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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140618T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140618T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160011Z CREATED:20231103T155100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160011Z UID:25972-1403053200-1403053200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Promoting Oral Health Through the Medicaid Benefit for Children and Adolescents DESCRIPTION:The National Academy for State Health Policy is hosting a webinar in which speakers will offer federal and state perspectives on strategies for using Medicaid to improve services for children. \nHear from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on opportunities and promising strategies for states to leverage this benefit to better meet the oral health needs of children. This will be followed by a conversation with Medicaid officials from Maryland and Texas about initiatives they have launched to improve delivery of oral health services in their states using the Medicaid benefit for children. Participants will learn about these states’ strategies for getting Medicaid-enrolled children the oral health services they need\, key decision points that led states to their approaches and practical steps toward implementing them.  \nGet more information and register. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/promoting-oral-health-through-the-medicaid-benefit-for-children-and-adolescents/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140617T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140617T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160012Z CREATED:20231103T155059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160012Z UID:25970-1402966800-1402966800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Chronic Pain: The problem\, the science\, and the way forward DESCRIPTION:The headlines are full of news and controversies about the misuse and abuse of opioids. But what about the people with chronic pain whom the drugs are meant to treat? \nJoin the New England Science Writers and the Boston chapter of Association of Health Care Journalists to hear a panel of experts address the scope and problem of chronic pain\, the unexpected experiences of people with chronic pain\, the gap between the care and the science\, the neurobiology and pressing unknown scientific questions\, and the development of new treatments. \nWe expect a lively question & answer session after the talks. \nPanelists: \n\nJudy Foreman\, medical specialist and science writer and author of “A Nation in Pain – Healing Our Biggest Health Problem” (Oxford University Press\, 2014) \nClifford Woolf PhD\, director of the F. M. Kirby Neurobiology Center and the Program in Neurobiology at Boston Children’s Hospital in Massachusetts\, a professor of neurology and neurobiology at Harvard Medical School\, and a faculty member of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute\n\nModerator: \n\nNeil Andrews\, Executive Editor\, Pain Research Forum\, an interactive website and online resource for the international pain research community\n\nCo-organizers: \n\nCarol Morton (NESW) & Gideon Gil (AHCJ)\n\nDate and time:Tuesday\, 17 June6:30 p.m. – refreshments7 – 8:30 p.m. – panel and discussion \nHost: Northeastern University\, Boston \nLocation: Raytheon Amphitheater\, 440 Egan Hall\, 120 Forsyth St.\, Boston\, Mass. \nCo-sponsors: New England Science Writers & the Boston chapter of Association of Health Care Journalists \nFree\, but registration is requested. \nTransportation and parking: Egan Hall is right next door to the Ruggles MBTA station and a short walk from the Green Line & 39 bus on Huntington Ave. Parking information TBA. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/chronic-pain-the-problem-the-science-and-the-way-forward/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140616T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140620T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160013Z CREATED:20231025T161544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160013Z UID:24001-1402880400-1403226000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The Fourth National Bundled Payment Summit and the Accountable Care Organization Summit DESCRIPTION:The Fourth National Bundled Payment Summit and the Accountable Care Organization Summit will be offered consecutively from June 16-20 in Washington\, D.C. The Bundled Payment Summit will take place June 16-18 and feature Sean Cavanaugh as a keynote speaker. Cavanaugh is the deputy director for programs and policy at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation in Baltimore. The ACO Summit will follow from June 18-20 and feature Jonathan Blum as a keynote speaker. Blum is the deputy administrator and director of the Center for Medicare at the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-fourth-national-bundled-payment-summit-and-the-accountable-care-organization-summit/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140615T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140618T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160014Z CREATED:20231025T161602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160014Z UID:24010-1402794000-1403053200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Follow the Money: Fraud and the Affordable Care Act DESCRIPTION:“Follow the Money: Fraud and the Affordable Care Act” is a workshop designed to teach participants where to look for fraud connected to the massive new government program\, how to uncover it\, and how to present the findings in a compelling and understandable way. \nObamacare is destined to be THE major story of 2014 and one of the major issues of the mid-term elections. With trillions of taxpayer dollars at stake\, it’s imperative for journalists to approach this topic with a watchdog mentality. Understanding where fraud might occur and how to uncover it within a very complex program requires specialized training. Reporters need to understand how insurance companies can manipulate the system for their own benefit\, how individuals can scam the system\, the limitations of government oversight\, which documents will be crucial to investigating fraud in the program\, how to analyze documents\, and much more.   \nThe program is sponsored by The New England Center for Investigative Reporting\, a nonprofit news site dedicated to watchdog journalism. It will feature the following faculty members: \n\n\nDavid Donald is data editor at the Center for Public Integrity. \n\n\nByron Harris has been a news reporter for more than four decades\, primarily with WFAA-Dallas. \n\n\nAl Tompkins is the Poynter Institute’s senior faculty for broadcasting and online. \n\n\nFred Schulte is a senior reporter at the Center for Public Integrity. \n\n\nLouis Saccoccio is CEO of the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association. \n\n\nIt will be held at Boston University.  \nThe cost of the program is generously covered by a grant from The McCormick Foundation. Hotels\, airfare\, meals and tuition will be covered by the grant. Incidentals and spending money are not covered. \nThe application is only open to journalists reporting within the United States. Click here to apply by April 15. \nTo participate in this training you’ll need to secure an agreement from your editor that he/she will meet with you after the workshop to discuss a plan for coverage of fraud associated with the Affordable Care Act. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/follow-the-money-fraud-and-the-affordable-care-act/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140612T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140613T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160014Z CREATED:20231025T161624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160014Z UID:24018-1402534800-1402621200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Pacific Northwest Dental Conference DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the Washington State Dental Association\, this conference offers two days of continuing dental education featuring dozens of speakers as well as a dental trade show including over 150 exhibits. \nFor more information\, click here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/pacific-northwest-dental-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140612T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140612T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160015Z CREATED:20231103T155009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160015Z UID:25969-1402534800-1402534800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Teleconference: Premium Rate Review DESCRIPTION:Families USA and Consumers Union (the policy and advocacy arm of Consumer Reports) will brief the media on state rate review processes and the need for greater transparency before rates become final. \nThis briefing will help health care journalists prepare for the announcements that insurers in every state will make when they propose health care premium rates for 2015. Topics will include how rate review varies across the country and the role of consumers in rate review. The toll-free telephone number is 888-359-3627 and the confirmation code is 3923367. \nVisit National briefing for reporters: How to follow the rate review process in your state on the Consumers Union website for more information. \nDate & time: \n12 p.m. ET\, June 12 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/teleconference-premium-rate-review/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140610T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140610T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160016Z CREATED:20231103T155009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160016Z UID:25968-1402362000-1402362000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Inequality Begins at Birth: Child Poverty in America Conference DESCRIPTION:America’s child poverty rate\, currently above 22 percent — the highest in the developed world — is one of the nation’s gravest social problems. On June 10\, keynote speaker Sen. Cory Booker and three panels of economists\, policy experts\, and child poverty activists will come together to discuss solutions for helping the nation’s most vulnerable. \nThe conference is sponsored by The Century Foundation’s Bernard L. Schwartz Rediscovering Government Initiative\, the Roosevelt Institute and the Academic Pediatric Association. \nFollowing the panels\, participants are invited to attend a  2 p.m. screening of “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History\,” with Academy Award-winning director Ken Burns. The screening will feature segments from the forthcoming PBS documentary that address the issue of child poverty\, and a conversation with Burns and other special guests will follow. \nLunch will be provided. There will be a live web cast of the event. \nView the complete agenda. | Register. \nJune 10\, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (EDT) \n\n\nMarriott Marquis Washington\, DC901 Massachusetts Ave NWWashington\, DC 20001 \n \n\n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/inequality-begins-at-birth-child-poverty-in-america-conference/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140606T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140606T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160017Z CREATED:20231103T154556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160017Z UID:25937-1402016400-1402016400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Rural Health Journalism Workshop 2014 DESCRIPTION:Workshop home\nProgram\nPresentations\nHotel\nPhotos\n\n\nFree workshop focuses on covering rural America\nAHCJ’s seventh Rural Health Journalism Workshop will bring journalists together with health care and policy experts who focus on the medical challenges of rural areas. \nLeave with a better understanding of what’s happening – or will be happening – in rural regions\, and return to work with dozens of story ideas you can pursue. \nThis special one-day\, no-fee workshop will help you find and cover health stories in rural America. \nThis workshop will run from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton\, with breakfast and lunch provided as part of your membership. \nSpotlight Speaker\n\nTina Castañares \n\nTINA CASTAÑARES\, M.D.\, has been active in Oregon public health\, primary care\, public policy and philanthropy for almost 30 years. After retiring from clinical practice in 2012\, she is an affiliate faculty member of the Providence Center for Health Care Ethics. Her health policy background includes membership in the original Health Services Commission\, responsible for creating the pioneering prioritized list for the Oregon Health Plan. She worked as hospice medical director of The Gorge and provided palliative care consultations for Providence Connections. \nShe helped found One Community Health\, formerly La Clínica del Cariño\, a federally qualified community and migrant health center. She serves on its board of directors. For nine years she served on the board of the Northwest Health Foundation\, as chairman for two years. She served as the national clinical ombudswoman for farmworker health\, as well as on the board of the Migrant Clinicians Network. \nPre-registration is closed\nWe will accept registration on site. Please print and fill out the registration form (130 Kb PDF) and bring it with you. \nTravel assistance\nEven though this is a free workshop\, we understand some journalists may still have a hard time getting travel support. Thanks to our generous sponsors\, AHCJ has some travel assistance available. \nFor more information\, apply for assistance or contact us at 573-884-5606 or info@healthjournalism.org. \nPlease help us spread the word to your journalism colleagues. \n\n\nHOST \nOregon Health & Science University \nSPONSORS \nRobert Wood Johnson FoundationMissouri Foundation for HealthThe Commonwealth Fund URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/rural-health-journalism-workshop-2014/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140601T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140603T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160018Z CREATED:20231025T161624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160018Z UID:24017-1401584400-1401757200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Health Datapalooza DESCRIPTION:Health Datapalooza is a national conference focused on health data\, bringing together companies\, startups\, academics\, government agencies and individuals with the newest and most innovative and effective uses of health data to improve patient outcomes. \nIt includes keynote presentations\, newsmaker panels\, breakout groups\, training sessions\, meet-ups\, code-a-thons\, and other interactive sessions focused on health data applications. Expect announcements of business deals\, data competitions\, new academic programs and projects\, cross-sector collaborations and other opportunities for engagement. An “Apps Expo” will allows attendees to explore innovative new tools and services and interact directly with the developers and data experts who create the applications. \nSpeakers will include: \n\n\nElliott Fisher\, director of Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice \n\n\nKaren Ignagni\, CEO/president of America’s Health Insurance Plans \n\n\nTodd Park\, U.S. chief technology officer \n\n\nAtul Gawande\, professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School \n\n\nBryan Sivak\, chief technology officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services \n\n\nFrancis Collins\, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) \n\n\nKathleen Sebelius\, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services \n\n\nSteven Brill\, author of Time magazine’s “Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills are Killing Us” \n\n\nSusannah Fox\, associate director of Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-datapalooza/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140528T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140528T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160018Z CREATED:20231103T154937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160018Z UID:25963-1401238800-1401238800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Senior Health & Fitness Day DESCRIPTION:More than 100\,000 older adults will participate in activities at more than 1\,000 locations throughout the U.S. during  the 21st annual National Senior Health & Fitness Day. The common goal for this day is to help keep older Americans healthy and fit. \nCheck with your local organizations that might be planning senior day events: \n\nArea agencies on aging\nBanks\nHealth clubs\nHouses of worship\nHospitals\nMalls/shopping centers\nPark & recreation departments\nRetirement communities\nSenior centers\nState/local/aging departments URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-senior-health-fitness-day/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140527T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140527T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160019Z CREATED:20231103T154936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160019Z UID:25961-1401152400-1401152400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:More for the Money: Insurance Design Strategies That Drive Value DESCRIPTION:The National Institute for Health Care Management will host this free webinar about how employers and health plan designers can encourage consumers to consider cost and quality when choosing health care providers. \nInsurance design experts will discuss: \n\nConsumer interest in small\, high-value networks\nHow one insurer used different copayments to get members to choose high-performing providers \nHow reference pricing spurred cost-conscious purchasing and provider competition\n\nRegistration is open until 9 am (ET) on May 27. \nDate & time: \nMay 27\, 1 – 2:30 p.m. ET URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/more-for-the-money-insurance-design-strategies-that-drive-value/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140522T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140522T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154452Z CREATED:20231103T154924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154452Z UID:25955-1400720400-1400720400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Bioethics and Heath Care Reform: A Conversation with Ezekiel J. Emanuel DESCRIPTION:Ezekiel J. Emanuel is a knowledgeable\, forthright\, and morally engaged guide to the American health care system. A doctor\, a bioethicist\, a former advisor to the Obama administration\, and a professor at the University of Pennsylvania\, Emanuel has spent a generation writing\, thinking\, and advocating on health care reform.  \nHe is the Diane v.S. Levy and Robert M. Levy University Professor at the University of Pennsylvania\, and is also the university’s vice provost for global initiatives and chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy. \nJournalist James Traub will lead the discussion\, hosted by the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. Traub writes a column for Foreign Policy‘s website entitled “Terms of Engagement” and writes\, as well\, for Foreign Policy magazine. \nDate/time: Thursday\, May 22\, 6-7:45 p.m. \nPlease RSVP. The reservation deadline is Thursday\, May 22. To RSVP\, please send an email to events@cceia.org. \nSuggested Donation: $10. Events are free of charge for students with valid ID. This special offer is limited to a small number of seats—first come first served—and registration in advance is required. Since our events are filmed for television broadcasting\, we ask that audience members arrive on time. \nLocation: Carnegie Council\, 170 East 64th Street\, New York URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/bioethics-and-heath-care-reform-a-conversation-with-ezekiel-j-emanuel/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140521T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140521T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160020Z CREATED:20231103T154856Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160020Z UID:25951-1400634000-1400634000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Atlanta AHCJ Chapter: Discussion about e-cigarettes DESCRIPTION:The Atlanta chapter of AHCJ is having a gathering May 21 Ri Ra Irish Pub to hear Michael Eriksen\, dean of the School of Public Health at Georgia State University\, speak about e-cigarettes. \nThe School of Public Health at Georgia State is one of 14 U.S. institutions conducting FDA-funded research on electronic cigarettes\, and Eriksen will discuss the science\, the FDA regulations\, and other issues related to e-cigarettes. \n Address: \n1080 Peachtree St NEAtlanta\, GA 30309 (Located at the corner of Crescent and 12th) \nTime: 7 p.m. social\, 7:30 p.m. presentation \n First drink free. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/atlanta-ahcj-chapter-discussion-about-e-cigarettes/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140520T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140520T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154453Z CREATED:20231103T154925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154453Z UID:25958-1400547600-1400547600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:What Is Keeping Price Transparency From Becoming A Reality? DESCRIPTION:Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR) will host this half-day webinar on price transparency. This event is free to the media. Journalists can register for the event here. \nDate & time: \nMay 20\, 11 a.m.- 3:15 p.m. EDT. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/what-is-keeping-price-transparency-from-becoming-a-reality/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140519T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140519T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154454Z CREATED:20231103T154924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154454Z UID:25956-1400461200-1400461200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Health Affairs: Provider Consolidation in Health Care DESCRIPTION:The clinical and economic virtues of provider consolidation have long been recognized by policy experts\, but in recent years\, research has shown that large provider organizations may use market power to obtain relatively high prices from payers without necessarily delivering superior quality. Health Affairs will release a package of “Web First” papers examining the issue from both sides. \nAt the briefing\, the authors will discuss their findings and engage in a high-level discussion of the issues with a panel of expert responders and the audience. The papers and the briefing are supported by a grant from The Commonwealth Fund. \nFeatured speakers:      \n• Martin Gaynor\, Director\, Bureau of Economics\, Federal Trade Commission\, and E.J. Barone Professor of Economics and Health Policy\, Carnegie Mellon University (on ave)\, Competition Policy In Health Care Markets: Navigating The Enforcement And Policy Maze \n• Paul B. Ginsburg\, Norman Topping Chair in Medicine and Public Policy\, Sol Price School of Public Policy\, and Leonard Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics\, University of Southern California\, Seeking Lower Prices Where Providers Are Consolidated: An Examination Of Market And Policy Strategies \n• Stuart Guterman\, Vice President\, Medicare & Cost Control\, The Commonwealth Fund\, Moderator \n• Kavita Patel\, Managing Director for Clinical Transformation and Delivery\, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform\, and Fellow\, Economic Studies\, The Brookings Institution \n• Greg Pawlson\, Senior Medical Analyst\, Stevens & Lee\, Seeking Lower Prices Where Providers Are Consolidated: An Examination Of Market And Policy Strategies \n• William M. Sage\, James R. Dougherty Chair for Faculty Excellence\, University of Texas Austin School of Law\, Getting the Product Right: How Competition Policy Can Improve Health Care Markets \n• David T. Vandewater\, President and CEO\, Ardent Health Services \n• Bruce C. Vladeck\, Senior Advisor\, Nexera\, Inc.\, Paradigm Lost: Provider Concentration And The Failure Of Market Theory \nDate & time: \nMay 19\, 9-10:30 a.m. \nWhere:  \nNational Press Club 529 14th Street NWWashington\, DC  13th Floor (Metro Center) \nFollow live Tweets from the briefing with @HA_Events. The briefing will be archived online after the event. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-affairs-provider-consolidation-in-health-care/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140515T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140517T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160021Z CREATED:20231025T161600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160021Z UID:24008-1400115600-1400288400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting 2014 DESCRIPTION:This multidisciplinary conference features the latest information on clinical care\, aging research\, and innovative models of care delivery. This is a great opportunity for geriatrics professionals to update their knowledge and skills through state-of-the-art educational sessions and research presentations. \nCheck out the conference website for more information\, or contact Jillian Akavan at 212-308-1414 (ext 329)\, or jakavan@americangeriatrics.org. Submit this form for media registration.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-geriatrics-society-annual-meeting-2014/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140515T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140515T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160022Z CREATED:20231103T154937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160022Z UID:25964-1400115600-1400115600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:EBRI Policy Forum: 'Crisis' Management: Uncertainty and the Workplace DESCRIPTION:This is the 74th policy forum held by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute\, and will feature several panels of nationally recognized experts.  \nThey will discuss such subjects as: \n\nNever Let a (Retirement) Crisis Go to Waste: What’s Broken\, What’s Not\, and What to Do About It (or Not).  \nBe Careful What You Wish For: The Impact of the ACA on Employment-Based Health Benefits.\nHealthy\, Wealthy\, and Why – In the Midst of Uncertainty\, Can Financial Wellness Work?\n\nSee the agenda.  \nThose wishing to attend this free event may do so at the offices of Arnold & Porter. The forum will be live webcast by the International Federation of Employee Benefit Plans. \nDate & time:  \nThursday\, May 15\, 2014\, 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.\, ET \nPlace:        \nArnold & Porter555 Twelfth Street\, NWWashington\, DC 20004 \nRegister at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/EBRIPF74. Click here for the webcast\, starting at 9 a.m. ET on May 15. \nContact:       \nNevin Adams\, EBRI (agenda): 202/775-63219\, nadams@ebri.org David Smith\, EBRI (logistics): 202/57207422\, smith@ebri.org URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ebri-policy-forum-crisis-management-uncertainty-and-the-workplace/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140515T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140515T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154455Z CREATED:20231103T154925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154455Z UID:25957-1400115600-1400115600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:A Clearer View: Can Price Transparency Save $100 Billion in Healthcare? DESCRIPTION:Researchers will release a new analysis from the West Health Policy Center that estimates that more price transparency in health care could be a source of more than $100 billion in savings over 10 years. \nThe researchers include Paul B. Ginsburg\, Ph.D.\, the former president of the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) who is now a professor at the University of Southern California\, and Chapin White\, PhD\, a former senior researcher at HSC who is now at the RAND Corporation. Journalists can attend in person or online and can register here. AHCJ board member Scott Hensley will moderate the discussion. \nDate & time: \nMay 15\, 7:30-9:45 am EDT. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/a-clearer-view-can-price-transparency-save-100-billion-in-healthcare/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140515T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140515T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160022Z CREATED:20231103T154858Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160022Z UID:25954-1400115600-1400115600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Getting dental care to elders in nursing homes DESCRIPTION:Archived recording\nSee a recording of this webcast. \nSpeakers’ presentations\nJudith Jones\, D.D.S. \nGregory J. Folse\, D.D.S. \nBeth Truett \nResources\nState of Decay: A national report card on the oral health of elders from Oral Health America \nTooth Wisdom: Oral health resources for seniors from Oral Health America \nSpecial Care Dentistry Association \nADA resource covers use of incurred medical expense option to cover dental care costs \nOral Health: Resources in AHCJ’s core topic area \n\nNoon ET\, May 15Although more national research is needed to understand the full extent of the problem\, studies show that seniors in nursing homes often go without dental care. \nThe lack of care can take a devastating toll on health and quality of life and impacts seniors who have their natural teeth as well as those who don’t. Our panel of experts will take a look at the need for oral health services in nursing homes and some steps that are being taken to get this care to patients. \nThe speakers \n\n\nAs president of Outreach Dentistry\, Gregory J. Folse\, D.D.S.\, maintains a mobile\, geriatric dental practice in Lafayette\, Louisiana\, a comprehensive school-based dental practice throughout Louisiana\, and lectures extensively. Nationally\, he was instrumental in writing the oral health section of the Minimum Data Set found in every facility residents’ chart\, training state nursing facility surveyors through CMS and trained the Gold Standard Nurses for facility oral health compliance. \n\n\nJudith Jones\, D.D.S.\, is a spokesperson for the American Dental Association\, a member of the national Elder Care Advisory committee and serves on the Journal of the American Dental Association editorial board and on the American Board of Dental Public Health. She is professor and assistant dean for faculty development and director of the Center for Clinical Research at the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine. She has organized and led conferences focused on disparities in access to and outcomes of care for elders. Her research interests include geriatric oral health and the relationships between systemic health\, oral health and quality of life. \n\n\nBeth Truett is president and chief executive officer of Oral Health America. Last fall\, Oral Health America\, a national non-profit organization\, released a national report card on the oral health of elders called State of Decay  that highlighted serious needs in many states. Truett will offer insights about the barriers many seniors face to getting dental care both at home and in institutions\, as well as the health impacts that can result from a lack of dental care. \n\n\nMary Otto\, AHCJ’s core topic leader on oral health\, will moderate the discussion and take questions from participants. \n\n\n \n \nGregory Folse \nJudith Jones \nBeth Truett \nMary Otto URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/getting-dental-care-to-elders-in-nursing-homes/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140514T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140516T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160023Z CREATED:20231025T161621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160023Z UID:24013-1400029200-1400202000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Heritage & Healthy Societies DESCRIPTION:The conference will explore the relationship between heritage and three interrelated aspects of sustainability and wellbeing. They include: \n\nHeritage and environment: How can heritage be brought to bear on the problems of environmental sustainability\, including changing ecosystems\, food security\, and dwindling energy resources?\n\n\nHeritage and resilience: How does the past affect issues of social sustainability\, including community adaptability\, cohesion and identity?\n\n\nHeritage and wellness: How do cases of historical trauma and the processes of continuity and memory relate to physical and mental health of individuals and society?\n\nVisit the University of Massachusetts website for details and registration. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/heritage-healthy-societies/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140514T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140516T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160024Z CREATED:20231025T161542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160024Z UID:24000-1400029200-1400202000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Health Insurance Exchange Summit DESCRIPTION:The  The National Health Insurance Exchange Summit will take place May 14-16 in Washington\, D.C. \nKeynote speakers include: \n\nHenry J. Aaron\, senior fellow\, Economic Studies; Bruce and Virginia MacLaury Chair at the Brookings Institution \nJonathon Gruber\, Ph.D.\, professor in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute for Technology and the director of the Health Care Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research\n\nThe event will be broadcast live and the presentations will be available online for six months following the event. \nYou may request a press pass by emailing registration@hcconferences.com or calling 800-503-9528.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-health-insurance-exchange-summit/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140514T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140515T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160025Z CREATED:20231025T161527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160025Z UID:23994-1400029200-1400115600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Minority Research Symposium on Tobacco & Addictions DESCRIPTION:This symposium serves as a platform for the exchange of best practices\, knowledge and resources regarding the prevention of tobacco use and other addictive substances within minority communities. It aims to bring together a broad range of participants. Abstracts from research and/or practice-orientated projects from community members or organizations are welcome. \nTopics will relate to reduction of tobacco and other addictive substances within minority communities\, including: \n\n\nCollaborative partnerships for addressing tobacco prevention among youth \n\n\nThe use of social media and/or technology to promote tobacco cessation \n\n\nInterventions in which specific strategies for promoting tobacco use cessation\, preventing tobacco use initiation\, and eliminating exposure to second-hand smoke among minority males are especially encouraged \n\n\nInterventions that address tobacco-related disparities among population groups through community-based participatory research \n\n\nPolicy changes that impact laws\, ordinances\, resolutions\, mandates\, regulations\, or rules (both formal and informal) \n\n\nTobacco\, alcohol and/or substance use reduction programs tailored for underserved\, marginalized\, and vulnerable populations \n\n\nEnvironmental approaches for reducing tobacco related health disparities \n\n\nSurveillance of smoking \n\n\nThe impact of smoking and chronic and/or infectious diseases \n\n\nVisit the Minority Research Center on Tobacco & Addictions for more information. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-minority-research-symposium-on-tobacco-addictions/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140514T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140515T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160026Z CREATED:20231025T161452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160026Z UID:23979-1400029200-1400115600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Health Inequalities Research Network Conference DESCRIPTION:The conference is a part of the ESRC/NIH funded US-UK Comparison of Discrimination & Disparities in Health & Health Service Use study and will feature Dr. David Williams as the keynote speaker. \nHERON is an international network founded in 2010. It aims to develop and promote the interaction of health practitioners and researchers with community members and representatives to enable a more collaborative approach to action and research in inequalities in health and health service use at national and community levels. \nHERON Conference 2014\nTickets are free but there are a limited number of admissions available. \nPresentations are expected on themes within health inequalities research: \n• Comparing community/local data with national disparities \n• Public involvement/engagement in research \n• Cross-country comparative studies \n• Life-course epidemiology \n• Physical and mental health co-morbidity \n• Neighborhood contexts \n• Structural discrimination and health \n• Minority stress and health \n• Young people’s health \n• Migrant health \n• Health service use URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-inequalities-research-network-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140514T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140514T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160027Z CREATED:20231103T154936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160027Z UID:25962-1400029200-1400029200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:11th Annual SAS Health Analytics Executive Conference DESCRIPTION:The 11th Annual SAS Health Analytics Executive Conference will be streamed live online and include a keynote presentation at 8:15 a.m. by Farzad Mostashari\, MD\, visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution and the former National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at HHS. \nSessions will address how health care providers\, health plans\, biotech companies and pharmaceutical manufacturers are using data analytics to improve the delivery of care. \nDate & time:  \nWednesday\, May 14\, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. EDT URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/11th-annual-sas-health-analytics-executive-conference/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140514T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140514T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160027Z CREATED:20231103T154857Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160027Z UID:25953-1400029200-1400029200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Washington\, D.C.\, AHCJ Chapter: Rooftop Happy Hour DESCRIPTION:The Association of Health Care Journalists’ Washington\, D.C.\, chapter invites you to a rooftop happy hour with senior communications officials from patient\, provider and research advocacy groups\, including the National Pharmaceutical Council. \nIt’s an informal gathering to meet\, mingle and enjoy the view of D.C.! \nDetails:  \nWednesday\, May 14\, 6-8 p.m.1717 Pennsylvania Avenue\, NW (One block west of the White House) \nAHCJ will cover some costs of drink and small food\, though a voluntary $5 or $10 contribution is appreciated. \nRSVP: Space is limited and we must provide a list of names to the building security desk prior to the reception\, so please RSVP by May 11 to pgalewitz@kff.org URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/washington-d-c-ahcj-chapter-rooftop-happy-hour/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140512T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140512T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160028Z CREATED:20231103T154851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160028Z UID:25949-1399856400-1399856400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Chicago AHCJ Chapter: Overtesting and overtreatment in American medicine DESCRIPTION:With enrollment in Affordable Care Act insurance plans now at 8 million and another 4.8 million signing up for Medicaid or CHIP\, a new group of patients will be facing hard conversations with physicians and others about what care they should be receiving. \nFrom heated debates over preventive screenings such as mammograms or prostate cancer testing to wasteful use of high-cost imaging or emergency care\, the pressure will be on to rein in unnecessary\, redundant or ineffective care that’s been estimated to gobble between 20 percent to 40 percent of U.S. health spending. This will especially be the case because cost control is key to ensuring that the bill for Obamacare is\, in fact\, affordable. \nOur panel discussion will examine one widely touted effort targeting overtesting and overtreatment\, the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation’s Choosing Wisely initiative. So far\, more than 50 medical societies have offered up more than 200 tests\, treatments and other interventions that “physicians and patients should question.” We’ll look at how well the project is going\, what kind of results it’s getting\, and whether this can indeed be a game-changer in reining in wasteful health care spending. We’ll also discuss the role that Obamacare experiments such as accountable care organizations and patient-centered medical homes may play in slashing unneeded tests and treatments. \nPanelists: \n\nDr. Holly J. Humphrey is the dean for medical education at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and is vice chair ABIM Foundation’s board of trustees.\nDr. Joel Shalowitz is the director of health industry management at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management and also professor of preventive medicine at the Feinberg School of Medicine.\nMark Newton is CEO of Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood. Swedish has received four consecutive “A” grades on patient safety from the Leapfrog Group\, and is taking part in accountable care activities in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.\nJulie Deardorff is an award-winning health\, medicine and fitness reporter for the Chicago Tribune.\nKevin B. O’Reilly (moderator)\, senior editor\, CAP TODAY\, published the College of American Pathologists\, and member of the Association of Health Care Journalists.\n\nTime: 6 p.m.\, refreshments7 p.m.\, program \nLocation: Columbia College Journalism Department33 East Congress\, corner of Wabash and Congress\, under the L tracksRoom 219 \nThanks to Columbia College for the venue! URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/chicago-ahcj-chapter-overtesting-and-overtreatment-in-american-medicine/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140505T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140506T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160029Z CREATED:20231025T161622Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160029Z UID:24015-1399251600-1399338000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans' Washington Legislative Update DESCRIPTION:The International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans will be hosting its annual Washington Legislative Update\, an event designed to keep employee benefit specialists abreast of the latest regulatory changes affecting the benefits industry and what lies ahead. \nLocation: The Capital Hilton\, 1001 16th St. NW \nKey Takeaways \n\n\nProspects for Tax Reform and its Impact on Employee Benefit Plans \n\n\nACA\, Exchanges and Strategies Employers are Implementing \n\n\nPolitical Insights on What Is Happening in D.C. \n\n\nLatest Legislative and Regulatory Action \n\n\nThe Sunset of PPA and What’s Next \n\n\nChanges to Entitlement Programs \n\n\nDOL Update URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/international-foundation-of-employee-benefit-plans-washington-legislative-update/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140504T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140506T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160030Z CREATED:20231025T161622Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160030Z UID:24014-1399165200-1399338000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Hospital Association Annual Membership Meeting DESCRIPTION:Members of the House of Representatives are slated to address hospital leaders at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting.  \nSpeakers include Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX)\, chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health; Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC)\, assistant Democratic leader; Rep. John Lewis (D-GA)\, the House Democrats’ senior chief deputy whip; Rep. Henry Waxman\, ranking member of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee; and Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR)\, chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee. \nFor more information or for press credentials\, contact Carly Moore at cmoore@aha.org. AHA Media Relations will be available beginning May 4 at 202-797-4840. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-hospital-association-annual-membership-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140501T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140504T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160031Z CREATED:20231025T161601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160031Z UID:24009-1398906000-1399165200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:29th International Conference of Alzheimer's Disease International DESCRIPTION:With more than 1\,000 delegates from over 60 countries\, this is one of the world’s largest and influential conferences on dementia\, and is offered for both professionals in the field of Alzheimer’s and individuals living with the disease.  \nThe 29th International conference\, entitled “Dementia: Working Together for a Global Solution\,” will feature news on the latest dementia research\, tackle some of the misconceptions of dementia\, debate ethical issues\, highlight good care practices\, and discuss policy action.  \nFor more information\, check out ADI 2014 or send an e-mail.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/29th-international-conference-of-alzheimers-disease-international/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140501T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140501T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160032Z CREATED:20231103T154857Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160032Z UID:25952-1398906000-1398906000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The Economic and Social Effects of Crime and Mass Incarceration in the United States DESCRIPTION:The Brookings Institution will host a forum and release three new papers focusing on crime and incarceration in the United States. Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin will deliver opening remarks\, and Senator Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) will join the forum to discuss the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2014\, which was recently passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee with bi-partisan support. \nPanels will feature leading policymakers and practitioners\, including Dean Esserman\, New Haven chief of police; Elizabeth Glazer\, director of the Office of Criminal Justice for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio; Cristine DeBerry\, chief of staff for the district attorney for the city and county of San Francisco; and Robert Listenbee\, administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for the U.S. Department of Justice. Academic experts Daniel Nagin\, professor of public policy and statistics at Carnegie Mellon University and co-editor of Criminology and Public Policy\, and Laurence Steinberg\, professor of psychology at Temple University and an internationally recognized expert on psychological development during adolescence\, will also join the discussion. \nRegister and get more details at the Brookings website. There will also be a webcast. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-economic-and-social-effects-of-crime-and-mass-incarceration-in-the-united-states/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR