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:20120321T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120321T010000 DTSTAMP:20260410T043446 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:20260410T043446 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:20260410T043446 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:20260410T043446 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:20260410T043446 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:20260410T043446 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120305T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120305T010000 DTSTAMP:20260410T043446 CREATED:20231030T213331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160527Z UID:25582-1330909200-1330909200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Health-Journalists-meet-the-Hospitals night DESCRIPTION:Medicare and Medicaid cuts\, the health reform law\, EHR\, GME\, patient safety\, mergers\, profits\, losses\, the ER. These are some of the many topics health journalists deal with in covering hospitals. \nCome meet with representatives of some of the major national hospital advocacy organizations\, including the American Hospital Association\, the Association of American Medical Colleges and the National Association of Public Hospitals.  \nYou’ll get face time with the leading voices behind the organizations to learn about major issues the different types of hospitals are facing on Capitol Hill and in their communities. You’ll also learn the best way to get information from the hospital industry and how to contact them for stories. \nJoin us! \nWhen: 6:15 p.m.-7:45 p.m. Monday\, March 5 \nWhere: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Conference Center\, 1330 G Street NW (1/2 block west of Metro Center) \nThe informal gathering will have plenty of time for Q and A. We will wrap up by 7:45 to leave time to grab a brew/glass of wine and appetizers at nearby Laughing Man Tavern. \nAll health journalists are invited. \nRSVP by Friday\, March 2\, to AHCJ DC co-chair Phil Galewitz at pgalewitz@kff.org URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-journalists-meet-the-hospitals-night/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120302T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120306T010000 DTSTAMP:20260410T043446 CREATED:20231025T161121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160528Z UID:23819-1330650000-1330995600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Academy of Allergy\, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:The AAAAI Annual Meeting draws the allergy/immunology specialty’s academic and clinical leaders to showcase new research and discuss other developments in allergy\, asthma and immunologic diseases. The meeting is attended by more than 7\,700 allergist/immunologists\, related physicians\, allied health professionals and industry representatives. \nMembers of the press representing print\, broadcast and electronic consumer media and healthcare trade media are invited to attend the 2012 AAAAI Annual Meeting. To register as a member of the press\, journalists must provide media identification or a business card issued by their news organization. Freelance writers must provide a letter of assignment on a news organization letterhead or bylined articles from a recognized news organization. Press passes will only be issued to journalists representing the editorial staff of print\, broadcast or Internet media. \nFind out more about press registration. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-academy-of-allergy-asthma-and-immunology-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120301T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120301T010000 DTSTAMP:20260410T043446 CREATED:20231030T213326Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160529Z UID:25577-1330563600-1330563600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:New York: Implementing health reform in the states DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by AHCJ\, Alliance for Health Reform\, United Hospital Fund of New York and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation \nWHEN: Thursday\, March 1\, 6:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Hors d’oeuvres and soft drinks available at 6 p.m.) \nWHERE: United Hospital Fund of New York – 1411 Broadway\, 12th Floor\, New York City – 212-494-0700 \nRSVP to: Trudy Lieberman (Trudy.Lieberman@gmail.com)\, AHCJ New York chapter chair\, by 9 a.m. Wednesday\, Feb. 29. The security desk will be checking names of those registered\, so it’s necessary to RSVP for this event. You’ll need to show a government-issued photo ID. \nNOTE: Although AHCJ is cosponsoring this event\, you don’t need to be a member of AHCJ to attend. \nThe 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 individuals and small business will be able to buy coverage starting in 2014. Florida and Louisiana have said they will refuse to set up exchanges\, meaning the federal government will organize exchanges in those states. Other states are planning their exchanges\, even while asking courts to toss out the law entirely.    \nStill other states are working to change their health care systems in ways that go beyond the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Vermont\, for example\, wants the Obama Administration’s approval to put in place a Canadian-style single-payer system. Oregon wants to allow public employees to enroll in Medicaid.    \nWhat’s happening in New York? How are states preparing for the law’s Medicaid expansion in a time of budget deficits? As they plan for reform\, how are states addressing tough issues such as health care for undocumented immigrants and cutbacks in mental health services? How do states go about getting waivers from the reform law\, and how many might take advantage of that option?    \nThis briefing will help you better answer these questions for your readers\, viewers and listeners.  \nSpeakers:  \nTim Jost holds the Robert L. Willett Family Professorship of Law at the Washington and Lee University School of Law. Jost blogs regularly on implementing health reform and other reform regulatory issues. He has written a number of articles on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.  He is a consumer representative to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and a member of the Institute of Medicine. He is a co-author of a casebook\, Health Law\, used widely throughout the United States in teaching health law. He is also the author of Health Care Coverage Determinations: An International Comparative Study; Disentitlement? The Threats Facing our Public Health Care Programs and a Rights-Based Response; and Readings in Comparative Health Law and Bioethics\, the second edition of which appeared this spring. Mr. Jost has also written numerous articles and book chapters on health care regulation and comparative health law and policy\, and has lectured on health law topics throughout the world. His most recent book is Health Care at Risk: A Critique of the Consumer-Driven Movement\, which was published by Duke University Press in 2007. \nDeborah Bachrach\, a former New York Medicaid director\, is the health care transaction and policy counsel at the firm of Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips in New York City. Bachrach has more than 20 years of experience in health policy and financing in both the public and private sectors and an extensive background in Medicaid policy and healthcare reform.  Her practice focuses on developing strategies to respond to the requirements and opportunities of federal health reform\, particularly in balancing coverage\, quality and cost containment. She has served as an advisor to the Center for Health Care Strategies\, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)\, and the Kaiser Family Foundation as well as state Medicaid agencies\, foundations\, healthcare providers and other healthcare organizations. Most recently\, Ms. Bachrach was the Medicaid director and deputy commissioner of health for the New York State Department of Health\, Office of Health Insurance Programs. In this capacity\, she was responsible for coverage\, care and payment policies for more than 4 million children and adults enrolled in New York’s Medicaid and Child Health Insurance Programs.  \nTrudy Lieberman\, a journalist for more than 40 years\, is a contributing editor and blogger at the Columbia Journalism Review\, where she writes about health care and income security issues. She is immediate past president of the Association of Health Care Journalists.  She is an adjunct associate professor at the CUNY School of Public Health and is a fellow at the Center for Advancing Health where she writes about paying for health care. Lieberman had a long career at Consumer Reports specializing in insurance\, health care and health care financing.  She was also director of the Center for Consumer Health Choices at Consumers Union. She contributes to The Nation and has written a column about health and the marketplace for the Los Angeles Times.  She began her career as a consumer writer for the Detroit Free Press.  Ms. Lieberman is the recipient of 26 journalism awards and five fellowships\, including two National Magazine Awards and two Fulbright scholar awards.  She is the author of five books\, including Slanting the Story—the Forces That Shape the News and the Consumer Reports Guide to Health Services for Seniors\, which was named one of the best consumer health books for 2000 by Library Journal.  She is completing another book about health reform in America. \nJames R. Tallon Jr. (joining the panel for the Q&A period) is president of the United Hospital Fund of New York. The chair of The Commonwealth Fund and of the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured\, he also serves as secretary/treasurer of the Alliance for Health Reform. He is on the boards of the Institute on Medicine as a Profession and the New York eHealth Collaborative\, and the advisory board for the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence. Prior to joining the Fund in 1993\, Mr. Tallon represented Binghamton and parts of Broome County in the New York State Assembly for 19 years\, beginning in 1975.  He chaired the assembly’s health committee from 1979 to 1987\, and was majority leader from 1987 to 1993. In September 1999\, Empire State Reports named him one of 25 leaders whose work resulted in sweeping improvements in the lives of New Yorkers in the past 25 years. In 1998-99 Mr. Tallon led the planning process that established The National Quality Forum. During the New York gubernatorial transition period in 2006\, he headed the Health Care Policy Advisory Committee. Mr. Tallon is also a member of the New York State Board of Regents\, the constitutionally-established supervisory body of all education and education-related activities in New York. \nModerator: 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 (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 and lectured across the country\, and 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. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/new-york-implementing-health-reform-in-the-states/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120301T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120301T010000 DTSTAMP:20260410T043446 CREATED:20231030T213309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160530Z UID:25555-1330563600-1330563600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Health Reform: Understanding and Fighting Health Disparities DESCRIPTION:To help understand and reduce persistent health disparities\, the health reform law requires\, beginning in March 2012\, any ongoing or new federal health program to collect and report racial\, ethnic\, and language data. The Secretary of Health and Human Services will use this data to help identify and reduce disparities. \nLearn more … URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-reform-understanding-and-fighting-health-disparities/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120228T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120228T010000 DTSTAMP:20260410T043446 CREATED:20231030T213331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160531Z UID:25581-1330390800-1330390800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Forum on the Future of Healthcare: The Essential Health Benefits DESCRIPTION:This public policy conference will look at the role of essential benefits in improving care\, governors’ perspectives on essential health benefits\, the HHS bulletin’s implications for states and the factors under consideration in their choice of benchmark plans\, ensuring patient access to innovations in care and how the benchmark approach to essential benefits should be evaluated against the long-term goal of ensuring a minimum level of quality coverage for patients nationwide. The keynote speaker will be HHS Sec. Kathleen Sebelius. \nOther participants will include former HHS Secretary and Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt; Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick; John McDonough\, director of Harvard University’s Center for Public Health Leadership; Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger and Rhode Island Insurance Commissioner Chris Koller. \nFeb. 28\, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. \nNational Press Club 529 14th Street NW Washington\, DC  20045 \nThe registration deadline for this event has passed. For questions regarding conference content\, contact George Kelemen at American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network at 202-661-5721 or via e-mail at george.kelemen@cancer.org. \nSponsored by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-forum-on-the-future-of-healthcare-the-essential-health-benefits/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120227T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120227T010000 DTSTAMP:20260410T043446 CREATED:20231030T213321Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160532Z UID:25572-1330304400-1330304400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Feb. 27 is deadline to apply for fellowships for Health Journalism 2012 DESCRIPTION:Fellowships are available to journalists in several states\, as well as those who cover rural areas\, those who work in the ethnic media and even for journalists who don’t cover health but understand the need to cover health angles on other beats. Fellowship applications must be received by Feb. 27. \nAward-winning reporters\, medical experts and policy specialists will take part in sessions on medical research\, public health\, the business of health care and consumer health. \n\n\n\n\nCome take advantage of: \n\n\n\n\n• Informative panels • Workshops • Field Trips • Press Conferences \n\n\n• Latest Resources • Networking • Story Ideas and lots more! URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/feb-27-is-deadline-to-apply-for-fellowships-for-health-journalism-2012/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120224T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120224T010000 DTSTAMP:20260410T043446 CREATED:20231025T161127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160533Z UID:23824-1330045200-1330045200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Missouri Health Data Summit: Improving Health through Innovative Data Utilization DESCRIPTION:Friday\, Feb. 24 \nDanforth Plant Science Center\, 975 N Warson Rd\, St Louis\, Mo. 63141 \n9 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. \nThere is no charge to attend this event\, but registration is required by Wednesday\, Feb. 22. Click here to register. \nAGENDA \n8:30 a.m.  – Check in and continental breakfast \n9:00 a.m. – Welcome \n\nRobert Hughes\, Ph.D.\, president and CEO\, Missouri Foundation for Health\n\n9:15 a.m. – The Health Data Initiative: Overview \n\nTodd Park\, Chief Technology Officer\, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services \n\n10 a.m. – Show Me research: Data utilization in our regionRegional researchers discuss their current efforts to apply health data to specific community concerns and answer questions about their projects. \n\nFacilitator: Melissa Johnsen\, interim president\, Missouri Health Connection\nCharlene A. Caburnay\, Ph.D.\, M.P.H.\, Health Communication Research Laboratory\, Washington University in St. Louis\nEric Armbrecht\, Ph.D.\, assistant professor\, Center for Outcomes Research\, School of Medicine\, Saint Louis University \nJeff Belden\, M.D.\, Department of Family and Community Medicine\, University of Missouri-Columbia\nKeith J. Mueller\, Ph.D.\, head\, Department of Health Management and Policy\, University of Iowa\n\n11 a.m. –  The value of health data: A business perspectiveLeading business and health care innovators discuss the value of health data\, what it takes to make data a viable resource\, and how Missouri businesses are moving forward. \n\nFacilitator: Christine T. Wilson\, J.D.\, president and CEO\, Mid-America Coalition on Health Care\nGeorge Paz\, chairman & CEO\, Express Scripts\nJeff Stolte\, investment associate\, Ascension Health Ventures\nLouise Probst\, executive director\, Midwest Health Initiative; executive director\, St. Louis Area Business Health Coalition\nW. Michael Long\, chairman & CEO\, Essence Group\n\nNoon – Closing remarks \n\nE.J. “Ned” Holland Jr.\, assistant secretary of administration\, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services \n\n12:15 p.m. – Networking luncheon \n1-5 p.m. – Assigned individual feedback session with HHS officials \n\nA limited number of individual appointments will be available to vet innovative concepts for health data utilization with Assistant Secretary Holland and Mr. Park. Appointments are limited to 20 minutes and may be requested by contacting Michelle Miller at mmiller@mffh.org or 314-345-5573. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/missouri-health-data-summit-improving-health-through-innovative-data-utilization/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120222T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120222T010000 DTSTAMP:20260410T043446 CREATED:20231030T213329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160533Z UID:25578-1329872400-1329872400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Small Business Health Insurance Exchanges: Opportunities and Challenges DESCRIPTION:Feb. 22\, 1 p.m.\, E.S.T. \nThis Commonwealth Fund webinar cosponsored by The Small Business Majority and the National Business Coalition on Health will look more closely at the role exchanges will have in covering small businesses – and how these new insurance markets may eventually prove attractive to larger businesses as well. \nWho: \n\nTimothy Stoltzfus Jost\, Robert L. Willett Family Professor of Law\, Washington and Lee University School of Law\nJon Kingsdale\, Managing Director\, Wakely Consulting Group and Founding Director\, Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority\, Massachusetts\nTerry Gardiner\, Vice President for Policy and Strategy\, Small Business Majority\nWilliam Kramer\, Executive Director for National Health Policy\, Pacific Business Group on Health\n\nThe webinar will be moderated by Sara R. Collins\, vice president for Affordable Health Insurance at The Commonwealth Fund. \nTo register\, go to: https://cc.readytalk.com/r/p7hevb1x6pdb. Use the hashtag #SHOPex to share insights on Twitter during the live event. And continue the conversation by commenting on a follow-up blog post on the State Refor(u)m Web site. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/small-business-health-insurance-exchanges-opportunities-and-challenges/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120222T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120222T010000 DTSTAMP:20260410T043446 CREATED:20231030T213325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160534Z UID:25574-1329872400-1329872400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Entrepreneurial skills needed for many journalists today DESCRIPTION:As many of us leave traditional media and still others never get a chance to get their feet in the door\, it behooves us to consider a new type of skills training for SPJ members and friends: entrepreneurship. \n It’s a skill that has long been practiced by those of us who work as freelance or independent journalists and communicators. So we invited a three members who have survived and thrived in this milieu – John Ettorre\, Maria Shine Stewart and Eileen Beal – to come and share their tips\, their stories of trial and triumph\, and their encouragement to writers starting or struggling on this path\, on Feb. 22. That’s a Wednesday night and the program will be held at the Independence branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library\, starting at 7 p.m. (For more background on each of the three panelists\, just click on their underlined name and it will take you to another site with a bio.) \n Admission will be free\, and there is free parking as well. \nDate: Feb. 22 Time: 7 p.m. Place: Cuyahoga County Public Library/Independence Branch \nCo-sponsored with the Cleveland Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/entrepreneurial-skills-needed-for-many-journalists-today/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120215T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120215T010000 DTSTAMP:20260410T043446 CREATED:20231030T213318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160535Z UID:25567-1329267600-1329267600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Long-Term Care Interest Group Policy Seminar DESCRIPTION:The AcademyHealth Long-Term Care Interest Group Policy Seminar\, sponsored by The Commonwealth Fund\, will be Feb. 15 at the JW Marriott in Washington\, D.C.\, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. \n The 2012 Policy Seminar\, held in conjunction with 2012 National Health Policy Conference\, will focus on states’ efforts to rebalance long-term care supports and services toward the community setting. Chuck Milligan\, J.D.\, M.P.H.\, Deputy Secretary of Health Care Financing\, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene\, will present on this issue and the implications of the Affordable Care Act. \n A discussion of state-level experiences will include: \n\nAlex Bartolic\, Director\, Division of Disability Services\, Minnesota Department of Human Services \nPatti Killingsworth\, Assistant Commissioner\, Chief of Long-Term Care\, Bureau of TennCare \nDawn Lambert\, Director\, Connecticut Money Follows the Person (MFP) Demonstration\, Connecticut Department of Social Services Medical Care Administration \nRobin Wagner\, M.S.W.\, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Long-Term Supports and Services\, Louisiana Office of Aging and Adult Services.\n\nA Q&A session with all discussants will be followed by an open discussion for all attendees. To register\, go to: http://www.academyhealth.org/Events/events.cfm?ItemNumber=7976  \n Participants do not need to be registered for the national policy conference to attend this seminar. For questions\, please e-mail Jessica Winkler at ltc@academyhealth.org or call 202-292-6700. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/long-term-care-interest-group-policy-seminar/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120215T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120215T010000 DTSTAMP:20260410T043446 CREATED:20231030T213312Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160536Z UID:25558-1329267600-1329267600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The Obesity Epidemic: Why Have We Failed? DESCRIPTION:Presentation by Dr. Lewis H. Kuller\, Distinguished University Professor of Public Health\, University of Pittsburgh \nEvent will be videocast live. \nFeb. 15\, 3 p.m. \nNIH Campus Building 10Masur Auditorium10 Center DriveBethesda\, MD 20892 \n  \nContact Info: 1-301-594-6747; sarah.herrmann@nih.gov URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-obesity-epidemic-why-have-we-failed/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120214T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120214T010000 DTSTAMP:20260410T043446 CREATED:20231030T213326Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160537Z UID:25576-1329181200-1329181200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Aging and pain – Advances and Novel Techniques DESCRIPTION:This meeting\, sponsored by the American Federation for Aging Research and the Mayday Fund\, will update journalists on the latest in pain management for older adults\, alternative therapies for pain and ways to reduce the risk of chronic pain. \nAmong the topics to be discussed: \n\nWhat is the evidence for effectiveness of alternative pain management such as yoga and tai chi?\nHow can anyone over 50 reduce risk of a common chronic pain condition?\nUpdate on pain medications\nAnd\, new non-invasive techniques to manage nerve pain\n\nModerator: Kathy Foley\, M.D. \nSpeaker: Anne Louise Oaklander\, M.D.\, Ph.D. \nSpeaker: Cary Reid\, M.D.\, Ph.D. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/aging-and-pain-ae-advances-and-novel-techniques/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120214T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120214T010000 DTSTAMP:20260410T043446 CREATED:20231030T213324Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160537Z UID:25573-1329181200-1329181200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Covering the Affordable Care Act at the Supreme Court DESCRIPTION:Feb. 14\, 10 a.m. EST \nGet ready to cover the Supreme Court’s hearings on the health care reform act. This free\, one-hour webinar will help journalists understand the complex issues to be argued at the Supreme Court on the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Following multiple challenges and lower court decisions\, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument March 26-28 on the law to overhaul health care in America. Join us as New York Times Supreme Court reporter Adam Liptak and national health law and policy expert Sara Rosenbaum offer expert insight into the positions on each side\, the issues\, the players\, the implications of possible decisions\, and how to report them. \nFor journalists inside and outside the Beltway\, this is an unprecedented opportunity to get your questions answered. Improve your ability to interpret and understand a historic moment whose outcome will affect the long-term structure of our nation’s health-care system. \nRegister for the webinar. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covering-the-affordable-care-act-at-the-supreme-court/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120204T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120208T010000 DTSTAMP:20260410T043446 CREATED:20231025T161121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160538Z UID:23818-1328317200-1328662800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Society of Critical Care Medicine Annual Congress DESCRIPTION:The largest multiprofessional critical care event of the year will focus on solutions that dramatically improve the outcomes and lives of patients. \nMaterial covered will include anitbiotic use\, health reform\, traumatic brain injuries\, heart disease\, health information technology\, responding to disasters\, measuring outcomes and much more. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/society-of-critical-care-medicine-annual-congress/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120203T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120203T010000 DTSTAMP:20260410T043446 CREATED:20231030T213321Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160539Z UID:25571-1328230800-1328230800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Deadline to enter awards is Feb. 3 DESCRIPTION:The Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism have been revamped to reflect the changing nature of media\, the Association of Health Care Journalists announced. The contest categories will revolve around story topics more than traditional media platforms. \nInvestigative articles\, consumer pieces\, business stories and other work will compete head-to-head\, whether they appeared in magazines\, in newspapers\, on radio\, on television or through websites.  Several of these platform-neutral categories will be divided by size\, in recognition of the resources different newsrooms can bring to a story. \nEntries must be received no later than Feb. 3. Read how to enter. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/deadline-to-enter-awards-is-feb-3/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120203T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120203T010000 DTSTAMP:20260410T043446 CREATED:20231030T213320Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160540Z UID:25570-1328230800-1328230800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Sustaining and Extending Health Care Reform DESCRIPTION:Health care reform faces legal challenges and critical tests in coming months. California in particular has been a leader in implementing the first stages of health care reform. What is the future for this important new law? \n At a special afternoon symposium\, California’s leading health experts will discuss the future of health care reform and report on early successes and challenges in implementation. \nThe symposium is free and open to the public. \nSpeakers include: \n\nRobert Kaplan\, director\, NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research\nKim Belshé\, former secretary\, California Health and Human Services Agency\nPeter Long\, CEO\, Blue Shield Foundation of California\nDiana Bonta\, president & CEO of The California Wellness Foundation\nGerald Kominski\, director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research\nE. Richard Brown\, founding director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Researchand more.\n\nThe symposium is organized by the UCLA School of Public Health. Registration is free.   URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/sustaining-and-extending-health-care-reform/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120201T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120201T010000 DTSTAMP:20260410T043446 CREATED:20231030T213313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160540Z UID:25561-1328058000-1328058000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:San Francisco: Implementing health reform in the states DESCRIPTION:  \nSponsored by AHCJ\, Alliance for Health Reform and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation \n \nWednesday\, Feb. 1 \nThe 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 individuals and small business will be able to buy coverage starting in 2014. Florida and Louisiana have said they will refuse to set up exchanges\, meaning the federal government will organize exchanges in those states. Other states are planning their exchanges\, even while asking courts to toss out the law entirely.   \nStill other states are working to change their health care systems in ways that go beyond the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Vermont\, for example\, wants the Obama Administration’s approval to put in place a Canadian-style single-payer system. Oregon wants to allow public employees to enroll in Medicaid.   \nWhat’s happening in California? How are states preparing for the law’s Medicaid (and Medi-Cal) expansion in a time of budget deficits? As they plan for reform\, how are states addressing tough issues such as health care for undocumented immigrants and cutbacks in mental health services? How do states go about getting waivers from the reform law\, and how many might take advantage of that option?   \nSpeakers \nLarry Levitt is senior vice president for special initiatives and senior advisor to the president at the Kaiser Family Foundation. He is also executive director of the Kaiser Initiative on Health Reform and Private Insurance. Previously\, he was the organization’s vice president for communications and online information and editor in chief of KaiserNetwork.org\, the foundation’s online health policy news and information service. He previously served as director of the foundation’s Changing Health Care Marketplace Project. Before joining the foundation\, Levitt was a senior manager with the Lewin Group\, where he advised public and private sector clients on health policy and financing issues. He previously served as a senior health policy advisor to the White House and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\, working on the development of President Clinton’s Health Security Act and other health policy initiatives. \nKim Belshé was named senior policy adviser of the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) in the spring of 2011. In this capacity\, she serves as a resource to PPIC leadership and staff as well as the broader policy community on health and social services\, fiscal\, governance and related reforms.  Ms. Belshé brings to PPIC a wealth of experience in leadership positions in state government. She currently serves on the five-member board of the state’s new Health Benefit Exchange\, a centerpiece of federal health reform which will create a new marketplace for consumers and small businesses to shop for health insurance\, starting in 2014.  Recently\, she was named to the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured\, dedicated to improving health care for low-income people. Prior to joining PPIC\, Ms. Belshé was secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency throughout Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s tenure. \nMarian Mulkey is director of the California Health Care Foundation’s Health Reform and Public Programs Initiative. The program works to support implementation of health reform in California and advance the effectiveness of the state’s public coverage programs. Mulkey leads the foundation’s work in analyzing legislation and informing policymakers\, state and local governments\, private stakeholders and the public on ways to implement the law that will improve and expand coverage. Prior to joining the foundation\, she worked as an independent health policy consultant and at the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan\, where her responsibilities included pricing\, utilization data reporting and policy development. \nVictoria Colliver has been writing about health for the San Francisco Chronicle since 2001\, primarily focusing on the health care industry\, but more recently concentrating on policy and reform. Prior to joining the Chronicle\, she worked for the San Francisco Examiner\, The Oakland Tribune and the Stockton (Calif.) Record. A graduate of the University of California\, Davis\, Colliver received a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University. She is a 2009 grant recipient from the Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism at the USC Annenberg School of Journalism. Previously\, she received an Inter-American Press Association Scholarship to Venezuela and a Fulbright Scholarship to Spain. \nModerator: \nEd Howard\, executive vice president of the Alliance for Health Reform\, a nonpartisan\, nonprofit health policy group in Washington\, D.C. \nWHEN:\nWednesday\, February 1\, 6:45 p.m. (light food/drinks at 6 p.m.) \nWHERE:\nSan Francisco Chronicle North Beach conference room 901 Mission St.\, San Francisco \nCheck in at reception. Light refreshments will be served. This event is FREE and you don’t need to be a member of AHCJ to attend. \nRSVP:\nBy 5 p.m. Monday\, Jan. 30\, to BayArea.AHCJ@gmail.com. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/san-francisco-implementing-health-reform-in-the-states/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120131T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120131T010000 DTSTAMP:20260410T043446 CREATED:20231030T213317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160541Z UID:25564-1327971600-1327971600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Responding to the New Presidential Memo: Steps to Improve Information Transparency DESCRIPTION:With the recent presidential memorandum directing agencies to reform and modernize records management practices\, agencies must respond with a plan that includes assessing and managing records in paper and electronic formats. \nJoin Federal Computer Week for this free webcast featuring Adelaide O’Brien\, Research Director\, Government Services Delivery\, IDC Government Insights\, as she discusses recent focus group findings on Open Government and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). \nDuring the one-hour webcast\, you’ll learn: \n\nbest practices for record identification and public posting\n\n\nsteps agencies are taking to apply the presumption of openness and increase proactive disclosure\n\nRegister Here URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/responding-to-the-new-presidential-memo-steps-to-improve-information-transparency/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120131T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120131T010000 DTSTAMP:20260410T043446 CREATED:20231030T213312Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160542Z UID:25560-1327971600-1327971600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Los Angeles: Implementing health reform in the states DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by AHCJ\, Alliance for Health Reform and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation \nTuesday\, Jan. 31\, in Los Angeles \nThe 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 individuals and small business will be able to buy coverage starting in 2014. Florida and Louisiana have said they will refuse to set up exchanges\, meaning the federal government will organize exchanges in those states. Other states are planning their exchanges\, even while asking courts to toss out the law entirely. \nStill other states are working to change their health care systems in ways that go beyond the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Vermont\, for example\, wants the Obama Administration’s approval to put in place a Canadian-style single-payer system. Oregon wants to allow public employees to enroll in Medicaid.    \nWhat’s happening in California to implement exchanges and other aspects of the health reform law? How are states preparing for the law’s Medicaid expansion in a time of budget deficits? As they plan for reform\, how are states addressing tough issues such as health care for undocumented immigrants and cutbacks in mental health services? How do states go about getting waivers from the reform law\, and how many might take advantage of that option?    \nThis briefing will help you better answer these questions for your readers\, viewers and listeners. \nSpeakers:Walter Zelman\, professor and director of health science at California State University – Los Angeles\, is an expert on California government\, politics\, health policy and markets\, specifically on the uninsured\, insurance and managed care\, and health care costs. He has published two books on health policy\, many articles on government and California politics\, and multiple op-eds on government and politics\, health policy and health insurance. Daniel Zingale is senior vice president of the Healthy California program at The California Endowment. Earlier\, he served as chief of staff to Maria Shriver and senior advisor to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Zingale also worked for the previous California Gov. Gray Davis as secretary of the cabinet and as chief of staff to the governor in the Office of the California Controller. He was also the executive director of AIDS Action in Washington\, D.C. and political director of the Human Rights Campaign. As founding director of the California Department of Managed Health Care\, he was the first “HMO czar” in the nation.  Anthony Wright has served as executive director for Health Access\, the California statewide health care consumer advocacy coalition\, since 2002. Health Access has been a leader in state and national efforts to fight health care budget cuts\, to win consumer protections and to advance comprehensive health reform and coverage expansions. Wright led fights to pass a first-in-the-nation law against hospital overcharging of the uninsured\, and to win a prescription drug discount program despite an $80 million industry campaign against it. He has been widely quoted in local and national media on a range of issues. Earlier\, he worked for New Jersey Citizen Action\, the Center for Media Education\, The Nation magazine\, and in Vice President Gore’s office in the White House. \nDeborah Crowe has been the health care and biotechnology industry reporter for the Los Angeles Business Journal since July 2005\, and now is also the paper’s Web editor. She earlier covered health care and other business beats for the Ventura County Star\, and reported on business\, government and education for publications in the San Francisco Bay and Dallas/Fort Worth areas. \nModerator: Ed Howard\, executive vice president of the Alliance for Health Reform\, a nonpartisan\, nonprofit health policy group in Washington\, D.C. \n\nWHEN: Tuesday\, Jan. 31\, 6 p.m. (light food/drinks at 5:30 p.m.)WHERE: University of Southern California\, Davidson Conference Center\, Vineyard Room3415 South Figueroa St.\, corner of Jefferson Blvd. – 213/740-5956 – Maps \nRSVP: By noon Monday\, January 30\, to Deborah Crowe at Debcrowe2@yahoo.com (Questions? Phone 323/549-5225\, ext. 232.) URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/los-angeles-implementing-health-reform-in-the-states/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120123T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120123T010000 DTSTAMP:20260410T043446 CREATED:20231030T213319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160543Z UID:25568-1327280400-1327280400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Advance screening of 'U.S. Health Care: The Good News' DESCRIPTION:The Commmonwealth Fund\, CUNY–TV\, and the Columbia Journalism Review will hold an advance screening of the new documentary “U.S. Health Care: The Good News\,” with correspondent T.R. Reid. \n This documentary examines how some doctors and hospitals are accomplishing what many thought impossible – providing quality health care at a reasonable cost. The film will be followed by a panel discussion on the New York City perspective on achieving a high performance health system. \nWhen: Monday\, Jan. 23 4:30–7:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Reception 5:45 p.m. Screening 6:30 p.m. Panel discussion \nWhere: CUNY Graduate Center Elebash Recital Hall 365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street New York\, NY \n Who: James R. Tallon\, Jr.\, President\, United Hospital Fund (moderator) Neil Calman\, M.D.\, President and CEO\, Institute for Family Health Trudy Lieberman\, Contributing Editor\, Columbia Journalism Review T.R. Reid\, Correspondent Herbert Pardes\, M.D.\, Executive Vice Chair\, New York Presbyterian Hospital \n Please RSVP here: http://tinyurl.com/6p7rbdb \nOr contact bf@cmwf.org   301-448-7411 Seating is limited. \n Health Care: The Good News is produced by Photopia Productions\, LLC in cooperation with Rocky Mountain PBS. Coming to PBS Thursday\, Feb. 16 at 9 p.m. EST. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/advance-screening-of-u-s-health-care-the-good-news/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120119T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120121T010000 DTSTAMP:20260410T043446 CREATED:20231025T161120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160543Z UID:23816-1326934800-1327107600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:ScienceOnline2012 DESCRIPTION:The sixth annual conference\, at North Carolina State University\, will feature more than 70 discussion sessions and workshops over three days and additional demonstrations\, science lab tours\, a museum reception & a dose of comedy. The keynote speaker will be anthropologist and National Geographic Explorer Mireya Mayor\, author of “Pink Boots and a Machete.” \nAmong the sessions of special interest to health journalists: \n\nThe special perils – and pleasures – of medical blogging\nWhy Scientists Hate & Fear the Media – or\, Science training for journalists\nPodcasting for Beginners\nThe basic science behind the medical research: where to find it\, how and when to use it.\nHarassing the Powerful for Fun and Profit: An Informal Investigative Reporters’ Guide to Uncovering Secrets and Bypassing Flacks\nYou Got Your Politics in My Science\nData visualization\nKnow Your Digital Rights!\nCovering Political Neuroscience in the Blogosphere\nThe Limits of Transparency: Self-Censorship in Physician Writers\nIs encouraging scientific literacy more than telling people what they need to know?\nDo press officers/public information officers need journalists any more?\nScience Communication\, Risk Communication\, and the role of Social Networks\nData Journalism: Talking the talk\nAdvocacy in medical blogging/communication – can you be an advocate and still be fair?\nCharting Your Own Course: How to Make It As a Freelancer\nGenomic Medicine: From Bench to Bedside\nNever Tell Me the Odds: Assessing Certainty and Probability in Scientific Data\n\nMany other sessions are being planned; see a more complete schedule. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/scienceonline2012/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120119T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120119T010000 DTSTAMP:20260410T043446 CREATED:20231030T213317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160544Z UID:25566-1326934800-1326934800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webinar: 2009-10 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs DESCRIPTION:Join the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) and the Data Resource Center (DRC) to learn about the latest findings from the 2009/10 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (NS-CSHCN) at the interactive DataSpeak webinar hosted by MCHB.   \nDate: Thursday\, January 19\, 2012 \nTime: 2:30-3:30 p.m. ET (1:30-2:30 p.m. CT; 12:30-1:30 p.m. MT; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. PT)   \nWhere: Click here to register now! \nThis program coincides with the release of data from the 2009/10 NS-CSHCN on the DRC Web site. Over the course of the program\, four speakers will discuss the 2009/10 NS-CSHCN purpose\, methodology\, key findings\, and ways to access both national and state level data.    \nPresentations will be made by: \n\nMichael Kogan\, PhD\, Office of Epidemiology\, Policy and Evaluation\, Maternal and Child Health Bureau\nStephen Blumberg\, PhD\, National Center for Health Statistics\, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\nBonnie Strickland\, PhD\, Division of Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs\, Maternal and Child Health Bureau\nChristina Bethell\, PhD\, MPH\, MBA\, School of Medicine\, Department of Pediatrics\, Oregon Health & Science University\, National Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health\n\nLook for an announcement on the day of this DataSpeak that will highlight key 2009/10 NS-CSHCN data points and provide information on how to access these new data. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-2009-10-national-survey-of-children-with-special-health-care-needs/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120119T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120119T010000 DTSTAMP:20260410T043446 CREATED:20231030T213316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160545Z UID:25563-1326934800-1326934800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:ACO Formation: Leading the Transition to New Models of Care DESCRIPTION:This free 90-minute webinar draws on a forthcoming series of Commonwealth Fund case studies of ACOs by Elliott Fisher\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, and colleagues at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. \nRepresentatives from two of the leading ACO sites\, Tuscon Medical Center and Norton Healthcare\, will comment on the role of executive and physician leadership in the transition to new models of care. Anne-Marie J. Audet\, M.D.\, M.Sc.\, S.M.\, vice president for Health Care Quality and Efficiency at The Commonwealth Fund\, will moderate. When: Thursday\, January 19\, at 2 p.m.\, E.S.T. \n Who: \n\nElliott Fisher\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, Director\, Population Health and Policy\, and Bridget Larson\, M.S.\, Director\, Health Policy Implementation\, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice\nJudy Rich\, R.N.\, President and Chief Executive Officer\, Tuscon Medical Center. Palmer Evans\, M.D.\, Senior Advisor\, and John Friend\, J.D.\, Vice President of Business Affairs and Associate General Counsel\, will be available during the question-and-answer session.\nSteve Hester\, M.D.\, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer\, Norton Healthcare\n\nTo register\, go to https://cc.readytalk.com/r/ylicu5v819h   \nThe Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation that aims to promote a high-performing health care system that achieves better access\, improved quality\, and greater efficiency. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/aco-formation-leading-the-transition-to-new-models-of-care/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120118T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120118T010000 DTSTAMP:20260410T043446 CREATED:20231030T213317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160546Z UID:25565-1326848400-1326848400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Building Online Communities in Health\, Science and Technology News DESCRIPTION:The future of health\, science and technology journalism is being forged\, in part\, by several reporters and editors in the Boston area who have taken the lead in creating online news operations serving specific audiences in new ways. Some have figured out a way to become sustainable in a short time. Others are still searching for long-term viability. This event\, held by the New England Science Writers\, features journalists who have built robust audiences using different editorial strategies\, staffing tactics and business models. \n The panelists will discuss what works\, what doesn’t work\, and what’s changing. Hear and discuss the ideas and experiences that are shaping the future of how people will be informed and engaged about health\, science and technology for decades to come. \n\n\nBob Buderi\, founder of Xconomy (http://www.xconomy.com/) (@Xconomy) \n\n\nCarey Goldberg\, co-host of WBUR CommonHealth (http://commonhealth.wbur.org/) (@commonhealth) \n\n\nGabrielle Strobel\, executive editor of AlzForum (http://alzforum.org/) \n\n\nEthan Zuckerman\, founder of Global Voices (http://globalvoicesonline.org/) (@globalvoices) \n\n\nPanel moderator: Alison Bass\, health care blogger at http://alison-bass.com/blog/ (@AlisonBBass) \n\n\nWhen & Where\nWednesday\, Jan. 185:30 p.m.: Snacks and social 6:30-8:30 p.m.: Panel discussion MIT Faculty Club\, Cambridge\, Mass. (Dining Room East) \nHow to attend\nRSVP at https://web.memberclicks.com/mc/quickForm/viewForm.do?orgId=nesw&formId=112835 $15 for NESW members and 2011-12 Knight fellows $20 for guest attendees NOTE: Registration is limited to the first 100 people who RSVP online. \n Organized by Carol Cruzan Morton (@carolmorton) and Alison Bass. Thanks to Knight Science Journalism at MIT for providing the audiovisual equipment. Questions? 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