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:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200403T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200403T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231103T180049Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153717Z UID:26655-1585875600-1585875600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Finding COVID-19 data & responsible context panel DESCRIPTION:Friday\, April 3 at 11 a.m. CT\nPanelists Caroline Chen of ProPublica\, Armand Emamdjomeh of the Washington Post\, Jennifer LaFleur of American University and Cheryl Phillips of Big Local News at Stanford University will address where journalists can find accurate data about COVID-19\, share advice for using the data within larger context responsibly and ways to deliver that information to communities in easily understandable formats for the greatest impact.  \nRegister for this panel \nQuestions: Please email Interim Director of Innovation Kat Duncan  duncank@rjionline.org  \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/finding-covid-19-data-responsible-context-panel/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200330T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200330T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231103T175951Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153718Z UID:26654-1585530000-1585530000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Social Isolation\, Mental Health\, and COVID-19 DESCRIPTION:3/30/20 at 2 PM ET\nWhile the most immediate threat from COVID-19 is to the physical health of those infected\, the pandemic will also have far-reaching effects on the social and mental health of others living through the crisis. SciLine’s next media briefing will explore what the science says about how social isolation\, fear\, and trauma can impact the health of adults and children—all challenges that countless people and communities will face\, regardless of infection status. Expert speakers include: Dr. Roxane Cohen Silver\, UC Irvine\, Dr. Robin Gurwitch\, Duke University School of Medicine\, Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad\, Brigham Young University and SciLine Director Rick Weiss will moderate the briefing \nTo register\, click here. \nThis is only open to members of the media. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/social-isolation-mental-health-and-covid-19/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200327T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200327T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231103T175951Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153719Z UID:26653-1585270800-1585270800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Covering COVID-19: Two experts offer up-to-date answers DESCRIPTION: \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast (For a better experience\, choose the Adobe Connect app instead of your browser to view the webcast.)\nPowerPoint presentation\nCoronaviruses and COVID-19 resources\nCoronavirus experts: A Twitter list\nAHCJ Core Topic: Infectious Diseases\n\n \n\nRecorded March 27\nThe COVID-19 pandemic is quickly evolving and finding up-to-date answers to questions from experts has been challenging for many journalists. Join two experts from Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security – a physician\, with a specialty in emergency medicine\, critical care\, pandemic preparedness and infectious diseases and a public health expert ­– who will answer your questions about what is known about the virus\, how the health system is responding\, how the outbreak might end and strategies for journalists to combat misinformation. \nTo ensure that we address your questions\, you are invited to submit them ahead of time using this form. \n\n\nAmesh Adalja\, M.D.\, F.I.D.S.A.\, senior scholar\, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security \n\n\nTara Kirk Sell\, Ph.D.\, M.A.\, senior scholar\, assistant professor \n\n\nModerator: Bara Vaida\, AHCJ core topic leader/infectious diseases \n\n\nAmesh Adalja (@AmeshAA) is a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security. His work is focused on emerging infectious disease\, pandemic preparedness\, and biosecurity. He has served on U.S. government panels tasked with developing guidelines for the treatment in mass casualty settings and the system of care for infectious disease emergencies. He has served as an external advisor to the New York City Health and Hospital Emergency Management Highly Infectious Disease training program\, as well as on a FEMA working group on nuclear disaster recovery. Adalja is a native of Butler\, Penn.\, and actively practices infectious disease\, critical care and emergency medicine in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area\, where he serves on the City of Pittsburgh’s HIV Commission and on the advisory group of AIDS Free Pittsburgh. \nTara Kirk Sell (@skirkell) is a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. At the Center\, she conducts\, manages\, and leads research projects to develop a greater understanding of potentially large-scale health events. She serves as an associate editor of the peer-reviewed journal Health Security (formerly Biosecurity and Bioterrorism). Sell leads a number of projects focused on improving responses to emerging outbreaks. These include efforts to understand and find solutions for misinformation during highly feared infectious disease outbreaks and utilizing the wisdom of the crowd through an infectious disease prediction platform that develops forecasts about infectious disease outcomes. Sell completed her doctorate at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the Department of Health Policy and Management\, where she was a Sommer Scholar. Her dissertation work focused on public policy responses to emerging epidemics and specifically how the media and policy intertwine in the case of Ebola and the health consequences of these policy actions. \n\nAmesh Adalja \n\n\nTara Kirk Sell \n\n\nBara Vaida URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covering-covid-19-two-experts-offer-up-to-date-answers/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200326T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200330T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231025T162215Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155117Z UID:24361-1585184400-1585530000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:International Conference on Healthcare Related Infections DESCRIPTION:The 6th Dicennial International Conference on Healthcare Related Infections hosted by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology in Healthcare. \nThousands of professionals from around the world in the fields of infection prevention\, health care epidemiology\, public health\, occupational health and patient safety will gather to discuss global solutions to antibiotic resistance in health care and will feature data and information that will drive strategies for the prevention of health care-associated infections\, combat antibiotic resistance and improve patient safety for the next decade.  \nFor media wishing to attend: https://decennial2020.org/press/ URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/international-conference-on-healthcare-related-infections/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200325T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200326T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231025T162227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155118Z UID:24371-1585098000-1585184400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Boomer Business summit: Marketing\, Music\, Money And Moments DESCRIPTION:“Mobility\, Memory\, Money\, Marketing & Business Development In The Longevity Marketplace” focuses on issues and initiatives around living longer for  entrepreneurs\, corporate executives\, foundations\, investors and distributors in the longevity industry. \nEmail: maryfurlongevents@gmail.com URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/boomer-business-summit-marketing-music-money-and-moments/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200324T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200327T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231025T162224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155119Z UID:24368-1585011600-1585270800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Aging in America Conference DESCRIPTION:March 24-27 in Atlanta \nThe theme for the 2020 conference is Aging 2020: Examining the Needs of Today’s Diverse Older Adults. We will focus on issues impacting our increasingly diverse and multicultural older adult population. We will examine current policies and explore challenges for the future. \nNearly 3\,000 attendees from across the nation and abroad attend the annual ASA Aging in America Conference to learn\, network and participate in the largest multidisciplinary conference covering issues of aging and quality of life for older adults. \nWorking members of the press such as reporters\, editors\, publishers\, electronic media producers\, journalists/authors\, columnists/bloggers and other editorial communicators who reach general or specialized audiences on a regular basis with news reports or fact-based analysis may request a media access pass. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/aging-in-america-conference-2/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200319T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200320T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231025T162228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155120Z UID:24375-1584579600-1584666000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Conference calls with infectious disease experts on coronavirus outbreak DESCRIPTION:Conference calls with infectious disease experts to answer media questions about the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19)\n \nWHO: Speakers will be:\n \nOn Thursday\, March 19\, Barry Bloom\, Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson Research Professor of Public Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health\n \nOn Friday\, March 20\, Marc Lipsitch\, professor of epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics\n \nWHEN: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is hosting a conference call with Bloom on Thursday\, March 19\, 2020 from 2:30-3:30 PM ET and with Lipsitch on Friday\, March 20\, 2020 from 11:30 AM-12:30 PM ET.\n \nWHAT: Reporters calling in will be able to ask Bloom and Lipsitch questions about the spread of the disease\, effectiveness of containment and quarantine\, and the potential severity of the outbreak\, among other topics.\n \nCALL-IN INFORMATION FOR BOTH CALLS:\nDial-in Number: 1-866-889-3913 (USA)\n1-334-323-7225 (International)\nPasscode: 6924\nFor assistance during the conference call\, press *0. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/conference-calls-with-infectious-disease-experts-on-coronavirus-outbreak/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200319T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200319T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231103T175950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153720Z UID:26652-1584579600-1584579600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:SciLine Media Briefing: Covering COVID-19\, with an opportunity for Q&A DESCRIPTION:Journalists covering the COVID-19 pandemic are facing the challenges of fast-changing information and limited access to expert sources. Many reporters without deep science backgrounds find themselves in uncharted terrain as they strive to provide accurate and actionable health information to their communities. Join us for an instructive briefing on best practices—and pitfalls to avoid—when covering COVID-19\, with tips from two veteran health and science reporters and perspective from a leader in the public health community. \nWHAT: SciLine Media Briefing: Covering COVID-19\, with an opportunity for Q&A \nWHEN: Thursday\, March 19\, at 2:00 PM ET \nWHO: \n\n\nDr. Georges Benjamin\, American Public Health Association \n\n\nCaroline Chen\, ProPublica \n\n\nLaura Helmuth\, The Washington Post \n\n\nSciLine Director Rick Weiss will moderate the briefing. \n\n\nRegister Here\nNOTE: This briefing is open only to members of the media. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/sciline-media-briefing-covering-covid-19-with-an-opportunity-for-qa/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200318T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200320T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231025T162228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155121Z UID:24374-1584493200-1584666000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Rapid Response COVID-19 WEBINAR MINISERIES DESCRIPTION:This COVID-19 Webinar Miniseries will synthesize the information in the headlines to provide cohesive insight into the status of the response and remaining gaps in the system that must be addressed to limit the severity of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States. This week\, we will discuss the trajectory of the pandemic and the risks of a surge in cases. The speakers will explain how entities at the front lines are responding and highlight policy levers being deployed to stymie the spread of the novel coronavirus. \n\nSession 1- Flattening the CurveWednesday\, March 18th | 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. ET Policymakers and leaders in the private sector are taking unprecedented steps to stem the spread of COVID-19 in the United States. During this webinar\, Dr. Kathleen Winter\, an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health\, will explain the epidemiology of the novel coronavirus and discuss evidence-based practices to slow the transmission. \nPanelists:Kathleen Winter\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Epidemiology\, College of Public Health\, University of KentuckySarah J. Dash\, MPH\, President and CEO\, Alliance for Health Policy (moderator) \nRegister for Session 1 \n\nSession 2- At the Front Line: Public Health and Health System ChallengesThursday\, March 19th | 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. ETThis webinar will provide insight into the experience of health officials at the front lines of the COVID-19 response and explore steps policymakers can take to support these entities.  \nPanelists:Adriane Casalotti\, MPH\, Chief of Government and Public Affairs\, National Association of County and City Health OfficialsCraig Cordola\, MHA\, MBA\, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer\, AscensionSarah J. Dash\, MPH\, President and CEO\, Alliance for Health Policy (moderator) \nRegister for Session 2 \n\nSession 3- Leading through Crisis: Perspectives from Gov. Michael O. LeavittFriday\, March 20th | 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. ETMichael O. Leavitt\, former Governor of Utah and former Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services\, will explore the levers available to policymakers at the local\, state\, and federal levels as they respond to the novel coronavirus. \nPanelists:Michael O. Leavitt\, Former Governor\, Utah; Former Secretary\, United States Department of Health and Human Services Sarah J. Dash\, MPH\, President and CEO Alliance for Health Policy (moderator) \nRegister for Session 3 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/rapid-response-covid-19-webinar-miniseries/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200318T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200320T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231025T162224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155122Z UID:24367-1584493200-1584666000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:International Association for Dental Research General Session DESCRIPTION:  \nMarch 18-21\, 2020Washington\, D.C. \nEvent will include a Distinguished Lecture Series featuring: \nEric Green\, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)\, Otis W. Brawley\, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Oncology and Epidemiology  at Johns Hopkins University\, and Janine Austin Clayton\, director of the Office of Research on Women’s Health at the NIH. \nFor more information. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/international-association-for-dental-research-general-session/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200318T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200318T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231103T175950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153721Z UID:26651-1584493200-1584493200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Media Briefing on Coronavirus: KFF Experts Explore Public’s Views and Nation’s Response DESCRIPTION:At 1 p.m. ET Wednesday\, March 18\, KFF will hold a reporters-only web briefing with its key policy and public opinion experts to discuss the nation’s rapidly changing public and policy responses to contain the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic across the country and the world. \nThe briefing will include highlights from new KFF poll data tracking Americans’ concerns about the pandemic\, its impact on their lives\, and their trust in the government leaders and institutions seeking to contain it. KFF experts will also answer reporters’ questions about the national and international response\, including the federal role\, the steps states are taking\, with a special focus on access to testing and treatment and coverage and affordability challenges for the public. \nKFF Executive Vice President Larry Levitt will moderate and frame the discussion. \nThe web briefing will be open only to credentialed media who RSVP. Reporters will have the opportunity to submit questions for the panel during the Q&A segment. \n \nVisit our special coronavirus topic page for all KFF’s resources. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/media-briefing-on-coronavirus-kff-experts-explore-publicaes-views-and-nationaes-response/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200314T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200317T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231025T162213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155123Z UID:24359-1584147600-1584406800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:2020 American Dental Education Association Meeting DESCRIPTION:Annual meeting draws dental educators and student members from across the U.S. and beyond. The upcoming session will feature seminars and workshops exploring topics including interprofessional collaboration\, trends in biomedical education\, case management and patient safety. \nFor more information. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/2020-american-dental-education-association-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200313T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200330T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231025T162228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155123Z UID:24373-1584061200-1585530000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Dope is Death film discounts DESCRIPTION:The Cleveland Chapter of AHCJ is proud to be an official community sponsor of an upcoming film in the highly regarded Cleveland International Film Festival – CIFF44. \nMembers in the Cleveland area are invited to use the official discount code: AHCJ to purchase a ticket to see a screening of DOPE IS DEATH at Tower City Cinemas\, Saturday\, March 28\, 2020 at 11:50 AM\, Sunday\, March 29\, 2020 at 6:10 PM or Monday\, March 30\, 2020 at 4:15 PM. Tickets are available to the public for purchase beginning Friday\, March 13th at 11 am. \nDope is Death is the story of how the Young Lords and Black Panther Party — two inner-city human rights activist groups — created the first acupuncture detoxification program in America. Their drive to create a chemical-free detox program was in response government-funded clinics\, which used methadone to curb the painful heroin withdrawal symptoms\, but did not focus on eradicating chemical dependency. With Dr. Mutulu Shakur\, stepfather of Tupac Shukur\, serving as the frontman\, the detox program helped hundreds of patients in a safe and effective way and ultimately led to a protocol practiced in over 600 health care facilities in the U.S. alone.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/dope-is-death-film-discounts/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200313T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200316T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231025T162225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155124Z UID:24369-1584061200-1584320400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) annual meeting DESCRIPTION:The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry is a national association representing and serving its members and the field of geriatric psychiatry. The AAGP Annual Meeting is the premier educational event in geriatric mental health care. \n  \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-association-for-geriatric-psychiatry-aagp-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200310T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200310T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231103T175850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153723Z UID:26647-1583802000-1583802000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Covering COVID-19: What do you need to know? DESCRIPTION:Resources\n\nRecorded webcast (For a better experience\, choose the Adobe Connect app instead of your browser to view the webcast.)\nCOVID-19 reporting tip sheet\nMaryn McKenna’s presentation\nSaskia Popescu’s presentation\n@angie_rasmussen\n@SaskiaPopescu\n\n@marynmck\n\n\n@barav\n\nCoronavirus experts: A Twitter list\nAHCJ Core Topic: Infectious Diseases\n\n \n\nMarch 10\, 1:30-2:30 p.m. ET\nThe COVID-19 outbreak story is evolving quickly and there are many unknowns about the epidemic\, including how contagious the virus is\, its mortality rate and whether there is undetected spread occurring outside of China. Providing accurate information to the public is more important than ever in this moment of uncertainty. Hear a panel of infectious disease experts and a journalist explain what is known\, what to watch out for\, where to find trusted resources and how to combat misinformation and confusion. \n\n\nMaryn McKenna\, independent journalist\, author; Senior Fellow of the Center for the Study of Human Health at Emory University \n\n\nSaskia Popescu\, senior infection preventionist\, ELBI Fellow and managing editor; HonorHealth\, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security\, Pandora Report \n\n\nAngie Rasmussen\, Ph.D.\, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health\, Associate Research Scientist \n\n\nModerator: Bara Vaida\, AHCJ core topic leader/infectious diseases \n\n\nSaskia Popescu is an experienced infectious disease epidemiologist and infection preventionist with a strong background in project management\, translation of complex issues into frontline applications\, and enhancing healthcare biopreparedness. She is passionate about healthcare biopreparedness\, antimicrobial resistance\, and driving change across sectors in global health security. \nAngie Rasmussen\, Ph.D.\, is an associate research scientist at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. She is a virologist studying host responses to infection by combining classical virology with modern systems biology approaches. Her research objectives are to identify host response signatures predictive of infection severity or disease outcome and host pathways to target drug development or repurposing. She is particularly interested in viruses that are highly pathogenic\, newly emergent or likely to emerge because of climate change\, land development\, or ecological disruption. \nMaryn McKenna is a journalist and book author and teaches health and science writing and storytelling\, and media literacy. She has reported from epidemics and disasters\, and farms and food production sites\, on most of the world’s continents\, including a field hospital in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina\, to Midwestern farms devastated by the 2015 epidemic of avian flu. She writes for The New York Times Magazine\, The New Republic\, WIRED\, Smithsonian\, The Atlantic\, NPR\, and numerous other magazines and sites. She is the author of the 2017 bestseller Big Chicken: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats (National Geographic Books\, Sept. 2017)\, which received the 2018 Science in Society Award\, making her a two-time winner of that prize. \n\nMaryn McKenna \n\n\nAngie Rasmussen \n\n\nSaskia Popescu \n\n\nBara Vaida URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covering-covid-19-what-do-you-need-to-know/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200310T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200310T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231103T175850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153722Z UID:26646-1583802000-1583802000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The Affordable Care Act Turns 10 DESCRIPTION:You’re Invited to a SPECIAL HEALTH AFFAIRS BRIEFING \nTuesday\, March 10\, 2020 \n9 a.m.–1 pm ETW Hotel Washington515 15th Street NW\, Washington DC  20004 \nFollow live tweets @Health_Affairs\, and join the conversation with #aca10. \nRSVP TO ATTEND \nThe March 2020 issue of Health Affairs\, “The Affordable Care Act Turns 10\,” offers must-read analyses of the ACA. Authors explain the law’s effects on coverage\, cost\, health status\, and more. They also review the political and legal issues that have shaped implementation and consider what should come next. \nPlease join us for a March 10 briefing at the W Hotel in Washington DC\, when panels of authors and other experts will present their work and participate in a robust discussion of the topic including members of the audience.   \nPRESENTERS: \nDavid Blumenthal\, President\, The Commonwealth Fund \nMollyann Brodie\, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer\, Kaiser Family Foundation\, on “The Past\, Present\, And Possible Future Of Public Opinion On The Affordable Care Act” \nThomas Buchmueller\, Waldo O. Hildebrand Professor of Risk Management and Insurance and Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy\, University of Michigan School of Public Health\, on “The ACA’s Impact On Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Health Insurance Coverage And Access To Care” \nMelinda Buntin\, Mike Curb Professor and Chair\, Department of Health Policy\, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine\, “How The ACA Has Dented The Cost Curve” \nMichael E. Chernew\, Leonard D. Schaeffer Professor of Health Care Policy\, Department of Health Care Policy\, Harvard Medical School; Director\, Healthcare Markets and Regulation Lab\, Harvard Medical School\, on “Transforming Medicare Payment Systems: Progress Shaped By The ACA” \nSenator Jim Denning\, Majority Leader\, Kansas State Senate \nMarvin Figueroa\, Legislative Director\, Office of Governor Ralph Northam\, Virginia \nTim Jost\, Emeritus Professor at the Washington and Lee University School of Law\, on “ACA And The Courts: Litigation’s Effects On The Law’s Implementation And Beyond” \nLois K. Lee\, Senior Associate in Medicine\, Division of Emergency Medicine\, Boston Children’s Hospital; Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine\, Harvard Medical School on “Women’s Coverage\, Utilization\, Affordability\, And Health After The Affordable Care Act:  A Review Of The Literature” \nJulie Morita\, Executive Vice President\, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation \nDeborah Peikes \n\, Senior Fellow\, Mathematica\, on “The Changing Landscape Of Primary Care: Effects Of The ACA And Other Efforts Over The Past Decade” \nMai Pham\, Vice President\, Provider Alignment Solutions\, Anthem Inc. \nKosali Simon\, Herman B Wells Endowed Professor and Associate Vice Provost for Health Sciences\, Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs\, Indiana University\, on “How Have Affordable Care Act Insurance Expansions Affected Health Outcomes? Findings From The Literature” \nMichael Sparer\, Professor and Chair\, Department of Health Policy and Management\, Mailman School of Public Health\, Columbia University\, on “Federalism And The ACA:  Lessons For The 2020 Health Policy Debate” \nOthers to be announced \nRESERVE YOUR SEAT \nHealth Affairs is grateful to The Commonwealth Fund and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and for their generous support of the March 2020 issue and briefing. \nQuestions should be emailed to events@healthaffairs.org. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-affordable-care-act-turns-10/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200308T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200314T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231025T162227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155125Z UID:24372-1583629200-1584147600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Patient Safety Awareness Week DESCRIPTION:Help us observe this event and follow us daily on Twitter @AHRQNews\, Facebook and LinkedIn\, or participate in these AHRQ events throughout the week: \n\nMonday\, March 9: Join @AHRQNews for a digital media storm\n\nThursday\, March 12\, noon – 1 p.m. ET: Twitter chat on safer care transitions cohosted by AHRQ and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Use hashtag #PSAW20 to join the conversation. \n\n\nBe on the lookout for new videos\, blog posts\, grantee profiles and other information at https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/psaw-2020/index.html. Interact with us on social media and let us know your ideas on patient safety\, or send your feedback to the Patient Safety Inbox. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/patient-safety-awareness-week/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200306T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200306T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231103T175851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153725Z UID:26648-1583456400-1583456400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:How Are Cities and Counties Preparing for Coronavirus? DESCRIPTION:National Press Club\, 13th Floor\, 529 14th Street NW \nGeorge Roberts Jr.\, president-elect of the National Association of County and City Health Officials\, will discuss how county and city health officials across the country are preparing for the coronavirus. Roberts has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Northeast Texas Public Health District since November 2006 and has 35 years of healthcare experience\, mostly in hospital administration. Roberts will make brief remarks followed by a question-and-answer session.  This news conference will take place in the Club’s Zenger Room and is open to credentialed media and members of the National Press Club; however\, registration is required. \nContact: Joyce Frieden (AHCJ DC chapter member) j.frieden@medpagetoday.com. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/how-are-cities-and-counties-preparing-for-coronavirus/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200306T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200306T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231103T175851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153724Z UID:26649-1583456400-1583456400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:WHO Regional Director leads media briefing on COVID-19 in the Americas DESCRIPTION:WHEN: Friday 6 March\, from 1 pm to 1.30 pm EST \nWHERE: PAHO. 525 23rd St. NW\, Washington\, DC (Corner 23rd St. & Virginia Ave). Room C. And online here:  \n\nEnglish – https://vimeo.com/pahotv\nSpanish – https://vimeo.com/opstv\n\nDr. Carissa F. Etienne\, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and WHO Regional Director for the Americas\, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa\, PAHO/WHO Assistant Director\, and Dr. Ciro Ugarte\, PAHO/WHO Director of Health Emergencies will hold an information session on the rapidly evolving situation of COVID-19 in the Region of the Americas and PAHO’s response to this public health emergency of international concern. \nHOW: Briefing will be held in person in Room C. Questions will follow. \nRSVP: To mediateam@paho.org (Please do so before 6 pm EST on Thursday 5 March). \nQuestions can be submitted via the comments section on each livestream link. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/who-regional-director-leads-media-briefing-on-covid-19-in-the-americas/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200301T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200331T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231025T162225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155126Z UID:24370-1583024400-1585616400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Nutrition Month DESCRIPTION:Annual campaign from Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics on the importance of making informed food choices\, developing sound eating and physical activity habits; specific and changing nutritional needs of older adults put them at risk for vitamin and mineral deficiencies\, health risks related to poor food choices. Email: media@eatright.org URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-nutrition-month/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200227T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200228T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231025T162224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155126Z UID:24366-1582765200-1582851600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:A Reporter’s Guide to Adolescent Learning and Well-Being DESCRIPTION:Recent scientific advances have changed our understanding of the powerful role the adolescent years play in setting life trajectories. This critical period\, the bridge between childhood and becoming an adult\, is frequently misunderstood. \n“Although adolescence is often thought of as a time of turmoil and risk for young people\, it is more accurately viewed as a developmental period rich with opportunity for youth to learn and grow\,” declared a sweeping 2019 report from the National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine. \nWhat are the implications of this evolving mindset for the education\, health and well-being of tweens\, teens and emerging adults? How are new findings informing efforts to shape settings for adolescents that are racially and culturally inclusive and equitable? This two-day seminar will offer journalists a primer on the brain research and springboard to an exploration of these questions and others facing the education and health sectors. \nEligible journalists may apply for scholarships to cover registration and reimburse expenses for lodging and basic travel costs. \nhttps://www.ewa.org/reporters-guide-adolescent-learning-and-well-being URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/a-reporteraes-guide-to-adolescent-learning-and-well-being/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200225T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200225T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231103T175551Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153726Z UID:26633-1582592400-1582592400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:“Obamacare” at 10: Thinking about the coverage DESCRIPTION: \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast (For a better experience\, choose the Adobe Connect app instead of your browser to view the webcast.)\nSpeaker’s presentation\nAHCJ Core Topic: Health Reform\n\n\nRecorded Feb. 25\, 2020\nUniversity of Minnesota health policy expert Sarah Gollust has looked at media coverage of the Affordable Care Act – and how the coverage (particularly on local television) affects public attitudes toward the health law and has intensified the partisanship around the ACA. Her observations about the coverage in the past\, and how it might look different in the future\, are timely as we come up on the 10th anniversary of the ACA in March. \n\n\nSarah Gollust\, Ph.D.\, associate professor\, health policy and management\, University of Minnesota School of Public Health \n\n\nModerator: Joanne Kenen\, AHCJ topic leader/health reform \n\n\nAn associate professor at the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health\, Sarah Gollust has examined how the media translates health information\, how it shapes public attitudes and influences health policymaking. Looking at political\, social\, ethical\, and psychological factors\, her research yields insight into how communication to the public and policymakers can be more effective. In addition to looking at the Affordable Care Act\, she has also studied media and obesity\, food and nutrition\, health disparities\, and cancer screening and prevention. Gollust studied biology as an undergraduate at Wesleyan before going on to get her doctorate at the University of Michigan. She was also a pre-doctoral fellow in bioethics at the NIH’s\, National Human Genome Research Institute. She’s been at the University of Minnesota since 2010. \n\nSarah Gollust \n\n\nJoanne Kenen URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/aeoeobamacareae%c2%9d-at-10-thinking-about-the-coverage/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200221T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200221T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231103T175650Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153727Z UID:26636-1582246800-1582246800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Health Journalism 2020 fellowship deadline DESCRIPTION:AHCJ\, with the support of several health foundations\, is able to offer a number of fellowships to journalists for Health Journalism 2020. \nThe deadline is Feb. 21 at noon CT. \nTo improve your chance of being selected\, apply early. Fellowship selections will be announced the week after the deadline. \n\n\nAHCJ-California Health Journalism Fellowships \n\n\nAHCJ-Colorado Health Journalism Fellowships \n\n\nAHCJ-Missouri Health Journalism Fellowships \n\n\nAHCJ-New York Health Journalism Fellowships \n\n\nAHCJ-Ethnic Media Health Journalism Fellowships \n\n\nAHCJ-Academic Health Journalism Fellowships \n\n\nAHCJ-Rural Health Journalism Fellowships URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-journalism-2020-fellowship-deadline/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200219T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200219T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231103T175752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153728Z UID:26644-1582074000-1582074000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Perspectives on Health Policy from the U.S. Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health DESCRIPTION:At a discussion hosted by the Alliance for Health Policy\, Admiral Brett P. Giroir\, M.D.\, Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\, will provide an on the record briefing to reporters and respond to questions. \nClick here to register. \nTuesday\, Feb. 18\, 2020\, 9-10 a.m.  Washington\, D.C.1299 Pennsylvania Avenue\, NW (Office of APCO Worldwide) \nThis event is for credentialed members of the press. Please being a photo ID and credentials. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/perspectives-on-health-policy-from-the-u-s-health-and-human-services-assistant-secretary-for-health/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200219T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200219T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231103T175751Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153729Z UID:26642-1582074000-1582074000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Understanding Surveys on Patient Safety Culture DESCRIPTION:2-2:50 p.m. ET \nAn overview from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality of the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture™ (SOPS™).  \nSpeakers will describe the SOPS program\, surveys\, supplemental items\, databases\, and resources available to users. They will also highlight what is new in 2020. \nSpeakers: \n\n\nCaren Ginsberg\, Ph.D.\, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality\, Rockville\, MD \n\n\nLaura Gray\, M.P.H.\, Westat\, Rockville\, MD   \n\n\nTheresa Famolaro\, M.P.S.\, M.S.\, M.B.A.\, Westat\, Rockville\, MD \n\n\nNaomi Yount\, Ph.D. (Moderator)\, Westat\, Rockville\, MD \n\n\nRegister \nSafetyCultureSurveys@westat.com or call 1-888-324-9749. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/understanding-surveys-on-patient-safety-culture/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200218T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200218T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231103T175849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153729Z UID:26645-1581987600-1581987600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Threats to Global Health and Biosecurity DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, Feb. 18\, 2020\, 12:30-1:30 p.m. EST \nCouncil on Foreign Relations 1777 F Street\, NWWashington\, DC 20006    \nThe Council on Foreign Relations will hold a briefing on the novel coronavirus and the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Speakers include Dr. Anthony Fauci\, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases\, and Robert P. Kadlec\, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response\, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The discussion will be moderated by Frances Fragos Townsend\, Executive Vice President\, Worldwide Government\, Legal and Business Affairs\, MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated; Former Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor to President George W. Bush; Member\, Board of Directors\, Council on Foreign Relations. \nTo RSVP\, contact: Susan Nelson\, 202.509.8594\, snelson@cfr.org URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/threats-to-global-health-and-biosecurity/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200211T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200211T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231103T175752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154112Z UID:26643-1581382800-1581382800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:2019 Coronavirus: What We know\, What We’re Doing DESCRIPTION:Dr. Anne Schuchat\, principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)\, will provide an update on the novel coronavirus outbreak. \nAs additional cases of the virus\, first identified in China in the city of Wuhan\, are confirmed in the United States\, Dr. Schuchat will outline the CDC’s ongoing response. \nThe press conference in the Club’s First Amendment Room\, “2019 Coronavirus: What We know\, What We’re Doing\,” is open to credentialed media and Club members free of charge. Registration is required. \nDr. Schuchat played key roles in CDC’s emergency responses to the 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza\, the 2003 SARS outbreak in Beijing\, and the 2001 bioterrorist anthrax response. In addition\, she has worked on vaccine trials for meningitis\, pneumonia and Ebola. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/2019-coronavirus-what-we-know-what-weaere-doing/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200211T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200211T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231103T175751Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154114Z UID:26641-1581382800-1581382800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The New Coronavirus: The Next Pandemic? DESCRIPTION:Discussion with National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ Anthony Fauci\, President Obama’s Ebola “czar” Ron Klain\, Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Nancy Messonnier\, moderated by Stat News’ Helen Branswell. \nRSVP here or call katya.wanzer@aspeninstitute.org. 202-736-5827 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-new-coronavirus-the-next-pandemic/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200210T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200210T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231103T175750Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154115Z UID:26640-1581296400-1581296400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Covering Coronavirus: Expert Tips for Journalists and Health Care Communicators DESCRIPTION:6-7:30 p.m. ESTNational Press Club529 14th Street\, NW\, 13th Floor   \nPanel discussion organized by the NPC Journalism Institute and the NPC’s professional development team.  \nConfirmed speakers include: \n\n\nDr. Nancy Messonnier\, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases and the spokesperson for the CDC’s response to the current coronavirus crisis. \n\n\nAmanda McClelland\, registered nurse and senior vice president of Resolve to Save Lives’ Prevent Epidemics team. McClelland has extensive experience coordinating the Red Cross response to the 2014 Ebola epidemic in West Africa.  \n\n\nAnn Marie Pettis\, director of Infection Prevention for University of Rochester Medicine and the president-elect of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. Pettis worked as a volunteer health professional during the SARS epidemic in 2003. \n\n\nAndrew Siddons\, CQ Roll Call health policy reporter\, will moderate. Siddons has been covering the policy implications of coronavirus from Capitol Hill.  \n\n\n$5 for National Press Club members; $10 for general public available here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covering-coronavirus-expert-tips-for-journalists-and-health-care-communicators/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200210T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200210T010000 DTSTAMP:20260409T052535 CREATED:20231103T175651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154115Z UID:26639-1581296400-1581296400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Containing the Coronavirus: Challenges to Thwarting the Outbreak DESCRIPTION:1:30-3:30 p.m. ESTHudson Institute\, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave.\, Suite 400 \nThe Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense and the Hudson Institute will host a panel discussion on the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and how the US can response to the growing outbreak effectively. Speakers include: Former Sen Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.)\, co-chair of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefences\, Tim Morrison and Eric Brown\, fellows at the Hudson Institute\, Dr. William Karesh\, EcoHealth Alliance\, Julie Gerberding\, executive Vice President of Merck\, Dr. Daniel Chertow\, head of the National Institute of Health’s emerging pathogens section. \nMedia welcome\, RSVP to steve@SRAcommunications.com  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/containing-the-coronavirus-challenges-to-thwarting-the-outbreak/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR