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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
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180720T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180720T010000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180719T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180719T010000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161214Z
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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
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180712T010000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180711T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180711T010000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155440Z
UID:26471-1531270800-1531270800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:NAS Workshop on Behavioral Health\, Mental Health\, Health Literacy
DESCRIPTION:The National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine (NAS) hosts a workshop examining “the intersection of behavioral health\, mental health\, and health literacy.” The day-long event\, held by the Academies’ Roundtable on Health Literacy at NAS’ headquarters in Washington\, D.C.\, will address “the impact of cognitive burden on health communication” and health literacy approaches to address issues such burdens as well as caregiver issues\, among other panel topics. \nSpeakers include representatives from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)\, National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI)\, New York State Department of Health and UnitedHealth Group as well as multiple universities. The event\, which is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. ET\, will also be webcast.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nas-workshop-on-behavioral-health-mental-health-health-literacy/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180711T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180711T010000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155441Z
UID:26472-1531270800-1531270800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:NAS Report on Housing\, Health\, and Homelessness
DESCRIPTION:The National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine (NAS) releases its report on chronic homelessness and health. The analysis aims to address how permanent supportive housing programs’ impact on health outcomes and health care costs among the homeless population. It also looks at “policy and program barriers” to scaling up related programs. The report\, entitled “Permanent Supportive Housing: Evaluating the Evidence for Improving Health Outcomes among People Experiencing Chronic Homelessness\,” was compiled by NAS’ Science and Technology for Sustainability Program and its Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice.  \nThe report will be released in conjunction with a public briefing on Wednesday\, July 11. Offering an overview of the report’s recommendations will be Kenneth Kizer\, chair of the study committee\, and director of the Institute for Population Health Improvement and distinguished professor in the School of Medicine at the University of California\, Davis. The briefing will be webcast.  \n DETAILS: The public briefing will run from 11 a.m. to noon EDT on July 11 in Room 120 of the National Academy of Sciences building\, 2101 Constitution Ave.\, NW\, Washington\, D.C. Advance copies of the report will be available to reporters only beginning at 3 p.m. EDT on Tuesday\, July 10. The report is embargoed and not for public release before 11 a.m. EDT on Wednesday\, July 11. Reporters who wish to obtain a copy or attend the briefing should contact the Office of News and Public Information at tel. 202-334-2138 or email news@nas.edu.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nas-report-on-housing-health-and-homelessness/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180626T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180626T010000
DTSTAMP:20260428T123308
CREATED:20231103T173421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155443Z
UID:26465-1529974800-1529974800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:On Background Reporter Briefing: Understanding the VA Mission Act
DESCRIPTION:This event is only for credentialed members of the press. This briefing is on background. \nOn June 6\, 2018\, President Trump signed the VA Mission Act. This is the latest and perhaps the most comprehensive legislative reform on veterans health care since 2014\, when the VA came under intense scrutiny for failing to provide timely and accessible care to veterans. During this on background briefing\, a bipartisan group of staffers from the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees will discuss the latest efforts to modernize and improve health care for veterans\, including expanded access to community care and enhanced interoperability of electronic health records. \nThe panel will consist of a bipartisan group of staffers from the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees. \nMary Ella Payne\, R.N.\, MSPH\, acting president and chief executive officer at the Alliance for Health Policy\, will moderate the discussion. \nJune 26\, 20189-10:30 a.m. (Refreshments and breakfast served at 8:30 a.m.)APCO Worldwide\, 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue\, NW\, Washington\, D.C.Please use the entrance at 12th & E St. \nYou will need to check in with security to enter the building. Please bring your press credentials. Registration will speed your access to the building; please register by 5 p.m. EST on June 25 to ensure availability of event materials.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/on-background-reporter-briefing-understanding-the-va-mission-act/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180615T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180615T010000
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CREATED:20231103T173415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155446Z
UID:26462-1529024400-1529024400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Deadline: Vote for AHCJ board members
DESCRIPTION:Current board of directors \nResponsibilities\, rights\, restrictions and rewards of serving on AHCJ’s board \nHow to run for the board \nTimeline\nMay 1: Candidacy statements accepted \nMay 14: Statements begin appearing online \nMay 21\, noon CT: Deadline to declare \nJune 4-15: Voting for candidates \nJuly 1: Board takes office \n\nSix of the 12 director positions come up for election each year for two-year terms. Incumbent board members are allowed to run for re-election. \nAHCJ members in the professional category received an email on June 4 with a link allowing them to vote online. The election will be conducted June 4-15 via the internet. \nIf you are a professional category member of AHCJ and haven’t yet voted in the 2018 board elections\, check your email for a ballot from info@healthjournalism.org. The electronic polling closes Friday at noon central time.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/deadline-vote-for-ahcj-board-members/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180614T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180614T010000
DTSTAMP:20260428T123308
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155447Z
UID:26450-1528938000-1528938000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:NAS workshop on school and health
DESCRIPTION:The National Academies of Science\, Engineering\, and Medicine’s (NASEM) Roundtable on Population Health Improvement hosts a day-long workshop in California on “School Success: An Opportunity for Population Health Action.” The event will focus on metrics in pre-K through 12th grade education that can be useful in the health care sector “given the recognition of education as a key influence on health outcomes and community well-being.” The event will be held at the California Endowment Oakland Conference Center in Oakland.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nas-workshop-on-school-and-health/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180608T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180608T010000
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SUMMARY:Overcharged\, Why Americans Pay Too Much for Health Care
DESCRIPTION:At 9 am. the libertarian Cato Institute sponsors two panel discussion marking publication of its new book\, Overcharged: Why Americans Pay Too Much for Health Care. Speakers represent a broad range of perspectives (from former CMS administrator Andy Slavitt to University of Texas’s Charles Silver).  The first panel is called “Misdiagnosis: The Problems Congress Has Ignored\,” and the second is “Mistreatment: Why Obamacare Failed and WHat Will Succeed.” Deputy HHS Secrtary Eric Hargan gives the keynote. \nIn person:  1000 Massachusetts Avenue\, Washington D.C. Register by noon\, Thursday\, June 7 here. \nOnline:  To watch online click here. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/overcharged-why-americans-pay-too-much-for-health-care/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180606T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180606T010000
DTSTAMP:20260428T123308
CREATED:20231103T173315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155451Z
UID:26449-1528246800-1528246800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:NAS meeting on incarceration\, wellbeing
DESCRIPTION:The National Academies of Science\, Engineering\, and Medicine (NASEM) hosts a one-day public workshop to consider issues related to how incarceration impacts mental health and substance use disorder\, life expectancy and communities. The Philadelphia-based event\, entitled “The Effects of Incarceration on the Health and Well-Being of People and Communities of Color\,” will not be webcast but a report from the roundtable discussion will be posted online later.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nas-meeting-on-incarceration-wellbeing/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180605T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180605T010000
DTSTAMP:20260428T123308
CREATED:20231103T173326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155453Z
UID:26458-1528160400-1528160400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Global Health Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:The National Academy of Medicine will host a screening of the documentary “Bending the Arc\,” which tells the story of Paul Farmer\, Jim Yong Kim\, Ophelia Dahl\, Todd McCormack\, and Thomas White and the movement they began in the 1980s that changed global health.  They co-founded Partners In Health and a community health model to treat diseases such as tuberculosis & HIV/AIDS that has saved millions of lives in the developing world.  \nThe screening will be followed by a panel discussion on bolstering leadership and investment to conquer today’s pressing global threats\, moderated by Alishya Mayfield\, senior clinical adviser on strategy for Partners In Health\, associate scientist in the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital\, and instructor at Harvard Medical School. \nPanelists include: \n·         Deborah Birx\, coordinator of the United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS and U.S. Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy \n·         Joanne Carter\, executive director\, RESULTS \n·         Anthony Fauci\, director\, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases \n·         Jim Yong Kim\, president\, World Bank Group \nDETAILS: \nThe event will begin at 3:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday\, June 5\, in the Fred Kavli Auditorium of the National Academy of Sciences building\, 2101 Constitution Ave.\, N.W.\, Washington\, D.C.  A full agenda is available here.  Reporters who wish to attend should contact the Office of News and Public Information at tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/global-health-documentary-screening-and-panel-discussion/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180605T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180605T010000
DTSTAMP:20260428T123308
CREATED:20231103T173325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155453Z
UID:26455-1528160400-1528160400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:West Coast Payer and Provider Summit to Address Social Determinants of Health for Complex Population
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss this opportunity to gain strategies on ways to identify and engage patients\, align partners\, and establish community-wide networks that help build capacity and meet the basic needs of high-risk individuals. \nWest Coast Payer and Provider Summit to Address Social Determinants of Health for Complex Populations will be live-streamed for those unable to travel to Scottsdale\, Arizona\, for the summit. With our live\, interactive webcast\, you’ll be able to: \n\n\nHear all of the presentations and see the slides live\, while it’s happening \n\n\nParticipate on the Q&A portions of the presentations \n\n\nAvoid the travel and hotel costs\, but still benefit from the event as if you were actually there \n\n\nWebcast Agenda – Tuesday\, June 5 \n\n\n8:00 AM – KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Rethink Care Delivery: A Top-Down\, Analytics-Based Approach to Personalize Care for Disadvantaged Populations \n\n\n8:30 AM – Transform the Health Ecosystem: A Payer-Provider Partnership to Improve Quality and Lower Costs for Children with High-Risk Asthma \n\n\n9:40 AM – Innovative Models that Promote Equity and Improve Population Health \n\n\n10:10 AM – Use Geospatial Analysis and Self-Service Analytics to Identify Social Needs and Develop Community-Based Interventions \n\n\n10:40 AM – Optimize Engagement: Collaborate across Agencies to Significantly Reduce SUD Relapse Rates and Costs \n\n\n11:10 AM – Health Share of Oregon’s Equity First Approach: Strategies to Prevent the Next Generation of High Utilizers \n\n\n1:05 PM – Promote Community Capacity Building\, and Collect and Share Standardized Data for Health-Related Social Needs \n\n\n1:45 PM – PANEL DISCUSSION: Special Needs Plan (SNP) Perspectives on Improving Health Outcomes and Cost-Effectiveness in Dual Eligible Populations \n\n\n3:00 PM – Invest in Affordable\, Accessible\, and Supportive Housing Programs to Improve Health Outcomes and Bend the Cost Curve \n\n\n3:40 PM – Mitigate Behavioral Risk Factors and Reduce Readmissions by Integrating SDoH Data into Clinical Workflows
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/west-coast-payer-and-provider-summit-to-address-social-determinants-of-health-for-complex-population/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180531T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180531T010000
DTSTAMP:20260428T123308
CREATED:20231103T173317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155456Z
UID:26453-1527728400-1527728400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Self-Insured Health Plan Trends: A Closer Look at the Small-Employer Market
DESCRIPTION:In this one-hour webinar\, hear a panel of experts discuss the trend toward self-funding.  Learn about a recent EBRI study that quantifies the movement\, with data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey – Insurance Component (MEPS-IC).  The in-depth discussion explores the pros and cons of self-insurance for small employers and the effect of the current regulatory framework on the small-employer market. \nSpeakers include: \nChristopher E. Condeluci is principal and sole shareholder of CC Law & Policy in Washington\, DC. His practice focuses on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its impact on stakeholders ranging from employers and “private” health insurance exchanges to health IT companies and hospital/health systems. \nPaul Fronstin is the director of the Health Research and Education Program and oversees the Center for Research on Health Benefits Innovation at the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). \nKris Haltmeyer is Vice President\, Legislative & Regulatory Policy\, for the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) in Washington\, D.C. He oversees legislative and regulatory policy development for BCBSA\, working on a broad range of issues\, including health insurance reform\, exchanges\, and government programs. \nPlease click here to register. \nDate: Thursday\, May 31\, 2018 \nTime: 2:00 – 3:00 pm Eastern Time \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/self-insured-health-plan-trends-a-closer-look-at-the-small-employer-market/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180530T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180530T010000
DTSTAMP:20260428T123308
CREATED:20231103T173137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154159Z
UID:26438-1527642000-1527642000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:JHU Social Determinants of Health Conference
DESCRIPTION:Johns Hopkins University holds its Seventh Annual Symposium on the Social Determinants of Health in Baltimore\, Md. This year’s event\, sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute focuses on “Voices of Social Change: Empowered Communities for Health and Social Justice” and looks at the movement’s last 50 years of empowering people’s voices and how that can improve people’s health and wellbeing.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/jhu-social-determinants-of-health-conference/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180523T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180523T010000
DTSTAMP:20260428T123308
CREATED:20231103T173316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155459Z
UID:26451-1527037200-1527037200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Deadline: Travel assistance\, Rural Health Journalism Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Apply for assistance with travel to the Rural Health Journalism Workshop by May 23\, 2018.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/deadline-travel-assistance-rural-health-journalism-workshop/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180515T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180515T010000
DTSTAMP:20260428T123308
CREATED:20231103T173316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155504Z
UID:26452-1526346000-1526346000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Perspectives on the 2018 HHS Drug Pricing Guidance
DESCRIPTION:RAZDA BREAKFAST: REPORTING ON THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE \n  \n  \nMay 15\, 9-10:30 a.m. (Refreshments and breakfast served at 8:30 a.m.)  \nLocation: APCO WorldwidePlease use the entrance at 12th & E St.1299 Pennsylvania Avenue\, NWWashington\, D.C. \n  \nTHIS EVENT IS ONLY FOR CREDENTIALED MEMBERS OF THE PRESS. Remember that this briefing is on the record. You 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 5 pm EST on May 14\, 2018 to ensure availability of event materials. \n  \n CLICK HERE TO REGISTER \n  \n  \nLast week we announced that FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb\, M.D.\, will give remarks based on President Trump’s ‘Blueprint’ to Lower Drug Prices at tomorrow’s reporter briefing. Following Gottlieb\, a panel of industry leaders and stakeholders will respond to the new drug pricing guidance.  \n  \nPanelists \n  \nLauren Aronson\, Executive Director\, Campaign for Sustainable Drug Pricing (CSRxP) \nKristin Bass\, MBA\, Senior Vice President\, Policy and Federal Affairs\, Pharmaceutical Care Management Association \nJustine Handelman\, Senior Vice President\, Office of Policy and Representation\, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association \n Lori Reilly\, J.D.\, Executive Vice President\, Policy\, Research\, & Membership\, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America  \nModerator: Mary Ella Payne\, R.N.\, MSPH\, Acting President and Chief Executive Officer\, Alliance for Health Policy \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n   \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/perspectives-on-the-2018-hhs-drug-pricing-guidance-2/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180514T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180514T010000
DTSTAMP:20260428T123308
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SUMMARY:Reimagining Health Care in America
DESCRIPTION:This briefing in Washington\, D.C.\, will feature forward-thinking leaders whose expertise spans the public and private sectors to share insights on how to foster innovation and build a brighter future for health care in America. Topics of discussion will include: \n\n\nTop trends in health care innovations\, evaluating which have real power and which should evoke skepticism \n\n\nThe relative strengths and unique roles of the private sector and public sector programs such as Medicare and Medicaid in the effort to drive innovation \n\n\nInitiatives in digital health\, care delivery and consumer engagement that are transforming markets \n\n\nTackling rising drug prices while also encouraging the development of high-value drugs \n\n\n12:30-2:45 p.m. \nDirksen Senate Office BuildingRoom G50(C and First Streets NE Entrance)Washington\, DC 20002 \nThe agenda: \n\n\n12:30 p.m. Lunch Available \n\n\n12:45 p.m. Nancy Chockley\, President and CEO\, NIHCM Foundation \n\n\n12:50 p.m. Gail Wilensky\, PhD\, Senior Fellow\, Project HOPE; former Administator\, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (under President George H. W. Bush) \n\n\n1:10 p.m. Patrick Conway\, MD\, President and CEO\, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina; former Deputy Administrator for Innovation and Quality and Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation\, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (under Presidents Donald J. Trump and Barack Obama) \n\n\n1:30 p.m. Clifton Leaf\, Editor in Chief\, Fortune; Co-chair\, Fortune Brainstorm HEALTH; author of “Brainstorm Health Daily” \n\n\n1:50 p.m. Patrick Geraghty\, Chief Executive Officer\, GuideWell and Florida Blue 2:10 p.m. Peter B. Bach\, MD\, MAPP\, Director\, Center for Health Policy and Outcomes\, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center \n\n\n2:30 p.m. Question & Answer Session \n\n\n2:45 p.m. Adjourn
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/reimagining-health-care-in-america/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180510T010000
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SUMMARY:Perspectives on the 2018 HHS Drug Pricing Guidance
DESCRIPTION:Next week\, President Trump is scheduled to deliver a speech on drug pricing that will coincide with the release of a request for information (RFI) from the Department of Health and Human Services. This exclusive reporter briefing will feature a representative from the Administration\, followed by a panel of industry leaders and stakeholders responding to new drug pricing guidance. \n\n\nKristin Bass\, M.B.A.\, Senior Vice President\, Policy and Federal Affairs\, Pharmaceutical Care Management Association \n\n\nLori Reilly\, J.D.\, Executive Vice President\, Policy\, Research\, & Membership\, PhRMA  \n\n\nJustine Handelman\, Senior Vice President\, Office of Policy and Representation\, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association \n\n\nRodney Whitlock\, M.A.\, Ph.D.\, Consultant for the Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing and Vice President\, Health Policy\, ML Strategies  \n\n\nModerator: Mary Ella Payne\, R.N.\, M.S.P.H.\, Acting President and Chief Executive Officer\, Alliance for Health Policy \n\n\nThursday\, May 109-10:30 a.m. (Refreshments and breakfast served at 8:30 a.m.)  \nHOW TO PARTICIPATE\nRemember that this briefing is on the record. \nThis event is only for credentialed members of the press. \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 6 p.m. EST on May 9 to ensure availability of event materials. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nAPCO WorldwidePlease use the entrance at 12th & E St.1299 Pennsylvania Avenue\, NWWashington\, D.C. \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/perspectives-on-the-2018-hhs-drug-pricing-guidance/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180509T010000
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SUMMARY:Forum: Why are Healthcare Prices So High\, and What can be Done about Them?
DESCRIPTION:The Kaiser Family Foundation and the Peterson Center on Healthcare team up for a forum on understanding why the U.S. spends so much on health care and practical steps that could be taken to address the high prices.  Two new analyses will be released. (There is no livestream but KFF will have a recording on its website later that day) \nThe forum will be held at the  Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. KFF’s Larry Levitt will moderate and speakers include KFF’s Gary Claxton and Peterson’s  Jay Want as well as other researchers\, academics\, and representatives of the drug and insurance industries. More details here. \n9-11:30 a.m. ET (Registration and breakfast begins at 8:15 a.m. ET) \nThe Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade CenterHorizon Ballroom 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW\, Washington\, DC \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/forum-why-are-healthcare-prices-so-high-and-what-can-be-done-about-them/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180508T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180508T010000
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CREATED:20231103T173242Z
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SUMMARY:The Woodhull Study Revisited: Nurses’ Representation in Health News Media
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe George Washington University School of Nursing Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement has replicated the original 1998 Woodhull study\, named after Nancy Woodhull\, the founding editor of USA Today about nurses in the media. The original Woodhull study was done to raise awareness of the voices and perspectives of nurse professionals in the media. The Center has replicated the 20-year-old original study to determine what progress has been made. Twenty years later\, are nurses used as sources more often in health news stories in print media? \nThis three-phase study sought to answer the following questions: the actual replication of the original Woodhull Study Publication that examined journalists’ use of nurses as sources in leading print media of the day; a qualitative study of journalists’ experiences using nurses as sources in health news stories; and an analysis of the tweets from the top 50 schools of nursing. \nThe quantitative research of the 2018 study is being conducted with the Berkeley Media Studies Group. The research team is comprised of: \n\n\nDiana J. Mason\, PhD\, RN\, FAAN\, Senior Policy Service Professor for The George Washington School of Nursing Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement \n\n\nBarbara Glickstein\, MPH\, MS\, RN\, Director of Communications and Media Projects for The George Washington School of Nursing Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement \n\n\nLaura Nixon\, MPH\, Senior Media Researcher\, Berkeley Media Studies Group \n\n\nKristi Westphaln\, PhD\, RN\, CPNP-PC\, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner\, Senior Fellow for The George Washington School of Nursing Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement \n\n\nKimberly D. Acquaviva\, PhD\, MSW\, CSE\, Professor\, The George Washington School of Nursing \n\n\nNATIONAL PRESS CLUB PRESS CONFERENCE May 8\, 2018 \nThe high-level findings from the “Nurses and the Media: A Qualitative Study of Journalists’ Use of Nurses as Sources in Health News Stories” will be presented at a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington\, DC\, on May 8th. Following the presentation of the high-level findings\, there will be a reaction panel including: \n\n\nIvan Oransky\, MD\, President of the Association for Health Care Journalists \n\n\nKate McCarthy\, Director of Programs for the Women’s Media Center \n\n\nYanick Rice Lamb\, Chair/Associate Professor of Cathy Hughes School of Communications and interim assistant chair of the new Department of Media\, Journalism and Film \n\n\nLive streaming of the event will be available free of charge. If you would like to attend via live-stream\, you must RSVP.  \nFunding for this study was provided by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation\, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation\, Beatrice Renfield Foundation\, Sigma Theta Tau International\, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses\, Donald and Barbara Jonas Foundation\, National League for Nursing\, Wolters Kluwer Health\, On Course Learning\, American Association of Colleges of Nursing\, and American Organization of Nurse Executives. \nABOUT THE CENTER FOR HEALTH POLICY & MEDIA ENGAGEMENT: \nThe George Washington University School of Nursing Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement exists to advance policy and the health of the public\, through education\, research\, media\, and public forums. \nHealthCetera is the Center’s blog and podcast featuring evidence-based news\, analysis and commentary. We aim to engage in\, start\, and foster the place online where diverse\, dynamic\, front-line people talk about healthcare and health policy. We believe journalism has an inherent role in promoting a healthy and just society.  \nwww.healthmediapolicy.com \nContact: Barbara Glickstein\, Director of Communications Media Projects barbara.glickstein@gmail.com \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-woodhull-study-revisited-nursesae-representation-in-health-news-media/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180508T010000
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DTSTAMP:20260428T123308
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SUMMARY:Rural Health Equity Conference
DESCRIPTION:The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) hosts a one-day conference to focus on unique health equity issues facing rural America. The event\, held in New Orleans\, precedes the organization’s longer annual conference on rural health\, also in New Orleans.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/rural-health-equity-conference/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180506T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180506T010000
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SUMMARY:University of Tennessee Symposium on LGBTQ Health Equity
DESCRIPTION:This half-day event\, sponsored by University of Tennessee\, aims to examine “the current state of LGBTQ health in Appalachia and highlight efforts to protect LGBTQ civil rights and promote health equity\,” including solutions to boost health and wellness. The LGBTQ Health Equity in Appalachia: An Interdisciplinary Symposium features a panel discussion as well as a keynote address by Dr. Henry Ng of MetroHealth Medical Center.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/university-of-tennessee-symposium-on-lgbtq-health-equity/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180501T010000
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CREATED:20231103T173236Z
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SUMMARY:CDC Telebriefing on Vector-Borne Diseases
DESCRIPTION:May 1\, noon EST \nThe number of illnesses from tick\, mosquito\, and flea bites has more than tripled in the U.S.\, with more than 640\,000 cases reported from 2004 through 2016. Widespread and difficult to control\, diseases from mosquitoes and ticks are major causes of illness and sometimes death. \nNew CDC Director Robert Redfield\, M.D.\, and Lyle Petersen\, director of CDC’s Division of Vector-Borne Diseases\, will lead the discussion. \nMedia dial-in: 888-795-0855. Passcode: CDC Media
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cdc-telebriefing-on-vector-borne-diseases/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180427T010000
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CREATED:20231103T172735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154201Z
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SUMMARY:Division\, denial and journalism ethics
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Journalism Ethics’ annual conference will bring together journalists\, scholars and advocates to address critical issues facing journalism today: \n\n\nAudience psychology \n\n\nConspiracy theories \n\n\nDisinformation \n\n\nPublic mistrust \n\n\nPossible solutions to create a common set of facts \n\n\nNearly 200 journalists\, students\, scholars and community members are expected to discuss the problems news media and news audiences face\, and some positive steps we can take to repair democracy. \nKeynote speaker\nJustin Gillis is an author and consultant working on a book about how to solve global warming. He spent nearly a decade as a reporter for The New York Times covering environmental science\, with a special focus on climate change\, and is now a contributing opinion writer for the newspaper. He was the author of a Times series called “Temperature Rising” that ran from 2010 to 2013 and updated readers on major developments in climate science\, winning the John B. Oakes Award for Distinguished Environmental Journalism from Columbia University.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/division-denial-and-journalism-ethics/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180425T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180425T010000
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CREATED:20231103T173236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155511Z
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SUMMARY:Media Briefing on Use of Genetic Technology to Stop Spread of Mosquito and Tick- Borne Diseases
DESCRIPTION:Gene drives represent a new take on genetic engineering that offers previously impossible means of fighting disease-spreading insects and invasive species but also raises the specter of ecological disruption. SciLine’s live\, web-based video briefing will feature leading experts who can get you up to speed on the current status of gene-drive technology\, applications under consideration\, and related ethical\, legal\, and regulatory issues. The briefing will include an open Q&A for reporters. SciLine is funded by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. \nWHEN: April 25\, 1:30-2:30 p.m. EDT \nWHO: \n\n\nZach Adelman\, associate professor of entomology\, Texas A&M University \n\n\nAnthony James\, professor of microbiology and molecular genetics\, University of California\, Irvine \n\n\nJennifer Kuzma\, professor of social sciences and co-director of the Genetic Engineering and Society Center\, North Carolina State University \n\n\nRenee Wegrzyn\, Safe Genes program manager\, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency \n\n\nSciLine director Rick Weiss will moderate the briefing. \n\n\nHOW:  \nThe briefing is open only to members of the media. \nTo receive log-in or call-in information\, you must register in advance here. \nFor more information about gene drives and the media briefing: check our event page\, here. \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/media-briefing-on-use-of-genetic-technology-to-stop-spread-of-mosquito-and-tick-borne-diseases/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180421T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180421T010000
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CREATED:20231103T172935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154202Z
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SUMMARY:Celebration of Life: Uwe E. Reinhardt
DESCRIPTION:AHCJ members are invited to a memorial for late health economist Uwe E. Reinhardt.  Reinhardt\, who earned degrees from the University of Saskatchewan and Yale University\, was a giant in his field. \nReinhardt was one of the first speakers to attend the Midwest Conference on Health Journalism at Indiana University\, a predecessor conference of AHCJ\, and later spoke at several AHCJ conferences. Read more here. \nThe service will be at 2 p.m. at the Princeton University Chapel. A reception will follow at Chancellor Green. Get more information and RSVP here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/celebration-of-life-uwe-e-reinhardt/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180329T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180329T010000
DTSTAMP:20260428T123308
CREATED:20231103T173234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155517Z
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SUMMARY:The Brazda Breakfast: Reporting on the Future of Health Care – Pandemic Preparedness
DESCRIPTION:March 29\, 9-10:15 a.m.(Refreshments and breakfast served at 8:30 a.m.)  \n  \nThis event is only for credentialed members of the press. Remember that this briefing is on the record. \nThe 1918 flu pandemic killed more than 50 million people globally. One hundred years later\, the world continues to contend with the risk of novel influenza outbreaks reaching pandemic scale. During this reporter breakfast\, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci\, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease will discuss efforts in the U.S. health system to detect\, prevent\, and respond to influenza and other emerging pandemic threats. \n  \nDr. Anthony S. Fauci\, M.D.\, was appointed director of NIAID in 1984. He oversees an extensive research portfolio of basic and applied research to prevent\, diagnose\, and treat established infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS\, respiratory infections\, diarrheal diseases\, tuberculosis and malaria as well as emerging diseases such as Ebola and Zika.  Dr. Fauci has also advised five Presidents on HIV/AIDS and many other domestic and global health issues. He was one of the principal architects of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)\, a program that has saved millions of lives throughout the developing world. \n  \nLocation:APCO WorldwidePlease use the entrance at 12th & E St.1299 Pennsylvania Avenue\, NWWashington\, D.C. \n  \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 4 pm EST on March 28\, 2018 to ensure availability of event materials. \n  \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \n  \n  \nThe Alliance for Health Policy would like to thank APCO Worldwide for making this event possible.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-brazda-breakfast-reporting-on-the-future-of-health-care-ae-pandemic-preparedness/
CATEGORIES:None
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