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:20150323T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150327T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161949Z CREATED:20231025T161732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161949Z UID:24061-1427072400-1427418000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Aging in America Conference DESCRIPTION:The 2015 Aging in America Conference from the American Society on Aging (ASA) is a multidisciplinary event that will feature a variety of services and product innovations designed to improve the lives of older Americans. Attendees will have the chance to hear from health care professionals and leaders in gerontology on policy\, clinical care and research.  \nFor a complete list of panels and speakers\, view the Conference Schedule. To register or see registration rates\, click here. See the Travel and Hotel page for information on group rates at the Hyatt Regency Chicago\, parking and transporation. \nDates:Monday\, March 23 – Friday\, March 27\, 2015 \nLocation:The Hyatt Regency Chicago 151 E. Wacker DriveChicago\, IL 60601 \nThe deadline to enroll is Feb. 27.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/aging-in-america-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150322T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150325T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161950Z CREATED:20231025T161732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161950Z UID:24063-1426986000-1427245200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The 12th Annual World Health Care Congress and Exposition DESCRIPTION:The 12th Annual World Health Care Congress will provide an opportunity for health leaders to discuss various opportunities and challenges in the field. Topics include the impact of ACA implementation on health care business\, pay and provider consolidation\, value-based payment\, and forming partnerships to improve care coordination and delivery. \nKeynote speakers include: \n\n\nVice Admiral (VADM) Vivek H. Murthy\, M.D.\, M.B.A.\, 19th United States Surgeon General \n\n\nSteve Forbes\, Chairman\, Editor-in-Chief Forbes Media \n\n\nSusan Dentzer\, Senior Policy Advisor \n\n\nVictor Dzau\, M.D.\, President\, Institute of Medicine \n\n\nFor a detailed roster of keynote speakers and other highlights\, see the Full Four Day Agenda. To learn more about signing up\, visit Conference Registration and Pricing.  \nDate & location:March 22 – 25\, 2015The Marriott Wardman Park HotelWashington\, DC  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-12th-annual-world-health-care-congress-and-exposition/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150320T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150320T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154431Z CREATED:20231103T162627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154431Z UID:26055-1426813200-1426813200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Action Conference: Policies and Payment Systems to Improve End-of-Life Care DESCRIPTION:The IOM will convene health leaders\, policy makers\, and other stakeholders to discuss the IOM report Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life. This conference will focus on what could be implemented and what barriers exist that might prevent them from becoming a reality. It will also feature panels on national policy issues\, including: \n\n\nOpportunities and challenges for health care systems\, providers\, insurers\, hospice and palliative care organizations\, patient groups\, and quality standards organizations \n\n\nThe integration of financing for medical and social services near the end of life \n\n\nImprovements to public and private payment systems to facilitate high-quality care \n\n\nAtul Gawande\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, Surgeon\, Brigham and Women’s Hospital\, will give the keynote address. Gawande is also a professor in the Harvard schools of medicine and public health\, and is the author of four best-selling books\, including Being Mortal. He has been a staff writer at the The New Yorker since 1998. \nThis event will also be webcast\, and is free and open to the public. For more information\, see the agenda. Register or sign up to view the webcast here.  \nDate & time:March 20\, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET Reception to follow. \nLocation:National Academy of Sciences Building2101 Constitution Avenue\, NWWashington\, DC 20418  \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-action-conference-policies-and-payment-systems-to-improve-end-of-life-care/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150319T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150319T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154432Z CREATED:20231103T162927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154432Z UID:26063-1426726800-1426726800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webinar: The Health Care Revolution No One's Talking About: Changing How We Pay for Care DESCRIPTION:Health insurers and the federal Medicare program are seeking the best ways to pay providers based on value and performance rather than on the volume of services they deliver. Medicare recently announced a shift that could bend the health care cost curve by moving away from fee-for-service payment. \nHealth economist Austin Frakt of The New York Times’ column The Upshot; Arnold Milstein\, M.D.\, Stanford’s School of Medicine; and Jordan Rau of Kaiser Health News will explain the challenges the federal government faces in trying to slow the rate of growth in health costs. Included in the discussion will be how can journalists find compelling human stories amid these trends. \nThis free webinar is sponsored by USC Annenberg/California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships and the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation. \nJournalists can register here. \nDate & time:1 p.m. – 2 p.m.\, March 19\, 2015  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-the-health-care-revolution-no-ones-talking-about-changing-how-we-pay-for-care/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150319T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150319T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154433Z CREATED:20231103T162927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154433Z UID:26064-1426726800-1426726800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webinar: All Payer Claims Databases (APCDs) Working for You DESCRIPTION:The federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will host a series of webinars titled\, Improving Cost Transparency and Quality of Care: All Payer Claims Databases (APCDs) Working for You. \nDuring the first session on March 19\, Improving Data Quality for APCDs\, experts will discuss APCD data quality and improvement efforts and answer questions about how these efforts relate to health insurers and the states. \nPanel members will be Bernie Inskeep of United Healthcare\, Karynlee Harrington of Maine Quality Forum and Maine Health Data Organization\, and Mary Taylor\, a payer compliance expert. R. Adams Dudley\, MD\, of the University of California\, San Francisco\, will moderate the discussion. \nTo register\, click here. \nDate & time:March 19\, 2015\, 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-all-payer-claims-databases-apcds-working-for-you/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150318T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150318T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150844Z CREATED:20231103T162727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150844Z UID:26060-1426640400-1426640400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Happy hours with the drugmakers DESCRIPTION:The Association of Health Care Journalists’ Washington D.C. chapter and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) invite you to … \nCome meet the top communications officials from many of the nation’s largest biopharmaceutical companies\, including Merck\, Pfizer\, Eli Lilli\, Johnson & Johnson and others\, as well as from the PhRMA. This is an informal\, off-the-record gathering  to connect health journalists with industry sources in Washington and across the country. \nWhen: Wednesday\, March 18\, 6-7:30 p.m. \nWhere: Bistro d’OC. Upstairs at the bar. 518 10th St. NW. It’s across from Ford’s Theater and two blocks from both Metro Center and Gallery Place\, near corner of 10th and F Sts. \nThere will be drinks and light food. \nAHCJ will cover costs for journalists\, though there’s a suggested donation of $10 to help defray expenses. All journalists invited. \nPlease RSVP by March 16 to pgalewitz@kff.org \nGet more details about AHCJ\, including membership benefits and our upcoming national conference in Santa Clara\, Calif. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/happy-hours-with-the-drugmakers/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150316T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150317T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161951Z CREATED:20231025T161733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161951Z UID:24065-1426467600-1426554000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Health and Human Services Open DataFest II DESCRIPTION:Some of the country’s leading authorities on health\, human services and “open data” – and on the vital\, growing connections among those fields – will convene in Sacramento to explore ways of using cutting-edge technologies and statewide information-sharing to tangibly improve the well-being of California’s residents. \nFor the second year\, the Health and Human Services Open DataFest II is being sponsored by the California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS) and the national Stewards of Change Institute (SOCI)\, with key support from the California HealthCare Foundation. \nThe highlights of Open DataFest II will include a morning interactive session followed by presentations and panel discussions featuring: \n\n\nDamon Davis\, Director\, Health Data Initiative\, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services \n\n\nAndy Krackov\, Senior Program Officer\, California HealthCare Foundation \n\n\nAbhi Nemani\, Chief Data Officer\, Los Angeles County \n\n\nJoy Bonaguro\, Chief Data Officer\, San Francisco City and County \n\n\nDr. Lamar Hasbrouck\, Executive Director\, NACCHO. \n\n\nThe invitation-only annual event\, Health and Human Services Open DataFest II\, will take place March 16 and 17 at the Sacramento Grand Ballroom. \nCredentialed media are invited to attend. \nContact: Karin Caves\, 916-654-3780\, Karin.Caves@CHHS.CA.GOV URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-and-human-services-open-datafest-ii/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150315T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150430T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161952Z CREATED:20231025T161733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161952Z UID:24064-1426381200-1430355600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Special Enrollment Period on HealthCare.gov DESCRIPTION:This six-week enrollment period on HealthCare.gov will be open to people with certain qualifying life events\, and to those who paid a penalty with their federal income tax return for not having insurance in 2014. By enrolling now\, they limit the penalty to just a few months of 2015. HealthCare.gov also provides a short questionnaire to help insurance shoppers determine if they qualify for the enrollment period. \nDates:March 15 – April 30  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/special-enrollment-period-on-healthcare-gov/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150311T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150314T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161952Z CREATED:20231025T161732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161952Z UID:24062-1426035600-1426294800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:International Association for Dental Research (IADR) General Session DESCRIPTION:This event will attract top researchers in dental health and oral science from all over the world. It will feature several keynote addresses and scores of  lectures\, presentations and workshops on topics ranging from epidemiology and diagnostic sciences to restoration materials and oral research. View the schedule of events or get more information on registration or making a hotel reservation. \nDate:March 11 – 14\, 2015 \nLocation:Hynes Convention Center900 Boylston StreetBoston\, MA   URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/international-association-for-dental-research-iadr-general-session/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150311T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150312T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161953Z CREATED:20231025T161728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161953Z UID:24060-1426035600-1426122000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Health Policy Conference DESCRIPTION:Sylvia Mathews Burwell\, secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services\, will be the keynote speaker at “National Health Policy Conference: Making Health Care Work\,” sponsored by America’s Health Insurance Plans. \nTopics on the agenda include “Building a Sustainable Health Care Delivery System\,” “Can We Afford New Advances in Biomedical Innovation? Balancing the Tradeoffs between Cost\, Innovation\, Accessibility and Affordability\,” “The Challenge to Deliver Value in a Highly Concentrated\, Noncompetitive Health Care Market\,” and many others. Click here for a complete agenda and list of speakers. \nSpeakers include: \n\n\nKirsten Axelsen\, Vice President\, U.S. Policy\, Pfizer Inc. \n\n\nPeter Bach\, M.D.\, M.A.P.P.\, Director of the Center for Health Policy and Outcomes\, Memorial Sloan Kettering \n\n\nTroyen Brennan\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer\, CVS Health \n\n\nPaula Bruening\, Senior Counsel\, Global Privacy Policy\, Intel Corporation \n\n\nDavid Certner\, Legislative Counsel and Legislative Policy Director for Government Affairs\, AARP \n\n\nAustin Frakt\, Ph.D.\, Health Economist\, Department of Veterans Affairs and Associate Professor\, Boston University; Editor in Chief\, The Incidental Economist \n\n\nPaul B. Ginsberg\, Ph.D.\, Norman Topping Chair in Medicine and Public Policy\, Professor of the Practice of Health Policy and Management\, University of Southern California \n\n\nMartin A. Makary\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, Professor of Surgery\, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Professor of Health Policy and Management\, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health \n\n\nLen M. Nichols\, Ph.D.\, Professor of Health Policy and Director\, Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics\, College of Health and Human Services\, George Mason University \n\n\nBarak D. Richman\, J.D.\, Ph.D.\, Bartlett Professor of Law and Business Administration\, Duke University \n\n\nDate & location:Mar 11 – 12\, 2015The Ritz-CarltonWashington\, DC \nFor more information or to register\, visit AHIP’s online registration and pricing.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-health-policy-conference-2/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150311T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150311T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154434Z CREATED:20231103T162727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154434Z UID:26061-1426035600-1426035600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The SGR Fix: A Pathway to Fundamental Physician Payment Reform? DESCRIPTION:Mathematica hosts a webinar on the Medicare “doc fix” and how it could spur changes to payment and delivery of health care. Eugene Rich\, director of the Center on Health Care Effectiveness\, will open the forum and moderate the expert panel discussion\, which will include: \n\n\n\n\n• \n\n\nRobert B. Doherty\, American College of Physicians \n\n\n\n\n• \n\n\nStuart Guterman\, The Commonwealth Fund \n\n\n\n\n• \n\n\nMai Hubbard\, Mathematica \n\n\n\n\n• \n\n\nJames Reschovsky\, Mathematica \n\n\n\n\nDate & time:March 11\, 11:45 a.m.–1:30 p.m. ET \nRegister here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-sgr-fix-a-pathway-to-fundamental-physician-payment-reform/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150310T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150310T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150843Z CREATED:20231103T162727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150843Z UID:26059-1425949200-1425949200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The other part of health reform: Changing the delivery of care DESCRIPTION:View a recording of this webcast \nSpeaker’s presentation \n\n\nSlides from Patrick Conway(Patrick.Conway@cms.hhs.gov or press@cms.hhs.gov) \n\n\n\nResources\n\n\nAHCJ’s health reform core topic \n\n\nCovering Health blog: Health reform \n\n\nCMS Innovation Center \n\n\nNext Generation ACO Model \n\n\n\n \n\nMarch 10\, 1 p.m. ET\nUPDATE: As part of his remarks\, Patrick Conway\, M.D.\, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services principal deputy administrator\, will discuss a new CMS initiative regarding accountable care organizations that is launching today. Webcast content is embargoed until 2 p.m. Eastern Time. \nReforms to the health care delivery system have been overshadowed by the Affordable Care Act enrollment story. \nThe ACA is more than a way to extend health care coverage to millions of Americans. The 2010 law also takes steps to shift how we deliver health care – to do a better job of managing chronic diseases\, to make hospitals safer\, to move away from fee-for-service\, to get more quality for our health care spending. It’s a big challenge but it doesn’t get as much attention as the coverage aspects of the ACA\, partly because it’s not so politically radioactive. \nThe ACA created the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to test new ways of delivering care\, to evaluate what works and then to spread the word. CMMI director Patrick Conway\, M.D.\, M.Sc.\, – who was also just named the deputy administrator for CMS – will join AHCJ for a webcast to describe some of what CMMI is doing and share some early results. Conway will talk about accountable care organizations\, medical homes and the recently announced HHS push to speed up the move from fee-for-service to a value-based payment system. Health care providers around the country are taking part in CMMI initiatives and private sector counterparts. There are stories galore to be found. \nThe initiatives in payment and delivery reform have three goals – getting improved quality\, without spending more. Or cutting costs\, but keeping quality intact. Or – the holy grail – improving quality AND reducing cost. \nJoanne Kenen\, AHCJ’s health reform core topic leader\, will lead the discussion and moderate questions and answers from reporters. \nSpeaker\nPatrick Conway\, M.D.\, M.Sc.\, is the deputy administrator for innovation and quality & CMS chief medical officer. He leads the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation at CMS. CCSQ is responsible for all quality measures for CMS\, value-based purchasing programs\, quality improvement programs in all 50 states\, clinical standards and survey and certification of Medicare and Medicaid health care providers across the nation\, and all Medicare coverage decisions for treatments and services. \n \n\nPatrick Conway\, M.D. \n\n\nJoanne Kenen URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-other-part-of-health-reform-changing-the-delivery-of-care/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150303T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150303T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154434Z CREATED:20231103T162628Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154434Z UID:26056-1425344400-1425344400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webcast: What Shapes Health DESCRIPTION:The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health presents an panel discussion exploring the determinants of health. Health is more than the sum of its parts\, and factors like childhood experiences\, housing conditions\, poor diets\, and healthcare access can drive who ends up sick – and who does not. \nThis Forum event\, held in connection with a new poll by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health\, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and NPR\, will investigate these factors from the perspective of experts and the U.S. public. It will also examine public perceptions of what impacts health and what actions can be taken to improve health. \nExpert participants: \n\n\nRobert Blendon\, Senior Associate Dean for Policy Translation and Leadership Development\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health \n\n\nDwayne Proctor\, Director and Senior Adviser\, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation \n\n\nLisa Berkman\, Professor of Public Policy and of Epidemiology\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health \n\n\nRebecca Onie\, Co-Founder and CEO of Health Leads \n\n\nJoe Neel (moderator)\, Deputy Senior Supervising Editor and a correspondent on the Science Desk\, NPR \n\n\nDate & time:March 3\, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. ET \nWatch at ForumHSPH.org. E-mail questions for the expert participants any time before or during the live webcast to theforum@hsph.harvard.edu\, or tweet them to @ForumHSPH using #whatshapeshealth.  \nThere will also be a live chat on The Forum’s What Shapes Health web page. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webcast-what-shapes-health/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150303T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150303T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154435Z CREATED:20231103T162627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154435Z UID:26053-1425344400-1425344400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Cronkite Professor Tim McGuire to Host Webinar on Disability Journalism DESCRIPTION:Arizona State University journalism professor Tim McGuire will share lessons from his new memoir on living with a physical disability and raising a child with Down syndrome during a webinar hosted by the National Center on Disability and Journalism (NCDJ). \nMcGuire\, the Frank Russell Chair for the Business of Journalism at ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication\, will lead a talk with students and professional journalists from across the country during a free webinar March 3 at 3 p.m. PST. McGuire is an advisory board member of the NCDJ\, a national organization providing resources for journalists covering people with disabilities. \nMcGuire’s first book\, “Some People Even Take Them Home: A Disabled Dad\, a Down Syndrome Son and Our Journey to Acceptance\,” tells his personal story as a father and his love for his son 35-year-old Jason\, who lives and thrives with Down syndrome. \nRegistration for the webinar is open online. \nDate & time: \nMarch 3\, 3 p.m. ET  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cronkite-professor-tim-mcguire-to-host-webinar-on-disability-journalism/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150303T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150303T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150843Z CREATED:20231103T162527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150843Z UID:26049-1425344400-1425344400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Vision and reality in electronic health records DESCRIPTION:Please join the Chicago chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists for an update on health information technology in Illinois and the nation. A panel of experts will provide a refresher on where we stand and an orientation for anyone planning to cover HIMSS 15 taking place in Chicago in April. We’ll also get a look at the new AMA headquarters\, the venue for this event. \nPanelists: \n\n\nDr. Diane Bradley\, senior vice president\, chief quality and outcomes officer\, Allscripts \n\n\nDr. Arnold “Ned” Wagner Jr.\, chief medical information officer\, NorthShore University HealthSystem \n\n\nEric Yablonka\, vice president and chief information officer\, University of Chicago Medicine \n\n\nModerator: Neil Versel\, independent journalist \n\n\nDate & time: March 36:30 p.m. networking\, refreshments7 p.m. panel discussion \nLocation:AMA headquarters\, 330 North Wabash Ave. (across from Trump Tower\, in same building as Langham hotel\, AMA Plaza) \nRSVP to AHCJ_chicago@mac.com. (Security at the building needs names of anyone planning to attend.) URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/vision-and-reality-in-electronic-health-records/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150228T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150301T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161954Z CREATED:20231025T161724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161954Z UID:24055-1425085200-1425171600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The Changing Face of Aging Around the World DESCRIPTION:The Association of Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) will take a look at how countries are dealing with their aging populations.  \nContact: Emily Lublin\, program coordinator 202-289-9806 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-changing-face-of-aging-around-the-world/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150226T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150228T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161954Z CREATED:20231025T161724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161954Z UID:24052-1424912400-1425085200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Society for Personality and Social Psychology’s 16th Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:These symposia will cover a wide range of social and personality psychology topics including the psychology of food choice\, the link between ecology and behavior\, and more. \nA preliminary press program is available online. For more information or for press credentials\, send an email.  Visit the Society for Personality and Social Psychology to register. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/society-for-personality-and-social-psychologyaes-16th-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150226T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150226T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154436Z CREATED:20231103T162527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154436Z UID:26051-1424912400-1424912400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webinar: County Health Rankings Measures and Methods DESCRIPTION:Learn about what is new this year for the County Health Rankings in preparation for the March 25th release. We will discuss new measures and features coming to the Rankings & Roadmaps web site along with providing a refresher on how we calculate the ranks. \nCounty Health Rankings & Roadmaps is a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. The program measures a wide variety of health indicators\, provides insight into social and environmental determinants of health\, and allows for easy data analysis.  \nDate & time:Feb. 26\, 3 p.m.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-county-health-rankings-measures-and-methods/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150225T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150225T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154437Z CREATED:20231103T162627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154437Z UID:26054-1424826000-1424826000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) DESCRIPTION:The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health will host a special web event Feb. 25. Viewers will learn about the new scientific report from the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC)\, released last week. The report will help inform updates to U.S. dietary guidelines\, but it has left some consumers confused. \nThe widely reported results have caused some people to wonder exactly what changes the committee is recommending – but more importantly\, why? You may have heard reports that now “eggs are OK to eat” or “high sugar diets are just as bad for you as high saturated fat diets.” By hearing directly from the scientists involved in putting together this report\, this event will help you understand how to eat a healthier diet using the latest scientific information.  \nPresenters include Dr. Barbara Millen\, chairperson of the DGAC and additional members of the DGAC\, including Frank Hu\, professor of nutrition and epidemiology at Harvard Chan School.  \nLearn more about the event.  \nView webcast here.  \nRead a copy of the report. \nSubmit questions for the presenters. \nDate & time: February 25\, 20153:30 – 6:00 p.m.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/scientific-report-of-the-2015-dietary-guidelines-advisory-committee-dgac/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150222T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150222T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154438Z CREATED:20231103T162626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154438Z UID:26052-1424566800-1424566800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:End of special enrollment period on HealthCare.gov DESCRIPTION:Feb. 22 marks the end of the one-week “special enrollment period” for people who were trying to get covered through HealthCare.Gov and either faced technical problems (there was a data glitch involving income verification one day before the deadline) or faced very long waits though the call center in the last three days of the regular enrollment period. Most states running their own exchanges have similar SEPs\, and a few hit by this year’s heavy snows extended enrollment briefly. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/end-of-special-enrollment-period-on-healthcare-gov/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150218T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150218T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161955Z CREATED:20231103T162445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161955Z UID:26046-1424221200-1424221200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Covering Obamacare Under Siege (Again): The Burwell vs. King Supreme Court Case DESCRIPTION:The Association of Health Care Journalists’ Washington\, D.C.\, Chapter and the New York University’s Academic Center in Washington\, D.C.\, invite you to a discussion about how journalists can cover the upcoming Supreme Court case on subsidies provided under the Affordable Care Act. \nHear about the legal\, economic and political consequences of the court decision that could imperil health care coverage for millions.  \nThree experts will join us to help frame the discussion and answer questions: \n\nTom Goldstein\, an attorney and founder of SCOTUSblog\n\nChristine Eibner\, a senior economist at Rand Corp. \n\nThomas Miller\, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute\n\nA health/science journalism class from NYU will also join us. \nWhen: Wednesday\, Feb. 18 Networking: 6-6:30 p.m. The discussion will be 6:30-7:45 p.m. \nWhere: NYU DC campus at 1307 L St. NW. Four blocks from Metro Center. Meeting will likely be in downstairs auditorium. \nDrinks\, snacks and networking will precede the discussion. After the discussion\, those interested are invited to gather next door at Maddy’s Bar and Grill. All journalists are invited\, though we hope non-AHCJ members will consider the many benefits of joining. \nPlease RSVP by Feb. 13 to pgalewitz@kff.org URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covering-obamacare-under-siege-again-the-burwell-vs-king-supreme-court-case/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150215T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150215T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161956Z CREATED:20231103T155358Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161956Z UID:26007-1423962000-1423962000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Last day of open enrollment for year two of the Affordable Care Act DESCRIPTION:Today is the last day for open enrollment for year two of the Affordable Care Act. Note: The period has been extended to Feb. 22. \nNote: The enrollment period was extended for people who were trying to get covered through HealthCare.Gov and either faced technical problems (there was a data glitch involving income verification one day before the deadline) or faced very long waits though the call center in the last three days of the regular enrollment period. (Most states running their own exchanges have similar SEPs\, and a few hit by this year’s heavy snows extended enrollment briefly). URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/last-day-of-open-enrollment-for-year-two-of-the-affordable-care-act/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150214T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150214T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154438Z CREATED:20231103T162426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154438Z UID:26038-1423875600-1423875600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Donor Day DESCRIPTION:The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\, Saturn Corporation\, its United Auto Workers partners and many nonprofit health organizations recognize organ donation\, focused on five points of life: organs\, tissues\, marrow\, platelets\, and blood.  \nThe website has materials specifically designed for seniors: Any age is the right age to sign up as an organ\, eye\, and tissue donor. Donors have been in their 50s\, 60s\, 70s\, and beyond. The following materials were specially developed to address the questions that people over the age of 50 have about registering\, donation\, and transplantation. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-donor-day/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150212T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150212T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154439Z CREATED:20231103T162527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154439Z UID:26050-1423702800-1423702800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webinar: Shining a Light: Safer Health Care Through Transparency DESCRIPTION:This webinar will focus on a new report\, “Shining a Light: Safer Health Care Through Transparency\,” which calls for greater transparency regarding patient safety. This report\, from the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) Lucian Leape Institute\, calls for greater transparency regarding patient safety. The report defines transparency in patient safety as “the free flow of information that is open to the scrutiny of others.” \nDuring the webinar\, the following experts will discuss the report: \n\n\nLucian L. Leape\, M.D.\, adjunct professor of health policy at the Harvard School of Public Health and chair of the Lucian Leape Institute \n\n\nTejal K. Gandhi\, M.D.\, president and CEO of NPSF and president of the institute \n\n\nGary S. Kaplan\, M.D.\, chairman and CEO of Virginia Mason Medical Center \n\n\nRobert M. Wachter\, M.D.\, associate chair\, Department of Medicine\, University of California San Francisco \n\n\nBeth Daley Ullem\, patient advocate and governance expert at the ThedaCare Hospital System.  \n\n\nThis webinar is free\, but registration is required. Journalists can register here. \nDate & time:12 p.m. ET\, Feb. 12  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-shining-a-light-safer-health-care-through-transparency/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150209T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150528T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161957Z CREATED:20231025T161728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161957Z UID:24058-1423443600-1432774800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:White House Conference on Aging regional forums DESCRIPTION:The White House Conference on Aging is launching a series of regional forums to engage older Americans\, their families\, caregivers\, advocates\, community leaders\, and experts on aging on the key issues affecting older Americans.  \nOfficials want to hear directly from the public on issues such as ensuring retirement security\, promoting healthy aging\, providing long-term services and support\, and protecting older Americans from financial exploitation\, abuse\, and neglect. \nThe regional forums are co-sponsored by AARP and being planned in coordination with the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations\, a coalition of more than 70 of the nation’s leading organizations serving older Americans. While participation is by invitation\, all of the events will be live webcast to engage as many people as possible.  \n\n\nTampa\, Feb. 19 \n\n\nPhoenix\, March 31 \n\n\nSeattle\, April 9 \n\n\nCleveland\, April 27 \n\n\nBoston\, May 28 \n\n\n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/white-house-conference-on-aging-regional-forums/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150209T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150210T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161957Z CREATED:20231025T161728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161957Z UID:24059-1423443600-1423530000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Alzheimer’s Disease Research Summit 2015 DESCRIPTION:Reporting on Alzheimer’s research has never been more challenging. The stories are compelling but complex\, and new findings are reported almost daily. But making sense of it all is another thing. This special event will cover the latest reporting on the search for ways to treat or prevent Alzheimer’s. \nThe Alzheimer’s Disease Research Summit 2015: Path to Treatment and Prevention offers reporters a varied and intriguing agenda of presentations and panels led by internationally renowned researchers. Your time is precious\, but if you turn up or tune in\, you will gain new perspective and insights into such emerging topics as: \n\n\nDeconstructing the complexity of Alzheimer’s disease \n\n\nHarnessing the power of Big Data in basic Alzheimer’s research \n\n\nUnderstanding the role of gender in risk for Alzheimer’s \n\n\nTransforming one-target\, one-drug development by looking at networks of targets\, drug repositioning and combination therapies \n\n\nEngaging and empowering people to participate in the full spectrum of Alzheimer’s research \n\n\nWhether you are interested in the big picture or want to focus in on a specific aspect of Alzheimer’s research\, the Summit offers a novel opportunity to speak with leading researchers. Just reach out\, and we will make that connection for you before or during the Summit. \nThe Summit is convened by the National Institute on Aging at NIH and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\, with private support through the Foundation for the NIH. \nFeatured speakers include: \n\n\nDr. Richard Hodes\, Director\, National Institute on Aging (NIA)\, NIH \n\n\nDr. Neil Buckholtz\, Director\, NIA Division of Neuroscience\, NIH \n\n\nLaurie Ryan\, Chief\, Dementias of Aging Branch\, NIA Division of Neuroscience\, NIH \n\n\nOther subject experts are also available to discuss the big picture of Alzheimer’s research or specific areas of interest\, either before\, during\, or following the Summit. \nDates & location: Feb. 9-10\, 2015Natcher Auditorium\, Building 45 Bethesda\, MD \nInformation on visiting Natcher can be found here. The Summit will also be available to view online via live videocast. \nTo schedule interviews or to reserve a seat at the meeting\, contact Peggy Vaughn or Barbara Cire at the NIA Office of Communications and Public Liaison at 301-496-1752 or nianews3@mail.nih.gov. \nFollow on Twitter: #ADSummit15 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/alzheimeraes-disease-research-summit-2015/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150206T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150206T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154440Z CREATED:20231103T162526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154440Z UID:26048-1423184400-1423184400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webcast: Race\, criminal justice and health DESCRIPTION:The focus on racial injustice in the U.S. – particularly the effect of race on criminal justice – has been in the public spotlight following the tragic deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson\, Eric Garner on Staten Island\, and Tamir Rice in Cleveland during encounters with law enforcement. While these inequities play out in numerous areas\, health and well-being is one sector in which minority groups are dramatically and disproportionally affected. \nThis Forum event will examine how disparities within the law and the criminal justice system negatively affect health\, as well as how the role of race interacts with neighborhood environments\, educational and employment opportunities\, public policy\, and other factors to lead to poorer health.      \nE-mail questions for the expert participants before the live webcast to theforum@hsph.harvard.edu. Or Tweet them to@ForumHSPH using #HealthAndRace. We’ll also conduct a live chat on The Forum’s Race\, Criminal Justice and Health web page. The Forum will accommodate as many questions as we can during a limited Q&A. If time does not allow for us to ask your question\, we encourage you to continue the conversation by posting comments on our website at ForumHSPH.org. \nParticipants: \n\nJim Doyle\, Former Wis. governor and former attorney general\, and health care lawyer\, Foley & Lardner LLP\n\n\n\nFelton Earls\, professor of human behavior and development\, emeritus\, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health\, and Professor of Social Medicine\, Emeritus\, Harvard Medical School \n\n\nDavid Harris\, managing director\, Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice\, Harvard Law School \n\n\nNancy Krieger\, professor of social epidemiology\, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health  \n\n\nDavid Williams\, professor of public health\, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health  \n\n\nScott Malone (Moderator)\, editor-in-charge\, general news\, northeastern United States\, Reuters \n\n\n \nDate & time: Friday\, Feb. 6\, 2015\, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. ET \nWatch online at The Forum\, sponsored by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. \nPresented in collaboration with Reuters. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webcast-race-criminal-justice-and-health/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150205T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150205T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154441Z CREATED:20231103T162526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154441Z UID:26047-1423098000-1423098000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Final Section 501(r) regulations: What you need to know now DESCRIPTION:The Treasury Department recently released new rules under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(r) that affect charitable hospitals’ tax exemption – and both the rules and the patient-payer mix have changed under the Affordable Care Act.  \nThis webinar from Deloitte Consulting LLP starts with an overview that may help people on the hospital beat or covering their local hospital\, and will explore how hospitals should assess compliance with the regulations and what policy changes should be considered. Tune in to learn about the key requirements adopted by final regulations and the strategic areas affected in your organization.  \nThis link gives more information and registration details. \nDate & time:Feb. 5\, 2 p.m. ET  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/final-section-501r-regulations-what-you-need-to-know-now/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150202T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150202T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150842Z CREATED:20231103T162428Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150842Z UID:26041-1422838800-1422838800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Elder abuse and health: What you should know DESCRIPTION:View a recording of this webcast\nSpeaker’s presentation\n\n\nBob Blancato(bob@elderjusticecoalition.com) \n\n\nResources\n\n\nAHCJ’s Aging Core Topic \n\n\nCovering Health blog: Aging \n\n\nElder Justice Coalition \n\n\nStatistics/Data from the National Center on Elder Abuse \n\n\nKey provisions of Elder Justice Act \n\n\nNational Adult Protective Services Association \n\n\n \n\n \nElder abuse affects an estimated one in 10 older adults in the U.S.\, according to the National Center on Elder Abuse. That does not include financial exploitation. Advocates say much more can and should be done – such as the recent $4 million Congressional appropriation for a portion of the Elder Justice Act as part of the FY2015 Omnibus spending bill.  \nThe many forms of physical and psychological abuse seriously affect older adults’ health and wellbeing. What is being done about it and how reporters can bring more of these issues to light in their own communities? \nJoin Liz Seegert\, AHCJ’s core topic leader on aging\, and Bob Blancato\, national coordinator of the Elder Justice Coalition\, a 3\,000-member bipartisan coalition working to increase funding and awareness of this issue\, on Monday\, Feb. 2\, at 2 p.m. ET for our webcast. \n \n\nLiz Seegert \n\n\nBob Blancato URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/elder-abuse-and-health-what-you-should-know/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150129T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150129T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161958Z CREATED:20231103T162445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161958Z UID:26045-1422493200-1422493200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Senate hearing on employee wellness DESCRIPTION:The Senate Committee on Health\, Education\, Labor & Pensions (HELP) will hold a full committee hearing on employee wellness\, entitled “Employer Wellness Programs: Better Health Outcomes and Lower Costs.”  \nDate & time:Jan. 29\, 10 a.m. \nLocation:430 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington\, DC 20002 \n  \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/senate-hearing-on-employee-wellness/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR