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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151019T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151019T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162459Z CREATED:20231103T163553Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162459Z UID:26108-1445216400-1445216400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Optimizing Digital to Reach Patients\, Scientists\, Clinicians\, and the Public DESCRIPTION:The National Institutes of Health is hosting a summit to explore how digital communication is being used by government agencies\, clinicians\, scientists\, patients\, and the public to share information on health and science. \nAccording to a September 2012 Pew Research Center survey\, 72 percent of Internet users say they looked online for health information within the past year. As health information becomes increasingly accessible\, it’s important to take a look at how these resources are being communicated and shared with the public\, how and where clinicians and scientists are discussing important health topics in the digital sphere\, and the challenges health communicators face with an ever-evolving digital landscape. The summit is designed to encourage discussion and to strengthen scientific communications communities around the digital and social media strategies used in health and science agencies. \nPanel Topics: \n\n\nPanel 1: The patient and caregiver perspective: Managing health conditions using digital tools and social media. \n\n\nPanel 2: Reaching patients and the public where they are: Sharing high quality\, evidence-based information with the public on social media\, blogs\, and mobile apps. \n\n\nPanel 3: The health professional perspective: Using social media to get and share information and interact with other professionals and patients. \n\n\nPanel 4: The scientist’s perspective: Using digital and social media to collaborate\, share ideas\, and communicate research to the public. \n\n\nLipsett Amphitheater\, National Institutes of Health\, Building 10\, 10 Center Drive\, Bethesda\, MD \n Visitor information is available at http://www.nih.gov/about/visitor. \nThere are a select number of seats reserved for media. If you are interested in attending\, please email Katy Danielson at nccihpress@mail.nih.gov. If you are unable to attend in person\, the summit will be Web cast live at videocast.nih.gov. No registration for the livestream is necessary\, but if you’d like\, you can sign up here (Watch via Live Webcast) for an email reminder to watch the lecture. Join the conversation at #NIHDigital. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/optimizing-digital-to-reach-patients-scientists-clinicians-and-the-public/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151017T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151017T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162500Z CREATED:20231103T163741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162500Z UID:26133-1445043600-1445043600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:International Day for the Eradication of Poverty DESCRIPTION:Building a sustainable future: Coming together to end poverty and discrimination\nThe International Day for the Eradication of Poverty has been observed every year since 1993\, when the United Nations General Assembly\, by resolution 47/196\, designated this day to promote awareness of the need to eradicate poverty and destitution in all countries. Fighting poverty remains at the core of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the development of the post-2015 development agenda. \nThis year\, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty holds particular significance because it will be the first observance following the formal adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals by the General Assembly of the United Nations. Within this new development framework\, designed to replace and carry forward the aims of the Millennium Development Goals\, all countries committed to “ending poverty in all its forms and dimensions.” \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/international-day-for-the-eradication-of-poverty/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151016T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151016T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162500Z CREATED:20231103T163800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162500Z UID:26139-1444957200-1444957200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Comprehensive Cancer Network to Unveil Oncology Value Tool DESCRIPTION:To further empower patients to make treatment decisions in line with their values\, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) will introduce a new infographic tool for evaluating treatment decisions [its new value initiative]—the NCCN Evidence Blocks—at a press conference at the start of the NCCN 10th Annual Congress: Hematologic Malignancies. \nThe new NCCN Guidelines with NCCN Evidence Blocks enable physicians and patients to speak the same language of choice and value. Robert W. Carlson\, MD\, Chief Executive Officer\, NCCN\, will demonstrate how the five key value considerations displayed in the NCCN Evidence Blocks—Efficacy\, Safety\, Quality and Quantity of evidence\, Consistency of evidence\, and Affordability—can be used to evaluate recommended interventions in cancer care. \nBy adding affordability to NCCN’s existing criteria of efficacy\, toxicity\, and evidence for evaluating treatment options\, patients will be empowered to identify\, alongside their physician\, optimal treatment based on clinical and economic considerations that are of most value to them. \nFollowing opening remarks\, a panel of physicians and patients will discuss the challenges and benefits presented by this new physician/patient dynamic in shared decision-making. \nWHO: \n\n\nModerator: Victoria Colliver\, Health Reporter\, San Francisco Chronicle;  Member\, Association of Health Care Journalists \n\n\nPanelists: Robert W. Carlson\, MD\, Chief Executive Officer\, National Comprehensive Cancer Network \n\n\nGeorge Somlo\, MD\, Professor\, Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic  Cell Transplantation and Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics  Research\, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; NCCN Guidelines Panel Member for Multiple Myeloma \n\n\nMarta Nichols\, Cancer Survivor and Advocate; Emeritus Board Member\, Bay Area Cancer Connections; Council Member\, California Breast Cancer Research Council; Vice President\, Investor Relations\, GoDaddy \n\n\nDon Orosco\, 25-year survivor of multiple myeloma; President and Chief Financial Officer\, Orosco and Associates\, Inc. and DBO Motor Racing Enterprises\, Inc.; Internationally Recognized Vintage Racer\, Automotive Historian\, Specialized Vintage Race Parts Manufacturer and Owner\, Monterey Speed and Sport \n\n\nWHEN: Friday\, Oct. 16; 11 a.m.-noon PT\, live or webcast \nWHERE: NCCN 10th Annual Congress: Hematologic Malignancies at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis\, 780 Mission Street\, San Francisco\, CA 94103 \nCONTACT: Katie Kiley Brown\, NCCN\, brown@nccn.org 215.690.0238 (office)\, 610.573.3893 (cell on-site) \nFor an advance view of the NCCN Evidence Blocks or to register for the live event\, contact Katie Kiley Brown. \nTo register for the WebEx\, visit https://nccn.webex.com/nccn/onstage/g.php?MTID=ef52c0e04c258563df9fdb5e45ec48c4c \nAbout the National Comprehensive Cancer Network \nThe National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)\, a not-for-profit alliance of 26 of the world’s leading cancer centers devoted to patient care\, research\, and education\, is dedicated to improving the quality\, effectiveness\, and efficiency of cancer care so that patients can live better lives. Through the leadership and expertise of clinical professionals at NCCN Member Institutions\, NCCN develops resources that present valuable information to the numerous stakeholders in the health care delivery system. As the arbiter of high-quality cancer care\, NCCN promotes the importance of continuous quality improvement and recognizes the significance of creating clinical practice guidelines appropriate for use by patients\, clinicians\, and other health care decision-makers. Clinicians\, visit NCCN.org. Patients and caregivers\, visit NCCN.org/patients. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-comprehensive-cancer-network-to-unveil-oncology-value-tool/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151016T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151016T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162501Z CREATED:20231103T163743Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162501Z UID:26136-1444957200-1444957200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:High-Cost Drugs: A CEO’s Perspective DESCRIPTION:Oct. 16\, 2-3 p.m. ET \nThe Alliance of Community Health Plans invites you to join us Friday\, October 16 for an interactive conversation about high-cost drugs. Two health plan CEOs – John Bennett\, M.D.\, from Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan in Albany\, New York and Patricia Richards from SelectHealth in Salt Lake City\, Utah – will explore their thoughts on how high drug prices impact both insurers and the overall health care system. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Susan Dentzer will moderate the discussion\, which will include an interactive Q&A. \n\n\nJohn Bennett\, M.D.\, President and Chief Executive Officer\, Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan\, Albany\, New York \n\n\nPatricia R. Richards\, President and Chief Executive Officer\, SelectHealth\, Murray\, Utah \n\n\nSusan Dentzer\, Senior Policy Adviser\, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Moderator) \n\n\nFollow us on Twitter (@_ACHP) for tweets throughout the event and join the conversation using #ACHPDrugCosts. \nACCESSING THIS EVENT \nClick here to register for the event. \nThe event will be held in ACHP’s online event center at https://achp.webex.com. (Please plan to arrive in the event center fiv minutes early.) On the event center tab of the homepage\, click “Join” to the right of the “High-Cost Drugs: A CEO’s Perspective” meeting title. You will be prompted to enter your name\, email address and the meeting password\, which is ACHP. The loading process may require you to install specific add-ins to your Web browser. To do this\, right click the “Install” feature that is displayed on the top of your screen (below your tool bar). The installation will take a few minutes. After you are logged-in and have successfully installed the requirements\, a screen will pop-up on your computer with the dial-in number and user ID needed to access the audio portion of the conference. \nNote: Cisco has recently made some security enhancements to its WebEx application. If you are joining the meeting from a mobile device\, you will need to upgrade the software (by downloading it from the app store) before being able to join the web conference. \nTo join the session by phone only\, please call the number below and enter the access code.US Toll free: 1-855-797-9485US Toll: 1-415-655-0002Access Code: 643 232 789 \nIf you have further questions related to Web conference participation\, please call 202-785-2247 or contact Kemp Pettyjohn at 202-745-5066; kpettyjohn@gymr.com. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/high-cost-drugs-a-ceoaes-perspective/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151015T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151015T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162502Z CREATED:20231103T163759Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162502Z UID:26138-1444870800-1444870800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Medicaid in a time of Growth and Change: Findings from the Annual Kaiser 50-State Medicaid Budget Su DESCRIPTION:The Kaiser Family Foundation and the National Association of Medicaid Directors hold a forum on “Medicaid in a time of Growth and Change: Findings from the Annual Kaiser 50-State Medicaid Budget Survey.” \nIt features Robin Rudowitz\, associate director of KFF’s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured; Vernon Smith\, managing principal at Health Management Associates; Thomas Betlach\, president of NAMD; Florida Deputy Secretary for Medicaid Justin Senior; and Colorado Medicaid Director Gretchen Hammer. \nTIME: Oct. 15  at 9:30 am  \nLOCATION: KFF\, 1330 G Street NW\, Jordan Conference Center\, Washington\, D.C. \nAn archived webcast will be available later that day at Kff.org \nCONTACT: Chris Lee\, 202-347-5270\, clee@kff.org; http://kff.org/about-kaiser-commission-on-medicaid-and-the-uninsured \n  \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/medicaid-in-a-time-of-growth-and-change-findings-from-the-annual-kaiser-50-state-medicaid-budget-su/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151015T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151015T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154419Z CREATED:20231103T163126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154419Z UID:26072-1444870800-1444870800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Summit on Global Food Security and Health DESCRIPTION:The Policy Studies Organization at George Mason University sponsors the second annual Summit on Global Food Security and Health.  \nAcademic experts will discuss all aspects of global food security\, from access to water and rural development to social safety nets and nutrition. Researchers from universities in the U.S. and abroad will share their research on food security with an eye to improving access\, addressing challenges and developing partnerships to improve global food security and related health outcomes. \nThe call for papers is now open. Abstracts (250 words) of proposed papers\, including potential health and policy implications\, should be submitted to Bonnie Stabile\, Deputy Editor at bstabile@gmu.edu by July 1\, 2015. Authors of selected papers will be notified by July 10\, 2015\, and completed manuscripts should be submitted to World Medical & Health Policy manuscript submission site by September 15\, 2015 for peer review. \nDate:Thursday\, October 15\, 2015 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/summit-on-global-food-security-and-health/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151013T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151013T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162503Z CREATED:20231103T163727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162503Z UID:26130-1444698000-1444698000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Diagnosis Errors in Health Care DESCRIPTION:Join the Chicago chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists on Oct. 13 for a panel discussion of the recently released Institute of Medicine report “Improving Diagnosis in Health Care.” The committee writing the report concluded that “most people will experience at least one diagnostic error in their lifetime\, sometimes with devastating consequences.”   \nDate: Oct. 13\, 2015 \nTime: 6:30-8:15 p.m. (Refreshments at 6:30\, program at 7 p.m.) \nLocation: Columbia College\, Journalism Department\, 33 East Congress\, corner of Wabash and Congress\, under the L tracks\, Room 219 \nPanelists: \n  \n\nPaul L. Epner\, M.B.A.\, M.Ed.\, executive vice president\, co-founder & director\, Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine\, chair\, Diagnostic Error in Medicine Conference\n\nKaren Cosby\, M.D.\, F.A.C.E.P.\, senior attending\, Department of Emergency Medicine\, Cook County Hospital (Stroger) and Associate Professor\, Rush University Medical School \n\n\nDavid M. Liebovitz\, M.D.\, F.A.C.P.\, chief medical information executive\, Northwestern Memorial Healthcare Central Region \n\n\nPlease RSVP to ahcj_chicago@mac.com. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/diagnosis-errors-in-health-care/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151008T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151008T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162504Z CREATED:20231103T163727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162504Z UID:26131-1444266000-1444266000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Release: 2015-16 California Health Care Quality Report Cards DESCRIPTION:The California Office of the Patient Advocate’s (OPA) will release the 2015-16 update of the California Health Care Quality Report Cards on October 8\, 2015. \nReporters will be able to review the new data on the online report cards for star ratings and performance results of interest to their local audiences.  \n“Choosing the health care plan that best meets family needs is critical\, yet many people spend more time researching the best restaurant for dinner than they do checking out the quality of their health coverage options\,” according to Elizabeth Abbott\, OPA Director and long-time consumer advocate.  \nThe Report Cards detail how California’s commercial HMOs\, PPOs\, and over 200 medical groups rate on quality of clinical care as well as on patient experience and receive evidence-based star ratings on their overall performance and specific clinical and patient experience data.  \nThe updated Report Cards will be available on the Office of the Patient Advocate website (www.opa.ca.gov) on October 8\, 2015.             \n Business and Health reporters may contact Ruben Mejia at (916) 322-2279 or (916) 324-6407 for more detailed information about the release of the 2015-16 Report Cards or to arrange an interview with OPA Director Elizabeth Abbott.  \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/release-2015-16-california-health-care-quality-report-cards/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151007T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151007T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162505Z CREATED:20231103T163742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162505Z UID:26135-1444179600-1444179600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Live chat: What should you know about psychiatric genetic testing? DESCRIPTION:Live chat online Wednesday\, Oct. 7\, 3:30-4:30 p.m. ET \nSenior investigative reporter Beth Daley of the New England Center for Investigative Reporting will host a live chat on the NECIR web site with Huffington Post Healthy Living Editor Erin Schumaker; Joseph Goldberg\, MD\, a clinical professor of psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital; and Daniel Carlat\, MD\, an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine. \nThe panel members will discuss the use of genetic tests for psychiatric disorders\, a subject Daley and other NECIR journalists covered for The Boston Globe. To get more information and to leave a question for the panel\, visit the NECIR site.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/live-chat-what-should-you-know-about-psychiatric-genetic-testing/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151006T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151008T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162506Z CREATED:20231025T161807Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162506Z UID:24097-1444093200-1444266000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:PCORI Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:PCORI’s first annual meeting will bring together more than 800 members of the PCORI community for a series of plenary and breakout sessions highlighting PCORI’s work as we mark our fifth anniversary. We expect many more to join us online. \nThe conference will serve as an update to our stakeholder communities on the highlights of our research portfolio\, including early results of completed studies and reviews of important work in progress. It also will convene current awardees to share lessons learned in their work and feature a series of “mini-summits” on some of our high-profile initiatives. \nThe meeting opens with a joint half-day session developed in collaboration with at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). These sessions will address key issues in dissemination and implementation of patient-centered outcomes research. \nInterested stakeholders from across the healthcare community\, along with those interested in seeking PCORI funding\, are invited to attend this informative meeting. Presenters will include invited PCORI awardees and their patient and other stakeholder partners. \nTo join the conversation during the meeting use #PCORI2015 on Twitter. \nMedia registration page: journalists should select “Media” in the “Registration Type” drop-down menu.  \nSessions will include: \n\n\nThe State of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research/Comparative Effectiveness Research \n\n\nKeynote Address \n\n\nStakeholder Panel \n\n\nStraight from the Source: Learning about Patient Engagement from Patients and their Research Partners \n\n\nMaximizing the Impact of Research on Asthma Disparities \n\n\nNew Insights in Screening and Surveillance: Results of PCORI-Supported Research \n\n\nPatient- and Caregiver-Centered Approaches to Improving Child Health \n\n\nPatient-Centered Approaches to the Management of Symptoms and Side Effects in Cancer Care \n\n\nReproductive Health and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research \n\n\nStakeholder Needs for Comparative Effectiveness Research: The Researcher’s Role \n\n\nData Access in Open Science \n\n\nCommunity Health Workers and Patient Navigators \n\n\nDiagnostic\, Treatment\, and Management Options for Rare Diseases \n\n\nPatient-Centered Approaches to Optimizing the Delivery of Palliative Care \n\n\nPCORI’s Unique Approach to Merit Review: Evaluation Results Revealed \n\n\nPipeline to Proposal Program \n\n\nShared Decision Making and Decision Aid Use in the Real World \n\n\nThe Transformative Effects of Technology in Healthcare Settings: Examples from the Field \n\n\nGetting to Know PCORI: From Application to Closeout \n\n\nLocation:Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center1700 Jefferson Davis HighwayArlington\, VA 22202 \nContact information URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/pcori-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151006T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151006T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162506Z CREATED:20231103T163741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162506Z UID:26132-1444093200-1444093200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:State of Public Health in Georgia DESCRIPTION:The University of Georgia’s College of Public Health holds its fourth annual State of Public Health conference in Athens\, Ga.\, the state of Georgia’s public health as well as ongoing challenges. \nFour keynote speakers will share their expertise on public health issues of increasing importance to Georgia and the nation. \n• Jeff Levi\, executive director of Trust for America’s Health\, will explore opportunities and challenges of advancing public health in a reforming health care system; \n• José Carlos León Vargas\, international cooperation and development director of Solidaridad Internacional Kanda\, will share insights about creating inclusive communities that address health disparities; \n• Kaye Bender\, president and CEO of Public Health Accreditation Board\, will discuss the benefits and barriers to public health accreditation; \n• Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald\, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health\, will give an update on the state’s current public health initiatives. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/state-of-public-health-in-georgia/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151005T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151006T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162507Z CREATED:20231025T161821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162507Z UID:24102-1444006800-1444093200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Conference on Tackling Tobacco use in Vulnerable Populations DESCRIPTION:The National Conference on Tackling Tobacco Use in Vulnerable Populations will highlight the challenges\, opportunities and strategies for addressing tobacco use among various vulnerable and high-risk populations\, including people with mental illness\, substance use problems\, youth\, pregnant women and mothers\, people of low socioeconomic status\, and lesbians\, gays\, bisexual and transgender persons. \nFor questions related to registration\, contact Shanell Johnson at sjohnson@danyainstitute.org or 240-645-1126. \nThis conference is supported by the Region 3 Central East Addiction Technology Transfer Center (Central East)\, a program of The Danya Institute. Central East is funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)\, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).\n\nOct. 5 & 6 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center\, 5701 Marinelli Road\, Bethesda\, MD 20852 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-conference-on-tackling-tobacco-use-in-vulnerable-populations/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151004T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151009T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162508Z CREATED:20231025T161808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162508Z UID:24098-1443920400-1444352400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics DESCRIPTION:Mark October 4-9 in your calendar for the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics  – FIGO 2015 XXI World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics – in Vancouver\, BC\, Canada. \nFIGO 2015 will bring more than 7\,000 obstetricians and gynecologists to address issues affecting women’s health and to discuss the key actions needed to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The FIGO Scientific Committee has put together an outstanding program. See Program sessions for more details. \nMedia are invited to participate and are subject to accreditation by the FIGO Secretariat. Accreditation is reserved for members of press (local\, regional\, national and international) – print\, radio\, television\, photo\, news agencies and online media. For more media registration please visit here. \nFor further assistance please contact: \nJanet Weichel McKenzie (jweichelmckenzie@hillbrooke.ca) \nLisa Robertson (lrobertson@hillbrooke.ca) \nFollow FIGO 2015 on Facebook and Twitter. \n  \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/world-congress-of-gynecology-and-obstetrics/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150930T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150930T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162509Z CREATED:20231103T163656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162509Z UID:26123-1443574800-1443574800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Tracking U.S. population changes and their impact on health DESCRIPTION:Urban Institute researchers H. Elizabeth Peters\, Steven Martin and Nan Astone will share their latest findings on shifting U.S. demographics and how the nation’s changing population is raising issues related to health. \nThe group will provide their most recent analysis of people living in the United States and related social characteristics\, looking at age\, geography and other data\, and discuss future research on contraception access. \nThe trio of experts will offer insights from recent data on those characteristics in residents ages 20 to 29\, known as millennials\, and how that group’s demographics is impacting the current and future U.S. population. \nReporters will learn more about how to find the latest trends in U.S. demographics to spark larger discussions about demographics\, millennial\, race\, marriage and population trends. Susan Heavey\, AHCJ’s topic leader for social determinants of health care\, will moderate the webcast. \nSept. 30\, 3:30 p.m. ET\n\n\nNan Marie Astone\, senior fellow in the Center on Labor\, Human Services\, and Population at the Urban Institute \n\n\nSteven Martin\, senior research associate in the Center on Labor\, Human Services\, and Population at the Urban Institute \n\n\nElizabeth Peters\, director\, Center on Labor\, Human Services\, and Population at the Urban Institute \n\n\nModerator: Susan Heavey\, AHCJ core topic leader on social determinants of health \n\n\nNan Astone joined the Urban Institute in 2013 after serving 24 years on the faculty of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is a demographer with expertise on reproductive health\, the family\, adolescence\, and the transition to adulthood. Astone\, a former William T. Grant Scholar\, received her PhD from the University of Chicago. \nSteven Martin works on various topics in social demography; his particular area of interest has been modeling demographic events across the life course. His recent work has covered a range of demographic topics across the life course\, such as nonmarital childbearing\, fertility timing\, childlessness\, union formation and dissolution\, and age at entry into sexual activity as well as topics in time use\, wellbeing\, the “digital divide\,” and the quality of data from event-history surveys. \nElizabeth Peters is the director of the Center on Labor\, Human Services\, and Population at the Urban Institute. An economic demographer\, her research focuses on family economics and family policy\, specifically examining the effects of public policies such as divorce laws\, child support policy\, child care policy\, taxes\, and welfare reform on family formation and dissolution; inter- and intra-household transfers; father involvement; and family investments in children. \nHow to participate\n \nA link to the webcast will appear on this page about 15 minutes before it begins. (You may need to refresh the page if you don’t see the link.) \nNOTE: This is exclusively for AHCJ members; you will need to be logged in. If you’re having trouble logging in\, please email info@healthjournalism.org. \n\nNan Astone \n\n\nSteven Martin \n\n\nElizabeth Peters \n\n\nSusan Heavey URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/tracking-u-s-population-changes-and-their-impact-on-health/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150930T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150930T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162510Z CREATED:20231103T163653Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162510Z UID:26119-1443574800-1443574800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Obamacare\, beer and AHCJ DESCRIPTION:Read about the event here.\nThe Association of Health Care Journalists’ Washington\, D.C.\, Chapter invites you to “Brews and Views” — a gathering to learn how the Affordable Care Act can help small employers gain health coverage for their workers. \nJoin us for drinks and networking with other health journalists. We will have officials from DC Health Link\, the district’s health exchange\, a local brewer that’s obtained coverage and Obamacare exchange guru Sabrina Corlette from Georgetown University to explain this lesser known\, but important part of the law. \nAll health journalists invited. \nWhen: Wednesday\, Sept. 30. 6:15 p.m.to 7:45 p.m. Informal networking and drinks will start at 6:15 p.m. and the program will start about 6:30 p.m. \nWhere: Southern Hospitality\, 2nd floor\, 1815 Adams Mill Rd NW\, Washington\, DC.  The restaurant is less than 10 minute walk from Woodley Park Metro.  Or you can take a Circulator Bus from the metro stop.  Drink specials last till 8 p.m. For those who can stay\, we will have dinner after the program. http://www.sohodc.com/ \nPlease RSVP by Sept 28 to pgalewitz@kff.org URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/obamacare-beer-and-ahcj/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150929T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151002T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162511Z CREATED:20231025T161801Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162511Z UID:24092-1443488400-1443747600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:NRHA Rural Health Clinic and Critical Access Hospitals Conferences DESCRIPTION:National Rural Health Association holds two back-to-back conferences in Kansas City\, Mo. The first\, its 14th Rural Health Clinic Conference Sept. 29 – Sept. 30\, will look at telemedicine\, veterans’ health and other issues. The second\, Sept. 30 to Oct. 2\, focuses on Critical Access Hospitals. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nrha-rural-health-clinic-and-critical-access-hospitals-conferences/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150929T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150929T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162512Z CREATED:20231103T163725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162512Z UID:26127-1443488400-1443488400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Mind the Gap: An Analysis of Dental Care Utilization in All States DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, September 29\, 2015\, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. (CDT) \nThis webinar\, hosted by the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute\, will examine findings of a new state-by-state analysis of dental care utilization in 2005 and 2013 among Medicaid and privately insured adults and children. \nClick here for more information and to register.   URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/mind-the-gap-an-analysis-of-dental-care-utilization-in-all-states/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150927T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150930T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162512Z CREATED:20231025T161802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162512Z UID:24094-1443315600-1443574800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Academy of Otolaryngology-HNSF Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO DESCRIPTION:More than 5\,500 ear\, nose\, and throat physicians and head and neck surgeons will gather to share the latest research and clinical advances from across all areas of the otolaryngology specialty at the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation’s Annual Meeting and OTO EXPO. \nThe AAO-HNSF offers press registration\, newsroom workspace and interview facilitation for credentialed members of the news media.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-academy-of-otolaryngology-hnsf-annual-meeting-oto-expo/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150924T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150924T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162513Z CREATED:20231103T163726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162513Z UID:26128-1443056400-1443056400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:New ACA Survey: Are Marketplace Health Insurance Plans Affordable? DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, September 24\, 2015 at 1 pm ET \nThe Commonwealth Fund will release findings from its latest Affordable Care Act Tracking Survey of more than 4\,800 adults on the affordability of marketplace health insurance plans. The survey addresses who can afford these plans and who struggles to pay for them\, what matters most to individuals people shopping for plans (costs or network providers)\, who is buying and who is not. \nCommonwealth Fund President David Blumenthal\, MD\, and Vice President for Health Care Coverage and Access Sara Collins\, PhD\, will explain the findings and their implications. To register and get the embargoed results\, media members can call or send a note to Maya Brod at mbrod@burness.com\, 301-280-5757. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/new-aca-survey-are-marketplace-health-insurance-plans-affordable/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150922T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150922T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162514Z CREATED:20231103T163655Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162514Z UID:26122-1442883600-1442883600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:New Report: Reducing Misdiagnosis and Other Diagnostic Errors DESCRIPTION:The 1999 report To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System exposed the issue of patient safety in health care and was the first in a series of reports from the Institute of Medicine’s Health Care Quality Initiative to assess and improve the nation’s quality of care.  A new report in that series from the National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine examines inaccurate or delayed diagnoses — known as diagnostic errors — in health care and provides recommendations on how to improve diagnosis and reduce diagnostic errors.   \nMembers of the authoring committee will present their findings and recommendations at a public briefing beginning at 11 a.m. EDT on Tuesday\, Sept. 22\, in the Lecture Room of the National Academy of Sciences building\, 2101 Constitution Ave.\, N.W.\, Washington D.C.  Those who cannot attend may view a live video webcast of the event here. \nAdvance copies of Improving Diagnosis in Health Care will be available to reporters only beginning at noon EDT Monday\, Sept. 21. The report is embargoed and not for public release before 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday\, Sept. 22.  To obtain a copy of the report or to attend the event\, reporters should contact the Academies’ Office of News and Public Information; tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/new-report-reducing-misdiagnosis-and-other-diagnostic-errors/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150921T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150921T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162515Z CREATED:20231103T163657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162515Z UID:26125-1442797200-1442797200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Healthcare Transparency Website Press Conference DESCRIPTION:Sept. 21 at 11 a.m. PT \nConsumer Reports and the California Department of Insurance will demonstrate a new online tool for consumers seeking information about health care prices and quality ratings. The department worked with the University of California San Francisco and Consumer Reports to develop and test this online tool\, the first of its kind in California. Presenters include California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones\, Doris Peters of Consumer Reports\, and R. Adams Dudley\, MD\, of UCSF. Live stream available here. \nPress conference to be live streamed.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/healthcare-transparency-website-press-conference/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150918T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150918T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162515Z CREATED:20231103T163556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162515Z UID:26112-1442538000-1442538000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day DESCRIPTION:National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day focuses on the challenging issues facing the aging population with regards to HIV prevention\, testing\, care and treatment. In addition\, there is an increased need for prevention\, research\, and data targeting the aging population\, medical understanding of the aging process and its impact on HIV/AIDS. \nThe campaign targets: \n\n\nPeople living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs) who are aging with the disease or already over 50 at the time of their initial diagnosis\, \n\n\nIncreasing the use of protection from HIV infection\, especially among the baby boomer population\, and \n\n\nThe increasing number of grandparents becoming the primary guardians for children who have lost their parent(s) to HIV/AIDS. \n\n\nOrganizations and community members are invited to develop\, implement and participate in awareness activities and events on or around Sept. 18th. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-hiv-aids-and-aging-awareness-day/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150918T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150918T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162516Z CREATED:20231103T163551Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162516Z UID:26106-1442538000-1442538000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Science Writers Symposium DESCRIPTION:Science informs the decisions that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration makes every day about a wide range of products\, from foods to complex medical devices to life-saving drugs. On Friday\, Sept. 18\, 2015\, the FDA will hold its fourth Science Writers Symposium\, a special event intended to engage and inform science and health journalists about how the agency is applying scientific approaches to critical public health issues.  \nPlease save the date for this event\, to be held at our White Oak Campus in Silver Spring\, Md. \nThe free\, all-day symposium will feature lab tours and scientific presentations on timely\, research-based topics. Attendees will be able to discuss the agency’s scientific research with staff from various FDA Centers and Offices\, including our two featured speakers\, Acting FDA Commissioner Stephen Ostroff\, M.D\, and Acting Chief Scientist\, Luciana Borio\, M.D.  \nPlease visit our webpage to learn more about the event and registration. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/science-writers-symposium/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150917T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150918T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162517Z CREATED:20231025T161821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162517Z UID:24101-1442451600-1442538000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:NIH Library Open House DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with the NIH Research Festival”‹\, the Library’s open house will feature a demonstration of the data visualization touch screen provided by the NIH Office of the Associate Director for Data Science. This touch screen is a tool that can help drive your team’s research creativity. In addition\, two panels of outside experts will discuss editing\, scholarly publishing\, and open access issues\, and provide recommendations to help improve your opportunity for successful publication. \nThe schedule includes presentations of tools\, technology\, and services such as: 3D printing\, bibliometrics and portfolio analysis\, bioinformatics software\, data management\, and custom solutions. \n National Institutes of Health 2015 Library Open House Building 10\, First Floor Bethesda\, MD Thursday\, Sept 17\, 9:30 am to 3:30 pm  Friday\, Sept 18\, 9:30 am to Noon URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nih-library-open-house/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150916T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150916T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162519Z CREATED:20231103T163654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162519Z UID:26120-1442365200-1442365200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:U.S. Census to Release Data on Poverty\, the Uninsured DESCRIPTION:On Sept. 16\, the U.S. Census Bureau will release its annual statistics on poverty\, health insurance and income. The major report\, called the Current Population Survey’s Annual Social and Economic Supplement\, will include the nation’s overall poverty rate for 2014 as well as how many people lack health insurance\, and compares the rate to previous years. It will also include some data on health insurance coverage across the U.S. states. \nPress kit and data now available. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/u-s-census-to-release-data-on-poverty-the-uninsured/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150916T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150916T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162518Z CREATED:20231103T163654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162518Z UID:26121-1442365200-1442365200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Going Viral: Ebola… MERS… ??? Are We Prepared for the Next Outbreak? DESCRIPTION:Presented by the Association of Health Care Journalists and Science Writers in New York  \nIn West Africa’s Ebola outbreak\, more than 12\,000 people were infected and 6\,476 died. Almost 3\,000 people were quarantined and more than 10 died in the recent MERS outbreak in Asia. What happens next time? \nA vaccine against Ebola has been successfully tested in Africa. Will it be effective or will the virus mutate and become an even bigger threat? \nSpeakers Include: \nStephen S. Morse\, Ph.D.\, director of USAID Early Warning Project\, Prof. Clinical Epidemiology\, Mailman School of Public Health\, Columbia University \nPeter Palese\, Ph.D.\, Professor and Chair\, Microbiology; Professor\, Medicine\, Infectious Diseases\, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; The Threat of RNA Viruses: From Pandemic Influenza to Ebola \nWhen: Wednesday\, September 16\, 5:30–8:30pm5:30–6 p.m. registration\, networking6:00 – 8:30 Panel DiscussionDoors open at 5:30 and program begins at 6 p.m. sharp. \nWhere:New York State Health Foundation\, 1385 Broadway\, 7th Floor\, New York\, Between 37-38th Streets\, NYC \nRSVP: http://www.jotformpro.com/swiny/Going_Viral \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/going-viral-ebolaae%c2%a6-mersae%c2%a6-are-we-prepared-for-the-next-outbreak/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150915T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150915T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162519Z CREATED:20231103T163557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162519Z UID:26114-1442278800-1442278800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Educating Health Professionals to Address the Social Determinants of Health DESCRIPTION:An ad hoc committee under the auspices of the Institute of Medicine will conduct a study to explore how the education of health professionals is currently addressing the social determinants of health in and with communities. Based on these findings\, the committee will develop a framework for how the education of health professionals for better understanding the social determinants of health could be strengthened across the learning continuum. \nThe committee can consider a variety of perspectives–that could include partnerships\, finances and sustainability\, experiential learning\, continuous professional development\, faculty development\, policies\, systems\, and/or health literacy–in preparation of a brief report containing recommendations on how to strengthen health professional education in and with vulnerable communities by addressing the social determinants of health. \nThe committee will hold a meeting that is free and open to the public. \nA report will be issued at the end of the project approximately 10 months from the starting date. \nDate & time: Sept. 15\, 9 a.m. ET \nLocation:National Academy of Sciences Building (Lecture Room)2101 Constitution Avenue\, NWWashington\, DC 20418 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/educating-health-professionals-to-address-the-social-determinants-of-health/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150910T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150913T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162520Z CREATED:20231025T161806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162520Z UID:24096-1441846800-1442106000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:2015 U.S. Conference on AIDS DESCRIPTION:USCA is the largest AIDS-related gathering in the U.S.\, bringing together thousands of workers representing all sectors and every all front of the war against this disease—from case managers and physicians\,to public health workers and advocates\, people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs) and policy-makers. They come to build national support networks\, exchange the latest information and learn cutting-edge tools to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/2015-u-s-conference-on-aids/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150910T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150911T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161859Z CREATED:20231025T161809Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161859Z UID:24100-1441846800-1441933200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Reimagining health in cities: New directions in urban health research and action DESCRIPTION:Researchers\, practitioners\, and policy makers focused on health in cities in the United States and worldwide. \nGoal is to work on urban places and health\, generate novel ideas for research\, and stimulate debate on policy implications. Participants will reflect critically on the links between urban environments and health\, identify new opportunities for research (including novel data and methodological approaches)\, and consider implications for community action and policy. \nContact Katie Livengood at: kcl54@drexel.edu URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/reimagining-health-in-cities-new-directions-in-urban-health-research-and-action/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150910T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150911T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161901Z CREATED:20231025T161754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161901Z UID:24090-1441846800-1441933200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:DigiHealth 2015: Conference on Digital Storytelling & Health DESCRIPTION:digihealthconference.com \nAs leaders in the research and practice of digital storytelling\, we established this conference to focus on innovative digital techniques to tell stories in order to improving health outcomes. \nThe conference brings together an array of practitioners in research\, communication\, digital media\, storytelling\, health promotion and more to share and discover tactics to promote better health outcomes across the board. \nThe University of Missouri is uniquely positioned as the home of one of the top journalism schools in America\, a nationally-ranked School of Medicine and a cutting-edge program in Digital Storytelling to bring together a multidisciplinary team of international experts to lead the discussion on this topic. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/digihealth-2015-conference-on-digital-storytelling-health/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR