Association of Health Care Journalists

Mainstream Malpractice: Improving Indigenous COVID-19 coverage
2021-01-21 01:00 (America/New_York)
This episode of the NAJA Roundtable series will feature experts and reporters who will discuss common pitfalls and best practices when covering the pandemic in Indian Country.
The Native American Journalists Association recognizes that media professionals are confronted with unique challenges when covering issues affecting Indigenous people and communities. The NAJA Roundtable series aims to examine the challenges and best practices for reporting these stories.
Non-Indigenous editors, producers, and reporters in mainstream media continue to be inconsistent in how they report on the pandemic and its impact across Indian Country. Inexperienced non-Indigenous journalists too often dip into common tropes and stereotypes in their reporting. How can non-Indigenous reporters and outlets avoid these bias-reinforcements while empowering more culturally conscious, accurate, and contextual reporting? Our panelists will discuss and offer solutions.
The roundtable panelists include:

Candis Callison (Tahltan First Nation), Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia School of Journalism

Nick Martin (Sappony), staff writer covering Indian Country at The New Republic

Shondiin Silversmith (Diné), Indigenous affairs reporter at The Arizona Republic

Moderated by Deb Krol (Xolon Salinan), NAJA member and environmental reporter at The Arizona Republic.
NAJA will host the roundtable and live Q&A at 4 pm CT on Thursday, January 21, 2021, via Zoom. Participants may register in advance here. After registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with information about how to join the webinar.
The recording will also be available on the NAJA website and NAJA YouTube channel.

The COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout: What’s Ahead?
2021-01-22 01:00
Friday, January 22, 2021, 12 pm ET, online
As the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines unfolds in the United States, numerous questions around distribution, supply, hesitancy and efficacy persist. And the stakes have never been higher, as numbers of deaths and cases repeatedly break records. In this discussion, experts will review the COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan, address safety concerns, explore upcoming expected vaccines, and discuss implications of virus variants.

The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and NPR host this briefing with Nancy Messonnier, Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Marc Lipsitch, Professor of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Sandra Nelson, Associate Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital. Moderated by NPR’s Scott Hensley.

No registration required. Watch for free here:

https://theforum.sph.harvard.edu/events/the-covid-19-vaccine-rollout/

Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism
2021-01-26 01:00
Since 2004, the Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism have recognized the best health reporting in print, broadcast and online media.
Entries can include a wide range of health coverage including public health, consumer health, medical research, the business of health care and health ethics. The contest was created by journalists for journalists and is not influenced or funded by commercial or special-interest groups.
First-place winners earn $500 and a framed certificate. They also receive complimentary lodging for two nights and registration for the annual conference. If there is more than one entrant on the award, it is up to these winners to divide any prize. Lodging will only be covered for one individual in each category.
FINAL DEADLINE5 p.m. ET, Jan. 26, 2021

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COVID-19 Vaccines: Combating Misinformation
2021-01-27 01:00
How are misconceptions about vaccination—and the COVID-19 vaccines in particular—amplified and promulgated? What are effective strategies for combating misinformation to overcome vaccine hesitancy, especially in vulnerable populations? How can journalists and other science communicators more effectively articulate the benefits and risks of vaccination while maintaining their objectivity and integrity?
Please join our distinguished panel on Wednesday, January 27 at noon EST for an engaging conversation on one of the most urgent priorities facing the Biden administration: vaccinating our population against COVID-19. The event is organized by the Pulitzer Center and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Panelists:

Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association.

Heidi Larson, anthropologist and director of the Vaccine Confidence Project at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and author of STUCK: How Vaccine Rumors Start–and Why They Don’t Go Away.

Carol Tavris, social psychologist and co-author of Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts.

Moderator:

Lauran Neergaard, medical writer, the Associated Press.

We welcome your questions, both during the event and beforehand. Questions can be submitted in advance to HHMIScienceEd@hhmi.org
To register for this event, click here.

Building Confidence to Build Immunity, Vaccine Hesitancy and COVID-19
2021-01-29 01:00
Friday, January 29 at 1 p.m. EST
Hosted by the Alliance for Health Policy
As of December 2020, 27% of the public says that they probably or definitely would not receive a COVID-19 vaccine, even if it were free and deemed safe by scientists. Reasons for hesitancy include worries about potential side effects, lack of trust in the government, concern that the vaccine is too new, and concern about the impact of politics on vaccine development. Barriers and challenges to disseminating information have also complicated efforts to vaccinate vulnerable populations. Panelists Heidi Larson, Professor of Anthropology, Risk and Decision Science, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Rachel Nuzum, Vice President, Federal and State Health Policy with the Commonwealth Fund, will discuss how to address vaccine hesitancy. Media can restorer here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4238135050955782155

Live Q&A: Coronavirus Update With Anthony Fauci
2021-02-03 01:00
LIVESTREAM: 3:50 P.M. ET, FEBRUARY 3, 2021
Journal of American Medical Association
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., returns to JAMA’s Q&A series to discuss shifts in the U.S. pandemic response under the Biden administration, emerging genetic variants and implications for vaccine efficacy and prospects for new vaccine approvals and more. Click here at 3:50 pm for free Q & A. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HStAQYRreIc&feature=youtu.be

Why Our Vaccine Deployment is Shy of Target and How We're Adapting
2021-02-04 01:00
February 4, 2021 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. EST
Please join the Alliance for Health Policy,Thursday, February 4 at 12 p.m. EST, for an online briefing discussing state vaccine supply.
The journey to a post-COVID era is a difficult one. Although two promising vaccines are currently authorized for emergency use and more than 4.2 million people received the first of two required doses as of January 3, 2021, the United States fell short of its goal to inoculate 20 million front-line workers and seniors in December 2020. To add to the vaccine administration challenge, a more infectious mutation of COVID-19, named B.1.1.7, has been identified among positive cases in at least thirty-three countries around the world and at least eight states in the U.S. According to the CDC, there is no evidence to date to suggest that B.1.1.7 causes more severe illness or a higher risk of death than COVID-19. As the world remains uncertain about how the coronavirus pandemic will evolve, states and local entities have been working tirelessly to mitigate the spread of the virus, inoculate as many residents as quickly and safely as possible, and contend with this new virus mutation.
This briefing will explore their efforts. Attendees will learn the challenges and opportunities states face in safe and timely vaccine deployment and supply management, plans states are executing to ensure equitable vaccine distribution, and plans states are executing to ensure equitable vaccine distribution along the way.
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Reporting on COVID-19 Vaccines at the Intersection of Science and Politics
2021-02-05 01:00
12:00pm – 2:35 p.m. ET
Journalists play a vital role in communicating to the public about COVID-19 vaccines, and currently under challenging circumstances. The science surrounding COVID-19 is rapidly changing, vaccines have been developed at “warp speed” using a new approach, and misinformation is on the rise. Moreover, current and historical injustices and inequities, as well as heightened political polarization, affect what information is consumed, trusted, and acted upon. This webinar offers an opportunity for members of the media to learn about the stories and challenges to anticipate related to COVID-19 vaccines, and to learn how to apply the latest insights from the social sciences and seasoned science journalists to their craft.
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Get help with your 2021 reporting project
2021-02-15 01:00
Deadline to apply: Feb. 15 at noon ET
Have you and your editors started planning a major project for 2021? We can help assist your effort through the AHCJ Reporting Fellowships on Health Care Performance, which is supported by The Commonwealth Fund.
This calendar-year program allows journalists to pursue a significant reporting project related to the U.S. health care system. It can be local, regional or national in scope, or a mix.
This year’s review committee is particularly interested in projects focused on health equity. This might include racial disparities within a community, gaps in public health inclusion, unstable housing, insurance access, food insecurity, violence as a health issue, how health care institutions or systems are applying a racial equity lens to their policies and practices or otherwise addressing inequities or disparities, or other examinations of systemic problems that became so apparent over the past year.
Fellows pursue the projects with the support of their newsrooms or arranged outlets, which commit to publish or air the work.
Learn more and apply for the fellowship.

Emerging COVID-19 Challenges: Long-COVID and Viral Variants
2021-02-17 01:00
Hosted by SciLine, with an opportunity for Q&A
Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 1:00 PM EST
A year into the global COVID-19 pandemic, physicians and researchers are battling two newly frustrating phenomena: the spread of novel coronavirus variants with potential to undermine patients’ immune-system defenses, and a mysterious long-lasting medical syndrome in survivors, for which there remains no definitive treatment. SciLine’s next media briefing will delve into the latest research on these biomedical challenges, and provide reporters with opportunities for Q&A. Dr. Hana Akselrod, assistant professor of medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dr. Christian Sandrock, professor of pulmonary and critical medicine at UC Davis School of Medicine will offer their expertise to reporters. SciLine Director Rick Weiss will moderate the briefing.
Register here: https://www.sciline.org/media-briefings-blog/emerging-covid-challenges?utm_source=Optin-Research&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=emergingCOVID

Diving into COVID-19 data
2021-02-17 01:00 - 2021-03-03 01:00
The COVID-19 Data Dispatch and the National Association of Science Writers is hosting a workshop series that will explore the major challenges facing journalists and communicators who use data to cover the COVID-19 pandemic. Gain insight into the field and learn how to use these data in your own stories.
We’ll cover three topics:

Analyzing COVID-19 data sources, on February 17 (1-2 PM ET) with Drew Armstrong and Arielle Levin Becker

Engaging with COVID-19 data providers, on February 24 (2-3:15 PM ET) with Liz Essley Whyte, Tom Meagher, and Erica Hensley

Communicating COVID-19 data, on March 3 (4:30-5:45 PM ET) with Christie Aschwanden, Ann Choi, and Will Welch

Free sign up here: https://mailchi.mp/coviddatadispatch/diving-into-covid-19-data

Nurses on the Frontline: Strengthening America’s Health Care Workforce
2021-02-22 01:00
The COVID-19 pandemic led to an unprecedented demand for nurses to provide hospital and other forms of care. The burden has been devastating for nurses, who comprise America’s largest health care workforce. As a result, nurses are leaving the workforce due to burnout, a lack of child care, contracting COVID-19 themselves, or other health concerns, accelerating an already existing nursing shortage in the United States. As nurses continue to provide most of the nation’s care, it is critical to explore strategies to support them, raise their voices as trusted messengers in media and other forums, and strengthen the nursing workforce.
Speakers will discuss:

How critical issues in nursing were brought to light by the pandemic, including staffing shortages, burnout, and the essential roles of nurses

The trusted role of nurses, and how to elevate their voices to address vaccine hesitancy and educate journalists about their value as resources

A health plan foundation’s efforts to build a diverse pipeline of the next generation of nurses and nurse leaders

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Nurses on the frontline: Strenthening America’s Workforce
2021-02-22 01:00
Feb. 22, 2-3 PM ET
Presented by The NIHCM Foundation and Journalist’s Resource
The burden of COVID-19 has been devastating for nurses. The pandemic has highlighted the critical need for nurses and how a lack of support for them impacts patient care, vaccine access and hesitancy, existing workforce shortages, and the ability of the health care system to function. Panelists include: Mary Ann Fuchs, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Vice President of Patient Care and System Chief Nurse Executive, Duke University Health System, Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake, MGA, FAAN, Diana Mason, PhD, RN, FAAN,Senior Policy Service Professor, Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement, George Washington University School of Nursing, President, Independence Blue Cross Foundation. Speakers will discuss:

How critical issues in nursing were brought to light by the pandemic, including staffing shortages, burnout, and the essential roles of nurses

The trusted role of nurses, and how to elevate their voices to address vaccine hesitancy and educate journalists about their value as resources

A health plan foundation’s efforts to build a diverse pipeline of the next generation of nurses and nurse leaders

Register here: https://nihcm.org/events/nurses-on-the-frontline-strengthening-americas-health-care-workforce

National Forum on COVID-19 Vaccine
2021-02-22 01:00 - 2021-02-24 01:00
In support of the National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness, CDC is holding a virtual National Forum on COVID-19 Vaccine on Feb. 22-24. The forum is for practitioners focused on vaccine implementation and people and groups that can champion vaccine uptake in communities. Our Acting Assistant Secretary for Health, RADM Felicia Collins will provide opening remarks at 11 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Feb. 24. You can view recordings as well.
You can register for free here: National Forum on COVID-19 Vaccine | CDC

Understanding vaccine hesitancy
2021-02-23 01:00
February 23, 2021, 8 a.m. ET
A new webinar series hosted by the Duke Global Health Institute will explore the history and drivers of vaccine hesitancy and discuss strategies to overcome vaccine concerns, including lessons learned from past disease eradication efforts.
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Progress on the Pandemic: A year of tackling COVID-19
2021-02-23 01:00
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 9-10a PST
Hosted by Fred Hutch

Fred Hutch is at the center of a nonstop scientific sprint to understand and stop the coronavirus. Our monthly “Science Says” researcher roundtable features scientists who are leading vaccine trials, guiding public health policy, tracking genetic changes to the virus, and studying new treatments for COVID-19. Speakers include: Dr. Thomas Lynch, President & Director/Raisbeck Endowed Chair, Dr. Michele Andrasik, Senior Staff Scientist, Dr. Trevor Bedford, Associate Professor, Dr. Larry Corey, Professor, and Dr. Josh Schiffer, Associate Professor

RSVP by Monday Feb. 22 to receive an email with Zoom link: Send an email to media@fredhutch.org

The State of the COVID-19 Pandemic and U.S. Strategy in 2021
2021-02-24 01:00
Feb. 24, from 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. ET

The National Academy of Medicine and the American Public Health Association (APHA) will host the 17th COVID-19 Conversations webinar on the current state of the pandemic in the U.S. and new and continuing federal-level initiatives to curb and control the virus. Speakers include: Rochelle Walensky, director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Marcella Nunez-Smith, chair, COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force and Andy Slavitt, White House Senior Advisor on COVID-19 Response.

Register here: https://apha.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_of6ze2LNToKhP0uPy5xoUw

Science v. COVID-19: Promising COVID-19 Treatments Explained
2021-02-25 01:00
Thursday, February 25, 2021
1 p.m. – 2 p.m. ET

Hosted by ResearchAmerica:

COVID-19 treatments exemplify the significance of the public-private sector R&D continuum. While these treatments have not generally received the same level of attention as vaccines, they are critical to our response to the pandemic. This panel discussion will explore the range of treatments available; how, when, and in what settings they are administered; and ways to ensure these treatments reach patients in need.

Panelists:

• Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD, FIDSA, professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School; director of HIV clinical services and education, Massachusetts General Hospital; Chair, HIV medicine association; member, guideline panel, treatment and management of patients with COVID-19, Infectious Diseases Society of America

• L. Madara, MD, CEO and EVP, American Medical Association

• Denise Brooks-Williams, senior vice president and CEO north market, Henry Ford Health System

• Michael Ybarra, MD, vice president and chief of medical affairs, PhRMA

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Covering airborne transmission and COVID-19: What to know
2021-02-26 01:00
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Feb. 26, 2021, 12:30-1:30 p.m. ET
At the very beginning of the pandemic, there was lots of uncertainty about the primary transmission route of COVID-19. Increasingly, the evidence is showing the virus spreads through the air.
Why did it take scientists so long to determine this? What do we know now about airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and is it possible to create indoor environments so that schools and businesses can be open safely? How should journalists cover this aspect of the story as President Biden is pushing to reopen schools for in-person learning in March and many state governors are allowing businesses to increase the number of people permitted indoors at the same time?
Hear from two experts on this topic: one an expert on how infectious diseases spread in the air, and the other an infectious disease epidemiologist and hospital preventionist.

Joseph Allen, D.Sc., M.P.H., associate professor, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Saskia Popescu, Ph.D., assistant professor, infectious disease preventionist, George Mason University Schar School of Policy and Government

Moderator: Bara Vaida, AHCJ topic leader/infectious diseases

Dr. Joseph G. Allen began his career conducting forensic health investigations of sick buildings in several hundred buildings across a diverse range of industries, including healthcare, biotechnology, education, commercial office real estate and manufacturing. At Harvard, Dr. Allen directs the Healthy Buildings program, where he created “The 9 Foundations of a Healthy Building.” He is also the faculty advisor to the Harvard Healthier Building Materials Academy. He works with Fortune 100 companies on implementing Healthy Building strategies in their global portfolios and presents internationally on the topic of Healthy Buildings.
Popescu is an experienced infectious disease epidemiologist and infection preventionist with a strong background in enhancing healthcare biopreparedness, infectious disease threats, pandemic preparedness/response, project management, translation of complex issues into frontline applications, and disease surveillance. She is an assistant professor within the biodefense graduate program at George Mason University, serving as a consultant with the World Health Organization and helping to lead the Netflix infection prevention efforts for return to production work. She is also an affiliate of the Georgetown University Center for Global Health Science and Security.

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Saskia Popescu

Bara Vaida

Science Journalism & the Pandemic: Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Atul Gawande & Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal
2021-03-03 01:00
Mar 3, 2021 3 p.m. ET (US and Canada)
Science Journalism and the Pandemic – A forum of the Brandeis Journalism Program examining the role of the news media in the public health fight against COVID-19 and the disinformation around it.
Moderated by Neil Swidey, Director of the Brandeis Journalism Program and Editor-At-Large of the Boston Globe Magazine.
Featuring:
Dr. Anthony Fauci – Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Dr. Atul Gawande – Staff Writer, The New Yorker and Surgeon, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal – Editor-In-Chief, Kaiser Health News and Opinion Writer, The New York Times
Sponsored by the Office of the President, Brandeis University.
This session will be recorded for your convenience. Register here.

Wiley Science Talks with The Obesity Society: Reporting on COVID-19 and Obesity
2021-03-04 01:00
Thursday | March 4, 2021 | 11 a.m. ET (4 p.m. GMT)
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On World Obesity Day, join a panel of experts from The Obesity Society as they discuss the impact of COVID-19 on people with obesity. Three experts from Weill Cornell Medical College, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, and Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute of Mt. Sinai Hospital will deliver a ten minute “TED Talk” covering the epidemiology, risk factors, immune response, and the latest COVID-19 vaccine information that impacts people with obesity. A thirty-minute discussion moderated by Cathy Kotz, President of The Obesity Society closes the session.
Journalists who attend this complimentary webinar will:

Learn about the epidemiology of COVID-19 relevant to people with obesity.

Discover the risk factors contributing to outcomes in people with COVID-19.

Understand the basic science, clinical care, and immune response in people with obesity.

Find out about the health inequalities of COVID-19 and obesity.

Uncover the latest data and resources on COVID-19 vaccines in people with obesity.

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Journalists may register for this complimentary Science Talks webinar HERE.
If you are not able to attend the live one-hour session, the webinar will be recorded for later viewing.
About the Program: Wiley 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

COVID Vaccines and the Return to Life: Part 1
2021-03-11 01:00
Thursday, March 11, 2021, 12:30–1:45pm EST
Co-hosted by LeapsMag, the Aspen Institute Science & Society Program (part of the Health, Medicine and Society Program), and the Sabin–Aspen Vaccine Science & Policy Group.

On the one-year anniversary of the global declaration of the pandemic, this virtual event will convene leading scientific and medical experts to discuss the most pressing questions around the COVID-19 vaccines. Planned topics include the effect of the new circulating variants on the vaccines, what we know so far about transmission dynamics post-vaccination, how individuals can behave post-vaccination, the myths of “good” and “bad” vaccines as more alternatives come on board, and more. A public Q&A will follow the expert discussion.

Speakers include:

Dr. Monica Gandhi, M.D., MPH, is Professor of Medicine and Associate Division Chief (Clinical Operations/ Education) of the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine at UCSF / San Francisco General Hospital. She has researched how asymptomatic carriers are involved in COVID-19 transmission.

Dr. Paul Offit, M.D., is the director of the Vaccine Education Center and an attending physician in the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Dr. Onyema Ogbuagu, MBBCh, is an Associate Professor at Yale School of Medicine and an infectious disease specialist

Dr. Eric Topol, M.D., is a cardiologist, scientist, professor of molecular medicine, and the director and founder of Scripps Research Translational Institute.

Register here:
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Covering the vaccine rollout: How to connect to audiences
2021-03-17 01:00
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March 17, 2021, 2 p.m. ET
With a slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, it’s a story for health journalists to cover for the next several months or longer. Learn about more resources and how to reach your audiences with some of the authors of the Vaccine Education Toolkit, a project geared for journalists. Created after a survey by the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute with help from the National Association of Broadcasters and the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, the toolkit lets you dig through survey findings and finding data sources, leading experts and more. The webcast can help you find stories and make deadlines.

Andrew Finlayson, executive vice president of digital and social media strategies, SmithGeiger

Dan Reines, senior vice president, research insights, SmithGeiger

Monique Luisi, assistant professor of strategic communication, Missouri School of Journalism

Moderator: Bara Vaida, AHCJ topic leader/infectious diseases

Andrew Finlayson is the executive vice president of digital and social media strategies at SmithGeiger, an international research and consulting company based in California where he works with leading media companies examining opportunities in TV, digital, streaming and content monetization. He joined SmithGeiger after being a John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University. He is the recipient of numerous Emmy and Edward R. Murrow regional awards, has reported from Asia, South America, Europe, Russia and across the U.S., and before COVID-19, regularly spoke at industry conferences regarding audience trends. He is also the author of the business book, “Questions That Work” (Harper Collins) that has been translated into five languages.
Dan Reines is senior vice president, research insights for SmithGeiger. With nearly two decades of experience in a variety of news and entertainment organizations, he has a combination of rigorous analytical abilities, an abiding journalistic perspective, and a knack for compelling writing and clear storytelling. Reines’ work at SmithGeiger includes strategic research and consulting for news, entertainment and tech clients, among them NBC and ABC News, CNBC, Participant Media, Google, the Discovery Networks, ESPN, T-Mobile, FOX Sports, the BBC, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among many others. His professional background includes nearly two decades in print journalism as a writer and editor for national and local newspapers and magazines. He has reported on everything from the music industry and pop culture to sports to business and business ethics, and his writing on investing and public relations has appeared in two textbooks. Dan has an MBA with a marketing emphasis from Pepperdine’s Graziadio School of Business and Management, and a BA in Mass Communications from the University of California at Berkeley.
Monique Luisi is an assistant professor of strategic communication in the Missouri School of Journalism. Her research focuses on media messages and audience interpretation of messages related to disease, treatments, and the lives of minority groups. Using both quantitative and qualitative research methods, she had conducted research on such topics as the HPV vaccine on social media, Ebola in U.S. newspapers, mental health in the Black American community, and coming out in sports. Her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as Vaccine, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Howard Journal of Communication, Journal of Homosexuality, and others. Some of these works have also been featured in publications from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Dan Reines

Monique Luisi

Bara Vaida

COVID-19 Conversations: Variants and Vaccines
2021-03-17 01:00
March 17, 2021 | 5:00 – 6:30pm ET – hosted by the National Academy of Medicine
In this webinar panelists will discuss emerging COVID-19 variants, how vaccines can adapt to these new variants, and other interventions that could help curb transmission. Panelists include;

Angela Rasmussen, Vaccine Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac), University of Saskatchewan and Center for Global Health Science and Security, Georgetown University

David D. Ho, Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University

Monica Gandhi, University of California, San Francisco and San Francisco General Hospital

Register here to attend online: https://www.covid19conversations.org/webinar-registration

Hispanic Health Conference
2021-03-17 01:00 - 2021-03-20 01:00
March 17-20, 2021; virtual Hispanic Health Conference
This event focuses on strategies to improve the health of Latinos or Latino communities in private practice; faculty development; hispanic health research; and clinical care. Sponsored by the National Hispanic Medical Association.
Contact communications@nhmamd.org or 202-628-5895.

COVID-19: Learning from the Past, Defining our future
2021-03-19 01:00
Friday, March. 19, 3 PM ET
Hosted by the AAAS’s SciLine

A year after much of America shut down in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, there are many mixed signals about the year ahead. Case numbers and deaths remain painfully high, yet schools and businesses are reopening and people are eager for a return to “normal”. Vaccines have been authorized, but access to them remains deeply inequitable—yet another example of the longstanding health disparities brought to light over the last year.

Many possible futures lie ahead, but which one we inherit will depend largely on decisions individuals and institutions make in the coming months. Find out from two expert panelists how those pivot points could define our collective future, and get science-informed perspectives on what COVID’s second year may bring.

Dr. Michael Osterholm, Regent’s Professor in Public Health and Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at University of Minnesota
Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones, Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor at Morehouse School of Medicine and past president of the American Public Health Association.

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American Diabetes Alert Day
2021-03-23 01:00
March 23
American Diabetes Alert Day
Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S. according to the American Diabetes Association. This observance is held every fourth Tuesday in March; it’s a one-day, “wake-up call” asking the American public to take the diabetes risk test to find out if they are likely to develop type 2 diabetes. About 26.8% of (14.3 million) Americans age 65 and older with diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes. Left untreated or poorly managed, diabetes and related complications lead to excess hospitalization, millions in additional medical costs and premature death.

Post-COVID health: What will we need to catch up on?
2021-03-23 01:00
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March 23, 2021, 1 p.m. ET
Note: This AHCJ webcast aired before one of the speakers, Howard Bauchner, M.D., was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation by the American Medical Association’s Journal Oversight Committee into a controversial JAMA podcast about structural racism in medicine. On June 1, 2021, he tendered his resignation effective June 30, 2021. The AHCJ webcast focused on looking forward about health care stories in coming months. AHCJ believes this webcast still contains valuable COVID-19 information for colleagues.
What health issues have been set aside during the pandemic, what are the ramifications of that and how will patients and doctors catch up?

Howard Bauchner, M.D., editor, JAMA, American Medical Association

Leana Wen, M.D., visiting professor of health policy and management, George Washington University

Moderator: Fran Kritz, freelance health care writer

Howard Bauchner, M.D., was appointed the 16th editor-in-chief of JAMA and the JAMA Network in 2011. Prior to coming to JAMA, Howard was a professor of pediatrics and public health at Boston University School of Medicine and editor-in-chief of Archives of Disease in Childhood (2003-2011). At BUSM he was vice chair of research for the Department of Pediatrics and chief, Division of General Pediatrics. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, United Kingdom. At JAMA, Bauchner has focused on publishing important and novel research articles and special communications, improving and expanding clinical content, using electronic/digital approaches to enhance communication, and ensuring a commitment to innovation.
Leana Wen, M.D., is an emergency physician and visiting professor of health policy and management at George Washington University, where she is also a distinguished fellow at the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity. She is an expert in public health preparedness and previously served as Baltimore’s health commissioner. She’s the author of the book “When Doctors Don’t Listen: How to Avoid Misdiagnoses and Unnecessary Tests” and the forthcoming book, “Lifelines: A Doctor’s Journey in the Fight for Public Health.” A contributing columnist for The Washington Post, Wen is a frequent guest commentator on the COVID-19 crisis.

Howard Bauchner

Leana Wen

Fran Kritz

Covering the COVID-19 vaccine: What journalists need to know
2021-03-29 01:00 - 2021-04-25 01:00
March 29 – April 25, 2021
Instructor: Maryn McKenna (EN)
The Knight Center is sponsoring this free four-week massive open online course. Students will learn how to improve their coverage of COVID-19 and the vaccines. Students will hear from leading science journalists and medical experts who will discuss the efficacy of different vaccine formulas, analyze the distribution of vaccines, share tips for dispelling disinformation and misinformation when covering the vaccines, and much more.
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American Society on Aging Annual Conference
2021-04-06 01:00 - 2021-04-15 01:00
April 6-15 Virtual
American Society on Aging Annual Conference — the theme of this year’s event is “equity.” ASA’s conference is billed as the largest multi-disciplinary conference on aging in the United States. Contact Betsy Dorsett Manager of Community Engagement, bdorsett@asaging.org.
