BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Association of Health Care Journalists - ECPv6.17.2//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:20090308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20091101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20100314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20101107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20110313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20111106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100507T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100507T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161009Z CREATED:20231030T213114Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161009Z UID:25435-1273194000-1273194000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Geriatric Mental Health Alliance’s annual conference DESCRIPTION:The Geriatric Mental Health Alliance's annual conference will address the complexity of caregiving in the 21st century. \nFor more information or to register\, visit the conference website. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/geriatric-mental-health-allianceaes-annual-conference/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100503T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100503T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161010Z CREATED:20231030T213116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161010Z UID:25438-1272848400-1272848400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Columbia University presents: Former first lady Rosalynn Carter on mental health DESCRIPTION:Former first lady and longtime mental health activist Rosalynn Carter will hold a public conversation\, moderated by experts in health and journalism\, to accompany her new book: Within Our Reach: Ending the Mental Health Crisis. \nThe conversation will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. at Miller Theatre\, 2960 Broadway at 116th Street. It's free\, but you'll need to register beforehand. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/columbia-university-presents-former-first-lady-rosalynn-carter-on-mental-health/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100426T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100428T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161011Z CREATED:20231025T160922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161011Z UID:23744-1272243600-1272416400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:NIH conference / webcast: Preventing Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline DESCRIPTION:The National Institutes of Health state of the science conference on "Preventing Alzheimer's Disease and Cognitive Decline" will be webcast live and archived for later viewing. \nView the webcast here. \nFor more information or to register\, visit the conference website. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nih-conference-webcast-preventing-alzheimers-disease-and-cognitive-decline/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100422T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100425T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161012Z CREATED:20231025T160839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161012Z UID:23722-1271898000-1272157200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Health Journalism 2010 DESCRIPTION: \n \nSpeaker presentations\, audio and video of some presentations and articles about specific panels are available. More than 2\,200 tweets from the conference are archived. \nFor coverage and other news stories about the conference\, please click here. Do you have a story to add to the list? Send it to pia@healthjournalism.org. \n \n\n\nKeynote speaker\nPeter Pronovost\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\, professor\, Johns Hopkins University Quality and Safety Research Group\, was this year’s keynote speaker at the awards luncheon on Saturday\, April 24. \nPronovost\, who established the Quality and Safety Research Group to advance the science of safety\, is dedicated to improving health care through methods that are scientifically rigorous\, but feasible at the bedside. Pronovost chose patient safety as a career path after watching his father die as a result of a medical error. In his new book\, “Safe Patients\, Smart Hospitals: How One Doctor’s Checklist Can Help Us Change Health Care from the Inside Out\,” Pronovost tells that story\, as well as the story of his journey from a researcher to a leader in patient safety.   \n\n\n\n\n\nNewsmaker briefings\nBack-to-back Newsmaker Briefings on April 22: \n• Thomas Frieden\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, director\, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\, at 5:30 p.m. • Kathleen Sebelius\, M.P.A.\, secretary\, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\, at 6:15 p.m. \nNewsmaker Briefing on Friday\, April 23: \n• Jeffrey Shuren\, director\, Center for Devices and Radiological Health\, Food and Drug Administration \nAssessing health reform\nSpecial series of sessions to help you understand health reform: \n\nAssessing health reform: Does comparative effectiveness research work?\nAssessing health reform: Outlook for the nation’s hospitals\nAssessing health reform: Is there a looming doctor shortage?\nAssessing health reform: What’s ahead for state and local governments\nAssessing health reform: The reporting challenge going forward\n\n The conference schedule \nMore than 500 people joined us in the Windy City for a world-class program of panels\, workshops\, field trips and classes planned to improve journalists’ knowledge of today’s hot-button health issues. Attendees tell us they went home with story ideas\, had the chance to meet sources\, strengthened their reporting skills and attend breaking newsmaker events. There were plenty of opportunities to network with other journalists. \nFor those of you on Twitter\, we used the hashtag #ahcj2010 for news about and from the conference. Follow AHCJ_Pia for all of the latest news from AHCJ. \n\n\n\n\nHOSTS\n\nFeinberg School of Medicine\, Northwestern University\nNorthwestern Memorial Hospital\nRehabilitation Institute of Chicago\n\nENDOWING SPONSOR\n\nThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation\n\n\n\nSPONSORS\n\nChicago Tribune Foundation\nMcCormick Foundation\nThe Commonwealth Fund\nJAMA & Archives Journals \nThe California Wellness Foundation\nMontefiore Medical Center\nCalifornia HealthCare Foundation\nMissouri Foundation for Health\nNorthwest Health Foundation\nThe Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation\nThe John A. Hartford Foundation\nFoundation for Informed Medical Decision Making \nRTI International\nCincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center \nKaiser Family Foundation \nThe California Endowment \nAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nCongratulations to Betsy Cliff\, a reporter at The (Bend\, Ore.) Bulletin\, who won complimentary registration to Health Journalism 2010 by filling out last year’s conference evaluation. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-journalism-2010/ CATEGORIES:Annual Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100422T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100423T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161013Z CREATED:20231025T160922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161013Z UID:23743-1271898000-1271984400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Bioethics Conference: Priorities in health\, can we make better decisions? DESCRIPTION:The Harvard University Program in Ethics and Health will host the 5th Annual International Bioethics Conference\, titled "Priorities in Health: Can we make better decisions?" Panels will consider decisionmaking-related topics such as insurance\, medicare and expensive cancer drugs. \nFor more information or to register\, visit the conference website.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/bioethics-conference-priorities-in-health-can-we-make-better-decisions/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100411T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100412T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161013Z CREATED:20231025T160921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161013Z UID:23741-1270947600-1271034000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Safeguarding Health Information: Building Assurance through HIPAA Security (HHS conference) DESCRIPTION:The HHS Office for Civil Rights and the NIST Computer Security Division will host the "Safeguarding Health Information: Building Assurance through HIPAA Security" conference which\, according to the release\, will "provide a forum to discuss the current HIT security landscape\, as well as practical strategies\, tips\, and techniques for implementing the requirements of the HIPAA Security Rule." \nVsit the conference website for more information and instructions on how to register. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/safeguarding-health-information-building-assurance-through-hipaa-security-hhs-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100408T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100409T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161014Z CREATED:20231025T160921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161014Z UID:23742-1270688400-1270774800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Report release: Gulf War Veterans’ Health DESCRIPTION:The Institute of Medicine is scheduled to publish an "updated assessment of potential links between veterans' health problems and deployment during the Persian Gulf War\," a report which will consider PTSD and other mental health issues in Gulf War veterans. \nFrom the release: \n\nAdvance copies will be available to reporters only beginning at 10 a.m. EDT on Thursday\, April 8. THE REPORT IS EMBARGOED AND NOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE BEFORE 11 A.M. EDT ON FRIDAY\, APRIL 9. Reporters who wish to obtain a copy should contact the Office of News and Public Information; tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/report-release-gulf-war-veteransae-health/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100406T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100406T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161015Z CREATED:20231030T213113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161015Z UID:25432-1270515600-1270515600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Wasik to discuss business side of health-care reform in live chat DESCRIPTION:Got questions about the business side of health-care reform?\nJoin veteran business journalist John F. Wasik in a free\, live chat at noon EDT April 6 at BusinessJournalism.org\, and get your questions answered. \nWasik is the author of an upcoming book on health-care reform. His 13th and most recent book is "The Audacity of Help: Obama's Economic Plan and the Remaking of America." He's covered health care and personal finance for Bloomberg News and Consumers Digest magazine. Read more about Wasik at www.johnwasik.com. \nDuring the hourlong chat\, Wasik will offer ideas and links\, and you'll be able to pose questions to him and get answers in real time. \nThe chat is a guest-hosted version of a daily chat on business stories\, provided at BusinessJournalism.org\, by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism. The center is part of Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. \nQuestions? E-mail Reynolds Center Executive Director Linda Austin or call 602-496-9187. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/wasik-to-discuss-business-side-of-health-care-reform-in-live-chat/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100406T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100406T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161015Z CREATED:20231030T213113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161015Z UID:25433-1270515600-1270515600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:HHS Secretary Sebelius to Speak at National Press Club DESCRIPTION:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will deliver a speech entitled\, "Health Reform and You: How the New Law Will Increase Your Health Security" at the National Press Club on Tuesday\, April 6\, 2010. \n\nLuncheon begins at 12:30 p.m. EDT\nProgram begins at 1 p.m. EDT\n\nWHERE: National Press Club           Ballroom           529 14th St. NW\, 13th Floor           Washington\, DC 20045 \nContact: mcooke@press.org | Submit a Question \nClick here to Register  \nFor copies of this event\, contact the NPC Archives at 202-662-7598 or archives@press.org. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/hhs-secretary-sebelius-to-speak-at-national-press-club/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100329T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100401T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161016Z CREATED:20231025T160950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161016Z UID:23763-1269824400-1270083600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine 2011 Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:The Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine's 2010 annual conference has a broad schedule planned\, one which will hit upon high-interest topics in adolescent health\, such as screening\, sexual orientation and sexually transmitted diseases. Journalists may be particularly interested in the Friday session titled "Risky Business: Preventing Harmful Effects of "Old" Media and "New" Media." \nFor more information\, see the conference web site. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/society-for-adolescent-health-and-medicine-2011-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100325T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100325T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161017Z CREATED:20231030T213107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161017Z UID:25431-1269478800-1269478800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Conference call with ProPublica reporters on investigating health care workers and boards DESCRIPTION:ProPublica reporters Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber took the unique step of publishing a "reporting recipe" to show other reporters how they could do an investigation of nursing boards and other state regulatory and licensing agencies\, as ProPublica has done. \nProPublic has scheduled a conference call so these two Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters can discuss their techniques and answer questions on how to conduct a local investigation about state-licensed workers. The call will be Thursday\, March 25 at 2 p.m. EDT/11 a.m. PDT. \nTo participate in the call\, sign up on the ProPublica Web site. \n URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/conference-call-with-propublica-reporters-on-investigating-health-care-workers-and-boards/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100324T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100324T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161017Z CREATED:20231030T213106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161017Z UID:25429-1269392400-1269392400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Data release: Health insurance coverage in America (Jan.-Sept. 2009) DESCRIPTION:According to the National Center for Health Statistics\, this release "presents the very latest information on health insurance coverage in the United States\, examining data from the first three quarters of the 2009 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)\, and presents estimates from 1998 through 2007 for comparison." \n \nTo access embargoed and password protected materials\, reporters must contact the CDC/NCHS Press Room at 301-458-4800 or register with the NCHS Media Listserv. To register click here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/data-release-health-insurance-coverage-in-america-jan-sept-2009/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100323T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100326T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161018Z CREATED:20231025T150318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161018Z UID:23664-1269306000-1269565200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:USDA: 2010 Food Safety Education Conference DESCRIPTION:The United States Food and Drug Administration is working with the National Science Foundation and other government agencies to present the 2010 Food Safety Education Conference\, a four-day event aimed at educating the public about foodborne illness and safe food-handling behaviors. \nTopics will include foodborne illness surveillance and epidemiology\, behavioral and attitudinal research\, social marketing advances\, outreach to the medical community\, and food service and retail initiatives. The hosts are encouraging everyone from educators and providers to sanitarians\, consumer representatives and health writers/journalists to attend. For more information\, visit the conference's website. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/usda-2010-food-safety-education-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100323T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100323T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161019Z CREATED:20231030T213105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161019Z UID:25428-1269306000-1269306000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Data release: Use of electronic medical records among office-based physicians in 2006 DESCRIPTION:The National Center for Health Statistics is tentatively scheduled to release a report on the use of electronic medical records among office-based physicians in 2006. \nTo access embargoed and password protected materials\, reporters must contact the CDC/NCHS Press Room at 301-458-4800 or register with the NCHS Media Listserv. To register click here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/data-release-use-of-electronic-medical-records-among-office-based-physicians-in-2006/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100320T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100321T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161020Z CREATED:20231025T160903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161020Z UID:23736-1269046800-1269133200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:27th Annual Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Conference DESCRIPTION:The CDC's Division of Behavioral Surveillance will host the 27th Annual Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Conference\, which will focus on data collection\, data processing and innovation as applied to their chosen field. \nFor more information or to register\, visit the conference website. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/27th-annual-behavioral-risk-factor-surveillance-system-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100318T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100322T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161021Z CREATED:20231025T160921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161021Z UID:23740-1268874000-1269219600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Decennial International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections DESCRIPTION:The CDC and a number of epidemiology-focused organizations are hosting the Decennial International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections\, a once-in-a-decade gathering in which experts will swap recommendations\, review science and set policy for the next decade. \nFor more information or to register\, visit the conference website. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/decennial-international-conference-on-healthcare-associated-infections/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100318T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100318T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161021Z CREATED:20231030T213106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161021Z UID:25430-1268874000-1268874000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Health disparities in Asian American\, Pacific Islander\, Native Hawaiian & Asian immigrants DESCRIPTION:New data will be released in the American Journal of Public Health showing significant health disparities among Asian American\, Pacific Islander\, Native Hawaiian\, and Asian immigrant populations. \nThis is the first issue of any major public health journal dedicated exclusively to AA and NHPI health.  It explores the serious health threats faced by these minority groups – particularly from cancer\, which is often under-recognized and undertreated among Asian American ethnic groups. \nMore specifically\, it details serious health issues for these groups related to breast cancer\, lung cancer\, colorectal cancer and cervical and liver cancer. \nMembers of AHCJ receive complimentary press access to the American Journal of Public Health – if you haven't registered for access yet\, please click here to do so. \nThe embargo lifts Thursday\, March 18\, at 4 p.m. ET. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-disparities-in-asian-american-pacific-islander-native-hawaiian-asian-immigrants/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100317T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100317T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161022Z CREATED:20231030T213105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161022Z UID:25427-1268787600-1268787600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Data release: Use of electronic medical records by ambulatory care providers in 2007 DESCRIPTION:The National Center for Health Statistics is tentatively scheduled to release a report on the use of electronic medical records by ambulatory care providers in 2007. \nTo access embargoed and password protected materials\, reporters must contact the CDC/NCHS Press Room at 301-458-4800 or register with the NCHS Media Listserv. To register click here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/data-release-use-of-electronic-medical-records-by-ambulatory-care-providers-in-2007/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100316T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100316T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161023Z CREATED:20231030T213103Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161023Z UID:25426-1268701200-1268701200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Data release: Health behaviors (alcohol consumption\, smoking\, leisure) of American adults\, 2005-2007 DESCRIPTION:The National Center for Health Statistics is expected to release a report on the health behaviors of American adults\, based on data collected from 2005 to 2007. The behaviors quantified by the report will include "alcohol consumption\, cigarette smoking\, leisure-time physical activity\, body weight status\, and sleep habits." \n \nTo access embargoed and password protected materials\, reporters must contact the CDC/NCHS Press Room at 301-458-4800 or register with the NCHS Media Listserv. To register click here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/data-release-health-behaviors-alcohol-consumption-smoking-leisure-of-american-adults-2005-2007/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100310T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100314T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161024Z CREATED:20231025T150353Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161024Z UID:23699-1268182800-1268528400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Psychosomatic Society annual scientific meeting DESCRIPTION:The American Psychosomatic Society\, which calls itself a "worldwide community of scholars and clinicians dedicated to the scientific understanding of the interaction of mind\, brain\, body and social context in promoting health and contributing to the pathogenesis\, course and treatment of disease\," will review the latest psychosomatic research at its 2010 scientific conference. \nVisit the society's website for more information or to register. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-psychosomatic-society-annual-scientific-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100310T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100310T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161024Z CREATED:20231030T213103Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161024Z UID:25425-1268182800-1268182800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Data release: Viral hepatitis in the U.S DESCRIPTION:The National Center for Health Statistics is expected to release a report on viral hepatitis in the U.S. According to the release\, "This report includes trends and prevalence rates for hepatitis A\, hepatitis B and hepatitis C\, and it includes sociodemographic variables such as race\, ethnicity\, gender\, place of birth and age." \n \nTo access embargoed and password protected materials\, reporters must contact the CDC/NCHS Press Room at 301-458-4800 or register with the NCHS Media Listserv. To register click here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/data-release-viral-hepatitis-in-the-u-s-2/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100309T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100309T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161025Z CREATED:20231030T213102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161025Z UID:25424-1268096400-1268096400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Data release: Health characteristics and challenges\, American Indian and Alaska Native adult edition DESCRIPTION:The National Center for Health Statistics is tentatively scheduled to release a report on the health characteristics of American Indian and Alaska Native adults\, with a focus on the special challenges faced by those groups. \n \nTo access embargoed and password protected materials\, reporters must contact the CDC/NCHS Press Room at 301-458-4800 or register with the NCHS Media Listserv. To register click here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/data-release-health-characteristics-and-challenges-american-indian-and-alaska-native-adult-edition/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100309T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100309T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161026Z CREATED:20231030T213101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161026Z UID:25422-1268096400-1268096400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Indiana Patient Safety Summit: New Pathways to Excellence DESCRIPTION:The Indiana Hospital Association will bring together stakeholders from across the industry to help shed light on the obstacles to improving patient safety in Indiana. The summit will also seek to create a cooperative plan for overcoming them. \nFor more information or to register\, visit the conference website. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/indiana-patient-safety-summit-new-pathways-to-excellence/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100302T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100302T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161026Z CREATED:20231030T213102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161026Z UID:25423-1267491600-1267491600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Report: Health-Related Costs from Foodborne Illness in the United States DESCRIPTION:Former U.S. Food and Drug Administration economist\, Robert L. Scharff\, U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)\, and food-safety experts will discuss the Produce Safety Project 's new report\, Health-Related Costs from Foodborne Illness in the United States. According to a press release\, the report finds that foodborne illnesses cost the United States billions of dollars each year. \n \n \nThe release of the report comes as the U.S. Senate may soon vote on comprehensive food-safety legislation.  The U.S. House of Representatives passed its food-safety bill (H.R. 2749) last July\, and late in 2009\, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health\, Education\, Labor & Pensions unanimously approved the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510). \n \nSpeakers: \n\nErik Olson (moderator)\, Director\, Food and Consumer Product Safety\, the Pew Health Group\nRobert L. Scharff\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Consumer Sciences\, The Ohio State University\nJim O'Hara\, Director\, Produce Safety Project\nU.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)    \n\n \n \n \n \nWHEN: Tuesday\, March 2\, 11 a.m. EST \nCONTACTS:  Reporters can request an embargoed version of the report from Liz Gary at 202-478-6148 or lgary@mrss.com. To RSVP for the telebriefing\, contact Gary or Paula Chrin at 202-478-6138 or pchrin@mrss.com for call-in information. \n \nAbout the Produce Safety Project: \nThe Produce Safety Project at Georgetown University seeks the establishment by the Food and Drug Administration of mandatory and enforceable safety standards for domestic and imported fresh produce\, from farm to fork. Our families need to have confidence that federal food-safety regulation is based on prevention\, scientifically sound risk assessment and management\, and coordinated\, integrated data collection. \nGroups involved in this effort include: American Public Health Association\, Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention\, Center for Science in the Public Interest\, Consumer Federation of American\, Consumers Union\, Food & Water Watch\, The Pew Charitable Trusts\, Safe Tables Our Priority\, and Trust for America's Health. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/report-health-related-costs-from-foodborne-illness-in-the-united-states/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100301T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100302T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161027Z CREATED:20231025T160904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161027Z UID:23738-1267405200-1267491600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Health care workforce and workforce policy in health reform DESCRIPTION:The workforce specialists at Jobs for the Future are hosting a conference at which their staff and outside experts will consider the new health care workforce and workforce policy in health reform. \nWhen: March 1 & 2 \nWhere: L'Enfant Plaza Hotel in Washington\, D.C. \nHow to attend to cover the meeting: Requests for interviews should be made in advance (if possible) by contacting Jeff Landis at JFF\, 617-728-4446. RSVP by Feb. 23 if you intend to cover this conference. A final agenda will be forwarded to those planning to attend and cover this event. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-care-workforce-and-workforce-policy-in-health-reform/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100224T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100225T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161028Z CREATED:20231025T160904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161028Z UID:23737-1266973200-1267059600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Meeting of CDC's advisory committee on immunization practices (Webcast available) DESCRIPTION:The CDC's advisory committee on immunization practices meets regularly to modify and create recommendations for the vaccination of the American people. This meeting's agenda includes HPV\, influenza\, hepatitis and rotavirus. The committee will also discuss the mumps outbreak that recently hit the northeastern U.S. \nTo view the webcast\, follow these instructions. A draft agenda can be found here\, and here are directions for those attending in person. \nA note from the release: \n\n… reporters who wish to attend the meeting in person must RSVP to Tom Skinner in CDC's Division of Media Relations (tskinner@cdc.gov) by COB on Monday February 22nd.  Space is limited and only those reporters who RSVP will be guaranteed working space during the meeting. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/meeting-of-cdcs-advisory-committee-on-immunization-practices-webcast-available/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100224T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100224T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161028Z CREATED:20231030T213059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161028Z UID:25418-1266973200-1266973200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Data release: Utilization of medical care for young Americans aged 20-29 years DESCRIPTION:The National Center for Health Statistics is tentatively scheduled to release information on the access to and utilization of medical care for young Americans aged 20-29 years. According to the release\, it will examine"health insurance status of young adults and its association with access to medical care using data from the 2008 National Health Interview Survey." \nTo access embargoed and password protected materials\, reporters must contact the CDC/NCHS Press Room at 301-458-4800 or register with the NCHS Media Listserv. To register click here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/data-release-utilization-of-medical-care-for-young-americans-aged-20-29-years/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100222T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100224T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154515Z CREATED:20231025T150425Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154515Z UID:23714-1266800400-1266973200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:NIH State-of-the-Science Conference: Lactose Intolerance and Health DESCRIPTION:The National Institutes of Health state-of-the-science conference on lactose intolerance will discuss the public health burden posed by lactose intolerance\, as well as the possibility of misdiagnosis and the nutritional deficiencies that accompany a dairy-free diet. At the end of the conference\, a consensus statement will be produced. For more information or to register\, visit the conference website. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nih-state-of-the-science-conference-lactose-intolerance-and-health/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100222T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100222T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161029Z CREATED:20231030T213100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161029Z UID:25420-1266800400-1266800400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Data release and teleconference: IOM report on reducing hypertension DESCRIPTION:In "A Population-Based Policy and Systems Change Approach to Prevent and Control Hypertension\," the IOM looks at how hypertension can be reduced and controlled through "diet\, physical activity and other public health approaches." \nAccording to the release\, there will be a public briefing to accompany the report:  \n\n11 a.m. to noon EST in Room 101 of the National Academies' Keck Center\, 500 Fifth St.\, N.W.\, Washington\, D.C. Those who cannot attend may participate via teleconference. \n\n\nREPORTERS: To obtain an advance\, embargoed copy of the report\, register to attend the briefing\, or receive the conference call information\, contact the Office of News and Public Information at tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu. Advance copies will be available to reporters only beginning at 10 a.m. EST Friday\, Feb. 19. The report is embargoed until 11 a.m. EST Monday\, Feb. 22. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/data-release-and-teleconference-iom-report-on-reducing-hypertension/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100218T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100222T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161030Z CREATED:20231025T160848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161030Z UID:23729-1266454800-1266800400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:2010 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science DESCRIPTION:The 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science will\, according to a release\, "feature more than 150 symposia\, seminars and lectures on topics such as sleep and memory\, dolphin intelligence\, next-generation lasers\, personalized medicine and more." \nFor more information\, see the conference Web site. Visit the newsroom registration page to register. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/2010-annual-meeting-of-the-american-association-for-the-advancement-of-science/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR