BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Association of Health Care Journalists - ECPv6.17.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Association of Health Care Journalists 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: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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160416T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160417T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161716Z CREATED:20231025T161839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161716Z UID:24121-1460768400-1460854800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Global Health & Innovation Conference DESCRIPTION:The Global Health & Innovation Conference (#GHIC) is billed as “the world’s leading and largest global health conference as well as the largest social entrepreneurship conference.” Organizers expect 2\,200 professionals and students from more than 55 countries representing all sectors of global health\, international development and social entrepreneurship. \nTopics on the agenda include: \n\n\nResearch\, monitoring\, and evaluation in global health \n\n\nEnvironment\, energy\, and agriculture \n\n\nHealth care delivery models \n\n\nSurgery & global health \n\n\nHealth policy and advocacy \n\n\nTechnology in global health \n\n\nHealth education and university education \n\n\nWater and sanitation \n\n\nMaternal and child health \n\n\nMental health \n\n\nNon-communicable diseases \n\n\nStudent leaders in global health \n\n\nPatient-centered initiatives \n\n\nContact: Lanch McCormick at lmccormick@uniteforsight.org URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/global-health-innovation-conference-2/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160415T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160417T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154334Z CREATED:20231025T161850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154334Z UID:24132-1460682000-1460854800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The 4th Annual Lown Institute Conference DESCRIPTION:This conference attracts clinicians\, trainees\, policymakers and health reporters and focuses on ending the culture of overuse\, misuse and underuse in medicine. \nNew this year is a special Research Day\, with scientific papers and posters that up until now have been practically non-existent\, but sorely needed. \nKeynotes are Rita Redberg\, M.D.; Gordon Guyatt\, M.D.; Joanne Lynn\, M.D.; Jeff Brenner\, M.D.; and John Ioannidis\, M.D. \nRegistration fees for health reporters are waived. See the agenda. Register here. \nThe conference is at the JW Marriott Chicago. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-4th-annual-lown-institute-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160410T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160413T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161717Z CREATED:20231025T161840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161717Z UID:24122-1460250000-1460509200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:13th Annual Health Information Technology Summit DESCRIPTION:The 13th Annual Health Information Technology Summit convenes professionals from health plans and hospital systems to discuss effective data management\, governance\, and exchange strategies that ensure the right data is available at the right time in the right place to improve patient care. \nTopics on the agenda: \n\n\nNew approaches to pandemic risk \n\n\nConsolidation in health care \n\n\nAvoiding data breaches and strengthening health information security \n\n\nDiscussion of cost trends and major contributors \n\n\nHow ACA elements impact cost: Medicaid expansion\, exchanges\, Medicare \n\n\nThe long-term impact of cost shifting and high deductibles on the consumer \n\n\nThe role of Medicare Advantage plans in producing value and lowering cost \n\n\nMobile health and patient engagement \n\n\nConsumer-driven care \n\n\nNovel delivery models \n\n\nCutting-edge research that addresses integration from behavioral and physical sides of the equation \n\n\nWhat ACA items to watch in the next 6-9 months \n\n\nKeynote address: Cognitive Systems and the Future of Health CareGain a better understanding of emerging technologies and their impact on the future of health careLearn about the role of data and analytics in transforming health care and revolutionizing personalized medicineGinni Rometty\, chairman\, president and chief executive officer of IBM and moderated by Merrill Goozner\, editor of Modern Healthcare. \nPress registration and credential information is available here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/13th-annual-health-information-technology-summit/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160407T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160410T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161718Z CREATED:20231025T161745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161718Z UID:24076-1459990800-1460250000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Health Journalism 2016 DESCRIPTION:Event coverage\nPresentations\n\n \n\nConference home\nProgram\nField trips\nRegistration\nHotel\n2016 Exhibitors\nFreelance PitchFest\nFellowships\nShare a room or ride\nGetting there\n\n\nAHCJ rocked Cleveland!\n \nMore than 600 attendees gathered for Health Journalism 2016\, where they heard from the U.S. surgeon general\, the chief medical official for Veterans Affairs and NFL notables.  \nAs always\, conference attendees heard from – and interacted with – top-notch researchers\, well-regarded educators\, effective clinicians\, prize-winning journalists and authors and many more experts on a vast array of health topics. \nOn Saturday\, the luncheon speaker was Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy\, M.D.\, the surgeon general of the United States. Another luncheon highlight was the recognition of journalists who did the best work of 2015\, winners of the annual Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism. Many of those winners appeared on panels to share how they did their winning work. \n\nSpotlight speakers included:\nDavid J. Shulkin\, M.D.Undersecretary of Health\, United States Department of Veterans Affairs \nVice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy\, M.D. Surgeon General of the United States \nLeana Wen\, M.D. Baltimore City Health Commissioner \nNatoya J. Walker Minor\, M.P.A. Interim Director\, Cleveland Department of Public Health \nMelba R. Moore\,M.S.\, C.P.H.A. Acting Director/Commissioner of Health\, City of St. Louis Department of Health \nAbdul El-Sayed\, M.D.\, D.Phil.Executive Director and Health Officer\, Detroit Health Department \nStanton L. Gerson\, M.D. Director\, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center \nPamela B. Davis\, M.D.\, Ph.D. Dean\, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine \nSusan Rehm\, M.D. Vice Chair of the Department of Infectious Disease\, Cleveland Clinic \nKarim A. Botros Chief Strategy Officer\, MetroHealth Cleveland \nMarilyn Tavenner President\, America’s Health Insurance Plans; former CMS Administrator \nSteve Sanders Philanthropist\, former NFL player \nJosh Cribbs NFL free agent \n  \n\n\nConference locations\nCleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center (Thursday and Sunday)127 Public SquareCleveland\, Ohio 44114 \nCleveland Convention Center – Global Center for Health Innovation entrance (Friday and Saturday) 1 St. Clair Ave.\, NE Cleveland\, Ohio 44114 \n\n\nHosts\n\n\n \nCase Western Reserve University School of Medicine \n\n\nCleveland Clinic \n\n\nUniversity Hospitals \n\n\nMetroHealth \n\n\nEndowing sponsors\n\n\nRobert Wood Johnson Foundation \n\n\nThe Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust \n\n\nW.K. Kellogg Foundation \n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n \nPatient Centered Outcomes Research Institute \n\n\nGlobal Center for Health Innovation \n\n\nThe Commonwealth Fund \n\n\nGordon and Betty Moore Foundation \n\n\nJohn A. Hartford Foundation \n\n\nMissouri Foundation for Health \n\n\nCalifornia Health Care Foundation \n\n\nColorado Health Foundation \n\n\nThe Pew Charitable Trusts \n\n\nRhode Island Foundation \n\n\nHealth Foundation for Western and Central New York \n\n\nJournal of the American Osteopathic Association \n\n\nThe JAMA Network \n\n\nInstitute for Health Metrics and Evaluation \n\n\nLaura and John Arnold Foundation \n\n\nMt. Sinai Health Care Foundation\, Cleveland \n\n\nBetter Health Partnership \n\n\nDestination Cleveland \n\n\n\n  \nInterested in sponsoring future events? Please contact bruzzesel@missouri.edu. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-journalism-2016/ CATEGORIES:Annual Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160407T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160407T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154335Z CREATED:20231103T164708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154335Z UID:26202-1459990800-1459990800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:U.S. Senate hearing on water infrastructure DESCRIPTION:The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee holds a hearing to examine the federal role in water and wastewater infrastructure. \nWitnesses include Erik Olson\, director of the Natural Resources Defense Council’s health program\, as well as representatives of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and several water associations: National Association of Water Companies\, American Water Works Association\, National Rural Water Association\, Water Environment Federation. \nThe hearing\, “The Federal Role in Keeping Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Affordable\,” is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. ET\, in Room 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/u-s-senate-hearing-on-water-infrastructure/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160406T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160407T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154335Z CREATED:20231025T161851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154335Z UID:24134-1459904400-1459990800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:CFA’s Annual National Food Policy Conference DESCRIPTION:The Consumer Federation of America holds a two-day event to examine U.S. food policies\, from federal food assistance programs to children’s nutrition issues. Panel discussions at the advocacy group’s annual conference will also focus on the rise of chef advocacy as well as the 2016 election and food policy. Experts from AARP Foundation\, Oxfam America\, Share Our Strength and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will lead a session on food inequality at the conference\, to be held at the Capital Hilton Hotel in Washington. Representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration are also scheduled to speak. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cfaaes-annual-national-food-policy-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160331T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160331T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154337Z CREATED:20231103T164610Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154337Z UID:26199-1459386000-1459386000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:ACHP Twitter Chat – The Spike in Drug Costs DESCRIPTION:Prescription drug costs\, especially for chronic conditions\, are rising alarmingly: \n\n\nThe cost of treating the nation’s million-plus rheumatoid arthritis sufferers is expected to reach $9.3 billion by 2020 – a 45 percent jump from 2013. \n\n\nOne in 11 Americans suffers from diabetes\, and related medication spending is expected to rise 18.3 percent over the next three years. \n\n\nNew drugs for multiple sclerosis\, which affects more than 400\,000 Americans\, are being priced up to 25-60 percent higher than existing ones. \n\n\nThe Alliance of Community Health Plans invites you to join us for a Twitter chat on Thursday\, March 31 from noon-12:30 p.m. EDT at #ACHPDrugCosts to discuss the high cost of prescription drugs and ways we can collectively begin to address the issue. The chat will explore issues  including: \n\n\nHow are high drug prices affecting people’s lives? \n\n\nHow are health plans working with patients to ensure they receive proper treatment? \n\n\nHow do you define the value of a drug? \n\n\nWhat are possible solutions to the cost problem? \n\n\nJoin the conversation at #ACHPDrugCosts from noon-12:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday\, March 31 and follow us on Twitter @_ACHP. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/achp-twitter-chat-ae-the-spike-in-drug-costs/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160331T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160331T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154336Z CREATED:20231103T164610Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154336Z UID:26200-1459386000-1459386000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Getting beyond employer-sponsored health insurance: Some fitful starts DESCRIPTION:The American Enterprise Institute hosts an event (and livestream) looking at the future of health coverage on the job. Employer-sponsored coverage has not eroded under the Affordable Care Act\, but employers remain apprehensive about cost and regulation in the future.  Trends and options to be discussed include private exchanges\, defined contribution plans\, and corporate purchaser alliances. \nParticipants include  \n\n\nChristopher Condeluci\, CC Law & Policy \n\n\nMark Hall\, Wake Forest University \n\n\nThomas P. Miller\, AE \n\n\nPeter Nelson\, Center of the American Experiment \n\n\nTevi Troy\, American Health Policy Institute; Health Transformation Alliance \n\n\nMarch 31\, 2106\, 9-11 am ET \nTo attend in person\, RSVP here. \nTo watch live online\, click here on March 31 at 9:00 AM ET. Registration is not required. \nFor media inquiries\, please contact MediaServices@aei.org\, 202.862.5829. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/getting-beyond-employer-sponsored-health-insurance-some-fitful-starts/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160326T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160326T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154338Z CREATED:20231103T164609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154338Z UID:26197-1458954000-1458954000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Healthy People 2020 Oral Health Webinar DESCRIPTION:Who’s Leading the Leading Health Indicators?\nThursday\, March 24\, Noon ET \nThis webinar\, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Human Services will focus on the importance of oral health and strategies to improve oral health among people living with HIV/AIDS. \nThe discussion will feature insights from a successful Boston-based initiative. \nFor more information or to register use this link. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/healthy-people-2020-oral-health-webinar/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160323T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160323T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154339Z CREATED:20231103T164609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154339Z UID:26198-1458694800-1458694800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The Affordable Care Act at Six: Impact and Next Steps DESCRIPTION:Join Commonwealth Fund President David Blumenthal\, M.D.\, and the Johns Hopkins University Department of Health Policy and Management on March 23rd for a seminar\, “The Affordable Care Act at Six: Impact and Next Steps.” \nParticipants will include: \n\nDavid Blumenthal\, M.D.\, President\, The Commonwealth Fund\nKaren Davis\, Director\, Roger C. Lipitz Center for Integrated Health Care\nMichael Hash\, former Director of the Office of Health Reform\, Department of Health and Human Services\nKaren Nelson\, former Deputy Committee Staff Director for Health\, House Committee on Energy and Commerce\nJoshua Sharfstein\, M.D.\, Associate Dean for Public Health Practice and Training\, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health\nFormer Congressman Henry A. Waxman\, Johns Hopkins Centennial Policy Scholar.\n\nAttend in person at Sheldon Hall or tune into the live webcast at 10 a.m.\, E.S.T. \nWednesday\, March 23\, 2016”‹10-11 a.m. ETTune in live to www.jhsph.edu/cps URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-affordable-care-act-at-six-impact-and-next-steps/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160321T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160323T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154340Z CREATED:20231025T161850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154340Z UID:24133-1458522000-1458694800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Twenty-Fourth National HIPAA Summit DESCRIPTION:The conference will address HIPAA privacy\, security\, technology and health reform. \nThe HIPAA Summit will provide the most up-to-date information on the new laws and regulations. Comprehensive presentations by leading regulators from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services\, the Office for Civil Rights\, and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology will provide unique insights. Private sector leaders will add practical advice from their many experiences in implementation. This HIPAA Summit will address privacy\, security\, data breach changes and challenges\, and the legal and policy issues implicated\, as well as electronic health record adoption issues. It will also cover developments and requirements for transactions\, code sets\, and operating rules and how they are being implemented. \nKeynote speakers: \n\n\nDenesecia Green\, Deputy Director\, National Standards Group (NSG)\, Office of Enterprise Information (OEI)\, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services \n\n\nDeven McGraw\, Esq.\, Deputy Director\, Health Information Privacy\, Office for Civil Rights\, Department of Health and Human Services; Former Partner\, Manatt\, Phelps & Phillips LLP; Director\, Health Privacy Project\, Center for Democracy & Technology; Former Chief Operating Office\, National Partnership for Women & Families \n\n\nCharles Ornstein\, Senior Reporter\, ProPublica\, Awardee\, Pulitzer Prize for Public Service\, Past President\, Association of Health Care Journalists \n\n\nJocelyn Samuels\, Esq.\, Director\, Office for Civil Rights (OCR)\, US Department of Health and Human Services\, Former Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights\, United States Department of Justice \n\n\nLucia Savage\, Esq.\, Chief Privacy Officer\, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT\, US Department of Health and Human Services\, Former Senior Associate General Counsel\, UnitedHealthcare\, Former General Counsel\, Pacific Business Group on Health \n\n\nSessions will include:\n\n\n\nOCR Update and Outreach \n\n\nOCR Policy and Implementation Update \n\n\nPrivacy by Design \n\n\nThe HIPAA Privacy Rule and Research \n\n\nHealthcare CPO Best Practices Roundtable \n\n\nHealthcare Cyber Risk = Business Risk \n\n\nHIPAA Data Breach Legal Compliance \n\n\nStrategies for Reporting Breaches and Responding to OCR \n\n\nBusiness Associate Breaches \n\n\nStolen Health Records: Report from the “Dark Web” \n\n\nHealthcare CSO Best Practices Roundtable \n\n\nPreparing for and Responding to an OCR HIPAA Audit \n\n\nWhat’s Next for Health Care Privacy and Security? \n\n\nONC Privacy and Security Policy Update \n\n\nHealth Information Exchange Privacy and Security Issues \n\n\nHIPAA and Payment and Delivery System Reform \n\n\nInformation Governance – the Next Evolution of Privacy and Security \n\n\nCMS Operating Rules\, Health Plan Identifier\, ICD-10\, and Health Plan Certification Updates \n\n\nPathways to Administrative Simplification \n\n\nACA Operating Rules Update \n\n\nReview Committee and the NCVHS Standards Subcommittee Update \n\n\nHospitals Leveraging Administrative Simplification \n\n\nPost ICD-10 Update \n\n\nAggregation and Integration: Standards in Multi-Payer\, Multi-Provider Initiatives \n\n\n\nThe Twenty-Fourth National HIPAA Summit will be offered both onsite and live and archived for six months online. Follow on Twitter at #HIPAASummit. \nPress representatives may request a press pass by emailing registration@hcconferences.com or calling 800-503-7382. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/twenty-fourth-national-hipaa-summit/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160316T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160316T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161719Z CREATED:20231103T164234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161719Z UID:26180-1458090000-1458090000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:IOM workshop on children and violence DESCRIPTION:The Institute of Medicine holds a 3-day workshop in Washington on “Investing in Young Children for Peaceful Societies: Individual and Structural Transformation.” \nPart of the IOM’s Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally (iYCG)\, the open meeting will feature experts in early childhood development and peacebuilding and will look at a wide range of issues that affect children’s growth\, including the impact of conflict on health\, safety\, education\, and nutrition particularly in early childhood. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/iom-workshop-on-children-and-violence/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160315T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160315T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161720Z CREATED:20231103T164232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161720Z UID:26176-1458003600-1458003600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Virtual Summit on Specialty Pharmacy DESCRIPTION:The Catalyst for Payment Reform will host a Virtual Summit on Specialty Pharmacy that will include an overview of specialty pharmacy issues and address what employers need to know about these medications\, most of which are high-cost drugs\, and what health insurers are doing to manage the cost of these pharmaceuticals. \nSpeakers will include Lee Newcomer\, MD\, of UnitedHealthcare\, Edythe Ferris of Anthem\, Kate Farley of the Pennsylvania Employees Benefits Trust Fund\, Bryan Amick of the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and Robert Galvin\, MD\, of Equity Healthcare. To attend\, journalists should contact CPR’s Roz Murray at rmurray@catalyzepaymentreform.org.  \nMarch 15\, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET (online) URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/virtual-summit-on-specialty-pharmacy/ CATEGORIES:None 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:20160309T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160312T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161720Z CREATED:20231025T161838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161720Z UID:24118-1457485200-1457744400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Conference on Health Disparities DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the Medical University of South Carolina\, the 9th Annual National Conference on Health Disparities will be held over four days in Washington D.C. Organizers expect more than 600 attendees at the conference\, which will also include a student research forum. Other sponsors include Morehouse School of Medicine\, California State University (Monterey Bay and Long Beach campuses)\, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences\, Allen University and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-conference-on-health-disparities/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160307T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160307T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154341Z CREATED:20231103T164509Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154341Z UID:26192-1457312400-1457312400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:IOM Meeting on Health Equity DESCRIPTION:An Institute of Medicine committee holds its second meeting to discuss “Community-Based Solutions to Promote Health Equity.” \nSpeakers at the daylong event include representatives from GE’s Healthymagination\, GW Milken Institute of Public Health\, Texas Southern University and Ohio’s Cuyahoga County Board of Health\, among others. \nThe committee is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as part of its Culture of Health program. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/iom-meeting-on-health-equity/ CATEGORIES:None 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:20160304T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160307T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154342Z CREATED:20231025T161850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154342Z UID:24131-1457053200-1457312400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Media Advisory: Educating Health Professionals to Address the Social Determinants of Health DESCRIPTION:Social factors such as education\, access to clean water\, exposure to violence\, and birth place can determine how long and how well a person and his or her descendants will live.  Such social determinants — or the conditions in which people are born\, live\, work\, and age — contribute to disparities in population health status between and within countries.  Educating health professionals about social determinants of health generates awareness about certain potential root causes of ill health and the importance of addressing these determinants in and with communities. \nA new report from the National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine presents a framework for how to better educate health professionals to address social determinants of health.  \nAdvance copies of A Framework for Educating Health Professionals to Address the Social Determinants of Health will be available to reporters only beginning at 3 p.m. EST on Friday\, March 4.  The report is embargoed and not for public release before 11 a.m. EST on Monday\, March 7.  To request a copy\, please contact the Academies’ Office of News and Public Information; tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/media-advisory-educating-health-professionals-to-address-the-social-determinants-of-health/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160303T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160307T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161721Z CREATED:20231025T161838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161721Z UID:24120-1456966800-1457312400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Association of Gerontology in Higher Education Conference DESCRIPTION:This will be a meeting of the educational branch of The Gerontological Society of America with ideas and issues in gerontological and geriatric education. Educators\, clinicians\, administrators\, researchers\, and students share their experiences\, expertise\, and innovations regarding teaching and learning about aging and older persons.  \nContact: Todd Kluss\, tkluss@geron.org; (202) 587-2839 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/association-of-gerontology-in-higher-education-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160302T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160302T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154343Z CREATED:20231103T164406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154343Z UID:26190-1456880400-1456880400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:IOM Panel Discussion on Health Literacy DESCRIPTION:The Institute of Medicine hosts a roundtable discussion at its Washington headquarters on health literacy’s role in precision medicine. The daylong meeting among a panel of experts will look at health literacy in “the genomic era” as well as how understanding health has evolved over time. \nPanelists will discuss issues involving informed consent\, recruiting representative study cohorts and communicating research results clearly. In particular\, one session with Weill Cornell Medical College Associate Professor of Healthcare Policy and Research Jessica Ancker will address “Communicating risk to low health literacy populations.” URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/iom-panel-discussion-on-health-literacy/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160301T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160301T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154343Z CREATED:20231103T164204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154343Z UID:26171-1456794000-1456794000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Extended Diagnosis: How to Get Equipped for the Telehealth Era DESCRIPTION:The Health:Further Quarterly gatherings and reports will be a chance for forward-thinking health care professionals to elevate their awareness and capacity for strategic innovation in their organizations. \nThis event will feature a high profile keynote\, a panel discussion\, and a briefing from Jumpstart Foundry CEO\, Vic Gatto.  \n\n\n\nWHEN: March 1\, 8-11 a.m. CT\n\nWHERE: Hilton Garden Inn Nashville Vanderbilt – 1715 Broadway Nashville\, TN 37203  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/extended-diagnosis-how-to-get-equipped-for-the-telehealth-era/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160229T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160304T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161722Z CREATED:20231025T161840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161722Z UID:24125-1456707600-1457053200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Conference DESCRIPTION:This event brings together 40\,000 health IT professionals\, clinicians\, executives and vendors from around the world. Exceptional education\, world-class speakers\, cutting-edge health IT products and powerful networking are hallmarks of this industry-leading conference. More than 300 education programs feature keynotes\, thought leader sessions\, roundtable discussions and e-sessions\, plus preconference symposia and workshops. \nHIMSS is offering press credentials to journalists who intend to cover HIMSS16. Here’s information on how to apply for credentials. \nSome of the topics and events being planned: \n\n\nMarketing to Customers in an Uncertain Healthcare IT Marketplace \n\n\nKeynote Speaker: Michael Dell \n\n\nConvergence of Healthcare IoT & Analytics \n\n\nImpact of an ADC System on Medication Administration \n\n\nRising to the Challenge: Heart Attack Prediction \n\n\nQuantifying the ROI of Population Health Solutions \n\n\nCybercrime Triage: Managing Health IT Security Risk \n\n\nLessons Learned and Best Practices from Rural Telemedicine \n\n\nThe Changing Nature of the Informatics Workforce \n\n\nEHR Optimization: Why Is Meaningful Use So Difficult? \n\n\nMedical Device Patching – Factors for Strategy & Execution \n\n\nImproving the quality and viability of rural healthcare \n\n\nMaking the Case for Disaster Recovery in the Cloud \n\n\nHIPAA Reality Check: The Gap Between Execs and IT \n\n\nSucceed in Adapting to Mobile and Connected Health \n\n\nPatient Matching EHR Ailments: Going from Placebo to Cure URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/healthcare-information-and-management-systems-society-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160226T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160226T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161723Z CREATED:20231103T164233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161723Z UID:26179-1456448400-1456448400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:UNC’s 37th Annual Minority Health Conference DESCRIPTION:The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s  Gillings School of Global Public Health holds a day-long conference\, this year focusing on the intersection of the social justice system with public health. \nThe event\, titled “In Solidarity: The Role of Public Health in Social Justice\,” includes sessions on reproductive health\, immigrants and health care\, childhood lead exposure and more. The keynote lecture is available by webcast. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/uncaes-37th-annual-minority-health-conference/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160225T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160225T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161724Z CREATED:20231103T164233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161724Z UID:26178-1456362000-1456362000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:NEJM Webinar on Patient Engagement and Behavioral Strategies DESCRIPTION:The New England Journal of Medicine offers a live web event with a panel of experts at 1 p.m. ET to discuss ways health care providers and others can “motivate patients to take an active role in optimizing their health.” \nThe four-hour event\, titled Patient Engagement: Behavioral Strategies for Better Health\, is part of the journals Catalyst series aimed innovative health care delivery ideas. Hosted by the University of Pennsylvania\, the panel will feature panelists from UPenn’s Perelman School of Medicine as well as others from Harvard University\, Darthmouth Collage\, University of Southern California and Snap Kitchen Inc. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nejm-webinar-on-patient-engagement-and-behavioral-strategies/ CATEGORIES:None 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:20160223T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160223T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150848Z CREATED:20231103T164206Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150848Z UID:26175-1456189200-1456189200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Drug Pricing: Covering the Controversy DESCRIPTION:Join the Chicago chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists on Feb. 23\, for a panel discussion on “Drug Pricing: Covering the Controversy.”  \nPanelists: \n\n\nRoy Guharoy\, Pharm.D. vice president and chief pharmacy officer for the Resource Group at Ascension\, the largest nonprofit health system in the United States.  \n\n\nCraig Garthwaite\, assistant professor\, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Garthwaite’s research examines the effects of government policies and social phenomena with a focus on the health sector. \n\n\nModerator: Duncan Moore\, independent journalist \nDate: Tuesday\, Feb. 23 \nTime: 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Refreshments at 6:30\, program at 7 p.m.) \nLocation: Columbia College\, 600 S. Michigan\, Conference Room 401 (this building is a new location\, not where we’ve previously met) \nThanks to Columbia College for providing the venue for this event. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/drug-pricing-covering-the-controversy/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160219T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160219T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154344Z CREATED:20231103T164405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154344Z UID:26188-1455843600-1455843600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Chemical Exposures and the Brain: The Flint Water Crisis and More DESCRIPTION:Feb. 19\, Noon-1pm ET Watch at ForumHSPH.org \nThe water crisis gripping Flint\, Michigan\, has exposed thousands of children to unsafe lead levels\, triggering a federal emergency declaration and national conversation about basic public health protections. Lead can be toxic to the brain\, and children can be particularly vulnerable. However\, the Flint example is not unique; other American cities\, including the nation’s capitol\, have faced lead contamination in water supplies. And research has pointed more generally to an expanding list of chemicals\, including certain pesticides\, mercury and flame retardants\, that may be linked to cognitive delays and health conditions in children. This Forum will examine those links and the implications for both children and adults\, while exploring public policy successes and failures in safeguarding the public’s health against neurotoxicants. \n Video will be posted on-demand after the event. \n EXPERT PARTICIPANTS Philippe Grandjean\, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Health\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health \n Marc Weisskopf\, Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health \n Jeffrey Griffiths\, Professor of Public Health\, and Community Medicine\, Tufts University School of Medicine\, and Former Chair\, US EPA Drinking Water Committee\, Science Advisory Board \n Kimberly Gray\, Program Director\, Children’s Environmental Health\, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences \n MODERATOR Peter Thomson\, Environment Editor\, PRI’s The World \n Send our panelists questions in advance to theforum@hsph.harvard.edu. The Forum will accommodate as many questions as we can during a limited Q&A. \n Tweet us @ForumHSPH #neurotoxins \nPresented in Collaboration with PRI’s The World & WGBHPart of the Andelot Series on Current Science Controversies URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/chemical-exposures-and-the-brain-the-flint-water-crisis-and-more/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160219T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160219T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154346Z CREATED:20231103T164404Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154346Z UID:26186-1455843600-1455843600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:High Drug Spending: What’s the Prescription? DESCRIPTION:Webinar\, Feb.19\, 2-3 p.m. ET online\nThe Health Care Value Hub of Consumer Reports will host a webinar in which Sharon Levine\, M.D.\, of Kaiser Permanente\, and Jeremy Greene\, M.D.\, of Johns Hopkins University\, will explain why rising prescription drug prices are a leading driver of overall health care cost increases and have created affordability problems for consumers. \nTo register click here. For questions\, email Alex Sass alex.sass@consumer.org or call 202-462-6262. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/high-drug-spending-whataes-the-prescription/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160219T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160219T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154345Z CREATED:20231103T164404Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154345Z UID:26187-1455843600-1455843600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Briefing for Reporters on State Health Initiatives DESCRIPTION:WHEN: Friday\, Feb. 19\, 8:30-9:45 AM (Breakfast available at 8 a.m.)WHERE: National Press Club\, Fourth Estate (529 14th St.\, NW\, 13th Floor\, Wash.\, D.C.) RSVP: Samantha Feller sfeller@allhealth.org (202)789-2300 \n***OPEN ONLY TO MEMBERS OF THE PRESS*** \nTwo governors will meet with reporters to discuss the latest health care innovations and changes they are pursuing or implementing. \nMany states are implementing their own health initiatives\, such as tying Medicaid payment to value and integrating behavioral health and primary care. States have long used Medicaid 1115 waivers to give them flexibility to test new delivery models and benefit designs. Starting in 2017\, states can also use section 1332 waivers to bypass ACA requirements and institute their own reforms. Though\, after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued guidance in December 2015\, the amount of flexibility these waivers provide is in question. \nGovernors will provide the latest on health care initiatives in their states and discuss challenges. This will include a discussion on Medicaid changes\, waiver limitations\, and budget considerations. \nGovernor Asa Hutchinson\, Republican\, Arkansas \nGovernor\, Democrat (invited) \nAlan Weil of Health Affairs and Marilyn Serafini of the Alliance for Health Reform will moderate. \nPresented by the Alliance for Health Reform\, with thanks to the The Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis Foundation for Health and Policy for its support of this briefing. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/briefing-for-reporters-on-state-health-initiatives/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160218T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160218T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161725Z CREATED:20231103T164318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161725Z UID:26182-1455757200-1455757200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webinar: Inside the 'Black Box' of Healthcare Spending DESCRIPTION:Feb. 18\, 1 to 2 pm ET\, online webinar \nInside the ‘Black Box’ of Healthcare Spending. The National Institute for Health Care Management will host a webinar on new data showing how much private insurance plans pay for common procedures in markets across the country and how provider consolidation influences payment rates. During the webinar\, Zack Cooper of Yale University\, Martin S. Gaynor of Carnegie Mellon University and Dan Gorenstein of Marketplace’s Health Desk will offer suggestions on how journalists can use this pricing data in their reporting. For more information\, click here\, and to register click here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-inside-the-black-box-of-healthcare-spending/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR