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:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171108T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171108T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155552Z CREATED:20231103T172403Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155552Z UID:26389-1510102800-1510102800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Closing the Rural Health Gap DESCRIPTION:Newswise Live Event – Media Update from RWJF and Partners on Rural Health Disparities\nAhead of National Rural Health Day on Nov. 16\, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and partner organizations are giving an exclusive media update on the state of their mission to reduce rural health disparities. \nRural counties continue to rank lowest among counties across the U.S.\, in terms of health outcomes\, with worsening premature death rates\, and significant disparities in health outcomes for marginalized populations including African Americans\, Hispanics\, and Native Americans. A group of national organizations including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the National 4-H Council are leading the way to close the rural health gap by reframing research and policy analysis\, demonstrating the interdependence between rural America and the rest of the nation\, and bolstering economic development. \nWHEN & HOW: Wednesday\, Nov. 8\, 11 AM EST. Virtual\, online video meeting with Newswise Live (via Zoom). \nRegister here. \n  \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/closing-the-rural-health-gap/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171108T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171108T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154247Z CREATED:20231103T172335Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154247Z UID:26383-1510102800-1510102800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Wider Circle Ending Poverty Forum DESCRIPTION:Maryland-based nonprofit A Wider Circle hosts The 2017 Forum on Ending Poverty: Creating Solutions and Positive Change with experts\, nonprofit leaders and individuals seeking to get out of poverty. \nSpeakers include: D. Watkins\, author of The Beast Side and The Cook Up; C. Nicole Mason\, author of Born Bright: A Young Girl’s Journey from Nothing to Something in America. The event includes a poverty simulation activity for participants at the event\, held at the National Press Club. \nRegister online here. Contact: elidz@awidercircle.org. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/wider-circle-ending-poverty-forum/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171108T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171108T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155553Z CREATED:20231103T172236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155553Z UID:26377-1510102800-1510102800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:UMass discussion of DREAMers and Distress Study DESCRIPTION:University of Massachusetts Medical Schools’ The Systems and Psychosocial Advances Research Center\, or SPARC\, hosts an hour-long discussion on “DREAMers Study: Undocumented College Students\, Social Exclusion\, and Psychological Distress.” \nThe event aims to look at current research that “examines how not having legal status impacts the psychosocial well-being of undocumented college-age students and identifies what social supports are in place to alleviate psychological stressors associated with not having legal U.S. status.” Register online here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/umass-discussion-of-dreamers-and-distress-study/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171107T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171107T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155553Z CREATED:20231103T172122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155553Z UID:26362-1510016400-1510016400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Native American children’s oral health webinar DESCRIPTION:Chicago-based Oral Health America hosts a one-hour long webinar to discuss efforts to address dental care and oral health in American Indian children up to age 5. The session\, entitled “Two is Too Late: Increasing Access to Care for Young Native American Children\,” will go over the Baby Teeth Matter Collaborative\, a joint program of the Northwest Tribal Dental Support Center and the Arcora Foundation (Formerly known as the Washington Dental Service Foundation)\, and highlight a community that used the first Dental Health Aide Therapist in the Pacific Northwest region\, according to the group. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/native-american-childrenaes-oral-health-webinar/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171104T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171108T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155554Z CREATED:20231025T162019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155554Z UID:24241-1509757200-1510102800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Public Health Association’s 2017 Annual Meeting and Expo DESCRIPTION:More than 12\,000 public health experts will convene at the American Public Health Association’s 2017 Annual Meeting and Expo in Atlanta\, Nov. 4-8\, to present new research and discuss latest trends in the field. \nThemed “Creating the Healthiest Nation: Climate Changes Health\,” APHA 2017 will host a worldwide audience and premier lineup of public health’s most important topics\, including preparing our nation’s public health system for climate change\, the Zika epidemic\, gun violence\, the opioid crisis\, racism\, and the state of U.S. health reform efforts under the Trump administration. \nWhen: November 4-8\, 2017 \nWhere: Georgia World Congress Center: 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW\, Atlanta GA \nHow: To request press credentials and free access to the meeting\, please email Megan Lowry with your name\, publication\, title\, email\, and phone number at megan.lowry@apha.org. \nMore about the APHA Annual Meeting:Learn more about meeting highlights here: https://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual/schedule URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-public-health-associationaes-2017-annual-meeting-and-expo/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171104T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171104T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155555Z CREATED:20231103T172236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155555Z UID:26378-1509757200-1509757200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:HIV Oral Health – Global & National Update DESCRIPTION: \n \nSession will provide perspectives on advancements in the understanding and treatment of the oral manifestations of HIV over the past 36 years and will include discussions of oral systemic linkages and the role of the oral health care team in HIV treatment. \nA keynote address will discuss the global and national status of HIV disease. \n1-5 p.m. at the Georgia World Congress Center \nTo register use this link. \n  \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/hiv-oral-health-ae-global-national-update/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171103T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171107T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155556Z CREATED:20231025T162019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155556Z UID:24242-1509670800-1510016400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Association of American Medical Colleges annual meeting DESCRIPTION:Learn Serve Lead is academic medicine’s signature learning and networking event that inspires the community to transform the future of health care and improve the health of all. Medical school deans\, teaching hospital CEOs\, faculty\, researchers\, administrators\, residents\, and students attend this annual event.  \nAmong the speakers:\n\n\nDonald Berwick\, MD \n\n\nDavid Blumenthal\, MD \n\n\nDayna Bowen Matthew\, JD \n\n\nJames O’Connell\, MD \n\n\nDavid Oshinsky\, PhD \n\n\nGeorge C. Hill\, PhD \n\n\nAnna Lembke\, MD \n\n\nTopics on the agenda:\n\n\nHealth care redesign \n\n\nHealth care for the homeless \n\n\nOpioid epidemic \n\n\nInequality in the health care system \n\n\nBiomedical research \n\n\nHigh cost\, high need patients \n\n\nContact\nStuart Heiser\, MPP\, Senior Media Relations SpecialistAssociation of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) 202-828-0059 / sheiser@aamc.org URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/association-of-american-medical-colleges-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171103T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171104T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155556Z CREATED:20231025T162025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155556Z UID:24249-1509670800-1509757200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Aging & Society: Seventh Interdisciplinary Conference DESCRIPTION:This interdisciplinary conference focuses on the dramatic changes in the world’s population\, including the growing length of the average lifespan.  \nThis year’s Special Focus: Social Inequalities\, Exclusion and Age-Discrimination. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/aging-society-seventh-interdisciplinary-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171102T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171102T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161217Z CREATED:20231103T172132Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161217Z UID:26367-1509584400-1509584400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:New York chapter event: Right-to-try drug legislation DESCRIPTION:Nov. 2\, 6-8 p.m.\nRead about this event: Medical ethicist discusses Right-to-Try legislation \nTopic: Right-to-try drug legislation that Congress will consider this fall \nSpeaker: Alison Bateman-House\, a medical ethicist at the Langone Medical Center\, New York University \n\nPlace: New York State Health Foundation\, 1385 Broadway at 38th St. \n\n\nRefreshments: Yes  \n\n\nRSVP: Trudy Lieberman (trudy.lieberman@gmail.com) URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/new-york-chapter-event-right-to-try-drug-legislation/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171101T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171130T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161218Z CREATED:20231025T162024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161218Z UID:24246-1509498000-1512003600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Family Caregivers Month DESCRIPTION:The theme for National Family Caregivers Month is “Caregiving Around the Clock.” \nCaregiving can be a 24-hours a day/7-days a week job. Caring for a senior with Alzheimer’s or a child with special needs can be non-stop. Providing care around the clock can crowd out other important areas of life. And you never know when you will need to rush to the hospital or leave work at the drop of a hat. What challenges do family caregivers face\, and how do they manage them day and night? \nSponsored by the Caregiver Action Network \nContact: info@caregiveraction.org \n(202) 454-3970 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-family-caregivers-month-2/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171101T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171130T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161219Z CREATED:20231025T162024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161219Z UID:24247-1509498000-1512003600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Hospice and Palliative Care Month DESCRIPTION:It’s about how you live. This is the theme for November’s National Hospice and Palliative Care Month 2017. \nSponsored by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization \nContact: Jon Radulovic  jradulovic@nhpco.org \n(800) 646-6460 \n(703) 837-1500 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-hospice-and-palliative-care-month/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171101T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171130T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161220Z CREATED:20231025T162024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161220Z UID:24248-1509498000-1512003600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:COPD Awareness Month DESCRIPTION:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)\, which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema\, is a chronic lung disease that makes it hard to breathe. The disease is increasingly common\, affecting millions of Americans\, and is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. The good news is COPD is often preventable and treatable.  Here you’ll find information\, resources and tools to help you understand COPD\, manage treatment and lifestyle changes\, find support and take action. \nSponsored by the American Lung Association ”¨ \nContact Gregg Tubbs \n800-548-8252 ”¨ URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/copd-awareness-month/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171101T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171130T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161220Z CREATED:20231025T162020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161220Z UID:24245-1509498000-1512003600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month DESCRIPTION:Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States and the only cause of death among the top 10 in the United States that cannot be prevented\, cured or even slowed. \nNational Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness/ Caregivers Month \nSponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association \nContact:  info@alz.org \n(800) 272-3900 \n(312) 335-4078 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-alzheimers-disease-awareness-month/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171101T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171101T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161221Z CREATED:20231103T172236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161221Z UID:26379-1509498000-1509498000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Open enrollment begins DESCRIPTION:Open enrollment begins for the Affordable Care Act for 2018. \nPreview 2018 plans & prices \nPlans joined during open enrollment start Jan. 1\, 2018. \nThe Trump administration plans to shut down the federal health insurance exchange for 12 hours during all but one Sunday in the upcoming open enrollment season. The shutdown will occur from 12 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET on every Sunday except Dec. 10. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/open-enrollment-begins/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171101T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171101T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161222Z CREATED:20231103T172233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161222Z UID:26373-1509498000-1509498000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webcast: Using LexisNexis news archives\, databases for your reporting DESCRIPTION:Recorded webcast \nWatch the webcast for important tips on using this resource. Please contact Margaret D. Hart of LexisNexis at margaret.hart@lexisnexis.com if you have questions. \nTo take advantage of the LexisNexis subscription\, click here. \n\nAHCJ members are invited to participate in a free online demo of the LexisNexis news archives\, which journalists use to research subjects and find sources for their work. \nThe webinar is being offered as part of a deal to get discounted access to LexisNexis\, a program for AHCJ members arranged in partnership with the Contently Foundation\, a New York nonprofit for investigative reporting.  \nThe 45-minute session is set for Wednesday\, Nov. 1\, at 1 p.m. Eastern Time.  \nThe event will show you how to make the most of these vast archives. They include 26\,000 newspapers\, magazines\, wires\, trade journals and industry publications\, about 250 of which cover health issues.  \nThere’s also a contacts database used to develop sources by identifying and locating employees of companies and agencies. It provides their business phone numbers and emails\, along with career and personal information. \nThe cost is $19.95 per month\, based on a one-year subscription payable at the time of purchase. To take advantage of the deal\, click here. \nDuring the session\, you’ll learn how to run searches and find information. But you may also submit questions in advance\, and the hosts will provide results during the session. So if you need something immediately for a current project\, this webinar could provide valuable information. \nTo submit questions in advance\, send them by email to Brad Hamilton of the Contently Foundation (brad@expertaccess.org) or Margaret Hart of LexisNexis (margaret.hart@lexisnexis.com). \n \nNote: This webcast is for AHCJ members\, so you will need to have your login and password to participate. If you don’t have that\, please visit this page and enter your email address to have an access key sent to you. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webcast-using-lexisnexis-news-archives-databases-for-your-reporting/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171026T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171030T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161223Z CREATED:20231025T162020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161223Z UID:24244-1508979600-1509325200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:International Conference on Targeted Cancer Therapies DESCRIPTION:The Philadelphia-based American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)\, the National Cancer Institute\, and the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) will host their annual International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics Oct. 26-30 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. \nThis premier scientific conference will bring together researchers from across the globe to discuss innovations in drug development\, new discoveries in molecular biology\, and how this progress benefits cancer patients. The full scientific program is available here. \nWe invite you to join us for a press conference Friday\, Oct. 27 at 9:15 am ET featuring the three conference co-chairs\, who will offer a high-level preview of the meeting. New research findings from three clinical trials will also be presented. \nRegistration is complimentary for credentialed news media and all professional members of the Association of Health Care Journalists. \nFor more information and to register\, contact Julia Gunther at julia.gunther@aacr.org or 215-446-6896\, or Lauren Riley at lauren.riley@aacr.org or 215-446-7155. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/international-conference-on-targeted-cancer-therapies/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171026T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171030T010000 DTSTAMP:20240827T171728Z CREATED:20231025T161935Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T171728Z UID:24198-1508979600-1509325200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:World Conference of Science Journalists DESCRIPTION:The Association of Health Care Journalists collaborated on the curriculum for the 10th World Conference of Science Journalists\, Oct. 26-30 in San Francisco. \nAHCJ partnered with the National Association of Science Writers and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing on programming for this global event\, being held in the United States for the first time. All three organizations are affiliated with the World Federation of Science Journalists\, which connects science\, health\, environment and technology writers around the world. AHCJ members received a discounted rate to attend. Read more about the conference sessions. \nThe final registration deadline is Oct. 12. These sessions will be at the Marriott Marquis. See the full conference schedule. \nAs an AHCJ member\, you are qualified to register at the discounted member rate. Just select AHCJ member or WFSJ-Affiliated Member from the pull-down menu when you register. \nTravel assistance available\nInterested in attending WCSJ but need some help? AHCJ is now able to make a limited amount of travel assistance available for AHCJ members interested in attending. The deadline to apply is Oct. 12 but the sooner you apply\, the more likely we can help. Apply here. \n–> \nHealth Journalism Track:\n\n\n\n\nOct. 26\n\n\n\n\n2:45 – 4 p.m. \n\n\nTapping Databases for Scientific Evidence on Health \n\n\nAnurag Acharya \n\n\nRobert Logan \n\n\nModerator: Roxanne Khamsi \n\nMedical Journal Overload: Databases Help Reporters Mine Healthcare Studies\n\nVideo \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOct. 27\n\n\n\n10:45 a.m. – noon\n\nThe Global Refugee Crisis: Changing Health Needs \n\n\nHussam Jefee-Bahloul \n\n\nPaul Spiegel \n\n\nModerator: Nancy Shute \n\n\n\n \n\n\n1:30 – 2:45 p.m.\n\nWhy Social Determinants Matter in Health Journalism \n\n\nPaula Braveman \n\n\nK. Srinath Reddy \n\n\nMia Malan \n\n\nModerator: Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla \n\nYou Are Not Solely Responsible For Your Health—But Does Health Journalism Reflect That?\n\n\n \n\n\n3:15 – 4:30 p.m.\n\nThe Challenges of Covering Infectious Disease Outbreaks \n\n\nHelen Branswell \n\n\nDuane J. Gubler \n\n\nDick Thompson       \n\n\nModerator: Martin Enserink \n\nCovering The Next Pandemic: Tips For Journalists Reporting On Disease Outbreaks\n\nVideo \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOct. 28\n\n\n\n10:45 – noon\n\nSlow-Motion Epidemics: The Global Threat of Chronic Disease \n\nJorge Gomez\n\nLawrence Gostin \n\n\nSilvana Luciani \n\n\nModerator: Marilynn Marchione \n\n\n\n \n\n\n1:30 – 2:45 p.m.\n\nReporting with Clarity on Vaccines and Vaccine Development \n\n\nÈve Dubé \n\n\nSerusha Govender \n\n\nAndrew Holtz \n\n\nMark Miller \n\n\nModerator: Cécile Klingler \n\nHow To Rate Your Latest Vaccine Story: Tips From A Health News Reviewer\n\n\n \n\n\n3:15 – 4:30 p.m.\n\nAntibiotic Resistance: The Next Challenges \n\n\nRamanan Laxminarayan \n\n\nKevin Outterson \n\n\nTara C. Smith \n\n\nModerator: Maryn McKenna \n\nResistance Fighters: Bacteria Evolve To Withstand Drugs\, Limiting Effective Therapies\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSupporters\nThese are the funders of the AHCJ Global Health Journalism Track: \nRobert Wood Johnson Foundation \nThe Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust \nGordon and Betty Moore Foundation \nThe Commonwealth Fund \nBurroughs Wellcome Fund URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/world-conference-of-science-journalists/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171026T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171026T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161224Z CREATED:20231103T172133Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161224Z UID:26371-1508979600-1508979600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:South Florida chapter event: Health Journalists are invited to a meet-and-greet DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, Oct. 26\, 6-8 p.m. \nat the WINE STORY1910 Harrison Street\, Hollywood \nIndependent Journalists Meryl Davids Landau and Rachele Hendricks-Sturrup have launched a new South Florida chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ). Our aim is to create social events and programming for health care journalists in the area (whether you report on health policy\, wellness\, specific medical conditions\, alternative medicine…). \nYou do not have to be a member of AHCJ to attend any of our events \nPlease RSVP on our Meetup page if you plan to attend. \nAHCJ will pay for the first $10 of your food or drinks \nFree parking is available on the street\, or $1/hour parking can be found at the Van Buren Garage\, 251 S. 20th Street \nFor those of you who had been looking forward to our previously planned event with the speaker from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services\, which was cancelled due to Hurricane Irma\, we hope to be able to reschedule that. (If you would like to help us plan this or any other event\, please let us know.) \nWe look forward to getting to know you! \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/south-florida-chapter-event-health-journalists-are-invited-to-a-meet-and-greet/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171025T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171026T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161225Z CREATED:20231025T162010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161225Z UID:24232-1508893200-1508979600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Connected Health Conference DESCRIPTION:  \nThis year’s theme\, “The Connected Life Journey: Shaping Health and Wellness for Every Generation\,” will reimagine health and wellbeing throughout the life cycle\, emphasizing new research\, evidence and real-world examples\, business models and actionable knowledge to support the adoption and implementation of personal connected health at every age and stage of life.   \nTaking place in Boston\, a hub of health and innovation\, the 9th annual Connected Health Conference will convene a multi-disciplinary and high-profile audience of more than 2\,500 health and industry leaders world-wide:  hospital executives\, community-based MDs\, health plan leaders\, Fortune 500 employers\, policy makers\, researchers\, technology developers\, leading investors\, patients and advocates. Insightful programming and visionary presentations will focus on advancing progress in care delivery and the innovative application of personal connected health technologies.   URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/connected-health-conference-2/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171024T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171024T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161226Z CREATED:20231103T172234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161226Z UID:26376-1508806800-1508806800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Economic development and health webinar DESCRIPTION:County Health Rankings & Roadmaps\, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation program\, holds “Improving Health through Equitable Economic Development and Strategic Partnerships\,” a webinar aimed at examining how such development can help improve health outcomes. \nThe event\, at 3 p.m. ET\, includes representatives from  PolicyLink and the Bronx-based federally qualified health center (FQHC) Urban Health Plan and will discuss the data from the National Equity Atlas\, a partnership between PolicyLink and the USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/economic-development-and-health-webinar/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171024T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171024T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161226Z CREATED:20231103T172233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161226Z UID:26374-1508806800-1508806800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webinar: Marketplace open enrollment preview DESCRIPTION:This Alliance for Health Policy webinar will unpack the knowns and unknowns heading into the upcoming Affordable Care Act marketplace open enrollment period that begins on Nov. 1. \nWe will examine what those currently enrolled in marketplace coverage and those planning to shop for coverage can expect when it comes to plan choices\, costs\, plan design\, and help enrolling.  \nWHEN: Tuesday\, Oct. 24\, 1:30 – 2:45 p.m. ET \n  \n  \n\n\nKaren Pollitz\, senior fellow at the Kaiser Family Foundation \n\n\nAndy Slavitt\, former acting administrator of CMS and senior advisor to the Bipartisan Policy Center \n\n\nJeanette Thornton\, senior vice president\, America’s Health Insurance Plans  \n\n\nNoam Levey\, reporter\, Los Angeles Times  \n\n\nJennifer Sullivan of the Alliance for Health Policy will moderate the discussion. \n\n\nWatch the recorded video.\n  \n  \n  \n  \nFollow the webinar on Twitter: #AllHealthLive \nAgenda\n1:30 – 1:35 p.m.          Welcome and Introductions \n\nJennifer Sullivan\, Alliance for Health Policy\n\n1:35 – 1:50 p.m.          Context Entering Open Enrollment for 2018 \n\nKaren Pollitz\, Kaiser Family Foundation\n\n1:50 – 2:30 p.m.          Moderated Discussion \n\nKaren Pollitz\, Kaiser Family Foundation\nAndy Slavitt\, @ASlavitt\, Bipartisan Policy Center\nJeanette Thornton\, America’s Health Insurance Plans\nNoam Levey\, @NoamLevey\, Los Angeles Times\n\n2:30 – 2:45 p.m.          Question and Answer Session \n\n\nExpert List \n\n\nMaterials List \n\n\nSpeaker Bios \n\n\nPresentation: Karen Pollitz \n\n\nThis webinar is a project of the Alliance for Health Policy and the National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation\, in collaboration with the Association of Health Care Journalists. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-marketplace-open-enrollment-preview/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171024T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171024T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161227Z CREATED:20231103T172232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161227Z UID:26372-1508806800-1508806800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:America’s Opioid Epidemic: Aging and Addiction DESCRIPTION:The Hill is sponsoring a seminar on curbing the impact of opioid abuse in older adults. Lawmakers\, policy experts\, and health industry representatives will discuss how stakeholders can explore alternative solutions to pain management and combat opioid abuse and addiction among the older population.  \nScheduled speakers: \n\nCongresswoman Katherine Clark (D-MA)\, Member\, House Committee on Appropriations \nCongressman Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)\, Member\, House Energy and Commerce Committee\nKathleen Cameron\, MPH\, Senior Director\, Center for Healthy Aging\, National Council on Aging\nAndrew Kolodny\, M.D.\, Co-Director\, Opioid Policy Research Collaborative\, Brandeis University\n\nWhen: Oct. 24\, 2017\, 8-10 a.m. \nWhere: The Newseum 3rd Floor\, Knight Broadcast Studio 555 Pennsylvania Avenue\, NW  Washington\, DC 20001 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/americaaes-opioid-epidemic-aging-and-addiction/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171024T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171024T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154247Z CREATED:20231103T171741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154247Z UID:26348-1508806800-1508806800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Technology for Precision Health DESCRIPTION:Precision Medicine has come a long way in the last 10 years thanks to advances in diagnostics\, computing\, and consumer tools. The ongoing quest to better understand disease predisposition and prevention through genomic and environmental factors is key to increasing the quality and length of life. Technology for Precision Health will explore how technology can help. \nHow can we think differently about gathering\, analyzing and sharing information? Which incentives can be offered to structurally change the system toward longer term care of patients? Which mechanisms will empower patients with their data and create virtuous partnerships with providers to truly drive value? Conference delegates will learn about the latest tools in Precision Medicine and Health as well as be part of the discussion on new ontologies and policy changes needed to bring these technologies to patients. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/technology-for-precision-health/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171023T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171024T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161228Z CREATED:20231025T162020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161228Z UID:24243-1508720400-1508806800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Leadership Summit for Healthy Communities DESCRIPTION:Formerly known as the South Carolina Obesity Summit\, Eat Smart Move More South Carolina will host experts to discuss wellness in the state. \nKeynote speakers at the event in Charleston include Nick Macchione\, director of San Diego County’s  Health and Human Services Agency in California\, County of San Diego\, California and Katrina Spigner\, personal and executive coach and founder of Columbia\, South Carolina-based Re-Source Solutions. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/leadership-summit-for-healthy-communities/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171023T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171023T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161229Z CREATED:20231103T172234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161229Z UID:26375-1508720400-1508720400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Panel Discussion on Journalism & Poverty Coverage DESCRIPTION:Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity hosts a discussion of the state of poverty journalism at an event to also unveil a new survey of how major news organizations’ coverage of poverty has evolved over the last 10 years. \nThe event\, 9-11 a.m. at the National Press Club in Washington\, D.C.\, will include panelists Sam Baker\, Axios; Marisol Bello\, Center for Community Change and Laura McGann\, Vox. Clarence Page\, syndicated columnist for The Chicago Tribune moderates. Register here.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/panel-discussion-on-journalism-poverty-coverage/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171019T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171019T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161230Z CREATED:20231103T172133Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161230Z UID:26369-1508374800-1508374800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Atlanta chapter event: Innovative approaches to antibiotic resistance DESCRIPTION:Please join the Atlanta chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists for a panel discussion on innovative approaches to antibiotic resistance.\nWHEN: Thursday\, Oct. 19\, 7-9 p.m. (7 p.m. social\, 7:30 p.m. discussion) \nWHERE: Fado Irish Pub\, 933 Peachtree St\, Atlanta 30309. Just 2 blocks from Midtown MARTA station or … Parking options: Metropolis Parking Deck\, entrance on 8th Street. Fado validates the first hour. Metered street parking \nFeatured speakers: \n• Michael Bell\, M.D.\, deputy director of Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion\, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\, an expert in drug-resistant pathogens and hospital-acquired infections whose career has focused on investigating and preventing transmission of health care-associated illnesses for hospital patients and staff alike. \n• Maryn McKenna\, journalist\, Senior Fellow at the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University\, instructor at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at University of Georgia\, and author of the new Amazon bestseller Big Chicken: How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats. Her work focuses on global health\, public health\, emerging infections and food policy. \n • Cassandra Quave\, PhD\, Assistant Professor in both the Department of Dermatology\, Emory School of Medicine and the Center for the Study of Human Health\, Emory College of Arts and Sciences; Curator\, Emory University Herbarium. Her lab focuses on drug discovery efforts from natural products to improve treatment options for multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections. \n• Joshua Weitz\, PhD\, Professor\, School of Biological Sciences; Director of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Quantitative Biosciences. The Weitz Group at Georgia Tech\, which includes physicists\, computational biologists\, mathematicians\, and bioinformaticians\, is interested in the structure and dynamics of complex biological systems with a mission is to understand how viruses transform human health and the fate of our planet. \nJoin us! The first round is on AHCJ! RSVP sonya.collins@gmail.com URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/atlanta-chapter-event-innovative-approaches-to-antibiotic-resistance/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171017T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171019T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161231Z CREATED:20231025T162014Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161231Z UID:24239-1508202000-1508374800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Appalachian Summit  DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Pennsylvania officials\, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) USA holds a summit focused on “Transforming Appalachia: Embracing Change to Drive Progress” that will include panels on health and wellness. \nThe  2017 Appalachian Regional Commission Summit  will discuss region health challenges and the impact on the local workforce as well as ways to strengthen it\, in addition to a session on local food systems. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/appalachian-summita/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171013T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171013T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154248Z CREATED:20231103T172035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154248Z UID:26361-1507856400-1507856400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Indian Health Research Conference DESCRIPTION:The Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences hosts its American Indian Health Research Conference focused on gaps in health and wellness. \nJordan Lewis\, an Aleut from the village of Naknek and an associate professor at the University of Washington’s WWAMI School of Medical Education\, serves as the keynote speaker. This year’s event is entitled “Lifelong Wellness to Address Health Disparities.” URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-indian-health-research-conference/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171012T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171012T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161231Z CREATED:20231103T172133Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161231Z UID:26370-1507770000-1507770000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Measuring Quality for Person-Centered Accountable Care DESCRIPTION:New payment and delivery system models for Medicare\, Medicaid and private coverage rely on accurate quality measures to improve care for patients. Join the Alliance for Health Policy for an in-depth briefing on what it means to design “person-centered” quality measures\, and how the patient perspective can be used to improve how care is delivered to patients with complex needs. \nThe briefing will draw from the goal statement and four essential attributes of a high-quality system summarized in “What Matters Most: Essential Attributes of a High-Quality System of Care for Adults with Complex Care Needs\,” published by The SCAN Foundation\, as well as ongoing work by the National Quality Forum and National Committee on Quality Assurance to develop person-centered quality metrics. \nOct. 12\, Noon – 1:30 p.m. (Lunch available at 11:45 a.m.)Dirksen Senate Office Building\, Room G-50 Washington\, D.C. \nREGISTER NOW \nSpeakers: \n•              Bruce Chernof\, The SCAN Foundation \n•              RoAnne Chaney\, Michigan Disability Rights Coalition \n•              John Bernot\, National Quality Forum \n•              Erin Giovannetti\, National Committee on Quality Assurance \n•              Nelly Ganesan\, Avalere \n•              Sarah Dash of the Alliance for Health Policy will moderate the discussion \nFollow this event on Twitter: \n#AllHealthLive \nThe Alliance for Health Policy is grateful for the support of The SCAN Foundation to make this event possible. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/measuring-quality-for-person-centered-accountable-care/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171012T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171012T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161232Z CREATED:20231103T172123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161232Z UID:26364-1507770000-1507770000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Marketing matters: ACA enrollment in 2018 DESCRIPTION: \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast\nPresentation\nAHCJ Core Topic: Health reform\nCovered California consumer information\nInformation about Covered California activities\nNew Survey Highlights Continued Need for Marketing of Health Insurance\nThe Commonwealth Fund: How Have Health Insurers Performed Financially Under the ACA’s Market Rules?\n\n \n\nOct. 12\, 3 p.m. ET\nThis conversation with the California exchange director Peter Lee will be about lessons learned in the first years of enrollment\, and how to apply them going forward in a different political climate. \n\n\nPeter Lee\, executive director\, Covered California (state health benefit exchange) \n\n\nModerator: Victoria Colliver\, health reporter\, Politico \n\n\nPeter V. Lee is the first executive director of the California exchange. Earlier he was deputy director for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services\, where he led initiatives to identify\, test and support new models of care. Before joining the Obama administration\, he was executive director for National Health Policy of the Pacific Business Group on Health\, one of the leading coalitions of private and public purchasers in the nation. An attorney\, he’s also done consumer advocacy work\, and ran programs for the National AIDS Network. \n \n  \n \n\nPeter Lee \n\n\nVictoria Colliver \n\n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/marketing-matters-aca-enrollment-in-2018/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR