BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Association of Health Care Journalists - ECPv6.17.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://healthjournalism.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Association of Health Care Journalists REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200521T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200521T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T153458Z CREATED:20231103T181250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153458Z UID:26715-1590022800-1590022800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Freelancing during COVID-19: Tips from AHCJ members DESCRIPTION: \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast (For a better experience\, choose the Adobe Connect app instead of your browser to view the webcast.)\nPDF presentation\nAHCJ Core Topic: Coronaviruses/COVID-19\nAHCJ Freelance Center\n\n \n\nRecorded May 21\nHealth care reporters across the world have stepped up to cover COVID-19\, and some freelancers have reported that they’re covering “all COVID\, all the time.” This webcast features three AHCJ freelancers who have written a variety of stories for different publications. We’ll talk about their experiences and discuss the unique ways that freelancers can adapt during the pandemic\, whether they cover COVID-focused news or not. Bring questions! \n \n\n\nElaine Howley\, freelance writer \n\n\nEmily Sohn\, freelance writer \n\n\nSerena Gordon\, freelance writer \n\n\nModerator: Carolyn Crist\, AHCJ freelance community correspondent \n\n\n\nElaine Howley is a freelance writer\, editor and researcher in Boston who writes about health and sports. Her stories have been published in U.S. News & World Report\, AARP.org\, Medscape\, Atlas Obscura\, espnW\, SWIMMER\, Outdoor Swimmer and others. During COVID-19\, she has written news pieces for U.S. and sports-related updates for Outdoor Swimmer and U.S. Masters Swimming. \nEmily Sohn is a freelance writer in Minneapolis who focuses on health\, science and environmental stories. Her work has appeared in Nature\, Discovery News\, Nautilus\, U.S. News & World Report\, Science News\, Smithsonian and National Geographic. During COVID-19\, she has written pieces for National Geographic\, NYT Parenting\, Outside\, Popular Mechanics and Medscape. \nSerena Gordon is a freelance writer and editor in New York who primarily focuses on health news. She often writes for HealthDay\, and her stories appear in U.S. News & World Report\, WebMD and United Press International. During COVID-19\, she has written more than two dozen HealthDay stories focused on the coronavirus\, which have appeared in several outlets\, including CBS and U.S. News. \n\nElaine Howley \n\n\nEmily Sohn \n\n\nSerena Gordon \n\n\nCarolyn Crist URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/freelancing-during-covid-19-tips-from-ahcj-members/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200515T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200515T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T153626Z CREATED:20231103T175949Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153626Z UID:26650-1589504400-1589504400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:GeoHealth: The Impact of Climate Change on Health and Society DESCRIPTION:Wiley Science Talks webinar with AGU (American Geophysical Union) \nWednesday April 15\, 2020. 11 a.m. ET (4 p.m. GMT) \nThe”¯Association of Health Care Journalists”¯(AHCJ) is pleased to provide ongoing training and support for new and seasoned health reporters. As part of our partnership with Wiley\, we offer members access to an educational series of webinars called Wiley Science Talks.”¯ \nAhead of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22\, Wiley and AGU will host a webinar on the emerging field of GeoHealth\, which explores the intersections of the Earth and environmental sciences and health sciences. The webinar will focus on the effects of climate change on health and society. Journalists who attend this webinar will: \n\n\nWalk away with a deeper understanding of the current climate change trends\, how climate change affects individual and population health in the U.S. and abroad\, and which populations are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. \n\n\nHear about research that explores how climate change will affect human health\, and current efforts underway to develop protocols for communities to use in understanding these impacts. \n\n\nUnderstand the most critical factors in climate change-driven health impacts and learn about emerging topics that are of interest to researchers and important for society. \n\n\nLearn where to find information about current research\, and established programs and resources in these areas. \n\n\nThe webinar will include time for questions and answers. \nNOTE: Wiley Science Talks webinars are recorded for on-demand viewing. \nEarth Day takes place on April 22\, 2020 to raise awareness on climate change\, drive positive outcomes for sustainability of our planet\, and encourage ongoing support for environmental protection. \nHOW TO REGISTER \nWiley Science Talks webinars are complimentary to AHCJ members.”¯Register for the webinar today!”¯”¯  \nIf you are not able to attend the live one-hour session\, the webinars will be recorded for later viewing on the AHCJ website and on Wiley’s Science Talks YouTube channel.”¯”¯ \nOne of your AHCJ membership benefits is access to health science evidence on Wiley Online Library\, including the Cochrane Library. Contact tina@healthjournalism.com to get your access code.  \n”¯  \nWiley Science Talks – An Educational Webinar Series for Journalists”¯  \nWiley Science Talks is an educational webinar series for journalists presented by Wiley in partnership with the”¯World Federation of Science Journalists”¯(WFSJ) and the”¯Association of Health Care Journalists”¯(AHCJ).”¯These complimentary sessions are hosted by”¯Wiley”¯to provide journalists with on-going training in science topics of particular global importance. \nAbout the Speakers \nGabriel Filippelli is a Professor of Earth Sciences and Director of the Center for Urban Health at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). He writes and teaches on a range of topics\, including climate change\, human health\, and science policy. Professor Filippelli is Editor in Chief of GeoHealth\, an Open Access AGU journal publishing high-quality original research articles and commentaries across the intersections of the Earth and Environmental Sciences and Health Sciences. \nSusan Anenberg is an Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health and of Global Health. She serves as the Director of the MPH concentration in Global Environmental Health. Dr. Anenberg studies the health implications of air pollution and climate change\, from local to global scales. \nAbout AGU \nAGU (www.agu.org) is an international association of more than 60\,000 advocates and experts in Earth and space science. Through our initiatives\, such as mentoring\, professional development and awards\, AGU members uphold and foster an inclusive and diverse scientific community. AGU also hosts numerous conferences\, including the largest international Earth and space science meeting as well as serving as the leading publisher of the highest quality journals. Fundamental to our mission since our founding in 1919 is to live our values\, which we do through our net zero energy building in Washington\, D.C. and making the scientific discoveries and research accessible and engaging to all to help protect society and prepare global citizens for the challenges and opportunities ahead. \nAbout the GeoHealth journal GeoHealth is a transdisciplinary\, Gold Open Access AGU journal publishing high-quality original research articles and commentaries across the intersections of the Earth and environmental sciences and health sciences.  \nAbout Wiley”¯”¯  \nWiley drives the world forward with research and education. Through publishing\, platforms and services\, we help students\, researchers\, universities\, and corporations to achieve their goals in an ever-changing world. For more than 200 years\, we have delivered consistent performance to all of our stakeholders. The Company’s website can be accessed at”¯www.wiley.com  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/geohealth-the-impact-of-climate-change-on-health-and-society/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200513T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200513T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T153630Z CREATED:20231103T180950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153630Z UID:26701-1589331600-1589331600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:How to cover health disparities and COVID-19 DESCRIPTION: \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast (For a better experience\, choose the Adobe Connect app instead of your browser to view the webcast.)\n \nAHCJ Core Topic: Coronaviruses/COVID-19\nAHCJ Core Topic: Infectious diseases\nAHCJ Core Topic: Social determinants and disparities\nCOVID-19 is hitting some patients with obesity particularly hard\nAre people of color hit harder by COVID-19 in your state or city?\nGovernments Providing COVID-19 Data Broken Down by Race and Ethnicity\, assembled by Matthew Kauffman\, matthew@solutionsjournalism.org\nThe color of coronavirus: COVID-19 deaths by race and ethnicity in the U.S. \nA terrible price: The deadly racial disparities of COVID-19 in America\nCOVID-19 poses unique challenges for people with disabilities\nDepartment of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy\nStigma and obesity: This is happening right now\nState Medical Examiners and Coroners Organizations\n\n \n\nMay 13\, 2 p.m. ET\nLong-standing racial disparities and gaps in access to health care services are having an impact on communities across the country in different ways during the COVID-19 outbreak. \nData has begun to emerge that the virus is having a disproportionate affect\, in terms of illness and death\, on vulnerable populations and minority communities. How can and should reporters be shining a light on this aspect of the outbreak? \nObesity physician and scientist Fatima Cody Stanford\, M.D.\, and two investigative journalists\, Matthew Kauffman and Dawn Fallik\, will offer you tips and ideas on how to use data and how to write about this topic. \n \n\n\nDawn Fallik\, professor and investigative journalist\, University of Delaware \n\n\nMatthew Kauffman\, investigative reporter\, Solutions Journalism Network \n\n\nFatima Cody Stanford\, MD\, MPH\, MPA\, FAAP\, FACP\, FAHA\, FTOS\, Obesity Medicine\, Health Policy\, Health Disparities\, Health Broadcast and Print Media\, Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital \n\n\nModerator: Bara Vaida\, AHCJ core topic leader/infectious diseases \n\n\n\nFatima Cody Stanford is an obesity medicine physician scientist and media professional who specializes in the care of adults\, adolescents\, and children with overweight and obesity. After completing her fellowship in obesity medicine & nutrition at MGH and HMS and a Zuckerman fellowship as a mid-career Master of Public Administration student at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in 2015\, she joined the faculty where she provides clinical care\, supervises trainees\, administers a clinic\, and conducts research on obesity\, health policy\, and health disparities to enhance our knowledge and quality of patient care. \nMatthew Kauffman is an investigative journalist and a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist. He is part of the Solutions Journalism Network\, an independent\, nonprofit organization that advocates an approach of solutions journalism\, an evidence-based mode of reporting on the responses to social problems. As manager of SJN’s Positive Deviance Data Project\, he oversaw the development of a database to illustrate the racial impact of COVID-19 on communities. Kauffman also teaches data journalism at Central Connecticut State University. Prior to SJN\, he was a reporter for several decades at The Hartford Courant. There he specialized in computer-assisted reporting and edited his blog\, The Scoop\, which covered investigative and data-driven journalism. \nDawn Fallik teaches beginning and advanced reporting classes at the University of Delaware’s department of English and is an investigative reporter. Previously\, she was a medical reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer\, co-director of the National Institute of Computer-Assisted Reporting and an Associated Press reporter in Baltimore\, Philadelphia and Omaha. She freelances on medical issues for publications such as Science News\, where she recently wrote about the social determinants of health and COVID-19. \n\nDawn Fallik \n\n\nMatthew Kauffman \n\n\nFatima Cody Stanford \n\n\nBara Vaida URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/how-to-cover-health-disparities-and-covid-19/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200507T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200507T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T153634Z CREATED:20231103T180550Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153634Z UID:26683-1588813200-1588813200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:How COVID-19 will impact rising insurance premiums DESCRIPTION: \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast (For a better experience\, choose the Adobe Connect app instead of your browser to view the webcast.)\nPowerPoint presentation\nCoronaviruses and COVID-19 resources\nCoronavirus experts: A Twitter list\nAHCJ Core Topic: Infectious diseases\nAHCJ Core Topic: Insurance\nSabrina Corlette\, J.D.Sabrina.Corlette@georgetown.edu @SabrinaCorlette202-687-3003\n\n \n\nThursday\, May 7\, noon ET\nIn May\, health insurers will submit health insurance premium rate requests for 2021 to state insurance commissioners. Sabrina Corlette\, a research professor at the Center for Health Insurance Reform at Georgetown\, will outline some of the questions journalists should ask given that rates are expected to be extraordinarily high due to the costs of covering patients during the coronavirus pandemic. In a report last month\, the marketplace Covered California estimated that premiums next year would rise in the individual and employer markets by 40 percent or more solely because of COVID-19 costs. Also\, state health insurance departments should report on how many residents are enrolled in short-term\, limited duration plans and other non-ACA-compliant insurance plans that expose policyholders to staggering costs if they get sick with the virus or any other condition requiring treatment. \n\n\nSabrina Corlette\, research professor\, Center for Health Insurance Reform at Georgetown University \n\n\nModerator: Joseph Burns\, AHCJ core topic leader/insurance \n\n\nSabrina Corlette\, J.D.\, is a research professor\, founder\, and co-director of the Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR) at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy. At CHIR she directs research on health reform issues\, with a focus on state and federal regulation of private health insurance. Previously\, Corlette was Director of Health Policy Programs at the National Partnership for Women & Families. \n\nSabrina Corlette \n\n\nJoseph Burns URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/how-covid-19-will-impact-rising-insurance-premiums/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200430T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200430T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T153642Z CREATED:20231103T180750Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153642Z UID:26693-1588208400-1588208400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Responsible coverage of coronavirus preprint research DESCRIPTION: \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast (For a better experience\, choose the Adobe Connect app instead of your browser to view the webcast.)\nJohn Inglis presentation\nIvan Oransky presentation\nCovering Health postings about preprints\nCoronaviruses and COVID-19 resources\nCoronavirus experts: A Twitter list\nAHCJ Core Topic: Coronaviruses/COVID-19\nAHCJ Core Topic: Infectious diseases\nAHCJ Core Topic: Medical studies\n\n \n\nApril 30\, 2 p.m. ET\nIt’s virtually impossible to report on the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic and not have come across preprints. These scientific studies and research papers are published on preprint servers\, primarily bioRxiv and medRxiv\, before the papers have been peer-reviewed and published in a medical journal. Preprint servers do have a basic level of review before papers are hosted\, but the idea is that the scientific community at large can see the research and ask questions or point out limitations that give authors a chance to consider that feedback on the way to peer-reviewed publication. AHCJ’s panel of experts will discuss what preprints are\, why they exist\, how they fit into the scientific research ecosystem\, and how to cover them responsibly for the general public\, particularly during the pandemic. \n\n\nJohn Inglis\, Ph.D.\, executive director\, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press \n\n\nIvan Oransky\, M.D.\, president of AHCJ\, co-founder of Retraction Watch\, vice president of editorial at Medscape\, and Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University’s Carter Journalism Institute \n\n\nAngela Rasmussen\, Ph.D.\, associate research scientist in virology\, Columbia University School of Public Health \n\n\nModerator: Tara Haelle\, AHCJ core topic leader/medical studies \n\n\n\nIvan Oransky\, M.D.\, earned his bachelor’s degree at Harvard University\, where he was executive editor of The Harvard Crimson\, and he received his medical degree at the New York University of School of Medicine\, where he holds an appointment as clinical assistant professor of medicine. In 2015\, he was awarded the John P. McGovern Award for excellence in biomedical communication from the American Medical Writers Association\, and in 2017\, he received an honorary doctorate of civil laws from The University of the South (Sewanee). Oransky was vice president and global editorial director of MedPage Today\, executive editor of Reuters Health\, managing editor\, online\, of Scientific American and deputy editor of The Scientist. \nAngela Rasmussen\, Ph.D.\, is a virologist studying host responses to infection by combining classical virology with modern systems biology approaches. Her research objectives are to identify host response signatures predictive of infection severity or disease outcome and host pathways to target drug development or repurposing. She is particularly interested in viruses that are highly pathogenic\, newly emergent or likely to emerge because of climate change\, land development\, or ecological disruption. \nJohn Inglis\, Ph.D.\, graduated from Edinburgh University Medical School with a doctorate in immunology and soon afterwards joined the editorial staff of the weekly medical journal The Lancet. Three years later\, he founded the monthly review journal\, Immunology Today (now Trends in Immunology) and edited it for seven years while launching and managing other journals. In 1987\, Ingles came to the United States to found Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. Ingles also co-founded and manages bioRxiv\, a service of the Laboratory launched in 2013 that is the largest source of preprints of research papers in the life sciences\, and medRxiv\, a preprint server for health sciences that was launched in June 2019. \n\nJohn Inglis \n\n\nIvan Oransky \n\n\nAngela Rasmussen \n\n\nTara Haelle URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/responsible-coverage-of-coronavirus-preprint-research/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200427T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200427T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T153647Z CREATED:20231103T180550Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153647Z UID:26682-1587949200-1587949200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Understanding health evidence — A COVID-19 case study DESCRIPTION:Recorded: Wiley Science Talks with Cochrane\nMonday\, April 27\, 11 a.m. ET (4 p.m. BST) \n \nA health crisis like the coronavirus pandemic generates volumes of information that is ever-changing. Journalists must interpret medical data to determine what is reliable and investigate countless sources to uncover trustworthy experts. Cochrane Reviews are a dependable source of high-quality health evidence that journalist can trust to inform their news articles. In this webinar Cochrane Library Editors will share their expertise to help reporters:     \n\n\nUnderstand the Cochrane systematic review methodology and apply it to critical health questions \n\n\nRecognize the importance of using the right data \n\n\nLearn how to spot bad research studies or reviews \n\n\nIdentify reliable research experts and data sources \n\n\nAppreciate that communicating science results is hard and how to avoid incorrect interpretations \n\n\nRegistration information\nJournalists may register for this complimentary Science Talks webinar here. \nThe hour-long webinar will include time for questions and answers.”¯”¯  \nIf you are not able to attend the live webinar\, it will be recorded for on demand viewing. Visit WFSJ\, your journalist association website or Wiley’s Science Talks YouTube channel to see all webinars.”¯  \nAbout the Program \nWiley Science Talks provides ongoing education for journalists through free webinars on topics of global importance. Held in partnership with the”¯World Federation of Science Journalists”¯(WFSJ) and the”¯Association of Health Care Journalists”¯(AHCJ) each session connects journalists with research experts who explain complex science topics. Science Talks are recorded and includes access to relevant research and trusted resources to support evidence-based journalism. \nAbout the Speakers\nKarla Soares-Weiser\, Editor in Chief\, Cochrane Library Karla Soares-Weiser is a trained psychiatrist\, holds a master’s degree in epidemiology and a Ph.D. in evidence-based healthcare from the University of São Paulo. She has been working in evidence-based health care since 1997 and is an author of over 60 systematic reviews\, including 33 Cochrane Reviews. She has held numerous positions in Cochrane Groups\, including as a Visiting Fellow at the Ibero-American and UK Cochrane Centres\, where she provided training in systematic review production. Karla became the first female Editor in Chief of the Cochrane Library in 2019 saying\, “I am committed to working with the Cochrane community to improve health care decision making by consistently publishing timely\, high priority\, high-quality reviews that strengthen diversity\, deliver an excellent author experience and exceed the needs of our end-users.” \nToby Lasserson\, Deputy Editor in Chief\, Cochrane Library Toby Lasserson works closely with the Editor in Chief to deliver the objectives and targets of the Cochrane’s Editorial and Methods Department. Toby supports the Editor in Chief by leading Cochrane’s global review production operations and helps to implement our goal of offering high-quality\, relevant\, up-to-date systematic reviews and other synthesized research evidence that informs health decision-making around the world. Toby also supports the strategic and editorial development of the Cochrane Library according to user needs\, and ensures the Library remains a premier international source of healthcare evidence. Toby works closely with and supports the Cochrane Review Group Networks. \nAbout Cochrane\nCochrane is a global independent network of researchers\, professionals\, patients\, carers and people interested in health. Cochrane produces reviews which study all of the best available evidence generated through research and make it easier to inform decisions about health. These are called systematic reviews. Cochrane is a not-for profit organization with collaborators from more than 130 countries working together to produce credible\, accessible health information that is free from commercial sponsorship and other conflicts of interest. Our work is recognized as representing an international gold standard for high quality\, trusted information. \nFind out more at www.cochrane.org.  Follow us on twitter @cochranecollab \nAbout Wiley”¯”¯ \nWiley drives the world forward with research and education. Through publishing\, platforms and services\, we help students\, researchers\, universities\, and corporations to achieve their goals in an ever-changing world. For more than 200 years\, we have delivered consistent performance to all of our stakeholders. The Company’s website can be accessed at”¯www.wiley.com  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/understanding-health-evidence-ae-a-covid-19-case-study/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200427T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200427T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T153648Z CREATED:20231103T180350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153648Z UID:26673-1587949200-1587949200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:COVID-19: Health\, Science and Business Writers on Covering the Pandemic DESCRIPTION:Join Freedom Forum fellow Jill Geisler as she debriefs leaders of journalism organizations whose members focus on health\, science and the economic impact of COVID-19. \nApril 27 at 1 p.m. ET \nRegister here.\nThis webinar will be available on the Power Shift Project site after the event. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covid-19-health-science-and-business-writers-on-covering-the-pandemic/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200421T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200421T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T153659Z CREATED:20231103T180549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153659Z UID:26680-1587430800-1587430800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:COVID-19: How to cover dwindling health resources\, workforce burnout DESCRIPTION: \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast (For a better experience\, choose the Adobe Connect app instead of your browser to view the webcast.)\nPowerPoint presentation\nCoronaviruses and COVID-19 resources\nCoronavirus experts: A Twitter list\nAHCJ Core Topic: Patient safety\nAHCJ Core Topic: COVID-19\nAHCJ Core Topic: Medical studies\nECRI Coronavirus Outbreak Preparedness Center\n\n \n\nTuesday\, April 21\, 1 p.m. ET\nWant to know where the next wave of COVID-19 shortages will be\, and who is most likely to be affected in the months to come? For what supplies are health providers most likely to be in hot pursuit? Tune in for AHCJ’s webcast about supplies\, equipment\, and personnel issues to come. \nWhat specialties will be in short supply because so many in their field will be burned out\, exhausted\, sick or in quarantine and unable to work and who will fill their roles? Marcus Schabacker\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\, president and chief executive officer of ECRI\, an independent nonprofit organization focused on patient safety. He will talk about what hospitals\, clinics and private practices will be dealing with through the fall as they struggle to bring the country back\, meet demands for patient care and fill the backlog. \nThere will be time for Q&A during this webcast and you can submit your questions ahead of time to be sure they are addressed. \n\n\nMarcus Schabacker\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\, president and CEO\, ECRI \n\n\nModerator: Cheryl Clark\, AHCJ core topic leader/patient safety \n\n\nMarcus Schabacker became president and chief executive officer of ECRI in January 2018. He is a board-certified anesthesiologist and intensive care specialist with more than 35 years of health care experience in complex global environments\, and more than 20 years of senior leadership responsibilities serving the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. \n\nMarcus Schabacker \n\n\nCheryl Clark URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covid-19-how-to-cover-dwindling-health-resources-workforce-burnout/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200414T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200414T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T153705Z CREATED:20231103T180251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153705Z UID:26669-1586826000-1586826000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:How will health researchers evaluate COVID-19 response? DESCRIPTION: \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast (For a better experience\, choose the Adobe Connect app instead of your browser to view the webcast.)\nPowerPoint presentation\nCoronaviruses and COVID-19 resources\nCoronavirus experts: A Twitter list\nAHCJ Core Topic: Infectious diseases\nAHCJ Core Topic: Medical studies\n\n \n\nNoon ET\, Tuesday\, April 14\nWhen the aftermath of the Coronavirus outbreak arrives in your region\, how are experts going to begin evaluating success or failure in efforts to slow transmission through methods from voluntary self-isolation to authorities banning crowds? Their answers might be the difference between life and death\, especially absent a vaccine. \nIn North America\, we’ve seen the cycle before: A disease hits a peak during cold weather months\, subsides and moves to the southern hemisphere\, then resurfaces in the fall. If this seasonal experience hold for COVID-19\, it bodes for preparations by governments\, providers\, the public – and journalists\, who will face the prospect of covering a potential resurgence. We’ll hear from a global health expert from the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health\, who can give an overview and answer questions to help journalists covering the local impact. \n\n\nRobert A. Bednarczyk\, Ph.D.\, assistant professor of global health and epidemiology\, Hubert Department of Global Health\, Rollins School of Public Health\, Emory University \n\n\nModerator: Maryn McKenna\, independent journalist and author \n\n\nRobert Bednarczyk’s primary appointment is in the Hubert Department of Global Health\, with a joint appointment in the Department of Epidemiology. His work on human papillomavirus vaccine has led to his affiliations with both the Emory Vaccine Center and the Cancer Prevention and Control Program of the Winship Cancer Institute. Originally trained as a biochemist\, he worked as a chemist and a laboratory systems validation specialist for seven years before going to graduate school to study epidemiology. He has conducted research on vaccination with extensive experience working with large databases and conducts qualitative research to provide a framework for developing and evaluating interventions to increase vaccine acceptance. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/how-will-health-researchers-evaluate-covid-19-response/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200410T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200410T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T153707Z CREATED:20231103T180150Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153707Z UID:26661-1586480400-1586480400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Battling COVID-19 in senior care settings DESCRIPTION: \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast (For a better experience\, choose the Adobe Connect app instead of your browser to view the webcast.)\nJoseph Ouslander’s PowerPoint presentation\nLiz Seeger’s resource list\nCoronaviruses and COVID-19 resources\nCoronavirus experts: A Twitter list\nAHCJ Core Topic: Infectious diseases\nAHCJ Core Topic: Aging\nAHCJ Core Topic: Medical studies\nCoronavirus-19 in Geriatrics and Long-Term Care\n\n \n\nFriday\, April 10\, at noon ET\nOlder adults and those with underlying chronic conditions are most susceptible to COVID-19. As numerous media have reported\, those in long-term care facilities face particular risk; many infected residents have died. Warning signs of infection in older adults may be overlooked\, since symptoms often present differently. \nWhat should reporters be asking geriatricians\, long term care administrators and policy makers about managing risk\, mitigating infections and improving testing and treatment in this patient population? What can nursing home inspection reports tell us when it comes to keeping the institutionalized older population safer?  \nThere will be the opportunity to ask questions during the webcast but we also will take questions ahead of time to make sure we address what journalists need to know. \n\n\nJoseph Ouslander\, M.D.\, professor of geriatric medicine; senior advisor to the dean for geriatrics\, Florida Atlantic University \n\n\nModerator: Liz Seegert\, AHCJ core topic leader/aging \n\n\nJoseph Ouslander\, M.D.\, is an internationally recognized geriatrician and is a past-president of the American Geriatrics Society\, and serves as the executive editor of the Society’s Journal. He is a co-author of Essentials of Clinical Geriatrics and an editor of Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. \n\nJoseph Ouslander \n\n\nLiz Seegert URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/battling-covid-19-in-senior-care-settings/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200403T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200403T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T153716Z CREATED:20231103T180050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153716Z UID:26656-1585875600-1585875600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Explaining coronavirus testing for your audience DESCRIPTION: \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast (For a better experience\, choose the Adobe Connect app instead of your browser to view the webcast.)\nPowerPoint presentation\nCoronaviruses and COVID-19 resources\nCoronavirus experts: A Twitter list\nAHCJ Core Topic: Infectious diseases\nAHCJ Core Topic: Insurance\nAHCJ Core Topic: Medical studies\n\n \n\nFriday\, April 3\, at noon ET\nTo understand how many Americans have the new coronavirus\, the United States needs more clinical lab tests but labs nationwide have been slow to respond. David Louis\, M.D.\, pathologist in chief at Massachusetts General Hospital\, will join us to answer questions about why the United States has lagged so far behind other countries in testing\, what kinds of tests labs are using\, whether serological tests will provide faster results than molecular tests\, how fast we can expect new point-of-care tests to be available nationwide\, and what Americans can expect as more testing is done nationwide. \nThere will be the opportunity to ask questions during the webcast but we also will take questions ahead of time to make sure we address what journalists need to know. Submit your questions in advance with this form. \n\n\nDavid Louis\, M.D.\, pathologist in chief\, Massachusetts General Hospital \n\n\nModerator: Joseph Burns\, AHCJ core topic leader/insurance \n\n\nDavid Louis\, M.D.\, is the Benjamin Castleman Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School and pathologist-in-chief at Massachusetts General Hospital. Under Louis\, the department has become a national leader in molecular diagnostics and pathology informatics. During the novel coronavirus pandemic\, the scarcity of tests has led the department to work with other hospitals and researchers to develop new tests to expand the number of patients who can be tested each day. \n\nDavid Louis \n\n\nJoseph Burns URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/explaining-coronavirus-testing-for-your-audience/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200327T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200327T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T153719Z CREATED:20231103T175951Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153719Z UID:26653-1585270800-1585270800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Covering COVID-19: Two experts offer up-to-date answers DESCRIPTION: \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast (For a better experience\, choose the Adobe Connect app instead of your browser to view the webcast.)\nPowerPoint presentation\nCoronaviruses and COVID-19 resources\nCoronavirus experts: A Twitter list\nAHCJ Core Topic: Infectious Diseases\n\n \n\nRecorded March 27\nThe COVID-19 pandemic is quickly evolving and finding up-to-date answers to questions from experts has been challenging for many journalists. Join two experts from Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security – a physician\, with a specialty in emergency medicine\, critical care\, pandemic preparedness and infectious diseases and a public health expert ­– who will answer your questions about what is known about the virus\, how the health system is responding\, how the outbreak might end and strategies for journalists to combat misinformation. \nTo ensure that we address your questions\, you are invited to submit them ahead of time using this form. \n\n\nAmesh Adalja\, M.D.\, F.I.D.S.A.\, senior scholar\, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security \n\n\nTara Kirk Sell\, Ph.D.\, M.A.\, senior scholar\, assistant professor \n\n\nModerator: Bara Vaida\, AHCJ core topic leader/infectious diseases \n\n\nAmesh Adalja (@AmeshAA) is a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security. His work is focused on emerging infectious disease\, pandemic preparedness\, and biosecurity. He has served on U.S. government panels tasked with developing guidelines for the treatment in mass casualty settings and the system of care for infectious disease emergencies. He has served as an external advisor to the New York City Health and Hospital Emergency Management Highly Infectious Disease training program\, as well as on a FEMA working group on nuclear disaster recovery. Adalja is a native of Butler\, Penn.\, and actively practices infectious disease\, critical care and emergency medicine in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area\, where he serves on the City of Pittsburgh’s HIV Commission and on the advisory group of AIDS Free Pittsburgh. \nTara Kirk Sell (@skirkell) is a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. At the Center\, she conducts\, manages\, and leads research projects to develop a greater understanding of potentially large-scale health events. She serves as an associate editor of the peer-reviewed journal Health Security (formerly Biosecurity and Bioterrorism). Sell leads a number of projects focused on improving responses to emerging outbreaks. These include efforts to understand and find solutions for misinformation during highly feared infectious disease outbreaks and utilizing the wisdom of the crowd through an infectious disease prediction platform that develops forecasts about infectious disease outcomes. Sell completed her doctorate at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the Department of Health Policy and Management\, where she was a Sommer Scholar. Her dissertation work focused on public policy responses to emerging epidemics and specifically how the media and policy intertwine in the case of Ebola and the health consequences of these policy actions. \n\nAmesh Adalja \n\n\nTara Kirk Sell \n\n\nBara Vaida URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covering-covid-19-two-experts-offer-up-to-date-answers/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200310T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200310T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T153723Z CREATED:20231103T175850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153723Z UID:26647-1583802000-1583802000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Covering COVID-19: What do you need to know? DESCRIPTION:Resources\n\nRecorded webcast (For a better experience\, choose the Adobe Connect app instead of your browser to view the webcast.)\nCOVID-19 reporting tip sheet\nMaryn McKenna’s presentation\nSaskia Popescu’s presentation\n@angie_rasmussen\n@SaskiaPopescu\n\n@marynmck\n\n\n@barav\n\nCoronavirus experts: A Twitter list\nAHCJ Core Topic: Infectious Diseases\n\n \n\nMarch 10\, 1:30-2:30 p.m. ET\nThe COVID-19 outbreak story is evolving quickly and there are many unknowns about the epidemic\, including how contagious the virus is\, its mortality rate and whether there is undetected spread occurring outside of China. Providing accurate information to the public is more important than ever in this moment of uncertainty. Hear a panel of infectious disease experts and a journalist explain what is known\, what to watch out for\, where to find trusted resources and how to combat misinformation and confusion. \n\n\nMaryn McKenna\, independent journalist\, author; Senior Fellow of the Center for the Study of Human Health at Emory University \n\n\nSaskia Popescu\, senior infection preventionist\, ELBI Fellow and managing editor; HonorHealth\, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security\, Pandora Report \n\n\nAngie Rasmussen\, Ph.D.\, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health\, Associate Research Scientist \n\n\nModerator: Bara Vaida\, AHCJ core topic leader/infectious diseases \n\n\nSaskia Popescu is an experienced infectious disease epidemiologist and infection preventionist with a strong background in project management\, translation of complex issues into frontline applications\, and enhancing healthcare biopreparedness. She is passionate about healthcare biopreparedness\, antimicrobial resistance\, and driving change across sectors in global health security. \nAngie Rasmussen\, Ph.D.\, is an associate research scientist at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. She is a virologist studying host responses to infection by combining classical virology with modern systems biology approaches. Her research objectives are to identify host response signatures predictive of infection severity or disease outcome and host pathways to target drug development or repurposing. She is particularly interested in viruses that are highly pathogenic\, newly emergent or likely to emerge because of climate change\, land development\, or ecological disruption. \nMaryn McKenna is a journalist and book author and teaches health and science writing and storytelling\, and media literacy. She has reported from epidemics and disasters\, and farms and food production sites\, on most of the world’s continents\, including a field hospital in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina\, to Midwestern farms devastated by the 2015 epidemic of avian flu. She writes for The New York Times Magazine\, The New Republic\, WIRED\, Smithsonian\, The Atlantic\, NPR\, and numerous other magazines and sites. She is the author of the 2017 bestseller Big Chicken: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats (National Geographic Books\, Sept. 2017)\, which received the 2018 Science in Society Award\, making her a two-time winner of that prize. \n\nMaryn McKenna \n\n\nAngie Rasmussen \n\n\nSaskia Popescu \n\n\nBara Vaida URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covering-covid-19-what-do-you-need-to-know/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200225T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200225T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T153726Z CREATED:20231103T175551Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153726Z UID:26633-1582592400-1582592400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:“Obamacare” at 10: Thinking about the coverage DESCRIPTION: \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast (For a better experience\, choose the Adobe Connect app instead of your browser to view the webcast.)\nSpeaker’s presentation\nAHCJ Core Topic: Health Reform\n\n\nRecorded Feb. 25\, 2020\nUniversity of Minnesota health policy expert Sarah Gollust has looked at media coverage of the Affordable Care Act – and how the coverage (particularly on local television) affects public attitudes toward the health law and has intensified the partisanship around the ACA. Her observations about the coverage in the past\, and how it might look different in the future\, are timely as we come up on the 10th anniversary of the ACA in March. \n\n\nSarah Gollust\, Ph.D.\, associate professor\, health policy and management\, University of Minnesota School of Public Health \n\n\nModerator: Joanne Kenen\, AHCJ topic leader/health reform \n\n\nAn associate professor at the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health\, Sarah Gollust has examined how the media translates health information\, how it shapes public attitudes and influences health policymaking. Looking at political\, social\, ethical\, and psychological factors\, her research yields insight into how communication to the public and policymakers can be more effective. In addition to looking at the Affordable Care Act\, she has also studied media and obesity\, food and nutrition\, health disparities\, and cancer screening and prevention. Gollust studied biology as an undergraduate at Wesleyan before going on to get her doctorate at the University of Michigan. She was also a pre-doctoral fellow in bioethics at the NIH’s\, National Human Genome Research Institute. She’s been at the University of Minnesota since 2010. \n\nSarah Gollust \n\n\nJoanne Kenen URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/aeoeobamacareae%c2%9d-at-10-thinking-about-the-coverage/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200205T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200205T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154116Z CREATED:20231103T175551Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154116Z UID:26634-1580864400-1580864400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Addressing the youth vaping epidemic DESCRIPTION: \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast (For a better experience\, choose the Adobe Connect app instead of your browser to view the webcast.)\nSpeaker’s presentation\n \nAHCJ Core Topic: Oral Health\n\n\nFeb. 5\, 1 p.m. ET\nAccording to federal data\, more than 5 million American young people are using e-cigarettes. The trend\, with its negative health implications\, is alarming to parents\, public health officials\, lawmakers and educators. Brookings Institution Research Analyst Diana Quintero has been exploring the rise of youth vaping through the lens of educational policy. In this webinar\, she will discuss what she has learned about trends in the use of e-cigarettes among teens and the health and disciplinary implications of vaping among young people. She will also share her findings about federal and state responses to the problem\, as well as local approaches being taken by some schools and communities. \n\n\nDiana Quintero\, research analyst\, The Brookings Institution \n\n\nModerator: Mary Otto\, AHCJ core topic leader/oral health \n\n\nQuintero\, who has served as a research analyst at Brookings since 2015\, implements analytic strategies to answer and develop fundamental research questions within topics related to education policy. As part of her work\, she coauthors reports and blog posts\, including a recent piece\, “The Youth Vaping Epidemic: Addressing the Rise of E-Cigarettes in Schools\,” which she coauthored with Nandeeni Patel. \n\nDiana Quintero \n\n\nMary Otto \n\n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/addressing-the-youth-vaping-epidemic/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200121T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200121T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154119Z CREATED:20231103T175451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154119Z UID:26628-1579568400-1579568400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Cancer and the impact of modifiable risk factors DESCRIPTION:Wiley Science Talks with the American Cancer Society  \nTuesday\, Jan. 21\, 2020. 11a.m. ET (4 p.m. GMT) \nThe”¯Association of Health Care Journalists”¯(AHCJ) is pleased to provide ongoing training and support for new and seasoned health reporters. As part of our partnership with Wiley\, we offer members access to an educational series of webinars called Wiley Science Talks.”¯ \nJournalists interested in finding out more about the link between lifestyle and cancer\, common modifiable risk factors\, and preventive measures will: \n\n\nHear about the types of evidence that show a high proportion of cancer is preventable. \n\n\nLearn where to find information about established programs that identify both modifiable and non modifiable factors that cause or prevent cancer. \n\n\nUnderstand the fraction (or proportion) of cancer that can be attributed to common modifiable risk factors. \n\n\nWalk away with a deeper understanding of the current evidence on tobacco\, alcohol\, excess body weight\, and other cancer risk factors\, how they impact the cancer burden in the US (and worldwide) and potential strategies to reduce their impact. \n\n\nWorld Cancer Day takes place on Feb. 4\, 2020 to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention\, detection\, and treatment. \nThe”¯one-hour”¯webinar will include time for questions and answers.”¯  \nHOW TO REGISTER \nWiley Science Talks webinars are complimentary to AHCJ members.”¯Register for the webinar today!”¯”¯  \nIf you are not able to attend the live one-hour session\, the webinars will be recorded for later viewing on the AHCJ website and on Wiley’s Science Talks YouTube channel.”¯”¯ \nOne of your AHCJ membership benefits is access to health science evidence on Wiley Online Library\, including the Cochrane Library. Contact tina@healthjournalism.com to get your access code.  \n”¯  \nAbout the Speaker  \nSusan Gapstur\, Ph.D.\, M.P.H.\, American Cancer Society\, Inc. \nAs Senior Vice President of Behavioral and Epidemiology Research at the American Cancer Society\, Dr. Gapstur is responsible for providing strategic oversight and planning for all epidemiology and behavioral research activities and is the principal investigator of the Cancer Prevention Study II (CPS-II) and the Cancer Prevention Studies Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program. Dr. Gapstur’s research focuses on lifestyle\, medical and hormonal determinants of cancer risk and prevention. Her research has contributed significantly to the scientific evidence on the role of alcohol consumption\, excess body weight\, and glucose homeostasis in cancer etiology. \nAbout the Journal CANCER is a peer-reviewed publication of the American Cancer Society integrating scientific information from worldwide sources for all oncologic specialties. The objective of CANCER is to provide an interdisciplinary forum for the exchange of information among oncologic disciplines concerned with the etiology\, course\, and treatment of human cancer. CANCER is published on behalf of the American Cancer Society by Wiley and can be accessed online. \nAbout Wiley”¯”¯  \nWiley drives the world forward with research and education. Through publishing\, platforms and services\, we help students\, researchers\, universities\, and corporations to achieve their goals in an ever-changing world. For more than 200 years\, we have delivered consistent performance to all of our stakeholders. The Company’s website can be accessed at”¯www.wiley.com  \n  \n \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cancer-and-the-impact-of-modifiable-risk-factors/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191218T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191218T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154124Z CREATED:20231103T175351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154124Z UID:26622-1576630800-1576630800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Reducing the cost and risk of dementia DESCRIPTION: \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast (For a better experience\, choose the Adobe Connect app instead of your browser to view the webcast.)\nSpeaker’s presentation\nCenter for the Future of Aging\nReducing the Cost and Risk of Dementia\nTwitter: @MIAging\nAHCJ Core Topic: Aging\nDementia Friendly America\n\n\nDec. 18\, 2:30 p.m. ET\nOver the next 20 years\, the number of people living with Alzheimer’s and related dementias in the United States is expected to nearly double. Women and certain minority populations\, including African Americans and Latinos\, will continue to be disproportionately impacted by the disease – both as patients and caregivers. The Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging’s new report offers five key recommendations to improve brain health and decrease disparities\, ideally helping to change the course of this devastating disease. \n\n\nNora Super\, senior director\, The Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging \n\n\nModerator: Liz Seegert\, AHCJ topic leader/aging \n\n\nAs senior director\, Super provides strategic direction of CFA’s three primary focus areas: Age-Forward 2030\, the Business of Aging\, and Healthy Longevity. She is responsible for managing and creating data-driven research\, meaningful policy initiatives\, and impactful convenings in the United States as well as internationally. She is a recognized thought leader\, frequent speaker\, and prolific writer on healthy longevity\, and the economic and social impacts of population aging across the globe. \n\nNora Super \n\n\nLiz Seegert URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/reducing-the-cost-and-risk-of-dementia/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191121T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191121T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154129Z CREATED:20231103T175151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154129Z UID:26614-1574298000-1574298000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Vaccines\, civil liberties & mandates: What is the balance? DESCRIPTION: \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast\nSpeaker’s presentation: Saad B. Omer\nSpeaker’s presentation: Dorit R. Reiss\nAHCJ Core Topic: Infectious diseases\nAre state bans on vaccine exemptions the right choice?\n\n\nRecorded Nov. 21\, 2019\nThe measles outbreak over the past year shines a spotlight on the challenges of finding the right public health approach to vaccine hesitancy and refusal. Join this webcast in which three public health experts will discuss the following questions: Do vaccine mandates work? What are some ways to counter misinformation about vaccines? How far should governments go when it comes to mandating vaccines for preventing measles or other infectious diseases? When does public health outweigh individual liberty? What can public health officials do better when communicating about vaccines or responding to vaccines hesitancy or refusal? Learn some answers to these questions and new angles on public health and vaccines. \n\n\nDoug Levy (@sfdoug)\, independent journalist and author\, The Communications Golden Hour: The Essential Guide to Public Information When Every Minute Counts \n\n\nSaad Omer (@SaadOmer3)\, M.B.B.S.\, M.P.H.\, Ph.D.\, F.I.D.S.A.\, director\, Yale Institute for Global Health \n\n\nDorit Reiss (@doritmi)\, professor of law and the James Edgar Hervey ’50 chair of litigation\, University of California\, Hastings College of the Law\, San Francisco \n\n\nModerator: Bara Vaida (@BaraV)\, independent journalist\, AHCJ core topic leader/infectious diseases \n\n\nDoug Levy has spent more than 20 years at the intersection of technology\, science\, health\, policy\, and ethics and now is a consultant to corporations\, academic institutions\, and other organizations on crisis communications and reputation management. As a freelance journalist\, Levy writes mostly about health\, science\, and technology. His first book\, The Communications Golden Hour: The Essential Guide to Public Information When Every Minute Counts reached No. 1 in the public relations and public administration categories on Amazon.com when it was released in April 2018. \nSaad Omer is an infectious disease specialist and has an extensive research portfolio in numerous countries. Omer’s work includes clinical trials to estimate efficacy of maternal and/or infant influenza\, pertussis\, polio\, measles and pneumococcal vaccines and trials to evaluate drug regimens to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Moreover\, he has conducted several studies on interventions to increase immunization coverage and acceptance. Omer’s work has been cited in global and country-specific policy recommendations and has informed clinical practice and health legislation in several countries. He has also served on several advisory panels including the U.S. National Vaccine Advisory Committee. \nDorit Reiss’ undergraduate degree in law and political science is from the faculty of law in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where she served as editor in chief of the Law Review. Following graduation from law school\, Reiss clerked for a year and a half in the Israeli Ministry of Justice’s Department of Public Law\, working on constitutional and administrative law issues. She received her doctorate from the Jurisprudence and Social Policy program at the University of California Berkeley. During her studies in Berkeley she worked as a teaching assistant in 10 courses\, winning the Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award. Professor Reiss’ research examined accountability of agencies at the state\, national and international level\, with agencies studied including the FAA\, and other agencies in the United States and Europe. Increasingly\, however\, her research and activities are focused on legal issues related to vaccines\, including exemption laws and tort liability related to non-vaccination. \n\nDoug Levy \n\n\nSaad Omer \n\n\nDorit Reiss \n\n\nBara Vaida URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/vaccines-civil-liberties-mandates-what-is-the-balance/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191119T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191119T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154130Z CREATED:20231103T175350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154130Z UID:26620-1574125200-1574125200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Science Talks: The Latest Research in Women's Health DESCRIPTION:Science Talks with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists: The Latest Research in Women’s Health \nMissed the broadcast? Here’s the recording. \nTuesday\, Nov. 19 at 11 am ET \nFind out about…. \n\n\nThe latest research concerning pre-conception health and maternal health in pregnancy \n\n\nWhich preventive measures help reduce pregnancy complications such as stillbirth \n\n\nThe importance of the female microbiome in obstetrics and gynaecology and new areas of research in this field \n\n\nThe problems in diagnosing and managing endometriosis and pelvic pain and new research into these areas \n\n\nExpert sources and evidence to use in news stories about women’s health \n\n\nScience Talks is an educational webinar series for journalists presented by Wiley in partnership with the World Federation of Science Journalists(WFSJ) and the Association of Health Care Journalists(AHCJ).”¯These complimentary\, one-hour sessions are hosted byWileyto provide journalists with on-going training in science topics of particular global importance. Register for Science Talks here! \nGain exclusive access to embargoed papers…\nJournalists who register to attend Science Talks on Nov. 19 will be able to request three embargoed papers from the BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. The papers will be available immediately following the Science Talk and are scheduled for publication at 00.01 hrs ET\, November 21\, 2019. Contact newsroom@wiley.com to request the papers. \n\n\nPerinatal outcomes following bariatric surgery between a first and second pregnancy: a population data linkage study \n\n\nRestrictive versus routine episiotomy among Southeast Asian term pregnancies: a multicentre randomised controlled trial \n\n\nThe vaginal metabolome and microbiota of cervical HPV-positive and HPV-negative women: a cross-sectional analysis \n\n\n \nAbout the Speakers\nMike Marsh\, M.D.\, FRCOG\, Editor-in-Chief\, BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Dr Mike Marsh is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at King’s College Hospital\, London\, Honorary Senior Lecturer\, King’s College School of Medicine\, London\, and UK representative for the FIGO Ethics Committee. He is a Past Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry\, London. \nHe has clinical and research interests in high risk pregnancy\, psychiatric disease in pregnancy\, neurological disease in pregnancy\, diabetes in pregnancy\, gynaecological neuroendocrinology and survivorship management in women with breast cancer. He has other responsibilities and publications in the field of medical ethics\, undergraduate and postgraduate education\, training and examination. \nHis special interests include: Obstetrics (diabetes\, neurology\, psychiatric disease\, maternal medicine)\, menopause\, osteoporosis\, gynaecological neuroendocrinology and survivorship management in women with breast cancer. \nAlexander Heazell\, PhD MRCOG\, Clinical Director\, Tommy’s Stillbirth Research Centre Alexander Heazell is a Professor ofObstetrics and Director of the Tommy’s Stillbirth Research Centre\, University of Manchester in the UK and Honorary Consultant Obstetrician at St Mary’s Hospital\, Manchester. His research portfolio includes basic science\, clinical and qualitative research studies to gain better understanding to prevent stillbirth and improv ecare for parents after stillbirth. He has received over £3.7M of grant income and has published over 160 research papers. He led the Stillbirth Priority Setting Partnership\, co-led the 2016 Lancet Ending Preventable Stillbirth Serie and was the lead investigator for the national evaluation of the Saving Babies Lives programme. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/science-talks-the-latest-research-in-womens-health/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191118T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191118T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154131Z CREATED:20231103T175351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154131Z UID:26621-1574038800-1574038800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Tackling long-term care DESCRIPTION:Nov. 18\, 1:30 – 2:45 p.m. ET \nMillions of Americans of all ages need long-term care\, but they face a looming question: how will they pay for these services? Coverage under Medicare and Medicaid is not comprehensive\, and many people rely on their families and friends to shoulder some of the burden. \nPart of the Beyond the Beltway: Health Policy Webinars for Journalists series\, this webinar will explore: \n\n\nThe current landscape of the long-term care delivery system \n\n\nFunding mechanisms and state and federal legislation regarding long-term care \n\n\nPotential solutions to create a more accessible and financially sustainable system \n\n\nFeaturing \n\n\nJean Accius\, AARP \n\n\nCamille Dobson\, ADvancing States \n\n\nKatherine Hayes\, Bipartisan Policy Center \n\n\nRachana Pradhan\, Politico\, Moderator \n\n\nRegister Now\nThis webinar is a project of the Alliance for Health Policy and NIHCM Foundation\, in collaboration with the Association of Health Care Journalists. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/tackling-long-term-care/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191114T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191114T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154132Z CREATED:20231103T175250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154132Z UID:26617-1573693200-1573693200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Employers try to trim wasteful drugs from health plans DESCRIPTION: \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast\nSpeaker’s presentation\nReport: Reducing Wasteful Spending in Employers’ Pharmacy Benefit Plans\nRemoving waste from drug formularies\nCore Topic: Insurance\n\n\nRecorded on Nov. 14\nA recent study from the Commonwealth Fund and the Pacific Business Group on Health (PBGH) shows that reducing the use of high-cost\, low-value drugs in employers’ health benefit plans could help employers save as much as 24% in overall pharmacy spending. \nIn this webcast\, the author of the report\, Lauren Vela\, a senior director at PBGH\, will explain the results of the study and PBGH’s efforts to promote a “waste-free prescription drug formulary.” Concern about the rising cost of prescription drugs has led large self-insured employers to develop innovative formularies for the pharmacy benefit plans they provide to employees\, retirees\, and employees’ family members. \nThe goal of these innovations is to identify drugs that PBGH considers to be wasteful. PBGH defines wasteful drugs as being high-cost medications that offer little clinical value. After it identifies these wasteful medications\, it encourages employers to remove them from their formularies. \n\n\nLauren Vela\, senior director of member value\, Pacific Business Group on Health \n\n\nMariana P. Socal\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\, assistant scientist\, Department of Health Policy and Management\, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health \n\n\nModerator: Joseph Burns\, AHCJ core topic leader/insurance \n\n\nLauren Vela works with PBGH’s employer-members to implement of strategies designed to improve the delivery of health care to members’ employees\, families\, and retirees. Previously\, Vela was the executive director of the Silicon Valley Employers Forum\, a coalition of high tech employers that collaborate to make improvements in health care. \nMariana P. Socal\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\, is an assistant scientist and researcher who has contributed to peer-reviewed research on consumer response to price disclosure in pharmaceutical advertising\, on formulary placement of branded drugs in Medicare prescription drug plans and on using reference pricing in Medicare Part D. Socal earned her medical degree in 2000 from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul\, in Brazil\, and her doctorate in 2017 from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. \n\nLauren Vela \n\n\nMariana Socal \n\n\nJoseph Burns URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/employers-try-to-trim-wasteful-drugs-from-health-plans/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190910T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190910T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155146Z CREATED:20231103T174526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155146Z UID:26578-1568077200-1568077200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Suicide Prevention and Awareness DESCRIPTION:This video is now available on YouTube. \nScience Talks is an educational webinar series for journalists presented by Wiley in partnership with the World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ) and the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ). These complimentary\, one-hour sessions are hosted by Wiley to provide journalists with on-going training in science topics of particular global importance. \nThe next webinar\, Science Talks with The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Suicide Prevention and Awareness\, will take place on Tuesday\, Sept. 10\, 2019\, World Suicide Prevention Day\, at 11 am ET. \nMedia interested in learning more about Suicide Prevention and Awareness to inform their reporting should attend. Participants will walk away with a deeper understanding of: \n\n\nThe prevalence and significance of suicidal and self-harm behaviour in young people. \n\n\nKey risk factors for suicide and self-harm behaviour. \n\n\nDiverse evidence-based and evidence-informed suicide preventive interventions. \n\n\nHow journalists can best report on suicide/self-harm to strengthen suicide prevention.  \n\n\nThe one-hour webinar will include time for questions and answers. \nHOW TO REGISTER\nScience Talks webinars are complimentary to journalists: \nRegister for Science Talks here! \nIf you are not able to attend the live one-hour session the webinars will be recorded for later viewing on demand. \n\n\nAbout the Speakers \nJoan Asarnow is a Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA and Director of a SAMHSA-funded Center for Trauma-Informed Suicide\, Self-Harm\, and Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention (ASAP Center). At UCLA\, Dr. Asarnow directs the UCLA Youth Stress and Mood Program\, a depression and suicide prevention program with clinical\, educational\, and research components. Dr. Asarnow has led efforts to develop and disseminate evidence-based treatments for youth suicide and suicide attempt prevention and depression. She received the 2017 Research Award from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention for her work developing and evaluating treatment and service delivery strategies for youths suffering with suicidal and self-harm behaviors. Two programs developed by Dr. Asarnow were listed in the National Registry for Evidence-Based Programs (SAMHSA): 1) the Family Intervention for Suicide Prevention\, a crisis treatment for youths after a suicidal/self-harm episode; and 2) Depression Treatment Quality Improvement\, an evidence-based depression treatment program that has been integrated within primary care\, mental health\, and other settings. Dr. Asarnow has received grants from the National Institute of Mental Health\, Centers for Disease Control\, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality\, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)\, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention\, and other organizations. She currently serves on the Scientific Council of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Scientific Advisory Board of the Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation. \nDr. Dennis Ougrin\, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist\, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Dr. Ougrin graduated from a medical school in Ukraine in 1998 and came to England to undertake his post-graduate training. He completed his higher training in child and adolescent psychiatry at Guy’s and Maudsley and is currently a consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist leading Supported Discharge Service at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Dr. Ougrin is also a clinical senior lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry\, Psychology and Neuroscience. He leads a programme of information exchange between the UK and Ukraine. His main professional interests include prevention of Borderline Personality Disorder and effective interventions for self-harm. He is the author of Therapeutic Assessment\, a novel model of assessment for young people with self-harm. He is the chief investigator of a randomised controlled trial of Supported Discharge Service versus Treatment as Usual in adolescents admitted for in-patient care and a principal investigator of a randomised controlled trial comparing intensive mental health intervention versus usual social care in Looked After Children. He also works on developing a modular psychotherapeutic intervention for self-harm and on understanding the pathophysiology of self-harm in young people. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/suicide-prevention-and-awareness/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190820T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190820T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155150Z CREATED:20231103T174633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155150Z UID:26579-1566262800-1566262800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webcast: Contracts and legal issues for journalists DESCRIPTION:How to participate\n \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast\nSpeaker’s presentation\nAHCJ Freelance Center\n\n\nAug. 20\, noon ET\nLegal issues can trip up journalists — whether they’re in a contract dispute with their book publisher or magazine editor\, or one of their sources is threatening a lawsuit. This webinar will focus on legal and contract issues that affect journalists\, whether they are on staff or freelance\, and what steps they can take to protect themselves. Among the questions to be discussed: \nContracts\n\n\nBefore signing on the dotted line\, what language should you look out for in contract? \n\n\nWhat do these words mean: assignment\, license\, warranty\, work for hire? \n\n\nShould you ever sign a work for hire contract? \n\n\nHow will I be paid? \n\n\nWill I get a kill fee? \n\n\nHow important is it to retain the copyright? \n\n\nNegotiating\n\n\nIf I don’t like a contract\, how do I negotiate for a better one? \n\n\nWhat are some things that would make you refuse to sign a contract? \n\n\nRights\n\n\nHow much power do you have when publications ask for all rights — including movie and TV rights\, which might be worth something down the road? \n\n\nWhat are my rights under Tasini vs. The New York Times? \n\n\nOr rights in all undiscovered media? \n\n\nProtecting yourself and indemnity clauses: \n\n\nHow can I make sure that I’m protected if a story lands us in legal hot water? \n\n\nThe dreaded indemnity clauses — what they are and what you can do to protect yourself. \n\n\nWhat does warranty mean in a contract — and how can I protect myself against spurious lawsuits? \n\n\nWhat are my rights under Sullivan vs. The New York Times? \n\n\nLiability insurance\n\n\nShould I buy insurance? \n\n\nIf so\, what kind and where can I purchase a reasonably priced policy? \n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\nJonathan Kirsch\, adjunct professor\, New York University’s Professional Publishing Program; an attorney specializing in intellectual property and publishing law \n\n\nModerator: Linda Marsa\, independent journalist and a contributing editor at Discover \n\n\nAttorney Jonathan Kirsch is the book editor of The Jewish Journal\, a book reviewer for the Los Angeles Times\, and a guest commentator for NPR affiliates KCRW-FM and KPCC-FM. He has authored thirteen books\, including two on publishing law. A member of the National Book Critics Circle\, he served as chair of the non-fiction judging panel for the National Book Awards and three terms as President of PEN USA. Kirsch is general counsel for the Independent Book Publishers Association and legal counsel on a pro bono basis for the Center for Media Literacy\, and California Lawyers for the Arts. \nLinda Marsa is a contributing editor at Discover and a former Los Angeles Times reporter who covers medicine\, health\, science and the environment. Her work has been anthologized in “Best American Science Writing” and has appeared in Newsweek\, U.S. News & World Report\, Nautilus\, Men’s Journal\, Playboy\, Parade\, High Country Times\, Pacific Standard and Aeon\, among others. She has authored two books\, most recently: Fevered: Why a Hotter Planet Will Harm Our Health and How We Can Save Ourselves.  \n\nLinda Marsa \n\n\nJonathan Kirsch URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webcast-contracts-and-legal-issues-for-journalists/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190725T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190725T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155152Z CREATED:20231103T174452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155152Z UID:26571-1564016400-1564016400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Covering natural disasters and infectious diseases DESCRIPTION: \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast\nSpeaker’s presentation (421KB .pdf)\nSpeaker’s presentation (4.9MB .pdf)\nAHCJ core topic: Infectious diseases\n\n\nJuly 25\, noon ET\nA natural disaster\, such as a hurricane\, flood\, fire or earthquake\, can cause catastrophic damage to health care infrastructure\, leaving people vulnerable to infectious disease outbreaks and other challenges. How can health reporters prepare for covering a natural disaster in their community and then how can they best report on the event as it is happening\, as well as what to look out for regarding the health impacts in the aftermath? In particular\, what do natural disasters mean for children? What infectious diseases might they be at risk of contracting? Learn answers to these questions during this webcast for members. \n\n\nIrwin Redlener\, M.D.\, director\, National Center for Disaster Preparedness \n\n\nUmair A. Shah\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, executive director\, Harris County (Texas) Public Health \n\n\nModerator: Bara Vaida\, AHCJ topic leader/infectious diseases \n\n\nIrwin Redlener is a recognized national leader in disaster preparedness and the public health ramifications of terrorism and large-scale catastrophic events. He and his team have developed major programs to enhance public health and health systems readiness with respect to disasters. Redlener also has more than three decades of experience providing health care to medically underserved children in rural and urban communities throughout the U.S. As founder and president of the Children’s Health Fund\, he is a renowned advocate for access to health care for all children. In 1993 & 1994\, Redlener served as a special consultant to the National Health Reform Task Force for the Clinton White House. \nSince 2013\, Umair A. Shah\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, has served as executive director and local health authority for Harris County Public Health (HCPH) – the nationally accredited county public health agency for the nation’s third largest county with 4.7 million people. Shah earned his medical degree from the University of Toledo Health Science Center and completed an internal medicine residency\, primary care/general medicine fellowship\, and master’s degree in public health (management) at the University of Texas Health Science Center. He started his formal public health journey as chief medical officer at Galveston County’s Health District before joining HCPH to oversee its clinic al health system and infectious disease portfolio. He previously served as president of NACCHO (and its Texas affiliate) representing the nation’s nearly 3\,000 local health departments. Over his career\, Shah has been a clinician\, an innovator\, an educator\, and a leader in health. \n\nBara Vaida \n\n\nIrwin Redlener \n\n\nUmair A. Shah URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covering-natural-disasters-and-infectious-diseases/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190625T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190625T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155157Z CREATED:20231103T174451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155157Z UID:26570-1561424400-1561424400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Medical school officials say value-based care is not a fad DESCRIPTION: \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast\nPresentation\nAHCJ core topic: Insurance\nValue Institute for Health and Care\n\n \n\nRecorded June 25\, 2019\nSome critics of the movement toward value-based care have challenged the idea that the health care system is actually delivering more value as it shifts away from a payment system based on volume. Professors from the University of Texas Dell Medical School say that contrary to the concerns among some critics of this movement away from paying for volume\, value-based care is not a fad. \nIn fact\, students at the school are learning to deliver care in value-based settings. They will define value-based care and explain how medical students are learning to deliver care under this new method of payment. \n\n\nElizabeth Teisberg\, Ph.D.\, executive director\, Value Institute for Health and Care; professor\, Department of Medical Education\, University of Texas Dell Medical School \n\n\nScott Wallace\, J.D.\, M.B.A.\, managing director\, Value Institute for Health and Care; associate professor\, Department of Medical Education\, University of Texas Dell Medical School \n\n\nModerator: Joseph Burns\, AHCJ topic leader/insurance \n\n\nElizabeth Teisberg\, Ph.D.\, serves the Dell Medical School and McCombs School of Business as executive director of the Value Institute for Health and Care and is the Cullen Trust for Higher Education Distinguished University Chair in Value-Based Care. As the co-creator of the concept of value-based health care delivery\, Teisberg is best known for writing “Redefining Health Care: Creating Value-Based Competition on Results\,” which she co-authored with Michael E. Porter. \nScott Wallace is the co-founder and managing director of the Value Institute for Health and Care at Dell Medical School\, where he works with students\, employers\, health care leaders and other stakeholders to transform health care delivery in the United States and around the world. Before joining The University of Texas at Austin\, Wallace helped to create Dartmouth College’s Master in Health Care Delivery Science program\, an innovative course for mid-career executives and clinicians. He is also a professor in the Department of Medical Education. \n\nElizabeth Teisberg \n\n\nScott Wallace \n\n\nJoseph Burns URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/medical-school-officials-say-value-based-care-is-not-a-fad/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190619T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190619T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155159Z CREATED:20231103T174451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155159Z UID:26569-1560906000-1560906000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Author exposes rampant fraud in the generic drug industry DESCRIPTION: \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast\nSpeaker’s presentation\nResearch tips for reporters\nKatherine Eban on Twitter\nkatherineeban.com\nBottle of Lies\nNew York Times book review\nAHCJ core topic: Insurance\n\n\nJune 19\, noon ET\nInvestigative journalist Katherine Eban explains how health care journalists can cover the fraud she uncovered in the generic drug business for her new book\, “Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom.” \nHer work reveals how rampant fraud among generic drug manufacturers and lax FDA oversight put patients’ health at risk. In the United States\, 90% of spending for all pharmaceuticals goes for generic drugs because health insurers limit choice by steering patients to these medications\, which are cheaper than brand-name drugs. \n\n\nKatherine Eban\, investigative journalist and contributor to Fortune \n\n\nModerator: Joseph Burns\, AHCJ core topic leader/insurance \n\n\nKatherine Eban is an investigative journalist\, contributor to Fortune magazine\, and an Andrew Carnegie fellow. Her articles on pharmaceutical counterfeiting\, gun trafficking\, and coercive interrogations by the CIA\, have won international attention and numerous awards. She has also written for Vanity Fair\, the New York Times\, Self\, The Nation\, and the New York Observer\, among other publications. Her first book\, Dangerous Doses: a True Story of Cops\, Counterfeiters and the Contamination of America’s Drug Supply\, was named one of the Best Books of 2005 by Kirkus Reviews and was a Barnes&Noble Discover Great New Writers pick. \n\nKatherine Eban \n\n\nJoseph Burns URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/author-exposes-rampant-fraud-in-the-generic-drug-industry/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190606T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190606T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161139Z CREATED:20231103T174415Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161139Z UID:26565-1559782800-1559782800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Covering health policy - as a patient DESCRIPTION: \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast\nPresentation\nAHCJ core topic: Health reform\n\n\nJune 6\, 2 p.m. ET\nAlexandra Glorioso\, a health reporter\, was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 31. She’s written about her disease (and she’s doing well). But on this webcast she’ll talk about what her experience has made her understand better as a reporter covering health policy and politics in Tallahassee. (Read more here.) \n\n\nAlexandra Glorioso\, health reporter \, Politico Florida \n\n\nModerator: Joanne Kenen\, AHCJ core topic leader/health reform \n\n\nAlexandra Glorioso writes about politics and health care for Politico Florida. Earlier she wrote about politics for the Naples Daily News and USA Today Florida\, She has also reported from Iran. She holds a B.S. in economics from Arizona State University and a masters in journalism from Columbia University. She was diagnosed with breast cancer at 31\, and writes and tweets about it. \n\nAlexandra Glorioso \n\n\nJoanne Kenen URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covering-health-policy-as-a-patient/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190521T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190521T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161141Z CREATED:20231103T174407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161141Z UID:26563-1558400400-1558400400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Science Talks: What Journalists Need to Know About Healthy Aging DESCRIPTION:Science Talks is an educational webinar series for journalists presented by Wiley in partnership with the World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ) and the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ). These complimentary\, one-hour sessions are hosted by The Wiley Network to provide journalists with on-going training in science topics of particular global importance. \nThe next webinar will take place on May 21\, 2019 at 11 am EDT. In this session media will learn: \n\n\nWhat are the dynamics of the aging process and why are we living longer? \n\n\nWhat do geriatricians mean by “healthy aging”? \n\n\nHow does prevention reduce the risk of serious medical issues? \n\n\nWhat are some of the most common medical issues associated with aging and increased longevity? \n\n\nHow much physical activity do people over age 50 need? How important is diet in the health of older individuals?  What other lifestyle issues are important in healthy aging? \n\n\nThe webinar will include time for questions and answers. \nHOW TO REGISTER? \nScience Talks webinars are complimentary to journalists: \nRegister for Science Talks here! \nIf you are not able to attend the live one-hour session the webinars will be recorded for later viewing on demand. \nAbout the Speakers Paul Mulhausen\, MD\, MHS\, FACP\, AGSF\, is an American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Board Member and Chief Medical Officer for Telligen\, focused on providing clinical guidance at the executive level and enhancing population health management solutions. Dr. Mulhausen represents Telligen locally and nationally through his participation in regional and national collaborations. He brings his expertise in the care of people across the healthcare continuum to support Telligen’s core belief to deliver the right care\, in the right setting at the right cost\, every time. Dr. Mulhausen received his medical degree from the University of Minnesota and a Masters in Health Sciences degree from Duke University. He completed his postgraduate training at the Duke University School of Medicine and has been instrumental in several AGS projects\, most recently helping to lead the workgroup responsible for the AGS white paper defining healthy aging and identifying its core characteristics. \nSusan Friedman\, MD\, MPH\, AGSF\, is a member leader with the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and Associate Professor of Medicine at Highland Hospital in Rochester\, NY. Dr. Friedman received her medical degree and Masters in Public Health from Northwestern University in Chicago. She completed her residency in General Internal Medicine at Hopkins Bayview in Baltimore\, before fulfilling a 3-year geriatrics fellowship at Johns Hopkins University. After 5 years on faculty at Johns Hopkins\, Dr. Friedman moved to the University of Rochester in 2000. Her research interests focus on health services and outcomes research\, and include models of long-term care\, falls and fractures in older adults\, comorbidity\, and healthy aging. Dr. Friedman helped lead the workgroup responsible for the AGS white paper defining healthy aging and identifying its core characteristics. \nWilliam Applegate\, MD\, MPH\, MACP\, AGSF\, is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society\, the go-to journal for clinical aging research. A professor in the Department of Internal Medicine\, Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine\, Wake Forest School of Medicine\, Dr. Applegate has long been instrumental in leading change and innovation\, particularly at the American Geriatrics Society (AGS). An AGS member since 1984 and a former Society President\, Dr. Applegate has twice anchored JAGS as Editor-in-Chief\, having returned most recently in 2016 following an earlier tenure from 1993 through 2000. In his new work at JAGS\, Dr. Applegate has helped to increase awareness for geriatrics scholarship\, with a particular focus on new media at a journal already included in more than 9\,000 library collections around the world. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/science-talks-what-journalists-need-to-know-about-healthy-aging/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190319T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190319T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161153Z CREATED:20231103T174319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161153Z UID:26550-1552957200-1552957200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Trends in Sustainable Agriculture DESCRIPTION:Science Talks with the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage: Trends in Sustainable Agriculture for Science Reporters \nMedia interested in learning more about Sustainable Agriculture to inform their reporting should attend. Participants will walk away with a deeper understanding of:  \n\n\nHow sustainable agriculture practices work to protect our environment and improve soil fertility \n\n\nWhich countries or regions have more success with sustainable agriculture initiatives  \n\n\nHow researchers\, journalists and the public can influence governmental policy related to sustainable agriculture \n\n\nThe latest research findings that mitigate the impact of agriculture production on our environment  \n\n\nWhich sources of information are most reliable for journalists reporting on sustainable agriculture \n\n\nRegister for this webinar here. \nNOTE: Science Talks webinars are recorded for on-demand viewing. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/trends-in-sustainable-agriculture/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190219T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190219T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161159Z CREATED:20231103T174319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161159Z UID:26549-1550538000-1550538000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:What Journalists Should Know About the Environmental Impact of Microplastics DESCRIPTION:Wiley – in partnership with World Federation for Science Journalists (WFSJ) & Association of Heath Care Journalists (AHCJ) – presents Science Talks with Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC): What Journalists Should Know About the Environmental Impact of Microplastics. With thanks to speakers Dr. Susanne Brander and Dr. John W. Davis. \nAdditional resources: \nVirtual Issue\, ‘Microplastics in the Environment.’  \nThe SETAC Science Brief\, “Plastics Pollution: A Breakdown”  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/what-journalists-should-know-about-the-environmental-impact-of-microplastics/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR