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:20120505T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120509T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 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/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120503T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120514T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 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/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120503T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120505T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 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/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120428T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120501T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 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/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120425T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120425T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 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/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120423T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120424T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 CREATED:20231025T161127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163041Z UID:23825-1335142800-1335229200@healthjournalism.org 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/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120423T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120423T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 CREATED:20231030T213341Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163042Z UID:25588-1335142800-1335142800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Poll Briefing: How Does It Feel? The Older Adult Health Care Experience DESCRIPTION:The John A. Hartford Foundation will hold a poll briefing about its first national survey\, “How Does It Feel? The Older Adult Health Care Experience.” \nSpeakers: \n\nChris Langston\, Ph.D.\, program director at the John A. Hartford Foundation\nTresa Undem\, vice president at Lake Research Partners\nRoseanne Leipzig\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\, a geriatrician at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine\n\nMonday\, April 23\, Noon EDT. \nRegister for Webinar. \nThe Hartford survey focused on people age 65 and exposes large and troubling gaps in the primary care that many older adults receive. These gaps include failure to perform specific\, recommended\, low-tech interventions such as an annual medication review\, a falls risk assessment and history\, depression screening\, referral to non-medical health support services\, and reviewing patients’ capacity to perform daily tasks and activities without help. These gaps in recommended geriatric care increase patients’ risk of a range of preventable health problems and can increase health care costs\, erode quality of life\, cause disability\, and even kill. \nThe poll also explored older adults’ satisfaction with their care\, their awareness of available health benefits\, and their views on whether more geriatrics education is important and would improve health care. \nThis national survey of 1\,028 adults 65 and older was conducted with Lake Research Partners and has a margin of error is 3.1 percentage points. Results are embargoed until April 24\, 2012. For more information\, please visit www.jhartfound.org. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/poll-briefing-how-does-it-feel-the-older-adult-health-care-experience/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120421T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120428T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 CREATED:20231025T161154Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163043Z UID:23843-1334970000-1335574800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:64th American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:The 64th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology is set for April 21 through 28\, 2012\, in New Orleans. The AAN Annual Meeting will feature more than 2\,000 scientific research presentations and key lectures on the latest advancements in the prevention and treatment of brain disorders. \nThe AAN Annual Meeting features Education\, Subspecialty in Focus\, Science\, Practice\, Physician Leadership Program\, Scientific Program and a variety of sessions and opportunities for professionals\, researchers and students. While the contents of the sessions will continue to be cutting-edge\, the debate-style Controversies in Neuroscience Session will be paired with a questions-and-answers debate in five hot topic areas\, including ALS\, carotid stenting vs. surgery\, Alzheimer disease biomarkers\, autism and Tourette therapy\, and child neurology training. Ten Integrated Neuroscience Sessions (INS) will feature expert faculty and top researchers presenting insightful\, comprehensive examinations of movement disorders\, aging\, ALS\, cell biology\, stem cell groups\, epilepsy\, child neurology\, peripheral nerves\, and neurogenetics. \n\n\nWhere: New OrleansWhen: 04/21/2012 until 04/28/2012 \nEarly Registration Deadline – March 28\, 2012 \nFor more information visit: http://www.aan.com/go/am12 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/64th-american-academy-of-neurology-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120421T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120428T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 CREATED:20231025T161139Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163043Z UID:23832-1334970000-1335574800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:The 64th annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology includes more than 2\,000 scientific presentations and will provide educational courses on neurological issues ranging from dementia and degenerative diseases to childhood neurology. A full listing of this year’s courses can be found here. \nMembers of the media should visit the online press room and register by clicking here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-academy-of-neurology-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120421T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120421T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 CREATED:20231025T161153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163044Z UID:23842-1334970000-1334970000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Brain Health Fair DESCRIPTION:People can attend free classes to learn from some of the best and brightest neurologists in the world about the latest research advances in Alzheimer’s disease\, autism\, brain injury\, epilepsy\, headache\, multiple sclerosis\, Parkinson’s disease\, sleep disorders\, stroke and other types of brain disease. In addition\, there is an Exhibit Hall\, fun activities for kids and teens\, and giveaways. \n\nAttend FREE Brain Health Classes\nVisit 30 Exhibitors\nLearn Food and Dances to Help You\nGet Tips to Prevent Diabetes\, Stroke\nAttend Support Groups\nSee How the Human Brain Works\nLearn How to Spot a Concussion\nFun Games for Kids and Teens\nFree Giveaways and Resources\n\nThis event is presented by the American Academy of Neurology Foundation\, which is committed to finding a cure for brain disease and improving patient care\, quality of life and public understanding of brain disease. \nFree Event for Patients and the Public\nClick here to register now for free.\n9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Saturday\, April 21\, 2012\, New Orleans New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/brain-health-fair/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120419T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120422T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 CREATED:20231025T161050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163045Z UID:23791-1334797200-1335056400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Health Journalism 2012 DESCRIPTION:More than 600 attend\n \nOne of the largest crowds in AHCJ history gathered for a successful conference in Atlanta. \nThe event featured a Conversation with former President Jimmy Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter\, in which they talked about their efforts to improve health globally\, bring parity to mental health care and thoughts on the effort to reform the country’s health care system. \nKeynote speaker Otis Brawley\, M.D.\, the American Cancer Society’s chief medical and scientific officer\, spoke eloquently about how the health system doesn’t provide incentives for the best care\, pointing out that the “system isn’t failing; failure is the system.” \nDozens of panels and workshops brought new sources and story ideas to many attendees\, as well as inspiration to continue pushing to do the best health journalism. \n\nHosts:\nEmory University \nChildren’s Healthcare of Atlanta \nUniversity of Georgia \nEndowing sponsors:\nThe Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust \nRobert Wood Johnson Foundation \nSponsors:\nCalifornia HealthCare Foundation \nMissouri Foundation for Health \nInstitute for Health Metrics and Evaluation \nRTI International \nNorthwest Health Foundation \nThe John A. Hartford Foundation \nECRI Institute \nThe Commonwealth Fund \nMontefiore Medical Center \nNew York State Health Foundation \nWebMD \nHealthcare Georgia Foundation \nLucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health \nMorehouse School of Medicine URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-journalism-2012/ CATEGORIES:Annual Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120419T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120421T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 CREATED:20231025T161136Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160511Z UID:23830-1334797200-1334970000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American College of Physicians Internal Medicine 2012 DESCRIPTION:Internists and others in health field can register to attend more than 250 sessions at this New Orleans conference. More than 5\,000 physicians are expected this year. Interested parties can also elect to take one- and two-day pre-courses (held on April 17 and 18) in varied fields for a more intensive learning experience. \nFollow this link to register for press credentials. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-college-of-physicians-internal-medicine-2012/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120417T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120417T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 CREATED:20231025T161216Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160513Z UID:23861-1334624400-1334624400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Comparative Effectiveness Research - A JAMA Theme Issue Media Briefing DESCRIPTION:A JAMA Theme Issue Media Briefing \nThe National Press Club Washington\, D.C. 10 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Tuesday\, April 17\, 2012 \nWHAT: Comparative Effectiveness Research is the comparison of treatments to determine which carry the greatest benefits and harms for which patients\, with results assisting patients and physicians in making more informed health care decisions. \nMedia Briefing Program \n10 – 10:15 a.m.Welcome and Opening RemarksModerator: Phil B. Fontanarosa\, M.D.\, M.B.A.\, Executive Editor\, JAMA \n10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Survival Outcomes for Chemotherapy Treatments for Older Adults With Advanced Lung CancerDeborah Schrag\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute\, Boston \n10:45 – 11:15 a.m.Differences in Survival For Severely Injured Adults Transported to a Trauma Center By Helicopter vs. Ground Emergency Medical ServicesAdil H. Haider\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, F.A.C.S.\, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine\, Baltimore \n11:15 – 11:45 a.m.Variance in Side Effects\, Need for Additional Cancer Treatment for Radiation Therapies for Prostate CancerRonald C. Chen\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill \n11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. National Priorities for Future Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research From the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Anne C. Beal\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute\, Washington\, D.C. \nA continental breakfast will be available beginning at 9:30 a.m. \nTo Register to Attend: Email: mediarelations@jama-archives.org or call 312-464-JAMA. \nWebcast and Teleconference Call: For those unable to attend the briefing\, a webcast and teleconference call will be available. To register for either\, email: mediarelations@jama-archives.org. \nTo participate in the webcast\, which is being funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute\, click here. \nTo participate in the teleconference\, call 800-410-4177; the international toll line is 1-303-223-2688. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/comparative-effectiveness-research-a-jama-theme-issue-media-briefing/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120414T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120418T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 CREATED:20231025T161139Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160514Z UID:23831-1334365200-1334710800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting DESCRIPTION:The AANS conference will present the latest research in neurosurgery through panels\, seminars\, and practical clinics. This year’s theme is “We are Neurosurgery.” Scientific  guest speakers include National Medal of Science Laureate and Cushing Orator J. Craig Venter\, the first person to decode the human genome\, Brian Greene\, a theoretical physicist and bestselling author of The Elegant Universe and The Fabric of the Cosmos\, and MIT Professor Cynthia Breazeal\, a recipient of Time magazine’s best inventions award. \nTo obtain a press pass\, call John Iwanski\, AANS Director of Member and Public Outreach\, at 847-378-0517\, or e-mail him at jai@aans.org. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-association-of-neurological-surgeons-annual-scientific-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120410T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120411T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 CREATED:20231025T161140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160515Z UID:23835-1334019600-1334106000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:2012 National Health Promotion Summit DESCRIPTION:The 2012 National Health Promotion Summit will be held April 10-11\, 2012\, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington\, D.C. The Summit will showcase health promotion activities that support the Affordable Care Act\, Healthy People 2020\, and other key prevention-related initiatives. The Summit will highlight the vast number of disease prevention and health promotion efforts that are working to improve the health of all Americans. Presentations will feature programs executed by various sectors that reflect a wide array of pressing national and global health issues. \nConfirmed speakers include: \n\n\nSecretary Kathleen Sebelius\, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services \n\n\nSurgeon General Regina Benjamin\, U.S. Public Health Service \n\n\nSusan Dentzer\, Editor-in-Chief\, Health Affairs \n\n\nMayra Alvarez\, MHA\, Director of Public Health Policy in the Office of Health Reform at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services \n\n\nGeorges Benjamin\, MD\, Executive Director of the American Public Health Association \n\n\nKaryl Rattay\, MD\, MS\, Delaware Director of the Division of Public Health \n\n\nHoward Frumkin\, M.D.\, Dr.P.H.\, Dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Washington \n\n\nJeff Levi\, Executive Director of Trust for America’s Health \n\n\nRob Moodie\, Chair of Global Health at Gus Nossal Institute (Australia) \n\n\nJonathan Woodson\, Department of Defense\, Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) & Director of TRICARE Management Activity \n\n\nRip Rapson\, President and CEO\, The Kresge Foundation \n\n\nValerie Brown\, Sonoma County Supervisor\, Sonoma\, California \n\n\nLeon Andrews\, Senior Fellow\, Institute for Youth\, Education & Families\, National League of Cities \n\n\nClick here to Register Now and other information of the Summit. \n\n\nEarly bird registration: $120.00 \n\n\nStudent registration $75.00 (with valid student ID) \n\n\nDeadline for student scholarship applications is March 9 and early bird registration rate ends March 10. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/2012-national-health-promotion-summit/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120403T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120404T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 CREATED:20231025T161158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160516Z UID:23849-1333414800-1333501200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Ensuring Safe Foods and Medical Products Through Stronger Regulatory Systems Abroad DESCRIPTION:Members of the Institute of Medicine committee that wrote the new report “Ensuring Safe Foods and Medical Products Through Stronger Regulatory Systems Abroad” will discuss their report with interested stakeholders and reporters at a one-hour public briefing. \nThe briefing will begin at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday\, April 4\, in the First Amendment Lounge of the National Press Club\, 529 14th St.\, N.W.\, Washington\, D.C. Those who cannot attend may listen through a telephone dial-in. The report recommends ways that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other domestic and overseas organizations can strengthen the regulatory systems of low- and middle-income nations. \nAdvance copies are available to reporters only beginning at noon EDT Tuesday\, April 3. The report is embargoed and not for public release before 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday\, April 4. Reporters: to obtain an embargoed copy and the telephone dial-in number or to arrange an interview with a member of the authoring committee\, contact the National Academies’ Office of News and Public Information; tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ensuring-safe-foods-and-medical-products-through-stronger-regulatory-systems-abroad/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120331T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120404T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 CREATED:20231025T161136Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160516Z UID:23829-1333155600-1333501200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2012 DESCRIPTION:This AACR Annual Meeting 2012 happens on Saturday\, March 31 through Wednesday\, April 4\, at McCormick Place in Chicago. This year’s theme is “Accelerating Science: Concept to Clinic\,” which aims to link basic\, clinical and translational research that is on the forefront of worldwide cancer initiatives. \n The program will feature myriad symposia\, break-out sessions\, forums and education sessions. There are also two new sessions that feature breaking clinical data and clinical trials that are still in progress. The meeting also offers a new learning track dedicated to regulatory science and policy. \nFor press registration\, click here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-association-for-cancer-research-annual-meeting-2012/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120330T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120330T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 CREATED:20231030T213330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160517Z UID:25580-1333069200-1333069200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Bioethics Bootcamp: Finding the Must-Read Angle For Science and Medical Stories DESCRIPTION:Today’s science writers have to understand and communicate advances in science and technology. These topics are not only complex and important – they frequently raise potential or immediate ethical concerns for individuals\, institutions\, families\, and society.  \nThis program\, developed by Science Writers in New York (SWINY)\, The Hastings Center and City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate School of Journalism and funded by a grant from the National Association of Science Writers\, will offer an in-depth look at the intricate\, expanding bioethics spectrum.                                                                \nBioethics Bootcamp has been designed specifically for science reporters and editors\, other professional science writers\, public information officers\, journalism students\, and concerned physicians and scientists. Members of NASW and SWINY receive a substantial discount.  \nFriday\, March 30\, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. \nCUNY Graduate School of Journalism\, 219 West 40th Street\, New York City \nA series of panel discussions and question-answer sessions will feature leading journalists\, bioethicists\, scholars and scientists exploring specific\, sensitive issues\, ranging from conflicts of interest and genetics to human life from beginning to end and emerging biotechnology. In the closing panel\, editors from scientific\, business\, and consumer media will share their criteria and considerations for health or medical topics with a bioethical aspect. Attendees and panelists are invited to mingle from 4:30 p.m. onward at a wine and cheese reception. \nRegister Now: \nParticipation is limited to 60 journalists. Limited discount available until March 1. Register now and save! Each participant will receive the Hastings Center Bioethics Briefing Book for Journalists and Policymakers\, a $35 value.  \nVisit bootcamp.swiny.org for more information about the program and the participants. Follow the Bioethics Bootcamp blog for updates. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/bioethics-bootcamp-finding-the-must-read-angle-for-science-and-medical-stories/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120328T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120328T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 CREATED:20231030T213325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160518Z UID:25575-1332896400-1332896400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Aging in America DESCRIPTION:The 2012 annual conference of the American Society on Aging will examine the future of entitlement programs\, health reform\, and the Older Americans Act\, among many other subjects. \nAccording to the ASA website\, the conference draws more than 3\,000 attendees and is a showcase for programs and projects\, a forum for policy discussion and advocacy and a source of information on research findings in aging. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/aging-in-america/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120327T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120327T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 CREATED:20231030T213338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160518Z UID:25586-1332810000-1332810000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Live webinar: Implementing health reform in the states DESCRIPTION:What are the trends? What are the implications for states if the Supreme Court strikes down parts the reform law\, or the entire law? \nThis webinar is archived\, click here to view it.\nMaterials List (PDF)\, Selected Experts List (PDF) WHEN: Tuesday\, March 27\, 2-3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time \nSPONSORS: Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ)\, Alliance for Health Reform\, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation \n The health care overhaul law passed by Congress in 2010 sets out national goals and requirements. But many of the key decisions implementing the law are left to the states.    \nFor example\, states have a lot of leeway in how they set up health insurance exchanges\, where uninsured individuals and small business will be able to buy coverage starting in 2014. But only 15 states have actually passed legislation establishing an exchange\, or have a governor who has set one in motion by executive order. Florida and Louisiana have said they will refuse to set up exchanges\, meaning the federal government will organize exchanges in those states. On the other end of the spectrum\, states such as Vermont and Oregon are working to change their health care systems in ways that go beyond the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. \nThe law provides for Medicaid expansion that will bring an estimated 16 million additional Americans under the Medicaid umbrella. But will states aggressively promote the program to these newly eligible individuals? What if the Supreme Court rules that the Medicaid expansion is unconstitutional? \nThis webinar will bring you up to date on what’s happening in the states with implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. By watching\, you will be better able to answer questions on this topic for readers\, viewers and listeners.  \nSpeakers:  Enrique Martinez-Vidal (Enrique.Martinez-Vidal@academyhealth.org) is vice president for state policy and technical assistance at AcademyHealth. He is also the director of State Coverage Initiatives\, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation\, which provides timely\, experience- and research-based information and technical assistance to state leaders in order to help them move health care reform forward at the state level. In May 2010\, he was appointed by Governor Martin O’Malley to the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Board.  Previously Mr. Martinez-Vidal was the deputy director for performance and benefits at the Maryland Health Care Commission\, an independent state agency. There he was responsible for the oversight of Maryland’s small group insurance market reforms\, among other responsibilities. \nMatt Salo (matt.salo@namd-us.org) was named the executive director of the National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) in February 2011. NAMD represents the officials responsible for administering the Medicaid program in the 50 states\, the District of Columbia\, and the five U.S. Territories. Mr. Salo spent the previous 12 years at the National Governors Association\, where he worked on the governors’ health care and human services reform agendas\, helping to modernize the Medicaid program and secure the tobacco settlement for the states\, getting more than $100 billion in state fiscal relief. He began his career in the health policy field working as a policy analyst for the Medicaid Directors from 1994 to 1999. \nNoam  Levey (Noam.Levey@latimes.com) covers health care policy for the Los Angeles Times/Tribune Washington bureau\, which distributes his reporting to the Times and other Tribune newspapers\, including the Chicago Tribune\, Baltimore Sun and Harford Courant. He has written for papers in the Persian Gulf\, the Midwest and California\, including the San Jose Mercury News\, where he was an investigative reporter before he joined the Los Angeles Times in 2003. \nModerator: \n Ed Howard (EdHoward@allhealth.org) 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 (D-W.Va.) Mr. 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. He has written\, has lectured across the country and has testified before Congress on a range of topics related to aging and health\, including long-term care\, the uninsured\, Social Security\, Medicaid\, Medicare\, age discrimination in the workplace and services for the elderly. Prior to the Alliance’s founding\, Mr. Howard served as the general counsel for the U.S. Bipartisan Commission on Comprehensive Health Care\, the “Pepper Commission\,” which reported to Congress on ways to assure access to health care and long-term care for all Americans. \nWebinar schedule\n2–2:05 p.m. Welcome/Introductions \nEd HowardExecutive Vice President\, Alliance for Health Reform(Moderator) \n2:05–2:35 p.m. Presentations \nEnrique Martinez-VidalVice President\, AcademyHealth \nMatt Salo Executive Director National Association of Medicaid Directors \nNoam LeveyLos Angeles Times/Tribune Washington Bureau \n2:35 p.m.–3 p.m. Question and Answer Session                                                             \nThe Alliance thanks the Kaiser Family Foundation for the use of their television studio for this webinar. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/live-webinar-implementing-health-reform-in-the-states/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120326T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120328T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 CREATED:20231025T161126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160519Z UID:23823-1332723600-1332896400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Oral arguments before Supreme Court on health reform DESCRIPTION:The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments challenging congressional authority to mandate health insurance coverage and other provisions of the Affordable Care Act. The cases are Dept. of Health and Human Services v. Florida (11-398); NFIB v. Sebelius (11-393); and Florida v. HHS (11-400). \nAHCJ\, as well as other organizations\, has asked the Supreme Court to permit broadcast of health reform arguments. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/oral-arguments-before-supreme-court-on-health-reform/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120326T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120327T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 CREATED:20231025T161117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160520Z UID:23814-1332723600-1332810000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:MLP: Innovative Solutions for a Healthier Community DESCRIPTION:The seventh annual MLP Summit\, “MLP: Innovative Solutions for a Healthier Community\,” will take place March 26-27\, 2012\, in San Antonio\, Texas. Medical-legal partnership practitioners and other leaders in the health care and legal communities will explore themes including quality of care\, transforming health and legal practices and new innovations in medical-legal partnerships. \nThis year\, the summit will emphasize medical-legal partnerships as community-based organizations\, highlighting strategies to leverage existing resources to build capacity and promote long-term\, sustainable programs. Get more information. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/mlp-innovative-solutions-for-a-healthier-community/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120324T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120329T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 CREATED:20231025T161135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160521Z UID:23827-1332550800-1332982800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Society for Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting 2012 DESCRIPTION:This conference of interventional radiologists and affiliated scientists will be held at the Mascone Center in San Francisco this March. More than 5\,000 physicians\, researchers and health professionals are expected to attend. Presentations will cover the latest trends in interventional radiology research. \nFor media registration\, contact Maryann Verrillo\, director of communications and public relations\, (703) 460-5572 or Ellen Acconcia\, communications manager\, practice areas\, (703) 460-5582. Or\, you may register online. Press registration is complimentary. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/society-for-interventional-radiology-annual-scientific-meeting-2012/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120324T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120327T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 CREATED:20231025T161135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160522Z UID:23828-1332550800-1332810000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American College of Cardiology 61st Annual Scientific Session & Expo DESCRIPTION:The American College of Cardiology will host its 61st annual conference from March 24-27\, 2012\, in Chicago. This year’s program features lectures by the Legends of Cardiovascular Medicine\, highlights new scientific breakthroughs and encourages attendees use topic-specific “learning pathways\,” customized program modules that guide you through sessions that are relevant to your areas of interest. \nFor information about media registration\, please click here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-college-of-cardiology-61st-annual-scientific-session-expo/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120321T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120321T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 CREATED:20231030T213330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160523Z UID:25579-1332291600-1332291600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Boston chapter: The face of face transplantation DESCRIPTION:The Association of Health Care Journalists is forming a Boston-area chapter\, and health journalists from the region are invited to the inaugural meeting\, featuring Dr. Bohdan Pomahac\, who has performed four  face transplants at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. AHCJ members and non-members are welcome. The event will begin with refreshments and socializing. Pomahac will then speak about the transplants and media coverage\, and answer questions. \nWHEN: Wednesday\, March 21\, 6:30 p.m. \nWHERE:  Boston University School of ManagementExecutive Leadership Center\, 4th Floor595 Commonwealth Ave.\, Boston \n**Parking available on street and in School of Management parking garage \nRSVP by March 16 by sending an email with your name\, title\, affiliation and a contact phone number. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/boston-chapter-the-face-of-face-transplantation/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120316T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120320T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 CREATED:20231025T161135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160523Z UID:23826-1331859600-1332205200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Academy of Dermatology 70th Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:The world’s largest dermatologic education event highlights more than 850 faculty members and 400 sessions. Among a roster of well-known dermatological speakers is Bill Walton\, one of the NBA’s 50 all-time greatest players\, who will serve as a guest speaker. \nFor press registration\, click here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-academy-of-dermatology-70th-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120314T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120317T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 CREATED:20231025T161103Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160524Z UID:23803-1331686800-1331946000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Impact of trauma on teens: Building the safety net DESCRIPTION:The annual meeting of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine will explore what is known\, highlight innovative programs and research\, and develop strategies for improving the safety net in our own communities. \nEvery day adolescents and young adults in the United States and around the world experience and witness profound traumatic events. Sometimes these events affect entire cities\, other times just schools or an individual are affected\, but\, regardless of size\, each of these events has the potential to profoundly change the lives of the youth who experience them. Many adolescents traverse these experiences with strength and resilience\, while others find it more difficult to recover from the impact trauma has on their lives.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/impact-of-trauma-on-teens-building-the-safety-net/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120314T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120314T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 CREATED:20231030T213337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160525Z UID:25585-1331686800-1331686800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Scorecard on Local Health System Performance DESCRIPTION:The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System will release the first scorecard measuring how 306 local areas in the U.S. are doing on key indicators of health system performance\, such as rates of insurance coverage\, delivery of preventive care\, and potentially preventable deaths before age 75. \nAn interactive map enabling you to explore performance variation and compare communities across the nation will accompany the Local Scorecard report. \nJoin the conversation about the Local Scorecard on Twitter using the hash tag #localhealth. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/scorecard-on-local-health-system-performance/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120312T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120313T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 CREATED:20231025T161140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160526Z UID:23834-1331514000-1331600400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:IOM: Global public health implications of substandard\, falsified& counterfeit medical products DESCRIPTION:The open sessions will run from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT on March 12\, and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT on March 13\, in Room 100 of the National Academies’ Keck Center\, 500 Fifth St.\, N.W.\, Washington\, D.C. \nSeating is limited and advance registration is required. Those who cannot attend may listen to the proceedings via telephone dial-in. To register or to obtain dial-in information\, reporters should contact the National Academies’ Office of News and Public Information; tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail.  \nClick here for more information on the study. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/iom-global-public-health-implications-of-substandard-falsified-counterfeit-medical-products/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120306T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120306T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T211544 CREATED:20231030T213336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160527Z UID:25583-1330995600-1330995600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webinar: FEMA Deputy Administrator Richard Serino DESCRIPTION:This webinar\, for the AHCJ Regional Health Journalism Program fellows\, featured Richard Serino\, deputy administrator\, Federal Emergency Management Agency \nSerino spoke to the fellows for about 15 minutes and then took questions. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-fema-deputy-administrator-richard-serino/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR