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:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180904T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180904T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155350Z CREATED:20231103T173719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155350Z UID:26482-1536022800-1536022800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Using data tools to understand ACA 2019 DESCRIPTION: Recorded webcast \nResources\n\nAHCJ core topic on health reform\nHealth reform news from Covering Health\nCarrier participation tracker\nContact Katherine Hempstead: khempstead@rwjf.org\n\n \n\nSept. 4\, 1 p.m. ET\nThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has launched new trackers that help us get insight into the coming ACA enrollment season\, county by county. \n\n\nKatherine Hempstead\, Senior policy adviser\, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation \n\n\nModerator: Dan Goldberg\, PoliticoPro \n\n\nKatherine Hempstead\, Ph.D.\, joined the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in 2011 and has run its work on health insurance coverage since 2013. She also works on price transparency and value. Previously\, she worked as health policy expert for the state of New Jersey\, and as an assistant research professor at the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy\, where she holds a visiting faculty position. She received a doctorate in demography and history from the University of Pennsylvania\, where she also earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and history. \n\nKatherine Hempstead \n\n\nDan Goldberg URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/using-data-tools-to-understand-aca-2019/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180826T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180829T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155351Z CREATED:20231025T162043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155351Z UID:24266-1535245200-1535504400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases 2018 DESCRIPTION:Held every 2–3 years\, the conference brings together more than 1\,500 public health professionals from around the world to encourage the exchange of the latest information on issues affecting the emergence\, spread\, and control of infectious disease. \nCDC will host the next International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) Aug. 26–29 at the Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta.  \n \nOrganized in collaboration with the Task Force for Global Health and with scientific input from more than 30 national and global partners\, ICEID 2018 will mark the 10th occurrence of this premier infectious disease conference. The program includes plenary and panel sessions with invited speakers\, oral abstract and poster presentations\, and multiple scientific and public health exhibitors—all focusing on emerging and re-emerging infections. \nMajor topics for ICEID 2018 include surveillance and outbreak response\, laboratory diagnostics and systems\, factors contributing to disease emergence and control\, and public health preparedness.  Specific subjects focus on issues such as antimicrobial resistance\, genomic and molecular epidemiology\, foodborne and waterborne illnesses\, vector-borne and zoonotic diseases\, health care-associated infections\, respiratory infections\, and global health. \n \nConference registration is complimentary for credentialed media. To register\, please contact Christine Pearson at 404-639-7582 or cpearson1@cdc.gov. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/international-conference-on-emerging-infectious-diseases-2018/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180823T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180823T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155352Z CREATED:20231103T173512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155352Z UID:26476-1534986000-1534986000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Social determinants\, opioids and infectious disease deaths DESCRIPTION: \nResources\n\n\nRecorded webcast \n\n\nJonathan Mermin’s presentation \n\n\nJay Butler’s presentation \n\n\nAHCJ core topic on infectious diseases \n\n\nAHCJ core topic on social determinants \n\n\n \n\nRecorded Aug. 23\, 2018\nDeaths from infectious diseases steadily declined in the U.S. between 1980 and 2014\, but not everywhere. There were large differences between some states\, where rates either didn’t decline or rose for certain diseases. The disparities were especially apparent in regions hard hit by the opioid epidemic and in communities that are less economically prosperous. Two public health leaders who are working on the front-lines of the opioid crisis will talk about how they are working to address the impact of social determinants on infectious disease death rates and will provide reporters with ideas on where to find stories in their community. \n\n\nJay Butler\, M.D.\, chief medical officer & public health director\, Alaska Department of Health and Human Services \n\n\nJonathan Mermin\, M.D.\, director of the National Center for HIV/AIDS\, Viral Hepatitis\, STD\, and TB Prevention\, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention \n\n\nModerator:  Bara Vaida\, AHCJ core topic leader/infectious diseases \n\n\nJay Butler\, M.D.\, was appointed chief medical officer for the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services and director of the Division of Public Health by Governor Bill Walker in December 2014. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina Medical School\, has completed clinical trainings at Vanderbilt and Emory Universities\, and maintains clinical board certifications in infectious diseases\, internal medicine\, and pediatrics. From 2010 to 2014\, Butler was senior director for community health services at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium in Anchorage\, where he was also a clinical infectious diseases consultant and medical director for infection control and employee health. Earlier work includes serving as chief medical officer of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services from 2007-09\, Alaska state epidemiologist\, 2005- 07\, director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Arctic Investigations Program\, 1998-2005\, and medical epidemiologist in CDC’s National Center for Infectious Diseases in Atlanta\, 1991-98. \nJonathan Mermin\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, is the director of the National Center for HIV/AIDS\, Viral Hepatitis\, STD\, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP)\, and a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service. He oversees the nation’s efforts to prevent HIV\, viral hepatitis\, sexually transmitted diseases\, and tuberculosis. From 2009-13\, Mermin directed CDC’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention\, overseeing the agency’s HIV efforts in the United States. He previously served as director of CDC-Kenya and HHS public health attaché for the U.S. Embassy from 2006-09\, and as director of CDC-Uganda from 1999-2006. In Uganda\, he oversaw implementation of the first antiretroviral treatment program funded by CDC outside of the United States\, gaining practical experience for PEPFAR and supporting widespread HIV treatment efforts in developing countries. Mermin began his career at CDC in 1995 as an EIS officer with the Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch. \n\nJay Butler \n\n\nJonathan Mermin \n\n\nBara Vaida URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/social-determinants-opioids-and-infectious-disease-deaths/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180822T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180822T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155353Z CREATED:20231103T173733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155353Z UID:26489-1534899600-1534899600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:States of despair: Understanding declining life expectancy in the United States DESCRIPTION:Aug. 22\, noon-1:30 p.m. Complimentary lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. \nDirksen Senate Office Building\, Room G-50 50 Constitution Ave NE\, Washington\, DC \nThis event is open to the public and panelists will be speaking on the record. \n“Deaths of despair” – deaths from suicide\, alcohol\, and drug abuse – are steadily rising across the United States. The Commonwealth Fund’s recently released 2018 State Scorecard on State Health System Performance indicates that the average life expectancy at birth declined for the second year in a row. This briefing will inform policymakers on the drivers and impacts of these trends\, as well as highlight the development of state and federal policy solutions to address them. \n\n\nMarvin Figueroa\, Ed.M.\, deputy secretary\, Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Resources\, Commonwealth of Virginia \n\n\nRichard T. McKeon\, Ph.D.\, M.P.H.\, chief\, Suicide Prevention Branch\, Center for Mental Health Services\, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration \n\n\nAnand Parekh\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, chief medical advisor\, Bipartisan Policy Center \n\n\nDavid Radley\, Ph.D.\, M.P.H.\, senior scientist\, Tracking Health System Performance\, The Commonwealth Fund \n\n\nJoseph W. Thompson\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, president and CEO\, Arkansas Center for Health Improvement \n\n\nModerator: Sarah J. Dash\, president and CEO\, Alliance for Health Policy \n\n\nPlease register by 4 p.m. ET on Aug 21 to ensure availability of event materials. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/states-of-despair-understanding-declining-life-expectancy-in-the-united-states/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180821T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180821T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155353Z CREATED:20231103T173422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155353Z UID:26467-1534813200-1534813200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Integrating health care with community-based options for chronically ill elders DESCRIPTION:Recorded: Aug. 21\n\nWatch it now\nRecorded webcast \nResources\n \nRobyn Stone’s presentation\nrstone@leadingage.org\nClara’s story\nAHCJ core topic on aging\nLeadingAge\n\n \n\nWhile family caregivers form the backbone of the health and long-term care systems\, a projected shortage of caregivers\, coupled with an increasing aging population\, is prompting a need for new approaches to care for seniors with multiple chronic conditions who want to age in their communities. \nSuccessful programs to address long-term care needs incorporate complex\, interrelated factors\, including housing\, community-based services\, and other social determinants of health. Robyn Stone\, executive director of the LeadingAge Center for Applied Research\, will review several community-based models that work and and how they help meet the increasing demand for community-based long-term care.  \n\n\nRobyn Stone\, Dr.P.H.\, senior vice president of research\, LeadingAge\, and co-director\, LeadingAge LTSS Center at the University of Massachusetts Boston \n\n\nModerator: Liz Seegert \n\n\nRobyn Stone is senior vice president of research\, LeadingAge\, and co-director of LeadingAge LTSS Center at the University of Massachusetts Boston. LTSS’ mission is to create a bridge among the policy\, practice and research communities to advance the development of high quality services. The center also provides a forum where the health\, supportive services and housing communities explore and develop policies and programs to meet the needs of an aging society. LeadingAge LTSS Center at the University of Massachusetts Boston focuses on advancing quality\, educating consumers\, developing a quality workforce and creating affordable housing with services. Stone came to LeadingAge from the International Longevity Center-USA in New York City\, where she was executive director and chief operating officer. Previously\, she worked for the Federal Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (now known as the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality). She has served in the White House as deputy assistant secretary for disability\, aging and long-term care policy and as acting assistant secretary for aging in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Clinton administration. Stone holds a doctorate in public health from the University of California\, Berkeley. \n\nRobyn I. Stone \n\n\nLiz Seegert URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/integrating-health-care-with-community-based-options-for-chronically-ill-elders/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180820T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180823T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155354Z CREATED:20231025T162111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155354Z UID:24292-1534726800-1534986000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Public Health Informatics Conference DESCRIPTION:The theme for the 2018 PHI Conference is Connecting Systems and People to Improve Population Health. To support this theme\, the conference will feature sessions that explore the following topic areas: \nInformation systems: highlights of technical aspects of information systems; IT infrastructure; interoperability (within and across agencies representing various sectors); health information exchange; data quality; and change management \nGovernance: strategy; law; policy; standards; data security; and privacy \nInformatics workforce and leadership development: teaching\, training\, and applying core skills in informatics; leadership; strategic thinking; communicating (informatics concepts and the value proposition); and engaging stakeholders \nInnovations and novel applications: new and existing hardware (e.g.\, devices\, diagnostics) and software (e.g. blockchain\, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources [FHIR]\, geographic information system [GIS]) technologies; sources generating and using big data; leveraging open source software; health information exchange; applications to addressing problems affecting population health; clinical decision support; natural language processing; and making use of unstructured data \nInformatics-based solutions to improving population health: approaches to addressing problems affecting population health pertaining to a variety of topic areas (e.g.\, chronic diseases\, communicable diseases\, natural disasters\, preparedness\, opioids\, immunization\, health inequities); conducting and translating research; and accessing\, analyzing\, and visualizing data across different sectors \nLaboratory informatics: laboratory information systems\, bioinformatics; advanced molecular detection; genomics URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/public-health-informatics-conference-2/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180817T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180817T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155355Z CREATED:20231103T173720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155355Z UID:26485-1534467600-1534467600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Advancing Health Care and Community-Based Organization Partnerships to Address Social Determinants DESCRIPTION:This webinar\, made by possible by Kaiser Permanente Community Health\, will explore promising strategies to develop and sustain health care/community-based organization partnerships that address social determinants of health. Featured participants will include representatives from Project Access NOW (Portland\, Oregon)\, Hunger Free Colorado\, and 2-1-1 San Diego’s Community Information Exchange. The webinar is co-hosted by the Center for Health Care Strategies and Nonprofit Finance Fund. \nAug 17\, 2:30 p.m. ET \nRegister for this webinar now. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/advancing-health-care-and-community-based-organization-partnerships-to-address-social-determinants/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180816T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180816T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155356Z CREATED:20231103T173719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155356Z UID:26483-1534381200-1534381200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Responsible Reporting on Suicide DESCRIPTION:Please join the Atlanta chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists for a panel discussion on responsible reporting on suicide. \nWHEN: Thursday\, Aug. 16\, 7-9 p.m. (7 p.m. social\, 7:30 p.m. discussion) \nWHERE: The Berthold Building – Co-Working Space741 Monroe Drive NEAtlanta\, GA 30308(Two doors down from the corner of Ponce de Leon Ave.) Free parking available behind the building. Access code will be given upon RSVP. \nMeet the speakers…\nAgent Trebor Randle is Special Agent in Charge of the Child Fatality Review Unit of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) where she oversees the work of the State Child Fatality Review Panel. Randle also is responsible for implementing state-wide initiatives aimed at preventing the deaths of children in Georgia. In her 21 years with the GBI\, Randle has risen through the ranks from Narcotics Agent to Special Agent and later Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Region 3 Field Office in Americus. Before joining GBI\, she was Deputy Marshal with the Muscogee County Marshal’s Department. \nDr. Deb Stone is a Behavioral Scientist in the Division of Violence Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)\, where she oversees research studies evaluating the effectiveness of suicide prevention interventions\, heads up CDC’s new State of the State\, Territorial\, and Tribal Suicide Prevention environmental scan\, researches the risk and protective factors contributing to suicide\, and led the development of CDC’s 2017 report\, Preventing Suicide: A Technical Package of Policy\, Programs\, and Practices. \nLight snacks and drinks will be served. Join us! RSVP: sonya.collins@gmail.com URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/responsible-reporting-on-suicide/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180815T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180817T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155357Z CREATED:20231025T162112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155357Z UID:24295-1534294800-1534467600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Too Much Medicine: XXIX Paulo Foundation International Medical Symposium DESCRIPTION:The XXIX Paulo Scientific Symposium will bring together a group of outstanding international scientific experts to raise awareness of problems related to medical excess and to identify the best sustainable evidence-based practices. The Symposium aims to find methods for eliminating sources of bias from clinical trials and guidelines\, to advance the dissemination of accurate scientific information and to promote critical societal debate about medicine. The preliminary program is available here. \n  \nMedia contacts: \nContact form: http://too-much-medicine.com/#contact \n  \nWHEN/WHERE: \nDate: 08/15/18 – 08/17/18 \nLocation: Hotel Hilton Kalastajatorppa\, Helsinki\, Finland \n  \nHow to Attend: \nPress may register by using the contact form here: http://too-much-medicine.com/#contact. \nFind more information about the event here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/too-much-medicine-xxix-paulo-foundation-international-medical-symposium/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180809T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180811T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161201Z CREATED:20231025T162105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161201Z UID:24286-1533776400-1533949200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The Florida Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry 2018 Annual Scientific Session and Trade Show DESCRIPTION:This year’s meeting will feature a workshop on the use of 3-D printers as well as discussions of  implant technologies and social media messaging in the dental practice. \nFor more information: https://www.flacosmeticdentistry.org/meetings URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-florida-academy-of-cosmetic-dentistry-2018-annual-scientific-session-and-trade-show/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180809T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180809T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161202Z CREATED:20231103T173732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161202Z UID:26487-1533776400-1533776400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:High-Deductible Health Plan Enrollment Among Adults Aged 18-64 with Employment-Based Insurance Cover DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, Aug. 9\, 2018\,at 12:01 a.m. ET \nThe CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics will release a new report on enrollment in high-deductible health plans for adults with employer-sponsored health insurance. \nThe report\, “High-Deductible Health Plan Enrollment Among Adults Aged 18-64 with Employment-Based Insurance Coverage\,” is under embargo until Aug. 9 at 12:01 am ET\, but is available to journalists who sign up here before the embargo lifts. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/high-deductible-health-plan-enrollment-among-adults-aged-18-64-with-employment-based-insurance-cover/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180808T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180810T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161203Z CREATED:20231025T162113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161203Z UID:24296-1533690000-1533862800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:IFA 14th Global Conference on Ageing DESCRIPTION:The International Federation on Aging Global Conference theme this year is “Towards a Decade of Healthy Ageing – From Evidence to Action\,” is in response to the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Report on Ageing and Health and the subsequent goals of the WHO Global Strategy and Action Plan (2016). \nMedia Contact: Paula Colaso\, Media\, Marketing & Communications Officer URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ifa-14th-global-conference-on-ageing/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180808T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180808T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161204Z CREATED:20231103T173731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161204Z UID:26486-1533690000-1533690000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Lack of Change in Perinatal Mortality in the United States\, 2014 through 2016 DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, Aug. 8\, 2018\, at 12:01 am ET \nThe CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics will release a new report on perinatal mortality in the United States. Perinatal mortality (late fetal death at 28 weeks or more and early neonatal death under age 7 days) can be an indicator of the quality of health care before\, during and after delivery\, the CDC says. \nThe report\, “Lack of Change in Perinatal Mortality in the United States\, 2014 through 2016\,” is under embargo until Aug. 8 at 12:01 am ET\, but is available to journalists who sign up here before the embargo lifts URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/lack-of-change-in-perinatal-mortality-in-the-united-states-2014-through-2016/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180807T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180807T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161205Z CREATED:20231103T173720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161205Z UID:26484-1533603600-1533603600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Large Employers’ 2019 Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Changes DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nThe National Business Group on Health will discuss the results of its annual survey\, the Large Employers’ 2019 Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Changes\, including projected cost increases for 2019\, changes to employers’ benefit plans and what employees can expect during open enrollment.  \nTo attend the briefing\, journalists must RSVP to receive a security access code. Remote access is available. For details and to RSVP\, contact Ed Emerman at eemerman@eaglepr.com\, or 609-275-5162 or 609-240-2766. \n10 to 11 a.m. (continental breakfast at 9:30 a.m.) \nThe National Press ClubNational Press Club Building (Bloomberg Room)529 14th Street\, NW\, 13th FloorWashington\, DC  20045 \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/large-employersae-2019-health-care-strategy-and-plan-design-changes/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180806T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180806T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161205Z CREATED:20231103T173503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161205Z UID:26473-1533517200-1533517200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Health Equity and Early Childhood Development Meeting DESCRIPTION:The National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine’s (NAS) holds its second meeting to discuss health equity issues affecting prenatal care through early childhood. The event\, held at the Academies’ Keck Center in Washington\, will be webcast and is sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Contact Anna Martin (awmartin@nas.edu) for more information. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-equity-and-early-childhood-development-meeting/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180803T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180803T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161206Z CREATED:20231103T173719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161206Z UID:26481-1533258000-1533258000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Deadline to apply: AHCJ Fellowship on Comparative Effectiveness Research DESCRIPTION:Want to learn how to write more accurate\, in-depth stories on medical research and how medical decisions are made?\nThe Association of Health Care Journalists has teamed up with the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to present the AHCJ Fellowship on Comparative Effectiveness Research. \nA select group of fellows will be chosen to spend a week in Washington\, D.C.\, focused on understanding and reporting on medical research. \nComparative effectiveness research is the comparison of different interventions and strategies to prevent\, diagnose\, treat and monitor health conditions. The aim: inform patients\, providers and decision-makers as to which interventions are most effective for which patients and under which circumstances. \nLearn more and apply here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/deadline-to-apply-ahcj-fellowship-on-comparative-effectiveness-research/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180802T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180802T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161207Z CREATED:20231103T173421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161207Z UID:26464-1533171600-1533171600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:EMMA: Get to know this source for hospital financial reports DESCRIPTION:How to participate\n\nRecorded presentation\n\nResources\n\nSpeaker’s presentation\nUsing EMMA’s map-based search\nGetting to know EMMA\nUsing EMMA\n\nMedia inquiries and questions\n\n202-838-1500\nMRSBSupport@msrb.org\n@MSRB_News\n\n \n\nRecorded Aug. 2\nIf you are looking for detailed information about the financial health of hospital systems and health care facilities\, you need to know EMMA. The Electronic Municipal Market Access website is the official source for comprehensive annual financial reports and operating information about any hospital or health care facility financed by public debt. \nEMMA is the SEC’s free database that covers the finances and debts of hospitals\, universities\, cities and lots more. \nYou can startle your editors by getting alerts when the hospitals you care about merge or get downgraded. You can get the latest financials much sooner than just about anywhere else. And you can even learn about the performance of some for-profit companies\, which I had no idea about. \nStaff from the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board will demonstrate how to find hospital data and information on EMMA\, and highlight several EMMA tools and resources that can assist reporters with monitoring hospital finances and identifying potential stories. \n\n\nLeah Szarek\, senior manager of communications\, Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board \n\n\nModerator: Karl Stark\, business news editor\, The Philadelphia Inquirer; AHCJ board member \n\n\n\nLeah Szarek \n\n\nKarl Stark URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/emma-get-to-know-this-source-for-hospital-financial-reports/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180801T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180802T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161208Z CREATED:20231025T162106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161208Z UID:24288-1533085200-1533171600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:NAS Workshop on Sustainable Diets DESCRIPTION:The National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine’s (NAS)Food Forum holds a two-day public workshop on “the concept of sustainable diets within the field of food and nutrition.” The event is Sustainable Diets\, Food\, and Nutrition: A Workshop.” URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nas-workshop-on-sustainable-diets/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180728T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180728T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161209Z CREATED:20231103T173415Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161209Z UID:26461-1532739600-1532739600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:World Hepatitis Day DESCRIPTION:World Hepatitis Day is an effort from Hepatitis Foundation International (HFI) aimed at reducing the incidence of preventable liver-related chronic diseases and lifestyles that negatively impact the liver. The burden of chronic hepatitis C virus infection in elderly persons is expected to increase significantly in the United States during the next two decades. Chronic infection is prevalent in elderly patients and may be more severe than in younger adults. As middle aged patients with HIV infection become elderly\, the number of individuals with liver disease related to chronic hepatitis C will grow\, according to the Hepatitis C Association. Other forms of the disease\, including Hepatitis A and B\, are also more severe in older adults. This article from the The American Journal of Gastroenterology provides a good overview of the disease and its impact in older people. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/world-hepatitis-day/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180727T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180729T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161210Z CREATED:20231025T162111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161210Z UID:24294-1532653200-1532826000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Movement: Brain\, Body\, Cognition DESCRIPTION:The purpose of the conference is to share knowledge of all those whose interests lie in the nature of human movement and its relation to cognitive function. Among the broad topic areas in this call for abstracts include scientific explorations of Cognitive-Movement applications in: rehabilitation\, sports\, human development\, gerontology\, genetics/genomics\, technologies and measurement\, science of aesthetics\, behavioral and communication sciences\, occupational and physical therapy\, and biomedical engineering. The preliminary program is available here. \nMedia contacts: \nEmail: office@movementis.com \n  \nWHEN/WHERE: \nDate: 07/27/18 – 07/29/18 \nLocation: Joseph B. Martin Conference Center\, Harvard Medical School\, Boston\, MA \n  \nHow to Attend: \nPress may register by sending an email to office@movementis.com . \nFind more information about the event here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/movement-brain-body-cognition/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180726T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180726T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161210Z CREATED:20231103T173513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161210Z UID:26479-1532566800-1532566800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Antibiotic prescribing and opportunities for stewardship in different outpatient settings DESCRIPTION:CIDRAP-ASP will be hosting Dr. Katherine E. Fleming-Dutra\, as she presents “Antibiotic prescribing and opportunities for stewardship in different outpatient settings” at noon CT. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/antibiotic-prescribing-and-opportunities-for-stewardship-in-different-outpatient-settings/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180725T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180728T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161211Z CREATED:20231025T162106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161211Z UID:24287-1532480400-1532739600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Indian and Alaska Native Health Conference DESCRIPTION:The National Indian Health Board holds its annual American Indian and Alaska Native National Behavioral Health Conference in Washington. The four-day event will look at community-based health services as well as address topics such as substance use\, mental health and suicide prevention. This year’s event\, focused on the theme of “Promoting Connections Between Culture and Purpose\,” also includes NIHB’s Tribal Data Symposium on July 26. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-indian-and-alaska-native-health-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180724T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180724T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161212Z CREATED:20231103T173513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161212Z UID:26478-1532394000-1532394000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Science Talks: Tackling Ebola DESCRIPTION:Science Talks – An Educational Webinar Series from Wiley for Journalists \nThe Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) is pleased to provide ongoing training and support for new and seasoned health reporters. As part of our partnership with Wiley we offer members access to an educational series of webinars called Science Talks that are brought to you by The Wiley Network. \nThis webinar\, Science Talks with Dr. Peter Halfmann was recorded on July 24\, 2018. \nWatch the recording now.\nIn this session\, Tackling Ebola\, media will learn: \n\n\nThe current situation in regions affected by the Ebola virus and if there is still any danger. \n\n\nWhere we stand with the research on finding a vaccine and if the latest trials on humans proofed successfully. \n\n\nWhen the vaccine will be made available for humans affected in regions by the Ebola virus.   \n\n\nWhat the future will bring in terms of infectious diseases\, such as Ebola. \n\n\nHow local journalists can better report on infectious diseases including: what they should look for\, what kind of questions to ask\, what resources they should use. \n\n\nThe webinar will include time for questions and answers. \nHOW TO REGISTER?\nScience Talks webinars are complimentary to AHCJ members. Register for Science Talks today! \nIf you are not able to attend the live one-hour session the webinars will be recorded for later viewing on the AHCJ website. \n\n\nAbout Peter Halfmann\, Ph.D.\nUniversity of Wisconsin\, B.S. BacteriologyUniversity of Wisconsin\, Ph.D. Cellular and Molecular Biology \nInitially Halfmann wanted to pursue a medical degree after his undergraduate studies\, but he became interested in infectious diseases and viruses\, particularly Ebola virus\, after reading Richard Preston’s “The Hot Zone.” At the beginning of his junior year\, he sought out a lab at the University of Wisconsin that focused its research on virus pathogenesis and discovered the lab of Dr. Yoshihiro Kawaoka\, a professor at the School of Veterinary Medicine and a world expert on influenza virus. \nAfter being told that influenza viruses were as interesting as Ebola virus\, Halfmann started his career in the Kawaoka group. He was a student research assistant for two years\, then\, after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in bacteriology\, he was a technician for one year before starting graduate school in the Cellular and Molecular Biology program with Dr. Kawaoka as his mentor. Unable to conduct research with authentic Ebola virus in Wisconsin\, Halfmann developed a novel\, biologically-contained Ebola virus as part of his graduate thesis research. The biologically-contained virus resembled authentic Ebola virus\, but could be handled safely under non-biosafety level-4 containment. Besides being an important research tool\, Halfmann demonstrated that the biologically-contained virus could also be used as a whole-virus vaccine to protect against Ebola virus infection. \nIn 2008\, Halfmann earned his Ph.D. and decided to continue his research with Dr. Kawaoka. He received biosafety level-4 training at the NIAID’s Rocky Mountain Laboratories from Dr. Heinz Feldmann. As part of his high containment research\, he continued to evaluate his Ebola vaccine. During the height of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa\, Halfmann established a research lab at 34 Military Hospital in Freetown\, Sierra Leone to examine the body’s responses to Ebola virus infection. Currently\, Halfmann is a Research Associate Professor at the Influenza Research Institute (part of the University of Wisconsin) and manages the Ebola research efforts in the Kawaoka group. With support from the Japanese government\, his vaccine is currently being produced at Waisman Biomanufacturing for a human clinical research trial in Japan. Peter still travels to Sierra Leone to follow-up with Ebola survivors and to conduct surveillance studies to identify neglected and novel viruses circulating in Sierra Leone. \nAbout The Wiley Network \nWiley believes the most successful individuals never stop learning. The Wiley Network draws on trusted Wiley authors\, partners\, and subject matter experts as well as professional leaders to share their knowledge and experiences to support learning and professional growth. Explore contributions from industry thought-leaders—from those with years of experience to those just starting out. Take advantage of white papers\, infographics\, interviews\, opinion pieces\, industry updates\, videos\, and more to help you stay ahead of the changing world. Customize your experience on The Wiley Network site by selecting your favorite subjects and interests. \nAbout Wiley \nWiley\, a global research and learning company\, helps people and organizations develop the skills and knowledge they need to succeed. Our online scientific\, technical\, medical\, and scholarly journals\, combined with our digital learning\, assessment and certification solutions help universities\, learned societies\, businesses\, governments and individuals increase the academic and professional impact of their work. For more than 210 years\, we have delivered consistent performance to our stakeholders. The company’s website can be accessed at www.wiley.com. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/science-talks-tackling-ebola/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180720T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180720T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161213Z CREATED:20231103T173512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161213Z UID:26477-1532048400-1532048400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Congressional Briefing: State Responses to the Evolving Individual Health Insurance Market DESCRIPTION:Friday\, July 20 \nNoon- 1:30 p.m. Lunch will be available at 11:30 a.m. \nDirksen Senate Office Building\, Room SD-106 50 Constitution Ave NE\, Washington\, DC \nThis event is open to the public and panelists will be speaking on the record. \nOver the past two years\, Congress and the Administration have legislated or implemented many changes to the individual health insurance market\, which include repealing the individual mandate\, suspending cost-sharing reduction and risk adjustment payments\, and expanding access to plans that do not comply with the original standards set up by the Affordable Care Act. Together\, these decisions have contributed to the uncertainty about the stability and affordability of the state exchanges. \nAs insurers file and negotiate premiums with state regulators for FY 2019\, this briefing will unpack the current landscape of the individual health insurance market as well as state responses to stabilize their markets. \nPanelists \n\n\nSabrina Corlette\, J.D.\, Research Professor\, Center on Health Insurance Reforms\, Health Policy Institute\, Georgetown University \n\n\nMike Kriedler\, O.D.\, MPH\, Insurance Commissioner\, Washington State \n\n\nRobert Morrow\, J.D.\, Associate Commissioner\, Life and Health\, Maryland Insurance Administration \n\n\nJeanette Thorton\, MPA\, Senior Vice President\, Product\, Employer\, and Commercial Policy\, America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) \n\n\nModerator: Sara Collins\, Vice President\, Health Care Coverage and Access\, The Commonwealth Fund \n\n\nPlease register by 4 pm ET on Thursday\, July 19\, to ensure availability of event materials. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/congressional-briefing-state-responses-to-the-evolving-individual-health-insurance-market/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180719T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180719T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161214Z CREATED:20231103T173511Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161214Z UID:26475-1531962000-1531962000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Opioids: Current status of the crisis\, response\, and future direction DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, July 19\, 1-2 p.m. ET \nWebinar\, organized jointly by the American Dental Association (ADA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will focus on the current state of the opioid crisis. \nPresenter Scott Winiecki of the FDA will discuss the role of his agency and state prescription drug monitoring programs in combatting the crisis\, as well as recent publications on appropriate prescribing as related to dentistry and safe disposal of unused medication. \nFor more information or to register\, use this link. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/opioids-current-status-of-the-crisis-response-and-future-direction/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180719T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180719T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161214Z CREATED:20231103T173422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161214Z UID:26466-1531962000-1531962000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webcast: Understand new insurance plans and their impact on the ACA DESCRIPTION:July 19\, 2 p.m. ET\n \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast\nSpeaker’s presentation\nAHCJ core topic on health reform\nAHCJ core topic on insurance\n\n \n\nWe’ll discuss association health plans and short-duration health plans – what are they\, what will they cover (and not cover)\, how will they address pre-existing conditions\, and what do they mean for the ACA markets? \n\n\nSabrina Corlette\, research professor\, Center on Health Insurance Reforms\, Georgetown University\, McCourt School of Public Policy \n\n\nModerator: Joanne Kenen\, AHCJ core topic leader on health reform; health editor\, Politico \n\n\nSabrina Corlette\, J.D.\, is an expert on private health insurance and insurance markets\, and has advised both state governments and federal officials. Before joining Georgetown\, she was director of health policy programs at the National Partnership for Women and Families. She was a staff member of the Senate Health\, Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee from 1997-2001. She earned her law degree at the University of Texas\, and her undergraduate degree from Harvard. \n\nSabrina Corlette \n\n\nJoanne Kenen URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webcast-understand-new-insurance-plans-and-their-impact-on-the-aca/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180718T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180720T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161215Z CREATED:20231025T162104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161215Z UID:24285-1531875600-1532048400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Summer Workshop on Pandemics\, Bioterrorism\, and Global Health Security DESCRIPTION:Threats to global health security continue to evolve due to the changing nature of conflict\, advances in science and technology\, globalization\, and the growing threat posed by emerging infectious diseases and pandemics. Pandemics\, Bioterrorism and Global Health Security: From Anthrax to Zika is a three-day\, non-credit summer workshop designed to introduce participants to the challenges facing the world at the intersection of national security\, public health\, and the life sciences. The workshop faculty are internationally recognized experts from the government\, private sector\, and academia who have been extensively involved with research and policy-making on public health\, biodefense\, and national security issues. The workshop is organized by the Biodefense Graduate Program at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. \n\nIdentify the range of biological threats and assess the risks they pose to public health and national security\nDescribe impediments to organizational change and identify strategies for overcoming these obstacles.\nExamine lessons learned from the SARS and avian flu outbreaks\, the 2009 influenza pandemic\, and the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak.\nExplore the dual-use dilemma and how to balance the benefits of advanced biotechnologies against the safety and security risks they can pose.\nInvestigate the growing importance of biotechnology to the national economy\, domestic and international risks to biotechnology innovation\, and legal\, policy\, and regulatory measures for safeguarding the bioeconomy.\nUnderstand the technical\, political\, regulatory\, and financial obstacles to developing new medical countermeasures for bioterrorist and pandemic threats. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/summer-workshop-on-pandemics-bioterrorism-and-global-health-security/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180718T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180718T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161216Z CREATED:20231103T173416Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161216Z UID:26463-1531875600-1531875600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webcast: How employers are improving maternal health DESCRIPTION:July 18\, 1 p.m. ET\n \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast\nSpeaker’s presentation\nAHCJ core topic on insurance\nCatalyst for Payment Reform\n\n \n\nThe nations’ employers\, who provide health insurance for more than half of all Americans\, know that maternity care is the number one reason for hospitalization among most employee populations. They also know that the highest cost for maternity care is when a pre-term infant (those born at less than 39 completed weeks of gestation) is treated in the neonatal intensive care unit. For this reason\, employers nationwide want hospitals to reduce the number of early elective deliveries\, which increase the chances for complications for babies and mothers and and preventing C-sections whenever possible. A maternal complication during delivery adds almost $1\,000 to the cost of care\, while an uncomplicated C-section adds nearly $2\,000 to the bill. \n\n\nSuzanne F. Delbanco\, M.P.H.\, Ph.D.\, executive director\, Catalyst for Payment Reform \n\n\nModerator: Joseph Burns\, AHCJ core topic leader/insurance \n\n\nSuzanne F. Delbanco\, M.P.H.\, Ph.D.\, is the executive director of Catalyst for Payment Reform\, an independent\, nonprofit corporation working to catalyze employers\, public purchasers and others to implement strategies that produce higher-value health care and improve the functioning of the health care marketplace. In addition to her duties at CPR\, Delbanco serves on the advisory board of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Institute and participates in the Healthcare Executives Leadership Network. Previously\, Delbanco was the founding CEO of The Leapfrog Group. \n\nSuzanne F. Delbanco \n\n\nJoseph Burns URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webcast-how-employers-are-improving-maternal-health/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180712T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180712T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155438Z CREATED:20231103T173501Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155438Z UID:26470-1531357200-1531357200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:(De)Stabilizing the ACA’s individual market: A View from the States DESCRIPTION:July 13\, 9 a.m.-noon ET \nThe Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy holds a conference on the stability of the individual market under the ACA.  Keynote speaker Mark Hall\, a nonresident Brookings fellow and director of the Health Law and Policy Program at Wake Forest Law School\, will release new data on 10 states and there will be two panel discussions. \n\n\nRegister to attend in person. \n\n\nRegister for the live webcast. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/destabilizing-the-acaaes-individual-market-a-view-from-the-states/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180712T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180712T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155439Z CREATED:20231103T173423Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155439Z UID:26468-1531357200-1531357200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:CMS Administrator Verma will speak at on-the-record reporter breakfast DESCRIPTION:  \nThe Brazda Breakfast: Reporting On The Future Of Health Care \nThursday\, July 12\, 2018; 9-10:30 a.m. (Refreshments and breakfast served at 8:30 a.m.) \nThe Alliance for Health Policy has announced that CMS Administrator Seema Verma\, M.P.H.\, will be the featured speaker for the Brazda Breakfast on July 12. \nYou will need to check in with security to enter the building and provide identification as well as press credentials. \nPlease register by 5 pm EDT on Wednesday\, July 11\, 2018. \nAPCO WorldwideUse the entrance at 12th & E St.1299 Pennsylvania Avenue\, NWWashington\, D.C. \nTHIS EVENT IS ONLY FOR CREDENTIALED MEMBERS OF THE PRESS. \nRemember that this briefing is on the record. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cms-administrator-verma-will-speak-ata-on-the-record-reporter-breakfast/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR