Avenue\, S.W.\,Washington\, D.C. 20201 \nCONTACT:  Media must RSVP to this event by emailing HHS’ Carla Daniels (Carla.Daniels@HHS.Gov). Space is limited. \nThose who can’t attend can follow the livestream at HHS.gov/Live or can listen in by calling 888-989-3095 Passcode 3684857. A recording of the session will also be made available afterward. \nU.S. Department of Health and Human Services202-690-6343 media@hhs.gov www.hhs.gov/news Twitter @HHSMedia
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/reporting-on-suicide-media-session-to-be-held-during-national-suicide-prevention-month-week/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180906T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180906T010000
DTSTAMP:20260426T005731
CREATED:20231103T173732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155349Z
UID:26488-1536195600-1536195600@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:The opioid epidemic: Approaches to adolescents and honored elders
DESCRIPTION:The Western Divisions of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services present an event highlighting the importance of collaboration among clinicians & community members to address the opioid crisis. \nThe event is presented as a multi-regional webinar featuring an overview of the cmsopioid roadmap\, guest speakers sharing their experience in addressing opioid use in adolescent and elder populations\, and an opportunity to hear from those feeling the impact of the epidemic on a personal level. \nThursday Sept. 6\, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. PT \nTo register\, click on this link. \nQuestions? Email roger.liu@cms.hhs.gov
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-opioid-epidemic-approaches-to-adolescents-and-honored-elders/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180822T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180822T010000
DTSTAMP:20260426T005731
CREATED:20231103T173733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155353Z
UID:26489-1534899600-1534899600@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:States of despair: Understanding declining life expectancy in the United States
DESCRIPTION:Aug. 22\, noon-1:30 p.m. Complimentary lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. \nDirksen Senate Office Building\, Room G-50 50 Constitution Ave NE\, Washington\, DC \nThis event is open to the public and panelists will be speaking on the record. \n“Deaths of despair” – deaths from suicide\, alcohol\, and drug abuse – are steadily rising across the United States. The Commonwealth Fund’s recently released 2018 State Scorecard on State Health System Performance indicates that the average life expectancy at birth declined for the second year in a row. This briefing will inform policymakers on the drivers and impacts of these trends\, as well as highlight the development of state and federal policy solutions to address them. \n\n\nMarvin Figueroa\, Ed.M.\, deputy secretary\, Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Resources\, Commonwealth of Virginia \n\n\nRichard T. McKeon\, Ph.D.\, M.P.H.\, chief\, Suicide Prevention Branch\, Center for Mental Health Services\, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration \n\n\nAnand Parekh\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, chief medical advisor\, Bipartisan Policy Center \n\n\nDavid Radley\, Ph.D.\, M.P.H.\, senior scientist\, Tracking Health System Performance\, The Commonwealth Fund \n\n\nJoseph W. Thompson\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, president and CEO\, Arkansas Center for Health Improvement \n\n\nModerator: Sarah J. Dash\, president and CEO\, Alliance for Health Policy \n\n\nPlease register by 4 p.m. ET on Aug 21 to ensure availability of event materials.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/states-of-despair-understanding-declining-life-expectancy-in-the-united-states/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180817T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180817T010000
DTSTAMP:20260426T005731
CREATED:20231103T173720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155355Z
UID:26485-1534467600-1534467600@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Advancing Health Care and Community-Based Organization Partnerships to Address Social Determinants
DESCRIPTION:This webinar\, made by possible by Kaiser Permanente Community Health\, will explore promising strategies to develop and sustain health care/community-based organization partnerships that address social determinants of health. Featured participants will include representatives from Project Access NOW (Portland\, Oregon)\, Hunger Free Colorado\, and 2-1-1 San Diego’s Community Information Exchange. The webinar is co-hosted by the Center for Health Care Strategies and Nonprofit Finance Fund. \nAug 17\, 2:30 p.m. ET \nRegister for this webinar now.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/advancing-health-care-and-community-based-organization-partnerships-to-address-social-determinants/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180809T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180809T010000
DTSTAMP:20260426T005731
CREATED:20231103T173732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161202Z
UID:26487-1533776400-1533776400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:High-Deductible Health Plan Enrollment Among Adults Aged 18-64 with Employment-Based Insurance Cover
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, Aug. 9\, 2018\,at 12:01 a.m. ET \nThe CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics will release a new report on enrollment in high-deductible health plans for adults with employer-sponsored health insurance. \nThe report\, “High-Deductible Health Plan Enrollment Among Adults Aged 18-64 with Employment-Based Insurance Coverage\,” is under embargo until Aug. 9 at 12:01 am ET\, but is available to journalists who sign up here before the embargo lifts.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/high-deductible-health-plan-enrollment-among-adults-aged-18-64-with-employment-based-insurance-cover/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180808T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180808T010000
DTSTAMP:20260426T005731
CREATED:20231103T173731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161204Z
UID:26486-1533690000-1533690000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Lack of Change in Perinatal Mortality in the United States\, 2014 through 2016
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, Aug. 8\, 2018\, at 12:01 am ET \nThe CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics will release a new report on perinatal mortality in the United States. Perinatal mortality (late fetal death at 28 weeks or more and early neonatal death under age 7 days) can be an indicator of the quality of health care before\, during and after delivery\, the CDC says. \nThe report\, “Lack of Change in Perinatal Mortality in the United States\, 2014 through 2016\,” is under embargo until Aug. 8 at 12:01 am ET\, but is available to journalists who sign up here before the embargo lifts
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/lack-of-change-in-perinatal-mortality-in-the-united-states-2014-through-2016/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180807T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180807T010000
DTSTAMP:20260426T005731
CREATED:20231103T173720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161205Z
UID:26484-1533603600-1533603600@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Large Employers’ 2019 Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Changes
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nThe National Business Group on Health will discuss the results of its annual survey\, the Large Employers’ 2019 Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Changes\, including projected cost increases for 2019\, changes to employers’ benefit plans and what employees can expect during open enrollment.  \nTo attend the briefing\, journalists must RSVP to receive a security access code. Remote access is available. For details and to RSVP\, contact Ed Emerman at eemerman@eaglepr.com\, or 609-275-5162 or 609-240-2766. \n10 to 11 a.m. (continental breakfast at 9:30 a.m.) \nThe National Press ClubNational Press Club Building (Bloomberg Room)529 14th Street\, NW\, 13th FloorWashington\, DC  20045 \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/large-employersae-2019-health-care-strategy-and-plan-design-changes/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180806T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180806T010000
DTSTAMP:20260426T005731
CREATED:20231103T173503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161205Z
UID:26473-1533517200-1533517200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Health Equity and Early Childhood Development Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine’s (NAS) holds its second meeting to discuss health equity issues affecting prenatal care through early childhood. The event\, held at the Academies’ Keck Center in Washington\, will be webcast and is sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Contact Anna Martin (awmartin@nas.edu) for more information.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-equity-and-early-childhood-development-meeting/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180803T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180803T010000
DTSTAMP:20260426T005731
CREATED:20231103T173719Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161206Z
UID:26481-1533258000-1533258000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Deadline to apply: AHCJ Fellowship on Comparative Effectiveness Research
DESCRIPTION:Want to learn how to write more accurate\, in-depth stories on medical research and how medical decisions are made?\nThe Association of Health Care Journalists has teamed up with the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to present the AHCJ Fellowship on Comparative Effectiveness Research. \nA select group of fellows will be chosen to spend a week in Washington\, D.C.\, focused on understanding and reporting on medical research. \nComparative effectiveness research is the comparison of different interventions and strategies to prevent\, diagnose\, treat and monitor health conditions. The aim: inform patients\, providers and decision-makers as to which interventions are most effective for which patients and under which circumstances. \nLearn more and apply here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/deadline-to-apply-ahcj-fellowship-on-comparative-effectiveness-research/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180728T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180728T010000
DTSTAMP:20260426T005731
CREATED:20231103T173415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161209Z
UID:26461-1532739600-1532739600@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:World Hepatitis Day
DESCRIPTION:World Hepatitis Day is an effort from Hepatitis Foundation International (HFI) aimed at reducing the incidence of preventable liver-related chronic diseases and lifestyles that negatively impact the liver. The burden of chronic hepatitis C virus infection in elderly persons is expected to increase significantly in the United States during the next two decades. Chronic infection is prevalent in elderly patients and may be more severe than in younger adults. As middle aged patients with HIV infection become elderly\, the number of individuals with liver disease related to chronic hepatitis C will grow\, according to the Hepatitis C Association. Other forms of the disease\, including Hepatitis A and B\, are also more severe in older adults. This article from the The American Journal of Gastroenterology provides a good overview of the disease and its impact in older people.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/world-hepatitis-day/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180726T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180726T010000
DTSTAMP:20260426T005731
CREATED:20231103T173513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161210Z
UID:26479-1532566800-1532566800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Antibiotic prescribing and opportunities for stewardship in different outpatient settings
DESCRIPTION:CIDRAP-ASP will be hosting Dr. Katherine E. Fleming-Dutra\, as she presents “Antibiotic prescribing and opportunities for stewardship in different outpatient settings” at noon CT.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/antibiotic-prescribing-and-opportunities-for-stewardship-in-different-outpatient-settings/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180720T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180720T010000
DTSTAMP:20260426T005731
CREATED:20231103T173512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161213Z
UID:26477-1532048400-1532048400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Congressional Briefing: State Responses to the Evolving Individual Health Insurance Market
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, July 20 \nNoon- 1:30 p.m. Lunch will be available at 11:30 a.m. \nDirksen Senate Office Building\, Room SD-106 50 Constitution Ave NE\, Washington\, DC \nThis event is open to the public and panelists will be speaking on the record. \nOver the past two years\, Congress and the Administration have legislated or implemented many changes to the individual health insurance market\, which include repealing the individual mandate\, suspending cost-sharing reduction and risk adjustment payments\, and expanding access to plans that do not comply with the original standards set up by the Affordable Care Act. Together\, these decisions have contributed to the uncertainty about the stability and affordability of the state exchanges. \nAs insurers file and negotiate premiums with state regulators for FY 2019\, this briefing will unpack the current landscape of the individual health insurance market as well as state responses to stabilize their markets. \nPanelists \n\n\nSabrina Corlette\, J.D.\, Research Professor\, Center on Health Insurance Reforms\, Health Policy Institute\, Georgetown University \n\n\nMike Kriedler\, O.D.\, MPH\, Insurance Commissioner\, Washington State \n\n\nRobert Morrow\, J.D.\, Associate Commissioner\, Life and Health\, Maryland Insurance Administration \n\n\nJeanette Thorton\, MPA\, Senior Vice President\, Product\, Employer\, and Commercial Policy\, America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) \n\n\nModerator: Sara Collins\, Vice President\, Health Care Coverage and Access\, The Commonwealth Fund \n\n\nPlease register by 4 pm ET on Thursday\, July 19\, to ensure availability of event materials.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/congressional-briefing-state-responses-to-the-evolving-individual-health-insurance-market/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180719T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180719T010000
DTSTAMP:20260426T005731
CREATED:20231103T173511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161214Z
UID:26475-1531962000-1531962000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Opioids: Current status of the crisis\, response\, and future direction
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, July 19\, 1-2 p.m. ET \nWebinar\, organized jointly by the American Dental Association (ADA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will focus on the current state of the opioid crisis. \nPresenter Scott Winiecki of the FDA will discuss the role of his agency and state prescription drug monitoring programs in combatting the crisis\, as well as recent publications on appropriate prescribing as related to dentistry and safe disposal of unused medication. \nFor more information or to register\, use this link. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/opioids-current-status-of-the-crisis-response-and-future-direction/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180712T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180712T010000
DTSTAMP:20260426T005731
CREATED:20231103T173501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155438Z
UID:26470-1531357200-1531357200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:(De)Stabilizing the ACA’s individual market: A View from the States
DESCRIPTION:July 13\, 9 a.m.-noon ET \nThe Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy holds a conference on the stability of the individual market under the ACA.  Keynote speaker Mark Hall\, a nonresident Brookings fellow and director of the Health Law and Policy Program at Wake Forest Law School\, will release new data on 10 states and there will be two panel discussions. \n\n\nRegister to attend in person. \n\n\nRegister for the live webcast.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/destabilizing-the-acaaes-individual-market-a-view-from-the-states/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180712T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180712T010000
DTSTAMP:20260426T005731
CREATED:20231103T173423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155439Z
UID:26468-1531357200-1531357200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:CMS Administrator Verma will speak at on-the-record reporter breakfast
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe Brazda Breakfast: Reporting On The Future Of Health Care \nThursday\, July 12\, 2018; 9-10:30 a.m. (Refreshments and breakfast served at 8:30 a.m.) \nThe Alliance for Health Policy has announced that CMS Administrator Seema Verma\, M.P.H.\, will be the featured speaker for the Brazda Breakfast on July 12. \nYou will need to check in with security to enter the building and provide identification as well as press credentials. \nPlease register by 5 pm EDT on Wednesday\, July 11\, 2018. \nAPCO WorldwideUse the entrance at 12th & E St.1299 Pennsylvania Avenue\, NWWashington\, D.C. \nTHIS EVENT IS ONLY FOR CREDENTIALED MEMBERS OF THE PRESS. \nRemember that this briefing is on the record.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cms-administrator-verma-will-speak-ata-on-the-record-reporter-breakfast/
CATEGORIES:None
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