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SUMMARY:Investigating alcohol harms in your community
DESCRIPTION:New Mexico In Depth recently published an investigative series\, “Blind Drunk\,” documenting the toll alcohol takes on the state. \nThe investigation was sweeping. But whatever your beat or focus area\, alcohol remains a huge\, largely uncovered story with impacts on health\, crime\, policing\, business\, culture\, or politics. \nFor reporters as well as others who want to learn more\, this briefing by reporter Ted Alcorn will provide an overview of the problem and a basic toolkit to get started with your own investigation into alcohol harms in your community. There will also be time for discussion\, questions and answers. \nThis event is free. Register today and join us on Thursday\, August 18 at noon\, Mountain Time. \n~~~ \nTed Alcorn is a writer raised in New Mexico whose work has appeared in The New York Times\, The Atlantic\, and The Washington Post Magazine\, among other publications. For New Mexico In Depth he’s investigated how the state’s prisons have ignored an epidemic of hepatitis C\, how Albuquerque stood up its branch of non-police emergency response\, and how non-profit hospitals shortchange community health. Follow him at @tedalcorn. \nNew Mexico In Depth is an award-winning\, nonprofit media outlet that produces investigative\, data-rich stories with an eye on solutions that can be a catalyst for change.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/investigating-alcohol-harms-in-your-community/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220728T010000
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SUMMARY:Free SciLine Media Briefing
DESCRIPTION:SciLine\, a free service for journalists from the American Association for the Advancement of Science\, is holding a media briefing about the physical and mental health effects of experiencing extreme heat for different demographics. These include children\, older people and outdoor workers. Panelists will discuss trends in deaths\, hospitalizations and other outcomes\, disparities in outcomes and measures communities can take to keep people safe. Panelists will also take questions from reporters. \nWhen/Where: Thursday\, July 28\, at 3 p.m. EST (virtual) \nCost: Free \nPanelists: \n\n\nDr. Perry Sheffield\, associate professor of environmental medicine and public health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai  \n\n\nDr. Amruta Nori-Sarma\, assistant professor of environmental health @ Boston University School of Public Health \n\n\nModerator: \nSciLine Deputy Director Dr. Meredith Drosback \nTo register\, visit the SciLine website.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/free-sciline-media-briefing/
CATEGORIES:None
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SUMMARY:Follow The Money: American Rescue Plan
DESCRIPTION:This Poynter Institute webinar will review how the 2021 American Rescue Plan and other federal stimulus funds are being used in local communities. Participants will: \n\n\nGain practical advice on how to track federal spending in local communities. \n\n\nLearn best practices for spending federal funds on public health\, public safety\, infrastructure and the environment. \n\n\nHear questions from other journalists who are analyzing federal spending. \n\n\nInstructors include Kristen Hare\, a faculty member at the Poynter Institute; Taylor DesOrmeau\, a data reporter for MLive; Shelby Harris\, a local reporter for Carolina Public Press; Weihua Li\, a data reporter at The Marshall Project; and Anastasia Valeeva\, a data journalist and editor at The Marshall Project. \nSponsor: Poynter Institute \nWhen/Where: 1:00 p.m. EST\, July 26\, 2022 (Online) \nCost: Free \nTo register and for more details\, visit Poynter Institute website. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/follow-the-money-american-rescue-plan/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220714T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220714T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T181606
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SUMMARY:Rural Health Workshop 2022 Chattanooga
DESCRIPTION:By Katti Gray | July 27\, 2022 \n\n\n\nFinding and parsing rural health data\, tracking COVID-19’s curve in rural regions\, the promise and limitations of telemedicine for rural health consumers\, and reopening rural hospitals were among the topics tackled at AHCJ’s Rural Health Workshop 2022. (Check out full panel recordings.) \n\n\n\nDuring the first in-person Rural Health Workshop since 2019 in Denver\, expert panelists also cited ongoing gaps in care for rural patients and shared innovations for filling some of those voids. \n\n\n\nThe one-day workshop was hosted by the University of Tennessee School of Medicine Chattanooga; the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing; Cempa Community Care and Erlanger Health System. Sponsors were The Commonwealth Fund; the Helmsley Charitable Trust; and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. \n\n\n\nStories about health in far-flung\, medically underserved places are fodder for journalists and essential to improving rural health care\, said Rob Headrick\, M.D.\, CHI Memorial Rees Skillern Cancer Institute’s chief of thoracic surgery. \n\n\n\n“The challenge for us is how to combine your skills and mine … ” Headrick said during the panel “Bringing health care to the people: mobile screening and other routes to prevention.” \n\n\n\nHeadrick is among clinicians regularly traveling to rural communities to provide care and boost health literacy so health consumers refine their self-care and treat illnesses early on. “Health care is local\, meaning people search for solutions locally\,” said Headrick\, whose presentation spotlighted mobile lung screening. \n\n\n\n“When we get out to the rural communities\, there’s at least a perception that they can’t understand or don’t want to understand that I think is completely false … For so long we had this perception that lung cancer was just part of our culture\, particularly in the South — that it’s smoking-induced and somehow you deserve [it]. Yet it’s impacting our health care dollars. It’s making us less stable as a family [and] making us less stable as a county or a state.” \n\n\n\nWhen found early\, the cure rates for lung cancer — with death rates higher than opioid overdoses\, a more often-told news story — are relatively high\, Headrick said. But the lack of symptoms for lung cancer and stigma have prevented many who contract cancer from being diagnosed early. \n\n\n\nHis institute’s mobile unit puts more rural patients in the pool for whom there is 90% cure rate versus the 18% cure rate among those whose lung cancer isn’t detected early. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaking connections and spreading hope\n\n\n\nBlake Farmer\, a reporter for NPR’s Nashville affiliate and for Kaiser Health News\, was among the 60 people who attended the six panels and heard luncheon keynote speaker Stephanie Boynton\, vice president and CEO for critical access facilities Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital and in Tennessee\, Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital. \n\n\n\n“This state has lost more hospitals than any state\, except for Texas\,” Farmer said at the end of the workshop. “That story is kind of old. What we heard about today was backfilling. How do you get the doctors\, the staffing?” \n\n\n\n“I came looking for ideas beneath the surface of the headlines I’ve written for years. I’ve just made a list of six or seven stories\,” Farmer said. “And I made connections here. I’m logging out of here with a pretty concrete list of stories I’d like to do in the next couple of months.” \n\n\n\nMedical student Amanda Lemus\, a volunteer organizer at Migrant Equity Southeast\, lent her expertise to “Few and far between: How sparse resources shaped the COVID-19 curve in rural communities.” In her fourth year at Medical College of Georgia\, she is considering setting up a rural practice. \n\n\n\n“My school and my upbringing have led me to want to do this. I’ve seen the need and grown up in it\,” said Lemus\, a Savannah native whose parents immigrated from Honduras. \n\n\n\n“The Latino community is where I’ve seen the most need\, especially in Savannah\,” she said. “But\, also\, … in my [medical] rotation\, I’ve gone to Vidalia and Claxson\, very small towns. I’ve seen the need. I’ve seen how many health care providers there are for the patient population.” \n\n\n\nLemus said she’s encouraged by student-loan debt forgiveness programs for physicians who move to rural areas. “I feel like\, once they get an idea of these areas\, they’ll actually want to stay there and practice.” \n\n\n\nThat’s the hope of Leslie Griffin\, M.D.\, family medicine residency director at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine’s Chattanooga campus. As it works to dispatch more newly minted family medicine doctors to rural communities\, it’s also expanding their skills in areas of medicine usually associated with physicians with niche specialties. \n\n\n\n“Family physicians are the way to go in the rural health track\,” said Griffin of that track in her medical school. \n\n\n\nThose doctors\, she added\, “do a lot more than a lot of the communities realize. Yes\, we do the adult care\, we do the geriatrics. But we also take care of kids. I still deliver babies. We do the g-y-n … We do sports medicine and non-operative orthopedics … pain management\, mental health. We have to. There’s no one else to do it.” \n\n\n\nKatti Gray (@kattigray) is AHCJ’s core topic leader for behavioral and mental health. A former Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Journalism Fellow\, Gray is providing resources to help AHCJ members expand their coverage of mental health amid ongoing efforts to de-stigmatize mental illness and to place mental health care on par with all health care. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHOSTS \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCollege of Medicine Chattanooga  |  College of Nursing \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSPONSORS
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/rural-health-workshop-2022-chattanooga/
LOCATION:DoubleTree by Hilton\, 407 Chestnut Street\, 37402-4904 United States\, Chattanooga\, United States
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SUMMARY:Rural Health Journalism Workshop 2022
DESCRIPTION:Finding and parsing rural health data\, tracking COVID-19’s curve in rural regions\, the promise and limitations of telemedicine for rural health consumers\, and reopening rural hospitals were among the topics tackled at AHCJ’s Rural Health Workshop 2022. \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/rural-health-journalism-workshop-2022/
CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220713T010000
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SUMMARY:Senate’s health committee to hold hearing following Dobbs decision
DESCRIPTION:Senator Patty Murray (D-WA)\, chair of the Senate Committee on Health\, Education\, Labor\, and Pensions (HELP)\, will lead a hearing on how the Dobbs decision affects reproductive health care in America and the barriers\, challenges\, and threats it poses to women’s health. The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. on July 13. \nAll members of the media may watch the hearing remotely at www.help.senate.gov. Check the HELP committee website for more details on the hearing. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/senateaes-health-committee-to-hold-hearing-following-dobbs-decision/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220630T010000
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SUMMARY:Application deadline approaching for Columbia Journalism School Age Boom Academy
DESCRIPTION:Annual call for applicants for this free virtual forum to help journalists deepen their coverage of the caregiving crisis across America. Training will be held over four two-hour sessions in October. \nWhen/Where: October\, 13\, 14\, 20 and 21 (online) \nContact: Catilin Hawke\, cmh2197@cumc.columbia.edu \nApplication deadline: June 30\, 2022 \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/application-deadline-approaching-for-columbia-journalism-school-age-boom-academy/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220629T010000
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SUMMARY:Breaking the Law or Breaking the Oath: How Abortion Bans Betray America's Patient's and Physicians
DESCRIPTION:As the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization — and the likely subsequent overturn of Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood looms — physicians and patients across the country must prepare to navigate the ethical quagmire that abortion bans present. That preparation requires an assessment of the full scope of abortion restrictions’ effects\, including how physicians’ ethical obligations to their patients and to the practice of medicine may be reshaped\, redirected or even contradicted by the threat posed by laws not founded in science or based on evidence. \nThis webinar will bring leading physician\, legal\, and ethicist voices together to discuss how the Dobbs decision betrays America’s patients and physicians — and asks physicians to be complicit by betraying their patients as well. While it’s difficult to anticipate the reach and effects of the oncoming wave of abortion bans and restrictions\, panelists will discuss how clinicians must prepare themselves mentally for the changes they will be forced to make and provide ideas on how the medical community can bring the most ethical and comprehensive care possible to patients. \nExplore the full agenda and learn about the speakers. \nWHEN/WHERE: Noon to 4 p.m. ET\, June 29\, 2022 \nLocation: Register here. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/breaking-the-law-or-breaking-the-oath-how-abortion-bans-betray-americas-patients-and-physicians/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220629T010000
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CREATED:20231103T185037Z
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SUMMARY:A Cochrane conversation on using systematic reviews
DESCRIPTION:June 29\, 2 p.m. ET \nIn the era of big data\, some think that all you need for a systematic review is enough data. Not true\, say Cochrane experts\, who apply a rigorous methodology to their systematic reviews to minimize bias and produce more reliable\, higher quality research findings. Journalists who attend this webinar will learn: \n\n\nThe difference between a study\, a review\, meta-analyses\, and systematic reviews \n\n\nWhat’s so great about systematic reviews \n\n\nHow to read a systematic review and evaluate its quality \n\n\nWhat to care about in the summary of findings table \n\n\nHow to report on a systematic review to help your readers make informed health decisions \n\n\nCochrane’s protocol for assessing health evidence and how it compares to others’. \n\n\nView the webcast—Slides (892 KB .pdf) \nLisa Bero \nTara Haelle \nProfessor Lisa Bero is a researcher in evidence-based health care and is internationally known for her studies on the integrity of clinical and basic research evidence that is used to influence health policy. She is affiliate professor\, University of Sydney\, where she founded the multidisciplinary Evidence\, Policy and Influence Collaborative at the Charles Perkins Centre\, focusing on bias and its influence on the integrity of research. She is a professor of medicine and public health and chief scientist\, Center for Bioethics and Humanities\, University of Colorado. She has contributed to Cochrane as an author\, editor\, center director\, and member and co-chair of Cochrane’s Governing Board\, and is currently senior editor\, research integrity. She is also a longtime contributor to the work of the World Health Organization\, including serving as a member of the Guideline Review Committee\, and as chair of the Essential Medicines Committee. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/a-cochrane-conversation-on-using-systematic-reviews/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220628T010000
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SUMMARY:Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee
DESCRIPTION:The FDA’s Advisory Committee will meet in open session to discuss whether and how the SARS-CoV-2 strain composition of COVID-19 vaccines should be modified. \nThe meeting will include slide presentations with audio components to allow the presentation of materials in a manner that most closely resembles an in-person advisory committee meeting. \nWhen/Where: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST\, Tuesday\, June 28\, 2022  (Online)  \nFor more information and to participate\, visit the FDA’s website. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/vaccines-and-related-biological-products-advisory-committee/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220627T010000
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SUMMARY:Protecting Immunocompromised Patients through Effective Prevention and Treatment
DESCRIPTION:Join the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) for a webinar addressing current recommendations to protect adult immunocompromised patients through effective prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. Discussion topics will include current U.S. vaccination recommendations\, gaps in immunization coverage among immunocompromised adult patients\, and strategies to overcome challenges. Speakers will also address questions submitted by participants\, as time allows. \nNFID Medical Director William Schaffner\, M.D.\, will moderate the discussion with Kathleen Dooling\, MD\, MPH\, Medical Officer in the Division of Viral Diseases at the CDC and Camille Kotton\, MD\, Clinical Director of Transplant Infectious Disease and Immunocompromised Host Program at Massachusetts General Hospital. \nWhen/Where: 1:00 PM EST\, Monday\, June 27\, 2022  \nFor more information and to register for this event\, visit this webpage.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/protecting-immunocompromised-patients-through-effective-prevention-and-treatment/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220623T010000
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SUMMARY:ECRI holds webinar on CPAP recall
DESCRIPTION:The nonprofit group ECRI will hold a webinar June 23 at noon ET about the 2021 recall alert for certain Philips Respironics issued a recall alert for certain CPAP\, BiPAP and mechanical ventilator devices due to potential health risks. Polyester-based polyurethane (PE-PUR) foam within the devices can break down\, leading to the potential ingestion of black pieces of foam or certain chemicals\, while using the device\, ECRI said. Although the recall was issued a year ago\, a full resolution has not been provided. On the webinar\, experts will discuss the cause of the problem and recommendations for helping patients.  \nWhen/Where: Noon EST\, Wednesday\, June 23\, 2022 \nTo register\, vist the ECRI website.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ecri-holds-webinar-on-cpap-recall/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220623T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220623T010000
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SUMMARY:Data and Policy: Evidence-Based Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
DESCRIPTION:If you are covering the opioid epidemic\, join this free webinar hosted by The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts to explain what data is showing about how best to treat opioid use disorder and what policies should be enacted. Speakers include: Arjun Venkatesh\, M.D.\, M.B.A.\, M.H.S.\, associate professor and chief of the section of administration in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Yale University\, Lisa Clemens-Cope\, Ph.D.\,\, senior research fellow in the Health Policy Center at the Urban Institute\, Peter Treitler\, MSW\, research specialist in the Center for Health Services Research at the Rutgers Institute for Health\, Health Care Policy and Aging Research and Bradley Stein\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\, director of the Opioid Policies\, Tools\, and Information Center (OPTIC) at the RAND Corporation. \nWhen/Where: 3 p.m. EST\, Thursday\, June 23\, 2022 \nVisit this webpage to register.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/data-and-policy-evidence-based-opioid-use-disorder-treatment/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220622T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220622T010000
DTSTAMP:20260404T181606
CREATED:20231103T185043Z
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SUMMARY:Reporting the facts on abortion
DESCRIPTION:June 22\, noon ET \nWomen in many U.S. states are facing increased legal obstacles to abortion\, a trend that has been accelerating in recent years with laws now requiring waiting periods and “counseling\,” among other stipulations. A pending Supreme Court decision is expected to further limit access by banning the procedure outright in many states. \nTo help better inform your reporting\, using science and evidence-based information\, AHCJ will hold a webinar with Nisha Verma\, M.D.\, a fellow with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Patient safety core topic leader Kerry Dooley Young will host the webinar. This session will help journalists know what to ask when presented with research on abortion\, particularly medical abortions. The webinar will also explore how political agendas have skewed research. Verma will also address the potential of telehealth in states where abortion is not restricted. \nView the webcast \nNisha Verma \nKerry Dooley Young \nNisha Verma\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, F.A.C.O.G.\, was born in Greensboro\, N.C.\, and received her bachelor’s in Biology and Anthropology and her medical degree from the University of North Carolina\, Chapel Hill. She graduated from Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and completed her Complex Family Planning fellowship and Master’s in Public Health degree at Emory University. \nShe is currently serving as the Darney-Landy Fellow at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists with their Strategies for Healthy Equity team and provides abortion care at Planned Parenthoods in the Delaware area. She is also Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Emory University. \nShe is particularly passionate about improving access to reproductive health care in the southeast United States\, her home region\, and has expertise in effective messaging techniques on complicated topics such as abortion.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/reporting-the-facts-on-abortion/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220621T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220621T010000
DTSTAMP:20260404T181606
CREATED:20231103T185044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T152657Z
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SUMMARY:Monkeypox update
DESCRIPTION:Monkeypox cases have now been confirmed in more than a dozen U.S. states. SciLine’s next media briefing will cover: science basics about the virus that causes Monkeypox\, including transmission dynamics and current U.S. case spread; prevention and treatment options\, including existing vaccines and their limitations; and lessons learned from COVID-19 and other outbreaks that can inform the country’s public health response to Monkeypox. \nFeatured experts include three scientists: Dr. Anne Rimoin of the University of California\, Los Angeles; Dr. Inger Damon of the CDC.  Dr. Amira Roess of George Mason University. They will brief reporters and then take questions. The discussion will be moderated by SciLine Director Rick Weiss. \nWhen/Where: 2-3 p.m. EST\, Tuesday\, June 21 (online) \nVisit this webpage to register. https://sciline.org/public-health/monkeypox-update/ \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/monkeypox-update/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220617T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220617T010000
DTSTAMP:20260404T181606
CREATED:20231103T185043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T152658Z
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SUMMARY:What’s Next in Home and Community-Based Services?
DESCRIPTION:During this webinar hosted by the Alliance for Health Policy\,panelists will provide an overview of home and community-based services\, including populations receiving these services\, enrollment numbers\, workforce challenges\, benefits of HCBS and barriers to caring for complex populations. Speakers will also discuss recent federal policy measures taken to bolster HCBS as well as potential long-term policy levers to better improve this model. \nWhen/Where: 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. EST\, Friday\, June 17 (online) \nCheck out this webpage for more information and to register. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/whataes-next-in-home-and-community-based-services/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220616T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220616T010000
DTSTAMP:20260404T181606
CREATED:20231103T185042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T152659Z
UID:26930-1655341200-1655341200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Join us Thursday\, June 16 for AHCJ’s Lunch & Learn on contracts. We’re going to support one another and talk about rights-grabbing clauses that are sneaking in. Bring questions comments and negotiation strategies! \nWhen/Where: 1:00 p.m. ET\, June 16 (virtual) \nView the webcastMeeting ID: 961 8036 2044
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/lunch-and-learn-virtual-3/
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UID:26926-1654822800-1654822800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Facts in a Time of Fiction: Reporting the truth amid lies and disinformation
DESCRIPTION:Journalists have long been charged with sorting fact from fiction through their reporting. But what happens when readers redefine what they see as truth and what they’ll accept as fact? \nNew York Times writer and author Elizabeth Williamson\, whose critically-acclaimed book “Sandy Hook: An American Tragedy and the Battle for Truth” published this spring\, will describe how she threaded together more than 400 interviews\, 10\,000 pages of court testimony and other records\, and on-the-ground reporting to trace a line from conspiracy theories around Sandy Hook to Jan. 6\, 2021. \nParticipants will learn to: \n\nIdentify how misinformation and political conspiracy theories have spread.\nWork with sensitivity and clarity while reporting on conspiracy theories.\nPre-bunk conspiracy theories through early reporting.\nUse trauma-informed reporting methods while working with people suffering tragedy.\nOrganize reporting and deep research to craft a long-form narrative.\n\nWhen/Where: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST\, Friday\, June 10\, 2022 (virtual) \nRegister for free using this link. 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/facts-in-a-time-of-fiction-reporting-the-truth-amid-lies-and-disinformation/
CATEGORIES:None
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UID:26924-1654822800-1654822800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Reporting in An Age of Lies and Disinformation
DESCRIPTION:“Journalists have long been charged with sorting fact from fiction through their reporting. But what happens when readers redefine what they see as truth and what they’ll accept as fact?” asks the National Press Club’s Journalism Institute. \nIn a one-hour webinar at 11:30 am ET on June 10\, New York Times writer Elizabeth Williamson will share the insights she gained into how conspiracies grow as she reported and wrote her critically acclaimed book\, “Sandy Hook: An American Tragedy and the Battle for Truth\,” published this spring. \nThe institute says\, “Participants will learn to:  \n\nIdentify how misinformation and political conspiracy theories have spread;\nWork with sensitivity and clarity while reporting on conspiracy theories; \nPre-bunk conspiracy theories through early reporting;\nUse trauma-informed reporting methods while working with people suffering tragedy; and\nOrganize reporting and deep research to craft a long-form narrative.”\n\nRegistration is free.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/reporting-in-an-age-of-lies-and-disinformation/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220608T010000
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CREATED:20231103T185042Z
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UID:26929-1654650000-1654650000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Innovations in Healthy Aging 2022 Summit: Bridging Academia and Industry
DESCRIPTION:University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers and other leaders in the field of aging will discuss health care\, legal and environmental issues as they relate to meeting the needs of a diverse\, aging population. The event is free and open to the public; it’s hosted by Innovations in Healthy Aging\, a strategic initiative of UArizona Health Sciences\, Registration is required. To confirm attendance or to schedule interviews\, contact Annisa Westcott at annisa@arizona.edu or 520-626-8447. \nWhen/Where: 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. EST\, June 8\, at the University of Arizona Outreach and Collaboration in Washington D.C.\, and online. \nVisit the organization’s site to register. 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/innovations-in-healthy-aging-2022-summit-bridging-academia-and-industry/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220608T010000
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UID:26927-1654650000-1654650000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Health\, Education\, Labor and Pensions Markup
DESCRIPTION:The Senate’s (HELP) Committee is holding a special session to review and revise a bill that would make changes to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policies. This session is known as a markup. \nTitled the FDA Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act\, this bill being marked up would reauthorize the existing laws that allow the FDA to get payments from companies for reviews of prescription drugs and medical devices. These user fees are steered toward keeping the FDA’s review operations adequately staffed to prevent delays in decisions on applications. (This 2021 report from the Congressional Research Service provides more details on the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA.) \nCongress reauthorizes the PDUFA law every five years. The current authorization expires in September\, effectively setting a tough deadline for Congress. The reauthorization of the PDUFA law also provides a vehicle for members of Congress to make other changes in FDA policies. Among the proposals included in the draft bill are attempts to give the FDA more clear authority to compel drugmakers to prove that drugs cleared by accelerated approval truly offer a significant benefit to patients. \nWhen/Where: 10:00 a.m EST\, Wednesday\, June 8\, 2022 (online) \nCheck this link on the HELP page for the webcast. \nSee the HELP committee’s press release and section-by-section explainer of the bill. \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-education-labor-and-pensions-markup/
CATEGORIES:None
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SUMMARY:Tick boom: A physician's forecast for summer '22
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, June 8\, noon ET \nTicks have proliferated – caused by the combination of overbuilding in previously forested areas\, climate change and international trade. \nWe all know about the tick-borne disease – Lyme – which can cause debilitating nerve and other damage\, but what are the new and emerging tick-borne diseases and where are they emerging? What does that mean for communities? What should reporters be writing about right now and what are the under covered stories related to tick-borne diseases? When will there be a vaccine for Lyme? What about the latest treatments and how can communities and individuals prevent getting bitten? \nA long-time tick expert\, physician and former co-chair of a national working group on tick borne diseases that advises the federal government will provide some answers. Please send your questions to bara@healthjournalism.org. \nView the slides \nJohn Aucott \nBara Vaida \n  \nDr. John Aucott is an internist and Lyme disease expert in the Division of Rheumatology\, and is the director of the Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Clinical Research Center. With more than 15 years of research experience on the crippling effects of Lyme disease\, he has published studies focusing on characteristics of early Lyme disease. His research is also focused on improved diagnostic testing and health related outcomes in Lyme disease. He is widely recognized an international expert in post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome. He is also former chair of the U.S. Health and Human Service’s department’s Tick-Borne Working Group that developed a set of recommended policies on preventing and responding to tick-borne diseases. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/tick-boom-a-physicians-forecast-for-summer-22/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220526T010000
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CREATED:20231103T185031Z
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UID:26922-1653526800-1653526800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:DIY Marketing for Independent Podcasts
DESCRIPTION:Whether you are an experienced podcaster or just starting out\, you’ll have much to learn about cost-effective strategies for promoting your podcast from this virtual 90-minute webinar. It is aimed at independent podcasters with little to no marketing budget. \nThe instructor is Lynn Casper\, the producer of the long-running queer music podcast\, Homoground. \nSponsor: Association of Independents in Radio (AIR) \nWhen/Where: Thursday\, May 26\, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. EST (Online) \nCost: Free for AIR members and $50 for non-members \nVisit this website to register.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/diy-marketing-for-independent-podcasts/
CATEGORIES:None
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SUMMARY:Hiding in Plain Sight: Documenting the crisis in kids’ mental health
DESCRIPTION:At 3 p.m. CST on May 25\, AHCJ will offer a special webinar on an upcoming two-part film\, produced by award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns\, on the crisis in children’s mental health. \nThe PBS film\, “Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness\,” is an intimate examination of a crisis that the American Academy of Pediatrics called a public health emergency in 2021. The documentary is anchored by the anguished voices of 20 young people\, ages 11 to 27\, who live with mental health conditions\, as well as parents\, teachers\, friends\, health care providers in their lives\, along with mental health experts with deep knowledge of youth mental health. \nWhat makes the film required viewing for health care reporters is its unusually frank and direct discussion of mental health among young people\, whose voices aren’t often heard in reporting on this topic. They talk about the stigma of mental illness\, how they hid their challenges and how their own personal crises unfolded. The result is a film that should advance the public’s understanding and awareness of the crisis and what can be done to help young people. \nScheduled to air on PBS stations on June 27 and June 28\, the films were directed by brothers Erik and Christopher Loren Ewers\, longtime members of the Ken Burns team and award-winning filmmakers in their own right. They will join AHCJ core topic leader for mental and behavioral health Katti Gray for a webinar discussion about how they gained the trust and confidence of their film subjects. Two of the young people profiled in the film\, Collin Cord and Makalynn Powell\, will join the discussion. The webinar audience will also see a short\, sneak preview of the film. \nView the webcast \nErik Ewers \nChristopher Loren Ewers \nCollin Cord \nMakalynn Powell \nKatti Gray \n  \nAbout the filmmakers: \nErik EwersCo-Director and Editor \nErik Ewers has worked with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns for more than 30 years\, including nearly all of his single and multi-episodic films. He serves as Ken’s senior editor and as co-director and editor of Ewers Brothers Productions\, a preferred collaborative company in the co-creation of Ken’s films. \nErik has been nominated for more than seven personal and program Emmy Awards and has won one editing Emmy and three program Emmys\, as well as two prestigious ACE Eddie Award nominations and one ACE win for “Best Edited Documentary of 2015.” Erik is an expert in all aspects of filmmaking\, having served as music producer\, writer\, director\, film producer\, picture editor\, and sound effects\, music\, and dialogue editor. \nIn 2015\, Erik collaborated with Ken to create the two-hour PBS film The Mayo Clinic: Faith\, Hope\, Science\, serving as producer\, director and editor. Their partnership continues in an upcoming miniseries on America’s mental health crisis. \nChristopher Loren EwersCo-Director and Director of Photography \nChristopher Loren Ewers has been working behind the camera for over 20 years. He studied cinematography at Boston University and photojournalism at the New England School of Photography\, and has traveled the world exploring the human experience through the lens. His eclectic work includes a variety of subjects\, formats and collaborators\, from national networks like NBC and PBS to Fortune 500 brands like Apple\, Coca-Cola\, and IBM and to nonprofit organizations like the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Clinton Global Initiative. \nHowever\, it’s the unique mix of Chris’s film and journalism backgrounds that puts documentary filmmaking at the center of his work. His cinematography has been featured in each of Ken’s films since The Vietnam War. \nWorking with Ken as executive producer\, Chris co-directed and served as Director of Photography on feature length documentary\, The Mayo Clinic: Faith\, Hope\, Science\, broadcast nationally on PBS in September 2018. He and brother Erik are currently co-directing a series of films exploring the mental health crisis\, scheduled to air on PBS over a ten-year period beginning in 2022. \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/hiding-in-plain-sight-documenting-the-crisis-in-kidsae-mental-health/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Antibiotic resistance: A looming public health crisis
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, May 24\, Pew and The Hill will present a free virtual event examining the threats antibiotic-resistant infections\, or ‘superbugs\,’ pose for the future\, and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. \nSuperbugs result in millions of infections and thousands of deaths every year in the United States\, and globally\, these infections are approaching a dangerous high. Already\, these infections kill nearly 1.3 million people annually — more than HIV or malaria. The event will feature insights from leading experts and policymakers\, including Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Rep. Drew Ferguson (R-GA)\, sponsors of the PASTEUR Act — a bill that would make significant progress in combatting superbugs in the U.S. \nRegister here\, and follow Pew’s antibiotic resistance project on Twitter for news and updates.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/antibiotic-resistance-a-looming-public-health-crisis/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220519T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220519T010000
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SUMMARY:Reporting and Sourcing
DESCRIPTION:Gathering the information you need to tell your story can mean finding sources to interview\, searching the medical literature\, and digging through archives\, databases or social media. In our May 19  Lunch & Learn\, we’ll dig into reporting and sourcing stories. Whether you’re reporting a fast-turnaround news story or a juicy feature\, you’ll come away with plenty of helpful info \nWhen/Where: 1:00 p.m. ET\, May 19. (virtual) \nView the webcastMeeting ID: 961 8036 2044
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/reporting-and-sourcing/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220509T010000
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UID:26920-1652058000-1652058000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Deadline approaches for  Fund for Investigative Journalism grants
DESCRIPTION:The next deadline to apply for grants from the fund\, which reviews applications three or four times a year is Monday\, May 9\, 2022. Grants can be as much as $10\,000 to cover expenses of investigations\, including travel\, research and equipment rental. Recipients can request editorial and legal help as they work on their projects.  Applicants must supply a letter of commitment from a news outlet agreeing to publish the proposed story. \n  \nThe fund is looking for stories “that break new ground and expose wrongdoing\, such as corruption\, malfeasance\, or misuse of power – in the public and private sectors.” \n  \nThe fund website has more details about the application process.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/deadline-approaches-for-fund-for-investigative-journalism-grants/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220429T010000
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UID:26919-1651194000-1651194000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Captivating your readers from the first sentence
DESCRIPTION:The National Press Club’s Journalism Institute is hosting this one-hour workshop on how to perfect ledes and nut graphs. The workshop will: \n\nDeconstruct the difference between ledes and nut graphs\nIdentify common mistakes in crafting nut graphs\nOffer solutions that help an inclusive community connect your journalism to their lives\n\n  \nJulie Moos\, the executive director of the Journalism Institute\, is the instructor. As the former managing director of news at McClatchy\, Moos was responsible for coaching and training reporters and editors in 30 newsrooms.  \n  \nWhen/Where: Friday\, April 29 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET. (Virtual) \nCost: $25 for the general public and $20 for National Press Club members \nFor more information and to register\, visit this webpage.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/captivating-your-readers-from-the-first-sentence/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220428T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220501T125900
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SUMMARY:Health Journalism 2022 - Austin\, Texas
DESCRIPTION:Felice J. Freyer\, AHCJ board president \n\n\n\nSome 500 people gathered in Austin\, Texas\, two weeks ago for AHCJ’s first in-person conference in three years. Based on my observations and every comment I received\, it was a great success. \n\n\n\nTrepidation about socializing after pandemic isolation? It evaporated. The usual high-energy collegiality pervaded the four-day conference\, which featured two field trips\, 47 panel discussions and workshops\, two dinner receptions\, and the annual awards luncheon. \n\n\n\nAttendees listening to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure’s keynote address at Health Journalism 2022.(Photo by Paola Rodriguez.)\n\n\n\nWhile attendance was lower than our last conference in Baltimore\, which attracted 800 people\, it was greater than expected considering high airfares and virus uncertainties. Although the precise number isn’t yet available\, the conference seemed to have more first-time attendees than ever. They packed the room at the first-timers session on Thursday. \n\n\n\nAHCJ’s signature event for freelancers\, PitchFest\, was fully subscribed\, with 47 writers pitching their story ideas to 21 editors from 16 publications\, including AARP\, MindSite News\, WebMD\, and Kaiser Health News. “Writers and editors were enthusiastic\, and we were all so happy to meet in person again\,” Jeanne Erdmann\, chair of the Freelance Committee\, said. \n\n\n\nAHCJ took steps to prevent COVID-19 transmission\, requiring proof of vaccination and booster shots to enter the event. Masks were also required\, and as far as I could tell\, everyone complied. \n\n\n\nIt paid off. Only four people who attended the conference reported testing positive afterward – three attendees and the spouse of one of those attendees. That strongly suggests that there was little or no spread of the virus at this conference. Thanks to all! \n\n\n\nAmong the conference highlights: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe keynote speaker\, Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services\, took open-ended questions from reporters for the first time\, talking with us for about 40 minutes. Check out her full speech.\n\n\n\nIn a separate Q&A session\, Robert Califf\, M.D.\,M.A.C.C.\, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration\, made headlines with his observation that “misinformation is our leading cause of death.”\n\n\n\nAt a roundtable discussion during the luncheon\, four experts in women’s reproductive health prepared reporters for the end of abortion rights in many states. Their prescient comments came just two days before the media would report that the Supreme Court was poised to overturn Roe v. Wade\, according to a leaked draft of the decision.\n\n\n\n\nBefore the conference\, AHCJ’s Board of Directors held its twice-yearly meeting\, also happy to see each other outside the Zoom boxes. I finally got to meet our newest board members\, Christine Herman and Sebastián Martínez Valdivia. The board heard updates about committee activities\, finances (still strong)\, membership (holding steady) and the search for a new executive director (making progress). In a move that I suspect many members will welcome\, the board authorized the staff to negotiate a contract to rebuild AHCJ’s antiquated website. \n\n\n\nIf you missed the event\, certain sessions\, or just want to refresh your memory\, here are some resources: \n\n\n\n\nThe Covering Health blog featured reports of several of the sessions and a transcript of the roundtable about women’s reproductive health post-Roe.\n\n\n\nA recording of Califf’s 45-minute conversation with patient safety core topic leader Kerry Dooley Young and Q&A with the audience.\n\n\n\nThe conference app\, accessible to anyone who registered\, contains many of the speakers’ presentations.\n\n\n\n\nMany thanks to everyone who made the conference a success\, including AHCJ’s ace staff\, the speakers who traveled from afar to share their knowledge\, and every conference attendee\, who brought smart questions and hearty spirits to Austin. \n\n\n\nSee you next year! \n\n\n\nFelice J. Freyer is AHCJ’s president and a health care reporter for The Boston Globe. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHOSTS \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nENDOWING SPONSORS \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSPONSORS
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-journalism-2022-austin-texas/
LOCATION:Hilton Austin\, 500 E 4th Street\, Austin\, Texas\, 78701\, United States
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SUMMARY:AHCJ conference in Austin\, April 28-May 1
DESCRIPTION:Conference home\nPreliminary program\n<!– \nRegistration\n–> \nRegistration rates\nHotel\n\n\nExhibit or advertise\nExhibitors\nCOVID-19\nFellowships\n\n\n\n\n\nChiquita Brooks-LaSure\, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)\, will be the featured keynote speaker at Health Journalism 2022 in Austin. \nThe conference will be held April 28-May 1 at the Hilton Austin. The hotel is attached to the Austin Convention Center via a covered walkway — two blocks from East Sixth Street nightlife and less than a mile from the picturesque Rainey Street Historic District. \nAs the leader of CMS\, Brooks-LaSure plays a key role in shaping the federal response to some of the nation’s most pressing issues in health care\, including the continuing response to the pandemic. Addressing health inequities has also been at the top of her priority list. In her testimony tothe Senate Finance Committee in April 2021\, Brooks-LaSure — the first Black woman to lead CMS — emphasized the need to “expand access to quality care for all communities.” \nTwo field trips were being planned to sites in Austin where innovations are happening in research\, clinical and community environments\, including: \n\n\nThe VISLAB at the Texas Advanced Computing Center\, University of Texas\, which creates visualizations to support research and presents them on one of the world’s largest high-resolution tiled displays. \n\n\nCommunity First! Village\, a 51-acre master planned\, innovative model community that provides affordable\, permanent housing and a supportive community for men and women coming out of chronic homelessness. A development of Mobile Loaves & Fishes\, this transformative residential program exists to love and serve people who have been living on the streets\, while also empowering the surrounding community into a lifestyle of service with the homeless. \n\n\nA collaborative treatment center at Dell Medical Center that illustrates how thoughtful design can change the patient experience. \n\n\nA visit to the biomedical/biomechanical lab of Dr. James Sulzer at UT-Austin (recently profiled in The Atlantic magazine) where he and his team attempt to fill knowledge gaps related to stroke recovery and the development of new rehabilitation strategies. \n\n\nLone Star Circle of Care in Taylor\, Texas\, a community anchor and health hub that attempts to move as far upstream in the social determinants of health “river” as possible and create access to care for families along the continuum – from birth to older adults. \n\n\nField trips and workshops will be followed by a newcomer session\, a kickoff plenary session\, and a “Welcome to Austin” reception. \nPanels\, popular events and new features \nThis three-and-a-half-day conference will be packed with panels and workshops led by journalists and world-class speakers about a wide range of topics including: \n\n\nNew abortion laws and their likely impact on women’s reproductive health \n\n\nThe future of public health and pandemics – are we any better off today than we were in March 2020? \n\n\nAn extensive look at patient safety 10 years after the infamous “Dr. Death” case \n\n\nHow to cover the LGBTQ community \n\n\nHow research in medical science has been affected in some positive ways by the pandemic \n\n\nReframing gun violence as a public health issue \n\n\nThe quest for COVID-19 data: Where “official sources” fell short and others stepped in \n\n\nThe sex gap: How male-centric medicine hurts everyone \n\n\nHow to help your readers understand the “information blocking” rule and how it relates to patient safety \n\n\nHospital ransomware attacks: Why they’re happening and what can be done about them \n\n\nThe climate crisis\, public health and deepening inequities \n\n\nHow to track “dark money” from Big Pharma. \n\n\nThe conference exhibit hall opens Friday\, April 29\, creating informal networking opportunities for attendees and the chance to win prizes. PitchFest — a conference favorite — will take place that afternoon. As always\, attendees will be able to pitch story ideas to editors and walk away with assignments. AHCJ’s annual membership meeting is set for early evening on Friday. \nSaturday\, April 30\, the final full day of the conference\, will include several “how-to” sessions and the awards luncheon\, which celebrates the best health care reporting. \nOn Sunday morning\, May 1\, after a session on reporter self-care\, AHCJ core topic leader for infectious diseases Bara Vaida will lead a yoga session\, so bring your mat and wind down before you head home. \nRegistrants unable to attend the conference in person will have access to some live-streamed events and sessions via the Whova app including\, the opening night plenary session\, the membership meeting\, the awards luncheon and 10 panel discussions. \n\n\n\n\n\nCall for ideas\nAHCJ is gathering ideas for conference workshops and panels. Please submit suggestions before March 19. \nClick here for your opportunity to submit ideas for consideration. \n\n\n\n\n  \n\nSponsorship team\n  \nHosts\nUniversity of Texas Dell Medical School \nMeadows Mental Health Policy Institute \nSt. David’s Foundation \nArnold Ventures \n\nEndowing sponsors\nRobert Wood Johnson Foundation \nThe Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust \nGordon and Betty Moore Foundation \n\nSponsors\nThe Commonwealth Fund \nEpiscopal Health Foundation \nThe Kresge Foundation \nPatient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute \nThe Pew Charitable Trusts \nThe John A. Hartford Foundation \nMayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research \nNew York State Health Foundation \nHealth Care Foundation of Western & Central New York \nCalifornia Health Care Foundation \nMissouri Foundation for Health \nColorado Health Foundation \nRhode Island Foundation \nThe JAMA Network \nMillbank Memorial Fund \nBurroughs Wellcome Fund \n  \n\n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahcj-conference-in-austin-april-28-may-1/
CATEGORIES:Annual Conference
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