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: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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160119T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160120T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161737Z CREATED:20231025T161835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161737Z UID:24113-1453165200-1453251600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Advisory Council on Aging (NACA) meeting DESCRIPTION:NACA advises the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\, the Director of NIH\, and the Director of NIA on its mission. \nThe Council meets three times a year to consider applications for research and training and to recommend funding for promising applications. \nContact: Office of Communications and Public Liaison (OCPL) nianews3@mail.nih.gov; Phone: 301-496-1752  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-advisory-council-on-aging-naca-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160116T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160117T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161738Z CREATED:20231025T161835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161738Z UID:24112-1452906000-1452992400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Annual MCI Symposium DESCRIPTION:Annual Mild Cognitive Impairment Symposium\, The Annual Alzheimer’s Early Diagnostic and Treatment Workshop and annual Alzheimer’s Public Information Forum\, sponsored by The Wien Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorders\, Mount Sinai Medical Center Miami Beach. \nConference Website (note: put on by World Events Forum)  \nContact: 224-938-9523 \nAmong the sessions: \n\n\n\nRisk Factors for Cognitive Decline: Cardiovascular Disease\, Inflammation and Subjective Symptoms \n\n\nVascular Disease\, Neuroinflammation and Cognition \n\n\nSubjective Cognitive Decline: Epidemiology\, Biomarkers and Progression to MCI and Dementia \n\n\nDiagnosis of Preclinical and Prodromal Alzheimer’s Disease \n\n\nMemory Complaints and the Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/annual-mci-symposium/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160113T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160113T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161739Z CREATED:20231103T164110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161739Z UID:26168-1452646800-1452646800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Teleconference on ACA enrollment and hard-to-reach populations DESCRIPTION:Families USA will hold a conference call at 1 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss efforts to reach out to “hard-to-reach populations” ahead of the deadline to enroll for health insurance. Experts on the healthcare advocacy group’s call will also discuss those who remain uninsured as well as barriers to enrollment. Speakers include Peter Lee\, executive director of Covered California; Mike Perry\, partner in PerryUndem Research/Communication; Mirna Castro\, director of Health Navigation and Promotions\, Servicios de La Raza; and Rachel Klein\, Families USA director of Organizational Strategy. Journalists can dial in at 888-280-4443 using confirmation code 4824179. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/teleconference-on-aca-enrollment-and-hard-to-reach-populations/ CATEGORIES:None 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:20160111T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160114T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161741Z CREATED:20231025T161837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161741Z UID:24116-1452474000-1452733200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference DESCRIPTION:The J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference is the largest and most informative healthcare investment symposium in the industry which brings together global industry leaders\, emerging fast-growth companies\, innovative technology creators\, globally minded service providers\, and members of the investment community. \nMany of the sessions are webcast. More info here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/j-p-morgan-healthcare-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160106T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160106T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154348Z CREATED:20231103T164106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154348Z UID:26165-1452042000-1452042000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The Oral Health Care System: A State-By-State Analysis DESCRIPTION:On Jan. 6\, at 11 a.m. CT\, the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute will present details of its recent report “The Oral Health Care System: A State-By-State Analysis.” \nThe report includes data on all 50 states and the District of Columbia\, as well as the nation as a whole\, including the most current available information on: \n\n\nTrends in dental care utilization (dental visits) for Medicaid-enrolled children\, as well as for children and adults with private dental benefits; \n\n\nTrends in the supply of dentists\, including the percentage who participate in Medicaid; \n\n\nTrends in reimbursement rates for dental care services in Medicaid and private dental benefit plans; and \n\n\nPercentage of the population with access to optimally fluoridated drinking water (among people on community water systems). \n\n\nEach state report also includes results from an innovative survey of nearly 15\,000 U.S. adults\, measuring their “dental IQ\,” self-reported oral health status\, and attitudes toward the importance and value of good oral health. \n\n\nThe report is available online. \nClick here to register. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-oral-health-care-system-a-state-by-state-analysis/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151216T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151216T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154349Z CREATED:20231103T164105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154349Z UID:26163-1450227600-1450227600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Institute on Drug Abuse to discuss results of 2015 Monitoring the Future survey DESCRIPTION:The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will hold a teleconference and Twitter chat on Dec. 16 to discuss the results of the 2015 Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey. The survey\, conducted earlier this year by scientists at the University of Michigan\, tracks annual drug use and attitudes among eighth\, 10th\, and 12th-grade students. NIDA is part of the National Institutes of Health within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. \nThis year’s MTF survey will include attitudes about\, and prevalence of\, marijuana use\, prescription medications\, e-cigarettes\, synthetic cannabinoids (K2/Spice)\, alcohol\, tobacco and other drugs. \nMTF is one of three major survey instruments HHS uses to monitor the nation’s substance use patterns among teens. Information from these surveys helps to provide strategic planning for prevention\, treatment\, and recovery support services for youth. The MTF survey has real-time results\, with findings announced the same year the data is collected. \nWHAT: \nTeleconference to discuss the 2015 Monitoring the Future Survey results\, which will be officially released at 12:01 a.m. EST on Dec. 16. \nWHEN: \nDec. 16\, 11 a.m.-noon EST \nWHERE: \nTo dial into the teleconference\, call: 800-369-1185\, Participant passcode: 8301859 Materials for the teleconference will be posted online Dec.16. \nWHO: \nNora D. Volkow\, M.D. Director\, National Institute on Drug Abuse Bio: https://www.drugabuse.gov/about-nida/directors-page/biography-dr-nora-volkow \nMichael Botticelli Director\, Office of National Drug Control Policy Bio: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/botticelli-bio \nLloyd D. Johnston\, Ph.D. Principal Investigator\, Institute for Social Research\, University of Michigan Bio: http://home.isr.umich.edu/research/researcher-profiles/lloyd-johnston/ \nRichard A. Miech\, Ph.D. Research Professor\, Institute for Social Research\, University of Michigan Bio: http://www.monitoringthefuture.org/invest.html \nThe NIDA Twitter chat\, hosted by Dr. Jack Stein\, Director\, Office of Science Policy and Communications\, will be1-2 p.m. EST. Follow Monitoring the Future 2015 news on Twitter at @NIDANews or join the conversation by using: #MTF2015. \nContact: NIDA Press Team\, 301-443-6245\, media@nida.nih.gov \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-institute-on-drug-abuse-to-discuss-results-of-2015-monitoring-the-future-survey/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151215T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151215T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154349Z CREATED:20231103T164104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154349Z UID:26162-1450141200-1450141200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:News briefing on health care consolidation DESCRIPTION:In 2014\, there were a total of 1\,299 mergers and acquisitions in the health care sector – a record number\, up from 1\,035 the year before. That includes a recent spike in pharmaceutical transactions\, including inversions\, which base U.S. drug companies overseas. \nA top Federal Trade Commission official\, along with key experts\, will meet with reporters Dec. 15 to discuss the recent surge in health care consolidation; the driving forces behind this trend; and the implications for policymakers and enforcers. \nSpeakers will provide the latest information about the roles of the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission; efforts by policymakers; the scope and extent of consolidation among doctors\, hospitals\, insurers and pharmaceutical companies; and implications for consumers and other stakeholders. \n\n\nDeborah Feinstein\, director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition \n\n\nAndrea Murino\, partner and co-chair of Goodwin Procter’s antitrust practice \n\n\nGeorge Slover\, senior policy counsel at Consumers Union  \n\n\nAlan Weil of Health Affairs and Marilyn Serafini of the Alliance for Health Reform will moderate. \n\n\nWHEN: Tuesday\, Dec. 15\, 8:15-9:30 a.m. (Breakfast available at 8 a.m.) \nWHERE: National Press Club\, Fourth Estate (529 14th St.\, NW\, 13th Floor\, Wash.\, D.C.)  \nRSVP: Samantha Feller sfeller@allhealth.org (202)789-2300 \nTo register for this briefing\, please contact us at info@allhealth.org or call us at (202) 789-2300.  \n OPEN ONLY TO MEMBERS OF THE PRESS \nWith thanks to the The Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis Foundation for Health and Policy for its support of this briefing. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/news-briefing-on-health-care-consolidation/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151214T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151214T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154350Z CREATED:20231103T164104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154350Z UID:26161-1450054800-1450054800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Vicarious Trauma report launch DESCRIPTION:This will be the official launch of Eyewitness Media Hub‘s research into the effects of Vicarious Trauma.  The research looks at the impact of vicarious trauma on journalists\, human rights investigators and humanitarian aid workers who frequently search for eyewitness media in their work. \nAre managers doing enough to protect their staff\, are journalists and human rights workers allowed to speak up when they’ve spent the day looking at horrors on their computer screen? \nThe panel will be moderated by Dr Claire Wardle\, Research Director\, Tow Center for Digital Journalism \nThe event’s panelists include: \n\n\nSam Dubberley\, co-founder Eyewitness Media Hub \n\n\nBruce Shapiro\, Executive Director\, Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma \n\n\nMandy Jenkins\, News Director\, Storyful \n\n\nYvette Alberdingk Thijm\, Executive Director\, Witness \n\n\nThis research was carried out by Eyewitness Media Hub ”Šin partnership with Open Society Foundations. \nThe event is sponsored by the Tow Center for Digital Journalism. \nWhere\nBrown Institute for Media InnovationColumbia Journalism School2950 BroadwayNew York\, N.Y\, 10027 \nWhen\nDec. 14\, 6-8 p.m. \nRegistration here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/vicarious-trauma-report-launch/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151211T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151211T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161741Z CREATED:20231103T163943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161741Z UID:26159-1449795600-1449795600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Briefing on Prison Health and Reentry DESCRIPTION:The Alliance for Health Reform will hold a panel event on Friday\, Dec. 11 at noon in Washington\, D.C.\, to discuss adults’ physical and mental health needs as they transition out of prison. Many are low-income adults who need assistance connecting to health care coverage and care. \nPanelists from PEW Charitable Trusts\, Ohio’s Department of Medicaid and the National Urban League will focus on “reentry programs\, and the intersection of health policy and the criminal justice system\,” according to the Alliance. \nThe event\, titled “Health Care Out from Behind Bars: Meeting Prisoners’ Needs Efficiently\,” can also be followed on Twitter using the hashtag #Reentry. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/briefing-on-prison-health-and-reentry/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151211T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151211T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161742Z CREATED:20231103T163943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161742Z UID:26160-1449795600-1449795600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Medical Tests: Inaccuracies\, Risks and the Public's Health DESCRIPTION:Webcast: Friday\, Dec. 11\, 12:30-1:30pm ET\nSend questions in advance to theforum@hsph.harvard.edu Tweet @ForumHSPH #testsforum \nWithout question\, medical testing has saved lives and bettered patient care. But what happens when tests are inaccurate or unnecessary? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently raised alarms about a growing class of tests designed and used in single laboratories\, which are far less subject to regulatory enforcement than commercial test kits sold to multiple labs. The agency reviewed 20 case studies involving lab-developed tests (LDTs) and found evidence of patients at risk for medically unnecessary procedures\, including mastectomies\, or for potentially inappropriate therapies\, including cancer treatments. Some tests may fail to detect a condition\, while others may erroneously point to a non-existent problem. The medical costs are significant. The Obama administration is calling for a new regulatory framework as well. \nLDTs are not the only source of concern. A 2013 meta-analysis involving commonly ordered lab tests found that 30 percent\, on average\, were probably unnecessary and\, conversely\, a similar number should have been ordered and were not. \nScrutiny of lab testing is intensifying as the medical community grapples to address diagnostic errors. This year\, the Institute of Medicine issued a study\, Improving Diagnosis in Health Care\, as a continuation of an earlier series of patient safety reports. Pointing to many factors in diagnostic errors\, the recent report states that “most people will experience at least one diagnostic error in their lifetime\, sometimes with devastating consequences.” \nThis Forum will examine the role of medical tests in health care\, looking both at their considerable benefits and risks and asking how to ensure their accuracy\, safety and reliability. \nModerator: Sharon Begley\, Senior Science Writer\, STAT \nExpert Participants: \n\n\nAaron Kesselheim\, Director\, Program on Regulation\, Therapeutics\, and Law\, Brigham and Women’s Hospital \n\n\nLucian Leape\, Chair\, Lucian Leape Institute at the National Patient Safety Foundation\, and Adjunct Professor of Health Policy\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health \n\n\nAlberto Gutierrez\, Director\, Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health\, Center of Devices and Radiological Health\, Food and Drug Administration \n\n\nRamy Arnaout\, Associate Director of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratories at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center \n\n\nPresented in Collaboration with Stat \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/medical-tests-inaccuracies-risks-and-the-publics-health/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151210T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151210T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161743Z CREATED:20231103T163922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161743Z UID:26151-1449709200-1449709200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:AHCJ Washington\, D.C.\, Chapter Holiday Party DESCRIPTION:We compete\, we break news\, we make a difference. Now it’s time for the Association of Health Care Journalists’ D.C. Chapter Holiday networking gathering! \nCome toast the holiday season with craft beers\, vintage wine — and some light and healthy(ier) food. \nThere is no formal program – just a gathering as we look forward to 2016. We’ve invited some special guests who have helped many of us during the year. All health journalists are invited. \nWhen\n6-8:30 p.m. on Thursday\, Dec. 10. \nImportant note: Due to building security\, please plan to arrive no later than 7:15 p.m. \nWhere\nThe Advisory Board Building at 2445 M St. N.W.\, 8th floor reception area. \nPlease RSVP\nBy Dec. 7 to pgalewitz@kff.org \nGetting there\nFoggy Bottom is closest Metro — an 8-minute walk. When exiting the station\, turn left and walk through Washington Circle following 23rd Street to M Street. Turn left and go two blocks. \nDupont Circle metro (south exit) is a 12-minute walk. Take New Hampshire Ave south to M St. Turn right and go 3 blocks. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahcj-washington-d-c-chapter-holiday-party/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151208T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151208T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161743Z CREATED:20231103T163942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161743Z UID:26158-1449536400-1449536400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Mental Health and Criminal Justice Policy Conference DESCRIPTION:The National Council for Behavioral Health\, and the Community Oriented Correctional Health Services hold a day-long conference in Washington\, D.C.  “to discuss how mass incarceration of people with mental health and substance use problems.” \nSpeakers will include Roy Austin\, a presidential adviser in the Office of Urban Affairs\, Justice and Opportunity\, as well as Republican Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri and Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan\, who have backed legislation addressing mental health issues. \nThe event will be webcast. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/mental-health-and-criminal-justice-policy-conference-2/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151208T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151208T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161744Z CREATED:20231103T163941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161744Z UID:26156-1449536400-1449536400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Mental Health and Criminal Justice Policy Conference DESCRIPTION:The National Council for Behavioral Health\, and the Community Oriented Correctional Health Services hold a day-long conference in Washington\, D.C.\, to discuss mass incarceration of people with mental health and substance use problems. \nSpeakers will include Roy Austin\, a presidential adviser in the Office of Urban Affairs\, Justice and Opportunity\, as well as Republican Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri and Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan\, who have backed legislation addressing mental health issues. \nThe event will be webcast. \n  \n  \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/mental-health-and-criminal-justice-policy-conference/ CATEGORIES:None 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:20151203T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151203T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161746Z CREATED:20231103T163923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161746Z UID:26153-1449104400-1449104400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:ECRI Institute Press Briefing: Top 10 health technology hazards for 2016 DESCRIPTION:Which medical technologies pose dangers to patients? You might be surprised. ECRI’s 2016 hazards list includes high-profile and unexpected issues. This will be exclusive\, in-person media briefing at the nation’s only independent medical device testing laboratory. It’s a “roll-up-your-sleeves” dive into technologies that can harm or kill patients. \n          AGENDA \n          9:00    Free continental breakfast and mix ‘n’ mingle with our experts \n          9:30    Welcome to ECRI and Introduction to the 2016 Hazards List \n          10:00  Concurrent Workshops (30 minutes each)                     1: Killer Infections                          Dirty Endoscopes                          Unsafe Injection Practices                     2: High-Tech Training                          Failure to Appropriately Operate Intensive Care Ventilators                          Insufficient Training of Clinicians on Operating Room Technologies                     3: Software Failures                          Gamma Camera Mechanical Failures                          Misuse of USB Port \n          11:30  Lightning Round Q&A (Bring your toughest questions!) \nDec. 3\, 2015 / 9 a.m.-Noon \nECRI Institute5200 Butler PikePlymouth Meeting\, PA 19462 \nSpace is limited\, so please RSVP by Nov. 30 to lmenyo@ecri.org or 610-825-6000\, ext. 5310. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ecri-institute-press-briefing-top-10-health-technology-hazards-for-2016/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151202T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151203T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161747Z CREATED:20231025T161827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161747Z UID:24110-1449018000-1449104400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Aging in Place Council Conference: Creating a system for aging in place in America DESCRIPTION:The NAIPC promotes a  network of professionals from the private\, public and non-profit sectors who can help older adults plan for future housing and care needs. \nContact: Jessica Hoefer202-939-1796jhoefer@dworbell.com \nhttp://ageinplace.org/2014annualmeeting URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-aging-in-place-council-conference-creating-a-system-for-aging-in-place-in-america/ CATEGORIES:Event 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:20151202T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151202T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161748Z CREATED:20231103T163923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161748Z UID:26152-1449018000-1449018000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:HIV and the Mental Health of LGBT People of Color DESCRIPTION:6 p.m. on Wednesday\, Dec 2\nSee a screening of the documentary\, “You Are Not Alone\,” and a discussion\, “HIV and Mental Health of LGBT People of Color” with a distinguished panel\, moderated by Marsha Bronner of the HUGS Campaign\, and including “America’s Psychologist” Dr. Jeff Gardere\, Ariel Rojas of TransDisapora Networks\, Chris Adams\, LMSW\, Rev. Dr. Lynn Sexton\, The Griot Circle\, and Aron Cobbs\, Lambda Legal.  \nTo RSVP for this first-time Brooklyn-Borough-wide Screening\, Call: 718-802-3530 Go to: http://brooklyn-usa.org/event/world-aids-day/ \nBrooklyn Borough Hall209 Joralemon St. Brooklyn\, NY 11201 Google Map \n HIV and the Mental Health of LGBT People of Color Following the screening\, there will be a discussion of the mental health effects of an HIV infection: looking at the societal factors which lead to a person contracting HIV\, the effects of the virus on an infected person’s neuropsyhcology\, and once again\, an infected person’s family\, friends\, and community’s response to being a LGBT person of color and HIV positive. The panel discussion will be moderated by Marsha Bronner\, Founder of the HUGS Campaign\, with panelists including\, “America’s Psychologist” Jeffery Gardere\, Ph.D.; Ariel Rojas MS MA\, CEO of TransDisapora Networks; Chris Adams\, LMSW\, DBGM\, Inc.; Rev. Dr. Lynn Sexton\, The Griot Circle; and Aron Cobbs\, Lambda Legal. \n About You Are Not Alone – the documentary As a 65-minute documentary\, “You Are Not Alone” examines many underlying psycho-social factors that lead to and cause depression in Black gay men. It looks closely at the struggles with sexual orientation and identity; being  sexually abused by an older adult family member/relative/familiar or authority figure; pastors and imams declaring that a gay man is an abomination and encouraging ostracism from families and communities; the descent into feelings of low self-esteem and setting out to contract HIV as a form of suicide with the ensuing stigma and discrimination accompanying the diagnosis; and for many aging Black gay men\, struggles with loneliness\, isolation and abandonment\, including desperation for affection\, intimacy and sex.  In interviews with Black gay men of varying ages\, opinions from mental health professionals and religious leaders\, and re-enactments of experiences the documentary explores the reasons for a Black gay man’s downward spiral into depression and suicide. \nYou Are Not Alone\, through interviews\, traces the lives of at least three Black gay men with re-enactments of their life experiences: Cedric\, who as a child was abused by his father on the suspicion of being gay; Lawrence\, recounted being sexually abused by his father; and\, Tony tells of never feeling as though he belonged\, as he said\, ‘I was always a shade off happy’. Then there is the mother\, whose 14-year-old son was bullied in school and hanged himself with a dog leash\, as she said\, ‘Losing my only child was a tragedy of tragedies.”  \nThe film also contains interviews with mental health professionals\, including “America’s Psychologist” Jeffery Gardere\, Ph.D.\, Dr. Kim Arrington\, and NY City-based psychiatrist Michael Myers\, MD\, who present their professional opinions on the experiences recounted in the stories. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/hiv-and-the-mental-health-of-lgbt-people-of-color/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151128T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151128T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161749Z CREATED:20231103T163942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161749Z UID:26157-1448672400-1448672400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:International Oral Cancer Symposium DESCRIPTION:Experts on oral cancer treatment and management gather for a daylong conference that will be part of the 2015 Greater New York Dental Meeting\, scheduled for Nov. 27 through Dec. 2 at Manhattan’s Jacob K Javits Convention Center. \nClick here for more information about the symposium and the larger dental meeting. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/international-oral-cancer-symposium/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151119T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151119T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154351Z CREATED:20231103T163905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154351Z UID:26149-1447894800-1447894800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Aspen Institute Summit on Inequality and Opportunity DESCRIPTION:Aspen Institute Summit on Inequality and Opportunity\nThe Aspen Institute will host a one-day seminar at The Newseum to discuss ways to address economic inequality ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Prudential\, the Thursday\, November 19 event\, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.\, promises to be “dedicated to nonpartisan dialogue about the widening opportunity gap in the United States” and include more than 200 policy makers\, philanthropists and others. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/aspen-institute-summit-on-inequality-and-opportunity/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151119T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151119T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161750Z CREATED:20231103T163552Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161750Z UID:26107-1447894800-1447894800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Rural Health Day DESCRIPTION:National Rural Health Day \nSponsored by several rural health groups\, this event aims to highlight the health of smaller communities. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-rural-health-day-2/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151118T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151122T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161751Z CREATED:20231025T161827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161751Z UID:24109-1447808400-1448154000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Gerontological Society of America Annual Conference DESCRIPTION:This meeting is considered the premier gathering of gerontologists from both the United States and around the world. They participate in over 400 scientific sessions including symposia\, paper\, and poster presentations. The 2015 theme is “Aging as a Lifelong Process\,” which highlights the fact that what gerontologists study is actually the cumulative outcome of lifelong events that culminate during old age. \n \nContact:Todd Kluss\, Communications manager(202) 587-2839tkluss@geron.org \n \nhttps://www.geron.org/meetings-events/gsa-annual-scientific-meeting URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/gerontological-society-of-america-annual-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151117T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151118T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161752Z CREATED:20231025T161821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161752Z UID:24103-1447722000-1447808400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Free ECRI Institute Conference on Cancer Care Delivery DESCRIPTION:Nearly a third of the nation’s population is expected to experience cancer in their lifetime\, most of whom are aging baby boomers who will undergo screening\, diagnosis\, and treatment. Care needs to be provided and paid for\, raising complex issues across delivery systems. \nBecause this is such a pressing issue\, ECRI Institute and the National Cancer Institute are convening a free public service conference\, “Cancer Care Delivery in a Rapidly Changing Healthcare System\,” being held Nov. 17-18 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington\, D.C. \nRegistration is free; advance registration is required. Press are encouraged and welcome to attend.  \nContact: Laurie Menyo\, Director of Public Relations and Marketing Communications (lmenyo@ecri.org) URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/free-ecri-institute-conference-on-cancer-care-delivery/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151112T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151112T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154352Z CREATED:20231103T163905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154352Z UID:26150-1447290000-1447290000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Hospital Acquisition of Physician Practices: Higher Value or Higher Costs? DESCRIPTION:Mathematica /Center on Health Care Effectiveness webinar\nOver the past two decades\, hospitals have acquired an increasing number of physician practices.. This event looks at the reasons and the effect on cost and quality. A growing body of research suggests that these arrangements do not necessarily improve care coordination – and they do push up costs. How can policymakers shift the focus to high value? \nFrom 11:45 am to 1:30 pm. Register to attend in person or for the webinar. \nFor more information email chce@mathematica-mpr.com URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/hospital-acquisition-of-physician-practices-higher-value-or-higher-costs/ CATEGORIES:None 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:20151110T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151110T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161753Z CREATED:20231103T163841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161753Z UID:26146-1447117200-1447117200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webinar: Sealing the Gap: Using Dental Sealants as a Population Health Strategy to Prevent Caries in DESCRIPTION:Organized by Public Health Ontario this hour-long program which will be webcast\, begins at noon on Tuesday\, November 10\, will examine research and approaches to sealant programs. Public Health Ontario\, 480 University Ave. Suite 3\, Toronto\, Ontario Canada. Click here for information and to register. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-sealing-the-gap-using-dental-sealants-as-a-population-health-strategy-to-prevent-caries-in/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151105T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151110T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161754Z CREATED:20231025T161804Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161754Z UID:24095-1446685200-1447117200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Dental Association Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:Meeting to include hundreds of continuing education classes\, trade show\, panel discussions\, a new dentist conference and a free Mission of Mercy dental clinic expected to serve up to 1\,000 patients. For more information see: www.ada.org/en/meeting URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-dental-association-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151105T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151106T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161755Z CREATED:20231025T161826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161755Z UID:24108-1446685200-1446771600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Aging and Society: Fifth Interdisciplinary Conference DESCRIPTION:An international forum for the discussion of a rapidly growing segment of the population world-wide. The process of aging\, its accompanying individual\, family\, community\, national\, and international impacts\, and the social and cultural perspectives which surround it\, provide a rich background from which to base community dialogue.  \n \nSponsored by:Common Ground Publishing217-328-0405  \n \nhttp://agingandsociety.com/the-conference URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/aging-and-society-fifth-interdisciplinary-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151105T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151105T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154416Z CREATED:20231103T163904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154416Z UID:26147-1446685200-1446685200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Press Briefing: Mental Health as a Civil Right DESCRIPTION:Press Briefing: Mental Health as a Civil Right\nFormer U.S. Representative Patrick J. Kennedy holds a press briefing to discuss mental health treatment\, following the October publication of his book on the issue. The event begins at 9:30 a.m. at the National Press Club in Washington\, D.C. For information\, contact Tony Gallo\, NPC Newsmakers event host\, at 202-544-6973. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/press-briefing-mental-health-as-a-civil-right/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR