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: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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150127T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150128T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161959Z CREATED:20231025T161728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161959Z UID:24057-1422320400-1422406800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Update of Health Effects of Serving in the Gulf War DESCRIPTION:This ad hoc committee under the auspices of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) will comprehensively review\, evaluate\, and summarize the available scientific and medical literature regarding health effects in the 1990-1991 Gulf War veterans.   \nThe committee will pay particular attention to neurological disorders (e.g.\, Parkinson’s disease\, Multiple Sclerosis\, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis\, and Migraines)\, cancer (especially brain cancer and lung cancer)\, and chronic multisymptom illness.\nThe proposed study will update earlier IOM reviews on Gulf War and Health\, and this volume (Volume 10) will update the literature since the publication of the 2006 (Volume 4) and 2010 (Volume 8) Gulf War and Health reports. The committee will also provide recommendations for future research efforts on Gulf War veterans.  \nJan. 27-28\, 2015 \nNational Academy of Sciences Building 2100 C St. NW  Washington D.C. \nTo attend the sessions of this meeting that are open to the public or need more information\, contact Nicole Freid at NFreid@nas.edu or 202-334-1751. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/update-of-health-effects-of-serving-in-the-gulf-war/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150127T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150127T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162000Z CREATED:20231103T162444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162000Z UID:26044-1422320400-1422320400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Looking ahead: A reporter's guide to Children’s Dental Health Month DESCRIPTION:View a recording of this webcast\n \nSpeaker’s presentation\n\nShelly Gehshan\n\nResources\n\n\nAHCJ’s Oral Health Core Topic \n\n\nTip Sheet: School-based dental sealant programs \n\n\nPew Charitable Trusts: Children’s Dental Policy \n\n\nCovering Health blog: Oral health \n\n\n \n\nIn advance of Children’s Dental Health Month in February\, we will discuss the latest research on oral health and how it may impact policy in the states. \nShelly Gehshan\, director of  children’s dental policy at The Pew Charitable Trusts\, also will provide perspective on oral health programs that are making a difference and the issues that may provide barriers to improving dental health. \nStories include how a program in North Carolina has improved children’s oral health by utilizing doctors to help apply fluoride varnish. Gehshan also will discuss the benefits of dental sealant programs and some of the barriers at the state level that prevent these programs from reaching more children. \nOur webcast will be hosted by Mary Otto\, AHCJ’s Oral Health core topic leader.  \nDate & time:2 p.m. ET\, Jan. 27  \n \nShelly Gehshan (@SGehshan) directs children’s dental policy at Pew\, supervising work with states to expand access to prevention and treatment for children through policy changes in Medicaid\, sealant programs\, community water fluoridation and the dental workforce. She speaks frequently about an expanded dental workforce and the benefits of community water fluoridation. She helped legislators in Minnesota draft the nation’s first state law licensing dental therapists. She served on the Institute of Medicine panel that released a major report in 2011 on the dental access problem. Gehshan spent nearly 20 years working for state policy makers on a range of issues affecting low-income women and children. \n\nShelly Gehshan \n\n\nMary Otto URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/looking-ahead-a-reporters-guide-to-childrenaes-dental-health-month/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150126T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150126T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162001Z CREATED:20231103T162444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162001Z UID:26043-1422234000-1422234000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:When Experts Disagree: The Art of Medical Decision Making DESCRIPTION:The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) will hold the sixth annual Stephen E. Straus Distinguished Lecture in the Science of Complementary Health Therapies\, “When Experts Disagree: The Art of Medical Decision Making.” \nThis husband-and-wife team will present a new way to make the best medical decisions: \n\n\nJerome Groopman\, M.D.\, Dina and Raphael Recanati Chair of Medicine\, Harvard Medical School; Chief of Experimental Medicine\, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center \n\n\nPamela Hartzband\, M.D.\, assistant professor of medicine\, Harvard Medical School; attending physician in endocrinology\, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center  \n\n\nThe talk will be streamed live online at videocast.nih.gov. For anyone in the DC area\, it will be held in Building 10 on the NIH Campus\, Bethesda\, MD . \nDate & time:Jan. 2610 a.m. ET URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/when-experts-disagree-the-art-of-medical-decision-making/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150122T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150124T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162002Z CREATED:20231025T161727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162002Z UID:24056-1421888400-1422061200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:2015 Rocky Mountain Dental Convention DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Metro Denver Dental Society for 108 years\, this conference includes dozens of educational workshops on subjects ranging from practice management to dental procedures. A 265 booth trade show will feature the latest in dental equipment and materials. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/2015-rocky-mountain-dental-convention/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150121T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150123T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162002Z CREATED:20231025T161835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162002Z UID:24114-1421802000-1421974800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Rocky Mountain Dental Convention DESCRIPTION:This event\, which is in its 109th year\, will feature continuing education courses\, talks by dental leaders\, the Denver Dental Society Awards Gala\, and a trade show with more than 265 exhibitors at the Colorado Convention Center. \nTopics will include:  \n\n\nDental assisting \n\n\nImplant dentistry \n\n\nDental health and abuse referrals \n\n\nSleep-deprived dental patients \n\n\nTreating patients with special needs \n\n\nDental photography \n\n\nOrthodontics \n\n\nPediatric dentistry \n\n\nEverything you wanted to know about street drugs \n\n\nOral cancer \n\n\nSports dentistry \n\n\nFor more information go to rmdconline.com/ URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/rocky-mountain-dental-convention/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150121T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150123T005959 DTSTAMP:20240201T211131Z CREATED:20231025T161724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T211131Z UID:24054-1421802000-1421974799@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Covering Ebola and the next killer contagion DESCRIPTION:The Association of Health Care Journalists and the Poynter Institute invite journalists from all media\, local and national to apply for this two-day\, in-depth workshop. \n\n\n\nApply now to join leading health care experts and journalists. We will select 20 journalists from around the U.S. to take part in the workshop. A generous grant from The McCormick Foundation will pay participants’ airfare\, tuition and hotel expenses. \n\n\n\nEbola caught the headlines in 2014\, and is still claiming lives in Africa. While that crisis is far from over\, other devastating health concerns loom on the horizon\, many of which barely make headlines. An unusually deadly flu season has been forecast for 2015. Millions of Americans are getting infections that are resistant to traditional antibiotics. Measles is surging. Chikungunya is invading. How well have these been handled by health officials? How about the media? What threats may be ahead in the new year? \n\n\n\nLearn the real threats that so few talk about and find ways to cover them in a clear-eyed and informed way. \n\n\n\nAmong our speakers: \n\n\n\n\nDr. Michael Bell\, deputy director of Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion\, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\n\n\n\nDr. Art Caplan\, head of the Division of Medical Ethics at New York University Langone Medical Center\n\n\n\nJanet St. James\, WFAA-Dallas health reporter\n\n\n\nMike Stobbe of The Associated Press\n\n\n\nScott Hensley of NPR\n\n\n\nDr. Barbara Reynolds\, director of public information\, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\n\n\n\nRobert Logan\, Ph.D.\, communications research scientist and senior staff member at U.S. National Library of Medicine\n\n\n\n\nLocation and times:National Press Club (529 14th Street\, NW\, Washington\, D.C. 20045)The workshop will begin at 9 a.m. on Jan. 21 and end at 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 22. \n\n\n\nCost:Free. The Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) and Poynter will provide tuition\, basic travel expenses\, hotel and most meals. \n\n\n\nApplication Information: \n\n\n\nPoynter has agreed to handle applications. Click here to apply. The application deadline is Dec. 18. \n\n\n\nThere is not much time to apply. Do not delay. We will have many more applications than we can handle so in your application\, give serious thought as to how you would use what you learn in this seminar. Only apply if you are CERTAIN you could attend if we select you. \n\n\n\nWe will hold about a half dozen seats open for D.C. area journalists who do not need airfare or hotels to attend. We seek a rich mix of applications from media\, market size and experience. \n\n\n\nSoon after the seminar\, Poynter’s NewsU will produce an online training session to help those who cannot attend the workshop learn the main lessons from our sessions. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covering-ebola-and-the-next-killer-contagion/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150121T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150121T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162522Z CREATED:20231103T160250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162522Z UID:26036-1421802000-1421802000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Briefing: Affordable Care Act DESCRIPTION:Please join the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists and the nonpartisan Alliance for Health Reform for a special event on Wednesday\, Jan. 21. \nWith the ACA’s second enrollment period underway\, health plans are increasingly offering consumers networks that exclude certain doctors\, hospitals and other medical providers. Several court cases against insurers are now pending in California. Some claim that these networks hamper provider access and choice; others contend that this approach\, if done the right way\, helps consumers by creating competition and controlling costs\, without compromising quality of care. \nAnne Price of Covered California\, Emily Bazar with the California HealthCare Foundation’s Center for Health Reporting\, Larry Levitt of Kaiser Family Foundation\, and Betsy Imholz of Consumers Union will address this controversial trend and its impact on consumers\, insurers and providers\, and also proposed government intervention. Marilyn Serafini of the Alliance will moderate this briefing. \nDate: Wednesday\, Jan. 21 \nTime: 6:30-8:30 p.m. (refreshments available at 6:30\, program begins at 7 p.m.) \nCost: This event is FREE \nLocation: San Francisco Chronicle (901 Mission St.\, San Francisco) \nRSVP to Colleen Paretty at BayAreaAHCJ@gmail.com \n***Bring photo ID and check in at reception desk. (The Chronicle is near BART\, and parking garages are nearby)  \nWith thanks to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for its support of this event. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/briefing-affordable-care-act/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150120T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150120T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154441Z CREATED:20231103T162427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154441Z UID:26039-1421715600-1421715600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Modern Era Medicaid and CHIP - Findings from a 50-State Survey DESCRIPTION:At 1 p.m. ET on Jan. 20 the Kaiser Family Foundation will host a web briefing to present findings from its forthcoming 13th annual 50-state survey of Medicaid and CHIP eligibility\, enrollment\, renewal\, and cost-sharing policies. The survey provides a profile of where states stand as of January 2015\, one year into the implementation of the major Medicaid provisions of the Affordable Care Act. \nModerated by KFF’s Samantha Artiga\, an Associate Director of the KCMU\, speakers include:  \n\n\nJessica Stephens\, Senior Policy Analyst at the Foundation;  \n\n\nTricia Brooks\, Senior Fellow\, Georgetown University Center for Children and Families; \n\n\nVikki Wachino\, Deputy Director of the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services\, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services;  \n\n\nRex Plouck\, Portfolio Manager\, Governor’s Office of Health Transformation\, Ohio;  \n\n\nLinda Nablo\, Chief Deputy Director\, Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services; and  \n\n\nJudith Arnold\, Director\, Division of Eligibility and Marketplace Integration\, New York State Department of Health  \n\n\nThis web briefing is free and open to the public. Register on the KFF website. \nThe survey will be publicly available on the day of the briefing at kff.org. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/modern-era-medicaid-and-chip-findings-from-a-50-state-survey/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150120T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150120T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162523Z CREATED:20231103T160250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162523Z UID:26035-1421715600-1421715600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:How Hospitals are Adapting to a Changing Health Care Landscape DESCRIPTION:Jan. 20\, Noon to 3 p.m. ET (lunch served at Noon; program will start at 12:30 p.m.) \nThe American Hospital Association is hosting a panel on “How Hospitals are Adapting to a Changing Health Care Landscape.” The event is intended to begin a discussion about innovations in health care that are changing how it is delivered to consumers through hospitals and other caregivers. \nSenior executives from Walgreens\, Cisco and ClearHealthCosts.com will speak to recent innovations in the health field and their impact on the delivery of care to consumers\, including retail\, telehealth and price transparency. The second panel will feature leaders from hospitals that are significantly changing how health care is delivered. Author and consultant Adrian Slywotzky\, partner emeritus\, Oliver Wyman\, will serve as moderator. Panelists will include: \n·         Barbara Casey\, Practice Director\, Healthcare\, Business Transformation\, US Enterprise\, Cisco \n·         Jeanne Pinder\, Founder and Chief Executive Officer\, ClearHealthCosts.com \n·         Alan London\, M.D.\, Vice President\, Strategic Clinical Partnerships\, Walgreens \n·         Jesse Cureton\, Chief Consumer Officer\, Novant Health \n·         Rod Hochman\, President and Chief Executive Officer\, Providence Health & Services \n·         Pam Sutton-Wallace\, Chief Executive Officer\, University of Virginia Medical Center \nTwo ways to participate\nIn person: To attend the event at the National Press Club\, please RSVP to Shellie Byrum at sbyrum@aha.org by Jan. 12.National Press Club529 14th St. NWWashington\, D.C.   \nOnline: If you are unable to join in person\, you can watch the panel discussion live online at www.aha.org/Jan20briefing. Note web participants will be unable to ask questions of panelists. \nFor questions or more information\, contact Shellie Byrum at sbyrum@aha.org or call 202-626-2342. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/how-hospitals-are-adapting-to-a-changing-health-care-landscape/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150115T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150115T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162523Z CREATED:20231103T162444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162523Z UID:26042-1421283600-1421283600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Hepatitis C: Cost\, Cure and Challenge DESCRIPTION:Rhode Island Public Radio\, Rhode Island Public Health Institute\, and the Brown University School of Public Health will host a panel discussion online and at the Friedman Auditorium at Brown. \nExperts will discuss the costs and public health opportunities of treating\, screening for\, and curing patients with hepatitis C. Kristin Gourlay\, health care reporter for Rhode Island Public Radio\, will moderate the discussion. Members of the panel: \n\nMichael Poshkus\, MD\, of the Thundermist Health Center\nAmy Nunn\, ScD\, executive director\, of the Rhode Island Public Health Institute;\nThomas Sepe\, MD\, director of the Liver Center at University Gastroenterology\nThomas Stopka\, PhD\, assistant professor of public health and community medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine\nLynn Taylor\, MD\, of RI Defeats Hep C\n\nHere are links to register to attend the event\, listen to the live stream\, or watch the live video webcast. \nJan. 15 at 7 pm ET online or at Brown University\, Providence \,R.I. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/hepatitis-c-cost-cure-and-challenge/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150115T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150115T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154442Z CREATED:20231103T162427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154442Z UID:26040-1421283600-1421283600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Top health industry issues of 2015 DESCRIPTION:PriceWaterhouseCoopers will host a webinar on the top 10 health industry issues for 2015. \nThe webinar will explore the top health industry issues this year as outlined in a recent report from PwC’s Health Research Institute (HRI). \nThe webinar will be at noon ET on Jan. 15.  To register\, call or send a note to Danielle Pieri at 212-986-6667 or pieri@braincomm.com. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/top-health-industry-issues-of-2015/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150115T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150115T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162524Z CREATED:20231103T160247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162524Z UID:26031-1421283600-1421283600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Drugs: High prices and big shortages DESCRIPTION:Wine and cheese reception at 6 p.m. Program begins at 6:30 p.m. \nNew York State Health Foundation1385 Broadway at 38th St.\, 23rd floor \nThis will be a conversation between long-time New York financial journalist Phil Zweig who is the co-founder of a group called Physicians Against Drug Shortages\, and Dr. Peter Bach\, who directs the Center for Health Policy and Outcomes at Memorial Sloan Kettering. He has spoken widely on the issue the high price of cancer drugs and publishes in medical journals as well as other news outlets. \nPlease RSVP to Trudy Lieberman at trudy.lieberman@gmail.com. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/drugs-high-prices-and-big-shortages/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR