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:20080309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20081102T060000 END:STANDARD 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090913T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090917T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163148Z CREATED:20231025T150258Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163148Z UID:23642-1252803600-1253149200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:AHCJ-NLM Health Journalism Fellowships DESCRIPTION:Get hands-on medical research training — at the source.\nThe Association of Health Care Journalists has teamed up with the National Library of Medicine to present the first AHCJ-NLM Fellowships. AHCJ has selected six journalists to spend a week on the campus of the National Institutes of Health. \nThe selected journalists will: \n\n\n Learn how to explore the latest NIH research\n Learn to understand and interpret biomedical statistics\n Take advantage of NLM's data\, programs and resources for stronger stories\n Get hands-on training in PubMed\, MedlinePlus\, ClinicalTrials.gov\, ToxNet and Household Products Database \n\nEnhance your medical and scientific reporting through this specialized fellowship. \n \nSept. 13-17\, 2009 ♦ Bethesda\, Md. \n \nFellowship includes travel expenses\, lodging and stipend. \nAgenda now available. \n \nAHCJ names first class of AHCJ-National Library of Medicine fellows\n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahcj-nlm-health-journalism-fellowships/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090910T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090912T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163149Z CREATED:20231025T150347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163149Z UID:23694-1252544400-1252717200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:JAMA/BMJ present the International Peer Review Congress DESCRIPTION:Every four years\, the Journal of the American Medical Association and the British Medical Journal host an International Congress on Peer Review and Biomedical Publication. This year\, journal editors and publishers and researchers from around the world will gather to discuss how best to increase the quality and credibility of their publications. According to the press release\, this year's conference will include discussions on "Authorship and ghost writing\, conflicts of interest\, editorial decisions and peer review\, ethical concerns\, publication bias\, "spin" on study results\, clinical trial registration\, quality of biomedical publication (and) postpublication concerns." \nFor more information or to register\, see the conference website or email mediarelations@jama-archives.org. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/jama-bmj-present-the-international-peer-review-congress/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090910T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090910T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163150Z CREATED:20231025T150406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163150Z UID:23708-1252544400-1252544400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:NIH seminar: Sex and gender research: The interaction of depression with other diseases DESCRIPTION:The Sex and gender research: The interaction of depression with other diseases seminar will examine depression as it relates to bone health\, cancer\, heart disease and various fetal antecedents. The two-hour event will be webcast at 1 p.m. ET. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nih-seminar-sex-and-gender-research-the-interaction-of-depression-with-other-diseases/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090909T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090910T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163150Z CREATED:20231025T160847Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163150Z UID:23725-1252458000-1252544400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Spirituality & Health DESCRIPTION:A Workshop for Journalists on Understanding the Relationship Between Faith\, Culture and Health\nIn advance of its annual conference\, the Religion Newswriters Association is cooperating with AHCJ to put on a workshop focused on the intersection of health and faith. \nThe preconference workshop is Sept. 9-10 at the Marriott City Center in Minneapolis. \nDetails: http://www.rna.org/?preconference. \nAHCJ can assist a limited number of health journalists in attending. Send inquiries to AHCJ Special Projects Director  Jeff Porter (jeff@healthjournalism.org). \n  \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/spirituality-health/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090909T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090909T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163151Z CREATED:20231030T213009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163151Z UID:25368-1252458000-1252458000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Health reform coverage: The key issues DESCRIPTION:A webinar for journalists\n \nResources from the webinar\n\nWatch this webinar\nLessons from Massachusetts\, from Kay Lazar of The Boston Globe \nRobert Laszewski's PowerPoint presentation \nTrudy Lieberman's PowerPoint presentation \n\nThere's little question that health reform has dominated the news this summer\, but is the coverage tackling the right issues? Join us for a "Talking Health" webinar\, presented by the Association of Health Care Journalists\, The Commonwealth Fund\, and the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism\, to find out what top journalists think of the coverage of this complicated policy debate. \nThe webinar will be held on Wednesday\, Sept. 9\, at 2 p.m. eastern time. \nJoin moderator Mike Hoyt\, editor of the Columbia Journalism Review\, as he directs your questions to panelists Kay Lazar of The Boston Globe\, Karen Tumulty of TIME\, Robert Laszewski of Health Care Policy and Marketplace Review and Trudy Lieberman\, contributing editor for CJR and AHCJ board president. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-reform-coverage-the-key-issues/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090908T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090909T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163152Z CREATED:20231025T150352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163152Z UID:23696-1252371600-1252458000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Southeast Children”²s Environmental Health Symposium DESCRIPTION:Emory University's Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit's 2009 Southeast Symposium will cover everything from organic food and careers in environmental health to health disparities and classroom ventilation. \nFor more information or to register\, visit the symposium website. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/southeast-childrenae%c2%b2s-environmental-health-symposium/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090903T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090903T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163153Z CREATED:20231030T213012Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163153Z UID:25371-1251939600-1251939600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The Next 100 Days: Some Final Hurdles to Health Reform (Alliance for Health Reform briefing) DESCRIPTION:The Alliance for Health Reform is sponsoring a briefing at the National Press Club addressing the obstacles that must be overcome or dealt with if the health care reform effort is to cross the finish line. \nAccording to the press release\, the briefing\, which is to run from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m.\, will aim to help reporters answer the following questions: "Will there be a public plan option or\, as an alternative\, health insurance co-ops? How will reform be financed? Can the "cost curve" be bent\, either during or after the 10-year window that's the focus of Congressional Budget Office "scoring"? How might Medicare change – or facilitate change – in a reformed system? How will reform affect employers\, especially small businesses?" \nTo register\, visit allhealth.org (click on the Info and Registration link for the briefing in the In the Spotlight section). For more information\, call (202) 789-2300 or e-mail info@allhealth.org. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-next-100-days-some-final-hurdles-to-health-reform-alliance-for-health-reform-briefing/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090902T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090902T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163154Z CREATED:20231030T213012Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163154Z UID:25372-1251853200-1251853200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Data release: DESCRIPTION:The National Center for Health Statistics\, part of the CDC\, is expected to release "Injury Episodes and Circumstances: National Health Interview Survey\, 1997-2007\," a report that seeks to answer the question "who gets injured and why?" \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-3/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090828T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090828T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163154Z CREATED:20231030T213009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163154Z UID:25369-1251421200-1251421200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Backgrounding Local Health Professionals DESCRIPTION: At the SPJ Convention \n \nWhile it's getting easier to check the quality of health care institutions such as hospitals\, nursing homes and dialysis centers\, investigating the quality of health professionals\, including doctors\, nurses and pharmacists\, still requires a lot of legwork. This session will focus on the use of public records\, court documents and interviews to background the people to whom we trust with our care. Several investigative reports that have done it well will be highlighted. \n10:45 a.m. at the SPJ Convention in Indianapolis \nModerator:Len Bruzzese\, executive director\, Association of Health Care Journalists \nSpeakers: \n\nCharles Ornstein\, senior reporter\, ProPublica\nGina Barton\, investigative reporter\, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel\nAndrew McIntosh\, senior writer\, The Sacramento Bee\n\n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/backgrounding-local-health-professionals/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090826T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090826T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154538Z CREATED:20231025T150356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154538Z UID:23705-1251248400-1251248400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:NIH lecture: Knowledge translation research 'Type 2': Where the smart researchers are going DESCRIPTION:The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center will webcast (and later podcast) a lecture addressing "Knowledge translation research 'Type 2': Where the smart researchers are going" from noon to 1 p.m.\, Eastern time. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nih-lecture-knowledge-translation-research-type-2-where-the-smart-researchers-are-going/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090824T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090826T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163155Z CREATED:20231025T150405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163155Z UID:23707-1251075600-1251248400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:NIH State-of-the-Science Conference: Family history and improving health DESCRIPTION:The NIH State-of-the-Science Conference: Family history and improving health promises "pivotal discussions on the effectiveness of family history information for disease prediction and improvement of patient health outcomes." For more information\, to register or to watch a live videocast\, visit the conference website. \nThe conference will draft answers to the following questions\, taken from their website : \n\nWhat are the key elements of a family history in a primary care setting for the purposes of risk assessment for common diseases? \nWhat is the accuracy of the family history\, and under what conditions does the accuracy vary? \nWhat is the direct evidence that getting a family history will improve health outcomes for the patient and/or family? \nWhat is the direct evidence that getting a family history will result in adverse outcomes for the patient and/or family? \nWhat are the factors that encourage or discourage obtaining and using a family history? \nWhat are future research directions for assessing the value of family history for common diseases in the primary care setting? URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nih-state-of-the-science-conference-family-history-and-improving-health/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090824T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090825T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163156Z CREATED:20231025T160840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163156Z UID:23724-1251075600-1251162000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:CDC flu briefing DESCRIPTION:AHCJ has sponsored 12 journalists to take part in a two-day workshop at the CDC about covering seasonal influenza and the A-H1N1 flu virus\, now grabbing the headlines. \nThe workshop includes a series of on-the-record sessions with CDC experts to prepare front-line journalists for the upcoming flu season. Public health experts are providing a primer on the flu\, examine how it is being tracked\, expectations for vaccines and antivirals\, and what communities can do to deal with the fallout. \nHHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius\, joined by CDC director Thomas R. Frieden\,  was a surprise addition to the schedule. \nThe AHCJ-sponsored journalists are: \n\nErin Allday\, San Francisco Chronicle\nRan An\, China Newsweek\nKim Archer\, Tulsa World\nLorna Benson\, Minnesota Public Radio\nBlythe Bernhard\, St. Louis Post-Dispatch\nDon Finley\, San Antonio Express-News\nJeff Hansel\, Rochester Post-Bulletin\nSandra Jordan\, St. Louis American\nAlma Martinez\, Radio Bilingue\nPohla Smith\, Pittsburgh  Post-Gazette\nFred Tasker\, The Miami Herald\nEric Whitney\, Colorado Public Radio URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cdc-flu-briefing/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090820T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090820T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163157Z CREATED:20231030T213008Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163157Z UID:25366-1250730000-1250730000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Fact versus fiction: Key issues in health reform DESCRIPTION:Reforming the way health care is paid for and delivered in the United States is serious business. It deserves an equally serious discussion rising above partisanship and hot air. \nJoin Health Affairs\, the nation's leading health policy journal\, for a special conference on Fact vs. Fiction: Key Issues in Health Reform. \nWHEN: Thursday\, Aug. 20\, 2009\, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. WHERE: National Press Club\, Washington\, D.C. RSVP: Please RSVP for this event online. There will be a call-in number for those who cannot attend in person. If you wish to receive the dial-in number\, please contact Meghan Hanrahan at Meghan.Hanrahan@burnesscommunications.com.LIVE TWEETING: This event will be live tweeted using #healthreform \nTOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED: \n\nWhat exactly is the U.S. government's role in health care and how might it change under health reform? \nWhat are the implications of slowing the rate of growth in Medicare spending and what would the impact be on beneficiaries? \nEnd of Life Health Care: How the issues really look to the people and providers who live it. \n\nSPEAKERS TO INCLUDE: \n\nWelcoming remarks by telephone from former Surgeons General C. Everett Koop and Richard Carmona \nLen Nichols\, Director\, Health Policy Program\, New America Foundation \nGail Wilensky\, Senior Fellow\, Project HOPE and former head of HCFA \nC. Eugene Steuerle\, Vice President\, Peter G. Peterson Foundation \nChristine Cassell\, MD\, President\, American Board of Internal Medicine \nDiane E. Meier\, MD\, Director\, Center to Advance Palliative Care\, Mount Sinai School of Medicine \nJerald Winakur\, MD\, Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; Noted Author of "What Are We Going To Do With Dad\," Health Affairs essay\, and Memory lessons: A Doctor's Story (Hyperion Books) URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/fact-versus-fiction-key-issues-in-health-reform/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090819T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090819T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163158Z CREATED:20231030T212958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163158Z UID:25365-1250643600-1250643600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Data release: DESCRIPTION:The National Center for Health Statistics\, part of the CDC\, will release the latest death statistics for the United States. The data are from a new report\, "Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2007" and are embargoed until noon EDT. \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. \n\n\nPress release (PDF) \n\n\nComplete report (PDF) URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/data-release-2/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090819T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090819T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154539Z CREATED:20231025T150356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154539Z UID:23704-1250643600-1250643600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:NIH lecture: The challenges of collaboration and team science DESCRIPTION:The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center will webcast (and later podcast) a lecture addressing "The challenges of collaboration and team science: Everything you didn't learn in kindergarten" from noon to 1 p.m. ET. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nih-lecture-the-challenges-of-collaboration-and-team-science/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090812T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090815T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163159Z CREATED:20231025T150407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163159Z UID:23710-1250038800-1250298000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:International conference on mild traumatic brain injury DESCRIPTION:The 2009 international conference on mild traumatic brain injury will focus on six themes: sports concussions\, diagnosis and treatment\, rehabilitation\, combat injuries\, motor vehicle accidents and litigation. For more information or to register\, visit the conference Web site. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/international-conference-on-mild-traumatic-brain-injury/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090812T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090812T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163159Z CREATED:20231030T212958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163159Z UID:25364-1250038800-1250038800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Data release: Delayed childbearing DESCRIPTION:The National Center for Health Statistics is expected to release a report on delayed childbearing. The report will indicate that more women are having their first child later in life\, a trend that holds true for all locations and races in the United States and across all developed nations. \n To 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-delayed-childbearing/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090812T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090812T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154540Z CREATED:20231025T150356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154540Z UID:23703-1250038800-1250038800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:NIH lecture: How should we make treatment decisions for incapacitated patients? DESCRIPTION:The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center will webcast (and later podcast) a lecture addressing the question "How should we make treatment decisions for incapacitated patients?" from noon to 1 p.m.\, Eastern time. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nih-lecture-how-should-we-make-treatment-decisions-for-incapacitated-patients/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090811T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090811T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163200Z CREATED:20231025T150405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163200Z UID:23706-1249952400-1249952400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:NIH lecture: Membranes\, the flu and in between DESCRIPTION:Hebrew University researcher Isiah Arkin will present "Membranes\, the flu and in between\," a discussion of structural biology which will be webcast at 11 a.m. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nih-lecture-membranes-the-flu-and-in-between/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090805T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090805T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154540Z CREATED:20231025T150356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154540Z UID:23702-1249434000-1249434000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:NIH lecture: Is the pharmaceutical industry ready for personalized medicine? DESCRIPTION:The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center will webcast (and later podcast) a lecture addressing the question "Is the pharmaceutical industry ready for personalized medicine?" from noon to 1 p.m.\, Eastern time. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nih-lecture-is-the-pharmaceutical-industry-ready-for-personalized-medicine/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090804T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090804T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163201Z CREATED:20231025T150348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163201Z UID:23695-1249347600-1249347600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:IOM vitamin D and calcium workshop DESCRIPTION:The federal Institutes of Medicine will host a public workshop to discuss and get data and insights related to an AHRQ report on vitamin D and calcium. \nFrom the press release: \n\nThe workshop will run from 8 a.m. through 5 p.m. in Room 100 of the National Academies' Keck Center\, 500 Fifth St.\, N.W.\, Washington\, D.C. Due to space limitations\, advance registration is required. Reporters: For more information\, contact the Office of News and Public Information at tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/iom-vitamin-d-and-calcium-workshop/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090730T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090730T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154541Z CREATED:20231025T150339Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154541Z UID:23686-1248915600-1248915600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Infectious Diseases Society panel review of 2006 Lyme disease guidelines DESCRIPTION:The Infectious Diseases Society of America's Lyme Disease Review Panel will meet to hear testimony regarding its 2006-vintage guidelines for lyme disease. Eighteen physicians\, patients and scientists are scheduled to speak at the day-long event\, which will be webcast live. \nThe invitation-only meeting will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.\, Eastern time. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/infectious-diseases-society-panel-review-of-2006-lyme-disease-guidelines/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090730T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090730T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163202Z CREATED:20231025T150336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163202Z UID:23681-1248915600-1248915600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Data release: Costs and popularity of complementary and alternative medicine DESCRIPTION:The National Center for Health Statistics and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine are tentatively scheduled to release a report on the costs of complementary and alternative medicine and upon the popularity thereof. \n To 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-costs-and-popularity-of-complementary-and-alternative-medicine/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090729T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090729T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154542Z CREATED:20231025T150340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154542Z UID:23688-1248829200-1248829200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices special meeting to discuss H1N1 DESCRIPTION:The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on ImmunizationPractices — made up of 15 HHS-selected experts on vaccine-related fields — will meet to discuss the development and formulation of a vaccine agaist the H1N1 influenza virus as well as determine the age and risk groups for vaccination. \nFind a draft agenda for the meeting here (pdf). \nThe meeting will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1600 Clifton Road NE. \nRoom 232\, Auditorium B For directions to CDCReporters who wish to attend the meeting in person should email tskinner@cdc.gov by July 22. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cdc-advisory-committee-on-immunization-practices-special-meeting-to-discuss-h1n1/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090727T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090729T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163202Z CREATED:20231025T150347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163202Z UID:23692-1248656400-1248829200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Weight of the Nation Conference DESCRIPTION:The CDC is holding its first conferences to address the obesity crisis in the United States. Weight of the Nation is designed to provide a forum to highlight progress in the prevention and control of obesity through policy and environmental strategies and highlight strategies that overcome barriers to the primary prevention of obesity for youth and adults in four settings: communities\, medical care\, schools\, and workplaces. \nRegistration for media is free onsite. Press credentials will be verified at the onsite registration table. \n Some sessions will be broadcast live. For more information about the conference and to view the full program schedule and list of live broadcast sessions\, visit: www.weightofthenation.org \nWho will be there: Elected and appointed public policy makers; federal\, state and local public health leaders; organizations and researchers engaged in policy-related obesity prevention and control initiatives. \nHighlights\nMonday\, July 27 \n(Please note that due to security reasons\, all visitors must be seated in the Regency ballroom no later than 8:30. Those individuals arriving after 8:30 may be seated in the Ambassador Room to view opening remarks on a monitor.) \n 8:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m. \n Janet Collins\, Ph.D. Director\, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion \n Thomas R. Frieden\, M.D.\, M.P.H. Director\, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Administrator\, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry \n James S. Marks\, M.D.\, M.P.H. Senior Vice President\, Health Group Director Robert Wood Johnson Foundation \n Rear Admiral Steven K. Galson\, M.D.\, M.P.H. Acting Surgeon General\, Office of the Surgeon General Department of Health and Human Services \n 9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. \n President Bill Clinton Founder\, William J. Clinton Foundation 42nd President of the United States \n 11 a.m.- NoonMedia Briefing Release of New Obesity Economic Data Release of Community Solutions to the Obesity Problem \n Call in information: Media: 888-795-0855 International: 1-630-395-0031 Listen Only: 800-857-5020 Passcode: CDC Media A listen-only webcast of the media briefing will be available at http://www.cdc.gov/media \n 12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Senator Tom Harkin 2009 ASTPHND Award Recipient \nTuesday\, July 28 \n8 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks Kathleen Sebelius\, M.P.A. Secretary of Health and Human Services \n 12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Remarks Howard Koh\, M.D. Assistant Secretary for Health\, Health and Human Services \nWednesday\, July 29 \n9:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. Presentation of 2009 Pioneering Innovation Awards \nLocation \n Omni Shoreham Hotel 2500 Calvert Street\, NW Washington\, D.C. 20008 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/weight-of-the-nation-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090727T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090727T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150827Z CREATED:20231025T150339Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150827Z UID:23687-1248656400-1248656400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Philadelphia Chapter: Media briefing about anticipating tomorrow's cancer treatments DESCRIPTION:This three-hour event is open to all AHCJ members. It's planned as a fast-moving summary of the institution's highlights. Most presenters will speak for 15 minutes. (The CEO Mike Seiden gets half an hour) The subjects will range from trends in personalized medicine and women's cancer to advances in radiation oncology and robotic surgery. Fox Chase maintains these researchers are all likely to make news in the next 12 months. There's no guarantee\, of course.  \n The program includes lunch which reporters can purchase. A full schedule is attached.  \n This will mark the third AHCJ event in the Philly area over the past year.  \n If you go\, RSVP to Karl Starl (kstark@phillynews.com) or Fox Chase's Frank Hoke at frank.hoke@mac.com  \n Directions to Fox Chase are at http://www.fccc.edu/information/directions/index.html \nFox Chase Cancer Center\, Conference Rooms C&D\nMonday\, July 27\, 2009\, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.\nCancer is on pace to become the leading cause of death worldwide by 2010. But more people are also surviving cancer today because of advances in prevention\, research\, and treatment. Please join us for a briefing and lunch with some of Fox Chase Cancer Center's leading scientists and clinicians to learn about some of the most promising anti-cancer strategies being pursued today. \n10:00 a.m.: Registration and reception \n10:30 – 11:30 a.m.: Session 1: Towards Personalized Cancer Medicine \nFundamentally\, cancer is always a genetic disease\, whether the genetic flaws involved are inherited or acquired or both. Genes are also very personal – no two individuals have the same genetic makeup\, and no two tumors have precisely the same genetic profile. For this reason\, the field of oncology is leading the way into the emerging field of personalized medicine. The concept of personalizing a patient's cancer treatment comes in many forms\, from genetic risk analysis to differing tactics for the clinical application of genetic knowledge. This session will feature four researchers\, each with their own take on the field of personalized medicine: \n10:30 – 10:45 a.m.: Mary Daly\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\, Chair of the Department of Clinical Genetics \nIn 1991\, Dr. Daly established the Margaret Dyson Family Risk Assessment Program at Fox Chase to provide personalized prevention strategies and early detection services for women with a family history of breast and/or ovarian cancer and women who have had breast or ovarian cancer or a biopsy showing benign breast disease. The first of its kind in the region and one of the first in the nation\, the program has served more than 10\,000 families to date. The program has also served as the model for additional prevention services at Fox Chase\, such as risk assessment for gastrointestinal cancers\, prostate cancer\, and melanoma\, with a new effort in head-and-neck cancers in development. Today\, Dr. Daly heads a new clinical department that seeks to use the increasing depth of genetic knowledge about cancer to guide individual patient treatment. Dr. Daly is also the leader of Fox Chase's Keystone Program in Personalized Risk and Prevention\, one of five programs established in 2008 that aim to bring the power of team-based science to bear on important cancer questions. \n10:45 – 11:00 a.m.: Jeff Boyd\, Ph.D.\, Chief Scientific Officer \nIn addition to his role in directing the overall scientific research portfolio of Fox Chase\, Dr. Boyd recently led the formation of the Institute for Personalized Medicine (IPM)\, a program that will aim to match emerging targeted drug therapies to the unique genetic profiles of individual patient tumors on a much larger scale than previously possible. The IPM is built on Fox Chase's extensive and well characterized Biosample Repository and Tumor Bank and incorporates the critical additional element of specific sequencing information about individual tumors. The IPM also operates in collaboration with Fox Chase's highly regarded Phase 1 clinical trials program\, which tests a broad spectrum of novel cancer therapeutics in patients with advanced cancer.  \n11:00 – 11:15 a.m.: Suzanne Miller\, Ph.D.\, Director of Behavioral Research \nWhile genetics dominates the discussion around personalized medicine\, Dr. Miller advocates a broader approach that incorporates an assessment of each patient's individual psychosocial needs. According to Dr. Miller\, each patient responds to a cancer diagnosis as differently as each tumor might respond to a particular therapy.  From cancer screening through diagnosis\, treatment through survivorship\, how patients view and react to their cancer plays a fundamental role in their fight against the disease. To truly personalize care\, Dr. Miller suggests\, we should provide training in how to assess a patient's psychological perspective. \n 11:15 – 11:30 a.m.: George Simon\, M.D.\, Director of Thoracic Oncology \nDr. Simon is a physician-researcher who specializes in better understanding and treating lung cancer and mesothelioma. Currently\, he is devising experimental clinical protocols that will match therapy to the genetic profile of an individual patient's tumor. Dr. Simon was recently recruited to Fox Chase from the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa\, where he led a team that showed that patients whose tumors exhibit high levels of activity of a gene called ERCC1 have a good prognosis\, do not derive additional benefit from extended platinum-based chemotherapy\, and can thus be spared the side effects of that therapy. Dr. Simon and his colleagues have since shown the feasibility of chemotherapy based on ERCC1 and another gene called RRMI\, which predicts gemcitabine resistance. Such genetically tailored chemotherapy suggests a path toward dramatically improved outcomes for patients with advanced or stage IV non-small-cell lung cancer. Dr. Simon is developing a clinical trial for launch later this year or early next year that will test the use of a specific series of genetic tests to steer lung cancer patients towards receiving combinations of cancer drugs individually selected to target their disease. \n11:30 a.m. – Noon: Lunch with remarks by Michael Seiden\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\, President and CEO \nDr. Seiden assumed the presidency of Fox Chase Cancer Center in 2007\, arriving from Massachusetts General Hospital and Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center. He has since launched a number of innovative projects to advance cancer research and treatment. Among these are the Keystone Programs for Collaborative Discovery\, the Institute for Personalized Medicine\, and Fox Chase Cancer Center Buckingham. Additionally\, Fox Chase will open the Women's Cancer Center later this year. All of these initiatives build on a pronounced strength at Fox Chase\, the close integration of its research and clinical faculty. As a leading gynecologic oncologist\, Dr. Seiden is also the principal investigator on Fox Chase's ovarian cancer Specialized Program of Research Excellence\, or SPORE. These prestigious grants from the National Cancer Institute bring together teams of scientists and physicians to translate discoveries made in the laboratory into new treatments for testing in the clinic. Dr. Seiden is also overseeing Fox Chase's efforts to expand in the face of fast-rising demand for its cancer treatment services. Currently\, the Center's expansion options fall into three categories\, all of which "have warts\," as he puts it: 1) expand into a small portion of adjacent Burholme Park or\, failing that\, build up on our current footprint; 2) split the campus to build new facilities at a second location; and 3) move the integrated campus to a new location. \nNoon – 1:00 p.m.: Session 2: Moving Cancer Care Forward \nCancer treatment falls generally into three categories: surgical oncology\, radiation oncology\, and medical oncology\, with the last of these being\, perhaps\, the broadest of the three. In all of these areas\, Fox Chase physicians are making significant advances and improving cancer treatment. Additionally\, as the new Women's Cancer Center will showcase\, Fox Chase is committed to integrating all treatment modalities to offer patients the best possible cancer care. \nNoon – 12:15 p.m.: Angela Bradbury\, M.D.\, Director of the Margaret Dyson Family Risk Assessment Program \nDr. Bradbury\, a medical oncologist\, is the Director of the Margaret Dyson Family Risk Assessment Program at Fox Chase Cancer Center\, established in 1991 by Dr. Daly. Dr. Bradbury has specialized training in clinical cancer genetics\, as well as social science research and survey-based research methodologies. Predictive genetic testing and ethical dilemmas in the cancer prevention field are her primary research focus. Dr. Bradbury's interest and ongoing research in medical ethics allows her to consider more deeply the impact of medicine on individuals and society as a whole. Currently\, she is studying how and when parents communicate their BRCA1/2 mutation status and associated risk for breast and ovarian cancer to their children. A recent focus of her research has been on the impact that early communication of genetic risk has on children's health and risk behaviors. She is a graduate and former faculty member of the nationally recognized MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago. \n12:30 – 12:45 p.m.: Robert Burger\, M.D.\, Director of the Women's Cancer Center \nBreast and gynecological cancers represent a third of all cancers in women and account for a fourth of all cancer deaths in women. Building on decades of research and progress against these cancers\, Fox Chase Cancer Center will launch the region's first Women's Cancer Center later this year\, with surgical oncologist Dr. Burger as its founding director. His vision is for the Women's Cancer Center to become a national resource for best clinical practices and collaborative research in women's cancers. Dr. Burger is also the co-director of the Ovarian Cancer Research Program\, and his own research interests include risk assessment and prevention for ovarian cancer and the development of targeted therapeutics for gynecologic cancers. He is the principal investigator for a major clinical trial evaluating bevacizumab in patients with advanced ovarian cancer – the largest study of its kind in the world\, with the potential to change the standard of care for this disease. \n12:15 – 12:30 p.m.: Eric Horwitz\, M.D.\, Acting Chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology \nFox Chase has pioneered some of the world's leading radiation therapy tools\, including Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)\, ultrasound-guided targeting\, image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT)\, and magnetic resonance imaging. Under Dr. Horwitz's leadership\, Fox Chase continues to work to advance the field of radiation oncology\, this year becoming the first site in North America to use High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) for cancer treatment\, for example. HIFU uses sound waves to create heat that destroys cancer cells with great precision. On July 15\, Fox Chase will open a world-class radiation therapy center in Bucks County that will offer state-of-the-art treatment capabilities such as the Calypso 4D localization system\, the Trilogy Linear Accelerator with Rapid Arc\, the LightSpeed RT 16 CT Simulator\, and the CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System. Dr. Horwitz is also the current president of the American Brachytherapy Society. \n12:45 – 1:00 p.m.: Andrew Gumbs\, M.D.\, Director of Minimally Invasive Hepato-Pancreatic and Biliary Surgery \nFox Chase is among a handful of institutions worldwide using robotics or laparoscopy to treat patients with nearly all types of cancer. This is due to a strong institutional commitment to making the benefits of these new minimally invasive surgical techniques – greater precision to protect nearby healthy tissues and preserve organ function\, less overall trauma to the body\, and faster\, more complete recovery – available to all cancer patients. A recent recruit to Fox Chase from the Institut Mutualiste Montsouris in Paris\, Dr. Gumbs exemplifies this commitment. He is advancing minimally invasive surgical techniques for cancer treatment almost daily. Since his arrival in December 2008\, he has performed a series of first-in-the-region\, first-in-the-nation\, and even first-in-the-world cancer surgeries\, sometimes saving the lives of patients who were told elsewhere that their cancer was inoperable. He is also involved in developing new technologies to add to the minimally invasive surgeon's arsenal. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/philadelphia-chapter-media-briefing-about-anticipating-tomorrows-cancer-treatments/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090723T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090725T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154543Z CREATED:20231025T150340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154543Z UID:23689-1248310800-1248483600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Conference: American Hospital Association and Health Forum leadership summit DESCRIPTION:The American Hospital Association and Health Forum's leadership summit is designed for "senior executives\, governing board members\, leaders in hospitals\, health systems and allied organizations providing health care." The three-day conference aims to help facilitate discussion between executives at all levels of the nation's health care delivery system.\nFor more information\, visit the conference website. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/conference-american-hospital-association-and-health-forum-leadership-summit/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090723T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090723T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163203Z CREATED:20231025T150347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163203Z UID:23691-1248310800-1248310800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:CDC webinar and data release: Obesity among preschool aged children appears to be slowing DESCRIPTION:The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to release data showing that "obesity among preschool aged children appears to be slowing." The release will be followed by a 3 p.m. Eastern Time webinar to discuss the data. \n  \n  \nTo access the webinar\, call 1-877-709-5339 (passcode: 64203) or visit www.livemeeting.com/cc/lm2007_vncsales or www.livemeeting.com/cc/lm2007_vncsales/join (conference number: NDQ492; passcode: 5M"$qXzzH). URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cdc-webinar-and-data-release-obesity-among-preschool-aged-children-appears-to-be-slowing/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090722T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090722T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150827Z CREATED:20231025T150340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150827Z UID:23690-1248224400-1248224400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Atlanta Chapter: CDC flu expert DESCRIPTION:A leading CDC expert on influenza\, Dr. Nancy Cox\, will address the Atlanta chapter. It promises to be an illuminating look at swine flu and its effects on global health. \nSo come out\, shake off the midsummer blahs and enjoy a great evening of infectious talk with your fellow health journalists. \nThe meeting will be at Front Page News on Moreland Avenue in Little Five Points\, which has free parking. (There's another Front Page in Midtown\, but don't go there). \nLearn more about the Atlanta chapter of AHCJ. \nQuestions? Contact Andy Miller at andymill111@yahoo.com or 404-386-8290. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/atlanta-chapter-cdc-flu-expert/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090716T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090716T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163204Z CREATED:20231025T150337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163204Z UID:23684-1247706000-1247706000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:CDC data release and 'bloginar': Racial and ethnic differences in obesity prevalence among US adults DESCRIPTION:CDC epidemiologist Liping Pan will lead a 3 p.m. Eastern time discussion and answer questions about racial and ethnic differences in obesity prevalence rates in the United States from 2006 to 2008. Data on those rates will be released a few hours prior to the so-called 'bloginar.' \nTo join the discussion\, call in at 800-988-9571 (passcode 6927560)\, or visit the web site (conference number: PW4711531\, passcode: 6927560). URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cdc-data-release-and-bloginar-racial-and-ethnic-differences-in-obesity-prevalence-among-us-adults/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR