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SUMMARY:High-need Patients Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Institute of Medicine holds a  one-day workshop on high-needs patients to examine which subgroups of the population have the greatest needs and to discuss ways to improve care while lowering costs while also expanding the use of successful methods that have reached the nation’s most vulnerable patients. The event\, in Washington\, will also be available by webcast.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/high-need-patients-workshop/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150707T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150707T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161919Z
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SUMMARY:Excel Basics for Analyzing Health Data
DESCRIPTION:“Big Data” has been a buzzword in health journalism for a while\, but those without a background in analyzing large data sets may feel intimidated just starting out. A webinar sponsored by USC Annenberg’s Reporting on Health will provide journalists with a primer to using Excel spreadsheet for data cleanup and analysis. Data journalist Paul Overberg\, who has spent more than 20 years on data analysis\, will explain how journalists can use spreadsheets to make journalists “better at finding a story\, fending off bogus ideas and sharpening the questions they can ask people. \nAccording to the Reporting on Health website\, Overberg “specializes in analyzing demographic trends but has worked on data about everything from Obamacare to stream flows. He has taught data journalism at American University and for professional groups including Investigative Reporters and Editors\, Associated Press Media Editors\, the Reynolds Institute for Business Journalism at Arizona State and the Society of Professional Journalists.” \nAdditional information is available here. The webinar is made possible by the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation \nWHEN/WHERE: \nTuesday\, July 7 at 10 a.m. PT/ 1 p.m. ET  \nHow to Attend: \n Journalists can register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2357061926645841665 \nReporting on Health also recommends the following supplementary materials: \nExcel basics for journalists:  \n“How journalists can use Excel to organize data for stories\,” by Josh Hatch\, Poynter \n“Excel I – Sorting and filtering\,” Linda J Johnson\, IRE.org \nExcel functions for journalists: \n“My Favorite (Excel) Things\,” by Mary Jo Webster\, Minneapolis Star Tribune \n“Excel 2: Rates and Ratios\,” by Denise Malan\, IRE.org \nExcel data cleanup for journalists: \n“My Favorite (Excel) Things\,” by Mary Jo Webster\, Minneapolis Star Tribune \nAssociated data and examples: \nExcel Tricks 2014 handout data (spreadsheet)  \nYouTube videos: \nSarah Cohen videos on filtering\, pivot tables\, importing \nThe Age of Insight: Telling Stories with Data
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/excel-basics-for-analyzing-health-data/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150701T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150701T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161921Z
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SUMMARY:Adult Immunization and ACIP Updates
DESCRIPTION:In a one-hour webinar\, William Schaffner\, M.D.\, will discuss the importance of immunization for adults and the latest updates from the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Schaffer\, the liaison to ACIP for the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases\, will specifically go over updates and recommendations for adult vaccination and best practices for increasing adult vaccination rates. \nAccording to the NFID\, “At the conclusion of the webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\nDiscuss the impact of vaccine-preventable diseases on US adults\nDescribe the current ACIP recommendations for adult immunization\nList the core Standards of Adult Immunization Practice for all healthcare professionals””¨\n\nThe webinar is funded with an unrestricted educational grant from Merck & Co. NFID policies restricts funders from controlling program content. To register\, visit here. \nThe webinar will be archived here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/adult-immunization-and-acip-updates/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150701T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150701T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161921Z
CREATED:20231103T163514Z
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SUMMARY:Webcast: Health care after King v. Burwell
DESCRIPTION:July 1; doors open at 12:45 p.m. \nJoin the Politico Pro Health Care team for a discussion about what’s next with: \n• Drew Altman\, President and CEO\, The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation \n• Joel Ario\, Managing Director\, Manatt Health Solutions  \n• Sheila Burke\, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy\, Harvard Kennedy School\, Strategic Advisor\, Baker\, Donelson\, Bearman\, Caldwell & Berkowitz \n• Thomas Miller\, Resident Fellow\, Health Care Policy\, American Enterprise Institute \nWebcast on Politico.com or register here to attend.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webcast-health-care-after-king-v-burwell/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150701T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150701T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161922Z
CREATED:20231103T163511Z
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UID:26088-1435712400-1435712400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Medical Cost Trend: Behind the Numbers 2016
DESCRIPTION:JULY 1\, 2015 – noon EDT \nThis free webcast will present findings from the PwC Health Research Institute report on health care spending trends.  \n The report identifies the major trends of the last decade – more consumer cost sharing\, better use of technology\, and more data and incentives to make health decisions – that bring some hope to the goal of a more sustainable health system. At the same time\, 2016 brings new challenges: Does the health industry move to improve margins in a stronger economy or does the industry push harder to slow cost growth and position for a competitive future? \n\n\nPress can register here. \n\n\nDownload the report.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/medical-cost-trend-behind-the-numbers-2016/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150617T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150617T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161925Z
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SUMMARY:Conference call: Injury deaths\, national & state rates/rankings to be released
DESCRIPTION:New Injury Prevention Report Card Features State Mortality Rankings\, Grades and Data on Injuries & Drug Overdoses \n\nWHAT: Press briefing conference call to release The Facts Hurt: A State-By-State Injury Prevention Policy Report\, including state-by-state injury death rates and rankings\, and a report card for how well states scored on 10 key indicators of steps states can take to prevent injuries.  Some featured topics include drug overdoses\, motor vehicle crashes\, suicides\, homicides\, falls\, and child abuse and neglect. \n\n\nThe Facts Hurt report\, which will be released by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation\, was developed in partnership with leading injury prevention experts from the Safe States Alliance and the Society for the Advancement of Violence and Injury Prevention (SAVIR). \n\n\nWHEN:  \n10-11 am ET\, June 17 \n\nWHO:  \n\n\nJeffrey Levi\, Ph.D.\, executive director\, TFAH \n\n\nCorinne Peek-Asa\, professor\, associate dean for research\, College of Public Health\, University of Iowa \n\n\nAmber Williams\, executive eirector\, Safe States Alliance \n\n\nHOW:  \nPlease contact Albert Lang at 202-864-5941 or alang@tfah.org at TFAH to receive embargoed materials and/or reserve a line for the audio conference. You can access the call at 1-888-505-4375\, with Passcode: 9733605. \nThe call will be moderated and recorded. Please call in a few minutes before the scheduled start time to avoid delays.  The call is for credentialed media only. \nThe report will be made available on TFAH’s Web site\,  www.healthyamericans.org at 10 a.m. (ET) on June 17. \nEmbargoed materials available upon request.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/conference-call-injury-deaths-national-state-rates-rankings-to-be-released/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150616T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150616T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161927Z
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SUMMARY:Health Matters webinar on King v. Burwell: Obamacare on the brink?
DESCRIPTION:June 16 at 1 pm ET \nThe National Institute for Health Care Management will sponsor a webinar on whether the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in King v. Burwell will effectively dismantle the Affordable Care Act. The court’s decision is expected later this month. \nReporting on Health convened a panel of experts to provide journalists and policymakers with context\, legal understanding and story ideas for this case. The speakers include Linda Greenhouse of The New York Times\, Jay Angoff\, former Missouri Insurance Commissioner; and Jennifer Haberkorn of Politico. \nRegister here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-matters-webinar-on-king-v-burwell-obamacare-on-the-brink/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150616T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150616T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154423Z
CREATED:20231103T163326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154423Z
UID:26077-1434416400-1434416400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:U.S. Population Estimates by Demographic Characteristics
DESCRIPTION:The Census Bureau is scheduled to release its populations estimates by demographic characteristics” under an embargoed basis for reporters. Details TBA.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/u-s-population-estimates-by-demographic-characteristics/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150612T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150612T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161929Z
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SUMMARY:The virtual visit: How telehealth is reshaping care delivery
DESCRIPTION:June 12 \nThe National Institute for Health Care Management will sponsor a webinar on how more health systems are using telemedicine to improve convenience for consumers and provide better access to care for the underserved\, particularly those in rural areas. \nDespite the advantages of telehealth\, state licensure requirements\, reimbursement questions and concerns about quality and patient safety limit its use. The draft agenda (pdf) shows that experts will address how health systems can use this technology while protecting patients. \nSpeakers include Karen DeSalvo\, MD\, of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; former Sen. William H. Frist\, MD\, of Teladoc; Damian Gilbert of TouchCare; Mario Gutierrez of the Center for Connected Health Policy; and Howard Rochay of Florida Blue. \nJournalists can register here for the webinar\, which will be 1-2:30 p.m. ET.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-virtual-visit-how-telehealth-is-reshaping-care-delivery/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150610T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150610T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161930Z
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SUMMARY:Medicare Part D – A Beacon or a Warning Light?
DESCRIPTION:The National Academy of Social Insurance will hold a briefing in the Capitol Visitor’s Center on First Street\, NE\, Room 208\, in Washington\, D.C.\, on the Medicare prescription drug program (known as Part D). Experts will discuss the successes and limitations of Part D and how this program could be a model for other insurance coverage. Contact NASI to register and get more information.  \nWednesday\, June 10\, 1-5 p.m.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/medicare-part-d-ae-a-beacon-or-a-warning-light/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150605T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150605T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161931Z
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UID:26083-1433466000-1433466000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Canadian Association of Journalists 2015 Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:EvidenceNetwork.ca is supporting a keynote speech by Trudy Lieberman\, Past President of the AHCJ (Association of Health Care Journalists) at the upcoming Canadian Association of Journalists 2015 Annual Conference. \nSpeakers: Trudy Lieberman\, Andre Picard and Pauline Dakin \nTime: Friday\, June 5th\, 1:30 – 2:30 pm \nLocation: Atlantica Hotel\, 1980 Robie St\, Guild West Room \nTrudy Lieberman is past president of the Association of Health Care Journalists and an adjunct professor of public health at the CUNY School of Public Health. She is a long-time contributor to the Columbia Journalism review where she blogs for CJR.org about media coverage of healthcare and retirement issues. She is organizing a Panel of International Journalists for EvidenceNetwork.ca (see below).  trudy.lieberman@gmail.com 212-228-5725\, twitter: @trudy_lieberman. \nAreas of expertise: Health Policy\, The U.S. Health System and the Affordable Care Act\, Long-Term Care\, Health and Aging.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/canadian-association-of-journalists-2015-annual-conference/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150528T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150528T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154424Z
CREATED:20231103T163327Z
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SUMMARY:Health care data is under attack
DESCRIPTION:Webinar on May 28\, 1 p.m. ET\nIn this one-hour webinar\, experts in health care data security will discuss the Fifth Annual Benchmark Study on Privacy & Security of Healthcare Data by Ponemon Institute. The study found that data breaches by criminals have increased by 125 percent over the past five years. Rick Kam\, co-founder and president of ID Experts will explain how data breaches harm patients and how health care organizations can protect patient data more effectively. To register click this link.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-care-data-is-under-attack/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150528T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150528T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154424Z
CREATED:20231103T163128Z
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UID:26076-1432774800-1432774800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Race Matters: Covering Communities of Color
DESCRIPTION:The Poynter Institute hosts a 2 p.m. EDT webinar on “how to find and intelligently cover stories about race.” The course\, taught by Al Jazeera America’s  Sarah Hoye\, aims to offer case studies and best approaches to covering racial issues. Registration required.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/race-matters-covering-communities-of-color/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150527T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150527T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154425Z
CREATED:20231103T163328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154425Z
UID:26081-1432688400-1432688400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Reducing Early Childhood Tooth Decay: Approaches in Medicaid
DESCRIPTION:1 p.m. EDT\, Wednesday\, May 27 \nDuring this 90-minute webinar sponsored by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Oral Health Initiative\, panelists will discuss the causes of early childhood caries (ECC) and strategies that states can use to move toward a prevention and management approach to treating the disease. \nClick here to register. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/reducing-early-childhood-tooth-decay-approaches-in-medicaid/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150520T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150520T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154426Z
CREATED:20231103T163326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154426Z
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SUMMARY:Press briefing: How to follow insurance rate review process in your state
DESCRIPTION:Teleconference Wednesday\, May 20\, at 1 pm ET\nFamilies USA and Consumers Union will brief the media on health insurance rate review and the need for greater transparency before rates become final. \nAhead of the briefing\, both Families USA and Consumers Union offer resources on rate review for journalists. During the briefing\, speakers address the purpose\, goal and importance of rate review; how rate review varies among the states; what makes for a strong state review authority; consumers’ and the federal government’s roles in rate review. \nThe presenters will be Dena Mendelsohn\, health policy analyst\, Consumers Union; Cheryl Fish-Parcham\, director\, private insurance program\, Families USA; Victoria Veltri\, state healthcare advocate\, Office of the Healthcare Advocate\, Connecticut; and Ed Weisbart\, vice president\, Consumer Council of Missouri. Q&A will follow. \nTo participate\, dial 888-401-4669 and use confirmation code: 9163383. For more information\, call Dave Lemmon at Families USA (202 628-3030 or dlemmon@familiesusa.org) or Kara Kelber at  Consumers Union (202-462-6262 or kkelber@consumer.org). \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/press-briefing-how-to-follow-insurance-rate-review-process-in-your-state/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150520T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150520T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154428Z
CREATED:20231103T163127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154428Z
UID:26075-1432083600-1432083600@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:The Changing Geography of Poverty
DESCRIPTION:University of Washington professor Scott Allard and University of Michigan researcher Alex Murphy participate in a 1 p.m. CDT (2 p.m. EDT) webinar to discuss dramatic changes in U.S. poverty as urban and suburban demographics shift. Sponsored by the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-changing-geography-of-poverty/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150520T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150520T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154427Z
CREATED:20231103T163127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154427Z
UID:26074-1432083600-1432083600@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Hospitals’ telebriefing on 340B drug pricing
DESCRIPTION:Representatives from more than 500 hospitals and health care systems hold a briefing at noon ET to discuss potential changes to the 340B drug pricing program. The program calls for drugmakers to give hospitals that treat the uninsured and the poor drug discounts. \nContact:  Camille Ahearn\, cahearn@gymr.com or 202-745-5116.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/hospitalsae-telebriefing-on-340b-drug-pricing/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150519T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150519T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154429Z
CREATED:20231103T163327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154429Z
UID:26079-1431997200-1431997200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Media teleconference on rising deductibles and the underinsured
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, May 19\, at noon ET\nA new Commonwealth Fund report shows that an estimated 31 million people were underinsured last year and that many skipped needed health care and depleted savings to pay their medical bills. The report is embargoed until 12:01 am ET on May 20. \nDuring the teleconference\, fund President David Blumenthal\, M.D.\, and fund researcher Sara Collins will review the findings and discuss trends and implications for Americans. \nPlease RSVP to Bethanne Fox\, bfox@cmwf.org or 301-448-7411.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/media-teleconference-on-rising-deductibles-and-the-underinsured/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150505T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150505T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161937Z
CREATED:20231103T163029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161937Z
UID:26071-1430787600-1430787600@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:The American Health Care Mess – A Doctor’s Perspective: Dr. Sandeep Jauhar
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Sandeep Jauhar\, a cardiologist\, is the director of the Heart Failure Program at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. His two books about his medical education and career—Intern: A Doctor’s Initiation and Doctored: The Disillusionment of an American Physician—provide trenchant insights into the inefficiencies and waste of our troubled\, profit-driven health care system\, and the negative impact of these flaws on patient care. He has written for The New York Times for many years and is now a regular columnist for the opinion section. \nRSVP by emailing nikishapiro@berkeley.edu or calling 510-664-4685. \nDate & time:Tuesday\, May 5\, 2015Reception at 5 p.m. Discussion at 6 p.m.  \nLocation:Morgan Hall\, UC Berkeley \nAccess the live and on-demand webcast here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-american-health-care-mess-ae-a-doctoraes-perspective-dr-sandeep-jauhar/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150504T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150504T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154429Z
CREATED:20231103T162928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154429Z
UID:26066-1430701200-1430701200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Global Oral Health Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Speakers will include Riva Touger-Decker R.D.\, Ph.D.\, professor and chair of Nutritional Sciences\, Rutgers University\, Cristin E Kearns\, D.D.S.\, M.B.A.\, University of California\, San Francisco\, and Paula Moynihan\, B.Sc.\, Ph.D.\, professor of nutrition and oral health\, Newcastle University. \nMay 4\, 1 pm to 5 pm\, reception to follow. \nUniversity of California San Francisco School of Dentistry\, Parnassus N-225\, San Francisco \nFor more information email Roger.Mraz@ucsf.edu or call  415-476-3276. Website \n  
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/global-oral-health-symposium/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150421T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150421T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161942Z
CREATED:20231103T163029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161942Z
UID:26070-1429578000-1429578000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Webcast: Challenges and Opportunities Facing an Aging Society
DESCRIPTION:Experts from the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on an Aging Society will gather on April 21st to present policy recommendations to address critical issues surrounding the social\, economic and institutional implications of an aging society. The event will be webcast in its entirety online. \nThe policy-focused event will include remarks from the nation’s leading experts on aging\, as well as panel discussions exploring issues on productivity in an aging society\, societal cohesion\, and intergenerational relationships. \nThe event will also serve as the unveiling of a specially-themed issue of Daedalus\, the academic journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences\, entitled “Successful Aging of Societies.” This issue of Daedalus features a series of essays focusing on the opportunities and challenges facing the United States as it tackles demographic transformation. \nPresenters: \n\n\nJohn W. Rowe\, M.D.\, Columbia University \n\n\nS. Jay Olshansky\, Ph.D.\, University of Illinois \n\n\nLisa Berkman\, Ph.D.\, Harvard University \n\n\nFrank Furstenberg\, Ph.D.\, University of Pennsylvania \n\n\nDate & time:Tuesday\, April 21\, 20151 – 4:30 p.m. \nTo register for and receive the link to the online webcast\, please email Coleen Herbert or call her at (202)745-5119. \nThe MacArthur Foundation Research Network on an Aging Society\, established in 2008 and led by John W. Rowe\, M.D.\, is an interdisciplinary group of scholars that studies the critical issues surrounding the social\, economic\, and institutional implications of an aging society. The Network‘s goal is to offer policy options to enhance the transition to a productive\, cohesive\, secure and equitable aging society.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webcast-challenges-and-opportunities-facing-an-aging-society/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150421T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150421T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161943Z
CREATED:20231103T163028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161943Z
UID:26068-1429578000-1429578000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:The Antibiotics Crisis: The Health Care and Human Costs of Drug Resistance
DESCRIPTION:The University of California Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and the School of Public Health present this webcast panel discussion about the antibiotics crisis. As bacteria rapidly outmaneuver our ability to control them\, we are increasingly vulnerable to outbreaks of drug-resistant pathogens. The use of antibiotics in livestock production is driving the growth of this resistance and appears to be contributing to our obesity epidemic. This event will be webcast live and posted afterwards for later viewing. \nPanelists: \n\n\nMaryn McKenna\, science journalist\, board member of the Association of Health Care Journalists\, and author of an upcoming book on the history of antibiotics use in livestock production \n\n\nDr. Lee Riley\, UC Berkeley professor of infectious diseases \n\n\nMichael Pollan\, UC Berkeley professor of journalism\, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma and other books \n\n\nDr. Piero Garzaro\, regional infectious diseases chair for The Permanente Medical Group Northern California \n\n\nDavid Tuller (Introduction)\, Dr.P.H.\,  lecturer and academic coordinator\, UC Berkeley MPH/MJ program \n\n\nDr. John Swartzberg (Moderator)\, UC Berkeley professor of infectious diseases and editorial director of The Berkeley Wellness Letter and BerkeleyWellness.com. \n\n\nFind out more about this event. It will be webcast live and posted afterwards for later viewing. \nThis event is co-sponsored by Berkeley Wellness\, The California Wellness Foundation\, Berkeley Food Institute\, UC Berkeley Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseases and CalPIRG (UC Berkeley chapter). \nDate & time:Tuesday\, April 21\, 20151:30-3 p.m. \nLocation:Banatao Auditorium310 Sutardja Dal HallUC Berkeley
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-antibiotics-crisis-the-health-care-and-human-costs-of-drug-resistance/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150407T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150407T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154430Z
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UID:26062-1428368400-1428368400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:World Health Day 2015: Food Safety
DESCRIPTION:How much do you really know about your food? In an increasingly globalized food economy\, threats to the safety and health of food are emerging constantly. Unsafe food is linked to the deaths of an estimated 2 million people annually. Food containing harmful bacteria\, viruses\, parasites or chemical substances is responsible for more than 200 diseases\, ranging from diarrhea to cancers. \nThe theme of World Health Day 2015 is “Food Safety\,” and encourages people all over the world to ensure that the food on their plates is safe to eat.  \nVisit World Health Day 2015 for a toolkit\, downloadable posters\, global food safety statistics\, and a quiz on food safety. \nDate:April 7\, 2015 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/world-health-day-2015-food-safety/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150325T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150325T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T150845Z
CREATED:20231103T162726Z
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UID:26058-1427245200-1427245200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:New York AHCJ Chapter Event: The Digital Doctor
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Robert Wachter\, chief of the division of hospital medicine and chief of the medical service at the University of California-San Francisco Medical Center\, will talk about his new book “The Digital Doctor: Hope\, Hype\, and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine’s Computer Age.” Free books will be available to the first 25 attendees. \nRSVP:  Please send an email to Trudy Lieberman at trudy.lieberman@gmail.com if you plan to attend. \nDate & time:March 25\, 6 – 8 p.m. \nLocation:CUNY Graduate School of Journalism219 W. 40th St. Room 308
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/new-york-ahcj-chapter-event-the-digital-doctor/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150320T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150320T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154431Z
CREATED:20231103T162627Z
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UID:26055-1426813200-1426813200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:National Action Conference: Policies and Payment Systems to Improve End-of-Life Care
DESCRIPTION:The IOM will convene health leaders\, policy makers\, and other stakeholders to discuss the IOM report Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life. This conference will focus on what could be implemented and what barriers exist that might prevent them from becoming a reality. It will also feature panels on national policy issues\, including: \n\n\nOpportunities and challenges for health care systems\, providers\, insurers\, hospice and palliative care organizations\, patient groups\, and quality standards organizations \n\n\nThe integration of financing for medical and social services near the end of life \n\n\nImprovements to public and private payment systems to facilitate high-quality care \n\n\nAtul Gawande\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, Surgeon\, Brigham and Women’s Hospital\, will give the keynote address. Gawande is also a professor in the Harvard schools of medicine and public health\, and is the author of four best-selling books\, including Being Mortal. He has been a staff writer at the The New Yorker since 1998. \nThis event will also be webcast\, and is free and open to the public. For more information\, see the agenda. Register or sign up to view the webcast here.  \nDate & time:March 20\, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET Reception to follow. \nLocation:National Academy of Sciences Building2101 Constitution Avenue\, NWWashington\, DC 20418  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-action-conference-policies-and-payment-systems-to-improve-end-of-life-care/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150319T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150319T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154432Z
CREATED:20231103T162927Z
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UID:26063-1426726800-1426726800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Webinar: The Health Care Revolution No One's Talking About: Changing How We Pay for Care
DESCRIPTION:Health insurers and the federal Medicare program are seeking the best ways to pay providers based on value and performance rather than on the volume of services they deliver. Medicare recently announced a shift that could bend the health care cost curve by moving away from fee-for-service payment. \nHealth economist Austin Frakt of The New York Times’ column The Upshot; Arnold Milstein\, M.D.\, Stanford’s School of Medicine; and Jordan Rau of Kaiser Health News will explain the challenges the federal government faces in trying to slow the rate of growth in health costs. Included in the discussion will be how can journalists find compelling human stories amid these trends. \nThis free webinar is sponsored by USC Annenberg/California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships and the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation. \nJournalists can register here. \nDate & time:1 p.m. – 2 p.m.\, March 19\, 2015 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-the-health-care-revolution-no-ones-talking-about-changing-how-we-pay-for-care/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150319T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150319T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154433Z
CREATED:20231103T162927Z
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UID:26064-1426726800-1426726800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Webinar: All Payer Claims Databases (APCDs) Working for You
DESCRIPTION:The federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will host a series of webinars titled\, Improving Cost Transparency and Quality of Care: All Payer Claims Databases (APCDs) Working for You. \nDuring the first session on March 19\, Improving Data Quality for APCDs\, experts will discuss APCD data quality and improvement efforts and answer questions about how these efforts relate to health insurers and the states. \nPanel members will be Bernie Inskeep of United Healthcare\, Karynlee Harrington of Maine Quality Forum and Maine Health Data Organization\, and Mary Taylor\, a payer compliance expert. R. Adams Dudley\, MD\, of the University of California\, San Francisco\, will moderate the discussion. \nTo register\, click here. \nDate & time:March 19\, 2015\, 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-all-payer-claims-databases-apcds-working-for-you/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150318T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150318T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T150844Z
CREATED:20231103T162727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150844Z
UID:26060-1426640400-1426640400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Happy hours with the drugmakers
DESCRIPTION:The Association of Health Care Journalists’ Washington D.C. chapter and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) invite you to … \nCome meet the top communications officials from many of the nation’s largest biopharmaceutical companies\, including Merck\, Pfizer\, Eli Lilli\, Johnson & Johnson and others\, as well as from the PhRMA. This is an informal\, off-the-record gathering  to connect health journalists with industry sources in Washington and across the country. \nWhen: Wednesday\, March 18\, 6-7:30 p.m. \nWhere: Bistro d’OC. Upstairs at the bar. 518 10th St. NW. It’s across from Ford’s Theater and two blocks from both Metro Center and Gallery Place\, near corner of 10th and F Sts. \nThere will be drinks and light food. \nAHCJ will cover costs for journalists\, though there’s a suggested donation of $10 to help defray expenses. All journalists invited. \nPlease RSVP by March 16 to pgalewitz@kff.org \nGet more details about AHCJ\, including membership benefits and our upcoming national conference in Santa Clara\, Calif.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/happy-hours-with-the-drugmakers/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150311T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150311T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154434Z
CREATED:20231103T162727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154434Z
UID:26061-1426035600-1426035600@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:The SGR Fix: A Pathway to Fundamental Physician Payment Reform?
DESCRIPTION:Mathematica hosts a webinar on the Medicare “doc fix” and how it could spur changes to payment and delivery of health care. Eugene Rich\, director of the Center on Health Care Effectiveness\, will open the forum and moderate the expert panel discussion\, which will include: \n\n\n\n\n• \n\n\nRobert B. Doherty\, American College of Physicians \n\n\n\n\n• \n\n\nStuart Guterman\, The Commonwealth Fund \n\n\n\n\n• \n\n\nMai Hubbard\, Mathematica \n\n\n\n\n• \n\n\nJames Reschovsky\, Mathematica \n\n\n\n\nDate & time:March 11\, 11:45 a.m.–1:30 p.m. ET \nRegister here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-sgr-fix-a-pathway-to-fundamental-physician-payment-reform/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150303T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150303T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154434Z
CREATED:20231103T162628Z
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UID:26056-1425344400-1425344400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Webcast: What Shapes Health
DESCRIPTION:The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health presents an panel discussion exploring the determinants of health. Health is more than the sum of its parts\, and factors like childhood experiences\, housing conditions\, poor diets\, and healthcare access can drive who ends up sick – and who does not. \nThis Forum event\, held in connection with a new poll by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health\, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and NPR\, will investigate these factors from the perspective of experts and the U.S. public. It will also examine public perceptions of what impacts health and what actions can be taken to improve health. \nExpert participants: \n\n\nRobert Blendon\, Senior Associate Dean for Policy Translation and Leadership Development\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health \n\n\nDwayne Proctor\, Director and Senior Adviser\, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation \n\n\nLisa Berkman\, Professor of Public Policy and of Epidemiology\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health \n\n\nRebecca Onie\, Co-Founder and CEO of Health Leads \n\n\nJoe Neel (moderator)\, Deputy Senior Supervising Editor and a correspondent on the Science Desk\, NPR \n\n\nDate & time:March 3\, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. ET \nWatch at ForumHSPH.org. E-mail questions for the expert participants any time before or during the live webcast to theforum@hsph.harvard.edu\, or tweet them to @ForumHSPH using #whatshapeshealth.  \nThere will also be a live chat on The Forum’s What Shapes Health web page.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webcast-what-shapes-health/
CATEGORIES:None
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