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:20140309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20141102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170525T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170525T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150858Z CREATED:20231103T171140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150858Z UID:26332-1495674000-1495674000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Healthy neighborhoods: Covering new approaches to well-being DESCRIPTION:Resources\n\nRecorded webcast\nPresentation\nBuild Health Places Network\nPurpose Built Communities\nCommunity Commons\nAHCJ’s social determinants of health site\n\n \n\nRecorded May 25\nPublic health experts from Purpose Built Communities and Build Healthy Places Network will offer journalists insights into growing efforts to tackle the social determinants of health with an eye on communities at-large. \nAmid increasing recognition that one’s neighborhood can impact health as much as – if not more than – other medical factors\, this webcast will look at specific steps some cities and other areas are taking to address health with a more holistic lens by looking at space\, redevelopment\, affordable housing and more. \nCarol Naughton\, president of Purpose Built Communities (@PurposeBuiltCS)\, a nonprofit consulting firm aimed at helping localities redevelop poor\, urban neighborhoods into healthier ones with a focus on mixed-income housing\, education and wellness facilities. Naughton previously led the East Lake Foundation\, a nonprofit group aimed at revitalizing Atlanta’s East Lake Community\, and served as general counsel for the Atlanta Housing Authority. \nDr. Doug Jutte\, executive director of Build Healthy Places Network (@BHPNetwork)\, an organization that aims to draw together community developers and health practitioners by encouraging collaboration\, examining case studies and more. Jutte\, a pediatrician\, also works at the University of California\, Berkeley School of Public Health as a professor and public health researcher whose work examines how the social determinants of health impact children\, and how policy and finance affects families and communities. \nParticipants will gain a better understanding about how immediate surroundings can impact health struggles as well as what specific steps some areas have taken to address the health gaps. This webcast will help provide context for covering health in communities where health inequity exists\, as well as story ideas on this emerging trend of addressing health through the community lens. \nSusan Heavey\, AHCJ’s topic leader for social determinants of health care\, will moderate the webcast\, which will include time for questions from AHCJ members. \n\n\nCarol Naughton is the president of Purpose Built Communities\, responsible for leading the consulting teams that support revitalization in 16 cities such as Atlanta and Oakland\, as well as the teams vetting opportunities in 35 additional communities. The work she has led has been recognized as uniquely successful by many\, including Warren Buffett\, Ben Bernanke\, the White House Office of Neighborhood Revitalization\, the Urban Land Institute\, Mutual of America\, Wells Fargo\, Bank of America\, the Education Trust\, the Low Income Investment Fund\, the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank and the Secretaries of the U.S. departments of Housing and Urban Development and Education. Prior\, she served as executive director of the East Lake Foundation and spent time as General Counsel and Deputy Executive Director for Legal and Nonprofit Affairs for t he Atlanta Housing Authoring. \n\n\nDouglas Jutte\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, is executive director of the Build Healthy Places Network\, a newly formed national organization that catalyzes and supports collaboration across the community development and health sectors. Jutte is a pediatrician\, professor and population health researcher at the University of California\, Berkeley School of Public Health\, where he teaches in the UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical program. His research focuses on the impact of the social determinants of health on children’s wellbeing through the lifespan and the policy levers and financial tools that can intervene to protect families and communities. \n\n\n \n\nCarol R. Naughton \n\n\nDoug Jutte \n\n\nSusan Heavey URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/healthy-neighborhoods-covering-new-approaches-to-well-being/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170524T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170524T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150857Z CREATED:20231103T171141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150857Z UID:26334-1495587600-1495587600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Where Medicaid stands: From the AHCA to state waivers DESCRIPTION:The debate over the American Health Care Act has put a spotlight on the private insurance market\, but the stakes are also high for Medicaid. \nThis webinar focuses on how the AHCA would impact states and Medicaid beneficiaries\, how a system of per capita caps would work\, what we learned from the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act\, and how states might respond to new waiver flexibility from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We examine these issues from both the federal and state perspective\, and from the perspective of reporters covering this important issue. \nSee a recording of this webinar. \nMay 24\, 1:30-2:45 p.m. ET \n\n\nRobin Rudowitz\, associate director\, Kaiser Family Foundation \n\n\nChristopher Pope\, senior fellow\, Manhattan Institute \n\n\nHemi Tewarson\, program director\, National Governors Association \n\n\nTony Leys\, health reporter\, Des Moines Register \n\n\nKarl Eisenhower of the Alliance for Health Reform will moderate the discussion. \n\n\nMaterials for this event (coming momentarily) \n\n\nTranscript \n\n\nExpert List \n\n\nMaterials List \n\n\nSpeaker Biographies \n\n\nPresentation: Robin Rudowitz \n\n\nPresentation: Christopher Pope \n\n\nPresentation: Hemi Tewarson \n\n\nPresentation: Tony Leys URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/where-medicaid-stands-from-the-ahca-to-state-waivers/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170522T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170522T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150857Z CREATED:20231103T170941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150857Z UID:26331-1495414800-1495414800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Catching up on health reform DESCRIPTION:Resources\n\nRecorded webcast\nPresentation\n\n \n\nRecorded May 22\nHealth policy is unpredictable in the Age of Trump. This webcast looks at recent developments in Washington\, D.C. – and how they affect health coverage in states. \nWe’ll look at the current state of the Affordable Care Act\, and likely changes to Medicaid. \n\n\nTom Miller is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute\, where he focuses on health policy. Before joining AEI\, Miller served for three years as senior health economist for the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress. He writes widely on health policy\, and has testified before Congress on issues including the uninsured\, health care costs\, Medicare prescription drug benefits\, health insurance tax credits and genetic information. Miller earned a BA degree in political science from New York University and received his JD degree from Duke University Law School. \n\n\nJoanne Kenen\, moderator\, is is AHCJ’s health reform topic leader and Politico’s executive editor for health.  \n\n\nHow to participate\nClick here\, choose the “Enter as a Guest” option\, type in your name and click on the “Enter Room” option. \n \n\nThomas P. Miller \n\n\nJoanne Kenen URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/catching-up-on-health-reform/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170405T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170405T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150856Z CREATED:20231103T170840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150856Z UID:26322-1491354000-1491354000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Using smartphones and DSLRs to tell stories DESCRIPTION:Resources\n\nRecorded webcast\nAndrea King Collier’s presentation\nPatricia Salber’s video\nInfo on shotgun mics\nFreelance Center\n\n \n\nWednesday\, April 5\, 3 p.m. ET\nOnline and social media platforms provide journalists with new ways of telling stories beyond the printed word. But journalists don’t have to invest in high priced professional video cameras or audio equipment to tell a multimedia story. \n”‹This year at the conference we will be taking a deep dive into what you need to know about shaping multimedia content”‹”‹”‹”‹ us”‹ing”‹ smartphones”‹ and DSLRs. ”‹ ”‹This webinar will give you some insights into how to get started and what to expect from this session at the conference. \n\n\nPatricia Salber\, M.D.\, is founder and host of The Doctor Weighs In\, multimedia company that uses stories\, videos and podcasts to share cutting-edge\, evidence-based stories about health technology and health innovation with her global audience. \n\n\nAndrea King Collier is a multimedia journalist and author who uses a host of tools\, including her smart phone\, audio recorder\, and DSLR to tell stories. \n\nModerator: Linda Marsa\, independent journalist\n\n \n  \n URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/using-smartphones-and-dslrs-to-tell-stories/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170404T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170404T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150855Z CREATED:20231103T170840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150855Z UID:26323-1491267600-1491267600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:What's next for health policy? DESCRIPTION:This webinar looks ahead at the issues surrounding U.S. health care and at potential changes that Congress\, the Trump administration\, and the states will be likely to adopt in the coming months and years.  \nWith or without major federal legislation like the American Health Care Act\, what are the problems that persist in the health system\, especially in the individual insurance market? What are the policy options to address them\, through executive action\, agency rulemaking\, and legislation? \nThe webinar has concluded but you can watch it below. Speaker materials are available below the video. \n Your browser does not support the video tag. \nSpeakers\n\n\nTimothy S. Jost\, professor of law\, Washington and Lee University School of Law | Presentation \n\n\nJulie Rovner\, chief Washington correspondent\, Kaiser Health News | Presentation \n\n\nJoel M. Zinberg\, visiting scholar\, American Enterprise Institute | Presentation \n\n\nModerator: Karl Eisenhower\, Alliance for Health Reform \n\n\nResources\n\n\nExpert List \n\n\nMaterials List \n\n\nSpeaker Biographies \n\n\nThis webinar is a collaboration between the Alliance for Health Reform and the Association of Health Care Journalists. It is supported by the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/whats-next-for-health-policy/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170331T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170331T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155720Z CREATED:20231103T170246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155720Z UID:26318-1490922000-1490922000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Mastering the art of the pitch DESCRIPTION:Resources\n\nRecorded webcast\nSpeaker’s presentation\nSue Byrne’s presentation\nDavid Corcoran’s presentation\nUndark\nHealthAfter50.com\nFreelance PitchFest\nFreelance Center\n\n \n\nRecorded March 31\, 2017\nAs a freelancer\, one-on-one pitching sessions offer a great opportunity to sell your best story ideas and also to market yourself as an indispensable writer. If you could only figure out how to master those seven minutes\, and conquer your nerves. \nWhether you are taking part in this year’s PitchFest at Health Journalism 2017 or simply looking to improve your approach with other editors\, this 60-minute webinar will help elevate your pitch to a story package that screams\, “Commission this now!” You’ll learn how to avoid common pitching  blunders\, and how to best communicate your ideas. \nEditors from this year’s PitchFest will give their best tips on how to package your ideas for their publications\, tips that you can use anywhere. As always\, we’ll leave plenty of time for questions. \n\n\nSue Byrne\, executive editor\, HealthAfter50.com \n\n\nDavid Corcoran\, senior editor\, Undark \n\n\nModerator: Jeanne Erdmann\, independent journalist \n\n\n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/mastering-the-art-of-the-pitch/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170216T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170216T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155735Z CREATED:20231103T170024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155735Z UID:26295-1487206800-1487206800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Is aging a disease\, and should we treat it as such? DESCRIPTION:Resources\n\n\n\nRecorded webcast \n\n\nSpeaker’s presentation (PDF) \n\n\nArthur Caplan\, Ph.D.\, can be contacted at Arthur.Caplan@nyumc.org or @ArthurCaplan \n\n\nAHCJ core topic: Aging \n\n\nAging news from Covering Health \n\n\nCovering the anti-aging movement \n\n\nCan we cure aging? Scientists disagree \n\n\nTreat aging\, not the diseases of aging\, says geneticist \n\n\nAging is not a disease: Implications for intervention \n\n\nOpinion: Aging just another disease \n\n\n\n\nRecorded Feb. 16\nWriting in the newly released “Handbook of the Philosophy of Medicine\,” medical ethicist Arthur Caplan\, Ph.D.\, head of the ethics program in the Global Institute for Public Health at New York University\, contends that there is nothing natural about aging and that it serves no purpose. \nFurther\, he says age-related changes are manifestly dysfunctional – no less so than any other disease. Others have argued that interfering with aging will lead to terrible consequences. How should science and medicine respond? \nCaplan will explore these and related ethical conundrums with moderator Liz Seegert and take questions in a webcast on Feb. 16 at 1 p.m ET. \nHow to participate\nClick here\, choose the “Enter as a Guest” option\, type in your name and click on the “Enter Room” option.  \n \n\nArthur Caplan \n\n\nLiz Seegert URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/is-aging-a-disease-and-should-we-treat-it-as-such/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170201T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170201T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155741Z CREATED:20231103T170113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155741Z UID:26297-1485910800-1485910800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Health insurance markets during a time of change: The nuts & bolts DESCRIPTION:A repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act is on the agenda for Congress in 2017\, and while Americans remain divided on which policy proposals they favor\, there is shared concern about rising premiums and deductibles for those covered by private insurance. \nThis webinar will present an overview of the individual and employer-based insurance markets before and after the ACA\, and it will will look ahead at the choices both insurers and consumers must make for 2018 and beyond. Our panelists will discuss the factors affecting insurer participation in the next marketplace open enrollment\, and the possible impact of proposals like high-risk pools\, new tax credits and changes to the tax treatment of employee benefits. We will also discuss how much latitude will states have to put forth their own proposals to increase coverage and access\, plus key considerations for journalists covering news developments at the federal\, state and local level. \nThe webinar has concluded but you can watch it below. Speaker materials are available below the video. \n Your browser does not support the video tag. \n\n\nLinda Blumberg\, senior fellow\, Urban Institute | Presentation \n\n\nChristopher Holt\, director of health care policy\, American Action Forum | Presentation \n\n\nBrian Webb\, assistant director\, health policy and legislation\, National Association of Insurance Commissioners | Presentation \n\n\nMary Agnes Carey\, senior correspondent\, Kaiser Health News | Presentation \n\n\nMark Zdechlik\, reporter\, Minnesota Public Radio | Presentation \n\n\nModerator: Karl Eisenhower\, Alliance for Health Reform \n\n\nSource List | Materials List \n\n\nThis webinar is a collaboration between the Alliance for Health Reform and the Association of Health Care Journalists. It is supported by the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-insurance-markets-during-a-time-of-change-the-nuts-bolts/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161115T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161115T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162444Z CREATED:20231103T165824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162444Z UID:26264-1479171600-1479171600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Medicare: What would it take to add a dental benefit? DESCRIPTION:Resources\n\n\nRecorded webcast \n\n\nSpeaker’s presentation \n\n\nAHCJ’s oral health core topic \n\n\nAHCJ’s aging core topic \n\n\nOral Health America \n\n\n \n\nRecorded Nov. 15\nThis webcast will feature Beth Truett\, president and chief executive officer of Oral Health America\, a national advocacy organization that is focused upon improving the oral health of older Americans. \nTruett will talk about a growing push to add a dental benefit to Medicare and the findings of new research by her group on the oral health of multigenerational “grandfamilies.” \nHow to participate in the webcast:\nClick here and a new window will open. Choose the option to “Enter as a Guest” and type in your name. Click on the “Enter Room” button. \n \nAbout the speaker\nOral Health America is a national nonprofit organization established in 1955 and based in Chicago. Its mission is to change lives by connecting communities with resources to drive access to care\, increase health literacy and advocate for policies that improve overall health through better oral health for all Americans\, especially those most vulnerable. Truett\, the group’s executive director came to OHA after leading Chicago Lights\, a community services organization that annually serves thousands of Chicagoans who face aging\, poverty\, access to education\, and health care. \n\nBeth Truett \n\n\nMary Otto URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/medicare-what-would-it-take-to-add-a-dental-benefit/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161104T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161104T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161203Z CREATED:20231103T165851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161203Z UID:26276-1478221200-1478221200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The long view on lead: Covering the crisis from Flint and beyond DESCRIPTION:Resources\n\n\n\nRecorded webcast \n\n\nSpeakers’ presentation \n\n\nAHCJ’s social determinants page \n\n\nVox: Mapping the the risk of lead exposure across the United States \n\n\nLead at Superfund sites \n\n\nHow USA Today took a deep data dive into the lead-contaminated water story \n\n\nTips for covering poverty and geography \n\n\nReporter looks beyond Flint’s lead headlines toward U.S. youth \n\n\nHealth officials talk about cities in crisis\, disparities in health #AHCJ16 \n\n\nWater quality issues ripple beyond crisis in Flint \n\n\nCalculating the multiple costs of Flint’s water crisis \n\n\nHow the Flint water crisis has further exposed health disparities \n\n\nThree tips on making health IT a human story \n\n\nReview of EPA data leads USA Today to towns with contaminated water \n\n\nLead Wars: The Politics of Science and the Fate of America’s Children (UC Press) \n\n\nReporter describes how she tied lead-tainted water data to children \n\n\nReporter’s piece targets impact of poverty on children\, community \n\n\nThe New York Times: The Facts About Lead Exposure and Its Irreversible Damage \n\n\nUSA Today: Beyond Flint: Excessive lead levels found in almost 2\,000 water systems across all 50 states \n\n\nThe New York Times: Their Soil Toxic\, 1\,100 Indiana Residents Scramble to Find New Homes \n\n\nNPR coverage on lead contamination \n\n\nDetroit News coverage of the Flint water crisis \n\n\n \n\n\nRecorded Nov. 4\nPublic health historians Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner\, authors of “Lead Wars: The Politics of Science and the Fate of America’s Children\,” will offer their take on the nation’s long fight against lead poisoning and its devastating health impact. \nIn the shadow of the ongoing crisis in Flint\, Mich.\, Markowitz and Rosner will offer their expertise on environmental health and the history of health struggles not only with water infrastructure but also through other means of exposure\, from soil to paint. \nReporters will gain a better understanding about how the environment impacts the health struggles of various communities as well as how those health struggles have been tackled over time\, particularly when it comes to children\, race and equality. \nThe webcast will help provide context and ideas for those covering environmental health\, public health or specific readership areas. Susan Heavey\, AHCJ’s topic leader for social determinants of health care\, will moderate the webcast.  \nHow to participate in the webcast\nClick here and a new window will open. Choose the option to “Enter as a Guest” and type in your name. Click on the “Enter Room” button. \n \nAbout the speakers\nGerald Markowitz is a history professor at John Jay College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. A public health expert with a focus on environmental health and occupational safety\, he has received grants for his work from private and federal agencies\, including the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Science Foundation. Markowitz research into the history of public health has also been recognized by the American Public Health Association. He is the author of more than a dozen books\, including Deceit and Denial: The Deadly Politics of Industrial Pollution\, which he published with coauthor Rosner in 2002. \nDavid Rosner is a professor of public health and professor of history at Columbia University\, where he also serves as co-director of the Center for the History & Ethics of Public Health. His work examines the intersection of public health and social history and the politics of occupational disease and industrial pollution. He has also been involved in numerous lead-related lawsuits aimed holding the lead industry accountable for actions that have impacted children’s health. Rosner was elected to the National Academy of Sciences’ National Academy of Medicine in 2010. The author of many books on health\, his 2013 work with Markowitz\, Lead Wars: The Politics of Science and the Fate of America’s Children\, was published in 2013.  \n\nGerald Markowitz \n\n\nDavid Rosner \n\n\nSusan Heavey URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-long-view-on-lead-covering-the-crisis-from-flint-and-beyond/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161103T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161103T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161205Z CREATED:20231103T165824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161205Z UID:26265-1478134800-1478134800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Fact-checking your freelance stories DESCRIPTION:Resources\n\n\n\nRecorded webcast \n\n\nSpeaker’s tip sheet \n\n\nAHCJ’s Freelance Center \n\n\nInsurance for freelancers \n\n\nSurviving the grind of fact checking \n\n\nDispatches from fact checking \n\n\nAsk TON: How to fact check \n\n\nThe Chicago Guide to Fact-Checking \n\n\nThe Fact Checkers Bible \n\n\n\n \n\nRecorded Nov. 3\, 2016\nNobody wants to make a mistake in a story\, yet a few errors can slip past our best efforts. Fact checking is especially critical for freelancers as our credibility depends on filing accurate stories – even if magazines have fact-checkers\, do you really want to send in a story with misnamed drugs or misspelled sources? Or\, if you find your patient interviews from online discussion groups\, you’ll need to make certain they actually have the disease you’re writing about. \nThis 30-minute webcast led by author and freelancer Brooke Borel\, author of the recently-published\, “The Chicago Guide to Fact-Checking” will provide step-by-step tips on how to check your story for errors\, how to annotate your stories for a checker\, materials you need and when to start annotating. Independent journalist and AHCJ board member Jeanne Erdmann will moderate the discussion. \nHow to participate in the webcast\nClick here and a new window will open. Choose the option to “Enter as a Guest” and type in your name. Click on the “Enter Room” button. \n \nAbout the speaker\nBrooke Borel is a contributing editor at Popular Science and a 2016 Alicia Patterson Foundation Fellow. She has written for the Guardian\, the Atlantic\, BuzzFeed News\, PBS’s NOVA Next\, and Undark\, among others\, and her books include “Infested” and “The Chicago Guide to Fact-Checking.” \n\nBrooke Borel \n\n\nJeanne Erdmann URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/fact-checking-your-freelance-stories/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160929T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160929T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161228Z CREATED:20231103T165708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161228Z UID:26251-1475110800-1475110800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webcast: Covering the fourth season of open enrollment DESCRIPTION:Resources\n\n\n\nRecorded webcast \n\n\nSpeaker’s presentation \n\n\nAHCJ’s health reform core topic \n\n\nCovering Health blog: Health reform \n\n\nAHCJ’s insurance core topic \n\n\nCovering Health blog: Insurance \n\n\nKatherine Hempstead on TwitterE-mail: khempstead@rwjf.org \n\n\nRobert Wood Johnson Foundation on Twitter \n\n\nJoanne Kenen on Twitter \n\n\nAHCJ on Twitter \n\n\n\n \n\nRecorded Sept. 29\, 2016\nA conversation with Katherine Hempstead\, who directs the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s work on health insurance coverage\, about the upcoming enrollment season – and some of the data the foundation has gathered to better understand the status of the insurance market. \n \nAbout the speaker\nKatherine Hempstead\, Ph.D.\, has directed the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s work on health insurance coverage since 2013. She also works on health care price transparency and value. She joined the Foundation in 2011. Previously\, Hempstead was director of the Center for Health Statistics in the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. She also served as statistician/analyst in the Office of the Attorney General\, N.J. Department of Law and Public Safety\, and as an assistant research professor at the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy\, where she holds a visiting faculty position. Hempstead has held positions at New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service\, and at Catholic University\, in Washington D.C. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Office of Population Research at Princeton University.  \n\nKatherine Hempstead \n\n\nJoanne Kenen URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webcast-covering-the-fourth-season-of-open-enrollment/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160830T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160830T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150854Z CREATED:20231103T165510Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150854Z UID:26235-1472518800-1472518800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Covering consumers: Tackling costs\, pricing and access DESCRIPTION:Resources\nRecorded presentation \nSpeaker’s presentation \n \nHealthcare Value Hub \nWhy is health care so expensive? \nHealth Indicators Warehouse \nColorado APCD example \nHealth Affairs – Price variation study \nGAO report on drug coupons \nDrug Pricing Supply Chain \n \n\nRecorded Aug. 30\, 2016\nNearly every health care reporter comes across this challenge daily: how to account for costs? Whether writing about the uninsured\, drug prices\, insurance plans or the business of heath care\, journalists are constantly wading through complex web of pricing and related issues. \nConsumer Union’s Lynn Quincy (@LynnQuincy) will discuss how to navigate the challenge of health care costs\, from finding transparent information on costs and quality to understanding the wide price variations for seemingly similar care. Director of the Healthcare Value Hub at the consumer-advocacy group\, Quincy will walk journalists through causes behind price fluctuations by geography as well as underlying consumer behavior issues when it comes to choosing care and coverage. \nQuincy\, who testified earlier this year in favor of a Massachusetts measure aimed at curbing the rise in drug prices\, will go over how the many other costs that consumers face – out-of-pocket payments\, copayments\, coinsurance and deductibles – can also impact their care. She’ll also cover the latest changes in the health care market under the Affordable Care Act as well as the how the landscape is affecting health care insurers\, employers and others. \nA former researcher with Mathematica Policy Research and an economist by training\, Quincy now leads the value-related center at Consumers Union\, the policy and advocacy arm of Consumer Reports. The Hub focuses on addressing “high healthcare costs\, lack of transparency and uneven quality.” \nReporters will learn what’s behind health care pricing fluctuation\, find sources for data to track costs\, and get resources on insurers\, drug pricing and more. Participants will also gain potential story ideas as well as tips for finding consumer-related angles to their next piece. \nSusan Heavey\, AHCJ’s topic leader for social determinants of health care\, will moderate the webcast. \n\n\nLynn Quincy\, director\, Healthcare Value Hub\, Consumers Union \n\n\nModerator: Susan Heavey\, AHCJ core topic leader/social determinants of health \n\n\n \nAbout the speaker\nLynn Quincy is director of Consumers Union’s Healthcare Value Hub\, the consumer advocacy group’s new unit focused on addressing “high healthcare costs\, lack of transparency and uneven quality.” With an eye toward health policy\, her work focuses on consumer protection\, providing better value for healthcare dollars\, and both federal and state health insurance reform. Quincy\, who earned her master’s degree in economics from the University of Maryland\, previously worked at Mathematica Policy Research\, the Institute for Health Policy Solutions and Watson Wyatt Worldwide (now Towers Watson).  \n\nLynn Quincy \n\n\nSusan Heavey URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covering-consumers-tackling-costs-pricing-and-access/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160726T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160726T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161659Z CREATED:20231103T165344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161659Z UID:26223-1469494800-1469494800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Engaging Alzheimer's: Tips from a dementia coach DESCRIPTION:Resources\nRecorded webcast \nSpeaker’s presentation \nAHCJ Core Topic: Aging \nAging news from Covering Health \nEngaging Alzheimer’s LLC \nI Care \n \n\nRecorded on July 26\nFamily members and other caregivers are often at a loss about how to deal with people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Caregivers are often thrust into ever-changing scenarios with little practical advice or support on coping with their unique situation. \nDementia coaches help educate and train families\, organizations and communities to view and treat people with Alzheimer’s and related dementias in best-practices dementia care. They do so in ways that maintain or improve the person’s lifestyle for as long as possible while maintaining his or her dignity. \n\n\nKerry Mills\, M.P.A.\, dementia coach; founder\, Engaging Alzheimer’s LLC and co-author of “I Care\, A Handbook for Care Partners of People with Dementia” \n\n\nModerator: Liz Seegert\, AHCJ’s core topic leader on aging \n\n\nHow to participate\nClick here\, choose the “Enter as a Guest” option\, type in your name and click on the “Enter Room” option.  \n \nAbout the speaker\nKerry Mills helped pioneer best care practices for people with dementia\, including the development of appropriate activities that foster independence and self-sufficiency for residents and those receiving professional home care. For the past dozen years\, her career has encompassed everything from positions as executive director of several Alzheimer facilities to developing programs that provide a meaningful lifestyle for those afflicted with this disease. She is president elect of the Connecticut Geriatric Society and a member of a coalition of nonprofit\, law enforcement\, and private industry professionals for the prevention of elder abuse in New York. \n\nKerry Mills \n\n\nLiz Seegert URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/engaging-alzheimers-tips-from-a-dementia-coach/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160630T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160630T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150854Z CREATED:20231103T165310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150854Z UID:26220-1467248400-1467248400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Oncologists addressing financial toxicity DESCRIPTION:Resources\nRecorded webcast \nSpeaker’s presentation \nHow oncologists are involving cancer patients in discussions about treatment\, costs \nNational Comprehensive Cancer Network \nAHCJ Core Topic: Insurance \n \n\nRecorded June 30\, 2016\nFor journalists reporting on how payers\, providers and patients are promoting discussions about treatment options and costs\, AHCJ will host a webinar with Robert W. Carlson\, M.D.\, chief executive officer of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network\, a nonprofit alliance of 27 cancer centers. \nNCCN is one of several organizations developing tools for patients to assess the value of cancer treatments and to promote a larger role for patients in making decisions about their treatment options. NCCN has five key measures that correspond to treatment recommendations in the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. Designed to provide the basis for discussion\, the measures address the efficacy\, safety\, and affordability of various treatment regimens and the quality and consistency of the evidence supporting those options \n\n\nRobert W. Carlson\, M.D.\, medical oncologist and chief executive officer\, National Comprehensive Cancer Network \n\n\nModerator: Joe Burns\, AHCJ’s topic leader on health insurance \n\n\nHow to participate\nClick here\, choose the “Enter as a Guest” option\, type in your name and click on the “Enter Room” button. The webcast will start momentarily and will have plenty of time to answer your questions. \n \nAbout the speaker\nRobert W. Carlson\, M.D.\, is the CEO of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Previously\, he served as professor of medicine in the Division of Oncology and Stanford Medical Informatics at Stanford University Medical Center and as medical director of inpatient oncology and hematology at Stanford Cancer Institute. \n\nRobert W. Carlson \n\n\nJoe Burns URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/oncologists-addressing-financial-toxicity/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160518T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160518T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150852Z CREATED:20231103T164709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150852Z UID:26203-1463533200-1463533200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:AHCJ membership benefit: Data to research health providers DESCRIPTION:Recording\n\n\nWatch the webcast \n\n\nSpeaker’s presentation\n\n\n(coming soon) \n\n\nResources\n\n\nAHCJ membership benefits \n\n\nAccess to Carevoyance \n\n\nEmail Abhinav Gautam \n\n\n\nMay 18\, 1-1:30 p.m. ET\nHealth journalists often need detailed\, accurate information about health care providers. Learn more about a new AHCJ membership benefit through the company Carevoyance\, providing data covering hospitals\, physicians\, laboratories and other providers. (Note: This benefit will become available June 1\, 2016.) \nYou can find information about provider specialties\, finances\, referrals\, affiliations\, patient demographics\, prescriptions and basic contact information. AHCJ members can search by geography\, names\, specialties and more. Learn more about using this resource from Abhinav Gautam\, M.D.\, Carevoyance’s chief medical officer. \nHow to participate\nClick here\, fill in your name where indicated and click on the “Enter Room” button. There will be an opportunity to ask questions during the webcast. \nAbout the speaker\n\nAbhinav Gautam\, M.D. \n\nAbhinav Gautam\, M.D.\, is a physician\, inventor and entrepreneur who is the chief medical officer and co-founder of Carevoyance. Prior to Carevoyance he helped start and scale a cloud-based electronic health records company. He is an active member of Miami’s startup ecosystem\, having served on eMerge America’s advisory board and now is Startupbootcamp Miami’s first entrepreneur in residence. Previously\, Abhinav published peer reviewed articles in  the field of biosemiotics\, surgery and anesthesiology. He completed his residency in anesthesiology at University of Miami and continues his clinical practice one day a week. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahcj-membership-benefit-data-to-research-health-providers/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160511T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160511T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150851Z CREATED:20231103T164709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150851Z UID:26204-1462928400-1462928400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Health literacy: How language\, context affects disparities DESCRIPTION: \nSpeaker’s presentation & resources\nWatch the recorded webcast \nRima’s Rudd’s presentation \nAHCJ Social Determinants core topic \nSocial determinants news from Covering Health \nNational Action Plan to Improve Literacy \nHealth Literacy Studies \nU.S. Adult Literacy \nHealth Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion \nHealth Literacy Skills of U.S. Adults \nThe arc of health literacy \nExploring the changing landscape of health literacy\, communication \n\nMay 11\, 3 p.m. ET\nSocial media\, video and a host of other technological changes have a daily impact on health journalism coverage – but what about their messaging to patients\, caregivers and others? \nWe will take a look at how the language and information facing today’s population is impacting people’s health across the country with Rima Rudd\, a founder in the field of health literacy studies and a leading researcher exploring this aspect of health communication. A senior lecturer on health literacy\, education\, and policy at Harvard University’s School of Public Health\, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences\, Rudd also serves on the Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on Health Literacy\, which is examining the impact of literacy on health and wellbeing. \nDuring the webcast\, we will explore how health literacy impacts people’s ability to make health care decisions\, the impact of technology\, and the role of culture in assessing how people view health and treatments. We’ll also examine specific language and context\, and we’ll discuss how journalists covering health can play a role.  \n \nAbout the speaker\nRima E. Rudd\, M.S.P.H.\, Sc.D.\, has been a member of the faculty in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences (with its various name changes) for more than 25 years. Her research and teaching initially focused on the design and evaluation of community based public health programs. In the mid-1990s she began to focus her teaching as well as her research studies on health disparities and literacy-related barriers to health information\, health programs\, and health care. A founder of and leader in health literacy studies\, Rudd drafted the first national call to action\, served on the original Institute of Medicine Health Literacy Committee\, and has written and contributed to multiple health policy reports\, white papers\, and research studies. She serves on the Institute of Medicine Round Table on Health Literacy and is engaged in research and policy projects in the United States\, Europe\, New Zealand and Australia.  \n\nRima E. Rudd\, M.S.P.H.\, Sc.D. \n\n\nSusan Heavey URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-literacy-how-language-context-affects-disparities/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160310T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160310T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150850Z CREATED:20231103T164509Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150850Z UID:26193-1457571600-1457571600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Packaging the perfect pitch DESCRIPTION:Recording\nWatch the webcast \nSpeakers’ presentations\n• Jessica Bylander • Anna Maltby \n\nMarch 10\, noon ET\nThe perfect story pitch needs to answer detailed questions in a relatively short word length: why this story; why this story is perfect for this particular publication; why this story needs to be covered now; and how this story has been covered in the past. \nYou also need to sell yourself as the perfect writer. Obviously\, a strong pitch can take more of an effort than pasting a link to a press release into an email and saying\, “Hey did you see this?” \nIn this webcast\, two experienced editors\, Jessica Bylander of Health Affairs and Anna Maltby of Refinery29\, will talk about pitching to their publications. They also will give advice on how to package a successful pitch\, and how to package a successful story idea.  \nJeanne Erdmann\, an AHCJ board member and veteran freelance writer\, will moderate the webcast and submit your questions to the editors. \nAbout the speakers\nJessica Bylander (@jebylander) is a senior editor at Health Affairs and editor of the Narrative Matters section of the journal. Prior to joining Health Affairs\, she was a medical technology reporter for “The Gray Sheet.” She received a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism\, and holds a bachelor’s degree in writing from Johns Hopkins University. \nAnna Maltby (@amalt) is director of health and wellness at Refinery29. She was previously on staff at Men’s Health\, Marie Claire\, Self\, Fit Pregnancy\, Natural Health and Condé Nast Traveler. As a freelancer\, Maltby’s work has appeared in such outlets as The Wall Street Journal\, Cosmopolitan\, Glamour\, O\, Family Circle\, Fitness\, Redbook\, Dr. Oz The Good Life\, Vogue.com\, TeenVogue.com\, MensJournal.com\, CondeNastTraveler.com\, FastCompany.com and Brides.com.  \nJeanne Erdmann (@jeanne_erdmann) is an award-winning health and science writer based in Wentzville\, Mo. Her work has appeared in Discover\, Women’s Health\, Aeon\, Slate\, The Washington Post\, Nature\, Nature Medicine and other publications. She is co-founder of The Open Notebook\, a craft-focused website for science and health writers. She is the chair of AHCJ’s Freelance Committee. \n\nJessica Bylander \n\n\nAnna Maltby \n\n\nJeanne Erdmann URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/packaging-the-perfect-pitch/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160307T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160307T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150850Z CREATED:20231103T164405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150850Z UID:26189-1457312400-1457312400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:View from CMS: Andy Slavitt talks to AHCJ DESCRIPTION:Recorded webcast\nWatch this webcast \nResources\nAndy Slavitt on Twitter (@ASlavitt) \nThe CMS Blog \n \n\n \nMarch 7\, 3 p.m. ET\nCMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt oversees Medicaid\, Medicare\, Children’s Health Insurance Program and the ACA health insurance exchanges. And he’s deeply involved with CMS efforts to improve value and quality of U.S. health care by changing delivery models and payment incentives. He’s talking to AHCJ members about what’s ahead this year. \nThe webcast will be moderated by Joanne Kenen\, AHCJ’s core topic leader on health reform and health editor at Politico. \n \nAbout the speaker\nAndy Slavitt is the acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services\, where he oversees programs that provide access to health care for 140 million Americans\, including Medicaid\, Medicare\, the Children’s Health Insurance Program\, and the Health Insurance Marketplace. \nSlavitt and the CMS team are focused on improving quality\, health outcomes\, access and affordability while addressing health disparities and protecting program integrity\, including combatting health care fraud. \nSince joining CMS in July 2014 as principal deputy administrator\, Slavitt has worked strengthen the performance of the Health Insurance Marketplace and the success of the 2014 Open Enrollment season. Since taking the role in February\, Slavitt’s focus as acting administrator is on strengthening CMS’s role in helping the health care delivery system meet the evolving needs of consumers by transforming the way care is paid for\, providing the tools to make the system thrive and by fostering simplicity and transparency. \nIn the private sector\, he served as group executive vice president for Optum\, as CEO of OptumInsight and he was founder and CEO of HealthAllies. Prior to that\, he was a strategy consultant with McKinsey & Company\, and an investment banker with Goldman Sachs. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/view-from-cms-andy-slavitt-talks-to-ahcj/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160224T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160224T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150849Z CREATED:20231103T164205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150849Z UID:26172-1456275600-1456275600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Foodborne Outbreak Online Database (FOOD) Tool Demonstration DESCRIPTION:Recorded webcast\nWatch the webcast \nSpeaker’s presentation\nSlides from the speaker \n \n\nFeb. 24\, 1 p.m. ET\nCDC captures data from investigated outbreaks on agents\, foods\, and settings responsible for illness. The Foodborne Outbreak Online Database (FOOD) Tool is a public tool that allows for a basic look at outbreak data between 1998 and 2014. Users can sort by food/ingredients\, year\, pathogen\, and outbreaks by state. The presenter will give a brief description of the surveillance system which collects this outbreak data and give a demonstration on how to use the FOOD Tool. \n\n\nRuthie Luna-Gierke\, epidemiologist\, CDC’s Division of Foodborne\, Waterborne\, & Environmental Diseases \n\n\nModerator: Maryn McKenna\, independent journalist\, Atlanta \n\n\n \nAbout the speaker\nRuthie Luna-Gierke is a foodborne diseases epidemiologist and the surveillance coordinator for National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS). She received a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Texas at Austin and a master’s degree in public health from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. She joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2009 when she accepted a position as a surveillance epidemiologist within the Enteric Diseases Epidemiology Branch. She has authored and co-authored several manuscripts and her interests include Shiga toxin-producing E. coli and outbreaks of foodborne disease illnesses. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/foodborne-outbreak-online-database-food-tool-demonstration/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160217T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160217T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161728Z CREATED:20231103T164317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161728Z UID:26181-1455670800-1455670800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Deadly Dentistry: How Safe is Your State? DESCRIPTION:Recorded webcast\nWatch this webcast \nSpeaker’s presentation\nSlides from the speaker \nResources\nDental Secrets: Scores and snapshots\, state by state \nAHCJ’s oral health core topic \nCovering Health blog posts about oral health \nNational Practitioner Data Bank \n \n\nFeb. 17 (4 p.m. ET)\nThis webcast features the team responsible for the recent seven-part Deadly Dentistry series featured in The Dallas Morning News. Reporter Brooks Egerton will talk about the deaths he investigated and the national pattern he described “in which state dental enforcers ignore many malpractice cases and leave the public in the dark.” \nCollaborator and data journalist Daniel Lathrop will talk about state-by-state findings that were part of the series. \n“Every state government has an agency that’s supposed to protect people from bad dentists. But these agencies often leave the public in the dark\,” the team concluded. “Most flunked our test of how well they uncover\, track and disclose safety information.” \n\n\nBrooks Egerton\, independent journalist \n\n\nDaniel Lathrop\, independent journalist \n\n\nModerator: Mary Otto\, AHCJ core topic leader on oral health \n\n\n \nAbout the speakers\nBrooks Egerton (@brooksegerton) worked for nearly 24 years at The Dallas Morning News\, first as an editor and\, beginning in the late 1990s\, as an investigative reporter. His primary focus in recent years was on patient safety. Before “Deadly Dentistry\,” he contributed to a multiyear project that led to a virtual federal takeover of Dallas’ public hospital. Honors include a 2006 National Headliner Award for “Unequal Justice\,” a case study of extreme disparity in Texas criminal sentences. The story led Texas Gov. Rick Perry to free a prisoner from a life sentence. It also inspired the data-driven project “Unequal Justice: Murderers on Probation\,” in which Egerton and co-worker Reese Dunklin exposed a previously hidden paradox of Texas justice — the state most identified with the death penalty also let many killers avoid prison altogether. Egerton has also written extensively on clergy sexual abuse. \nDaniel Lathrop (@lathropd) is a journalism professor at the University of Iowa and a freelance journalist with a focus on datajournalism\, working at the intersection of data visualization\, data analysis and investigative reporting. He is a contributor to news organizations including the Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism (IowaWatch)\, and serves as journalism adviser for University of Iowa students in Media Informatics. Prior to joining the University of Iowa faculty in 2015\, Lathrop worked for 15 years as a reporter and data editor at print and news organizations. Most recently he was projects data editor at The Dallas Morning News. He was a co-founder of InvestigateWest\, an award winning nonprofit investigative news studio\, and participated in the formation of the Investigative News Network (now Institute for Nonprofit News). URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/deadly-dentistry-how-safe-is-your-state/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160113T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160113T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161740Z CREATED:20231103T164109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161740Z UID:26166-1452646800-1452646800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Obesity research: What to know and making sense of studies DESCRIPTION:Recorded webcast\nWatch the webcast \nSpeaker’s presentation\nSlides from Yoni Freedhoff \nResources\nAHCJ Core Topic: Medical studies \nPosts about covering medical research from Covering Health blog \nContact Dr. Freedhoff\ndrfreedhoff@bmimedical.ca www.bmimedical.ca www.weightymatters.ca @yonifreedhoff \n\nJan. 13\, 2 p.m. ET\nCalling obesity an “epidemic” is almost a cliche in health reporting\, but there is no question that obesity is linked to many serious health issues and quality of life\, and obesity incidence has been increasing. \nThat reality has led to even more medical research into its causes\, its treatment and management and the conditions obesity increases the risk of experiencing. \nObesity expert and physician Yoni Freedhoff will provide an overview of the state of obesity research and explain what reporters need to know and look for in medical research about obesity. \nWith Tara Haelle\, AHCJ’s core topic leader on medical studies\, Freedhoff will explain what we know\, how to cut through hype\, how to spot less evidence-based claims\, and how to talk about the issue in a respectful way. \n \nAbout the speaker\nYoni Freedhoff\, M.D.\, C.C.F.P.\, is a family doctor\, an assistant professor of family medicine at the University of Ottawa\, and founder and medical director of the Bariatric Medical Institute\, a multi-disciplinary\, nonsurgical\, evidence-based nutrition and weight management center. Freedhoff is author of The Diet Fix and blogs at Weightymatters.ca. \n\nYoni Freedhoff \n\n\nTara Haelle URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/obesity-research-what-to-know-and-making-sense-of-studies/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151207T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151207T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161745Z CREATED:20231103T163924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161745Z UID:26155-1449450000-1449450000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Covering the special health challenges of LGBTQ youth DESCRIPTION:Recorded webcast\nWatch the webcast now. \nSpeaker’s presentation\nSlides from Lawrence J. D’Angelo \nResources\nAHCJ Core Topic: Social determinants of health \nSDOH news from Covering Health blog \nCincinnati to consider ban on reparative therapy for LGBT youth \nClinic calms fears of the doctors office for LGBT teens \nLawrence J. D’Angelo \n\nDec. 7\, 3:30 p.m. ET\nLGBTQ youth are at a higher risk for mental health\, substance abuse and other health issues\, yet are less likely to get health care. \nDespite growing attention to these health challenges\, health care providers\, insurers\, families and even youth themselves are grappling with how to address such disparities. \nLGBTQ youths can face isolation from family or friends\, and can be reluctant to acknowledge their sexuality with their doctor or other health care provider. \nSusan Heavey\, AHCJ’s topic leader on the social determinants of health and health disparities\, will discuss ongoing and unique challenges facing LGBT youth with Lawrence D’Angelo\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, division chief of adolescent and young adult medicine at Children’s National Health System in Washington\, D.C and director of the hospital’s Youth Pride Clinic. \nHow to participate\n \nClick on this link. Choose the “Enter as a Guest” option\, type your name in the box and click on the “Enter Room” button. Plenty of time will be available at the end of the webcast to ask questions of our speaker. Questions can be typed into the webcast interface. \nA recording of the webcast will be available on this page shortly after it ends. \nAbout the speaker\nLawrence J. D’Angelo\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, is the executive director for The Diana L. and Stephen A. Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health and section chair for the Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Children’s National Health System. He is a tenured professor of medicine\, health care sciences\, prevention and community health\, and epidemiology at George Washington University. D’Angelo has worked on numerous publications informing medical practitioners and patients on infectious diseases\, eating disorders\, and other health risks. \n\nLawrence J. D’Angelo \n\n\nSusan Heavey URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covering-the-special-health-challenges-of-lgbtq-youth/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151202T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151202T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161748Z CREATED:20231103T163924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161748Z UID:26154-1449018000-1449018000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The Healthspan Imperative: New frontiers in science of aging DESCRIPTION:Watch it now\nRecorded webcast \nSpeaker’s presentation\nSlides from Sue Peschin \nResources\nAHCJ Core Topic: Aging \nAging news from Covering Health blog \nAlliance for Aging Research \nAlliance for Aging Research Pocket Films \nAlliance for Aging Research YouTube Channel \nThe Silver Book \nHealthspan Campaign \nPress contact \nNoel Lloyd: nlloyd@agingresearch.org or 202-370-7852 \n\nDec. 2\, 12:30 p.m. ET\nToday\, average life expectancy is almost 80 years. But\, while we’ve added years to life we haven’t always made those extra years healthy and vigorous. Eighty percent of seniors have at least one major chronic condition\, and half have two or more. Chronic diseases of later life cost our nation more than $1 trillion per year and will increase to $6 trillion by 2050. \nA new frontier in science is revealing the “problem behind the problem” of chronic disease. “Geroscience” is the study of how the underlying processes of aging itself put us at risk to develop chronic disease. And it is on its way to modifying those processes through new medical strategies that could benefit millions. \nLiz Seegert\, AHCJ’s topic leader on aging\, will discuss this new frontier and efforts to improve the quality of those later years with Sue Peschin\, M.H.S.\, the  president and CEO of the Alliance for Aging Research. \nHow to participate\n \nClick here\, choose “Enter as a Guest\,” type in your name and click on the “Enter Room” button. There will be time to ask questions of the speaker after her presentation. \nAbout the speaker\nSue Peschin\, M.H.S.\, is president and CEO of the Alliance for Aging Research\, a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the pace of scientific discoveries and their application to vastly improve the universal human experience of aging and health. It believes advances in research help people live longer\, happier\, more productive lives and reduce health care costs over the long term and that access to the latest scientific information empowers people to take control of their health. Peschin has more than 20 years of experience in health policy\, government relations and non-profit leadership. Previously\, she was vice president of public policy for the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. \n\nSue Peschin \n\n\nLiz Seegert URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-healthspan-imperative-new-frontiers-in-science-of-aging/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151112T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151112T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161753Z CREATED:20231103T163841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161753Z UID:26145-1447290000-1447290000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webcast: Here's how consumers can evaluate physician quality DESCRIPTION:Watch it now\nSee a recording of this webcast. \nSpeaker’s presentation\nEMBARGO: This presentation and the white paper are embargoed until Wednesday\, Nov. 18\, at 8 a.m. ET. Journalists who want to follow up and get the white paper\, the press release and the state quality transparency report can contact Cary Conway at HCI3: cary@conwaycommunication.com | 972-731-9242 | @caryconway \nSlides from François de Brantes \nResources\nHealth Care Incentives Improvement Institute \nFrançois de Brantes on Twitter \nAHCJ Core Topic: Insurance \nAll-payer claims database \nAll-Payer Claims Database Council \nAtul Gawande on health care’s ‘dramatic transformation’ \n\nIn November\, the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute (HCI3) will publish methodology that will allow consumers\, health plans\, provider organizations and others to better calculate complication rates for individual physicians. \nThis has the potential to empower consumers\, payers\, and providers to do their own evaluations of physicians based on doctors’ rates of potentially avoidable complications (PACs). A PAC is any event that affects the patient negatively and is potentially under the physician’s or hospital’s control. \nAHCJ members are invited to a webcast at 1 p.m. EST on Nov. 12 with François de Brantes\, HCI3’s executive director\, who will explain the methodology and preview the results of the organization’s third annual State Report Card on Transparency of Physician Quality Information. \nRead more about the State Report Card on Transparency of Physician Quality Information. \nAbout the speaker \nFrançois de Brantes\, M.S.\, M.B.A.\, is executive director of the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute (HCI3)\, a not-for-profit company that designs and implements innovative payment and benefit plan design programs. HCI3 works with states\, employers\, health plans and provider organizations\, as well as national consultanciesto advise them on payment and delivery system reform. \nPreviously\, de Brantes was the program leader for various health care initiatives at GE’s corporate headquarters\, responsible for developing and implementing GE’s Active Consumer strategy. \nHe has has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine\, the Journal of the American Medical Association and Health Affairs and is frequently quoted in national media including The New York Times. He has also published two books\, the latest being “The Incentive Cure: The Real Relief For Health Care.” \nJoseph Burns\, AHCJ’s core topic leader on health insurance\, will moderate the webcast.  \n\nFrançois de Brantes \n\n\nJoseph Burns URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webcast-heres-how-consumers-can-evaluate-physician-quality/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151022T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151022T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162456Z CREATED:20231103T163656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162456Z UID:26124-1445475600-1445475600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Using NARMS Now\, a CDC data tool on antibiotic resistance DESCRIPTION:Watch it now\nSee a recording of this webcast. \nSpeaker’s presentation\nSlides from Regan Rickert-Hartman \n\nOct. 22\, Noon ET\nThis year the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS Now)\, a database and visualization tool that makes it quicker and easier to see how antibiotic resistance for four bacteria transmitted commonly through food – Campylobacter\, E. coli O157\, Salmonella\, and Shigella – has changed during the past 18 years. \nThe tool allows users to access antibiotic resistance data by bacteria\, antibiotic\, year (1996-2013)\, and geographic region. It displays data on an interactive map or in tables. NARMS Now is designed to provide access to the most up-to-date antibiotic resistance results by uploading data regularly. \nIn this short webcast\, CDC personnel will demonstrate the tool and answer questions about how the data might be used. \n\n\nModerator: Maryn McKenna\, independent journalist\, Atlanta \n\n\nRegan Rickert-Hartman\, senior epidemiologist and program coordinator\, NARMS\, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention \n\n\nRegan Rickert-Hartman is a senior epidemiologist and the program coordinator for the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System at the CDC. She has spent the past 14 years working as an infectious disease epidemiologist at the CDC and the state health department in Pennsylvania. \n \n\nRegan Rickert-Hartman \n\n\nMaryn McKenna URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/using-narms-now-a-cdc-data-tool-on-antibiotic-resistance/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150930T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150930T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162509Z CREATED:20231103T163656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162509Z UID:26123-1443574800-1443574800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Tracking U.S. population changes and their impact on health DESCRIPTION:Urban Institute researchers H. Elizabeth Peters\, Steven Martin and Nan Astone will share their latest findings on shifting U.S. demographics and how the nation’s changing population is raising issues related to health. \nThe group will provide their most recent analysis of people living in the United States and related social characteristics\, looking at age\, geography and other data\, and discuss future research on contraception access. \nThe trio of experts will offer insights from recent data on those characteristics in residents ages 20 to 29\, known as millennials\, and how that group’s demographics is impacting the current and future U.S. population. \nReporters will learn more about how to find the latest trends in U.S. demographics to spark larger discussions about demographics\, millennial\, race\, marriage and population trends. Susan Heavey\, AHCJ’s topic leader for social determinants of health care\, will moderate the webcast. \nSept. 30\, 3:30 p.m. ET\n\n\nNan Marie Astone\, senior fellow in the Center on Labor\, Human Services\, and Population at the Urban Institute \n\n\nSteven Martin\, senior research associate in the Center on Labor\, Human Services\, and Population at the Urban Institute \n\n\nElizabeth Peters\, director\, Center on Labor\, Human Services\, and Population at the Urban Institute \n\n\nModerator: Susan Heavey\, AHCJ core topic leader on social determinants of health \n\n\nNan Astone joined the Urban Institute in 2013 after serving 24 years on the faculty of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is a demographer with expertise on reproductive health\, the family\, adolescence\, and the transition to adulthood. Astone\, a former William T. Grant Scholar\, received her PhD from the University of Chicago. \nSteven Martin works on various topics in social demography; his particular area of interest has been modeling demographic events across the life course. His recent work has covered a range of demographic topics across the life course\, such as nonmarital childbearing\, fertility timing\, childlessness\, union formation and dissolution\, and age at entry into sexual activity as well as topics in time use\, wellbeing\, the “digital divide\,” and the quality of data from event-history surveys. \nElizabeth Peters is the director of the Center on Labor\, Human Services\, and Population at the Urban Institute. An economic demographer\, her research focuses on family economics and family policy\, specifically examining the effects of public policies such as divorce laws\, child support policy\, child care policy\, taxes\, and welfare reform on family formation and dissolution; inter- and intra-household transfers; father involvement; and family investments in children. \nHow to participate\n \nA link to the webcast will appear on this page about 15 minutes before it begins. (You may need to refresh the page if you don’t see the link.) \nNOTE: This is exclusively for AHCJ members; you will need to be logged in. If you’re having trouble logging in\, please email info@healthjournalism.org. \n\nNan Astone \n\n\nSteven Martin \n\n\nElizabeth Peters \n\n\nSusan Heavey URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/tracking-u-s-population-changes-and-their-impact-on-health/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150902T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150902T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161904Z CREATED:20231103T163557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161904Z UID:26113-1441155600-1441155600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:An examination of bundled payment: How insurers and providers are dispelling the myths DESCRIPTION:Watch it now\nSee a recording of this webcast. \nRead about it\nExpert takes on ‘myths’ about bundled payments \n \nResources\n\n\nExplanation of bundled payment programs \n\n\nAHCJ webcast will address how payers\, providers are implementing bundled payment \n\n\nHealth Care Incentives Improvement Institute \n\n\nBundling Badly \n\n\nThe Payment Reform Landscape \n\n\nMedicare’s Poorly Designed Proposal \n\n\nThe Incentive Cure \n\n\nWhat is Prometheus Payment \n\n\nAHCJ’s insurance core topic \n\n\nAHCJ’s health reform core topic \n\n\nCovering Health blog: Insurance \n\n\nCovering Health blog: Health reform \n\n\n\nSept. 2 at 1:30 pm ET\nJoin us for a webcast with François de Brantes on how health insurers and providers are making bundled payment work. As executive director of the nonprofit Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute\, de Brantes has been working with health plans and providers to implement bundled payment programs since 2007.  \nAs we reported recently\, bundled payment initiatives from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have been criticized for not taking full advantage of this innovative payment model. In the private sector\, however\, health insurers\, hospitals\, and physicians are demonstrating how to fully develop bundled payment programs and make the operational adjustments needed to ensure their long-term success. \nIn this webinar on Wednesday\, Sept. 2\, at 1:30 pm ET\, de Brantes will discuss how providers and payers are getting good results from bundled payment programs and expanding many of these initiatives. \nAbout the speaker \nFrançois de Brantes\, M.S.\, M.B.A.\, is executive director of the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute (HCI3)\, a not-for-profit company that designs and implements innovative payment and benefit plan design programs. HCI3 works with states\, employers\, health plans and provider organizations\, as well as national consultanciesto advise them on payment and delivery system reform. \nPreviously\, de Brantes was the program leader for various health care initiatives at GE’s corporate headquarters\, responsible for developing and implementing GE’s Active Consumer strategy. \nHe has has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine\, the Journal of the American Medical Association and Health Affairs and is frequently quoted in national media including The New York Times. He has also published two books\, the latest being “The Incentive Cure: The Real Relief For Health Care.” \nJoseph Burns\, AHCJ core topic leader on health insurance\, will moderate the webcast.  \n \n\nFrançois de Brantes \n\n\nJoseph Burns URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/an-examination-of-bundled-payment-how-insurers-and-providers-are-dispelling-the-myths/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150723T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150723T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150847Z CREATED:20231103T163527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150847Z UID:26101-1437613200-1437613200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Master your market: Data to cover insurance under the ACA DESCRIPTION:See the recording of this webcast. \n\nSpeaker’s presentation \n\n\nSlides from Katherine Hempstead(khempstead@rwjf.org\, @khemp64) \n\n\n\nResources\n\nGet the data: Annual Exhibit of Premiums\, Enrollment\, and Utilization\n\nAHCJ’s insurance core topic \n\nAHCJ’s health reform core topic\n\nCovering Health blog: Insurance \n\nCovering Health blog: Health reform\n\nRate filings \n\n\nPlan characteristics for all silver plans \n\n\nData from CMS on Medicare Advantage enrollment and Part D enrollment by plan for every state and every month. This is useful for assessing the impact of mergers. The Wall Street Journal used the data for its analysis. \n\n\n\n \n\nJuly 23\, noon ET\nKatherine Hempstead\, who directs the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s work on health insurance coverage\, will be sharing data from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Annual Exhibit on Enrollment\, Premiums\, and Utilization for 2014 that will provide information on insurance carriers in each state – their enrollment\, premiums collected\, claims incurred\, and several measures of utilization\, including hospital admissions and hospital days\, and also physician and non-physician ambulatory care visits. \nThe data offers a level of detail not available from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. It is available for the non-group (individual)\, small group\, and large group markets. While the data does not break down enrollment on and off health insurance exchanges for the non-group market (those who do not require subsidies can sign up outside of the exchanges)\, there are steps you can take to estimate these numbers by state. \nReporters on this call will learn more about the carriers in their state’s insurance markets and their claims experience for different product lines. Charles Ornstein\, a senior reporter at ProPublica\, will moderate the webcast. Neil Vance\, a senior actuary with New Jersey’s Department of Human Services\, also will participate. \nHow to participate in the webcast:\nClick here and a new window will open. Choose the option to “Enter as a Guest” and type in your name. Click on the “Enter Room” button. \n \n\nKatherine Hempstead \n\n\nCharles Ornstein URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/master-your-market-data-to-cover-insurance-under-the-aca/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150327T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150327T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150845Z CREATED:20231103T162726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150845Z UID:26057-1427418000-1427418000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Tips for pitching to top publications DESCRIPTION:View a recording of this webcast\nSpeakers’ presentations\n\n\nJihan Thompson \n\n\nBecky LangDiscover‘s pitch guidelines \n\n\nAnna Miller \n\n\nResources\n\n\nHealth Journalism 2015 \n\n\nAHCJ’s 2015 Freelance PitchFest \n\n\nBuilding a business \n\n\nNetworking \n\n\nInsurance issues \n\n\nTechnology \n\n\nAHCJ’s Freelance Center \n\n\n \n\nMarch 27\, 1 p.m. ET\nA big feature in a glossy magazine can bring more than financial rewards. Writing for top publications strengthens your platform and boosts your chances of receiving a prestigious fellowship\, or even a book deal. On the practical side\, working with highly skilled editors will boost your writing and reporting skills. However\, breaking into top-tier magazines takes an exceptionally good pitch letter. \nIn this webcast\, a panel of editors will explain what they need to see in a top pitch letter. (Hint: you’ll need more than a winning idea.) A great pitch also needs to include the right information about yourself to convince the editor that you have the chops to pull off the story you’re proposing. \nFinally\, the panel will also detail exactly what they expect of writers in one-on-one pitch meetings\, such as AHCJ’s annual Freelance PitchFest.    \nParticipating editors:\nJihan Thompson has covered health for O\, The Oprah Magazine for more than two years. She handles front-of-book wellness stories that range from nutrition pieces to medical trend stories to scientific breakthroughs to first-person narratives\, as well as edits well features on a range of topics. Prior to joining O\, she was an editor at Redbook and Marie Claire magazines. She enjoys running half-marathons and testing out new fitness classes. \nBecky Lang is a senior editor at Discover Magazine\, where she’s worked since early 2013. She moved to the magazine world from newspapers after 11 years as the health/science/environment editor at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. She’s been writing and editing as a job since high school\, where she covered minor league baseball in Helena\, Mont. She’s a graduate of Northwestern University. She loves skiing\, hiking and camping with her 11-year-old son\, and hanging out with their two dogs. \nAnna Miller is a consumer advice reporter at U.S. News & World Report\, where she covers fitness\, nutrition\, mental health and more. She also edits the popular “Eat Run” blog and manages U.S. News Health’s social media accounts. Previously\, she was associate editor of Monitor on Psychology and gradPSYCH magazines\, and has freelanced for The Washington Post and its weekend magazine. Miller earned her master’s degree in interactive journalism from American University in 2014. \nThe webcast will be moderated by Jeanne Erdmann\, an award-winning freelance health and science writer based near St. Louis. Her stories have appeared in Discover\, Women’s Health\, Slate\, Aeon\, The Washington Post\, Nature Medicine\, Nature and many other outlets. She also co-founded and co-produces The Open Notebook\, a craft-focused website for science writers. \n \n\nJihan Thompson \n\n\nBecky Lang \n\n\nAnna Miller \n\n\nJeanne Erdmann URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/tips-for-pitching-to-top-publications/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR