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SUMMARY:Obamacare on the Ground: How is the Affordable Care Act Taking Shape in the States?
DESCRIPTION:10 a.m.\, National Press Club\, Lisagor Room\nA panel of state-level officials and the former federal official responsible for implementation of the Affordable Care Act will discuss how the ACA is developing as goes into effect state by state on Friday\, March 8 at 10 a.m. While the ACA is a federal law\, its implementation is taking a broad range of forms as state lawmakers\, regulators and executives turn policy into practice. Health insurance marketplaces will launch open enrollment later this year\, with states choosing among a federal program\, a federal-state partnership or a state-operated program. \nPanelists:\n• Jay Angoff\, the first director of the U.S. Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight\, Angoff led Affordable Care Act implementation efforts. A former Missouri insurance commissioner\, he is currently an attorney with Mehri & Skalet in Washington\, D.C. \n• Rep. George Keiser\, R-N.D.: First elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives in 1993\, he represents the 47th District. Keiser served as president of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators in 2012. \n• Sen. Neil Breslin\, D-N.Y.: Breslin is in his ninth term in the New York State Senate\, where he represents the 44th District. He formerly chaired NCOIL’s State/Federal Relations Committee and is now the organization’s vice president. \n• Mila Kofman: Kofman is executive director of the DC Health Benefit Exchange\, created under the ACA. She is a former Maine insurance superintendent and also served as an associate research professor at the Georgetown Health Policy Institute. \nContact: Sean P. Carr\, NPC Newsmakers Committee/Host 202-527-9892\, spcarr@snl.com
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/obamacare-on-the-ground-how-is-the-affordable-care-act-taking-shape-in-the-states/
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SUMMARY:Improving Medical Effectiveness and Health Outcomes to Achieve Health Equity Through Interprofession
DESCRIPTION:Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy’s Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education (CMHDRE) is hosting its Sixth Health Disparities Conference. \nParticipants will include clinicians (pharmacists\, nurses\, physician assistants\, and other allied health professionals)\, health policy makers\, health educators\, and public and community health leaders whose work incorporates the use of mid-level providers to build partnerships to eliminate health disparities and improve health equity. \nThis conference\, “Improving Medical Effectiveness and Health Outcomes to Achieve Health Equity Through Interprofessional Collaborations\,” will include discussions on successful multidisciplinary models for improving health systems outcomes. \nContact Information: \nXULA-COP 2013 Organizers \nc/o The 1Joshua Group\, LLC \n1513 East Cleveland Avenue \nBuilding 100-B\, Suite 110 \nAtlanta\, GA 30344-6947 \nTelephone 404.559.6191 \nFax 404.559.6198 \nEmail xula@the1joshuagroup.com
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/improving-medical-effectiveness-and-health-outcomes-to-achieve-health-equity-through-interprofession/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130305T010000
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SUMMARY:Secrets of pitching: Tips\, tricks and insight into editors’ minds
DESCRIPTION:Maryn McKenna \n\n\n\n\nBrendan Maher \n\n\n\n\nAnna Maltby \n\n\n\n\nColleen Paretty \n\n\n\n\nFollow this link to access the webcast…\n\nHow to craft a pitch that sells.\nHow to build editor relationships that yield assignments.\nHow to read publications to figure out what they buy and what they need.\nHow to become the go-to freelancer in an editor’s stable.\nHow to make the most of your brief meetings at Pitchfest.\n\nFor freelancers and potential freelancers\, pitching is job No. 1. AHCJ knows that; that’s why every year\, our annual Health Journalism conference offers Freelance PitchFest\, which puts you face-to-face with some of the biggest health editors in the country. Members attending Pitchfest know they have to be ready to make a good impression in minutes — and members who won’t be attending the conference\, but are busy freelancers\, want to know more about pitching too. \nAHCJ has your back. You’re invited to a webcast on Tuesday\, March 5\, at 3 p.m. EST on pitching health stories that sell. \nEditors on the panel\, moderated by independent journalist Maryn McKenna\, will be: \n\nBrendan Maher\, features editor\, Nature\nColleen Paretty\, executive editor\, WebMD\nAnna Maltby\, associate health editor\, Self\n\nAt this webcast\, you’ll get: \n\nA sneak peak at their assignment processes.\nTips on prepping your pitches before you arrive at the conference.\nTips on what to do if your pitch isn’t strong but you know you’re right for the publication.\nInformation on how to pitch outside of the conference\, if you’re not scheduled for PitchFest.\n\nThe webcast will include a Q&A session. \nFollow this link to access the webcast…
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/secrets-of-pitching-tips-tricks-and-insight-into-editorsae-minds/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:AHCJ Philadelphia chapter: Open house at CHOP
DESCRIPTION:Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is holding an open house for AHCJ members. It’s a great way to get in the mood for Health Journalism 2013 in Boston (March 14-17). And even if you’re not going to Boston\, this free event promises to produce some good story leads involving the cardiac care of children and adult survivors. \nAn In-depth Look at Advances in the Detection\, Evaluation and Treatment of Congenital Heart Defects – From Before Birth Through Adulthood\nThe Cardiac Center at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia invites you to a private event with some of the country’s pre-eminent experts in the diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart disease. \n Talk with the cardiac experts at CHOP about the latest cutting-edge advances and research in fetal imaging\, cardiac catheterization\, ventricular assist devices and transplant options\, and learn how care for adults with congenital heart disease has evolved. The event will take place in the Cardiac Center’s state-of-the-art facilities. \nWhen \nTuesday\, March 5\, 2013\, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Light dinner and dessert reception included \nWhere \nThe Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard Philadelphia\, PA 19104 \nParking \nParking is available at CHOP’s Wood Center underground garage\, located in Osler Circle. For a map and driving directions\, visit www.chop.edu/directions. \nR.S.V.P. \nPlease respond by Feb. 22 to Joey McCool Ryan at 267-426-6070 or mccool@email.chop.edu. \nFeatured experts include: \n\nYoav Dori\, M.D.\nStephanie Fuller\, M.D.\nMatt Gillespie\, M.D.\nYuli Kim\, M.D.\nJoseph Rossano\, M.D.\, M.S.\, F.A.A.P.\, F.A.A.C.\nJack Rychik\, M.D.\, F.A.C.C.\nRobert Shaddy\, M.D.\nThomas Spray\, M.D.\n\n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahcj-philadelphia-chapter-open-house-at-chop/
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SUMMARY:AHCJ Atlanta Chapter: State health law implementation — Race to the starting line
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Atlanta chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists and the nonpartisan Alliance for Health Reform for a special event on Tuesday\, March 5. \nHealth insurance expert Bill Custer\, Medicaid expert Tim Jost and Grady Memorial Hospital CEO John Haupert will address the complex issues that Georgia faces this year leading up to major 2014 health law changes. \nDate: Tuesday\, March 5Time: 7 p.m. refreshments provided; 7:30 p.m. programLocation: Ri Ra Irish Pub\, 1080 Peachtree St Ne\, Atlanta\, GA \nThis event is sponsored by AHCJ\, the Alliance for Health Reform and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. \nModerator: Ed Howard\, executive vice president of the Alliance for Health Reform\, a nonpartisan\, nonprofit health policy group in Washington\, D.C. \nPanelists: \n\nAndy Miller\, editor/CEO\, Georgia Health News\nTimothy Jost\, professor\, Washington and Lee University School of Law\nWilliam Custer\, professor\, Georgia State University\nJohn Haupert\, president and CEO\, Grady Health System\n\nLess than a year from now\, states must be ready to enroll millions of people in insurance exchanges\, as outlined in the 2010 health care overhaul law. Or the federal government will step in to do the job\, or part of it. States also have the option of opening their Medicaid programs to millions of new participants. But that’s not much time\, considering their long to-do lists. \nAt least half a dozen Republican governors had delayed implementation efforts in hopes that the Supreme Court would rule the law unconstitutional\, or that Gov. Mitt Romney would win the November election and repeal the law. Neither happened\, but even if they decide now to run their own exchanges\, it will be difficult for those states – and some others – to be ready in time\, say health care experts. \nRepublican Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said in August that he will not use federal money to expand Medicaid in Georgia\, and the state is expected to allow the federal government to operate its insurance exchange. \nHow will a federal exchange work\, and will the federal government be ready to begin enrolling people this fall? Will hospitals and insurers be ready in time? Can states change their mind about expanding Medicaid? Can they partially expand Medicaid? Will some people who would have gotten Medicaid get subsidies to instead buy coverage in the insurance exchange? How many uninsured people will Georgia have and who will care for them? \nThis briefing will help you answer these questions for your readers\, viewers and listeners. \nRSVP to Marilyn Werber Serafini at mserafini@allhealth.org or (202)789-2300.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahcj-atlanta-chapter-state-health-law-implementation-race-to-the-starting-line/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130227T010000
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SUMMARY:Global aging: A report from the World Economic Forum on key challenges\, solutions & opportunities
DESCRIPTION:Resources\nSee the recording of this webcast. \nDownload the PowerPoint presentation (PDF) from the event. \nGlobal Population Ageing: Peril or Promise? \n\nOne key issue addressed at the recent World Economic Forum (WEF) was the rapidly increasing global aging population; and how to prepare for its profound impact on global health\, as well as the direct economic\, social and political implications. \nGlobal experts from the WEF Global Agenda Council on Ageing led this discussion in Davos and presented a new report outlining key challenges/opportunities associated with global aging\, including how to improve healthy aging through the innovation of global health systems and investment in long-term health options; as well as specific initiatives to seize the social and economic opportunity created by the aging population.   \nWe would like to invite you to a webinar on Wednesday\, Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. EST with the following leaders from the WEF Council on Ageing to discuss these topics and share specific outcomes from their discussion in Davos: \n\nDr. John Beard: director\, Department of Ageing and Life Course of the World Health Organization;  chairman\, WEF Global Agenda Council on Ageing\nDr. Linda Fried: epidemiologist and geriatrician; Dean of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University; Member\, WEF Global Agenda Council on Ageing\nMr. Paul Hogan: co-founder/chairman of Home Instead Senior Care; vice chairman\, WEF Global Agenda Council on Ageing\nModerator: Liz Seegert\, independent journalist\n\nAn open Q&A session will follow the webinar. \nPlease register at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/187467521. \nAbout the Presenters \n\nJohn Beard \n\nJohn Beard\, M.B.B.S.\, Ph.D.\, is an Australian physician who initially worked in primary health care\, including several years as medical officer for an Aboriginal Medical Service. From 1991 he held a wide range of senior public health and academic roles in Australia\, followed by three years as senior epidemiologist with the New York Academy of Medicine in the United States. In January 2009 he was appointed director of the new Department of Ageing and Life Course at the World Health Organization in Geneva\, Switzerland. Beard’s involvement in the health of older adults began during his time as a clinician. Later\, the public health group he led was responsible for developing Stay on Your Feet\, one of Australia’s first and largest community based programs to prevent falls in older adults. A core aspect of this program was an intensive evaluation that demonstrated that not only did the intervention reduce hospital admissions for falls\, but that it was extremely cost effective\, conservatively saving over $20 for every $1 invested. \n\n  \n\nLinda P. Fried \n\nLinda P. Fried\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, is a leader in the fields of epidemiology and geriatrics. She has dedicated her career to the science of healthy aging\, particularly the prevention of frailty and disability\, and design of approaches that will strengthen the benefits to all of being an aging society. The latter includes the design of health-promoting activities and roles for older adults that solve major societal needs. Fried co-founded Experience Corps\, a community-based senior volunteer program designed to support the academic success of children while also serving as a health promotion program for older adults. Fried’s scientific career has defined the phenotype of frailty as a new clinical syndrome\, provided evidence as to its causes and identified opportunities for prevention. Her research has also identified approaches to prevent cardiovascular disease and the loss of independence with aging. Fried is the recipient of numerous honors and awards\, including the APHA Archstone Award\, the U.S. national Bridge Builders Award\, the Maxwell Pollock Award of the Gerontological Society of America\, and has been named a “Living Legend in Medicine” by the U.S. Congress. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine and of the Association of American Physicians where she serves on the governing council. She is a member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council and Council on an Aging World and of the MacArthur Network on an Aging Society. \n\n  \n\nPaul Hogan \n\nPaul Hogan is the co-founder and chairman of Home Instead Senior Care\, the world’s leading in-home senior care company\, and has dedicated his career to shifting negative perceptions that are associated with aging. Established in 1994\, Home Instead identified and responded to an emerging worldwide need to provide affordable home care for the rapidly aging population. Home Instead’s model of privately paid non-medical home has established a new model of senior care and has become an integral component of the medical continuum. Hogan is also vice chairman of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Ageing\, and was a contributing author to the Council’s report\, Global Population Ageing: Peril or Promise. Hogan also is co-author of Stages of Senior Care (McGraw-Hill). \n  \n  \n\n\nLiz Seegert \n\nLiz Seegert is an independent journalist  who covers health\, policy and lifestyle topics. She is a senior fellow at the Center for Health\, Media & Policy (CHMP) at Hunter College in New York. Her work has appeared in New America Media\, The Atlantic online\,HealthCetera\, Home Care Technology Report\, Women Magazine\, Practical Diabetology\, Discovery Education\, Healthwise Magazine and other news outlets.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/global-aging-a-report-from-the-world-economic-forum-on-key-challenges-solutions-opportunities/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:New York City Metro chapter: Ben Goldacre
DESCRIPTION:Ben Goldacre (@bengoldacre)\, a physician\, is author of the best-selling book “Bad Science” and the new book “Bad Pharma\,” which is already making waves around the globe. Goldacre’s website says he specializes in “unpicking dodgy scientific claims from drug companies\, newspapers\, government reports\, PR people and quacks. Unpicking bad science is the best way to explain good science.” Goldacre has been writing the Bad Science column in the Guardian since 2003\, has been interviewed by many news outlets and even performs at comedy clubs. His latest campaign\, his biggest ever\, is AllTrials.net\, which is seeking to have all clinical trials registered\, all summary results reported\, and full Clinical Study Reports made publicly available. \n This is an event you won’t want to miss. \nWednesday\, Feb. 20\, 6 p.m.  The World Room\, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism 116th and Broadway (right off the 1 train) | Directions \n Books will be available for purchase on site and Goldacre can sign them there\, as well. \nPlease RSVP to Trudy Lieberman at Trudy.Lieberman@gmail.com.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/new-york-city-metro-chapter-ben-goldacre/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130219T010000
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SUMMARY:CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will meet in Atlanta. The agenda will include agency updates and routine discussion on vaccines for pneumococcal infection\, Haemophilus influenzae b (Hib)\, Japanese encephalitis\, and pertussis. In addition to workgroup updates\, the committee will vote on recommendations on (1) the use of PCV13 (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine) in children aged 6–18 years with immune-compromising conditions; (2) use of the Hib vaccine; and (3) coverage for both under the Vaccines for Children program for those who are eligible to receive free vaccine under this program. The committee also will vote on proposed influenza vaccine recommendations for the 2013–2014 flu season. No media activities are planned. \nWhere \nCenters for Disease Control and Prevention  1600 Clifton Road NE Atlanta\, GA 30329  Tom Harkin Global Communications Center (Building 19) Auditorium B \nWebstream \nIf you cannot attend the meeting in person\, it will be webstreamed. \nPlease Note the Need to RSVP. Contact: CDC Division of News and Electronic Media; 404-639-3286
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cdcs-advisory-committee-on-immunization-practices-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130209T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130212T010000
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SUMMARY:Clinical Nutrition Week 2013
DESCRIPTION:Clinical Nutrition Week 2013 is the annual conference of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. It will feature sessions\, workshops\, vendors and more on clinical nutrition and metabolism. \nAttendees will include physicians\, dietitians\, nurses\, pharmacists\, nurse practitioners\, physician assistants\, educators and researchers and others.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/clinical-nutrition-week-2013/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130117T010000
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SUMMARY:Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Examining the Evidence to Define Benefit Adequacy
DESCRIPTION:New Report Presents Framework for Identifying Factors Likely to Impact Adequacy of Federal Food Assistance Program\nA new report from the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council identifies factors that the U.S. Department of Agriculture should consider as it assesses the adequacy of the benefits package offered through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)\, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program.  The report establishes an objective definition of benefit adequacy in terms of whether the SNAP allotment enables participants to meet the program’s goals of improved food security and access to a healthy diet\, not whether all participants will reach these goals.  The report does not recommend specific changes to the SNAP allotment. \nSeveral members of the committee will discuss the report’s findings and recommendations during a one-hour telephone public briefing starting at 11 a.m. EST Thursday\, Jan. 17. \nAdvance copies of “Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Examining the Evidence to Define Benefit Adequacy” will be available to reporters only beginning at noon EST Wednesday\, Jan. 16.  The report is embargoed and not for release before 11 a.m. EST on Jan. 17. \nReporters: To obtain an embargoed copy and receive call-in information for the telephone public briefing\, contact the National Academies’ Office of News and Public Information; tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-examining-the-evidence-to-define-benefit-adequacy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130116T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130116T010000
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SUMMARY:Childhood Immunization Schedule & Safety: Stakeholder Concerns\, Scientific Evidence & Future Studies
DESCRIPTION:Roughly 90 percent of American children receive most childhood vaccines as advised by the federal immunization schedule. However\, some parents spread out their children’s immunizations over a longer time frame and a small fraction object to having their children immunized at all. Their concerns arise in part from the number and timing of doses that children receive; the schedule entails 24 immunizations by age 2 given in amounts ranging from one to five injections during a pediatric visit. \n“The Childhood Immunization Schedule and Safety: Stakeholder Concerns\, Scientific Evidence\, and Future Studies\,” a new report from the Institute of Medicine\, examines evidence about the schedule’s safety and recommends the best way to conduct any needed investigations. Members of the committee that wrote the report will discuss their conclusions and recommendations during a one-hour telephone briefing starting at 11 a.m. EST on Wednesday\, Jan. 16. \nAdvance copies of the report will be available to reporters only beginning at noon EST Tuesday\, Jan. 15. The report is embargoed and not for release before 11 a.m. EST Wednesday\, Jan. 16.  Reporters: To obtain an embargoed copy and receive call-in information for the telephone briefing\, contact the National Academies’ Office of News and Public Information; tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu. More information on the study is available at http://www.iom.edu/Activities/PublicHealth/ChildhoodImmunization.aspx. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/childhood-immunization-schedule-safety-stakeholder-concerns-scientific-evidence-future-studies/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130110T010000
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SUMMARY:AHCJ San Francisco Chapter: Reporting on end-of-life care
DESCRIPTION:When:Thursday\, Jan. 10\, 6-8 p.m. \nWhere: \nSan Francisco Chronicle901 Mission StreetSan Francisco \nPlease RSVP to BayAreaAHCJ@gmail.com — we need to provide an attendance list to the Chronicle. \nLight refreshments will be served; $5 donation requested to defray cost. \nSpeakers: \n\n\nLisa Krieger\, a reporter at the San Jose Mercury News\, will talk about her award-winning series: “The Cost of Dying.” She’ll describe obstacles and challenges in reporting\, and how she got around them. \n\n\nSteven Pantilat\, M.D.\, is a professor of medicine in the Department of Medicine at the University of California\, San Francisco\, the Alan M. Kates and John M. Burnard Endowed Chair in Palliative Care\, and founding director of the UCSF Palliative Care Program. Pantilat is also the director of the UCSF Palliative Care Leadership Center that trains teams from hospitals across the country how to establish Palliative Care Services. He will discuss recent innovations in palliative care practice. \n\n\nDr. V.J. Periyakoil\,  director of palliative care education and training\, Stanford University; director\, Stanford University Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program\, Stanford University; director\, VA Interprofessional Fellowship in Palliative Care\, VA Palo Alto Health Care System System; and associate director\, Palliative Care Services\, VA Palo Alto Health Care System System. She will talk about cross-cultural health issues that arise in working with patients and families. \n\n\nLaurie Udesky\, Moderator\, independent health journalist\, member of the Board of Directors\, Society of Professional Journalists\, Northern California chapter\, and member of the Association of Health Care Journalists.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahcj-san-francisco-chapter-reporting-on-end-of-life-care/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121218T010000
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SUMMARY:The Health Care Law 101 in Spanish
DESCRIPTION:The HHS Partnership Center hosts a series of webinars for faith and community leaders. All webinars are open to the public and include a question and answer session where you can ask HHS staff any questions you may have. Submit questions to ACA101@hhs.gov. After registering online you will receive an e-mail confirmation containing information about joining the webinar. Please contact if you have registration problems. \nA presentation in Spanish on the main provisions in the Affordable Care Act\, the health care law\, and how to access care in your community.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-health-care-law-101-in-spanish/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121212T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121212T010000
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UID:25816-1355274000-1355274000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:State health law implementation: Race to the starting line
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Chicago chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists for a special event on Wednesday\, Dec. 12. \nThis panel discussion is sponsored by AHCJ\, the Alliance for Health Reform and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. \nModerator: Ed Howard\, executive vice president of the Alliance for Health Reform\, a nonpartisan\, nonprofit health policy group in Washington\, D.C. \nPanelists: \n\n\nBruce Japsen\, Forbes \n\n\nCristal Thomas\, deputy governor\, office of Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn \n\n\nSabrina Corlette\, research professor and project director at the Health Policy Institute at Georgetown University \n\n\nDavid DiLoreto\, M.D.\, chief clinical operations and innovation officer\, Presence Health \n\n\nTime: 6 p.m. refreshments; 6:30 p.m.  program \nLocation: Columbia College Journalism Department33 East Congress\, Room 219 (southwest corner of Wabash and Congress\, under the L tracks) \nLess than a year from now\, states must be ready to enroll millions of people in insurance exchanges\, as outlined in the 2010 health care overhaul law. Or\, the federal government will step in to do the job\, or part of it. States also have the option of opening their Medicaid programs to millions of new participants. But that’s not much time\, considering their long to-do lists. \n At least half a dozen Republican governors had delayed implementation efforts in hopes that the Supreme Court would rule the law unconstitutional\, or that Gov. Mitt Romney would win the November election and repeal the law. Neither happened\, but even if they decide now to run their own exchanges\, it will be difficult for those states _ and some others _ to be ready in time\, say health care experts. Illinois is seeking federal help with its exchange in 2014\, but is aiming to operate its own after that. \n States had to notify Washington by Nov. 16 whether they intended to run their own exchanges in 2014 and must submit plans on how they plan to do so by Dec. 14. By Jan. 1\, they must convince the Department of Health and Human Services that they are on track to be able to do it in time. At the same time\, insurance companies are scrambling to create new health plan products to sell on the exchanges\, but industry leaders complain they don’t have the necessary guidance and that time is running out. \n What information do the states still need from the federal government about how the federal and partnership exchanges will work? How much latitude will the states have to handle eligibility for Medicaid and to make sure that people transitioning between Medicaid and subsidized private insurance in the exchanges won’t have gaps in coverage? Can the federal government be ready with its own back-up exchanges? Will insurers be ready in time? \n This briefing will help you answer these questions for your readers\, viewers and listeners. \nPlease RSVP to Carla K. Johnson.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/state-health-law-implementation-race-to-the-starting-line/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121212T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121212T010000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151941
CREATED:20231025T161309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163033Z
UID:23913-1355274000-1355274000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:The Health Care Law 101
DESCRIPTION:The HHS Partnership Center hosts a series of webinars for faith and community leaders. All webinars are open to the public and include a question and answer session where you can ask HHS staff any questions you may have. Submit questions to ACA101@hhs.gov. After registering online you will receive an e-mail confirmation containing information about joining the webinar. Please contact if you have registration problems. \nA presentation on the main provisions in the Affordable Care Act\, the health care law\, and how to access care in your community.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-health-care-law-101/
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121212T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121212T010000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151941
CREATED:20231025T161309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163033Z
UID:23915-1355274000-1355274000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:(Webinar) Silver and Blue: The Unfinished Business of Mental Health Care for Older Adults
DESCRIPTION:WHAT:This unique survey of people age 65 and older with experience of depression reveals troubling shortfalls in the standard of care\, misconceptions about depression and anxiety\, older adults’ treatment preferences including integrated care and team care\, and first-person descriptions of the pain of depression. \nWHO: \n\nChris Langston\, PhD\, Program Director at the John A. Hartford Foundation  \nTresa Undem\, MA\, Partner at Lake Research Partners\nChristopher Callahan\, MD\, Cornelius & Yvonne Pettinga Professor of Medicine\, Indiana University School of Medicine and Director\, Indiana University Center for Aging Research\n\nWHEN:Wednesday\, December 12\, 2012 at 12 noon EST. Webinar runs one hour\, with opportunity for Q&A. \nWHERE:Online webinar with interactive Q&A: please go online and register.  \nHOW:This survey of 1\,318 adults 65 was conducted by Lake Research Partners using Knowledge Networks and has a margin of error is   3.9 percentage points. \nNOTE: The information in this survey is embargoed until December 13\, 2012 at 12:01AM.  \nFor more information\, please email Elliott Walker or call 917-846-6334.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-silver-and-blue-the-unfinished-business-of-mental-health-care-for-older-adults/
CATEGORIES:Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121211T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121211T010000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151941
CREATED:20231103T153124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163034Z
UID:25817-1355187600-1355187600@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Conference call: Launching Nursing Home Inspect 2.0
DESCRIPTION:ProPublica will launch a revamped news application featuring data organized in a way that makes it easier for reporters to write local stories about homes in their areas\, comparing them to one another and ranking states against others. \nProPublica’s Charles Ornstein and Lena Groeger will walk conference call participants through the beta version of the app and answer any questions. Stories produced from this data will be embargoed until Monday\, Dec. 17\, when the new site goes live. \nNursing Home Inspect allows people to search and analyze details of recent nursing home inspection reports from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Currently\, you can search by facility name\, the deficiency or by keyword. However\, the updated version incorporates new information about nursing home fines and aggregates deficiency and fine data at the home and state level. Reporters will be able to quickly determine the homes in their state with the most deficiencies\, as well as those who have been penalized the most.  \n The conference call will take place on Tuesday\, Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. ET. \nTo join the call\, sign up here and ProPublica will send you the details on how to participate. If you have any questions\, contact Mike Webb.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/conference-call-launching-nursing-home-inspect-2-0/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121210T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121210T010000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151941
CREATED:20231025T161309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163035Z
UID:23912-1355101200-1355101200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to the HHS Office for Civil Rights (in English and Spanish)
DESCRIPTION:An introduction to the HHS Office of Civil Rights in English and Spanish. The Office of Civil Rights will share information about what their office does\, how they can help faith and community leaders and will answer questions. \nThe HHS Partnership Center hosts a series of webinars for faith and community leaders. All webinars are open to the public and include a question and answer session where you can ask HHS staff any questions you may have. Please email your questions. After registering online you will receive an e-mail confirmation containing information about joining the webinar. Please send emails if you have registration problems.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/introduction-to-the-hhs-office-for-civil-rights-in-english-and-spanish/
CATEGORIES:Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121209T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121210T010000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151941
CREATED:20231025T161304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163036Z
UID:23908-1355014800-1355101200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:The Politics of Aging: Now What? An Age Boom Academy Conference
DESCRIPTION:Learn from some of the nation’s top experts what lies ahead for Medicare and Medicaid now that election results are in. This is the subject of an upcoming AHCJ web chat\, but you’ll have even more opportunity to delve into the subject in-depth here. \nTwenty journalists will be accepted and hotel expenses will be covered.  For more information on the program and how to apply\, go to:http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/page/626-professional-reporting-fellows \nSponsored by: \n\n\nThe Columbia University Mailman School Of Public Health \n\n\nThe Columbia School of Journalism \n\n\nThe Atlantic Philanthropies
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-politics-of-aging-now-what-an-age-boom-academy-conference/
CATEGORIES:Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121205T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121205T010000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151941
CREATED:20231103T153124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160313Z
UID:25818-1354669200-1354669200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Cleveland-Akron Chapter Meet 'n Greet
DESCRIPTION:We are headed into the chilliest season of the year and at the Cleveland Association of Health Care Journalists’ Meet ‘n Greet you can get a head start on holiday chillin’ (and playing catch-up) at Cedar-Fairmount’s aptly named and cozy (dim lights\, scattered tables\, comfy couch) Fairmount Martini and Wine Bar. \n AHCJ will spring for light grazing (Fairmount’s delish cheese boards) and there’ll be happy-hour prices on the bar’s regular beers (and the night’s draft special\, too). If you feel like something with more of a kick\, try one of the bar’s “stiff pour” and excellent martinis. Scene Magazine says their like hasn’t been served in mainstream bars since the 1940s. \n You don’t have to be a member of AHCJ to come – in fact\, this is a chance to check out what the group is about\, talk with members and see if it’s your cup of tea. No pressure. Students interested in health writing welcome. \n Date: Wednesday\, Dec. 5 Time: 6 to 8 p.m. Where:  2448 Fairmount Blvd\,  Cleveland Heights\, OH 44106  Right where Fairmount and Cedar intersect (Here’s a map) Parking: Free\, well lighted lot behind bar (enter off Fairmount Blvd.) \n Please RSVP to Cleveland-Akron co-chapter leaders:  Eileen Beal (eojb@visn.net) or Carrie Buchanan ( cbuchanan@jcu.edu)
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cleveland-akron-chapter-meet-n-greet/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121205T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121205T010000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151941
CREATED:20231103T153123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160315Z
UID:25815-1354669200-1354669200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:AHCJ Washington\, D.C.\, Chapter: Holiday happy hour
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to the Association of Health Care Journalists’ D.C. chapter’s Holiday Happy Hour! \nCome toast the holiday season with some fine wine and craft beer with other DC-area health reporters and editors. \nNo formal program – just a gathering of health journalists to tell war stories from 2012 and look forward to another crazy year in 2013.   \nWhen: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday\, Dec. 5 \nWhere: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation\, 1330 G Street NW (1/2 block west of Metro Center). Second Floor reception area. \nAll health journalists are invited. For those interested\, dinner will follow afterward at a nearby tavern. \nPlease RSVP by Dec. 3 to pgalewitz@kff.org
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahcj-washington-d-c-chapter-holiday-happy-hour/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121204T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121204T010000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151941
CREATED:20231103T153121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160316Z
UID:25814-1354582800-1354582800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Adapting to an aging society: Challenges and opportunities
DESCRIPTION:CoreTopics: Essential coverage areas for health journalists\n\nHealth Reform\nAging\nOral Health\nOther Topics\n\n\n \nClick here for a recording of the webcast and resources mentioned.\nWebcast explores aging adults’ contributions\, widening disparities\, creating ‘synthetic families’ \nToday\, Americans are living 30 years longer than their ancestors did just four generations ago. Yet policymakers have been slow to recognize the implications of this unprecedented increase in longevity. \nAs a result\, social institutions of all kinds – workplaces\, communities\, families\, educational organizations\, health care providers – haven’t yet adapted to the challenges and opportunities posed by America’s aging population. Nor is there any consensus over what successful adaptation might look like. \n\nAntonucci \nOlshansky \nZissimopoulos \n\nThe mission of the MacArthur Foundation Network on an Aging Society\, established in 2008\, is to articulate a framework that can guide effective responses to the aging of America and to promote policy options that help achieve this objective. \nIn this webcast\, on Dec. 4 at 4 p.m. ET\, three members of the MacArthur Network will discuss noteworthy trends and research in aging\, including a recent study on troubling disparities in life expectancy that was featured on the front page of The New York Times. Judith Graham\, AHCJ’s topic leader on aging\, will moderate. \nToni Antonucci is a research professor at the Life Course Development Program and the Elizabeth M. Douvan Collegiate Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on social relations across the life span\, including multigenerational studies of the family and comparative studies of social relations across the life span in the United States\, Europe and Japan. \nS. Jay Olshansky is a professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago\, as well as a research associate at the Center on Aging at the University of Chicago and at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The focus of his research has been estimates of the upper limits to human longevity; the health and public policy implications associated with individual and population aging; forecasts of the size\, survival\, and age structure of the population; and the pursuit of the scientific means to retard aging in peoples. \nJulie M. Zissimopoulos is an associate professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy at the University of Southern California. She is also the associate director of the Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics. She specializes in the economics of aging. Topics of special interest are medical expenditures at older ages\, savings and wealth\, labor force behavior\, and financial and non-financial support between generations of family members.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/adapting-to-an-aging-society-challenges-and-opportunities/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121203T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121203T010000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151941
CREATED:20231103T153121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160317Z
UID:25813-1354496400-1354496400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Atlanta Chapter: CDC response to meningitis outbreak
DESCRIPTION:The CDC’s John Jernigan\, M.D.\, M.S.\, clinical team lead on the Multistate Meningitis Outbreak and director of the CDC’s Office of Health Associated Infections Prevention Research and Evaluation will talk about the agency’s response to the multistate fungal meningitis outbreak. \nHealth journalists in the Atlanta area are invited to this event\, which will include the AHCJ Regional Health Journalism Fellows. \nWhen: Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. \nWhere:Emory Conference Center Hotel1615 Clifton Rd.Starvine 1 Room (South Wing)
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/atlanta-chapter-cdc-response-to-meningitis-outbreak/
CATEGORIES:None
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121129T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121201T010000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151941
CREATED:20231025T161236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160318Z
UID:23877-1354150800-1354323600@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:International Council on Active Aging Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:Many journeys\, many destinations\nFor adults ages 50 and older\, wellness is a way of living well. An enriched lifestyle provides opportunities for people to learn\, to grow and to engage as fully as possible in all of life’s dimensions. For organizations and professionals that serve older adults\, wellness can be a philosophy\, a culture\, a business model\, and a way to organize programs and facilities to support active aging. \nBecause it encompasses so much\, wellness has many journeys\, many destinations. Goals\, paths and preferences differ depending on the individual and the organization; so\, too\, do needs and interests. The International Council on Active Aging delivers a unique educational and networking event designed to meet both. \nEstablished in 2001\, ICAA leads\, defines and connects the active-aging industry. Seminars and workshops at the annual ICAA Conference address the many dimensions\, roles and needs in the industry. \nSee the website for a schedule\, registration and more information.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/international-council-on-active-aging-annual-conference/
CATEGORIES:Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121128T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121129T010000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151941
CREATED:20231025T161257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160319Z
UID:23901-1354064400-1354150800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:ECRI Institute’s 19th Annual Conference on the Use of Evidence in Policy and Practice
DESCRIPTION:This free conference featuring 40 nationally recognized experts will examine the evidence of “what works and why it works” in American health care. Certain systems produce better outcomes than others\, but attention seldom focuses on what elements within these health care systems produce positive change. \nThe conference’s examination of “systemness” will include:\n\nWhat is “systemness?”\nWhich elements within mature health care systems result in the best clinical outcomes?\nAre approaches taken by long-established health care systems transferable to smaller\, newer\, or less integrated systems?\nAre financial incentives alone enough to drive change?\nHow can EHRs help improve “systemness?”\nDo “transformation” units within health systems produce results?\n\nThis conference will be an important step towards encouraging healthcare systems to evaluate what is working for them and what is working for others by examining the evidence. \nThere is no fee to attend the program\, but space is limited and advance registration is required. \nFollow the conversation on twitter with #EIConf12
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ecri-instituteaes-19th-annual-conference-on-the-use-of-evidence-in-policy-and-practice/
CATEGORIES:Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121115T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121115T010000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151941
CREATED:20231103T153120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160319Z
UID:25811-1352941200-1352941200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:AHCJ Chicago: JAMA Editor-in-Chief Dr. Howard Bauchner
DESCRIPTION:Join the Chicago chapter of AHCJ on Thursday\, Nov. 15\, to meet JAMA Editor-in-Chief Dr. Howard Bauchner. He’ll be ready to talk with us about the election and what the voting outcome means for health care\, the path of health care reform\, changes ahead for The JAMA Network and the state of medical journals. \nWHEN: Nov. 156 to 8 p.m.(6 p.m. refreshments\, 6:30 p.m. program start) \nWHERE: JAMA editorial office \nAmerican Medical Association515 N State St.Chicago(CTA Red Line to Grand) \nThanks to Jann Ingmire and The JAMA Network for helping organize and host this event!
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahcj-chicago-jama-editor-in-chief-dr-howard-bauchner/
CATEGORIES:None
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121115T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121115T010000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151941
CREATED:20231025T161254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160320Z
UID:23898-1352941200-1352941200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:AgeTech California Conference and Technology Expo
DESCRIPTION:The California Association for Health Services at Home (CAHSAH) and Aging Services of California\, will host California’s Premier Home Care and Aging Services Technology Conference – the third AgeTech California Technology Conference & Exposition. \nThis year’s one-day conference will address many of the organizational cultural barriers to adopting new technologies that often inhibit senior living and home care providers and will offer guidance for the sometimes-daunting investment decisions and implementation processes. This theme embraces one of AgeTech’s strategic goals of enabling strategic change and facilitating successful business model development through education. Focus technologies include remote wellness monitoring\, home telehealth/vitals\, medication adherence\, care coordination and communication\, safety technologies and related data systems among others. \nPlease visit the website for additional information and registration.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/agetech-california-conference-and-technology-expo/
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121114T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121118T010000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151941
CREATED:20231025T161158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160321Z
UID:23848-1352854800-1353200400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:65th GSA Annual Scientific Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The theme is “Charting New Frontiers in Aging.” Charting implies connections — within and across disciplines\, professions\, individuals\, cohorts\, generations\, systems\, environments\, cultures and nations. By charting connections\, we move beyond our personal insights and investigations to achieve a deeper and more meaningful understanding of aging and its implications. \nConference website
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/65th-gsa-annual-scientific-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121112T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121113T010000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151941
CREATED:20231025T161250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160322Z
UID:23892-1352682000-1352768400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:The Nursing Alliance for Quality Care National Conference
DESCRIPTION:Patient Engagement Symposium Call for Abstracts – Poster Presentations. Click here to learn more.Click here to submit an abstract. \nConference learning objectives – Participants will be able to: \n\nDescribe at least three different approaches to improving the engagement of patients in their own care\nIdentify at least two best practices that they will use to jump start their own behavior change to foster successful patient engagement\nIdentify multiple strategies that they\, as nurses\, will use to influence change within healthcare systems – to improve the systems’ responses to engaged patients\n\nTarget Audiences \nAll registered nurses\, including staff nurses\, advanced practice registered nurses\, chief nurse executives and nurse managers\, as well as health administrators\, policy makers and consumers. \n*Funding for this conference was made possible [in part] by grant 1R13 HS21600-01 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)*. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names\, commercial practices\, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. \nNAQC’s mission is to Advance the highest quality\, safety\, and value of consumer-centered health care for all individuals-patients\, their families\, and their communities. \nTo achieve this aim\, the NAQC will work to ensure that: \n\nPatients receive the right care at the right time by the right professional.\nNurses actively advocate and are accountable for consumer-centered\, high quality health care.\nPolicymakers recognize the contributions of nurses in advancing consumer-centered\, high quality health care.\n\nThe establishment of the NAQC is based on the assumption that only with a stronger\, more unified nursing policy ‘voice’ will dramatic and sustainable achievements in quality and safety for the American public be achieved. \nClick here to read NAQC’s Strategic Roadmap \nMaking a Difference (Video)
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-nursing-alliance-for-quality-care-national-conference/
CATEGORIES:Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121112T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121112T010000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151941
CREATED:20231103T153007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160323Z
UID:25809-1352682000-1352682000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:AHCJ San Francisco Chapter -- E-book publishing: New opportunities for health journalists?
DESCRIPTION:Do you have an e-book in your writing future? Join the Bay Area Chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists for this panel discussion and find out. \n WHEN: Monday\, Nov. 12\, 2012\, 6 – 8 p.m. \nWHERE: Yoga Journal\, 475 Sansome St.\, Suite 850\, San Francisco(This is the San Francisco office of Active Interest Media\, publisher of Yoga Journal. It’s near the Transamerica Building.)Please allow enough time to get through security at the building. \nPlease RSVP to  Bay.Area.AHCJ@gmail.com. \nNOTE: This event is FREE and all AHCJ members\, nonmembers working in health journalism\, journalism students\, and others in the health care field are welcome. Question? Comments? Email Colleen Paretty at Bay.Area.AHCJ@gmail.com.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahcj-san-francisco-chapter-e-book-publishing-new-opportunities-for-health-journalists/
CATEGORIES:None
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