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:20130310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20131103T060000 END:STANDARD 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: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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150113T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150113T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154443Z CREATED:20231103T162426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154443Z UID:26037-1421110800-1421110800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:New Institute of Medicine report: Guidelines for Responsible Sharing of Clinical Trial Data DESCRIPTION:Clinical trials are studies that help determine whether new health interventions – such as drugs\, other therapies\, and vaccines – are safe and effective for patients and the public. Vast amounts of data are generated over the course of a clinical trial; however\, a large portion is never published in peer-reviewed journals. Data sharing can advance new discoveries and improve clinical care\, but at the same time\, sharing clinical trial data presents risks\, burdens\, and challenges\, including protecting the privacy and consent of clinical trial participants. A new report from the Institute of Medicine provides recommended guidelines about what data should be shared at key times in a clinical trial. \nAdvance copies will be available to reporters only beginning at noon EST Tuesday\, Jan. 13. The report is embargoed and not for public release before 1 p.m. EST Wednesday\, Jan. 14. To obtain a copy\, reporters should contact the National Academies’ Office of News and Public Information; tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu. \nMembers of the authoring committee will present the report’s findings and recommendations at a public briefing beginning at 1 p.m. EST Wednesday\, Jan. 14\, at the National Academy of Sciences building\, 2101 Constitution Ave.\, N.W.\, Washington\, D.C.   \nThose who cannot attend in person may view a live webcast of the event. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/new-institute-of-medicine-report-guidelines-for-responsible-sharing-of-clinical-trial-data/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141218T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141218T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162525Z CREATED:20231103T160250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162525Z UID:26034-1418864400-1418864400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Press Conference: New Report Card on Infectious Disease Outbreaks DESCRIPTION:New Report Card on Infectious Disease Outbreaks\, Including Ebola\, Enterovirus\, Superbugs\, to be Released\, Includes National & State-by-State Info \nAudio press conference on Dec. 18\, 10-11 a.m. ET \nPress briefing conference call to release “Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases\,” which includes a report card for how well states scored on 10 indicators of strategies to prevent and control infectious disease outbreaks in addition to national and global concerns. \nSome topics featured in the report include emerging new diseases like Ebola\, Chikungunya and Chagas; antibiotic-resistant Superbugs; healthcare-associated infections such as MRSA; the resurgence of old threats like whooping cough and tuberculosis; HIV/AIDS and hepatitis; and the ability to respond to bioterrorism attacks. \nThe Outbreaks report-which found troubling errors\, lapses and scrambles- will be released by the Trust for America’s Health and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. \nWHEN: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (ET)\, Thursday\, December 18\, 2014 \nWHO: Jeffrey Levi\, PhD\, Executive Director\, Trust for America’s Health \nEric Toner\, MD\, Senior Associate\, UPMC Center for Health Security \nHOW: Please contact Albert Lang at (202) 864-5941 or alang@tfah.org at TFAH to reserve a line for the audio conference and to access embargoed materials. To access the call\, dial 1-888-329-8862 and use passcode 3753589. \nThe call will be moderated. Please call in a few minutes before the scheduled start time to avoid delays. The call is for credentialed media only. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/press-conference-new-report-card-on-infectious-disease-outbreaks/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141218T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141218T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162526Z CREATED:20231103T160249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162526Z UID:26033-1418864400-1418864400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:How the ACA’s employer requirements and related provisions affect businesses and workers DESCRIPTION: Web briefing for journalists\nDec. 18\, 12:30-1:30 p.m. ET \nOn Jan. 1\, the ACA’s employer mandate goes into effect\, requiring large employers to offer health insurance to workers or face penalties. During this web briefing exclusively for journalists\, Gary Claxton and Larry Levitt\, co-executive directors of the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Program for the Study of Health Reform and Private Insurance\, will discuss how the penalties will work\, what options employers have for meeting the mandate\, how employers might respond\, and how these provision could affect coverage and costs for employers and workers. \nThey will also address the possible implications for employers of King vs. Burwell\, which the U.S. Supreme Court added to its decision docket last month. Also\, Claxton and Levitt will take questions. To register\, journalists can RSVP online. Each participant will get a confirmation email with information about how to join the briefing.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/how-the-acaaes-employer-requirements-and-related-provisions-affect-businesses-and-workers/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141217T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141217T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162527Z CREATED:20231103T160246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162527Z UID:26028-1418778000-1418778000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:NASHP Webinar: Enrollment 2.0: Early State Experiences in Year 2 DESCRIPTION:The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) will host a webinar\, Enrollment 2.0: Early State Experiences in Year 2 of the ACA\, which will explore Open Enrollment strategies and challenges faced by state-based exchanges and Medicaid agencies in states with federal marketplaces. Featuring panelists from Idaho and Oklahoma\, the webinar will provide unique perspectives on early experiences and successes in the ACA’s second open enrollment period and shed light on the new strategies states use to make the enrollment and the renewal process more streamlined.  \nIdaho’s state-based exchange director\, Pat Kelly\, will share the state’s perspective on transitioning from the federal healthcare.gov platform during the first open enrollment period to an independent state-run portal this year. Oklahoma’s deputy Medicaid director\, Rebecca Pasternik-Ikard\, will discuss how the state leveraged an operational\, real-time enrollment system to support improved integration between Medicaid and the federal marketplace as an FFM state and talk about new strategies to support enrollment and renewals this year. NASHP’s Enrollment 2014 Director\, Alice Weiss\, will provide context on state’s approaches in this second open enrollment period and how states can build on lessons from Year 1 of the ACA. \nDate & time:2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.\, Dec. 17 \nPresenters: \n\n\nPat Kelly\, Executive Director\, Idaho Health Insurance Exchange Project (Your Health Idaho) \n\n\nRebecca Pasternik-Ikard\, Deputy State Medicaid Director\, Oklahoma Health Care Authority  \n\n\nJennifer Sullivan\, Director\, Enroll America Best Practices Institute (Moderator) \n\n\nAlice Weiss\, Director\, Enrollment 2014 Project Program\, \n\n\nPlease RSVP with Lesa Rair at lrair@nashp.org. \nThe National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) is an independent academy of state health policymakers who are dedicated to helping states achieve excellence in health policy and practice. A non-profit and non-partisan organization\, NASHP provides a forum for constructive work across branches and agencies of state government on critical health policy issues. \n  \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nashp-webinar-enrollment-2-0-early-state-experiences-in-year-2/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141216T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141216T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162527Z CREATED:20231103T160249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162527Z UID:26032-1418691600-1418691600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Press conference: Affordable Care Act and open enrollment DESCRIPTION:Senior officials\, including Andy Slavitt. principal deputy administrator; Kevin Counihan\, marketplace\, CEO; and Lori Lodes\, director\, Office of Communications for the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host an on-the-record press conference call about the Affordable Care Act and open enrollment. \nJournalists can dial in at 3 p.m. ET: 866-388-5346 and use this passcode: 54452473. A replay of the call will be available two hours after the event through Dec. 18\, 2015\, at this number: 855-859-2056 and passcode 54452473. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/press-conference-affordable-care-act-and-open-enrollment/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141215T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141215T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162528Z CREATED:20231103T160247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162528Z UID:26030-1418605200-1418605200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:A Walk in Someone Else’s Shoes: Payment Reform Perspectives from Providers and Private Payers DESCRIPTION:Webinar  \nDec. 15\, 12:30-2 p.m. ET \nAs states design and implement multi-payer payment reform\, payers and providers need to collaborate. The National Academy for State Health Policy will host a panel of experts to discuss how private payers\, national purchasers\, large health systems and primary care providers can work together to make these reforms successful. \nThe speakers will be Ted Epperly\, CEO\, Family Medicine Residency of Idaho; Paul Grundy\, global director\, healthcare transformation at IBM; Sue Phelps\, executive director\, integrated care delivery at Johns Hopkins Medicine; and Steve Spaulding\, senior vice president\, enterprise networks\, Arkansas BlueCross BlueShield. Anne Gauthier\, NASHP’s senior program director\, will moderate the discussion. Register here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/a-walk-in-someone-elseaes-shoes-payment-reform-perspectives-from-providers-and-private-payers/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141215T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141215T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162529Z CREATED:20231103T160246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162529Z UID:26029-1418605200-1418605200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Can you trust prenatal screening? DESCRIPTION:Live web chat \nDec. 15\,  2-3 p.m. EDT \nA panel of experts in genetic testing for prenatal abnormalities will answer questions about a new generation of unregulated prenatal screening tests that claim to detect with near-perfect accuracy the risk a fetus may have a chromosomal abnormality\, such as Down syndrome. \nThe experts include Beth Daley\, an investigative reporter and the director of partnerships for the New England Center for Investigative Reporting; Kecia Gaither\, MD\, director of perinatal outreach at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York; Athena Cherry\, PhD\, a professor of pathology and of pediatrics at the Stanford University Medical Center and the Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital; and KJ Dell’Antonio who writes about family for the Motherlode blog at The New York Times. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/can-you-trust-prenatal-screening/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141215T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141215T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162530Z CREATED:20231103T160246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162530Z UID:26027-1418605200-1418605200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webinar on Medicaid expansion and the homeless DESCRIPTION:Medicaid expansion under the ACA provides individuals with an opportunity to improve their health care coverage\, but it also provides homeless people with increased access to care. Historically\, homeless people have had complex health issues and have a high uninsured rate. \nThe Kaiser Family Foundation will hold a web briefing to look at the impact of Medicaid expansion on the homeless. \nDate & time:1 p.m.\, Dec. 15  \nRegister here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-on-medicaid-expansion-and-the-homeless/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141215T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141215T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162531Z CREATED:20231103T155359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162531Z UID:26008-1418605200-1418605200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Automatic re-enrollment for HealthCare.gov DESCRIPTION:Most HealthCare.gov (federal exchange) enrollees from 2014 will be automatically re-enrolled for 2015 unless they have already chosen a plan or opted out. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/automatic-re-enrollment-for-healthcare-gov/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141209T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141209T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162532Z CREATED:20231103T155439Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162532Z UID:26022-1418086800-1418086800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Oral health webinar: The ACA Through a Post-Election Lens DESCRIPTION:This webinar\, hosted by the American Dental Education Association\,  will focus on key components of the ACA\, which included more than two dozen provisions affecting oral health and education in the dental health professions.  \nPresenters will also discuss the impact of the law on access to oral health care and the law’s overall effect on oral health care and academic dentistry. Also\, the webinar will cover what to expect next when the 114th session of Congress convenes in January 2015. \nDate & time:12 p.m. – 1 p.m. ETDecember 9\, 2014  \nRegister here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/oral-health-webinar-the-aca-through-a-post-election-lens/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141204T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141204T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162533Z CREATED:20231103T155440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162533Z UID:26024-1417654800-1417654800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webinar: An introduction to the microbiome DESCRIPTION:In this webinar\, experts will highlight recent efforts involving knowledge developed from study of the preterm infant\, a clean slate upon which a healthy microbiome is developed. They will also examine the impact for oral health as we mature and an industry perspective as it relates to research tools and resources. \nThe human body is host to trillions of microbes\, forming the microbiome that is found on the skin\, in the oral cavity and gut. The microbiota are partially responsible for maintaining a healthy ecological community\, but can also contribute to disease when an imbalance of microbes occurs. \nAs a result of technological advancement in DNA sequencing and reduction in sequencing costs\, the emerging field of metagenomics has fueled research in how microbes across the human body play a role in human health and disease including cancer\, fat malabsorption\, heart disease\, obesity\, diabetes\, and other health concerns. \nThe body’s flora represents a key area of research interest\, as it relates to immunology\, nutrition and digestion\, and other crucial aspects of human health. The recently formed NIH Common Fund Human Microbiome Project has been instrumental in providing research resources that enable the comprehensive characterization of the human microbiota. The webinar will also explore the future of this research. \nPresenters: \n\nCamila R. Martin\, M.D.\, M.S.\, Harvard Medical School\, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center\nFloyd E. Dewhirst\, The Forsyth Institute\nSasha Vlassov\, Thermo Fisher Scientific\n\nModerators: \n\nHoward Young\, Ph.D.\, NCI Laboratory of Experimental Immunology\, NIH Immunology Interest Group\nWinston Kuo\, DMSc\, IES Diagnostics\n\nClick Here for Full Information and Registration. \nDate & time:11 a.m. ET\, Dec. 4  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-an-introduction-to-the-microbiome/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141204T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141204T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162534Z CREATED:20231103T155439Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162534Z UID:26021-1417654800-1417654800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:AHCJ D.C. Chapter: Holiday Party DESCRIPTION:Here we go again. More fun than another Obamacare battle at the Supreme Court\, it’s the 4th annual… AHCJ Washington\, D.C.\, Chapter: Holiday Party! \nYou’re invited to the Association of Health Care Journalists’ D.C. chapter’s Holiday networking gathering! \nCome toast the holiday season with some craft beer from D.C. and Belgium and vintage wine — along with some light food as well. \nNo formal program – just a gathering to tell war stories from 2014 and look forward to another crazy year in 2015. We’ve invited some special guests from government and industry. \nDate & time: \n6 p.m. – 8 p.m.\, Dec. 4. \nLocation: The National Journal offices inside The Watergate at 600 New Hampshire Ave NW. \nAll health journalists are invited. Please RSVP by Dec. 2 to pgalewitz@kff.org. \nThe Details: The Watergate is across the street from the Kennedy Center.  If you walk in the main doors closest to New Hampshire Ave. and turn left\, you will see the elevators. The party is on the 8th floor in the common area\, but after-hours access requires someone to scan in to start the elevator. We’ll have someone in the lobby to greet & get people upstairs.  Please plan to arrive no later than 7:15. \nMetro: Foggy Bottom is the closest Metro—about a 7 minute walk. When exiting the station\, walk in the opposite direction of the restaurants (Circa\, Whole Foods)\, and head through the GW campus and toward New Hampshire Ave and make a left. Go down New Hampshire and around the traffic circle in the direction of the Kennedy Center. \nDriving: Are you nuts? The Watergate is accessible by two parking garages\, the Watergate and the Kennedy Center. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahcj-d-c-chapter-holiday-party/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141202T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141202T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162534Z CREATED:20231103T155436Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162534Z UID:26019-1417482000-1417482000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:ACA enrollment round II: Do consumers have the help they need? DESCRIPTION:Please join the Atlanta chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists and the nonpartisan Alliance for Health Reform for a special event focusing on the Affordable Care Act’s second open enrollment. \nThe Affordable Care Act’s second open enrollment period runs through mid-February\, and millions of people are already looking for help to find the best insurance fit. While many who signed up last year are expected to shop around for different health plans\, millions more may become first time buyers. \nThis briefing will explore the availability and usefulness of in-person assistance programs (navigators\, assisters and brokers) that are intended to help individuals search and apply for coverage. After last year’s enrollment difficulties\, we will look at the challenges of this second round\, with a particular focus on the help available to consumers. \n\n\nTrey Sivley\, division director in Georgia’s Division of Insurance and Financial Oversight Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner\, will address differences in the enrollment process from the first to the second enrollment cycle. \n\n\nLisa Stein\, vice president of work and family supports at Seedco\, a navigator program in Atlanta\, will discuss the help available to Georgians enrolling or reenrolling for coverage\, and also barriers to enrollment. \n\n\nCathy Bowden\, information management coordinator at The Georgia Association for Primary Health Care\, will address the role of primary care medical providers in getting information to consumers.  \n\n\nAndy Miller\, editor and CEO at Georgia Health News\, will provide an overview of enrollment in Georgia and talk about what stories reporters should pay attention to moving forward. \n\n\nWhen:Open bar and refreshments at 7 p.m.Program 7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. \nLocation:Ri Ra Irish Pub1080 Peachtree St. NEAtlanta \nRSVP: Andy Miller (andymill111@yahoo.com or 404-386-8290) or Marilyn Werber Serafini (mserafini@allhealth.org or 202-789-2300). \nThis event is sponsored by AHCJ\, the Alliance for Health Reform and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/aca-enrollment-round-ii-do-consumers-have-the-help-they-need/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141201T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141203T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162535Z CREATED:20231025T161710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162535Z UID:24043-1417395600-1417568400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Grantees' Conference DESCRIPTION:This conference will highlight basic science\, clinical research\, and population health collaboratives to address minority health and health disparities. The theme is “Transdisciplinary Collaborations: Evolving Dimensions of US and Global Health Equity\,” and the scientific program will highlight recent research innovations in context of minority health and health disparities. \nSpecific research areas include cardiovascular disease\, diabetes and obesity\, cancer\, women’s health\, mental health\, infectious disease\, stroke\, and behavioral and community health.  \nVisit the conference website for registration or more information\, or call 404–559–6191 or email secretariat@ismhhd.com. \nDates & location:Dec. 1 – 3\, 2014 National Harbor\, Maryland URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-institute-on-minority-health-and-health-disparities-nimhd-grantees-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141201T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141201T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162536Z CREATED:20231103T155439Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162536Z UID:26023-1417395600-1417395600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Treatment as Prevention: Can We Treat Our Way Out of the AIDS Epidemic? DESCRIPTION:Monday\, December 1\, 2014 \n 12:30-1:30pm ET \nWith no cure or vaccine in sight\, HIV/AIDS remains a devastating epidemic\, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa where nearly 70% of new HIV infections occur. To curb HIV/AIDS\, researchers have proposed a strategy to use drug treatment to decrease new transmissions so much that the epidemic eventually dies out. The concept requires changes in standards of when anti-retroviral therapy begins and who receives it. Could “treatment as prevention” prove to be the strategy to finally end the AIDS epidemic? \nModerator: Carol Hills\, senior producer and reporter\, PRI’s The World \nExpert Participants \n\nMark Wainberg\, director\, McGill AIDS Centre\, McGill University\nMax Essex\, chairman\, Harvard School of Public Health AIDS Initiative\nKenneth Mayer\, medical research director and co-chair of The Fenway Institute\nShahin Lockman\, associate professor in the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases\, Harvard School of Public Health\n\nWatch the Live Webcast Here on World AIDS Day \nE-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 #TreatmentasPrevention2014. \nPart of: The Andelot Series on Current Science Controversies. \nPresented in Collaboration with PRI’s The World and WGBH \nBackground Articles \n\nHSPH AIDS Initiative Viral Load as an Anti-AIDS Hammer\nhttp://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2014/08/viral-load-as-an-anti-aids-hammer/ URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/treatment-as-prevention-can-we-treat-our-way-out-of-the-aids-epidemic/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141119T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141119T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162537Z CREATED:20231103T155438Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162537Z UID:26020-1416358800-1416358800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Network adequacy webinar from The Alliance for Health Reform DESCRIPTION:The Alliance for Health Reform will host a webinar on network adequacy\, timed for the start of ACA open enrollment: Do the exchange plans include enough doctors and hospitals in network for choice and access? \nThe webinar will look at new draft regulations proposed by the  National Association of Insurance Commissioners\, as well as look at state and federal regulations that aim to balance cost-containment with care quality.  \nDate & time:1:30 – 2:30 p.m.\, Nov. 19  \nTo register or learn more\, visit the Alliance for Health Reform. \nFollow the event on Twitter: #NetworkAdequacy URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/network-adequacy-webinar-from-the-alliance-for-health-reform/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141115T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141119T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162538Z CREATED:20231025T161410Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162538Z UID:23968-1416013200-1416358800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Public Health Association Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:The American Public Health Association Annual Meeting attracts more than 13\,000 national and international physicians\, administrators\, nurses\, educators\, researchers\, epidemiologists and related health specialists. APHA’s meeting program addresses current and emerging health science\, policy\, and practice issues in an effort to prevent disease and promote health. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-public-health-association-annual-meeting-2/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141115T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141115T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162539Z CREATED:20231103T155358Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162539Z UID:26006-1416013200-1416013200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Open enrollment for year two of the Affordable Care Act DESCRIPTION:Open enrollment for year two of the Affordable Care Act begins today. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/open-enrollment-for-year-two-of-the-affordable-care-act/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141113T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141115T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162539Z CREATED:20231025T161715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162539Z UID:24046-1415840400-1416013200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:International Conference on Active Aging Conference 2014 DESCRIPTION:This forum forum targets the different aspects of active aging\, and will feature over 60 presenters discussing how the industry can support healthy\, productive living in older adults.  \nFor more information or to register\, visit  iCAA Conference 2014: Moving beyond the status quo\, or contact Marilynn Larkin\, ICAA Communications Director\, at 212-315-3301. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/international-conference-on-active-aging-conference-2014/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141113T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141113T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162540Z CREATED:20231103T155435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162540Z UID:26017-1415840400-1415840400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The Leadership Role of Foundations: Advancing Health Equity DESCRIPTION:The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health presents the next event in HSPH’s Voices in Leadership webcast series: “The Leadership Role of Foundations: Advancing Health Equity.” \nMark Smith\, former President and CEO\, California HealthCare Foundation\, will lead this discussion. \nDate & time:12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.\, Nov. 13 \nWatch the live webcast on The Forum. E-mail your questions for the panelists at any time before or during the live webcast\, or follow the live tweet via @ForumHSPH. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-leadership-role-of-foundations-advancing-health-equity/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141111T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141115T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162541Z CREATED:20231025T161715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162541Z UID:24049-1415667600-1416013200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Bladder Health Week DESCRIPTION:National Bladder Health Week is Nov. 11 – 15. Visit the Bladder Health National Association for Continence online for must-read information on bladder health and Bladder Health Week suggested activities. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/bladder-health-week/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141111T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141111T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162542Z CREATED:20231103T155436Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162542Z UID:26018-1415667600-1415667600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:What reporters need to know about covering Ebola DESCRIPTION:Watch the recording of this webcast\nResources\n\n\nCDC’s guidance for health care workers and settings \n\n\nEmory Healthcare Ebola Preparedness Protocols \n\n\nCovering Health: Ebola \n\n\nEmory University’s Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response \n\n\nMedline Plus: Ebola \n\n\nNational Insitute of Allergy and Infectious Disease: Ebola/Marburg Research \n\n\nCenter for Infectious Disease Research and Policy \n\n\n \n\nMedia audiences far away from west Africa are seeing more and more Ebola-related stories in their own states or communities. What do reporters need to know? \nAHCJ members will get some help sorting out the answers to that question in a webcast on Tuesday\, Nov. 11\, noon Eastern time. \n \nPose your questions to Alexander P. Isakov\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, executive director of Emory University’s Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response. Emory has treated four Ebola patients. Mike Stobbe\, medical writer for The Associated Press\, will pose your questions to our guest. \nYou’ll hear insights into the facts of Ebola that reporters should know\, leaving with better understanding of the topic\, story ideas and reliable resources. \nAlexander P. Isakov\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, is the executive director of Emory University’s Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response and an associate professor of emergency medicine. He has led the development of the new CEPAR office and its various initiatives to improve Emory’s capacity for emergency management. His professional experience includes service as an officer in the United States Navy\, consulting for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\, deploying with the National Disaster Medical System\, and providing leadership in emergency medical services and disaster response throughout the Atlanta metropolitan area. Isakov practices clinically in the emergency departments of Atlanta’s Grady Memorial Hospital and Emory University Hospital. \nMike Stobbe\, Dr. P.H.\, is a medical writer for The Associated Press. He has been a health reporter for the past 23 years\, and has won several awards for his work. Previously\, he covered health care and medicine at The Charlotte Observer\, the Tampa Tribune\, the Florida Times-Union and The Flint Journal in Michigan. He has a doctorate in public health from the University of North Carolina\, a master’s degree in public health from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University. \n\nAlexander P. Isakov \n\n\nMike Stobbe URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/what-reporters-need-to-know-about-covering-ebola/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141111T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141111T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162543Z CREATED:20231103T155405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162543Z UID:26011-1415667600-1415667600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:AHCJ Chicago Chapter: The Business of Freelancing DESCRIPTION:Whether you on staff at a publication or are currently an independent journalist\, it pays to know more about business. The AHCJ Chicago chapter is holding a class Nov. 11 event about freelancing. We welcome everyone: staff writers and independents. It’s your chance to test the waters and ask questions if you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to freelance. Come for the camaraderie and networking. Share tips with others covering the health beat. \nSuccessful freelance writers are more than just good writers – they are good business people. They know the mechanics of running a business from managing finances to maintaining work-life balance. Join us for a panel discussion in which two experienced health freelancers and an accountant will share tips on successfully managing a freelance business: \n\n\nJenni Prokopy\, independent writer\, social media strategist\, motivational speaker\, and consultant \n\n\nCindy Kuzma\, freelance health and fitness writer\, and running coach \n\n\nDebbie Conaster\, CPA and financial advisor at Computer Accounting \n\n\nBridget Kuehn\, freelance writer and strategist (moderator) \n\n\nData & time: 6 p.m. refreshments followed by 6:45 p.m. program\, Tuesday\, Nov. 11 \nLocation:Columbia College Journalism Department\, Room 21933 E. Congress\, corner of Wabash and Congress\, under the L tracks \nThanks to Columbia College for the venue and Bridget Kuehn for organizing. \nRSVP to Carla K. Johnson\, AHCJ board member and Chicago chapter representative. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahcj-chicago-chapter-the-business-of-freelancing/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141110T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141112T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162543Z CREATED:20231025T161724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162543Z UID:24053-1415581200-1415754000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Business Coalition on Health's 19th annual employee benefits conference DESCRIPTION:National Business Coalition on Health’s 19th annual employer benefits conference\, “Employers Transforming Health Care: The Power of Collaboration!\,” will focus on improving health outcomes and reducing cost. \nMore than 400 employers\, business and health coalitions\, health plans\, providers and others will discuss how employers can improve the value and quality of care delivered to employees\, family members\, and retirees. \nFor a press pass\, call or send an email to Cary Conway at cary@conwaycommunication.com or 972.731.9242. \nDates:Nov. 10 – 12 \nLocation:Washington Marriott Wardman Park2660 Woodley Road NWWashington\, DC 20008 \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-business-coalition-on-healths-19th-annual-employee-benefits-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR