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:20170719T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170719T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150900Z CREATED:20231103T171342Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150900Z UID:26339-1500426000-1500426000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:D.C. chapter: Covering public health DESCRIPTION:Experts from the Altarum Institute will discuss public health issues involving the opioid crisis\, aging policies and children’s health. Altarum’s experts talk about the stories that have been undercovered\, the sources reporters can call upon and their ideas for what solutions need to be better explored by the media. \nWHEN: Wednesday\, July 19\, 6 p.m. \nWHERE: The Aspen Institute\, 1 Dupont Circle \nRSVP: Here \nLight refreshments will be provided. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/d-c-chapter-covering-public-health/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170718T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170719T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161249Z CREATED:20231025T162007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161249Z UID:24230-1500339600-1500426000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:ARCHE Women’s Health Equity Summit DESCRIPTION:Allies for Reaching Community Health Equity (ARCHE) hosts “Women’s Wealth & Health Equity Summit\,” a two-day event to address health and wealth inequities affecting women and families with more than 150 experts\, health care practitioners and advocates. \nRegistration is free for the summit\, held in Oxon Hill\, Md.\, just outside Washington\, D.C. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/arche-womenaes-health-equity-summit/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170718T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170719T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161250Z CREATED:20231025T162002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161250Z UID:24224-1500339600-1500426000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Government Health Care Congress DESCRIPTION:Executives from health plans\, hospitals\, managed care plans\, and government entities discuss policy\, quality\, collaboration. \nContact: Julia Rapacki\, Senior Marketing ManagerPhone: 781-939-2620 Julia.Rapacki@worldcongress.com URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/government-health-care-congress-2/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170718T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170718T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154257Z CREATED:20231103T171343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154257Z UID:26341-1500339600-1500339600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Beyond the ACA: Health Policy and Sustainable Health Spending DESCRIPTION:The Affordable Care Act and the basic structure of the 52-year old Medicaid program remain front and center in today’s policy and political discussions. But what comes next? How will the gargantuan health sector be affected across multiple dimensions\, including long-term care\, prices\, jobs\, coverage\, quality\, and equity? And what is the outlook for health care cost control and sustainability in the medium- and long-term? \nWe have a distinguished panel of presenters who will speak to these key questions and more at a critical time just months into a new administration and with congressional leadership focused on replacing the ACA. Join us as we examine health policy choices\, discuss health care and fiscal pressures\, and peer into future health spending and related trends.This year\, we are offering a special opportunity for the first 150 in-person registrants—at the symposium\, each will receive a copy of An American Sickness: How Healthcare became Big Business and How You Can Take it Back by panelist Elisabeth Rosenthal. Presenters include:  \n\n\nElisabeth Rosenthal\, Kaiser Health News  \n\n\nJoanne Kenen\, POLITICO  \n\n\nDrew Altman\, Kaiser Family Foundation \n\n\nJames Capretta\, American Enterprise Institute  \n\n\nGail Wilensky\, Project Hope \n\n\nJeanne Lambrew\, Century Foundation  \n\n\nJohn Ayanian\, University of Michigan \n\n\nCeci Connolly\, Alliance of Community Health Plans  \n\n\nJessica Banthin\, Congressional Budget Office \n\n\nSheila Burke\, Baker\, Donelson\, Bearman\, Caldwell & Berkowitz\, PC \n\n\nAnne Montgomery\, Altarum Center for Elder Care & Advanced Illness \n\n\nJohn Cutler\, National Academy of Social Insurance & Chair-elect\, AcademyHealth LTSS Interest Group \n\n\nRodney Whitlock\, Mintz Levin Strategies \n\n\nHemi Tewarson\, National Governors Association  \n\n\nDarrell Gaskin\, Johns Hopkins University \n\n\nChapin White\, RAND Corporation \n\n\nRena Conti\, University of Chicago \n\n\nCharles Roehrig\, Altarum Center for Sustainable Health Spending \n\n\nView the complete program agenda and register to attend in-person or webcast: https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ehome/altarumbeyondaca/newdimensions/       \n\nEvent Date & Location\nJuly 18\, 9 a.m.-1:45 p.m.Kaiser Family Foundation’s Barbara Jordan Conference Center1330 G ST. NWWashington\, DC \n\nContact\nPaul Hughes-Cromwick(734) 302-4616Paul.Hughes-Cromwick@altarum.org URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/beyond-the-aca-health-policy-and-sustainable-health-spending/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170707T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170707T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154257Z CREATED:20231103T171541Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154257Z UID:26342-1499389200-1499389200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Understanding What's Next for Medicaid DESCRIPTION:This Alliance for Health Policy briefing will examine the real-world implications of proposed policy changes to Medicaid and the impact on populations such as children\, the disabled\, and those who need long-term services and supports. We will discuss how the current House and Senate health care bills would transform Medicaid\, how a system of per capita caps would work\, and what steps states are likely to take with our without changes in federal legislation.  \nWHEN: \nJuly 7\, Noon-1:30 p.m. \nLunch available at 11:45 a.m. \n WHERE: \nDirksen Senate Office Building\, Room G50 \n\n\nCindy Mann\, Manatt \n\n\nRichard Frank\, Harvard Medical School \n\n\nChuck Duarte\, Community Health Alliance \n\n\nChip Kahn\, Federation of American Hospitals \n\n\nSarah Dash of the Alliance for Health Policy and Melinda Abrams of The Commonwealth Fund will moderate \n\n\nSpace is limited. Register Today.   URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/understanding-whats-next-for-medicaid/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170706T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170708T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161250Z CREATED:20231025T161948Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161250Z UID:24214-1499302800-1499475600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Sexual Health Conference DESCRIPTION:The American Sexual Health Association\, The University of Minnesota and the Colorado Department of Public Health hold the 4th National Sexual Health Conference.   \nAmong the topics covered at the three-day event in Denver are the social determinants of sexual health\, LGBTQ health and mental health. Other sponsors include Gilead\, Planned Parenthood\, Advocates for Youth and the National Association for Community Health Centers\, among others. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-sexual-health-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170706T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170706T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154259Z CREATED:20231103T171541Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154259Z UID:26343-1499302800-1499302800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Hospitals and Food Insecurity webinar DESCRIPTION:The American Hospital Association (AHA) hosts a one-hour webinar on “Food Insecurity and the Role of Hospitals” starting at noon ET. The event\, moderated by Feeding America’s Community Health and Nutrition consultant Kim Prendergast\, includes representatives from ProMedica and Arkansas Children’s Hospital.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/hospitals-and-food-insecurity-webinar/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170627T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170627T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154300Z CREATED:20231103T171342Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154300Z UID:26340-1498525200-1498525200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Conference call for media on Senate Republican health bill DESCRIPTION:The Kaiser Family Foundation will hold a media-only conference call. \nJune 27 at 1 p.m. ET \nKaiser Family Foundation conference call for media on Senate Republican health bill. \nKFF will hold a phone call for journalists with some of their top experts to answer questions on cost and coverage provisions of the legislation\, and its effect on both the individual market and Medicaid. \nThe participants will include: \n\n\nDrew Altman\, president and CEO \n\n\nDiane Rowland\, executive vice president \n\n\nLarry Levitt\, senior vice president \n\n\nMollyann Brodie\, senior vice president \n\n\nRegister here \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/conference-call-for-media-on-senate-republican-health-bill/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170625T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170627T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161251Z CREATED:20231025T162001Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161251Z UID:24221-1498352400-1498525200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:AcademyHealth's Annual Research Meeting DESCRIPTION:The largest meeting of its kind\, the ARM convenes the foremost experts at the intersection of health\, health care\, and policy to share important findings and showcase the latest research on how the health system works\, what it costs\, and how to improve it. This year’s meeting takes place in New Orleans\, June 25-27\, and more than 2\,500 attendees are expected. \nTopics on the agenda include:  \n\n\nHealth Policy After the Election: What Can We Expect? What Will Be the Role of Evidence? \n\n\nResponding to Crises: The Role of Resiliency in Communities and Health Care Systems \n\n\nRebuilding the Health Care Delivery System from the Ground Up \n\n\n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/academyhealthsa-annual-research-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170621T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170624T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161252Z CREATED:20231025T162007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161252Z UID:24229-1498006800-1498266000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:2017 National Health Care for the Homeless Conference & Policy Symposium DESCRIPTION:More than 1\,300 people are expected for the event\, themed “Working Together for Access.” \nTopics included in the agenda: implicit bias or wound care\, substance use disorder treatment or health IT-enabled quality improvement. \n\n\nTwo full days of workshops featuring nearly 90 workshops from more than 200 speakers. \n\n\nSix Pre-Conference Institutes ranging from health care reform to medical respite care\, and more \n\n\nSeven Learning Labs on topics such as implicit bias as a health care barrier\, end-of-life care\, and more \n\n\nRally for Health Care Justice on June 23! \n\n\n23.5 hours of continuing medical education credits! \n\n\nMobile event application with a complete event schedule and program and real-time event activity. \n\n\nHCH2017 Facebook Page: keep current with conference information\, workshop spotlights\, and more! URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/2017-national-health-care-for-the-homeless-conference-policy-symposium/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170621T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170622T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161253Z CREATED:20231025T162001Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161253Z UID:24223-1498006800-1498093200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:NAS workshop on sugar-sweetened beverages and children DESCRIPTION:The National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine hosts “Limiting Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in Young Children\,” a two-day workshop examining policies and programs aimed at curbing the consumption of sugary drinks by young children. Panelists will evaluate federal\, state\, and local efforts to reduce consumption among youth age 5 and younger. Panelists will also discuss the role of social equity and health disparities on such drink consumption\, including income\, geography\, lifestyle and ethnicity\, NAS said. The event will be held at NAS headquarters in Washington\, D.C\, as well as online via webcast. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nas-workshop-on-sugar-sweetened-beverages-and-children/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170620T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170621T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161253Z CREATED:20231025T161942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161253Z UID:24206-1497920400-1498006800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:HXR Factored 2017: Health Designers and Developers conference DESCRIPTION:This conference gathers more than 600 cross-disciplinary thinkers and practitioners in one space. Through a mix of thought-provoking talks\, workshops\, and discussions\, HxRefactored applies design\, science\, evidence\, and theory to re-imagine the entire health journey\, and find new ways to actually deliver that vision. \n  \n  \nhttps://events.bizzabo.com/hxrefactored2017 \nKeynote Speakers\n\n\nAneesh Chopra\, NavHealth \n\n\nKathleen Howland\, Berklee College of Music \n\n\nBakul Patel\, Food and Drug Administration \n\n\nRobin Farmanfarmaian\, Invicta Medical \n\n\nMatthew Holt\, Health 2.0 \n\n\nAmy Cueva\, Mad*Pow \n\n\nOlga Elizarova\, Mad*Pow \n\n\nSamantha Dempsey\, Hennepin County Medical Center URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/hxr-factored-2017a-health-designers-and-developers-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170615T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170616T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161254Z CREATED:20231025T162001Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161254Z UID:24222-1497488400-1497574800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Does Industry Influence Medical Discourse? DESCRIPTION:PharmedOut’s CME Conference\, “Does Industry Influence Medical Discourse?” is scheduled for June 15 & 16 in the New Research Building Auditorium at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington\, D.C. \nThe conference is free for press. \nOur conferences are known for intellectual stimulation\, interdisciplinary fellowship\, great networking\, great food\, and homemade cookies. New this year: craft beer! \nThe conference is accredited for 13.25 CME credits. More information is available here. \nThe latest schedule: \nThursday\, June 15 \n8:15-8:45 a.m. Breakfast \n8:45-9:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks \n\n\nEdward B. Healton MD MPH\, Georgetown University Medical Center\, Executive Vice President for Health Sciences and Executive Dean\, School of Medicine \n\n\nAdriane Fugh-Berman MD\, Georgetown University Medical Center \n\n\n9:00-9:30 The Overuse of Orthopedic Procedures \n\n\nJames Rickert MD\, Indiana University School of Medicine \n\n\n9:30-10:00 Salespeople in the Surgical Suite \n\n\nBonnie O’Connor PhD\, Brown University \n\n\n10:00-10:30 Q&A/Discussion \n\n\nModerator: Tony Scialli MD\, George Washington University \n\n\n10:30-11:00 Break \n11:00-11:30 Why Medical Researchers Stay Silent About Wrongdoings \n\n\nCarl Elliott MD PhD\, University of Minnesota \n\n\n11:30-12:00 p.m. How the Prescription Drug Epidemic is a Symptom of a Faltering Healthcare System \n\n\nAnna Lembke MD\, Stanford School of Medicine \n\n\n12:00-12:30 Q&A/Discussion \n\n\nModerator: E. Paige Boggs JD\, Office of the Illinois Attorney General \n\n\n12:30-1:45 Lunch \n1:45-2:45 Abstract Slam: Student Presentations \nModerator: Bonnie O’Connor PhD\, Brown University \n\n\nEthics of Participant Recruitment in Phase 1 Pharmaceutical Trials \n\n\nCME and Pharmaceutical Industry Involvement \n\n\nDCRx: A Model for Non-Industry Funded CME \n\n\nDiabetes Drug Promotion in Washington DC \n\n\nBinge Eating Disorder: An Example of Condition Branding \n\n\nIs HbA1c a rational screening test for diabetes? \n\n\nAre online CME modules on male hypogonadism accurate? \n\n\nDifferences in Reporting of Industry Funded Trials \n\n\n2:45-3:00 PharmedOut: The First 10 Years \n\n\nAdriane Fugh-Berman MD \n\n\n3:00-3:30 Break \n3:30-4:00 Myths and Realities about Why US Drugs Cost So Much \n\n\nJoel Lexchin MD\, York University \n\n\n4:00-4:30 How Industry Influences Trade Discourse and Why It Matters \n\n\nRuth Lopert MD\, George Washington University \n\n\n4:30-5:00 Q&A/Discussion \n\n\nModerator: Marc Rodwin JD PhD\, Suffolk Law School\, Boston \n\n\n5:00 Reception \nFriday\, June 16 \n8:15-8:45 a.m. Breakfast \n8:45-9:00 Opening Remarks \n\n\nKenneth Dretchen PhD\, Georgetown University Medical Center \n\n\nStephen Ray Mitchell MD MBA\, Georgetown University School of Medicine \n\n\n9:00-10:30 Pharma Funded Patient Advocacy Groups: Panel Discussion (Moderator: Adriane Fugh-Berman MD) \n\n\nSharon Batt PhD\, Dalhousie University \n\n\nBarbara Mintzes PhD\, University of Sydney \n\n\nCindy Pearson\, National Women’s Health Network \n\n\nSusan Wood PhD\, George Washington University \n\n\nPhil Kucab MD\, Detroit Medical Center \n\n\n10:30-11:00 Break \n11:00-11:30 A.D.H.D.: The Making of an American Epidemic \n\n\nAlan Schwarz\, New York\, NY \n\n\n11:30-12:00 p.m. Why Routine Screening for Depression May Be Bad for Your Health \n\n\nLisa Cosgrove PhD\, University of Massachusetts \n\n\n12:00-12:30 Q&A/Discussion \n\n\nModerator: Yulia Chentsova PhD\, Georgetown University \n\n\n12:30-1:30 Lunch \n1:30-2:00 When Retractions Become Weapons \n\n\nIvan Oransky MD\, Retraction Watch \n\n\n2:00-2:30 Are Journalists Not Setting the Example/Agenda for COI Discussions? \n\n\nGary Schwitzer\, HealthNewsReview \n\n\n2:30-3:00 Q&A/Discussion \n\n\nModerator: Shannon Brownlee MS\, Lown Institute \n\n\n3:00-3:30 Break \n3:30-4:00 The Limits of FDA-Approved Labeling and the Evolving Informational Needs of a Changing Healthcare System \n\n\nColeen Klasmeier JD\, Partner\, Sidley Austin LLP \n\n\n4:00-4:30 Public Health Considerations in Off-label Promotion \n\n\nJoshua Sharfstein MD\, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health \n\n\n4:30-5:00 Q&A/Discussion \n\n\nModerator: Robert Langreth\, Bloomberg News \n\n\n5:00 Conference Ends URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/does-industry-influence-medical-discourse/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170615T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170615T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154301Z CREATED:20231103T171341Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154301Z UID:26338-1497488400-1497488400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Carter Center Discussion on Anxiety DESCRIPTION:The Atlanta-based Carter Center holds a discussion on anxiety disorders with Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Journalism Fellow Andrea Petersen\, a Wall Street Journal health and science contributing writer and author of “On Edge: A Journey Through Anxiety.” Rosalynn Carter\, co-founder of The Carter Center\, will deliver opening remarks at the event\, which starts at 7 p.m. at the Carter Center. \nMedia must RSVP by June 13 to Rennie Sloan\, 404-420-5129; rennie.sloan@cartercenter.org \nThe event will be broadcast live on the Carter Center Twitter account @CarterCenter. Viewers may join the discussion using #OnEdgeBook.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/carter-center-discussion-on-anxiety/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170615T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170615T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150859Z CREATED:20231103T171141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150859Z UID:26335-1497488400-1497488400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:AHCJ Rooftop Happy Hour DESCRIPTION:Register now to join us at an Association of Health Care Journalists rooftop happy hour Thursday\, June 15\, in downtown D.C. \nWe’ll be joined by senior communications staff from the National Pharmaceutical Council and other health and patient groups. This is an informal gathering that will give us a chance to meet and mingle.  \nThe Association of Health Care Journalists’ Washington\, D.C. chapter will pick up some costs. You may also BYOB\, or provide a $10 donation. Food and drink provided by AHCJ will be explicitly marked to abide by newsroom ethical guidelines.  \nPlace: 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue\, NW – one block west of the White House; closest Metro stops include Farragut West and Farragut North. \nTime: 6-8 p.m. \nRegister here by June 5: https://4th_annual_rooftop_reception.eventbrite.com URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahcj-rooftop-happy-hour/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170614T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170619T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161255Z CREATED:20231025T162006Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161255Z UID:24228-1497402000-1497834000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Dental Hygienists’ Association 94th Annual Conference DESCRIPTION:Featured speaker Thomas Viola\, a pharmacist and dental educator\, will deliver an address entitled “Un-break My Heart: An Overview of Cardiovascular Disease\, Dental Considerations and Patient Care.” Other sessions will cover topics including the care of patients with anxiety\, dental implants and periodontal disease. Get more information. \nGo to this page to request media credentials. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-dental-hygienistsae-association-94th-annual-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170613T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170613T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154302Z CREATED:20231103T171341Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154302Z UID:26337-1497315600-1497315600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:NAS Workshop on Rural Health Equity DESCRIPTION:National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine holds a one-day workshop in Prattville\, Alabama\, on the “Challenges and Opportunities in Achieving Rural Health Equity.” Hosted by NAS’ Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities and its Roundtable on Population Health Improvement\, the event will include discussion of efforts aimed at tackling “systematic disinvestment in rural communities and implications for improving the social determinants of health\, including access to and quality of health care services.” It also aims to show some “promising and constructive actions” that some rural communities are taking to improve their residents’ health and well-being\, according to NAS. It will also address how economic issues\, immigration and racial inequities affect health in rural  U.S. areas. The workshop will also be available via webcast.   URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nas-workshop-on-rural-health-equity/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170609T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170609T180000 DTSTAMP:20240201T213546Z CREATED:20231103T170247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T213546Z UID:26321-1496997000-1497031200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Rural Health Journalism Workshop 2017 DESCRIPTION:Free workshop focuses on covering rural America\n\n\n\nAHCJ’s ninth Rural Health Journalism Workshop will bring journalists together with health care and policy experts who focus on the medical challenges of rural areas. \n\n\n\nLeave with a better understanding of what’s happening – or will be happening – in rural regions\, and return to work with dozens of story ideas you can pursue. \n\n\n\nThis special one-day\, no-fee workshop will help you find and cover health stories in rural America. \n\n\n\nThis workshop will be 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. on June 9 at the Millennium Hotel\, Cincinnati\, with breakfast and lunch provided. Early-bird registration ended June 1\, but you may register onsite by bringing the completed registration form with you. \n\n\n\nHear about county-level data\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe luncheon speaker will be Julie Willems Van Dijk\, the director of County Health Rankings and Roadmaps\, an annual measure of vital health factors revealing a snapshot of how health is influenced by where we live\, learn\, work and play. \n\n\n\nThe rankings measure vital health factors\, including high school graduation rates\, obesity\, smoking\, unemployment\, access to healthy foods\, the quality of air and water\, income inequality\, and teen births. \n\n\n\nTravel assistance\n\n\n\nAlthough the workshop is free to attend and includes two meals\, we understand some journalists may still need assistance to get to Cincinnati. We do have a limited amount of stipend funding to assist with travel for those in need. Send an email to info@healthjournalism.org and tell us where you are coming from and why you need some help. \n\n\n\nSee what past attendees had to say:\n\n\n\n\n“I flew from the East Coast for this workshop and it was worth every minute. It’s invaluable to me as a health reporter to sit in these sessions and learn more about complicated topics without the added burden of turning around and writing a daily news story. I also really enjoyed networking with other health reporters.“\n\n\n\n“The workshop was wonderful. I learned so many interesting things and I enjoyed that the speakers focused in on the “key takeaways.” They mostly stayed away from getting lost in the weeds and gave us some macro-focused information.“\n\n\n\n“Very focused on a particularly challenging area of access to health care.“\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\n\nRobert Wood Johnson Foundation\n\n\n\nThe Commonwealth Fund\n\n\n\nThe Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust\n\n\n\nThe Cincinnati Enquirer URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/rural-health-journalism-workshop-2017/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170609T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170613T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161256Z CREATED:20231025T161935Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161256Z UID:24200-1496970000-1497315600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Diabetes Association's 77th Scientific Sessions DESCRIPTION:This scientific meeting focuses on advances in diabetes research\, treatment and care. It lasts five days and includes more than 3\,000 original research presentations. An estimated 13\,000 medical professionals in diabetes care attend from around the world. The preliminary program is available here. \nMedia contacts: \nMichelle Kirkwood\, Director of Communications & Media Relations \nCourtney Cochran\, Senior Manager\, Media Relations \npress@diabetes.org \nWHEN/WHERE: \nDate: June 9 – 13\, 2017 \nLocation: San Diego Convention Center\, San Diego\, California \nHow to Attend: \nPress may register by sending an email to press@diabetes.org.  Additional media information available here. \n2017 Annual Meeting Media Guidelines and Registration Form \nFind more information about the event here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-diabetes-associations-77th-scientific-sessions/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170608T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170609T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161258Z CREATED:20231025T161947Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161258Z UID:24212-1496883600-1496970000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Nursing Knowledge: Big Data Science Conference DESCRIPTION:Learn about major milestones achieved toward sharable and comparable nursing data and advance a National Action Plan for consistent documentation and use of nursing and interprofessional data for analytics and big data science. There are 10 virtual workgroups which are working toward how to improve the capture and continuing use of nurse-sensitive data using national standards to to achieve the quadruple aim of better health\, better patient experience\, lower costs and improved work life of health care providers. \nKeynote: Longitudinal\, Patient-Focused\, Interdisciplinary Care\nRebecca Freeman\, Ph.D.\, R.N.\, P.M.P.\, of the ONC Chief Nursing Officer of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology\, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\nDelivery system reform will change the way health care is provided and paid for in the United States. Reimbursement will be based on patient outcomes across the care continuum; optimal outcomes will be achieved through efficient\, team-based care that is expertly coordinated across care settings. Ideally\, the movement of information from one care environment to the next must occur. Nurses are natural care coordinators and an integral part of any patient’s health optimization\, but nursing documentation in some care settings is not always sharable and comparable with that of the rest of the care team. As care models change\, nursing should plan for an interdisciplinary\, shared terminology that allows them to be well-represented in the data that represent the care of the patient across the continuum. \nMore information about the event. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nursing-knowledge-big-data-science-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170531T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170531T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154303Z CREATED:20231103T171142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154303Z UID:26336-1496192400-1496192400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Public Health Experts to Host a Press Webinar on Zika Virus Threat in 2017 DESCRIPTION:The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC)\, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the March of Dimes will host a webinar for reporters to discuss the threat posed by the Zika virus in the summer of 2017. Experts will review the ongoing state of the outbreak; the role of local health departments in fighting the disease; impacts to mothers\, babies\, and families; and how combatting it could be undermined as federal funding wanes. \nExperts will offer a variety of perspectives on the fight against the Zika virus. This webinar is only open to members of the press. \nTo RSVP\, please contact Liz Voyles at liz@brassrc.com. \nWHAT: A webinar about combatting the Zika virus for media \nWHEN: TOMORROW\, Wednesday\, May 31 at 12 noon ET \nDIAL IN: Dial: 866-740-1260 | Access Code: 7833627 \nSLIDES: http://naccho.adobeconnect.com/bchc_event \nWHO: \n\n\nClaude Jacob\, President\, NACCHO; Chief Public Health Officer\, Cambridge Public Health Department \n\n\nZachary Thompson\, Member\, BCHC and NACCHO; Director\, Dallas County Health and Human Services \n\n\nDr. Paul Jarris\, Chief Medical Officer and Senior VP Mission Impact\, March of Dimes \n\n\nDr. Oscar Alleyne\, Senior Advisor for Public Health Programs\, NACCHO \n\n\nChrissie Juliano\, Director\, BCHC \n\n\nLaura Hanen\, Interim Executive Director and Chief of Government Affairs\, NACCHO \n\n\nContacts: \n\n\nLiz Voyles\, Big CitiesHealth Coalition liz@brassrc.com\, 202-297-9641 \n\n\nTheresa Spinner\, NACCHO\, tspinner@naccho.org\, 202-783-5551 \n\n\nTodd Dezen\, March of Dimes\, tdezen@marchofdimes.org\, 914-997-4608 \n\n\n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/public-health-experts-to-host-a-press-webinar-on-zika-virus-threat-in-2017/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170525T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170525T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150858Z CREATED:20231103T171140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150858Z UID:26332-1495674000-1495674000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Healthy neighborhoods: Covering new approaches to well-being DESCRIPTION:Resources\n\nRecorded webcast\nPresentation\nBuild Health Places Network\nPurpose Built Communities\nCommunity Commons\nAHCJ’s social determinants of health site\n\n \n\nRecorded May 25\nPublic health experts from Purpose Built Communities and Build Healthy Places Network will offer journalists insights into growing efforts to tackle the social determinants of health with an eye on communities at-large. \nAmid increasing recognition that one’s neighborhood can impact health as much as – if not more than – other medical factors\, this webcast will look at specific steps some cities and other areas are taking to address health with a more holistic lens by looking at space\, redevelopment\, affordable housing and more. \nCarol Naughton\, president of Purpose Built Communities (@PurposeBuiltCS)\, a nonprofit consulting firm aimed at helping localities redevelop poor\, urban neighborhoods into healthier ones with a focus on mixed-income housing\, education and wellness facilities. Naughton previously led the East Lake Foundation\, a nonprofit group aimed at revitalizing Atlanta’s East Lake Community\, and served as general counsel for the Atlanta Housing Authority. \nDr. Doug Jutte\, executive director of Build Healthy Places Network (@BHPNetwork)\, an organization that aims to draw together community developers and health practitioners by encouraging collaboration\, examining case studies and more. Jutte\, a pediatrician\, also works at the University of California\, Berkeley School of Public Health as a professor and public health researcher whose work examines how the social determinants of health impact children\, and how policy and finance affects families and communities. \nParticipants will gain a better understanding about how immediate surroundings can impact health struggles as well as what specific steps some areas have taken to address the health gaps. This webcast will help provide context for covering health in communities where health inequity exists\, as well as story ideas on this emerging trend of addressing health through the community lens. \nSusan Heavey\, AHCJ’s topic leader for social determinants of health care\, will moderate the webcast\, which will include time for questions from AHCJ members. \n\n\nCarol Naughton is the president of Purpose Built Communities\, responsible for leading the consulting teams that support revitalization in 16 cities such as Atlanta and Oakland\, as well as the teams vetting opportunities in 35 additional communities. The work she has led has been recognized as uniquely successful by many\, including Warren Buffett\, Ben Bernanke\, the White House Office of Neighborhood Revitalization\, the Urban Land Institute\, Mutual of America\, Wells Fargo\, Bank of America\, the Education Trust\, the Low Income Investment Fund\, the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank and the Secretaries of the U.S. departments of Housing and Urban Development and Education. Prior\, she served as executive director of the East Lake Foundation and spent time as General Counsel and Deputy Executive Director for Legal and Nonprofit Affairs for t he Atlanta Housing Authoring. \n\n\nDouglas Jutte\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, is executive director of the Build Healthy Places Network\, a newly formed national organization that catalyzes and supports collaboration across the community development and health sectors. Jutte is a pediatrician\, professor and population health researcher at the University of California\, Berkeley School of Public Health\, where he teaches in the UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical program. His research focuses on the impact of the social determinants of health on children’s wellbeing through the lifespan and the policy levers and financial tools that can intervene to protect families and communities. \n\n\n \n\nCarol R. Naughton \n\n\nDoug Jutte \n\n\nSusan Heavey URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/healthy-neighborhoods-covering-new-approaches-to-well-being/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170524T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170524T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150857Z CREATED:20231103T171141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150857Z UID:26334-1495587600-1495587600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Where Medicaid stands: From the AHCA to state waivers DESCRIPTION:The debate over the American Health Care Act has put a spotlight on the private insurance market\, but the stakes are also high for Medicaid. \nThis webinar focuses on how the AHCA would impact states and Medicaid beneficiaries\, how a system of per capita caps would work\, what we learned from the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act\, and how states might respond to new waiver flexibility from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We examine these issues from both the federal and state perspective\, and from the perspective of reporters covering this important issue. \nSee a recording of this webinar. \nMay 24\, 1:30-2:45 p.m. ET \n\n\nRobin Rudowitz\, associate director\, Kaiser Family Foundation \n\n\nChristopher Pope\, senior fellow\, Manhattan Institute \n\n\nHemi Tewarson\, program director\, National Governors Association \n\n\nTony Leys\, health reporter\, Des Moines Register \n\n\nKarl Eisenhower of the Alliance for Health Reform will moderate the discussion. \n\n\nMaterials for this event (coming momentarily) \n\n\nTranscript \n\n\nExpert List \n\n\nMaterials List \n\n\nSpeaker Biographies \n\n\nPresentation: Robin Rudowitz \n\n\nPresentation: Christopher Pope \n\n\nPresentation: Hemi Tewarson \n\n\nPresentation: Tony Leys URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/where-medicaid-stands-from-the-ahca-to-state-waivers/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170522T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170523T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155703Z CREATED:20231025T161956Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155703Z UID:24220-1495414800-1495501200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Medical Informatics World Conference DESCRIPTION:Now in its fifth year\, Medical Informatics World has become the critical meeting place for health IT executives and innovators\, delivering the knowledge-sharing needed to continue improving patient care and outcomes. \nFive focused conference tracks allow the community to delve into the most pressing topics of cross-industry data sharing\, population health management\, patient engagement\, clinical decision support\, predictive analytics\, telehealth\, sensors for healthcare applications\, implantables and wearables\, and\, of course\, interoperability. \nPress passes are limited\, and are granted only to working journalists who intend to cover the event. To qualify for press credentials\, you must be affiliated with an internationally\, nationally or regionally newspaper\, journal\, or magazine and hold an editorial title. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/medical-informatics-world-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170522T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170522T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150857Z CREATED:20231103T170941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150857Z UID:26331-1495414800-1495414800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Catching up on health reform DESCRIPTION:Resources\n\nRecorded webcast\nPresentation\n\n \n\nRecorded May 22\nHealth policy is unpredictable in the Age of Trump. This webcast looks at recent developments in Washington\, D.C. – and how they affect health coverage in states. \nWe’ll look at the current state of the Affordable Care Act\, and likely changes to Medicaid. \n\n\nTom Miller is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute\, where he focuses on health policy. Before joining AEI\, Miller served for three years as senior health economist for the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress. He writes widely on health policy\, and has testified before Congress on issues including the uninsured\, health care costs\, Medicare prescription drug benefits\, health insurance tax credits and genetic information. Miller earned a BA degree in political science from New York University and received his JD degree from Duke University Law School. \n\n\nJoanne Kenen\, moderator\, is is AHCJ’s health reform topic leader and Politico’s executive editor for health.  \n\n\nHow to participate\nClick here\, choose the “Enter as a Guest” option\, type in your name and click on the “Enter Room” option. \n \n\nThomas P. Miller \n\n\nJoanne Kenen URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/catching-up-on-health-reform/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170522T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170522T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155705Z CREATED:20231103T170244Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155705Z UID:26316-1495414800-1495414800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:NYU’ s Health and Racial Equity and Urban Well-Being Conference DESCRIPTION:New York University’s School of Medicine holds its second annual Health and Racial Equity and Urban Well-Being Conference\, focused on “Racial Equity and Urban Well-Being.”  New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett delivers the keynote address on “healthcare and public health approaches to addressing racism.” \nOther speakers at the New York City event include representatives and experts from the New York City Housing Authority\, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health\, New York University’s School of Medicine and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health\, among other organizations. \nThe daylong event will be held at NYU School of Law’s Vanderbilt Hall. Contact “>DPHconference@nyumc.org. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nyuae-s-health-and-racial-equity-and-urban-well-being-conference/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170505T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170505T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154305Z CREATED:20231103T171140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154305Z UID:26333-1493946000-1493946000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The opioid crisis: A governors roundtable  DESCRIPTION:Presented jointly with PRI’s The World & WGBH News \n Friday\, May 5\, 2017 Live webcast: 12:30-1:30pm ET ForumHSPH.org \nOpioid overdoses claim the lives of 91 Americans every day\, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In this Forum event\, four former governors will offer candid insights into how government policy can help\, exploring what works and what doesn’t. They will speak about experiences within their own states\, as well the broader national epidemic. Topics will include prescription drug monitoring programs; treatment vouchers; naloxone use; and crackdowns on illegal supply streams. The governors also will discuss the goals of the 21st Century Cures Act to fight the epidemic and the role of the Trump Administration’s opioid task force.  \n EXPERT PARTICIPANTS \nSteven Beshear\, Governor of Kentucky (2007-2015) and Menschel Senior Fellow at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health \nLinda Lingle\, Governor of Hawaii (2002-2010) \nJay Nixon\, Governor of Missouri (2009-2017) \nTed Strickland\, Governor of Ohio (2007-2011) \nMODERATOR: Craig LeMoult\, Reporter for NPR Member Station WGBH News \n Send our panelists questions in advance to theforum@hsph.harvard.edu \n We’ll be conducting a live chat on The Forum’s Governors Roundtable web page. \n Tweet us @ForumHSPH  #opioids \nVideo will be posted on-demand after the event. \nAlso\, participate in a pre-event Facebook Live Q&A on May 5 at 11am ET: https://www.facebook.com/Forumhsph/ WGBH News’ Craig LeMoult and Former Kentucky Gov. Steven Beshear take your questions.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-opioid-crisis-a-governors-roundtablea/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170503T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170506T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155706Z CREATED:20231025T161938Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155706Z UID:24201-1493773200-1494032400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:10th Annual National Health Disparities Conference DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)\, this annual conference brings together experts to discuss human trafficking\, climate change\, policing\, personal responsibility and other key topics related to the social determinants of health. The multi-day conference will be held in New Orleans. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/10th-annual-national-health-disparities-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170501T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170501T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154306Z CREATED:20231103T170841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154306Z UID:26325-1493600400-1493600400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Improving U.S. Maternity Care DESCRIPTION:This panel discussion will examine maternal mortality rates\, particularly among women of color in the United States and the role of midwives\, doulas\, childbirth educators\, obstetricians and labor/delivery nurses.  \nSpeakers include Tina Johnson\, interim director of midwifery practice\, education and global outreach of American College of Nurse-Midwives. \nSponsored by the California-based Tatia Oden French Memorial Foundation\, the event at the Kaiser Family Foundation Barbara Jordan Conference Center in Washington\, D.C. includes a film screening. Register here. Contact: zorah@tatia.org. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/improving-u-s-maternity-care/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170428T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170428T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154307Z CREATED:20231103T170841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154307Z UID:26324-1493341200-1493341200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:CAHIE Knowledge Network DESCRIPTION:Brian Ahier from Medicity will give an overview of blockchains and their impact on HIE.  \nThere is a current explosion in development of blockchain technologies – distributed shared ledgers\, smart contracts\, and of course cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin for example) This has had a substantial impact in financial services and has the potential to help mitigate barriers to widespread\, standardized and secure health information exchange. Come and learn about initiatives underway and discover new use cases for blockchain technology in healthcare. \nThe CAHIE Knowledge Network is a program offering Members and other HIE stakeholders a forum to learn from HIE leaders in California and across the nation\, to collaborate on best practices\, and to discuss and solve issues. In addition to one-one-one assistance with industry leaders\, we feature webinars and other forums to exchange ideas and hear from experts.   \nNoon-1 p.m. PT \nLink: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/154116693 \nAccess Code: 154-116-693 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cahie-knowledge-network/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR