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SUMMARY:Missing the Target: When Practitioners Harm More Than Heal
DESCRIPTION:This year’s PharmedOut conference will focus on how patient harms may result from industry promotion. \nSpeakers include: \n\nShannon Brownlee\, New America Foundation\nRita Redberg\, M.D.\, Editor-in-chief\, Archives of Internal Med\nCarl Elliott\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\, Author\, White Coat\, Black Hat\nKay Dickersin\, Ph.D.\, Johns Hopkins University\nSusan Wood\, Ph.D.\, George Washington University\nSean Flynn\, J.D.\, American University\nJoel Lexchin\, M.D.\, York University\nBarbara Mintzes\, Therapeutics Initiative\n\nTopics include: \n\nInnovative Drugs: Hard Facts and Tribal Myths\nDoes Direct-To-Consumer Advertising Educate the Public to Misuse Medicines?\nUnderuse of Classic Drugs\nAntipsychotic Use in Children\nCan Clinical Trial Data be Hidden?\nRadiation From Medical Imaging: A Hidden Epidemic\nRegulating Medical Devices: A Historical Perspective\nCardiovascular Devices: The Role of Evidence in the FDA Approval Process\nThe Failure of the DePuy ASR Hip Prosthesis: Implications for Medical Device Initiatives\nLeft To Our Own Devices: A Surgeon’s Perspective\nDoctors and Devices\nShould device reps be in the OR?\nWhat Can and Should the States Do?\nThe Supreme Court Strikes Back: IMS v. Sorrell – a Constitutional Right to Track Prescription Data?\nDisclosure of Physician Industry Relationships: Data from Washington\, D.C.\nTesting the Limits of FDA Authority\nFederal enforcement\nCongressional oversight\nPenicillin and Panaceas\nExploiting Homeless Mentally Ill Patients in Drug Safety Trials\nPromoting Prudent Prescribing: A Culture of Resource Stewardship\nRole of the Media
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/missing-the-target-when-practitioners-harm-more-than-heal/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120609T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120613T010000
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SUMMARY:SLEEP 2012\, the 26th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies
DESCRIPTION:This year’s SLEEP meeting will happen in Boston over five days in early June. It will feature scientific sessions and an exhibition hall that deliver information about sleep research and sleep medicine. \nTo register\, see the attached PDF.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/sleep-2012-the-26th-annual-meeting-of-the-associated-professional-sleep-societies/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120608T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120612T010000
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CREATED:20231025T161218Z
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SUMMARY:American Diabetes Association's 72nd Scientific Sessions
DESCRIPTION:The American Diabetes Association holds its 72nd Scientific Sessions this June at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. More than 13\,000 diabetes experts are expected to attend. \nMedia should follow this link to submit a request for complimentary registration.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-diabetes-associations-72nd-scientific-sessions/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120606T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120609T010000
DTSTAMP:20260409T155626
CREATED:20231025T161212Z
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SUMMARY:The European League Against Rheumatism Congress of Rheumatology
DESCRIPTION:The EULAR Congress 2012 in Berlin will offer professional training and panels on clinical innovations\, clinical translational and basic science related to rheumatism and arthritis. There will be discussions led by people with arthritis as well as by clinical health professionals and by those affiliated with the health care industry. EULAR 2012 will also host guests from the Paediatric Rheumatology European Society (PReS) in a joint congres. \nTo apply for a press pass\, follow this link.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-european-league-against-rheumatism-congress-of-rheumatology/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120605T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120606T010000
DTSTAMP:20260409T155626
CREATED:20231025T161144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160418Z
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SUMMARY:Health Data Initiative Forum III: The Health Datapalooza
DESCRIPTION:The Health Data Initiative was launched in 2010 by the Institute of Medicine and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as the Community Health Data Initiative. It is a public-private collaboration that encourages innovators to utilize health data to develop applications to raise awareness of health and health system performance and spark community action to improve health. \nIt brings together a diverse group of data experts\, technology developers\, entrepreneurs\, policy makers\, health care system leaders\, and community advocates to support innovative applications of health and health care data. \nThis year’s event will include the Data & Apps Expo with data producers and the developers that use that data to create innovative tools and services to improve the health of individuals and communities. \nSpeakers will include: \n\nMatt Miller\, host\, “Left\, Right & Center\,” NPR\nTodd Park\, U.S. chief technology officer\nMark T. Bertolini\, chairman & president\, Aetna\nThomas Goetz\, executive editor\, Wired Magazine\nBill Frist\, former U.S. senator\, Tennessee
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-data-initiative-forum-iii-the-health-datapalooza/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120605T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120605T010000
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CREATED:20231030T213345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160419Z
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SUMMARY:Happy hour/networking with HHS public affairs team
DESCRIPTION:Join the Association of Health Care Journalists Washington DC chapter for an informal happy hour/networking event with the public affairs team from the Department of Health and Human Services from 6:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday\, June 5 on the outdoor patio at Poste Brasserie in downtown D.C. \nPoste is located behind the Hotel Monaco at 555 8th St. NW.\, just south of the corner of F and 8th St. Gallery Place metro is one block away and Metro Center metro is three blocks away.  \nCome meet some fellow D.C. area health writers\, learn what’s going on at AHCJ and meet Marty Kramer from the Health Resources and Services Administration and Brian Cook from CMS\, along with Nick Papas\, White House health reform spokesman. \nPoste has drink and food specials until 7 p.m. The event is open to all health journalists. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/happy-hour-networking-with-hhs-public-affairs-team/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120604T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120604T010000
DTSTAMP:20260409T155626
CREATED:20231030T213343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160420Z
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SUMMARY:Cafe Scientifique: Is there a war on science in the United States?
DESCRIPTION:Science is the most powerful tool for gaining knowledge of the physical world. We’re more dependent on science and technology than any other time in human history. And yet\, in the U.S.\, there is currently a wide range of public relations campaigns against science. \nJohn Radzilowicz\, director of Science & Education at Carnegie Science Center\, will examine how science is done\, how it’s communicated\, how it’s used — or misused — and undervalued in society today. \nRadzilowicz will explore the true nature of the scientific enterprise as well as provide answers to the following questions: \n\nWhat does it get us?\nHow is science communicated and applied in the public square?\nHow and why does the process go wrong?\nWhat are the consequences of the distortion of science?\nWhat can we do about it?\n\nRegister by May 31.  \nDate & time:6-9 p.m.\, Monday\, June 4\, 2012 \nLocation:Carnegie Science CenterOne Allegheny AvenuePittsburgh\, PA  15212412-237-3400
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cafe-scientifique-is-there-a-war-on-science-in-the-united-states/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120601T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120605T010000
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CREATED:20231025T161213Z
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SUMMARY:American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The year’s ASCO meeting’s theme is “Collaborating to Conquer Cancer” and is hosted in Chicago at the McCormick Place conference center. Panels\, symposia and research sessions focus around clinical and scientific issues surrounding cancer. \nTo ask about registration\, media should contact the ASCO Communications and Patient Information Department between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at either 571-483-1368 or communications@asco.org.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-society-of-clinical-oncology-annual-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120601T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120604T010000
DTSTAMP:20260409T155626
CREATED:20231025T161154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160421Z
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SUMMARY:41st Annual Meeting of the American Aging Association
DESCRIPTION:The will consist of invited symposia\, plenary talks\, oral presentations based on contributed abstracts\, and poster presentations. Featured symposia include: \n\nOxidative Stress\, an Evolving Concept\nNew Invertebrates in Aging Research\nTherapeutic Targets for Life-span and Health-span\nAdvances in Nutrient Modulation of Aging\nSensory Aging: Toward Improving the Aging Experience\nEating and Aging\nTiming of Anti-Aging Interventions\n\nThis meeting will feature a keynote address as well as two signature plenary talk/luncheons that will be given by the winners of the Vincent Cristofalo award (sponsored by the American Federation for Aging Research) and the Denham Harman award (sponsored by AGE). \nAdditionally\, a plenary talk will be dedicated to Drs. James Joseph and Mark Smith (supported by AGE). A Transatlantic symposium (scheduled for Sunday\, June 3)\, will feature presentations based on cooperative efforts between US and UK scientists (sponsored by BBSRC and NIA) and a Nathan Shock Center Symposium (scheduled for Monday\, June 4 and sponsored by NIA) will highlight advances emanating from the Nathan Shock Centers of Excellence in Aging Research. For students and trainees\, there will be the popular “Data Blitz”‘ followed by a social on Saturday evening (June 2).
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/41st-annual-meeting-of-the-american-aging-association/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120601T010000
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SUMMARY:Rural Health Journalism Workshop 2012
DESCRIPTION:<!– \n\n\n\n–> \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAHCJ’s fifth Rural Health Journalism Workshop brought more than 50 people to hear speakers to discuss hunger and health\, recruiting doctors and the growth of non-traditional health care professionals\, the health status of children\, the business of health\, and health emergencies – all in a rural theme. Read more about the workshop. \nFree workshop focuses on stories of rural America\nFar from the Beltway debates\, rural America is home to nearly 60 million people\, and home to thousands of stories that affect them. People in flyover states get sick. Have emergencies. Go hungry. Need medical care close to home. Have stories to tell. \nAHCJ’s Rural Health Journalism Workshop 2012 in Omaha\, Neb.\, will offer journalists resources and story ideas about special health concerns of rural populations and how reporters can better cover these stories. It’s designed for any journalist who covers news – not just reporters on the health beat – to leave with solid knowledge\, better resources and ideas you can use in your own community. \nThis is a special one-day\, no-fee workshop to help you find and cover health stories in rural America.  The workshop will focus on: \n\nHunger in the Heartland: Reporting on food insecurity\nTraining and keeping rural health care professionals\nGrowing up rural: The status of children\nThe future of non-traditional medical providers\nHealth care survival as a local business story\nRural health emergencies in the 21st century\n\nThe workshop includes breakfast and lunch. \nAssistance \nEven though this is a free workshop\, we understand some journalists may still have a hard time getting travel support. Thanks to our generous sponsors\, AHCJ has some travel assistance available. \nFor more information\, fill out and submit this form or contact us at 573-884-5606 or info@healthjournalism.org. \nApply for assistance. \nPlease help us spread the word to your journalism colleagues. \n\nSponsors:\n\nNebraska Press Association Foundation\nOffice of Rural Health\, Nebraska DHHS\nThe Commonwealth Fund\n\nEndowing sponsors:\n\nThe Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust\nRobert Wood Johnson Foundation
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/rural-health-journalism-workshop-2012/
CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120531T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120531T010000
DTSTAMP:20260409T155626
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SUMMARY:Health\, employee benefits lawyers offer webinar to preview Supreme Court decision on health care ref
DESCRIPTION:The health and employee benefits law firm McDermott Will & Emery will host a webinar about the potential impacts of the Supreme Court’s decision on the federal health care reform law. \nWhile the Supreme Court is widely expected to render its decision in June\, the specific date remains uncertain. This webinar will give reporters an opportunity to hear from industry insiders about the possible impacts of this landmark opinion on various parties – including hospitals\, employers\, physicians\, insurers\, consumers\, and government programs such as Medicare. \nMcDermott has assembled a team of partners who can provide valuable insights on the key issues that could arise from the Court’s decision. The webinar will allow for questions of McDermott’s leading health and employment lawyers in an on-the-record format. \nWHO: Partners from McDermott’s Health Advisory\, Employee Benefits\, Appellate and Government Strategies Practice Groups (see link below for bios) \nWHEN:  Thursday\, May 31\, at 10 a.m. EDT \nREGISTER:  http://www.yourconferencecenter.com/r.aspx?p=1&a=UGqouzmgLKaUVr  \nMedia may also schedule separate interviews with one or more of the partners by emailing dpiper@mcbcommunications.com
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-employee-benefits-lawyers-offer-webinar-to-preview-supreme-court-decision-on-health-care-ref/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120529T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120602T010000
DTSTAMP:20260409T155626
CREATED:20231025T161211Z
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SUMMARY:American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This conference of sports medicine professionals includes symposia\, posters\, panels and more. This year also marks the third annual world congress on “exercise is medicine” and hosts speakers and attendees from more than 70 specializations within sports medicine. \nFor more information or to register\, members of the press should e-mail Dan Henkel in the media department or call 317-637-9200\, ext. 127.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-college-of-sports-medicine-annual-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120529T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120531T010000
DTSTAMP:20260409T155626
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SUMMARY:7th Annual NIH Pain Consortium Symposium
DESCRIPTION:When: May 29-31 on the NIH campus in Bethesda\, Md.The symposium will be videocast live and archived. \nSymposium LocationNational Institutes of HealthNatcher Conference Center\, Building 45Bethesda\, MD 20892 \nThe 7th Annual National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pain Consortium Symposium\, Novel Approaches and Therapy Development for Pain Management\, will be held in conjunction with a Food and Drug Administration workshop\, Assessment of Analgesic Treatment of Chronic Pain. \nThe NIH Pain Consortium Symposium will focus on research advances related to therapy development of novel opioid analgesic formulations and approaches\, novel nonopioid analgesic development and testing\, and nonpharmacological strategies as adjuncts to pain management. Presentations will highlight NIH-funded studies that have made significant contributions to advancing the field of pain research. A poster session also will be part of the symposium and will include a broad selection of current pain research findings presented by talented young investigators. Members of the extramural scientific community\, the NIH scientific community\, health care providers\, advocates\, and the public are invited to attend. The event will be hosted by the chair\, Dr. Story Landis\, director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke\, and the Executive Committee of the NIH Pain Consortium\, including Dr. Josephine P. Briggs\, director of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Dr. Patricia A. Grady\, director of the National Institute of Nursing Research; Dr. Martha J. Somerman\, director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research; and Dr. Nora D. Volkow\, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. \nThe public workshop\, hosted by the FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research\, will begin at 1 p.m. on May 30\, immediately following the adjournment of the NIH Pain Consortium Symposium and will conclude on May 31 at 5 p.m. It will include a discussion of the available data on the efficacy of analgesics in the treatment of chronic noncancer pain (CNCP). The focus of the presentations and discussions by scientific experts and other stakeholder groups will be on the available clinical data from both randomized clinical trials and other studies of the efficacy of opioid analgesics\, and comparison of that data to the data from studies of nonopioid analgesics used in the treatment of CNCP. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/7th-annual-nih-pain-consortium-symposium/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120523T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120527T010000
DTSTAMP:20260409T155626
CREATED:20231025T161158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160426Z
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SUMMARY:AACE 21st Annual Scientific and Clinical Congress
DESCRIPTION:The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists hosts its annual meeting starting Thursday\, May 23\, this year in Philadelphia. Events include an exhibition of new endocrinology products and devices\, expanded workshops and “meet the expert” sessions. Pre-conference activities will also happen on Wendesday\, May 22. \nMembers of the media should follow this link to register.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/aace-21st-annual-scientific-and-clinical-congress/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120523T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120527T010000
DTSTAMP:20260409T155626
CREATED:20231025T161143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160426Z
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SUMMARY:American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Annunal Scientific and Clinical Congress
DESCRIPTION:The AACE Annual Scientific and Clinical Congress aims to provide practical training and information for practicing clinical endocrinologists. The meeting will include general sessions\, workshops\, meetings with clinical experts and satellite symposia. Further\, more than 70 exhibitors will be present. \nMembers of the media should register here for complimentary access to the conference.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-association-of-clinical-endocrinologists-annunal-scientific-and-clinical-congress/
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120522T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120522T010000
DTSTAMP:20260409T155626
CREATED:20231030T213342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160427Z
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SUMMARY:Space medicine: NASA’s contributions to health care
DESCRIPTION:The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has played a leading role in research and development of simple\, low-cost medical items and devices used in the U.S. and around the world. \nNASA’s Glenn Research Center has been involved in much of that R & D. And since activities there are now focusing on “exploration medicine” – the design and development of diagnostic and treatment devices that non-experts can use during exploration missions – that role will grow. \nTo learn about NASA’s work on medical devices and procedures currently used in health care and those in development\, come and hear: \nWho: Dr. Jerry G. Myers\, Jr.\, PhD\, chief of the Bio Science and Technology branch\, NASA Glenn Research Center. \nTopic: “Space Medicine: NASA’s Contributions to Health Care” with emphasis on the Glenn Research Center’s contributions. Dr. Myers’ presentation will leave ample time for a post-talk Q and A. \nWhen: Tuesday\, May 22\, 6-8 p.m. A light meal – sandwiches\, fruit\, soda – sign-in and introductions from 6-6:30. Dr. Myers’ presentation begins at 6:30. \nWhere: Greenbridge Commons Community Room\, 7515 Euclid Avenue\, Cleveland\, Ohio 44103 (free parking in lot behind building) \nWhy:  You’ll come away with lots of “out of this world” story ideas and it’s free. \nCo-sponsors: Association of Health Care Journalists and Society of Professional Journalists. \nTo register (please do\, so we know how much food to purchase) or for more information\, send an email to AHCJ member Eileen Beal at eojb@visn.net. \nSpeaker Bio: Dr. Jerry G. Myers\, Jr. is chief of the Bio Science and Technology branch at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. He is technical lead for GRC’s efforts in computational physiology\, physiological risk assessment and the medical effects of space travel. He earned his PhD in mechanical engineering\, specializing in biofluid dynamics\, in 1996. A consistent award-winner at NASA\, he most recently won a NASA Group Achievement Award (2011) for his work in quantifying the probability of rare medical events in space. He has worked at NASA since 2000. \nHost: This professional development event is hosted by the recently opened Greenbridge Commons (download PDF)\, a supportive housing residence for chronically homeless individuals that is part of Housing First\, a coalition of public and private organizations.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/space-medicine-nasaaes-contributions-to-health-care/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120519T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120523T010000
DTSTAMP:20260409T155626
CREATED:20231025T161210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160428Z
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SUMMARY:American Urological Association
DESCRIPTION:The world’s largest conference of urologists\, which meets this year in Atlanta\, offers than 100 courses and 2\,000 presentations on urologic medicine. It provides access to new urology research\, medical guidelines and advances. \nPress should follow this link to register.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-urological-association/
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120519T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120522T010000
DTSTAMP:20260409T155626
CREATED:20231025T161210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160429Z
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SUMMARY:American Society of Hypertension Annual Scientific Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The 27th annual meeting of the American Society of Hypertension will convene in New York City on May 19\, 2012. The conference aims to promote treatments\, diagnoses and research related to hypertension and cardiovascular disease. \nContact registration manager Mandy Mann for information about registration.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-society-of-hypertension-annual-scientific-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120519T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120522T010000
DTSTAMP:20260409T155626
CREATED:20231025T161201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160429Z
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SUMMARY:Digestive Disease Week
DESCRIPTION:Digestive Disease Week is the world’s largest conference of gastrointestinal specialists and researchers who specialize in gastroenterology\, hepatology\, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery. Last year\, roughly 300 companies from the pharmaceutical\, nutrition\, technology and noprofit industries exhibited their products and services at 1\,000 booths. There will also be myriad presentations on healthcare technologies and gastrointestinal health products. Digestive Disease Week also hosts press releases and has its own newsroom for media benefit. \nVisit the Digestive Disease Week press site\, or click here to register for the conference.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/digestive-disease-week/
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120518T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120523T010000
DTSTAMP:20260409T155626
CREATED:20231025T161205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160430Z
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SUMMARY:American Thoracic Society International Conference
DESCRIPTION:This conference of pulmonologists\, critical care specialists and sleep specialists will gather in San Francisco in late May 2012. Last year\, 13\,000 people from 95 countries attended. \nAccording to Karon Fagan\, M.D.\, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology andChief of Pulmonary and Critical Care Division at University of South Alabama\, “The conference helps clinicians better understand the evolution of the most advanced treatments. Attendees hear from the investigators themselves—from the scientists who performed the first studies to the clinicians who are applying those ideas to patient care.” \nMembers of the media may register by contacting Nathaniel Dunford at ndunford@thoracic.org. Note that all press must be approved by the American Thoracic Society Communications Unit prior to registering.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-thoracic-society-international-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120514T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120515T010000
DTSTAMP:20260409T155626
CREATED:20231025T161222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160431Z
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SUMMARY:Alzheimer's Disease Research Summit 2012
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Health and Human Services & the National Institute on Aging sponsor the two-day summit on preventing and treating Alzheimer’s disease. The summit will be held in Bethesda\, MD on May 14-15. The meeting will feature six main sessions\, 1) Interdisciplinary Approach to Discovering and Validating the Next Generation of Therapeutic Targets for Alzheimer’s Disease\, 2) Challenges in Preclinical Therapy Development\, 3) Who to Treat\, When to Treat\, and What Outcomes to Measure\, 4) Drug Repurposing and Combinatorial Therapy\, 5) Non-Pharmacological Interventions\, and 6) New Models of Public Private Partnerships.  \nFor more information\, please click here. 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/alzheimers-disease-research-summit-2012/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120508T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120508T010000
DTSTAMP:20260409T155626
CREATED:20231030T213338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160432Z
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SUMMARY:Chicago chapter: What’s next for the states on health reform?
DESCRIPTION:The waiting is the hardest part. So while we wait for a decision from the Supreme Court on President Barack Obama’s landmark health law\, the Chicago chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists has an event for you. Come join us as we play the Supreme Court guessing game and pose the question: “What’s next for the states on health reform?” \nWhen: Tuesday\, May 8. Refreshments at 6 p.m. Speakers at 6:30 p.m. Where: Columbia College\, 33 E. Congress\, Chicago (northwest corner of Congress and Wabash). Room C219. RSVP: If you plan to attend\, send an email to Carla Johnson at AHCJ_chicago@mac.com. SPONSORS: Association of Health Care Journalists\, Alliance for Health Reform\, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Thank you to Columbia College Journalism Department for the venue. \nSPEAKERS: \n• Michael Gelder is senior health care policy adviser to Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn. He advises the governor on national health reform\, Medicaid\, managed care\, long term care reform\, global budgeting\, electronic medical records and health information exchange. He represents the governor’s office with health care provider associations\, advocates and other stakeholders. Gelder was appointed by the governor to serve as chairman of the health reform implementation task force established by executive order on July 29\, 2010. \n• Joe Carlson is a Chicago-based reporter for Modern Healthcare. In March\, he was among about 100 journalists with a view of the historic arguments before the Supreme Court on the Affordable Care Act. He covers legal affairs\, including health reform\, fraud and compliance\, labor and regulatory news. He joined Modern Healthcare in 2008. \n• Lynn A. Blewett is principal investigator and director of the State Health Access Data Assistance Center and professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. She also directs the State Health Access Reform Evaluation\, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation National Program Office to fund and synthesize rigorous evaluation of state health reform initiatives. \nMODERATOR: \n• Ed Howard is the founding executive vice president of the Alliance for Health Reform\, a nonpartisan\, nonprofit health policy group in Washington\, D.C.\, that he formed in 1991 with Sen. Jay Rockefeller. Howard and his staff have organized almost 500 briefings for members of Congress and their staffs\, for reporters\, for Executive Branch staff and for health-related groups.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/chicago-chapter-whataes-next-for-the-states-on-health-reform/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120506T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120510T010000
DTSTAMP:20260409T155626
CREATED:20231025T161144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160432Z
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SUMMARY:Association for Research in Vision and Ophthamology Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This year’s ARVO meeting theme is Translational Research: Seeing the Possibilites. According to the conference description\, the meeting will explore “how basic research translates to effective prevention\, diagnosis and treatment.” At the annual meeting exhibit hall\, 220 booths and roughly 170 companies will exhibit products and technologies relevant to ophthamology.  \nFollow this link for information on press registration. To register\, click here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/association-for-research-in-vision-and-ophthamology-annual-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120505T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120509T010000
DTSTAMP:20260409T155626
CREATED:20231025T161202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163036Z
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SUMMARY:American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Psychiatry scholars and professionals from the United States and more than 50 other countries will convene in Philadelphia this May for “the psychiatry event of the year.” Journalists will have the opportunity to interview leaders in mental health research and practice as well as American Psychological Association decision makers. \nFollow this link to learn about media registration\, which must be completed no later than April 27\, 2012. Journalists’ press credentials from previous years’ conferences do not guarantee access to the 2012 meeting.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-psychiatric-association-annual-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120505T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120509T010000
DTSTAMP:20260409T155626
CREATED:20231025T161144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163037Z
UID:23837-1336179600-1336525200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Annual Clinical Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The goal of the annual ACOG meeting is to continue improving worldwide women’s health care efforts. This conference will specifically offer clinical seminars\, post-graduate courses\, hands-on sessions\, poster sessions and other extracurricular activities. \nPress should register using this form.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-college-of-obstetricians-and-gynecologists-annual-clinical-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120503T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120514T010000
DTSTAMP:20260409T155626
CREATED:20231025T161126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163038Z
UID:23822-1336006800-1336957200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Bringing Home the Care Continuum: Harnessing High Tech\, High Touch Home Care Medicine
DESCRIPTION:This two-day conference in Seattle\, sponsored by the American Academy of Home Care Physicians\, will examine emerging new technologies and implications for medical practice. 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/bringing-home-the-care-continuum-harnessing-high-tech-high-touch-home-care-medicine/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120503T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120505T010000
DTSTAMP:20260409T155626
CREATED:20231025T161122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163038Z
UID:23820-1336006800-1336179600@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:American Geriatrics Society: Annual Scientific Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The theme this year is “patient safety and quality\, what geriatrics has to offer.” The meeting\, in Seattle\, features new research on aging\, clinical care and innovative models of care delivery. \nThere is online registration for media. For more information contact: Jillian Lubarsky AGS Communications 212-308-1414 x329 jlubarsky@americangeriatrics.org \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-geriatrics-society-annual-scientific-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120428T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120501T010000
DTSTAMP:20260409T155626
CREATED:20231025T161139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163039Z
UID:23833-1335574800-1335834000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:More than 7\,500 leaders in academic pediatrics are expected at this year’s Boston meeting. Journalists will have access to hundreds of scientists who conduct research in children’s health\, including clinical scientices\, health services and translational research. \nPress should contact Susan Martin in media relations at 847-434-7877 or at ssmartin@aap.org before April 28. \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/pediatric-academic-societies-annual-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120425T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120425T010000
DTSTAMP:20260409T155626
CREATED:20231025T161145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163040Z
UID:23840-1335315600-1335315600@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality HCUP Data Users' Workshop
DESCRIPTION:AHRQ is sponsoring a full-day\, intermediate-level workshop designed for health services researchers and analysts who want to learn how to use or improve their use of Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project databases and products. Prior experience with HCUP databases or prior attendance of HCUP overview presentation of online course is encouraged. Computers will be provided and instructor-lead programming examples will be presented in SAS. There will be a specific focus on conducting revisit analyses using the HCUP state-level databases. Given the nature and pace of this course\, some prior familiarity with health care administrative data and SAS is recommended. Additional information is available in the registration form.   \nRegistration for this event is open. To register\, please complete the registration form on page 4 (PDF file\, 364 KB). Registration is limited.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/agency-for-healthcare-research-and-quality-hcup-data-users-workshop/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120423T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120424T010000
DTSTAMP:20260409T155626
CREATED:20231025T161127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163041Z
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SUMMARY:Science Writing in the Age of Denial
DESCRIPTION:Science writers now work in an age where uncomfortable ideas and truths meet organized resistance. Opposing scientific consensus on such things as anthropogenic climate change\, the theory of evolution\, and even the astonishingly obvious benefits of vaccination has become politically de rigueur\, a litmus test and a genuine threat to science. How does denial affect the craft of the science writer? How can science writers effectively explain disputed science? What’s the big picture? Are denialists ever right? \nThis conference and workshop for science writers will explore the phenomenon of denial and how to address issues of science in question. The first day will be a conference to examine the history of organized doubt\, denial and political persuasion\, journalistic insight into the phenomenon\, and an exploration of denialist themes that transcend political and topical boundaries. It will be followed by a half-day workshop intended to help science writers explore practical strategies and tactics for reporting and writing about science in the crosshairs of denial.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/science-writing-in-the-age-of-denial/
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