BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Association of Health Care Journalists - ECPv6.15.11//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Association of Health Care Journalists X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://healthjournalism.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Association of Health Care Journalists REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20110313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20111106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20120311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20121104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20130310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20131103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121128T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121129T010000 DTSTAMP:20260405T184749 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:20260405T184749 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:20260405T184749 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121114T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121118T010000 DTSTAMP:20260405T184749 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:20260405T184749 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:20260405T184749 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121112T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121112T010000 DTSTAMP:20260405T184749 CREATED:20231030T213253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160323Z UID:25540-1352682000-1352682000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Application deadline: AHCJ Reporting Fellowships on Health Performance DESCRIPTION:The AHCJ Reporting Fellowships on Health Care Performance is a yearlong program allowing journalists to pursue a significant reporting project related to the U.S. health care system. It can be local or national in scope\, or a little of both — say an aspect of the Affordable Care Act playing out in your community or subject specialty\, or the impact of particular evidence-based treatments on health outcomes\, or an analysis of a health care organization’s performance\, using public data sets. Fellows pursue the projects with the support of their newsrooms or freelance outlets\, which commit to publish or air the work. \nGuidance is provided by AHCJ fellowship leaders through customized seminars on health care systems\, conference calls and email consultations. The fellowship covers the cost of attending the seminars and AHCJ conferences\, and a project allowance is available to defray the cost of field reporting\, health data analysis and other project-related research. In addition\, each fellow will receive a $2\,500 fellowship award upon the successful completion of the project. \nExtended deadline!\nBecause of power outages and other woes brought upon the East Coast by Hurricane Sandy\, AHCJ has extended the deadline for applications by a few days. New deadline: Nov. 12 \n• Understanding and applying for the fellowship URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/application-deadline-ahcj-reporting-fellowships-on-health-performance/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121109T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121109T010000 DTSTAMP:20260405T184749 CREATED:20231103T153120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160324Z UID:25812-1352422800-1352422800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Advisory Council DESCRIPTION:The National Advisory Council (NAC) for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will meet on November 9 at AHRQ’s offices. The council provides advice to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary and the director of the Agency. The council consists of 21 members from the private sector and seven ex-officio members from other federal health agencies. \nThe meeting will begin with a report from the NAC Subcommittee on Children’s Health Care Quality Measures\, a group established to assist HHS with the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) recommendations. AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy will also give a presentation on how AHRQ is leveraging research and science to transform health care. \nA detailed agenda is available. \nDate:   Friday\, November 9\, 2012 \nLocation:  AHRQ’s Eisenberg Conference Center                   540 Gaither Road                   Rockville\, MD 20850 \nTime:   8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. \nRegistration: No prior registration is required. The meeting is open to the public; however\, there is a session for NAC members only\, which is closed to the public. The meeting will also be available by webcast starting at 9 a.m. Closed sessions will not be open to the public nor webcast. To view the meeting\, go to http://www.webconferences.com/ahrq.  \nPeople with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodations may contact Barbara Alvarado by e-mail at Barbara.Alvarado@ahrq.hhs.gov or by telephone at (301) 427-1459. \nContact: AHRQ Public Affairs\, 301-427-1244 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/agency-for-healthcare-research-and-quality-advisory-council/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121108T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121108T010000 DTSTAMP:20260405T184749 CREATED:20231103T153007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160325Z UID:25808-1352336400-1352336400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:What does the election mean for senior health? DESCRIPTION:A recording of this webcast is available. Click here to view and listen to the webcast and get the presentations shown by Karen Davis and John Rother.\n\nWith the election results in\, we need to make sense of them for our readers\, viewers and listeners. \nThis AHCJ webcast will examine one big piece of the puzzle:  what this election’s outcome means for seniors on Medicare\, older adults who receive long-term care services from Medicaid and other programs that serve our elderly population. \nA blue ribbon panel of experts will offer their thoughts and analysis during this event.  Join us for a lively discussion and ask the questions that matter to you and your audience. The experts are: \n\n\nJoseph Antos\, Wilson H. Taylor Scholar in Health Care and Retirement Policy\, American Enterprise Institute \n\n\nKaren Davis\, president\, The Commonwealth Fund \n\n\nJohn Rother\, president and chief executive officer\, National Coalition on Health Care \n\n\nModerator: Judith Graham\, health care journalist and AHCJ topic leader on aging \n\n\nJoseph Antos is the Wilson H. Taylor Scholar in Health Care and Retirement Policy at the American Enterprise Institute\, a commissioner of the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission and an adjunct professor at the School of Public Health of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Antos’ research focuses on the economics of health policy\, including Medicare reform\, health insurance regulation\, and the uninsured. He is the editor\, with Alice Rivlin\, of “Restoring Fiscal Sanity 2007: The Health Spending Challenge” (Brookings Institution Press\, 2007). Before joining AEI\, Antos was assistant director for health and human resources at the Congressional Budget Office\, and he held senior positions in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\, the Office of Management and Budget\, and the President’s Council of Economic Advisers. \nKaren Davis\, president of The Commonwealth Fund\, is an economist with a career in public policy and research. Before joining the Fund\, she served as chairman of the Department of Health Policy and Management at The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health\, where she also was a professor of economics. She served as deputy assistant secretary for health policy in the Department of Health and Human Services from 1977–80. Prior to her government career\, Davis was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington\, D.C.\, a visiting lecturer at Harvard University\, and an assistant professor of economics at Rice University. She received her Ph.D. in economics from Rice University\, which recognized her achievements with a Distinguished Alumna Award in 1991. Davis is the recipient of the 2000 Baxter-Allegiance Foundation Prize for Health Services Research. In 2001\, she received an honorary doctorate in humane letters from John Hopkins University. In 2006\, she was selected for the AcademyHealth Distinguished Investigator Award and the Picker Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Patient Centered Care. Davis has published books\, monographs\, and articles on health and social policy issues\, including “Health Care Cost Containment\, Medicare Policy\, National Health Insurance: Benefits\, Costs\, and Consequences” and “Health and the War on Poverty. “ \nJohn Rother is president and chief executive officer of the National Coalition on Health Care. The Coalition’s membership includes medical societies\, businesses\, unions\, health care providers\, faith-based associations\, pension and health funds\, insurers\, and groups representing consumers\, patients\, women\, minorities\, and persons with disabilities. Rother was the longtime executive vice president for policy\, strategy\, and international affairs at AARP. From 1981 to 1984\, Rother was staff director and chief counsel for the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging under Chairman John Heinz (R-PA). From 1977 to 1981 he served as special counsel for Labor and Health to U.S. Senator Jacob Javits (R-NY). Rother serves on several boards\, including the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation\, the National Quality Forum\, the Alliance for Health Reform\, the Pension Rights Center\, and Generations United. He also serves on the MacArthur Foundation’s Aging Society Network and the Institute of Medicine’s National Roundtable on Value and Science-Driven Health Care. In 2010 Rother received the Robert Ball Award for Outstanding Achievements in Social Insurance from the National Academy of Social Insurance. \n  \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/what-does-the-election-mean-for-senior-health/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121107T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121107T010000 DTSTAMP:20260405T184749 CREATED:20231103T153006Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160325Z UID:25807-1352250000-1352250000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:AHCJ Boston chapter post-election gathering DESCRIPTION:March is right around the corner\, which means our colleagues from around the country will be heading to Boston soon for Health Journalism 2013. Thanks to all who have pitched in ideas and feedback. But first\, we invite you to join us for some drinks\, good company – and to hash over the election results and what they mean for health care and especially the Affordable Care Act. \nJohn McDonough and Robert Blendon of the Harvard School of Public Health will join us to help make sense of the outcome. \nIn the meantime\, check out the new Boston AHCJ Facebook page. Like it to stay updated on the latest as the conference develops.  \nWhen: Nov. 7\, 6-8 p.m. and you’re welcome to linger longer \nWhere: Lucky’s Lounge\, 355 Congress St\, Boston (a short walk from South Station) \nWho: Boston chapter of AHCJ\, your friends and colleagues \nWhat: A friendly get-together – there will be appetizers! \nPlease RSVP by Nov. 2: info@healthjournalism.org \nWe look forward to seeing you. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahcj-boston-chapter-post-election-gathering/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121105T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121106T010000 DTSTAMP:20260405T184749 CREATED:20231025T161157Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160326Z UID:23847-1352077200-1352163600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Aging and Society Conference 2012 DESCRIPTION:The 2012 Aging and Society: An Interdisciplinary Conference will address a range of critically important issues and themes relating to Aging and Society. Plenary speakers include some of the leading thinkers in these areas\, as well as numerous paper\, colloquium and workshop presentations. \nAging in Society is an international conference\, a cross-disciplinary scholarly journal\, a book imprint and an online knowledge community which\, together\, set out to describe\, analyze and interpret the role of aging in society. The intellectual project seeks to examine the economic\, health\, wellness\, political and social aspects of aging in society \nParticipants are invited to submit a proposal for an in-person paper presentation\, workshop/interactive session\, poster/exhibits session\, or a jointly presented colloquium. We also encourage innovative presentation formats\, such as roundtables\, staged dialogues\, screenings and performances. Parallel sessions are loosely grouped into streams reflecting different perspectives or disciplines. Each stream forms a talking circle\, an informal forum for focused discussion of issues and Conference themes. For those unable to attend the Conference in person\, virtual participation is also available. \nParticipants may choose to submit written papers before or after the Conference for possible publication in the peer reviewed Aging and Society: An Interdisciplinary Journal. Virtual participants also have the option to submit papers for consideration by the Journal. All registered Conference participants receive a complimentary online subscription to the Journal when registration is finalised. This subscription is valid until one year after the Conference end-date. \nIf you would like to know more about this Conference\, bookmark the Aging and Society Conference website and return for further information and regular updates. You may also wish to subscribe to ‘Aging and Society’\, the Newsletter of the Conference and Journal. \nFor all inquiries\, please contact the Conference Secretariat. \nNov. 5 & 6\, 2012 UBC – Robson Square Vancouver\, Canada\nClick here for registration information. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/aging-and-society-conference-2012/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121028T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121031T010000 DTSTAMP:20260405T184749 CREATED:20231025T161229Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160327Z UID:23873-1351386000-1351645200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Society of Radiation Oncology 54th Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:More than 11\,000 attendees are expected at this years ASTRO meeting\, which will be held in Boston the week of Halloween. Presenters include oncologists\, biologists\, radiation therapists\, physicists\, oncology nurses and other cancer researchers.  \nCheck this site in or after June 1 to register. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-society-of-radiation-oncology-54th-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121024T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121024T010000 DTSTAMP:20260405T184749 CREATED:20231103T152957Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160328Z UID:25804-1351040400-1351040400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:HHS Inspector General's Outlook 2013 DESCRIPTION:The Office of Inspector General\, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\, will launch its OIG Outlook 2013 webcast on Oct. 24. \nHear OIG top executives discuss emerging trends in combating fraud\, waste\, and abuse in federal health care programs\, OIG’s top priorities for 2013\, and upcoming projects outlined in the newly released OIG Work Plan. \nThis is a free event. Sign up is not necessary. \nThis video event has been designed to benefit anyone who works with or benefits from Federal health care programs\, such as Medicare and Medicaid. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/hhs-inspector-generals-outlook-2013/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121021T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121024T010000 DTSTAMP:20260405T184749 CREATED:20231025T161254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160329Z UID:23897-1350781200-1351040400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:2012 LeadingAge Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:The 2012 LeadingAge Annual Meeting connects thousands of aging services professionals. \nChoose from more than 200 in-depth education sessions addressing your community’s most pressing issues. Extend your learning experience at the newly enhanced Expo. With so many changes occurring in the field\, you can’t afford to miss this event! The 2012 LeadingAge Annual Meeting connects thousands of aging services professionals who are facing the same triumphs and challenges that you face every day. \nAbout LeadingAge \nTo expand the world of possibilities for aging\, LeadingAge members and affiliates touch the lives of millions of individuals\, families\, employees and volunteers every day. The LeadingAge community includes 6\,000 not-for-profit organizations in the United States\, 39 state partners\, hundreds of businesses\, research partners\, consumer organizations\, foundations and a broad global network of aging services organizations that reach over 30 countries. \nThe work of LeadingAge is focused on advocacy\, leadership development\, and applied research and promotion of effective services\, home health\, hospice\, community services\, senior housing\, assisted living residences\, continuing care communities\, nursing homes\, as well as technology solutions\, to seniors\, children\, and others with special needs. \nTo register this annual meeting and obtain more information\, please visit the website.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/2012-leadingage-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121018T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121021T010000 DTSTAMP:20260405T184749 CREATED:20231025T161258Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160329Z UID:23903-1350522000-1350781200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Dental Association Annual Session DESCRIPTION:Leaders in the dental community will share the latest research\, techniques and clinical applications Expect more than 280 courses\, lectures and hands-on workshops. \nThe 2012 Distinguished Speakers will be Robert Reich and George F. Will.  Reich\, a professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley\, has served under three national administrations\, most recently as secretary of labor under Bill Clinton. Will’s twice-weekly column for The Washington Post syndicate reaches nearly 500 newspapers throughout the United States and Europe and he appears regularly on ABC’s This Week. \nThe preliminary program is available as a PDF. \nReporters can register for press credentials. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-dental-association-annual-session/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121018T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121018T010000 DTSTAMP:20260405T184749 CREATED:20231103T153005Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160330Z UID:25805-1350522000-1350522000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The state countdown: Fate of exchanges after the election DESCRIPTION:Recording of the webcast\nWe have posted a recording of the webcast for AHCJ members. You will need your AHCJ username and password to access the recording. \nIf you don’t know your username and/or password\, click here and enter your email address to get a one-click login key. \nCoverage of the webcast\n\n\nNational panel weighs in on future of health exchange in Missouri\, St. Louis Post-Dispatch \n\n\nArio: Subsidies at risk\, Politico \n\n\n\nJust days after the November elections\, states will have to make final (or reasonably final) decisions about whether they are going to run their own health insurance exchange and what that will look like – or whether the federal government will take responsibility for all or part of the exchange. \nStates also are grappling with decisions about the essential benefits packages\, and although there’s no deadline\, expect the pace of their Medicaid expansion decision making to pick up after elections. \nIf President Obama is re-elected\, states will probably pick up the pace of implementation. If Mitt Romney wins\, they will probably anticipate repeal – but what happens to all the preparatory work they’ve been doing for the past two years\, and will it contribute to new state-based solutions that Romney says he wants? We’ll talk to three experts who are doing hands-on work with both “red” and “blue” states. \nSpeakers:\n\n\nJoel Ario\, managing director\, Manatt Health Solutions \n\n\nCheryl Smith\, director\, Leavitt Partners \n\n\nHeather Howard\, lecturer in public affairs\, Princeton University; director\, State Health Reform Assistance Network \n\n\nModerator: Joanne Kenen\, AHCJ topic leader/health reform; deputy health care editor\, Politico Pro \n\n\n \nJoel Ario is a managing director of Manatt Health Solutions\, an interdisciplinary policy and business advisory practice of Manatt\, Phelps & Phillips\, LLP. He has more than 30 years of experience helping to shape and implement public policy\, including more than 15 years devoted to leading health insurance reform efforts at the state and federal government levels. Ario provides strategic consulting and policy analysis to assist state governments\, health plans and foundations in preparing for the implications of healthcare reform\, with a particular emphasis on implementing health insurance exchanges. He previously served as director of the Office of Health Insurance Exchanges at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)\, where he led efforts to implement provisions of President Obama’s health care reform initiative. He was the administration’s point person for standing up health insurance exchanges. Prior to his federal service\, Ario was Pennsylvania insurance commissioner. He served on the executive committee of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) for a decade and was elected three times to as an NAIC officer. He was also president of the National Insurance Producer Registry for two years and executive director of the Oregon State Public Interest Research Group for seven years. \nCheryl Smith is a director at Leavitt Partners\, where she helps guide the firm’s health insurance exchange practice. Smith worked in the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development as the director of the Utah Health Exchange office. There she played a central role in Utah’s Health Insurance Exchange\, one of only two functioning state health insurance exchanges in the country. Her leadership and expertise drew national attention as Utah’s health insurance exchange was recognized in the Washington Post\, The Boston Globe\, The Wall Street Journal\, Forbes.com\, and BusinessWeek.com. Smith was a Visiting Health Policy Fellow at The Heritage Foundation in Washington\, D.C. While at Heritage she focused her research\, analysis\, and writing on the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)\, Medicare drug pricing\, and state health system reform. \nHeather Howard is a lecturer in public affairs at Princeton University and director of the State Health Reform Assistance Network\, a program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She served as the commissioner of health and senior services for New Jersey\, where she was responsible for oversight of public health services\, regulation of health care institutions\, hospital financing\, senior services\, and health care policy and research. Her prior public policy experience includes work in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives\, for the Domestic Policy Council at the White House\, and for the Health Care Task Force within the Antitrust Division at the U.S. Justice Department. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-state-countdown-fate-of-exchanges-after-the-election/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121015T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121016T010000 DTSTAMP:20260405T184749 CREATED:20231025T161251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160331Z UID:23893-1350262800-1350349200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:WIRED Health Conference: Living By Numbers DESCRIPTION:WIRED and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation today announced that they are partnering to host the WIRED Health Conference: Living By Numbers. The conference is designed to gather a dynamic audience of influential leaders in the worlds of healthcare\, science\, and technology for in-depth and enlightening conversations on the future of healthcare. \nModeled after the WIRED Business Conference\, the WIRED Health Conference begins with a simple premise: better data can lead to better health. Living By Numbers represents the current revolution in medicine as the engine of information technology – a force that has revitalized so many industries – arrives to healthcare. The WIRED Health Conference is designed to build on the enthusiasm for bringing scalable\, transformative technologies to improving the diagnosis\, care\, and prevention of disease by providing a unique forum for the innovators and thought-leaders who are making it happen. \nWIRED and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation unveiled some of the speakers confirmed to participate at the inaugural event including: \n\nKeynote Speaker Craig Venter\, Ph. D.\, Founder\, Chairman\, and President of the J. Craig Venter Institute\, and Founder and CEO of Synthetic Genomics Inc. Dr. Venter and his team at JCVI continue to blaze new trails in genomics. They have sequenced and analyzed hundreds of genomes and published numerous important papers covering such areas as environmental genomics\, the first complete diploid human genome\, and the groundbreaking advance in creating the first self-replicating bacterial cell constructed entirely with synthetic DNA.\nKeynote Speaker Ashton Eaton\, world-record holding athlete in both the decathlon and heptathlon events who will be representing the United States in the decathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Only the second decathlete to break the 9\,000-point barrier with a world-record 9\,039 points\, this World Championships two-time medalist (one gold\, one silver) uses extensive data tracking as part of his Olympic training.\nNicholas A. Christakis\, M.D.\, Ph. D.\, MPH\, is a social scientist\, physician and Professor in the Departments of Medicine\, Health Care Policy\, and Sociology at Harvard University. He conducts research on social factors that affect health\, health care\, and longevity. His current research focuses on health and social networks\, namely how a person’s ill health\, disability\, health behavior\, healthcare\, and death can influence the same phenomena in others within the person’s social network.\nRhonda Cornum\, Brigadier General US Army\, Ph. D.\, M.D.\, is the Director of Comprehensive Soldier Fitness in the Army G-3/5/7 and the author of She Went to War: the Rhonda Cornum Story. She created the soldier fitness-training program for the US Army. The conversation will cover: how do you efficiently and effectively get a military force into fighting shape\, especially while national obesity rates are climbing.\nTimothy Ferriss\, The New York Times Best Selling Author of The 4-Hour Workweek and The 4-Hour Body\, and renowned “guinea pig.”\nWIRED Senior Maverick Kevin Kelly and Contributing Editor Gary Wolf\, co-founders of the Quantified Self\, a blog about self-knowledge through numbers.\nStephen Wolfram\, Ph. D.\, President and CEO of Wolfram Research\, has been responsible for three revolutionary developments: the Mathematica computation system\, A New Kind of Science\, and the Wolfram|Alpha computational knowledge engine.\n\nAttendance for the WIRED Health Conference: Living By Numbers is by invitation only. For more information\, please visit the website.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/wired-health-conference-living-by-numbers/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121015T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121015T010000 DTSTAMP:20260405T184749 CREATED:20231103T153006Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160332Z UID:25806-1350262800-1350262800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:25th Annual State Health Policy Conference DESCRIPTION:On October 15\, National Academy for State Health Policy’s  25th Annual State Health Policy Conference begins in Baltimore\, Maryland.  More than 600 state health policy experts from all 50 states\, including the District of Columbia\, will convene at the NASHP conference to participate in 20 sessions about health insurance exchanges\, Medicaid\, payment reform\, children’s health insurance\, essential health benefits\, long term care and more. \nThe preliminary agenda is online. \nFor more information\, contact conference@nashp.org. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/25th-annual-state-health-policy-conference/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121012T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121015T010000 DTSTAMP:20260405T184749 CREATED:20231025T161229Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160333Z UID:23872-1350003600-1350262800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:ASBMR 2012 includes lectures\, roundtables and plenary presentations from leading researchers and clinicians in the field of bone and mineral science. The meeting will be held in mid-October in Minneapolis. \nRegistration will open in early May. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-society-for-bone-and-mineral-research-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121011T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121012T010000 DTSTAMP:20260405T184749 CREATED:20231025T161240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160334Z UID:23882-1349917200-1350003600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Covering the Health and Medical Care of Immigrants DESCRIPTION:Presentations\nAttendees\nRegistration\nProgram\nHotel\nGetting there\n\n\nOct. 11-12 ★ San Antonio\nCourtyard by MarriottSan Antonio Riverwalk \nFollow the workshop on Twitter with #ahcjsa12 or see tweets from the panels using Storify: \n\n\nThe good and bad: How an immigrant’s health can change \n\n\nHow does health reform impact immigrants? \n\n\nThe mental health needs of immigrants \n\n\nHealth and safety concerns for immigrants on the job \n\n\nSpecial challenges in covering immigrant health \n\n\nThe speakers’ presentations are available to AHCJ members. \nExperts and journalists have gathered to understand and better report stories on the health status of – and health care provided to – U.S. immigrants\, both legal and undocumented. \nSessions will include finding the stories you can pursue on the immigrant health paradox\, how the health reform battle has impacted immigrants\, workplace health and safety\, the mental health needs of immigrants\, special challenges in covering immigrant communities and more. \nOptional hands-on sessions on Thursday will bring to life the connections of data covering immigrants and health via online and desktop data tools. \n \n\nEndowing Sponsors:\nRobert Wood Johnson Foundation \nThe Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust \nSponsors:\nSan Antonio Express-News \nCommonwealth Fund \nUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio \nInstitute for Health Promotion Research at UTHSC-San Antonio \n\n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covering-the-health-and-medical-care-of-immigrants/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121009T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121012T010000 DTSTAMP:20260405T184749 CREATED:20231025T161254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160335Z UID:23896-1349744400-1350003600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:19th International Conference on Palliative Care DESCRIPTION:This year’s program will feature plenaries with experts from around the world who will bring perspectives on caregiver stress and coping\, team resilience\, health care services\, symptom control\, dignity\, pain\, and healing. Concurrent all-day seminars feature interactive sessions on cutting-edge developments in whole person care\, neuro palliative care\, humanism and professionalism in nursing\, and pediatric palliative care. Hosted by Palliative Care McGill. \nWhat makes the International Congress in Palliative Care so special? \n\nthe longest-running Congress in Palliative Care and the leading event in the field since 1976\na unique opportunity to meet\, share experiences and exchange ideas with colleagues from 60 countries\, representing all disciplines – nurses\, physicians\, social workers\, physical and occupational therapists\, music therapists\, pharmacists\, pastoral care persons\, administrators\, volunteers\, psychologists…\nIn-depth workshops and seminars covering all aspects of end-of-life care\, from the most current scientific developments in pain and symptom control to the large existential questions\, to hands-on experiential sessions addressing practical issues faced every day\nRenowned speakers that deepen your understanding\, and inspire you to renew your commitment to palliative care\nAll sessions structured to allow ample time for dialogue\, questions and thoughtful interaction\nReflections – images and music at the start of each Plenary\, providing a unique and moving experience\n… Montréal in the Autumn – magnifique! \n\n\n\n\nRegistration deadline:\nAbstract submission deadlines:\n\n\nEarly-Bird Registration:\nbefore March 30\, 2012 \nAbstract submissions for Workshops:\nJanuary 31\, 2012 \n\n\nRegular Registration:\nbefore August 1\, 2012\nResearch Forum Papers:\nJanuary 31\, 2012\n\n\nLate Registration:\nafter August 1\, 2012 \nProffered Papers:\nJanuary 31\, 2012\n\n\n \n \nPosters:\nMay 31\, 2012\n\n\n\nFor online registration and additional information\, please visit the website. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/19th-international-conference-on-palliative-care/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121004T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121005T010000 DTSTAMP:20260405T184749 CREATED:20231025T161258Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160335Z UID:23904-1349312400-1349398800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The Evolution of Oral Health Care Delivery DESCRIPTION:Topics on the agenda for the Institute for Oral Health’s conference include options for patients and providers\, dental staff utilization\, secrets of a successful safety net dental program\, aligning reimbursement with quality improvement\, health care beyond reform and virtual dental homes. \nDon Berwick\, M.D.\, former administrator of the Centers for Meicare and Medicaid Services\, will speak about the lack of adult oral health care in the Affordable Care Act. \nAll are welcome to attend\, especially health care professionals dedicated to making dental care more effective\, cost efficient\, and accessible – including providers\, policy makers\, academia\, dental researchers\, public health\, commercial dental carriers and employers. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-evolution-of-oral-health-care-delivery/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121003T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121006T010000 DTSTAMP:20260405T184749 CREATED:20231025T161236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160336Z UID:23878-1349226000-1349485200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:North American Menopause Society's 23rd Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) will convene its 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting with the theme\, “Midlife & Beyond: The Power of Prevention\,” at the Gaylord Palms Hotel in Orlando\, Fla.\, Oct. 3-6. \nYou won’t want to miss the discussions regarding new research and clinical guidelines from a diverse group of world-renowned researchers and clinicians. The diversity of the meeting’s participants truely stimulates all to be more open-minded and accepting of new ideas in women’s healthcare. \nThe Conference will feature the following topics\, among others: \n   •  New findings from the KEEPS estrogen trial \n   •  Chemoprevention of Breast Cancer in Healthy but High-Risk Women \n   •  Controversies in Bone Health: Asking the Hard Questions \n   •  The Female Heart \n   •  Making Lifestyle Modifications Work: Strategies to Meet the Challenges \n   •  Obesity and the Menopausal Woman \n   •  It Takes Two to Tango: Reviving a Languishing Libido \nThe 2012 Pre-Meeting Symposium\, “Midlife Screening: What\, When\, How?” will be held on Wednesday\, Oct. 3\, from 8 a.m. to 1p.m. in the large general session ballroom. \nFor more regarding specific sessions and presenters\, go to the meeting’s preliminary program on the NAMS web site. \nComplimentary pre-meeting registration is required for all media. Please contact Judy Cerne or Laura Lytle at McKinney-Cerne Inc\, by phone (440/352-2081) or e-mail (jcerne@mckinneyad.com\, llytle@mckinneyad.com)\, to confirm your attendance\, or to guarantee delivery of the NAMS 2012 Annual Meeting Press Kit. \nSince its inception at The New York Academy of Sciences in 1989\, NAMS has held an annual scientific meeting that is rated one of the top events in women’s health. NAMS is North America’s leading nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the health and quality of life of women through an understanding of menopause. The Society’s unique multidisciplinary membership includes over 2\,000 experts from medicine\, nursing\, sociology\, psychology\, anthropology\, pharmacy\, epidemiology\, nutrition\, education and basic science – allowing NAMS to be the preeminent resource on all aspects of menopause to  health care providers and the public. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/north-american-menopause-societys-23rd-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121003T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121003T010000 DTSTAMP:20260405T184749 CREATED:20231030T213400Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160337Z UID:25607-1349226000-1349226000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:New York Chapter: Election polling DESCRIPTION:At this New York City AHCJ chapter meeting\, Humphrey Taylor\, pollster and chairman of the Harris Poll\, will talk about election polling\, giving us his insights and maybe some predictions. He also will discuss international health comparisons. \nThe New York State Health Foundation has graciously offered us a place for our meetings. \n When:  Wednesday\, Oct. 3\, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Where:  New York State Health Foundation  1385 Broadway\, corner of 38th St.\, Come to the 23rd floor. RSVP:  Please let Trudy Lieberman know if you are coming. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/new-york-chapter-election-polling/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121002T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121002T010000 DTSTAMP:20260405T184749 CREATED:20231103T152956Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160338Z UID:25801-1349139600-1349139600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:D.C. Chapter: Health journalists meet-the-doctors night DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to an informal meeting with the policy and communications officials from some of the nation’s leading physician advocacy groups\, including the American Medical Association\, The American Academy of Pediatrics\, the American College of Physicians\, the American College of Cardiology and the American Osteopathic Association. \nYou’ll get face time with the voices behind the organizations to learn about the issues the physician groups are dealing with on Capitol Hill and elsewhere. You’ll also learn the best way to get information from them to find stories and how to reach doctors on deadline. \nCome to network and have a glass of wine with other DC-area health reporters and learn more about what AHCJ has to offer. \nWhen: 6:15 p.m.-7:45 p.m. Tuesday\, Oct. 2 \nWhere: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation\, 1330 G Street NW (1/2 block west of Metro Center)We will finish by 7:45 to leave time to grab drinks and appetizers at the nearby Laughing Man Tavern. \nAll health journalists are invited. \nPlease RSVP to pgalewitz@kff.org by Oct. 1 as space is limited and so is the wine. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/d-c-chapter-health-journalists-meet-the-doctors-night/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121002T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121002T010000 DTSTAMP:20260405T184749 CREATED:20231025T161251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160339Z UID:23894-1349139600-1349139600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Medicare Symposium for Journalists DESCRIPTION:Seismic shifts are coming to Medicare. Thanks to the recent Supreme Court decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act\, many fundamental changes in the program are already under way. And depending on how the November elections play out\, many more could soon be on the horizon. \nJournalists and editors who may be called upon to cover Medicare are invited to learn more about this complex program at a unique event on the campus of the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor this fall.  \nOn Oct. 2\, 2012\, The Medicare NewsGroup\, in partnership with the Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation\, will host a free regional symposium for journalists on the basics of Medicare reform\, economics\, policies and quality initiatives. \nAttendees will learn about the most pressing Medicare issues from industry experts and those on the front lines of change in the program. The event will include speakers from AARP Michigan\, the Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation\, the University of Michigan Health System and the University of Michigan School of Public Health. \nThe event will be comprised of six dynamic sessions designed to give journalists a firm grounding in some of the most controversial aspects of the program. Sessions will include various presentation formats such as Q&A discussions and panel forum sessions. Journalists will leave each session with takeaways that will include story ideas\, source lists\, Medicare fact sheets and resource links. \n“Our goal is to give journalists\, who sometimes are thrown into the beat with limited resources and research budgets\, an intensive Medicare basics course so they can hit the ground running when it comes to Medicare reporting\,” says EJ Mitchell\, managing editor of The Medicare NewsGroup. “We hope the journalists who participate will feel more informed about the topic\, and will become more comfortable writing articles and analyses on the program and the politics surrounding it.” \nEvent Information \nTime: Program will run from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Date: Tuesday\, October 2 \nPrice: Free Location: University of Michigan–Ann Arbor (specific campus venue to be announced at a later date) Registration: Contact Alison Szot\, senior editor at The Medicare NewsGroup\, at 847-786-4480 or aszot@medicarenewsgroup.com \n\nAbout The Medicare NewsGroup \nCreated by journalists\, for journalists\, The Medicare NewsGroup is an independent resource for Medicare news\, policy and legislation with original and curated content. Optimized for reporters\, writers\, bloggers and editors who produce news and commentary on Medicare\, The website of the Medicare NewsGroup aims to be a digital encyclopedia of Medicare that organizes past\, current and future information\, news\, events\, research and legislation relating to the topic. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/medicare-symposium-for-journalists/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121001T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121001T010000 DTSTAMP:20260405T184749 CREATED:20231030T213310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160339Z UID:25556-1349053200-1349053200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Health Reform: Reducing Paperwork and Administrative Costs DESCRIPTION:Health care remains one of the few industries that relies on paper records. The new law institutes a series of changes to standardize billing and requires health plans to begin adopting and implementing rules for the secure\, confidential\, electronic exchange of health information. \nThe first regulation change is effective Oct. 1. \nUsing electronic health records will reduce paperwork and administrative burdens\, cut costs\, reduce medical errors and\, most importantly\, improve the quality of care. \nLearn how the law improves the health care system for providers\, professionals\, and patients URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-reform-reducing-paperwork-and-administrative-costs/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120927T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120928T010000 DTSTAMP:20260405T184749 CREATED:20231025T161240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160340Z UID:23883-1348707600-1348794000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Future of Medicine Summit VI DESCRIPTION:The 2012 Future of Medicine Summit VI will feature local and nationally recognized speakers to share their wisdom. \nThe Future of Medicine is designed to engage physicians and key community stakeholders in the reformation of the County’s health care delivery system to one that make sense and addresses fundamental patient care and cost issues\, creating a road map to where medicine should be in five years. \nIn November of 2007 a summit of 135 of these stakeholders from Palm Beach County representing businesses\, physicians\, hospitals\, public health officials and elected officials\, gathered to begin the creation of this map. Using data collected from over 300 surveys done across the county they decided to create four distinct working groups to address health issues in the county. These groups were to address: \n\nCovering more people and improving access to primary care\nEncouraging and enhancing prevention and wellness activities across the county\nEnhancing quality of care and patient safety\nImproving the viability of physician practices and other healthcare providers\n\nEach of these working groups\, comprised of volunteers from the county\, have met on a regular basis since then and have created specific goals to address the mandates given them.  The work is re-addressed each year with an annual Summit. \nThe Summit is partnering with Scripps Florida to explore three areas relevant to many in the general public\, as well as physicians and health care providers.  This year three chronic conditions will be covered:  diabetes\, heart disease\, and mental health with a focus on bipolar disorder. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/future-of-medicine-summit-vi/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120925T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120925T010000 DTSTAMP:20260405T184749 CREATED:20231030T213400Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160341Z UID:25606-1348534800-1348534800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Atlanta chapter: Dr. Otis Brawley DESCRIPTION:Many of you had the pleasure of hearing Brawley\, chief medical and scientific officer of the American Cancer Society\, speak at Health Journalism 2012. Now\,  Dr. Brawley has been invited back to talk to our Atlanta chapter about various health topics. \nJoin us on Tuesday\, Sept. 25\, at 6 p.m. \nThe venue will be the Ri Ra Irish Pub on Crescent Avenue in Atlanta. (1080 Peachtree St NE\, Suite 1\, located at the corner of Crescent and 12th\, Atlanta\, GA 30309). \nThis will be a fun event\, and guaranteed to be thought-provoking as well. \nIf you can come\, RSVP to amiller@georgiahealthnews.com. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/atlanta-chapter-dr-otis-brawley/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120924T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120924T010000 DTSTAMP:20260405T184749 CREATED:20231103T152957Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160342Z UID:25802-1348448400-1348448400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Telebriefing: Improving regional health care markets DESCRIPTION:“Aligning Forces for Quality” is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation designed to lift the overall quality of care in 16 targeted communities. For six years\, Aligning Forces communities have worked with local health care stakeholders – the people who give\, get and pay for care – to improve their health system. Local leaders and national experts will explain how different communities are making fundamental changes to enhance care. Speakers will discuss how communities are: \n\nUsing data to measure and report on the performance of local doctors\nMeasurably improving the quality of care delivered\nEngaging patients in their health care\nExploring ways to pay health care providers based on quality of care\n\nSpeakers:\n\nAnne Weiss\, MPP – Director of Quality/Equality Team; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation\nDennis P. Scanlon\, PhD – Professor; Pennsylvania State University\nRandall Cebul\, MD – Director; Better Health Greater Cleveland\nLisa Letourneau\, MD\, MPH – Executive Director; Maine Quality Counts\nBetsy Stapleton – Lead Consumer Representative\, Aligning Forces Humboldt (Humboldt County\, Calif.)\nKaren Timberlake\, JD – Director; Partnership for Healthcare Payment Reform (Wisconsin)\nJohn R. Lumpkin\, MD\, MPH – Director of Health Care Group; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation\n\nWhen:\nMonday\, Sept. 24\, 201212:30–1:30 p.m. ET \nFor more information\, contact Erica Garland at 202-745-5119 or egarland@gymr.com. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/telebriefing-improving-regional-health-care-markets/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR