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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161212T010000
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SUMMARY:"Investing in a Healthier America: The Role of Social Determinants
DESCRIPTION:The Alliance for Health Reform\, with funding from Ascension\,  hosts “Investing in a Healthier America: The Role of Social Determinants\,” a panel discussion on aligning medical funding to address other factors that can impact health such as housing\, nutrition\, criminal justice\, and other social determinants. \nThe noon event at the Dirksen Senate Office Building (Room G-50) will feature representatives of Harvard Business School\, the Kresge Foundation\, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and the Brookings Institution.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/investing-in-a-healthier-america-the-role-of-social-determinants/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161212T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161212T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T155756Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Health & Geography in Minnesota\, Texas
DESCRIPTION:The Public Health National Center for Innovations holds a webinar to discuss examples from two health departments “working to transform communities such that ZIP codes do not dictate health outcomes” with officials from the Minnesota Department of Health and the Harris County Public Health in Texas. \nThe webinar\, “Applying a Health Equity Lens to Public Health Practice\,” is 3-4 p.m. ET.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-health-geography-in-minnesota-texas/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161207T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161207T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T155759Z
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SUMMARY:Oral Health Briefing
DESCRIPTION:Panelists will discuss a range of oral health topics featured in the December Health Affairs including the cost of care\, access to services\, oral health under Medicare and Medicaid and dental workforce issues. \nDec. 7\, 2016 9 a.m.-noon ET    St. Regis Hotel16th and K Streets NWWashington\, D.C. \n For more information or to register use this link. \nhttp://www.healthaffairs.org/events/2016_12_07_oral_health/
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/oral-health-briefing/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161207T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161207T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T155800Z
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UID:26284-1481072400-1481072400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:National Association of Health Data Organizations' Post-Election Town Hall Session
DESCRIPTION:This election brings with it significant changes\, likely more sweeping than we’ve experienced in our careers\, if not lifetimes. The new administration is likely to roll back provisions of the ACA and redefine the role of government in health\, creating uncertainty but perhaps also opportunities. \nThe National Association of Health Data Organizations predicts that state health care data programs will play a key role in the system transformation\, but that states and data agencies should prepare to respond to a dynamic\, and even chaotic\, environment. \nWhat are the implications for the state health data agencies and the public health care databases? How can we (or should we)\, as a community of practice\, respond? \nJoin a webinar on Dec 7 at noon MST. \nAfter registering at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2544016298194761987 you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-association-of-health-data-organizations-post-election-town-hall-session/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161129T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161129T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162438Z
CREATED:20231103T165928Z
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SUMMARY:14th Annual Palliative Care Conference
DESCRIPTION:The New Jewish Home’s 14th annual Palliative Care Conference\, Being Comfortable with Life and Death: Effective Models of Advance Care Planning and Medical Orders\, will explore the most recent models in training clinicians in and reimbursement for end of life conversations. With an estimated 50% of Americans over 85 suffering from dementia\, elderly patients’ ability to make decisions has become one of the most important issues in geriatric care today. \nChristine Wilkins\, advanced care planning program manager at NYU Langone Medical Center\, will present “Investing in End-of-Life Conversation Planning”; Pat Bomba\, medical director at Geriatrics Excellus BlueCross BlueShield\, will discuss how to implement NYS’s eMOLST (Electronic Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) system; and Penny Osmon Bahr\, a director at Avastone Health Solutions\, will offer “CMS and Reimbursement for End-of-Life Conversations.”  \nThere will be several breakout sessions including a deeper dive into implementing eMolst\, and the implementation of the Gunderson Project method of end of life conversations. Speakers featured are Pat Bomba\, and Sally Kaplan\, Director\, What Matters: Caring Conversations about End of Life. \nLocation:UJA-Federation of New York130 E. 59th Street\, Room 710-712 \nMedia contact:Annie Graf\, LAK Public Relations\, Inc. agraf@lakpr.com\, 212-899-4752
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/14th-annual-palliative-care-conference/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161117T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161117T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162440Z
CREATED:20231103T165926Z
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UID:26280-1479344400-1479344400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Webcasts on rural health
DESCRIPTION:On National Rural Health Day\, the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health will host a series of webinars. Each thirty-minute web session will cover relevant topics specific to rural issues\, including one that addresses how rural Americans will be impacted by policy changes to the Affordable Care Act as a result of a new administration. Other sessions will cover the expanding role of non-physicians in rural communities\, as well as how patient data collection impacts population health management. \n\n\nWhere Decision 2016 Leaves Healthcare Reform for Families in Rural America \n\n\nStrategies for Reversing Out-Migration \n\n\nTotal Farmer Health \n\n\nUsing Big Data to Make Small Changes in Population Health \n\n\nClinical Care Improvement \n\n\nClick here to register.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webcasts-on-rural-health/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161116T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161116T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162443Z
CREATED:20231103T165926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162443Z
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SUMMARY:Post-Election Symposium: Health Care Policy in 2017
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, Nov. 169 a.m. – noon; Breakfast available at 8:30 a.m. \nAlliance for Health ReformBarbara Jordan Conference CenterKaiser Family Foundation1330 G St. NWWashington\, DC  \nNEW LEADERSHIP. NEW PRESIDENT. NEW CONGRESS. \nOn Nov. 8\, Americans will elect a new president and the members of the 115th Congress. Join the Alliance for Health Reform for a look ahead at the health policy agenda for the coming year. \nSpace is limited\, and advanced registration is required. \nSymposium Agenda\nElection Results and Health Care Public Opinion\n\n\nRobert J. Blendon\, Harvard Public School of Health \n\n\nThe New President’s Health Care Agenda\n\n\nChris Jennings (invited)\, Jennings Policy Strategies\, Inc. \n\n\nGail Wilensky\, Project HOPE \n\n\nCongress’ Health Care Realities in 2017\n\n\nJay Khosla\, Senate Committee on Finance\, Republican \n\n\nKate Leone\, Office of Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid \n\n\nWendell Primus\, Office of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi \n\n\nHouse Republican staffer (invited) \n\n\nLearn More About This Event
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/post-election-symposium-health-care-policy-in-2017/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161114T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161114T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161158Z
CREATED:20231103T165850Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop On Cancer Care In Low- And Middle-Income Areas
DESCRIPTION:Experts examine “Cancer Care in Low Resource Areas: Cancer Treatment\, Palliative Care\, and Survivorship Care” in a day-long workshop sponsored by The National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine. \nThis event features speakers from a range of institutes\, including University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center\, Novartis and National Cancer Institute\, among others\, and “will focus on cancer treatment\, palliative care\, and survivorship care in low-resource areas.”
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/workshop-on-cancer-care-in-low-and-middle-income-areas/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161110T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161110T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161201Z
CREATED:20231103T165929Z
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SUMMARY:The Chronic Pain Epidemic: What's to Be Done?
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, Nov. 10\, 2016 \n12:30-1:30 p.m. ET \n\n\n11 a.m. ET – a brief pre-event Q&A with panelist Vaughan Rees and moderator David Freeman. \n\n\n12:30 p.m. ET – the full one-hour panel discussion \n\n\nMore than 100 million Americans struggle with chronic pain\, according to one Institute of Medicine estimate\, at an annual cost of as much as $635 billion in treatment and lost productivity. Further\, the misuse of potent opioid painkillers\, while increasing risk of addiction and abuse\, can confuse the conversation around appropriate chronic pain management. This Forum brings together a panel of experts to discuss the causes\, treatment and impact of chronic pain\, while exploring the neuroscience behind the pain experience. The panelists will examine how clinicians can best serve their patients\, highlighting the recommendations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ recent National Pain Strategy. The Forum will look at myriad pain management options\, including marijuana and mindfulness meditation. And panelists will examine relevant pain care policies\, including prescription monitoring program regulations\, drug development and funding for research. \nPresented by The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health jointly with The Huffington Post. \nExpert Participants \n\n\nJosephine Briggs\, Director\, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health\, NIH \n\n\nAnne Louise Oaklander\, Associate Professor of Neurology\, Harvard Medical School\, and an attending neurologist\, Massachusetts General Hospital \n\n\nVaughan Rees\, addiction specialist and Lecturer on Social and Behavioral Sciences\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health \n\n\nCindy Steinberg\, National Director of Policy and Advocacy\, U.S. Pain Foundation; Member\, Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee\, NIH; and Policy Council Chair\, Massachusetts Pain Initiative \n\n\nModerator \n\n\nDavid Freeman\, Managing Editor\, Impact & Innovation\, The Huffington Post \n\n\nWatch the webcast:\nForumHSPH.org. Send questions in advance to theforum@hsph.harvard.edu. There will be a live chat on The Forum’s Chronic Pain Epidemic web page and the event will stream live on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Forumhsph/. Follow @ForumHSPH and #chronicpain on Twitter. Forum video will be posted on-demand after the event. \nContact: Marjorie Dwyer: mhdwyer@hsph.harvard.edu; 617-432-8416
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-chronic-pain-epidemic-whats-to-be-done/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161109T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161109T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161202Z
CREATED:20231103T165925Z
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SUMMARY:Social Inequalities in Health and What Can We Do About Them
DESCRIPTION:David R. Williams\, Ph.D.\, M.P.H.\, will be the featured speaker at the 2016 Fairfield University Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies Annual Lecture. The event will take place on Nov. 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. Dr. Williams’ lecture\, entitled “Social Inequalities in Health and What Can We Do About Them\,” is sponsored by the McKeen Fund. \nWilliams’ lecture will provide an overview of the extensive and persistent socioeconomic\, racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare. Drawing on scientific research\, the presentation will focus on interventions within the healthcare system and interventions in factors such as housing\, neighborhood conditions\, economic well-being and investing in early childhood development\, which can lead to improvements in health and reduced social inequities. \nDr. David Williams is the Florence and Laura Norman Professor of Public Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Professor of African and African American Studies and Sociology at Harvard University. He is an internationally recognized authority on social influences on health\, author of more than 400 scientific papers\, and has been involved in the development of U.S. health policy at the national level. \nWilliams has served on the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics and on eight committees for the National Academy of Medicine\, including the committee that produced the Unequal Treatment report. In addition to holding positions in professional organizations\, such as the American Sociological Association\, the American Public Health Association\, and Academy Health\, Williams has also served as a member of the MacArthur Foundation’s Research Network on Socioeconomic Status and Health. He was the staff director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Commission to Build a Healthier America and a key scientific advisor to the award-winning PBS film series\, Unnatural Causes: Is inequality Making Us Sick? \nA recipient of numerous honors and awards\, Williams has been recognized as one of the top 10 Most Cited Social Scientists in the world and one of the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds by Thompson Reuters. \nThe event is free and open to the public\, but tickets are required. \nPlease call the Quick Center box office at (203) 254-4000\, ext. 4010. \nMedia Contact:  Susan Cipollaro\, scipollaro@fairfield.edu\, 203-254-4000\, ext. 2726 \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/social-inequalities-in-health-and-what-can-we-do-about-them/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161104T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161104T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161204Z
CREATED:20231103T165850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161204Z
UID:26274-1478221200-1478221200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:NAS Opioid Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine’s  Committee on Pain Management and Regulatory Strategies to Address Prescription Opioid Abuse holds a public workshop to discuss “strategies that can be taken by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and others to address the opioid epidemic while taking into account the needs of pain patients.” \nRegistration for the event in Washington\, D.C.\, is here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nas-opioid-meeting/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161101T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161101T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161210Z
CREATED:20231103T165825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161210Z
UID:26266-1477962000-1477962000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:ACA open enrollment begins
DESCRIPTION:Open Enrollment starts for the 2017 ACA coverage season. First day to sign up\, renew a plan\, or choose a new one for coverage that can start as early as Jan. 1\, 2017.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/aca-open-enrollment-begins-2/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161101T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161101T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161211Z
CREATED:20231103T165349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161211Z
UID:26228-1477962000-1477962000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:CMS to issue final rule on MACRA
DESCRIPTION:CMS to issue final rule on the forthcoming physician payment and EHR incentive program\, MACRA. \nHere is a link to the final rule.\nRead more about covering MACRA here and here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cms-to-issue-final-rule-on-macra/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161025T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161025T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161214Z
CREATED:20231103T165926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161214Z
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SUMMARY:Web Briefing: Key Issues Ahead of the Affordable Care Act's Fourth Open Enrollment Period
DESCRIPTION:Here’s the registration information: http://kff.org/health-reform/event/web-briefing-key-issues-ahead-of-the-affordable-care-acts-fourth-open-enrollment-period/ \n  \nThe Affordable Care Act’s fourth open enrollment period begins Nov. 1\, and this year there are new challenges in terms of boosting coverage among healthy individuals and changing options for customers purchasing insurance through the state and federal marketplaces. \nOn Tuesday\, October 25\, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET\, the Kaiser Family Foundation will examine key issues affecting this year’s annual enrollment period and answer audience questions during a web briefing. The conversation will address: \n\nWho remains uninsured nationally\, and how many are eligible for Medicaid or subsidized marketplace coverage;\nHow competition among insurers is changing in the marketplaces;\nWhat consumers can expect to see in terms of premium increases;\nThe role that tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies play in making marketplace coverage more affordable;\nWho is affected by state decisions about expanding Medicaid; and\nKey considerations for marketplace customers shopping for a plan for next year.\n\nLarry Levitt\, senior vice president for special initiatives and co-executive director of the Foundation’s Program for the Study of Health Reform and Private Insurance\, will moderate the discussion. \nKaiser panelists include Rachel Garfield\, a senior researcher and associate director of the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured; Cynthia Cox\, an associate director of the Program for the Study of Health Reform and Private Insurance; and Senior Fellow Karen Pollitz.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/web-briefing-key-issues-ahead-of-the-affordable-care-acts-fourth-open-enrollment-period/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161021T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161021T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161217Z
CREATED:20231103T165849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161217Z
UID:26273-1477011600-1477011600@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Health Disparities Research Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Eliseo Perez-Stable\, director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities at the National Institutes of Health\, delivers the keynote address at the University of California San Francisco’s (UCSF) 10th annual Health Disparities Research Symposium. The day-long event at UCSF will also also include presentations by other research on the health care gap.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-disparities-research-symposium/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161019T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161019T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161219Z
CREATED:20231103T165849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161219Z
UID:26272-1476838800-1476838800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Financing Public Health Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine in Washington\, D.C.\, holds a workshop to examine “the conditions … needed to ensure the success of modified financing structures designed to advance population health and health equity.”  \nThe workshop\, titled “Building Sustainable Financing Structures for Population Health\,” will also take a historical look at such financing as well as the results from various pilot programs.  Participants can attend in person or online; registration is here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/financing-public-health-workshop/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161018T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161018T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161219Z
CREATED:20231103T165847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161219Z
UID:26271-1476752400-1476752400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:California Pan-Ethnic Health Summit on Equity
DESCRIPTION:The California Pan-Ethnic Health Network holds a daylong summit to address health equity\, including the role of the Affordable Care Act \, education\, criminal justice policies\, and environmental justice.  \nSteve Phillips\, author of “Brown is the New White\,” will be the keynote speaker at the Los Angeles summit\, titled Voices for Change: Seizing the Momentum for Health Equity.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/california-pan-ethnic-health-summit-on-equity/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161014T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161014T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161221Z
CREATED:20231103T165847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161221Z
UID:26270-1476406800-1476406800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:How to Supercharge Your HealthCare Value Work with State-Level Data
DESCRIPTION:Robust data can provide insights into everything from health care cost drivers to health disparities. Innovative states and organizations are already harnessing the power of data to inform practice and policy choices that lower spending and improve quality of care. National data trends often make the news but what resources are easily and readily available for advocates to use at the state level? \nThis free webinar will explore available state-level data sources and how advocates\, policymakers and others can use data to supercharge their efforts to improve health care value for consumers. At the end of the webinar\, the Healthcare Value Hub will release a comprehensive guide to currently available resources. \nSpeaker: Lynn Quincy\, director\, Healthcare Value Hub \nRegister here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/how-to-supercharge-your-healthcare-value-work-with-state-level-data/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161013T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161013T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161223Z
CREATED:20231103T165823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161223Z
UID:26262-1476320400-1476320400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills
DESCRIPTION:9 a.m. – noon \nPanel discussion/webcast sponsored by the USC Schaeffer Center and the Brookings Institution. The morning event will include a broad group of health care policy experts\, consumer advocates and insurance industry  representatives. \nRSVP to Attend the Event In Person at Brookings in DC. Click here to Watch the Live Webcast
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/protecting-patients-from-surprise-medical-bills/
CATEGORIES:None
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161011T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161011T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161223Z
CREATED:20231103T165823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161223Z
UID:26263-1476147600-1476147600@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Moving Medicaid Data Forward: A Four-Part Series of Forums
DESCRIPTION:Oct. 11\, 3-4:30 pm ET * Washington\, DC \nMathematica Policy Research will sponsor a four-part series on Medicaid. \nPart 1\, Understanding T-MSIS\, the Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System\, will be on Tuesday\, Oct. 11\, from 3 to 4:30 pm ET\, at Mathematica’s office in Washington\, D.C. A panel of experts will discuss the Medicaid and CHIP Business Information Solutions (MACBIS) project and the Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS). Craig Thornton of Mathematica will moderate a panel including Carol Irvin and Vivian Byrd of Mathematica and Jess Kahn\, CMS Data and Systems Group director. \nFor more information\, contact Mathematica at 609-799-3535 or info@mathematica-mpr.com.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/moving-medicaid-data-forward-a-four-part-series-of-forums/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161005T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161005T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161226Z
CREATED:20231103T165626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161226Z
UID:26246-1475629200-1475629200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Annual Latino Health Disparities Conference
DESCRIPTION:George Washington University’s Avance Center for the Advancement of Immigrant/Refugee Heath holds its Regional Conference on Advancing Health Equity for Latino Youth & Families. \nThe day-long event aims to look at migration trends in the Washington\, D.C.\, area as well as ways to address health disparities among Latinos. The center is part of GWU’s Milken Institute School of Public Health.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/annual-latino-health-disparities-conference/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161004T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161004T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161227Z
CREATED:20231103T165807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161227Z
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SUMMARY:A Personal Perspective on Race\, Opportunity and the U.S. Health System
DESCRIPTION:Louis W. Sullivan\, MD\, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services from 1989–1993\, will speak on “A Personal Perspective on Race\, Opportunity and the U.S. Health System\,” at 2 p.m. on Oct. 4 in Lipsett Auditorium\, located in Building 10 on the campus of the National Institutes of Health. \nThis talk is part of the NLM’s History of Medicine lecture series and based on his recently-published memoir\, “Breaking Ground: My Life in Medicine.” \nA meet & greet with Dr. Sullivan\, sponsored by the Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences\, will follow the presentation. Read an interview about his experiences in public service here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/a-personal-perspective-on-race-opportunity-and-the-u-s-health-system/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160928T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160928T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161231Z
CREATED:20231103T165610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161231Z
UID:26238-1475024400-1475024400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Research Summit on Improving Diagnosis in Health Care
DESCRIPTION:Sept. 288:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. \nMost patients will experience at least one diagnostic error in their lifetime\, according to the AHRQ-sponsored report\, Improving Diagnosis in Health Care\, published by the National Academies of Medicine in September 2015. These errors occur in all settings of care\, contribute to about 10 percent of patient deaths\, and are the primary reason for medical liability claims. Substantial effort is needed to identify research priorities\, including how to measure and reduce diagnostic errors\, and ensure this information is integrated into practice\, where it will translate meaningful benefits for patients. This interactive meeting will explore the state of the science of diagnosis in health care and discuss ways AHRQ and other stakeholders can contribute to a collaborative approach to improving diagnostic performance\, as well as identify the research and evidence\, tools and training\, and data and measures that are needed to improve diagnostic performance.   \nThe Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality hosts a Research Summit on Improving Diagnosis in Health Care – focusing on reducing diagnostic errors. In person space is quite limited but there’s a webcast (you need to register for it here. More detail about the conference and agenda here.  
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/research-summit-on-improving-diagnosis-in-health-care/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160927T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160927T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161232Z
CREATED:20231103T165806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161232Z
UID:26260-1474938000-1474938000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Driving Action and Progress on Obesity Prevention and Treatment
DESCRIPTION:More than one-third of adults and 17 percent of children and adolescents are obese.  Estimates suggest that obesity now accounts for almost 10 percent of the national health care budget.   \nThe National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine will hold a public workshop on Sept. 27 to assess how far the U.S. has come in tackling the obesity epidemic\, identify the levers that will drive significant progress in obesity prevention and treatment\, and discuss how gaps in the field can be filled.  \nSpeakers include Jeffrey Koplan\, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\, former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher\, current U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy\, and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. \nAn agenda for the workshop is available here.  Follow the conversation on Twitter using #ObesitySolutionsRT. \nThe workshop will be held on Tuesday\, Sept. 27\, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. EDT in the auditorium of the National Academy of Sciences building\, 2101 Constitution Ave. N.W.\, Washington\, D.C. Reporters 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.  Those who cannot attend in person may watch a live webcast.  
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/driving-action-and-progress-on-obesity-prevention-and-treatment/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160926T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160926T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161233Z
CREATED:20231103T165806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161233Z
UID:26259-1474851600-1474851600@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Covering the Opioid Crisis
DESCRIPTION:The Poynter Institute’s Al Tompkins leads a one-day workshop on “Covering the Opioid Crisis” at the National Press Club in Washington. \nBaltimore City Health Commissioner Leana Wen and CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Director Debra Houry are among the confirmed speakers. \nThe event is sponsored by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and the National Press Club Journalism Institute. Journalists can register for the all-day event\, including a luncheon panel\, or just the luncheon discussion.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covering-the-opioid-crisis/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160926T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160926T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161234Z
CREATED:20231103T165710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161234Z
UID:26253-1474851600-1474851600@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:NAM Initiative: Vital Directions for Health & Health Care
DESCRIPTION:The U.S. health care system has undergone tremendous transformation in just the past few years.  The next administration will continue to face many challenges in meeting increasing demands on the health care system while controlling costs\, eliminating disparities in access and care\, and incorporating rapidly advancing new technologies and treatments\, to name a few. \nTo provide guidance on priorities for health and health care to the incoming administration and other health care leaders and policymakers\, the National Academy of Medicine has launched a new initiative\, Vital Directions for Health and Health Care.  \nAs part of the initiative\, an 18-member steering committee has commissioned a collection of expert discussion papers by more than 100 leading researchers\, scientists\, and policymakers on priority focus areas in three categories: better health and well-being\, high-value health care\, and strong science and technology.  The papers will be discussed at a Sept. 26 public symposium in Washington\, D.C.\, which will inform the steering committee’s final publication\, expected later this year. \nJoin the conversation on Twitter using #NAMVitalDx \nDiscussion papers — Advance copies of the discussion papers will be available to reporters only beginning noon EDT on Wednesday\, Sept. 14. The papers are embargoed and not for public release before noon EDT Monday\, Sept. 19.  \nSymposium – The symposium will take place from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. EDT on Monday\, Sept. 26 at the National Academy of Sciences building\, 2101 Constitution Ave.\, N.W. Washington\, D.C. The agenda is available here. \nTo obtain an embargoed copy of the papers or to register to attend the Sept. 26 symposium\, reporters should contact the Office of News and Public Information; tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu.  Those who cannot attend the symposium in person can watch a live webcast here.  \nThe topics covered include:  \n\n\n\nSystems Strategies for Better Health Throughout the Life Course \n\n\nAddressing Health Disparities and Social Determinants of Health \n\n\nPreparing for Better Health and Health Care for an Aging Population \n\n\nImproving Physical Activity\, Nutrition\, and Other Prevention Programs \n\n\nImproving Access to Effective Care for People Who Have Mental-Health and Substance-Use Disorders \n\n\nAdvancing the Health of Communities and Populations \n\n\n\n\nBenefit Design to Promote Effective\, Efficient\, and Affordable Care \n\n\nPayment Reform for Better Value and Medical Innovation \n\n\nCompetencies and Tools to Shift Payments from Volume to Value \n\n\nTailoring Complex Care Management\, Coordination\, and Integration \n\n\nRealizing the Full Potential of Precision Medicine in Health and Health Care \n\n\nFostering Transparency in Outcomes\, Quality\, Safety\, and Costs \n\n\nDemocratization of Health Care \n\n\nWorkforce for 21st Century Health and Health Care \n\n\n\n\nInformation Technology Interoperability and Use for Better Care and Evidence \n\n\nData Acquisition\, Curation\, and Use for a Continuously Learning Health System \n\n\nInnovation in Development\, Regulatory Review\, and Use of Clinical Advances \n\n\nTargeted Research: Case Example Directed to Brain Disorders \n\n\nTraining the Workforce for 21st Century Science \n\n\n\nMedia inquires: Contact Molly Galvin at mgalvin@nas.edu
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nam-initiative-vital-directions-for-health-health-care/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160923T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160923T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161636Z
CREATED:20231103T165805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161636Z
UID:26258-1474592400-1474592400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Forum on Maine Housing\, Health
DESCRIPTION:The Bipartisan Policy Center holds a forum in South Portland\, Maine to discuss the connection between health and housing in the northeastern U.S. state. \nU.S. Senator Angus King\, an independent\, is a confirmed speaker at the half-day event. Representatives from AARP\, Yale School of Medicine\, Harvard University\, among others\, will also speak. To attend\, RSVP here. 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/forum-on-maine-housing-health/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160923T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160923T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161638Z
CREATED:20231103T165612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161638Z
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SUMMARY:12th Annual National Conference on HIV/AIDS and Aging
DESCRIPTION:The 12th Annual National Conference on HIV/AIDS and Aging \nIn collaboration with the New England AIDS Education & Training Center\, the New England Association on HIV over Fifty\, this conference will feature talks on HIV/HCV co-infections\, unique care concerns for aging populations\, and current pharmacological advancements in the field. Contact: aidsed@neaetc.org
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/12th-annual-national-conference-on-hiv-aids-and-aging/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160922T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160922T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161639Z
CREATED:20231103T165712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161639Z
UID:26256-1474506000-1474506000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Pain Management and Prescription Opioid-Related Harms
DESCRIPTION:The National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine committee examining the state of the science on prescription opioid abuse and misuse since the 2011 study\, “Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention\, Care\, Education\, and Research\,“ will hold a public workshop on Sept. 22.  The workshop will feature discussions on the evidence on pain research\, care\, and education; trends in consequences of prescription opioids; and interventions to reduce opioid-related harms. There also will be a public comment session.  \nAn agenda for the workshop is available here.  Follow the conversation on Twitter using #NASEMopioidstudy. \n The workshop will be held on Thursday\, Sept. 22\, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT in the auditorium of the National Academy of Sciences building\, 2101 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.  Those who cannot attend in person may watch a live webcast.   \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/pain-management-and-prescription-opioid-related-harms/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160922T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160922T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161639Z
CREATED:20231103T165711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161639Z
UID:26254-1474506000-1474506000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:What's next for EHRs?
DESCRIPTION:What do we want from electronic health records? Well\, it all depends on who you ask. If you ask health care providers — doctors\, nurses\, and other providers — be prepared: they often have long lists of frustrations with the very tools that promised to make taking care of patients a lot more reliable\, safe\, and efficient. Patients often have a difficult time navigating new online portals\, too. \nThat’s not to say EHRs haven’t made many things better\, and there’s certainly no going back. But what about fixing those daily headaches and workarounds with EHRs we’re now hearing so much about\, and designing or redesigning the technology so it better matches what health care practitioners and patients need? Is the vendor community listening? We’re going to find out. \nLaurance Stuntz has the vantage point of having worked on the HIT product development side for many years before starting to help providers in Massachusetts adopt EHRs\, his current role in a statewide initiative. \nAnd IHI’s Jill Duncan will explain how a group of leading health care organizations collaborated on developing a robust list of recommendations to discuss with government officials and some of the nation’s top EHR vendors. Will health care leaders be able to influence the next wave of EHR innovations? What will make it possible? \nFree audio program; enrollment required. 2-3 p.m. ET \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/whats-next-for-ehrs/
CATEGORIES:None
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