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SUMMARY:Care Continuum Alliance Forum 2013
DESCRIPTION:Every year\, CCA Forum convenes the leaders of the health care industry\, technology innovators\, government officials\, researchers and academics. In 2013\, CCA Forum will focus on the implementation of population health models and strategies from development to delivery. \nAll media and press-related questions should be addressed to (202) 737-5980 or iestrada-portales@carecontinuumalliance.org.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/care-continuum-alliance-forum-2013/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131023T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131023T010000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015634
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SUMMARY:Committee on Strategies for Responsible Sharing of Clinical Trial Data - Meeting One
DESCRIPTION:The Committee on Strategies for Responsible Sharing of Clinical Trial Data will hold an open public session to hear from invited speakers and the public. Meeting discussion will inform the development of an interim report to be released in January 2014. \nNational Academy of Sciences Building (NAS 125)2101 Constitution Avenue\, NWWashington\, DC 20418 \nThe objectives of the open session are to: (a) discuss guiding principles that underpin responsible sharing of clinical trial data and (b) characterize a selected set of data and data sharing activities (to clarify definitions and develop a shared nomenclature). \nOn Oct. 22\, the committee will receive the charge from its sponsors during an open session from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern). Because space is limited\, members of the public are invited to attend this open session via WebEx. Please email DataSharing@nas.edu for more information. \nREGISTER TO ATTEND IN PERSON      OR      REGISTER TO ATTEND VIA WEBEX  \nProvide your input to the Committee on Strategies for Responsible Sharing of Clinical Trial Data \nThe committee encourages all interested persons to submit written testimony to DataSharing@nas.edu. Written testimony that is submitted by COB to October 17\, 2013 will be included in the committee’s meeting briefing books\, whether or not the submitter testifies in person. The committee asks all written testimony relate to the above objectives\, to inform the committee’s interim report (described here). \nThe committee will hold additional public sessions after the release of the interim report to hear public comment on the interim report and on other topics relevant to the remaining content of its charge (see full statement of task here).
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/committee-on-strategies-for-responsible-sharing-of-clinical-trial-data-meeting-one/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131022T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131022T010000
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SUMMARY:Report: Employer Perspectives on the Future of Health Benefits and Health Care Delivery
DESCRIPTION:What do employees at large companies think about the Affordable Care Act? The National Business Group on Health will announce the results of a survey on this topic on Tuesday\, Oct. 22\, at 10 a.m.\, at the National Press Club. The results of the survey are embargoed until then. For journalists who cannot attend the announcement\, NBGH will broadcast the event online. \nFor the survey\, “Employer Perspectives on the Future of Health Benefits and Health Care Delivery\,” researchers interviewed 1\,520 employees from large employers (those with more than 2\,000 workers. The survey was conducted from July 30 to August 8. The researchers assessed the employees’ level of understanding about the ACA\, what they think will happen to their health insurance premiums in the coming years\, and their comfort level with public and private exchanges. \nTo attend the event or get a copy of the press release (results embargoed until Tuesday at 10 a.m.)\, send a note or call Ed Emerman at 609-275-5162 or eemerman@eaglepr.com.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/report-employer-perspectives-on-the-future-of-health-benefits-and-health-care-delivery/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131022T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131022T010000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015634
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SUMMARY:Webcast: Using fellowships to advance your freelance career
DESCRIPTION:A recording of this webcast is now available.\nSpeakers’ PowerPoints:• Jeanne Erdmann• Michelle Levander• Rebecca Palpant Shimkets \nHere is AHCJ’s list of available fellowships. \n\nFreelancers often walk a fine line between doing work that pays the bills and doing work that helps them reach their creative and career goals. Reporting fellowships are a way to do both. There are a number of reporting fellowships out there\, and most are open to freelancers. But how do you make yourself stand out? How do you line up the clients\, the story ideas and the plans for doing a fellowship\, all while maintaining your other freelance work? In this webinar\, directors of two prominent health journalism fellowships – the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism and the California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships – and a freelancer who is completing her first reporting fellowship with the Association of Health Care Journalists address: \n\n\nHow to find the right fellowship for you. \n\n\nThe basics of applying as a freelancer. \n\n\nHow to make yourself stand out. \n\n\nHow fellowships can move you in the direction of the career of your dreams. \n\n\nPanelists\nJeanne Erdmann is a former bone researcher turned freelance health and science writer. Her work has appeared in Cure\, Nature\, Nature Medicine\, Arthritis Today\, Science News\, Health\, the website for Scientific American\, and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. She has upcoming features in Women’s Health and Discover. The 2013 AHCJ Reporting Fellowship on Health Care Performance is her first fellowship and she’s enjoying every minute of it. For her project\, she’s writing about disparities in access to genetic counseling\, genetic testing\, and to follow up care. One of her stories will run in the November issue of Nature Medicine\, and two will go in Slate in November and December. In addition to freelancing\, Erdmann and colleague co-produce The Open Notebook\, a craft focused site for science journalists.  \nRebecca Palpant Shimkets is assistant director for The Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism of the Carter Center Mental Health Program\, which awards stipends to 10 professional journalists in the United States\, South Africa\, and Romania each year to produce a significant work on mental health or mental illnesses. The fellowship program has been sustained in New Zealand as the New Zealand Mental Health Media Grants Program through a partnership between Like Minds\, Like Mine and the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand. Palpant Shimkets is an active participant on advisory boards and within national work groups related to stigma and accurate portrayals of mental illnesses in the media.  \nMichelle Levander is founding director of The California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships and editor-in-chief of its website\, ReportingonHealth.org. Levander has reported in Asia\, Latin America and the United States for Time Magazine Asia\, The Asian Wall Street Journal and The San Jose Mercury News. During her journalism career in California\, Levander wrote about education\, business health policy\, worker health and safety\, and the culture of Silicon Valley. In Asia\, she reported from China\, India\, South Korea\, and Vietnam on the region’s fast-changing technology scene. She was founding editor of The Technology Journal at The Asian Wall Street Journal and Technology Editor at Time Asia. She has received journalism awards from the Overseas Press Club of America\, the Inter American Press Association\, and the Society of Professional Journalists. A former Inter American Press Association fellow\, she spent a year in Mexico\, studying at Mexico City’s El Colegio de Mexico and researching migrant culture from rural Mexico.  \nModerator\nHeather Boerner is a San Francisco-based health and medical writer and editor with more than a dozen years of experience at newspapers\, websites and as a freelance health journalist\, with newspapers\, magazines\, custom publications and websites. She was the recipient of a  Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism and winner of a 2011 Award for Excellence in Health Care Journalism. \nJeanne Erdmann \nRebecca PalpantShimkets \nMichelle Levander \nHeather Boerner
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webcast-using-fellowships-to-advance-your-freelance-career/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131021T010000
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SUMMARY:2013 IOM Annual Meeting: The Science of Violence: Causation\, Mitigation\, and Prevention
DESCRIPTION:The science of violence will be the focus of a public symposium taking place as part of the Institute of Medicine’s 43rd annual meeting. The event will feature a keynote address by Mark Rosenberg\, president and CEO\, The Task Force for Global Health Inc. Sessions will explore the links between violence and brain disorders\, drugs\, and psychopathy; exposure to violence at home and in the media; environmental and neighborhood determinants of violence; and evidenced-based violence prevention.   \nThe symposium will run from 9:15 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. EDT Monday\, Oct. 21\, at the National Academy of Sciences building\, 2101 Constitution Ave.\, N.W.\, Washington\, D.C. \nThe meeting will also feature the announcement of the newly elected members to the IOM in 2013 and the presentation several awards\, including the Gustav O. Lienhard Award for outstanding achievement in improving personal health care services nationwide and the Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health for outstanding accomplishments in improving mental health. \nSee the full agenda and more information. \nThose who wish to attend should register in advance. The registration fee will be waived for credentialed reporters. Those who cannot attend may watch a live video webcast. For more information\, contact the National Academies News Office; tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu. 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/2013-iom-annual-meeting-the-science-of-violence-causation-mitigation-and-prevention/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131020T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131023T010000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015634
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SUMMARY:Bench\, Bedside and Beyond: Medical Decision Making and Public Policy
DESCRIPTION:The Society for Medical Decision Making conducts an annual North American meeting each fall. The meeting will provide a highly interactive forum for discussion of novel research based on decision and behavior theory and analytical models applied to health related decisions. Presentations of original research\, keynote talks\, special symposia and short courses will offer attendees the opportunity to explore diverse topics in medical decision making. \nThe 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making \nTheme: Bench\, Bedside and Beyond: Medical Decision Making and Public Policy  \nOct. 20-23\, 2013Hilton Baltimore 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/bench-bedside-and-beyond-medical-decision-making-and-public-policy/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131017T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131017T010000
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SUMMARY:Webcast: How will rural Americans tap into the insurance marketplaces?
DESCRIPTION:A recording of this webcast is now available.\n\nSpeakers’ PowerPoints:• Al Cross• Alan Morgan• Jim Doyle \n\nIn the launch of health insurance exchanges across the country\, one issue that has not been explored much is how the marketplaces will affect rural Americans. AHCJ will sponsor a webcast on this topic on Thursday\, Oct. 17\, at 2 p.m. Eastern. \nAbout rural Americans and insurance\nNearly one in five uninsured Americans live in rural areas\, and a greater proportion of rural residents lacks health insurance compared with the proportion of urban residents without health care coverage. One of the goals of the Affordable Care Act is to help make health insurance coverage affordable and accessible for the approximately 60 million Americans who live in rural areas. The federal Department of Health and Human Services has said the health insurance marketplaces will help to lower costs by increasing competition\, especially in the 29 mostly rural states where a single insurer currently dominates more than half of the health insurance market. \nWhether the ACA does in fact lower costs by increasing competition remains to be seen\, but lower costs is a significant goal given that studies show that one in five U.S. farmers faces medical debt and\, on average\, families pay about half of their health care costs out-of-pocket\, HHS said. \nSpeakers\nThe panelists will be Al Cross\, director of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues at the University of Kentucky; Alan Morgan\, CEO of the National Rural Health Association; and Jim Doyle\, who covers the business of health care for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. AHCJ health insurance topic leader Joseph Burns will serve as moderator. \nResources\nSmall Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) \nAl Cross \nAlan Morgan \nJim Doyle \nJoseph Burns
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webcast-how-will-rural-americans-tap-into-the-insurance-marketplaces/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131017T010000
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SUMMARY:AHCJ San Francisco chapter: Mental health matters
DESCRIPTION:Are you a health reporter who regularly writes about mental health? Or maybe you’re looking to add this important area to your beat? Join us for a workshop and perspectives from two veteran health journalists. \nDate: Thursday\, Oct 17\, 2013 \nTime: 6-8 p.m. (light refreshments and networking 6-6:30 p.m.; program begins at 6:30 p.m.) \nLocation: San Francisco Chronicle – North Beach conference room (901 Mission St.\, San Francisco)Bring a photo ID and check in at reception desk. The Chronicle is near BART\, and parking garages are nearby.  \n***Please RSVP (BayAreaAHCJ@gmail.com). \nThis event is free. \nBackground: \nDespite the impression left by many news headlines\, most people with a mental illness don’t commit crimes. But because mental health issues are largely underreported except when violence is involved\, readers are left with an incomplete picture of just how many people deal with such health problems or that those problems are treatable. Did you know that 25% of American adults have a mental health disorder in any given year? \nThis workshop explores stigmas\, stereotypes\, and facts about mental health\, and covers sources\, precision\, relevance\, language\, cultural considerations and many other issues that can help reporters and editors tell more complete stories. \nThere’s never been a more pressing need for robust reporting about mental health. This workshop can provide you with some tools for telling that story accurately. \nFollowing the workshop\, a health journalist with experience reporting on mental health will share some of her insights. Q&A will close the evening. \nSpeakers: \nMelissa McCoy will lead the workshop. She is a media consultant to the TEAM Up project and former deputy managing editor of the Los Angeles Times. She was an ethics fellow at the Poynter Institute and has served as an editing and ethics instructor at the Maynard Institute. TEAM Up (tools for entertainment and media) is a project of the nonprofit Entertainment Industries Council designed to share information about mental health with journalists.  \nKatherine Kam is a San Francisco Bay Area journalist who specializes in health reporting. In 2012\, she received a Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Journalism Fellowship\, which helped fund her three-part series on depression and suicide in Asian-American high school and college students. \nPlease join us for this important and compelling event.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahcj-san-francisco-chapter-mental-health-matters/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131014T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131014T010000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015634
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SUMMARY:Obamacare & The Media: The Good\, The Bad and The Challenge Ahead
DESCRIPTION:A journalist with more than two decades of experience covering health care will address the law and important related issues during a free public lecture titled “Obamacare & The Media: The Good\, The Bad and The Challenge Ahead.” \nPhil Galewitz\, a Kaiser Health News reporter and AHCJ board member\, will address how the media has performed in communicating the intricacies of the complicated and contentious law to the public in a free lecture. He also will discuss how journalists and public relations professionals cut through the ideological rhetoric that swirls around Obamacare\, and how they can reach marginalized audiences. \nGalewitz\, who holds two degrees from Pennsylvania State University\, covers Medicare\, Medicaid and long-term health care for Kaiser Health News and has focused on health care journalism for more than two decades. He has been a reporter at The Palm Beach (Fla.) Post and the Patriot-News in Harrisburg\, Pa. He also worked for The Daily Collegian as an undergraduate at Penn State. \nThe lecture\, sponsored by the Ben Bronstein Lecture in Ethics and Public Relations\, is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.\, Monday\, Oct. 14\, at the State Theatre in downtown State College\, Pa. \nThe Bronstein Lecture was created by Bronstein\, who earned his degree in journalism in 1961 and has been a longtime supporter of the University. He endowed the lecture to support ethics-related events as part of the core mission of the College of Communications.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/obamacare-the-media-the-good-the-bad-and-the-challenge-ahead/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131012T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131020T010000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015634
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SUMMARY:Bone and Joint Health National Action Week
DESCRIPTION:The U.S. Bone and Joint Initiative promotes this annual Bone and Joint Health National Action Week\, which focuses on disorders including arthritis\, back pain\, osteoporosis and trauma. The events and projects organized by individuals and organizations worldwide are designed to raise awareness of prevention\, disease management and treatments as well as advances in a number of areas. Contact: Toby King\, 847-430-5053  
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/bone-and-joint-health-national-action-week/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131012T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131012T010000
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SUMMARY:World Arthritis Day
DESCRIPTION:World Arthritis Day\, was established in 1996\, joins together people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases from around the world to raise awareness and reduce the impact of  arthritis. For more information\, contact the Arthritis Foundation\, 404-965-7595\, help@arthritis.org
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/world-arthritis-day/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131011T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131011T010000
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SUMMARY:National Depression Screening Day
DESCRIPTION:National Depression Screening Day is the nation’s oldest\, voluntary\, community-based screening program for depression and related mood and anxiety disorders. The event gives people access to a validated screening questionnaire and provides referral information for treatment. More information: Angela Devereaux\, Screening for Mental Health Inc.\, 781-239-0071\, adevereaux@mentalhealthscreening.org
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-depression-screening-day/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131009T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131011T010000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015634
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SUMMARY:What's Brewing in State Health Policy?
DESCRIPTION:The National Academy for State Health Policy\, a non-profit and non-partisan organization\, is an independent academy of state health policymakers. \nIt will hold its 26th annual conference. Among the topics on the agenda: \n\n\nHealth care reform \n\n\nMedicaid expansion \n\n\nHealth insurance exchanges \n\n\nMental health care \n\n\nAutism \n\n\nCare coordination \n\n\nAccess to oral health care \n\n\nTribal issues \n\n\nAsthma interventions \n\nHealth disparities\n  \n\n\nFor more information go to http://www.nashpconference.org/
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/whats-brewing-in-state-health-policy/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131009T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131009T010000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015634
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SUMMARY:Annual Health Policy Forum
DESCRIPTION:Signature Healthcare FoundationOct. 9\, 2013St. Louis Marriott West \nThe keynote speaker will be Don Berwick\, M.D.\,\, former administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services\, and the founding CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in Cambridge\, Mass. \nhttp://www.signaturefoundation.org/Events/HealthPolicyForum.aspx
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/annual-health-policy-forum/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131009T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131009T010000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015634
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SUMMARY:Creating a Culture of Wellness & Health
DESCRIPTION:Wellness and human resources executives will discuss\, debate and exchange ideas on the impact of strong culture of health in the workplace on employee productivity and costs. \nAmong the highlights: \n\n\nJoel T. Allison\, president and CEO of Baylor Health Care System\, on “Corporate Culture vs. Culture of Well-Being — Explore the CEO and Wellness Professional Partnership to Develop Buy-In” \n\n\nCase Study: University of Michigan’s MHealthy Engages Various Company Levels to Champion a Culture of Health \n\n\nRetail clinics as an innovative member offering \n\n\nInnovative Approach to The Debate On Carrot Or Stick: Why Domino’s Pizza Decided It Doesn’t Always Have to Be the Stick \n\n\nBreakdown Employee Demographics to Create Targeted Strategies that Will Encourage Engagement /Improved Well-Being by Segment  \n\n\nAmerican Airlines & Population Health Management: Lower Health Costs While Improving Health for Employees and Their Dependents \n\n\nInsights from the 4th Annual Wellness in the Workplace Research Study \n\n\nCreate a New Workplace Wellness Model to Produce Real Results Now \n\n\nBuilding a Culture of Health and Health Promotion at ExxonMobil \n\n\nImprove Wellness Program Success Rates through Identification of Motivating Factors \n\n\nThe complete agenda is available here. \nMedia/press credentials are available.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/creating-a-culture-of-wellness-health/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131003T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131004T010000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015634
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SUMMARY:Health Data Journalism Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Workshop home\nRegistration\nProgram\nHotel\nThings to do\n\n\nAnaheim\, Calif. ♦ Oct. 3-4\nJournalists are invited to tap into health data in a special workshop coming this fall. This Association of Health Care Journalists workshop offers something for both data newcomers and  veterans – from spreadsheet basics to visualizing data online. You’ll come away with skills and ideas on teasing stories out of datasets and tools on presenting these stories. \nOct. 3 – Optional trainingThe first day features four hours of hands-on classes focused on spreadsheet basics for novices. (This session is full.) \nOct. 4 – Main workshopThe second day will feature more advanced training with topics including: \n\nHow data will transform coverage of health care\n\nOpen data in the era of health reform \n\n\nHealth stories through Census data \n\n\nPremiums\, exchanges and other health insurance data \n\n\nDoctors\, drugs and data \n\n\nData visualization: Drawing the facts \n\n\nBonus state data session for California reporters \n\n\nSponsors: \n\n\nThe California HealthCare Foundation \n\n\nThe Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust \n\n\nRobert Wood Johnson Foundation \n\n\nThe Commonwealth Fund
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-data-journalism-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131002T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131006T010000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015634
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SUMMARY:IDWeek 2013: Advancing Science\, Improving Care
DESCRIPTION:The meeting is jointly presented by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)\, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)\, the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA)\, and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS). \nIt features the latest science and bench-to- bedside approaches in prevention\, diagnosis\, treatment\, and epidemiology of infectious diseases\, including HIV\, across the lifespan. \nMedia access\nRegistered members of the working press are welcome to attend all scientific programs during IDWeek. IDWeek will have a fully staffed press office to assist you in your coverage. To be added to the press list\, contact Ashley Mattys\, amattys@pcipr.com or 312-558-1770. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/idweek-2013-advancing-science-improving-care/
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131001T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131004T010000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015634
CREATED:20231025T161352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162547Z
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SUMMARY:Rural Health Clinic and Critical Access Hospital Conferences
DESCRIPTION:The National Rural Health Association will hold its Rural Health Clinic Conference 2013\, Oct. 1-2 in Austin\, Texas. \nAmong the general session topics will “Navigating accountable care headwaters: Five critical strategies\,” and “Advancing effective communication in rural America\,” a presentation by Leon Rodriguez\, JD\, of the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services. \nImmediately following the NRHA’s conference will be the NRHA Critical Access Hospital Conference 2013\, Oct. 2-4\, in Austin\, Texas. \n\nAmong the general session topics will be updates on national legislative and regulatory issues\, including a discussion of the report in August from the HHS Office of Inspector General on critical access hospitals. In this report\, “Most Critical Access Hospitals Would Not Meet the Location Requirements if Required to Re-Enroll in Medicare\,” the OIG said CMS could save $449 million by de-certifying two-thirds of such hospitals that do not meet certain CMS requirements.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/rural-health-clinic-and-critical-access-hospital-conferences/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20131001T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20131001T010000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015634
CREATED:20231103T153410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162548Z
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SUMMARY:Affordable Care Act: Enrollment in insurance marketplaces opens
DESCRIPTION:People can start enrollwing in the Health Insurance Marketplace\, a new way for people without insurance to get coverage and a key component of the health reform law. People also will be able to find out if they can get lower costs for private insurance. \nTimeline
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/affordable-care-act-enrollment-in-insurance-marketplaces-opens/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130930T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130930T010000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015634
CREATED:20231103T153551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154508Z
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SUMMARY:Hearing on informing patients about use of digital\, identifiable health information
DESCRIPTION:The HIT Policy Committee’s Privacy and Security Tiger Team\, part of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology\, will be holding a virtual\, public hearing to explore practical ways to provide patients with greater transparency about the uses and disclosures of their digital\, identifiable health information. \nSuch exploration also may facilitate implementation by the Office for Civil Rights of the HITECH requirement that a patient’s right under the HIPAA Privacy Rule to an “accounting” of disclosures include disclosures for “treatment\, payment and operations” when such disclosures are made through “an electronic health record.” \nThe Privacy Committee of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics’ Subcommittee on Privacy\, Confidentiality and Security and the HIT Standards Committee’s Privacy and Security Work Group will also participate in the question and answer periods on Sept. 30\, 11:45 a.m.-5 p.m. EDT. \nHere are instructions on how to listen to this meeting. \nAt the hearing\, the Tiger Team will hear testimony from stakeholders including providers\, payers\, technology developers\, business associates\, and patient advocates. The Tiger Team invites members of the public to provide written answers to key discussions questions through the ONC blog. The Tiger Team will consider these answers as it continues to deliberate and make recommendations on these issues. In addition\, the hearing will include time for public comments from 4:45-5 p.m. EDT. Specific instructions on how to do so will be provided at the hearing.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/hearing-on-informing-patients-about-use-of-digital-identifiable-health-information/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130927T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130929T010000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015634
CREATED:20231025T161334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162548Z
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SUMMARY:Medicine X: Stanford University School of Medicine
DESCRIPTION:http://medicinex.stanford.edu/September 27-29\, 2013At the LKSC conference center on the campus of the Stanford University School of Medicine \nThe Medicine X initiative is designed to explore the potential of social media and information technology to advance the practice of medicine\, improve health\, and empower patients to be active participants in their own care. \nSpeakers include: \n\nSusannah Fox of Pew Internet and American Life Project\nLloyd B. Minor\, dean of the Stanford School of Medicine\nAmir Dan Rubin\, president & CEO\, Stanford Hospital & Clinics\nRoni Zeiger\, M.D.\, CEO of Smart Patients\nBryan Vartabedian\, M.D.\, physician and blogger at 33charts
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/medicine-x-stanford-university-school-of-medicine/
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130927T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130929T010000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015634
CREATED:20231025T161312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162549Z
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SUMMARY:2013 Hispanic Dental Association Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The 2013 Hispanic Dental Association Annual Meeting is scheduled for Sept. 27-29 at the Boston Mariott Copley Place. \nThe Hispanic Dental Association works to provide a voice for Hispanic oral professionals and promote the oral health of the Hispanic community through improved prevention\, treatment and education.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/2013-hispanic-dental-association-annual-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130926T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130926T010000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015634
CREATED:20231103T153551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150834Z
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SUMMARY:Federal exchanges: News briefing for regional and local reporters
DESCRIPTION:A recording of this news briefing is now available. Click here.\nIf you work in one of the states that is not developing its own health insurance exchange\, here is your chance to get the scoop on the federal exchange or ones operated through federal state partnerships. This phone-web conference\, sponsored by AHCJ\, will give you direct access to question and quote officials from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services who are involved in developing this critical aspect of Obamacare. Up to 100 AHCJ members can access the conference via their computers – attendance will be first come\, first served. Questions will be submitted during the conference and an AHCJ moderator will pose them to the CMS officials for on-the-record answers. \n\nGary Cohen\, deputy administrator and director\, Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight\nJulie Bataille\, director\, CMS Office of Communications\nModerator: Tony Leys\, health care reporter\, The Des Moines Register\n\n1:30-2 p.m. Eastern time\, Thursday\, Sept. 26.\nGary Cohen joined CMS in August as deputy administrator and director of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO). Cohen returned to CMS to lead the implementation of a major component of the ACA from his most recent position as chief counsel to the California Health Benefit Exchange Board. Previously\, Cohen was the director of the Oversight Group at CCIIO\, responsible for implementation\, compliance and enforcement of the market rules\, medical loss ratio\, and rate review provisions. In previous positions\, he served as deputy commissioner and general counsel for the California Department of Insurance\, chief of staff to then-Congressman John Garamendi and general counsel of the California Public Utilities Commission. \n  \n  \nJulie Bataille leads strategic communications efforts for federal programs delivering health care to millions of Americans. She oversees communications planning\, marketing\, creative services\, web strategy\, media relations and call center operations. Before joining CMS\, Bataille was the associate vice president of communications for Georgetown University. She served as deputy director of communications for Vice President Gore and the Gore 2000 Presidential Campaign and was press Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education. She was an assistant press secretary at the White House during the Clinton administration and began her career in the office of then-Sen. Joe Biden. \n  \n  \nTony Leys is a health care reporter at The Des Moines Register\, where he has worked since 1988. He was a 2011-12 AHCJ Regional Health Journalism Fellow.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/federal-exchanges-news-briefing-for-regional-and-local-reporters/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130926T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130926T010000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015634
CREATED:20231103T153456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162551Z
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SUMMARY:Philadelphia chapter: Fetal surgery expert event at CHOP
DESCRIPTION:Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is hosting a Philadelphia chapter meeting for the Association of Health Care Journalists on Thursday\, Sept. 26 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. \nThe focus is on fetal surgery\, a field that has delivered big changes in spina bifida treatment and other complex conditions diagnosed before birth. \nThe sessions will kick off at 5:55 pm with a Welcome-Intro from Dr. Scott Adzick\, CHOP’s Surgeon-in-Chief\, and at 6:05 pm\, we go to breakout groups\, enabling us to rotate through six short presentations. \nLocationAbramson Pediatric Research Center Lobby3615 Civic Center BoulevardPhiladelphia\, PA 19104http://www.research.chop.edu/about/map-directions \nJournalists should rsvp with Ashley Moore at:moorea1@email.chop.edu \nHere’s a breakdown of the six presenters: \n1. N. Scott Adzick\, MD – Surgeon-in-Chief and Director\, Center for Fetal Diagnosis and TreatmentTopic: Open Fetal Surgery – Overview of the fetal surgery – what conditions are being treated today and what is on the horizon (specifically research underway to eventually replace open fetal surgery for spina bifida with a more minimally invasive approach).Location: Fetal surgery operating room \n2. Mark P. Johnson\, MD – Obstetrical Director\, Center for Fetal Diagnosis and TreatmentTopic: Minimally Invasive Fetal Surgery what is currently happening and what is on the horizon.Location: SDU Conference Room (lots of videos in this presentation) \n3. Lori J. Howell\, MS\, RN (Executive Director\, Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment) and Lynne Garbose (CHOP board member and benefactor of CHOP’s Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit (SDU)). \nTopic: Lynne will share her personal story with having a baby with the birth defect\, Lori will discuss why the SDU was created and how we are Now seeing better outcomes for babies with birth defects because of it (these papers will all be published in peer reviewed journals over the next year or so).Location: SDU Waiting area \n4. Alan W. Flake\, MD — Attending Fetal and Pediatric Surgeon and Director\, Center for Fetal ResearchTopic: A potential prenatal cure for sickle cell  — Dr. Flake is positioned to start a clinical trial in the next few years for his work to prenatally cure sickle cell disease via stem cell injection. He will give a preview of his work.Location: Abramson Library on 11th Floor \n5. Julie S. Moldenhauer\, MD (Medical Director of the Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit) and Joanna C.M. Cole\, PhD (Clinical Psychologist for the Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment)Topic: CHOP is the first fetal program to have a dedicated clinical psychologist who just specializes on mothers caring babies with birth defects. Joanna in currently conducting several studies about the psychological aspects of this fetal medicine. She and Julie will preview their work. \n6. Holly L. Hedrick\, MD and Marcus Davey\, PhD – Topic: Fetal Medicine Research Overview. Marcus runs our Center for Fetal Research lab and Holly Hedrick is an attending fetal and pediatric surgeon. They will partner to talk about some of the other exciting reach happening in the lab\, as well as how that translates to clinical research and then long term outcomes/follow up research. This presentation will preview a new fetal surgery procedure CHOP expects to launch in the next year or so for congenital diaphragmatic hernia.Location: In the center for fetal research lab
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/philadelphia-chapter-fetal-surgery-expert-event-at-chop/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130926T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130926T010000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015634
CREATED:20231103T153456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162550Z
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SUMMARY:Advanced Old Age In America: What Can We Count On?
DESCRIPTION:The Altarum Institute’s Center for Elder Care and Advanced Illness roundtable features an all-star lineup of gerontologists\, policy analysts\, nonprofit and political stakeholders.  \nExperts on aging will debate a wide range of issues\, including costs\, social service needs\, caregiver shortage\, needs of elderly experiencing cognitive decline\, policy strategies and the role of local coalitions\, commissions\, and communities in our aging nation. \nFor those who can’t make it in person\, the roundtable is also available via live webcast (register in advance).
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/advanced-old-age-in-america-what-can-we-count-on/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130924T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130924T010000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015634
CREATED:20231103T153452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162551Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Coordinating Public Sector Health Care Purchasing
DESCRIPTION:Sept. 24\, 9:30-10:30 a.m. PT \n\nImplementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) puts three of California’s largest public purchasers of health care services — Covered California (California’s ACA-compliant health benefit marketplace)\, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)\, and the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) — in a stronger position to coordinate their buying power. \nStates have long been interested in this type of alignment\, hoping that enhanced market leverage would lead to lower costs and better health care quality. But few such efforts have been sustained. State government bodies are often reluctant to coordinate with one another without a mandate to do so\, and the regular turnover in governmental leadership can stymie progress. State purchasers also differ significantly in their missions\, covered populations and services\, and contractors\, further complicating alignment. \nDespite these challenges\, some states have effectively coordinated purchasing efforts\, and in the case of Minnesota\, sustained that activity over time. Learn how California state entities can leverage their purchasing power to influence health care cost and value from Michael Bailit\, MBA\, president of Bailit Health Purchasing and author of the new CHCF report\, “All Together Now: Coordinating California’s Public Sector Health Care Purchasing.” \nRegister now for this webinar. The webinar is open to all interested participants. 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-coordinating-public-sector-health-care-purchasing/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130923T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130924T010000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015634
CREATED:20231025T161352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162552Z
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SUMMARY:The Science of Science Communication II: Live Webcast
DESCRIPTION:Communicating about science-related issues such as climate change\, evolution or the obesity crisis can quickly become political and controversial. This event\, part of the National Academy of Sciences’ Sackler Colloquium series\, examines some of the latest social science research on communication and its implications for governance\, policy\, and public engagement.  Registration is full\, but the event will be video webcast live 8:45 a.m.-5:15 p.m. EDT on Sept 23 and 8:45 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on Sept. 24. See the complete agenda and register for the webcast. \nMedia inquiries should be directed to the Office of News and Public Information at 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-science-of-science-communication-ii-live-webcast/
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130916T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130916T010000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015634
CREATED:20231103T153451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162553Z
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SUMMARY:Covering the ACA Marketplaces
DESCRIPTION:Date: Monday\, Sept. 16\, 2013 \nTime: 6:15 pm-7:45 pm (refreshments available at 6:15\, program begins at 6:30) \nLocation: National Public Radio’s new headquarters in Washington\, DC. 1111 North Capitol St.\, NE (a 10-minute walk from NOMA metro stop) \n \nThe Association of Health Care Journalists’ DC Chapter and the Alliance for Health Reform will hold a reporters’ roundtable on Covering the ACA Marketplaces. \nWith the marketplaces scheduled to launch Oct. 1\, no topic is as newsy\, complicated and filled with political spin. Come learn about some best ways to cover the new exchanges\, best questions to ask and sources to contact. \nOur panelists will include Julie Rovner of NPR\, Sarah Kliff of The Washington Post and Joanne Kenen of Politico and AHCJ’s health reform topic leader. Sabrina Corlette\, research professor and project director of the Center on Health Insurance Reforms at Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute\, will answer your questions about insurance changes in the law and how the marketplaces will work. \nMost of the evening will be a discussion and question and answer session with attendees. Moderators will be AHCJ board member Phil Galewitz of Kaiser Health News\, and Marilyn Serafini of the Alliance for Health Reform. \nPlease RSVP to either mserafini@allhealth.org or pgalewitz@kff.org by Sept 11. Space is limited. \nThis briefing is sponsored by AHCJ\, the Alliance for Health Reform and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covering-the-aca-marketplaces/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130912T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130913T010000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015634
CREATED:20231025T161345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162554Z
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SUMMARY:Institute for Oral Health (IOH) National Conference: Impact of Policy on Oral Health Care Delivery
DESCRIPTION:When: Sept. 12-13Where: Washington\, D.C. \nConference speakers will discuss the evolving dental profession\, policy changes to support oral health\, the economic impact of untreated oral health and innovative delivery models for getting care to those in need. \nVisit the website for more information.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/institute-for-oral-health-ioh-national-conference-impact-of-policy-on-oral-health-care-delivery/
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130910T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130910T010000
DTSTAMP:20260406T015634
CREATED:20231103T153451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162555Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Helping consumers understand what they will pay in the new marketplaces
DESCRIPTION:The second webinar in the Kaiser Family Foundation’s series looks at insurance rates and plan offerings in the new state-based marketplaces. The co-directors of the Foundation’s Program for the Study of Health Reform and Private Insurance\, Senior Vice President Larry Levitt and Vice President Gary Claxton\, will give a brief presentation on the early reports of rates\, how and why they vary\, and what consumers would pay after taking tax credits into account. They will also answer journalists’ questions about the new insurance market rules taking effect in 2014 and how to interpret insurance rates. \nJournalists who want to register for the Sept. 10 webinar can RSVP by clicking here. Shortly after registering\, each participant will receive a confirmation email that contains information about how to join the webinar.  \nIf you are unable to attend the second webinar\, but would like to receive all future updates on the series\, please email your name and media affiliation to acawebinars@kff.org. You can also use this email to provide feedback and ideas for the series. Throughout the Foundation’s ACA webinar series\, participants are welcome to continue the conversation on Twitter with the hashtag #ACA101KFF. \nThe webinar will be 12:30-1:30 p.m. ET\, Sept. 10. \nArchived video from the first webinar\, “What Do Consumers Need to Know About Health Reform’s Changes\,” is available on the Kaiser Family Foundation website.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-helping-consumers-understand-what-they-will-pay-in-the-new-marketplaces/
CATEGORIES:None
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