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:20180517T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180518T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155502Z CREATED:20231025T162048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155502Z UID:24272-1526518800-1526605200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Precision Medicine Summit DESCRIPTION:The HIMSS Precision Medicine Summit brings together providers\, health leaders\, payers\, researchers and other key stakeholders for two days to share their work\, discuss industry trends\, and address what health care must do to make precision medicine – and personalized care – an everyday part of primary care. \nTopics will include leveraging technology\, diagnostics\, genomics\, and analytics for treating disease. \nMedia credentials area available; follow the procedure here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/precision-medicine-summit/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180516T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180519T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155503Z CREATED:20231025T162054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155503Z UID:24276-1526432400-1526691600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Conference on Health Disparities DESCRIPTION:Featured speakers at the 11th annual National Conference on Health Disparities include: Baltimore Health Commissioner Leana Wen\, Assistant Democratic Leader U.S. Representative James Clyburn and Congressional Black Caucus Chairman U.S. Representative Cedric Richmond. Panels to address the opioid crisis\, human trafficking\, climate change and gun violence\, among other topics. The event\, in Philadelphia\, is hosted by the Medical University of South Carolina. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-conference-on-health-disparities-2/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180515T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180518T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155503Z CREATED:20231025T162050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155503Z UID:24275-1526346000-1526605200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Health Care for the Homeless Conference DESCRIPTION:The National Health Care for the Homeless Council USA hosts a four-day conference aimed at weighing a variety of health issues affecting the homeless population\, including medical respite car and the opioid crisis. \nThe Minneapolis-based event\, National Health Care for the Homeless Conference & Policy Symposium\, includes site visits as well as sessions on gathering data\, community coalitions\, early childhood screening\, insurance coverage\, LGBT health issues and more. Howard Pinderhughes\, head of the University of California\, San Francisco’s Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences and author of Race in the Hood: Conflict and Violence Among Urban Youth\, delivers the opening keynote address. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-health-care-for-the-homeless-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180515T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180515T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155504Z CREATED:20231103T173316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155504Z UID:26452-1526346000-1526346000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Perspectives on the 2018 HHS Drug Pricing Guidance DESCRIPTION:RAZDA BREAKFAST: REPORTING ON THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE \n  \n  \nMay 15\, 9-10:30 a.m. (Refreshments and breakfast served at 8:30 a.m.)  \nLocation: APCO WorldwidePlease use the entrance at 12th & E St.1299 Pennsylvania Avenue\, NWWashington\, D.C. \n  \nTHIS EVENT IS ONLY FOR CREDENTIALED MEMBERS OF THE PRESS. Remember that this briefing is on the record. You will need to check in with security to enter the building. Please bring your press credentials. \nRegistration will speed your access to the building\, please register by 5 pm EST on May 14\, 2018 to ensure availability of event materials. \n  \n CLICK HERE TO REGISTER \n  \n  \nLast week we announced that FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb\, M.D.\, will give remarks based on President Trump’s ‘Blueprint’ to Lower Drug Prices at tomorrow’s reporter briefing. Following Gottlieb\, a panel of industry leaders and stakeholders will respond to the new drug pricing guidance.  \n  \nPanelists \n  \nLauren Aronson\, Executive Director\, Campaign for Sustainable Drug Pricing (CSRxP) \nKristin Bass\, MBA\, Senior Vice President\, Policy and Federal Affairs\, Pharmaceutical Care Management Association \nJustine Handelman\, Senior Vice President\, Office of Policy and Representation\, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association \n Lori Reilly\, J.D.\, Executive Vice President\, Policy\, Research\, & Membership\, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America  \nModerator: Mary Ella Payne\, R.N.\, MSPH\, Acting President and Chief Executive Officer\, Alliance for Health Policy \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n   \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/perspectives-on-the-2018-hhs-drug-pricing-guidance-2/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180514T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180514T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155505Z CREATED:20231103T173243Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155505Z UID:26447-1526259600-1526259600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Reimagining Health Care in America DESCRIPTION:This briefing in Washington\, D.C.\, will feature forward-thinking leaders whose expertise spans the public and private sectors to share insights on how to foster innovation and build a brighter future for health care in America. Topics of discussion will include: \n\n\nTop trends in health care innovations\, evaluating which have real power and which should evoke skepticism \n\n\nThe relative strengths and unique roles of the private sector and public sector programs such as Medicare and Medicaid in the effort to drive innovation \n\n\nInitiatives in digital health\, care delivery and consumer engagement that are transforming markets \n\n\nTackling rising drug prices while also encouraging the development of high-value drugs \n\n\n12:30-2:45 p.m. \nDirksen Senate Office BuildingRoom G50(C and First Streets NE Entrance)Washington\, DC 20002 \nThe agenda: \n\n\n12:30 p.m. Lunch Available \n\n\n12:45 p.m. Nancy Chockley\, President and CEO\, NIHCM Foundation \n\n\n12:50 p.m. Gail Wilensky\, PhD\, Senior Fellow\, Project HOPE; former Administator\, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (under President George H. W. Bush) \n\n\n1:10 p.m. Patrick Conway\, MD\, President and CEO\, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina; former Deputy Administrator for Innovation and Quality and Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation\, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (under Presidents Donald J. Trump and Barack Obama) \n\n\n1:30 p.m. Clifton Leaf\, Editor in Chief\, Fortune; Co-chair\, Fortune Brainstorm HEALTH; author of “Brainstorm Health Daily” \n\n\n1:50 p.m. Patrick Geraghty\, Chief Executive Officer\, GuideWell and Florida Blue 2:10 p.m. Peter B. Bach\, MD\, MAPP\, Director\, Center for Health Policy and Outcomes\, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center \n\n\n2:30 p.m. Question & Answer Session \n\n\n2:45 p.m. Adjourn URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/reimagining-health-care-in-america/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180510T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180510T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155506Z CREATED:20231103T173243Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155506Z UID:26448-1525914000-1525914000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Perspectives on the 2018 HHS Drug Pricing Guidance DESCRIPTION:Next week\, President Trump is scheduled to deliver a speech on drug pricing that will coincide with the release of a request for information (RFI) from the Department of Health and Human Services. This exclusive reporter briefing will feature a representative from the Administration\, followed by a panel of industry leaders and stakeholders responding to new drug pricing guidance. \n\n\nKristin Bass\, M.B.A.\, Senior Vice President\, Policy and Federal Affairs\, Pharmaceutical Care Management Association \n\n\nLori Reilly\, J.D.\, Executive Vice President\, Policy\, Research\, & Membership\, PhRMA  \n\n\nJustine Handelman\, Senior Vice President\, Office of Policy and Representation\, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association \n\n\nRodney Whitlock\, M.A.\, Ph.D.\, Consultant for the Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing and Vice President\, Health Policy\, ML Strategies  \n\n\nModerator: Mary Ella Payne\, R.N.\, M.S.P.H.\, Acting President and Chief Executive Officer\, Alliance for Health Policy \n\n\nThursday\, May 109-10:30 a.m. (Refreshments and breakfast served at 8:30 a.m.)  \nHOW TO PARTICIPATE\nRemember that this briefing is on the record. \nThis event is only for credentialed members of the press. \nYou will need to check in with security to enter the building. Please bring your press credentials. \nRegistration will speed your access to the building\, please register by 6 p.m. EST on May 9 to ensure availability of event materials. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nAPCO WorldwidePlease use the entrance at 12th & E St.1299 Pennsylvania Avenue\, NWWashington\, D.C. \n  \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/perspectives-on-the-2018-hhs-drug-pricing-guidance/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180509T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180509T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155507Z CREATED:20231103T173243Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155507Z UID:26446-1525827600-1525827600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Forum: Why are Healthcare Prices So High\, and What can be Done about Them? DESCRIPTION:The Kaiser Family Foundation and the Peterson Center on Healthcare team up for a forum on understanding why the U.S. spends so much on health care and practical steps that could be taken to address the high prices.  Two new analyses will be released. (There is no livestream but KFF will have a recording on its website later that day) \nThe forum will be held at the  Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. KFF’s Larry Levitt will moderate and speakers include KFF’s Gary Claxton and Peterson’s  Jay Want as well as other researchers\, academics\, and representatives of the drug and insurance industries. More details here. \n9-11:30 a.m. ET (Registration and breakfast begins at 8:15 a.m. ET) \nThe Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade CenterHorizon Ballroom 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW\, Washington\, DC \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/forum-why-are-healthcare-prices-so-high-and-what-can-be-done-about-them/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180508T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180508T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155508Z CREATED:20231103T173242Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155508Z UID:26445-1525741200-1525741200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The Woodhull Study Revisited: Nurses’ Representation in Health News Media DESCRIPTION:  \nThe George Washington University School of Nursing Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement has replicated the original 1998 Woodhull study\, named after Nancy Woodhull\, the founding editor of USA Today about nurses in the media. The original Woodhull study was done to raise awareness of the voices and perspectives of nurse professionals in the media. The Center has replicated the 20-year-old original study to determine what progress has been made. Twenty years later\, are nurses used as sources more often in health news stories in print media? \nThis three-phase study sought to answer the following questions: the actual replication of the original Woodhull Study Publication that examined journalists’ use of nurses as sources in leading print media of the day; a qualitative study of journalists’ experiences using nurses as sources in health news stories; and an analysis of the tweets from the top 50 schools of nursing. \nThe quantitative research of the 2018 study is being conducted with the Berkeley Media Studies Group. The research team is comprised of: \n\n\nDiana J. Mason\, PhD\, RN\, FAAN\, Senior Policy Service Professor for The George Washington School of Nursing Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement \n\n\nBarbara Glickstein\, MPH\, MS\, RN\, Director of Communications and Media Projects for The George Washington School of Nursing Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement \n\n\nLaura Nixon\, MPH\, Senior Media Researcher\, Berkeley Media Studies Group \n\n\nKristi Westphaln\, PhD\, RN\, CPNP-PC\, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner\, Senior Fellow for The George Washington School of Nursing Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement \n\n\nKimberly D. Acquaviva\, PhD\, MSW\, CSE\, Professor\, The George Washington School of Nursing \n\n\nNATIONAL PRESS CLUB PRESS CONFERENCE May 8\, 2018 \nThe high-level findings from the “Nurses and the Media: A Qualitative Study of Journalists’ Use of Nurses as Sources in Health News Stories” will be presented at a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington\, DC\, on May 8th. Following the presentation of the high-level findings\, there will be a reaction panel including: \n\n\nIvan Oransky\, MD\, President of the Association for Health Care Journalists \n\n\nKate McCarthy\, Director of Programs for the Women’s Media Center \n\n\nYanick Rice Lamb\, Chair/Associate Professor of Cathy Hughes School of Communications and interim assistant chair of the new Department of Media\, Journalism and Film \n\n\nLive streaming of the event will be available free of charge. If you would like to attend via live-stream\, you must RSVP. \nFunding for this study was provided by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation\, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation\, Beatrice Renfield Foundation\, Sigma Theta Tau International\, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses\, Donald and Barbara Jonas Foundation\, National League for Nursing\, Wolters Kluwer Health\, On Course Learning\, American Association of Colleges of Nursing\, and American Organization of Nurse Executives. \nABOUT THE CENTER FOR HEALTH POLICY & MEDIA ENGAGEMENT: \nThe George Washington University School of Nursing Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement exists to advance policy and the health of the public\, through education\, research\, media\, and public forums. \nHealthCetera is the Center’s blog and podcast featuring evidence-based news\, analysis and commentary. We aim to engage in\, start\, and foster the place online where diverse\, dynamic\, front-line people talk about healthcare and health policy. We believe journalism has an inherent role in promoting a healthy and just society. \nwww.healthmediapolicy.com \nContact: Barbara Glickstein\, Director of Communications Media Projects barbara.glickstein@gmail.com \n  \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-woodhull-study-revisited-nursesae-representation-in-health-news-media/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180508T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180508T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155508Z CREATED:20231103T172834Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155508Z UID:26423-1525741200-1525741200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Rural Health Equity Conference DESCRIPTION:The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) hosts a one-day conference to focus on unique health equity issues facing rural America. The event\, held in New Orleans\, precedes the organization’s longer annual conference on rural health\, also in New Orleans. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/rural-health-equity-conference/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180506T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180506T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154200Z CREATED:20231103T173136Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154200Z UID:26437-1525568400-1525568400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:University of Tennessee Symposium on LGBTQ Health Equity DESCRIPTION:This half-day event\, sponsored by University of Tennessee\, aims to examine “the current state of LGBTQ health in Appalachia and highlight efforts to protect LGBTQ civil rights and promote health equity\,” including solutions to boost health and wellness. The LGBTQ Health Equity in Appalachia: An Interdisciplinary Symposium features a panel discussion as well as a keynote address by Dr. Henry Ng of MetroHealth Medical Center. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/university-of-tennessee-symposium-on-lgbtq-health-equity/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180501T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180501T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155509Z CREATED:20231103T173236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155509Z UID:26443-1525136400-1525136400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:CDC Telebriefing on Vector-Borne Diseases DESCRIPTION:May 1\, noon EST \nThe number of illnesses from tick\, mosquito\, and flea bites has more than tripled in the U.S.\, with more than 640\,000 cases reported from 2004 through 2016. Widespread and difficult to control\, diseases from mosquitoes and ticks are major causes of illness and sometimes death. \nNew CDC Director Robert Redfield\, M.D.\, and Lyle Petersen\, director of CDC’s Division of Vector-Borne Diseases\, will lead the discussion. \nMedia dial-in: 888-795-0855. Passcode: CDC Media URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cdc-telebriefing-on-vector-borne-diseases/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180427T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180427T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154201Z CREATED:20231103T172735Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154201Z UID:26413-1524790800-1524790800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Division\, denial and journalism ethics DESCRIPTION:The Center for Journalism Ethics’ annual conference will bring together journalists\, scholars and advocates to address critical issues facing journalism today: \n\n\nAudience psychology \n\n\nConspiracy theories \n\n\nDisinformation \n\n\nPublic mistrust \n\n\nPossible solutions to create a common set of facts \n\n\nNearly 200 journalists\, students\, scholars and community members are expected to discuss the problems news media and news audiences face\, and some positive steps we can take to repair democracy. \nKeynote speaker\nJustin Gillis is an author and consultant working on a book about how to solve global warming. He spent nearly a decade as a reporter for The New York Times covering environmental science\, with a special focus on climate change\, and is now a contributing opinion writer for the newspaper. He was the author of a Times series called “Temperature Rising” that ran from 2010 to 2013 and updated readers on major developments in climate science\, winning the John B. Oakes Award for Distinguished Environmental Journalism from Columbia University. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/division-denial-and-journalism-ethics/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180426T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180428T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155510Z CREATED:20231025T162032Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155510Z UID:24257-1524704400-1524877200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Ontario Dental Association 2018 Annual Spring Meeting DESCRIPTION:The annual spring meeting will feature a trade show\, educational sessions and keynote speaker Rick Hansen\, a paralympic athlete and advocate for people with disabilities\, who will discuss his views on creating a world that is accessible and inclusive for all. \nMetro Toronto Convention CentreToronto\, Ontario\, Canada \nFor more information see this link: http://asm.oda.ca/ URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ontario-dental-association-2018-annual-spring-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180426T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180427T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155511Z CREATED:20231025T162037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155511Z UID:24265-1524704400-1524790800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:2018 Health Datapalooza DESCRIPTION:The gathering place for people and organizations creating knowledge from data and pioneering innovations that drive health policy and practice. \n \nFederal policymakers and regulatory leads take their seats beside Silicon Valley startups and the health system’s chief information officers. More than a meeting\, Health Datapalooza is a diverse community of big thinkers and roll-up-our-sleeves-and-get-it-done problem solvers who share a mission to liberate and use data to improve health and health care. \nToday\, as the challenges facing health and health care continue to evolve\, we’re digging into the real world experience of turning information into innovation. What works\, what doesn’t\, why\, and what’s coming next? \nSpeakers will include:  \n \n\n\nScott Gottlieb\, M.D.\, commissioner\, U.S. Food and Drug Administration \n\n\n \nBruce Greenstein\, B.S.\, M.S.\, CTO\, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) \n\nDon Rucker\, M.D.\, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/2018-health-datapalooza/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180425T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180425T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155511Z CREATED:20231103T173236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155511Z UID:26442-1524618000-1524618000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Media Briefing on Use of Genetic Technology to Stop Spread of Mosquito and Tick- Borne Diseases DESCRIPTION:Gene drives represent a new take on genetic engineering that offers previously impossible means of fighting disease-spreading insects and invasive species but also raises the specter of ecological disruption. SciLine’s live\, web-based video briefing will feature leading experts who can get you up to speed on the current status of gene-drive technology\, applications under consideration\, and related ethical\, legal\, and regulatory issues. The briefing will include an open Q&A for reporters. SciLine is funded by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. \nWHEN: April 25\, 1:30-2:30 p.m. EDT \nWHO: \n\n\nZach Adelman\, associate professor of entomology\, Texas A&M University \n\n\nAnthony James\, professor of microbiology and molecular genetics\, University of California\, Irvine \n\n\nJennifer Kuzma\, professor of social sciences and co-director of the Genetic Engineering and Society Center\, North Carolina State University \n\n\nRenee Wegrzyn\, Safe Genes program manager\, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency \n\n\nSciLine director Rick Weiss will moderate the briefing. \n\n\nHOW:  \nThe briefing is open only to members of the media. \nTo receive log-in or call-in information\, you must register in advance here. \nFor more information about gene drives and the media briefing: check our event page\, here. \n  \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/media-briefing-on-use-of-genetic-technology-to-stop-spread-of-mosquito-and-tick-borne-diseases/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180424T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180424T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155512Z CREATED:20231103T173235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155512Z UID:26441-1524531600-1524531600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Why adults aren't getting their vaccines DESCRIPTION:Recorded April 24\n \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast\nTan’s presentation\nHanen’s presentation\nAHCJ core topic on infectious diseases\nInfectious disease news from Covering Health\nTip sheet: Older adults vulnerable without vaccinations\nAdult Vaccine Access Coalition\nImmunization Action Coalition\n\n \n\nAs adults age\, so do their immune systems\, leaving them vulnerable to vaccine-preventable diseases like the flu\, shingles and pneumonia. Yet adult vaccinations are low in the U.S.\, which can result in costly hospitalizations and other medical interventions. This panel will explore some of the reasons for low adult vaccination rates\, which range from the failure of insurers to cover adult vaccines to lack of information from health providers. \n\n\nLaura Hanen\, interim executive director and chief of government affairs \, National Association of City and County Health Officials \n\n\nLitjen (L.J.) Tan\, M.S.\, Ph.D.\, chief strategy officer\, Immunization Action Coalition \n\n\nModerator: Bara Vaida\, AHCJ core topic leader on infectious diseases \n\n\nAt NAACHO\, Hanen oversees policy development\, federal lobbying\, and the Big Cities Health Coalition. She also is co-chair of the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition. Prior to coming to NACCHO\, Hanen was the director of government relations for the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors for 11 years. She was the senior lobbyist for the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and before that was a legislative assistant for Rep. Rick Boucher\, D-Va. She also was a legislative assistant in the Government Relations Department of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization. \nTan joined the Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) in 2013. Prior to the coalition\, Tan was the director of medicine and public health at the American Medical Association\, a position he held since 2008. From 1997 to 2008\, he was the AMA’s director of infectious disease\, immunology\, and molecular medicine. He co-founded and currently co-chairs the National Adult Immunization Summit and the National Influenza Vaccine Summit. He serves or has served on the steering committees of the 317 Coalition\, the National Network for Immunization Information\, and the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable and on the IAC scientific advisory board. \n \n\nLaura Hanen \n\n\nLitjen (L.J.) Tan \n\n\nBara Vaida URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/why-adults-arent-getting-their-vaccines/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180423T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180425T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155513Z CREATED:20231025T162036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155513Z UID:24263-1524445200-1524618000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:2018 Annual Conference on Vaccinology Research DESCRIPTION:The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases will hold its 2018 Annual Conference on Vaccinology Research on the latest scientific and clinical knowledge in vaccinology. The conference will bring together more than 350 researchers from across the globe – including health care professionals\, government officials\, and industry and academia representatives from the many disciplines involved in vaccinology. Conference topics include progress in preventing emerging infectious diseases\, using vaccines to prevent antibiotic resistance and communicating about vaccines in a post-fact world. \nKeynote speakers include: \n\n\nBarton F. Haynes\, M.D.\, the Frederic M. Hanes Professor\, Medicine and Immunology and Global Health Director\, Duke Human Vaccine Institute and the Center for HIV-AIDS Vaccine Immunology \n\n\nPenny M. Heaton\, M.D.\, C.E.O.\, of The Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute \n\n\nApril 23-25\, 2018\, at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda\, in Bethesda\, Md. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/2018-annual-conference-on-vaccinology-research/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180421T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180421T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154202Z CREATED:20231103T172935Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154202Z UID:26428-1524272400-1524272400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Celebration of Life: Uwe E. Reinhardt DESCRIPTION:AHCJ members are invited to a memorial for late health economist Uwe E. Reinhardt.  Reinhardt\, who earned degrees from the University of Saskatchewan and Yale University\, was a giant in his field. \nReinhardt was one of the first speakers to attend the Midwest Conference on Health Journalism at Indiana University\, a predecessor conference of AHCJ\, and later spoke at several AHCJ conferences. Read more here. \nThe service will be at 2 p.m. at the Princeton University Chapel. A reception will follow at Chancellor Green. Get more information and RSVP here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/celebration-of-life-uwe-e-reinhardt/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180416T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180418T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155514Z CREATED:20231025T162037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155514Z UID:24264-1523840400-1524013200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Patient Experience Conference 2018 DESCRIPTION:This is the largest independent\, non-provider or vendor hosted event bringing together the collective voices of health care professionals across the globe to convene\, engage and expand the dialogue on improving patient experience.  \n \nApril 16-18\, 2018 • Hyatt Regency Chicago • Chicago \nContact: 866-488-2379 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/patient-experience-conference-2018/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180412T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180415T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155515Z CREATED:20231025T162011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155515Z UID:24235-1523494800-1523754000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Health Journalism 2018 DESCRIPTION:Presentations\nConference coverage\n\n \n\nConference home\n\n\nProgram\nField trips\nRegistration\nHotel\n\n\nFreelance PitchFest\n2018 Exhibitors\nExhibit or advertise\nFellowships\n\n\nThings to do\nShare a room or ride\nGetting there\n\n\nThank you for attending!\n\n\n\n\nCall for ideas\nAHCJ is gathering ideas for conference workshops and panels. Please submit suggestions before Oct. 9. \nClick here for your opportunity to submit ideas for consideration. \n\n\n\n\nAHCJ celebrates 20 years with conference in the desert\nMore than 700 people attended the world’s premier training event for journalists interested in covering health care\, medical  research\, public health issues\, consumer health\, ethics and the business of health care. \nHealth Journalism 2018 hosted hundreds of reporters\, editors\, producers and news directors taking part in educational sessions\, skills-building opportunities and career networking. \n\nSpotlight speakers included:\nJohn Carreyrou\, Pulitzer Prize- and AHCJ Award-winning investigative reporter\, The Wall Street Journal; author \,“Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup” \nDonald K. Warne\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, chair\, Department of Public Health at North Dakota State University; senior policy adviser of Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board \nDavid Blumenthal\, M.D.\, president\, The Commonwealth Fund \nOtis Brawley\, M.D.\, M.A.C.P.\, chief medical and scientific officer and executive vice president\, American Cancer Society \nWilson Bryan\, M.D.\, director\, Office of Tissues and Advanced Therapies\, U.S. Food and Drug Administration \nCarolyn Jones\, director and executive producer\, Defining Hope \nMary L. Smith\, member\, Cherokee nation; former principal deputy director\, Indian Health Service \nJulie Willems Van Dijk\, R.N.\, Ph.D.\, F.A.A.N.director\, County Health Rankings and Roadmaps and RWJF Culture of Health Prize \n  \n\nHighlights included:\n\n\nPanels\, including: \n\n\n\nThe rise of gene therapy \n\n\nStates and health care in the age of Trump: Wishes and waivers \n\n\nHow hospital consolidations are affecting the cost of health care \n\n\nWhat you need to know about reporting on Native American health issues \n\n\nSpecial challenges of covering immigrant health \n\n\nFree health data for journalists: How to make the most of it \n\n\nFinding organization in the chaos of mass violence \n\n\nThe health care role ahead for artificial intelligence \n\n\nHow to evaluate hospital charity care and bad debt \n\n\nThe future of veterans’ health \n\n\nEvolving pain control \n\n\nWill Congress protect Medicare? \n\n\nAnd dozens more panels\, classes and workshops \n\n\n\nField trips \n\n\nAnnual journalism awards luncheon \n\n\nFreelance PitchFest \n\n\nNetworking receptions \n\n\nConference location\nPointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort11111 North 7th Street Phoenix\, AZ 85020 \n  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nSponsorship team\n\nHosts\nBarrow Neurological Institute \nMayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research \nBanner Health/University of Arizona \n \nEndowing sponsors\nRobert Wood Johnson Foundation \nW.K. Kellogg Foundation \nThe Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust \n\nSponsors\nThe Arizona Republic/azcentral \nWalter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication \nPatient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute \nThe Pew Charitable Trusts \nThe Commonwealth Fund \nGordon and Betty Moore Foundation \nJohn A. Hartford Foundation \nLaura and John Arnold Foundation \nInstitute for Health Metrics and Evaluation \nCalifornia Health Care Foundation \nMissouri Foundation for Health \nColorado Health Foundation \nNew York State Health Foundation \nHealth Foundation for Western & Central New York \nKansas Health Foundation \nRhode Island Foundation \nVitalyst Health Foundation \nThe JAMA Network \nThe Wiley Network \nBurroughs Wellcome Fund URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-journalism-2018/ CATEGORIES:Annual Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180329T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180330T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155516Z CREATED:20231025T162048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155516Z UID:24271-1522285200-1522371600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Great Plains Emerging Infectious Diseases Conference DESCRIPTION:The seventh annual Great Plains Emerging Infectious Diseases Conference will take place March 29-30\, 2018\, at the University of Iowa College of Public Health. This conference brings together public health professionals\, researchers\, faculty\, and students in microbiology\, infectious diseases and related fields working in the Great Plains and Midwestern states. \nMajor topics may include but are not limited to zoonotic and vector-borne diseases\, global health\, healthcare-associated infections\, antimicrobial resistance\, molecular diagnostics and epidemiology\, public health preparedness\, and science communication. \nKeynote speakers: Dr. Richard Webby\, on “Current influenza threats\,” and Dr. Bobbi Pritt\, on “Ticks\, Teamwork and Emerging Pathogens.” \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/great-plains-emerging-infectious-diseases-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180329T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180329T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155517Z CREATED:20231103T173234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155517Z UID:26439-1522285200-1522285200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The Brazda Breakfast: Reporting on the Future of Health Care – Pandemic Preparedness DESCRIPTION:March 29\, 9-10:15 a.m.(Refreshments and breakfast served at 8:30 a.m.)  \n  \nThis event is only for credentialed members of the press. Remember that this briefing is on the record. \nThe 1918 flu pandemic killed more than 50 million people globally. One hundred years later\, the world continues to contend with the risk of novel influenza outbreaks reaching pandemic scale. During this reporter breakfast\, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci\, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease will discuss efforts in the U.S. health system to detect\, prevent\, and respond to influenza and other emerging pandemic threats. \n  \nDr. Anthony S. Fauci\, M.D.\, was appointed director of NIAID in 1984. He oversees an extensive research portfolio of basic and applied research to prevent\, diagnose\, and treat established infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS\, respiratory infections\, diarrheal diseases\, tuberculosis and malaria as well as emerging diseases such as Ebola and Zika.  Dr. Fauci has also advised five Presidents on HIV/AIDS and many other domestic and global health issues. He was one of the principal architects of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)\, a program that has saved millions of lives throughout the developing world. \n  \nLocation:APCO WorldwidePlease use the entrance at 12th & E St.1299 Pennsylvania Avenue\, NWWashington\, D.C. \n  \nYou will need to check in with security to enter the building. Please bring your press credentials. \nRegistration will speed your access to the building\,  please register by 4 pm EST on March 28\, 2018 to ensure availability of event materials. \n  \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER. \n  \n  \nThe Alliance for Health Policy would like to thank APCO Worldwide for making this event possible. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-brazda-breakfast-reporting-on-the-future-of-health-care-ae-pandemic-preparedness/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180328T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180328T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155518Z CREATED:20231103T172506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155518Z UID:26399-1522198800-1522198800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Healthy Returns: Investing in Health Care Innovation DESCRIPTION:CNBC is launching a new conference called Healthy Returns: Investing in Health Care Innovation. This event will take place on March 28\, 2018\, in New York City in an effort that includes an advisory board to help guide its editorial efforts. The event will be coupled with TV and digital content before\, during and after the conference. \nWhy Healthy Returns? Health care spending in the United States accounts for about 18 percent of our GDP\, reaching $3.2 trillion in 2015\, or $9\,990 for every man\, woman and child. There has certainly been no shortage of news coverage about the debate in Washington over the ACA/Obamacare\, but Healthy Returns is not solely focused on policy or politics. Rather\, this will focus on the business of health care\, includinig innovations and investment opportunities. \nBiotech\, pharmaceutical and insurance companies\, and those who invest in them\, face unique challenges. From an uncertain regulatory environment to the exigencies of clinical trials\, this is an industry rife with risk. But along with that risk\, of course\, is the possibility for big rewards\, both clinically and financially. This is an extraordinary moment as precision medicine\, gene editing and new approaches to immunotherapy\, coupled with ever-increasing computing power\, begin to lead to therapies that just a few years ago seemed totally out of reach. \nSilicon Valley is now getting into the act\, too\, as Google\, Apple and Amazon circle. Big tech and well-funded start-ups are seeking to revolutionize everything from how we monitor and measure our health (wearables) to how we deliver treatment (surgical robots and “smart” pills). What’s clear is that health care is going through a period of rapid and significant medical and technological transformation. \nThe Healthy Returns advisory board will help guide efforts in covering this transformation. Among those on the board: entrepreneurs such as Anne Wojcicki\, founder and CEO of 23andMe\, the hot genetic testing and analysis service; philanthropists such as Sean Parker\, founder of Napster and founding president of Facebook who is now chairman of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy\, and Gates Foundation CEO Susan Desmond-Hellmann; leading medical technologists such as Dr. Eric Topol\, one of the country’s leading voices on the use of genomics to drive transformative research; and top investors and executives such as Fred Hassan\, special limited partner at Warburg Pincus and former CEO of Schering-Plough.  \nLEARN MORE URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/healthy-returns-investing-in-health-care-innovation/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180326T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180327T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155518Z CREATED:20231025T162036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155518Z UID:24262-1522026000-1522112400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:U.S. Office of Minority Health Meeting DESCRIPTION:The Office of Minority Health (OMH)\, under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\, holds an advisory committee meeting to discuss health policies and programs that could improve racial and ethnic minorities’ health\, especially when it comes to mental health. The recommendations from the panel will be given to the OMH’s deputy assistant general\, according to the committee. The meeting will be held in Rockville\, Md. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/u-s-office-of-minority-health-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180322T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180328T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155519Z CREATED:20231025T162036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155519Z UID:24261-1521680400-1522198800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Hispanic Health Conference DESCRIPTION:The National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) hosts its 22nd annual conference in Washington\, D.C.  Panel sessions will cover cardiovascular recommendations for Latinos\, the impact of various federal health care policies\, malnutrition in elderly Latinos\, cultural competence\, diabetes and obesity\, immigrant health issues\, and more. Speakers at the NHMA Annual Hispanic Health Conference include: Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rosselló Nevarez; Care First Blue Cross Blue Shield Chief Executive Chester Burrell; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Administrator George Sigounas. The event’s sponsors include the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as several pharmaceutical companies. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/hispanic-health-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180321T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180321T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154203Z CREATED:20231103T173136Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154203Z UID:26436-1521594000-1521594000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Health in the LGBTQ community: Improving Care and Confronting Discrimination DESCRIPTION:  \nMore than half of lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender and queer Americans report that they have experienced violence\, threats or harassment because of their sexuality or gender identity. Nearly one in five LGBTQ people has avoided seeking medical care for fear of discrimination. In this Forum\, experts in LGBTQ health will explore health disparities and discrimination that impact the LGBTQ community. Drawing from a recent poll by NPR\, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health\, our panel will look at the impact of these experiences on physical and mental well-being — and what can be done to help. \n EXPERT PARTICIPANTS \nLogan Casey\, Research Associate\, Harvard Opinion Research Program \nAshland Johnson\, Director of Public Education and Research\, Human Rights Campaign \nKenneth Mayer\, Co-Chair and Medical Research Director\, The Fenway Institute \nSari Reisner\, Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health \nMODERATOR \nJoe Neel\, Deputy Senior Supervising Editor and a Correspondent on the Science Desk\, NPR \n Send our panelists questions in advance to theforum@hsph.harvard.edu. The Forum will accommodate as many questions as we can during a limited Q&A. \n We’ll be conducting a live chat on The Forum’s Health in the LGBTQ Community website.   Tweet us @ForumHSPH #LGBTQ \n \nWednesday\, March 21\, 2018 Noon-1 p.m. ET Watch the live webcast at ForumHSPH.org. Registration to watch the event online is not required. We also will stream live on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Forumhsph.  An on-demand video will be posted afterwards on the event website. A searchable transcript will be posted there a few days after the event. \nPresented by The Forum at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.   \n\n\nMedia contact: Todd Datz\, tdatz@hsph.harvard.edu\, 617-432-8077 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-in-the-lgbtq-communitya-improving-care-and-confronting-discrimination/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180321T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180321T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154204Z CREATED:20231103T173135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154204Z UID:26435-1521594000-1521594000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Deadline to apply: AHCJ-NLM Health Journalism Fellowships DESCRIPTION:AHCJ has teamed up with the National Library of Medicine to present the AHCJ-NLM Fellowships. AHCJ will select four journalists to spend a week on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda\, Md. Enhance your medical and scientific reporting through this specialized fellowship. \nThe application deadline is March 21. \nLearn more and apply here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/deadline-to-apply-ahcj-nlm-health-journalism-fellowships/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180318T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180321T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155520Z CREATED:20231025T162044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155520Z UID:24268-1521334800-1521594000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Conference on Juvenile Justice DESCRIPTION:The 2018 National Conference on Juvenile Justice in San Diego\, California\, includes a number of sessions and experts discussing related health issues including resilience\, recovery\, sexual identity and trauma. Other pertinent sessions will address sex-trafficking\, teen dating violence\, brain science\, mental health\, and more. Judge Anthony Capizzi of Dayton\, Ohio;  National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges CEO Joey Orduna Hastings; and Pennsylvania Harm Reduction Coalition Executive Director Devin Reaves deliver the opening keynote address. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-conference-on-juvenile-justice/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180318T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180318T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155521Z CREATED:20231103T172707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155521Z UID:26408-1521334800-1521334800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Health Literacy and Older Adults: Reshaping the Landscape DESCRIPTION:The Roundtable on Health Literacy will host a public workshop featuring presentations and discussions of the health literacy needs of older adults on March 18\, 2018\, at the Keck Center in Washington\, D.C. \nThe workshop will focus on the changing health literacy needs of older adults that arise from chronic disease and medication management\, cognitive and functional declines\, and other health communication challenges. The workshop will also highlight strategies to bridge health literacy gaps for older adults and their caregivers. \nThe workshop will be webcast live and slides and videos of the presentations will be available at the meeting page shortly after the meeting. \n Register now to attend in person or via webcast. \nWhat: Roundtable on Health Literacy and Older Adults When: March 18\, 2018\, 8:30 AM-5:15 PM ET Where: Keck 100\, Washington\, DC \nJoin the conversation with #HealthLitRT URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-literacy-and-older-adults-reshaping-the-landscape/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180308T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180308T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154205Z CREATED:20231103T172936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154205Z UID:26432-1520470800-1520470800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Examining U.S. Public Health Preparedness for and Response Efforts to Seasonal Influenza DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 8\, 10 a.m. EST \nThe House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on “Examining U.S. Public Health Preparedness for and Response Efforts to Seasonal Influenza.” \nTestifying will be Dr. Anthony Fauci\, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director\, Dr. Rick Bight\, Health and Human Services Department Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and Director of the Biomedical Advances Research and Development Authority at the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response\, and Dr. Anne Schuchat\, acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The hearing will be webcast live. For those wishing to attend in person\, the hearing will be held in the Rayburn Office Building\, Room 2123. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/examining-u-s-public-health-preparedness-for-and-response-efforts-to-seasonal-influenza/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR