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:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161129T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161129T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162438Z CREATED:20231103T165928Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162438Z UID:26282-1480381200-1480381200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:14th Annual Palliative Care Conference DESCRIPTION:The New Jewish Home’s 14th annual Palliative Care Conference\, Being Comfortable with Life and Death: Effective Models of Advance Care Planning and Medical Orders\, will explore the most recent models in training clinicians in and reimbursement for end of life conversations. With an estimated 50% of Americans over 85 suffering from dementia\, elderly patients’ ability to make decisions has become one of the most important issues in geriatric care today. \nChristine Wilkins\, advanced care planning program manager at NYU Langone Medical Center\, will present “Investing in End-of-Life Conversation Planning”; Pat Bomba\, medical director at Geriatrics Excellus BlueCross BlueShield\, will discuss how to implement NYS’s eMOLST (Electronic Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) system; and Penny Osmon Bahr\, a director at Avastone Health Solutions\, will offer “CMS and Reimbursement for End-of-Life Conversations.”  \nThere will be several breakout sessions including a deeper dive into implementing eMolst\, and the implementation of the Gunderson Project method of end of life conversations. Speakers featured are Pat Bomba\, and Sally Kaplan\, Director\, What Matters: Caring Conversations about End of Life. \nLocation:UJA-Federation of New York130 E. 59th Street\, Room 710-712 \nMedia contact:Annie Graf\, LAK Public Relations\, Inc. agraf@lakpr.com\, 212-899-4752 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/14th-annual-palliative-care-conference/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161117T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161119T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162439Z CREATED:20231025T161926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162439Z UID:24186-1479344400-1479517200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:International Council on Active Aging annual meeting DESCRIPTION:The International Council on Active Aging annual meeting. This year’s this year’s theme is Reimagine Active Aging – challenging dated ideas about what it means to grow old. Focus is on older-adult quality of life.solutions in active aging — including program development and delivery\, partnerships\, leaderships\, marketing and management.   \nContact\, Marilynn Larkin Communications Director\, ICAA 212-315-3301 mlarkin@icaa.cc   URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/international-council-on-active-aging-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161117T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161117T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162440Z CREATED:20231103T165926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162440Z UID:26280-1479344400-1479344400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webcasts on rural health DESCRIPTION:On National Rural Health Day\, the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health will host a series of webinars. Each thirty-minute web session will cover relevant topics specific to rural issues\, including one that addresses how rural Americans will be impacted by policy changes to the Affordable Care Act as a result of a new administration. Other sessions will cover the expanding role of non-physicians in rural communities\, as well as how patient data collection impacts population health management. \n\n\nWhere Decision 2016 Leaves Healthcare Reform for Families in Rural America \n\n\nStrategies for Reversing Out-Migration \n\n\nTotal Farmer Health \n\n\nUsing Big Data to Make Small Changes in Population Health \n\n\nClinical Care Improvement \n\n\nClick here to register. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webcasts-on-rural-health/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161116T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161120T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162441Z CREATED:20231025T161925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162441Z UID:24185-1479258000-1479603600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Conference DESCRIPTION:The theme is a new lens on aging. 4\,000 international experts and partners from academia\, industry\, government\, and beyond to exchange information and to discuss the broader role of aging science.  \nContact Todd Kluss: tkluss@geron.org (202) 587-2839 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/gerontological-society-of-america-annual-scientific-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161116T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161117T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162442Z CREATED:20231025T161916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162442Z UID:24173-1479258000-1479344400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:ECRI Institute Conference on Health Systems and Addiction DESCRIPTION:“Health Systems and Addiction: The Use and Misuse of Legal Substances” is a free\, status-taking conference designed for a broad audience. It is appropriate for providers who specialize in addiction\, but primarily targets health system executives\, practitioners\, researchers and policy makers who are seeking a greater understanding of substance use disorders and the role health systems play within acute-care and community-based care settings. \nPublic and payment policies shape how these institution-based systems act and this will be carefully examined. National thought leaders will bring evidence and insights on the scientific understanding of addiction\, innovations in the prevention of misuse of legal substances\, and initiatives to treat and manage addiction. \nJoin us in overcoming one of our nation’s most important public health concerns. \nPress are encouraged and welcome to attend. For details and registration\, visit www.ecri.org/2016conf.   URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ecri-institute-conference-on-health-systems-and-addiction/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161116T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161116T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162443Z CREATED:20231103T165926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162443Z UID:26279-1479258000-1479258000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Post-Election Symposium: Health Care Policy in 2017 DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, Nov. 169 a.m. – noon; Breakfast available at 8:30 a.m. \nAlliance for Health ReformBarbara Jordan Conference CenterKaiser Family Foundation1330 G St. NWWashington\, DC  \nNEW LEADERSHIP. NEW PRESIDENT. NEW CONGRESS. \nOn Nov. 8\, Americans will elect a new president and the members of the 115th Congress. Join the Alliance for Health Reform for a look ahead at the health policy agenda for the coming year. \nSpace is limited\, and advanced registration is required. \nSymposium Agenda\nElection Results and Health Care Public Opinion\n\n\nRobert J. Blendon\, Harvard Public School of Health \n\n\nThe New President’s Health Care Agenda\n\n\nChris Jennings (invited)\, Jennings Policy Strategies\, Inc. \n\n\nGail Wilensky\, Project HOPE \n\n\nCongress’ Health Care Realities in 2017\n\n\nJay Khosla\, Senate Committee on Finance\, Republican \n\n\nKate Leone\, Office of Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid \n\n\nWendell Primus\, Office of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi \n\n\nHouse Republican staffer (invited) \n\n\nLearn More About This Event URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/post-election-symposium-health-care-policy-in-2017/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161115T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161115T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162444Z CREATED:20231103T165824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162444Z UID:26264-1479171600-1479171600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Medicare: What would it take to add a dental benefit? DESCRIPTION:Resources\n\n\nRecorded webcast \n\n\nSpeaker’s presentation \n\n\nAHCJ’s oral health core topic \n\n\nAHCJ’s aging core topic \n\n\nOral Health America \n\n\n \n\nRecorded Nov. 15\nThis webcast will feature Beth Truett\, president and chief executive officer of Oral Health America\, a national advocacy organization that is focused upon improving the oral health of older Americans. \nTruett will talk about a growing push to add a dental benefit to Medicare and the findings of new research by her group on the oral health of multigenerational “grandfamilies.” \nHow to participate in the webcast:\nClick here and a new window will open. Choose the option to “Enter as a Guest” and type in your name. Click on the “Enter Room” button. \n \nAbout the speaker\nOral Health America is a national nonprofit organization established in 1955 and based in Chicago. Its mission is to change lives by connecting communities with resources to drive access to care\, increase health literacy and advocate for policies that improve overall health through better oral health for all Americans\, especially those most vulnerable. Truett\, the group’s executive director came to OHA after leading Chicago Lights\, a community services organization that annually serves thousands of Chicagoans who face aging\, poverty\, access to education\, and health care. \n\nBeth Truett \n\n\nMary Otto URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/medicare-what-would-it-take-to-add-a-dental-benefit/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161114T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161114T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161158Z CREATED:20231103T165850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161158Z UID:26275-1479085200-1479085200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Workshop On Cancer Care In Low- And Middle-Income Areas DESCRIPTION:Experts examine “Cancer Care in Low Resource Areas: Cancer Treatment\, Palliative Care\, and Survivorship Care” in a day-long workshop sponsored by The National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine. \nThis event features speakers from a range of institutes\, including University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center\, Novartis and National Cancer Institute\, among others\, and “will focus on cancer treatment\, palliative care\, and survivorship care in low-resource areas.” URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/workshop-on-cancer-care-in-low-and-middle-income-areas/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161112T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161116T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161200Z CREATED:20231025T161925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161200Z UID:24184-1478912400-1479258000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Heart Association's annual scientific conference DESCRIPTION:The American Heart Association’s annual scientific conference is five days of science and cardiovascular clinical practice covering all aspects of basic\, clinical\, population and translational content. 18\,000 professional attendees\, with a global presence from more than 100 countries. In addition\, 2 million medical professionals participate virtually in lectures and discussions about basic\, translational\, clinical and population science.    \nContact info: Use this list of conference-specific media contacts URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-heart-associations-annual-scientific-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161110T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161110T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161201Z CREATED:20231103T165929Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161201Z UID:26283-1478739600-1478739600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The Chronic Pain Epidemic: What's to Be Done? DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, Nov. 10\, 2016 \n12:30-1:30 p.m. ET \n\n\n11 a.m. ET – a brief pre-event Q&A with panelist Vaughan Rees and moderator David Freeman. \n\n\n12:30 p.m. ET – the full one-hour panel discussion \n\n\nMore than 100 million Americans struggle with chronic pain\, according to one Institute of Medicine estimate\, at an annual cost of as much as $635 billion in treatment and lost productivity. Further\, the misuse of potent opioid painkillers\, while increasing risk of addiction and abuse\, can confuse the conversation around appropriate chronic pain management. This Forum brings together a panel of experts to discuss the causes\, treatment and impact of chronic pain\, while exploring the neuroscience behind the pain experience. The panelists will examine how clinicians can best serve their patients\, highlighting the recommendations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ recent National Pain Strategy. The Forum will look at myriad pain management options\, including marijuana and mindfulness meditation. And panelists will examine relevant pain care policies\, including prescription monitoring program regulations\, drug development and funding for research. \nPresented by The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health jointly with The Huffington Post. \nExpert Participants \n\n\nJosephine Briggs\, Director\, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health\, NIH \n\n\nAnne Louise Oaklander\, Associate Professor of Neurology\, Harvard Medical School\, and an attending neurologist\, Massachusetts General Hospital \n\n\nVaughan Rees\, addiction specialist and Lecturer on Social and Behavioral Sciences\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health \n\n\nCindy Steinberg\, National Director of Policy and Advocacy\, U.S. Pain Foundation; Member\, Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee\, NIH; and Policy Council Chair\, Massachusetts Pain Initiative \n\n\nModerator \n\n\nDavid Freeman\, Managing Editor\, Impact & Innovation\, The Huffington Post \n\n\nWatch the webcast:\nForumHSPH.org. Send questions in advance to theforum@hsph.harvard.edu. There will be a live chat on The Forum’s Chronic Pain Epidemic web page and the event will stream live on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Forumhsph/. Follow @ForumHSPH and #chronicpain on Twitter. Forum video will be posted on-demand after the event. \nContact: Marjorie Dwyer: mhdwyer@hsph.harvard.edu; 617-432-8416 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-chronic-pain-epidemic-whats-to-be-done/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161109T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161109T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161202Z CREATED:20231103T165925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161202Z UID:26277-1478653200-1478653200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Social Inequalities in Health and What Can We Do About Them DESCRIPTION:David R. Williams\, Ph.D.\, M.P.H.\, will be the featured speaker at the 2016 Fairfield University Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies Annual Lecture. The event will take place on Nov. 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. Dr. Williams’ lecture\, entitled “Social Inequalities in Health and What Can We Do About Them\,” is sponsored by the McKeen Fund. \nWilliams’ lecture will provide an overview of the extensive and persistent socioeconomic\, racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare. Drawing on scientific research\, the presentation will focus on interventions within the healthcare system and interventions in factors such as housing\, neighborhood conditions\, economic well-being and investing in early childhood development\, which can lead to improvements in health and reduced social inequities. \nDr. David Williams is the Florence and Laura Norman Professor of Public Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Professor of African and African American Studies and Sociology at Harvard University. He is an internationally recognized authority on social influences on health\, author of more than 400 scientific papers\, and has been involved in the development of U.S. health policy at the national level. \nWilliams has served on the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics and on eight committees for the National Academy of Medicine\, including the committee that produced the Unequal Treatment report. In addition to holding positions in professional organizations\, such as the American Sociological Association\, the American Public Health Association\, and Academy Health\, Williams has also served as a member of the MacArthur Foundation’s Research Network on Socioeconomic Status and Health. He was the staff director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Commission to Build a Healthier America and a key scientific advisor to the award-winning PBS film series\, Unnatural Causes: Is inequality Making Us Sick? \nA recipient of numerous honors and awards\, Williams has been recognized as one of the top 10 Most Cited Social Scientists in the world and one of the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds by Thompson Reuters. \nThe event is free and open to the public\, but tickets are required. \nPlease call the Quick Center box office at (203) 254-4000\, ext. 4010. \nMedia Contact:  Susan Cipollaro\, scipollaro@fairfield.edu\, 203-254-4000\, ext. 2726 \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/social-inequalities-in-health-and-what-can-we-do-about-them/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161104T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161104T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161203Z CREATED:20231103T165851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161203Z UID:26276-1478221200-1478221200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The long view on lead: Covering the crisis from Flint and beyond DESCRIPTION:Resources\n\n\n\nRecorded webcast \n\n\nSpeakers’ presentation \n\n\nAHCJ’s social determinants page \n\n\nVox: Mapping the the risk of lead exposure across the United States \n\n\nLead at Superfund sites \n\n\nHow USA Today took a deep data dive into the lead-contaminated water story \n\n\nTips for covering poverty and geography \n\n\nReporter looks beyond Flint’s lead headlines toward U.S. youth \n\n\nHealth officials talk about cities in crisis\, disparities in health #AHCJ16 \n\n\nWater quality issues ripple beyond crisis in Flint \n\n\nCalculating the multiple costs of Flint’s water crisis \n\n\nHow the Flint water crisis has further exposed health disparities \n\n\nThree tips on making health IT a human story \n\n\nReview of EPA data leads USA Today to towns with contaminated water \n\n\nLead Wars: The Politics of Science and the Fate of America’s Children (UC Press) \n\n\nReporter describes how she tied lead-tainted water data to children \n\n\nReporter’s piece targets impact of poverty on children\, community \n\n\nThe New York Times: The Facts About Lead Exposure and Its Irreversible Damage \n\n\nUSA Today: Beyond Flint: Excessive lead levels found in almost 2\,000 water systems across all 50 states \n\n\nThe New York Times: Their Soil Toxic\, 1\,100 Indiana Residents Scramble to Find New Homes \n\n\nNPR coverage on lead contamination \n\n\nDetroit News coverage of the Flint water crisis \n\n\n \n\n\nRecorded Nov. 4\nPublic health historians Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner\, authors of “Lead Wars: The Politics of Science and the Fate of America’s Children\,” will offer their take on the nation’s long fight against lead poisoning and its devastating health impact. \nIn the shadow of the ongoing crisis in Flint\, Mich.\, Markowitz and Rosner will offer their expertise on environmental health and the history of health struggles not only with water infrastructure but also through other means of exposure\, from soil to paint. \nReporters will gain a better understanding about how the environment impacts the health struggles of various communities as well as how those health struggles have been tackled over time\, particularly when it comes to children\, race and equality. \nThe webcast will help provide context and ideas for those covering environmental health\, public health or specific readership areas. Susan Heavey\, AHCJ’s topic leader for social determinants of health care\, will moderate the webcast.  \nHow to participate in the webcast\nClick here and a new window will open. Choose the option to “Enter as a Guest” and type in your name. Click on the “Enter Room” button. \n \nAbout the speakers\nGerald Markowitz is a history professor at John Jay College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. A public health expert with a focus on environmental health and occupational safety\, he has received grants for his work from private and federal agencies\, including the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Science Foundation. Markowitz research into the history of public health has also been recognized by the American Public Health Association. He is the author of more than a dozen books\, including Deceit and Denial: The Deadly Politics of Industrial Pollution\, which he published with coauthor Rosner in 2002. \nDavid Rosner is a professor of public health and professor of history at Columbia University\, where he also serves as co-director of the Center for the History & Ethics of Public Health. His work examines the intersection of public health and social history and the politics of occupational disease and industrial pollution. He has also been involved in numerous lead-related lawsuits aimed holding the lead industry accountable for actions that have impacted children’s health. Rosner was elected to the National Academy of Sciences’ National Academy of Medicine in 2010. The author of many books on health\, his 2013 work with Markowitz\, Lead Wars: The Politics of Science and the Fate of America’s Children\, was published in 2013.  \n\nGerald Markowitz \n\n\nDavid Rosner \n\n\nSusan Heavey URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-long-view-on-lead-covering-the-crisis-from-flint-and-beyond/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161104T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161104T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161204Z CREATED:20231103T165850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161204Z UID:26274-1478221200-1478221200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:NAS Opioid Meeting DESCRIPTION:The National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine’s  Committee on Pain Management and Regulatory Strategies to Address Prescription Opioid Abuse holds a public workshop to discuss “strategies that can be taken by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and others to address the opioid epidemic while taking into account the needs of pain patients.” \nRegistration for the event in Washington\, D.C.\, is here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nas-opioid-meeting/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161103T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161103T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161205Z CREATED:20231103T165824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161205Z UID:26265-1478134800-1478134800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Fact-checking your freelance stories DESCRIPTION:Resources\n\n\n\nRecorded webcast \n\n\nSpeaker’s tip sheet \n\n\nAHCJ’s Freelance Center \n\n\nInsurance for freelancers \n\n\nSurviving the grind of fact checking \n\n\nDispatches from fact checking \n\n\nAsk TON: How to fact check \n\n\nThe Chicago Guide to Fact-Checking \n\n\nThe Fact Checkers Bible \n\n\n\n \n\nRecorded Nov. 3\, 2016\nNobody wants to make a mistake in a story\, yet a few errors can slip past our best efforts. Fact checking is especially critical for freelancers as our credibility depends on filing accurate stories – even if magazines have fact-checkers\, do you really want to send in a story with misnamed drugs or misspelled sources? Or\, if you find your patient interviews from online discussion groups\, you’ll need to make certain they actually have the disease you’re writing about. \nThis 30-minute webcast led by author and freelancer Brooke Borel\, author of the recently-published\, “The Chicago Guide to Fact-Checking” will provide step-by-step tips on how to check your story for errors\, how to annotate your stories for a checker\, materials you need and when to start annotating. Independent journalist and AHCJ board member Jeanne Erdmann will moderate the discussion. \nHow to participate in the webcast\nClick here and a new window will open. Choose the option to “Enter as a Guest” and type in your name. Click on the “Enter Room” button. \n \nAbout the speaker\nBrooke Borel is a contributing editor at Popular Science and a 2016 Alicia Patterson Foundation Fellow. She has written for the Guardian\, the Atlantic\, BuzzFeed News\, PBS’s NOVA Next\, and Undark\, among others\, and her books include “Infested” and “The Chicago Guide to Fact-Checking.” \n\nBrooke Borel \n\n\nJeanne Erdmann URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/fact-checking-your-freelance-stories/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161101T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161130T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161206Z CREATED:20231025T161925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161206Z UID:24182-1477962000-1480467600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Family Caregivers Month DESCRIPTION:This year’s theme is “Take Care to Give Care” promoting the need for caregivers to take care of themselves first. \nContact: Lenny Futterman\, Caregiver Action Network \n202-454-3965 \nlfutterman@caregiveraction.org URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/family-caregivers-month/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161101T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161130T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161207Z CREATED:20231025T161925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161207Z UID:24183-1477962000-1480467600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month DESCRIPTION:The number of people with the disease has soared to nearly 5.4 million. The focus is on honoring a caregiver of someone with Alzheimer’s. Programs and events happening throughout the country. Find local programs here.    \nContact: Alzheimer’s Association Public Relations \ntel: 312-335-4078 \ne-mail: media@alz.org  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/alzheimeraes-disease-awareness-month/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161101T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161130T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161208Z CREATED:20231025T161924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161208Z UID:24181-1477962000-1480467600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Hospice / Palliative Care Month DESCRIPTION:The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization promotes awareness and importance of end-of-life care. \nContact: Communications Team\, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization 703-837-1500  \ncommunications@nhpco.org  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/hospice-palliative-care-month-2/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161101T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161130T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161208Z CREATED:20231025T161921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161208Z UID:24180-1477962000-1480467600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Home Care and Hospice Month DESCRIPTION:This month is the National Association of Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) annual celebration of home care workers and and its efforts to raise awareness of  the important role of home care in peoples’ lives. \nNAHC plans to release studies leading up to Home Care Month showing the increasing role of home care and hospice in health care. Contact:Public Relations Department\, National Association for Home Care & Hospice pr@nahc.org; 202-547-7424 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-home-care-and-hospice-month/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161101T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161104T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161209Z CREATED:20231025T161908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161209Z UID:24161-1477962000-1478221200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:CHIME Fall CIO Forum DESCRIPTION:The Forum provides education programming\, tailored specifically to meet the needs of CIOs and other health care IT executives. \nSessions will include:\n\n\n\nBusiness and care transformation \n\n\nEmerging issues in health care and HI technology \n\n\nCoordinated care strategies for better outcomes \n\n\nIncreasing provider efficiency & improving patient care with electronic prescribing of controlled substances \n\n\nPushing cybersecurity in healthcare to the top of the government agenda: an update from the Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force \n  \n\n\nPrescriptive analytics: Using data as evidence to optimize treatment pathways URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/chime-fall-cio-forum/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161101T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161101T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161210Z CREATED:20231103T165825Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161210Z UID:26266-1477962000-1477962000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:ACA open enrollment begins DESCRIPTION:Open Enrollment starts for the 2017 ACA coverage season. First day to sign up\, renew a plan\, or choose a new one for coverage that can start as early as Jan. 1\, 2017. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/aca-open-enrollment-begins-2/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161101T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161101T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161211Z CREATED:20231103T165349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161211Z UID:26228-1477962000-1477962000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:CMS to issue final rule on MACRA DESCRIPTION:CMS to issue final rule on the forthcoming physician payment and EHR incentive program\, MACRA. \nHere is a link to the final rule.\nRead more about covering MACRA here and here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cms-to-issue-final-rule-on-macra/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161030T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161102T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161212Z CREATED:20231025T161921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161212Z UID:24178-1477789200-1478048400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Leading Age Annual Conference & Expo DESCRIPTION:Education sessions that address the most pressing issues for aging services professionals\, including technology\, care programs\, payments\, wellness and policy. \nPress contact: Amanda Marr\, 202-508-1219 or amarr@leadingage.org.   URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/leading-age-annual-conference-expo/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161029T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161102T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161212Z CREATED:20231025T161920Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161212Z UID:24177-1477702800-1478048400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Public Health Association Annual meeting DESCRIPTION:About 12\,000 people will attend from around the globe. \nThis year’s theme is ”Creating the Healthiest Nation: Ensuring the Right to Health” focusing on health equity and ensuring the right to health.  \nContact  David Fouse\, Director of Communications\, 202-777-2501; david.fouse@apha.org URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-public-health-association-annual-meeting-3/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161028T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161029T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161213Z CREATED:20231025T161927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161213Z UID:24187-1477616400-1477702800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:University of Connecticut Health Disparities Summit DESCRIPTION:The Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (CICATS) at the University of Connecticut and the W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute hold their Second Annual National Health Disparities Elimination Summit. \nThis year’s event will focus on environmental issues and how “where you live matters” to health. Mustafa Santiago Ali\, a senior advisor for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Justice & Community Revitalization Division\, delivers the keynote. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/university-of-connecticut-health-disparities-summit/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161025T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161025T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161214Z CREATED:20231103T165926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161214Z UID:26278-1477357200-1477357200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Web Briefing: Key Issues Ahead of the Affordable Care Act's Fourth Open Enrollment Period DESCRIPTION:Here’s the registration information: http://kff.org/health-reform/event/web-briefing-key-issues-ahead-of-the-affordable-care-acts-fourth-open-enrollment-period/ \n  \nThe Affordable Care Act’s fourth open enrollment period begins Nov. 1\, and this year there are new challenges in terms of boosting coverage among healthy individuals and changing options for customers purchasing insurance through the state and federal marketplaces. \nOn Tuesday\, October 25\, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET\, the Kaiser Family Foundation will examine key issues affecting this year’s annual enrollment period and answer audience questions during a web briefing. The conversation will address: \n\nWho remains uninsured nationally\, and how many are eligible for Medicaid or subsidized marketplace coverage;\nHow competition among insurers is changing in the marketplaces;\nWhat consumers can expect to see in terms of premium increases;\nThe role that tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies play in making marketplace coverage more affordable;\nWho is affected by state decisions about expanding Medicaid; and\nKey considerations for marketplace customers shopping for a plan for next year.\n\nLarry Levitt\, senior vice president for special initiatives and co-executive director of the Foundation’s Program for the Study of Health Reform and Private Insurance\, will moderate the discussion. \nKaiser panelists include Rachel Garfield\, a senior researcher and associate director of the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured; Cynthia Cox\, an associate director of the Program for the Study of Health Reform and Private Insurance; and Senior Fellow Karen Pollitz. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/web-briefing-key-issues-ahead-of-the-affordable-care-acts-fourth-open-enrollment-period/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161024T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161025T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161214Z CREATED:20231025T161907Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161214Z UID:24160-1477270800-1477357200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Big Data and Healthcare Analytics Forum DESCRIPTION:Health care is undergoing a massive transformation. That’s no secret. Reimbursement is shrinking\, providers are being asked to shoulder more risk\, and patients are more involved in their care than ever. The ability to use analytics to transform data into actionable information – smarter business and clinical decisions – will play a big role in who survives this transformation.  \nYet with so many analytics tools and models\, how do organizations maximize the data’s value and make a real impact on health care and costs? \nThe Big Data & Healthcare Analytics Forum brings together thought leaders from across the nation to answer these questions and more. This will be two highly targeted days of health care-focused insights\, success stories and lessons learned\, and information about the transition to value-based care. \nSessions will focus on:\n\nPopulation Health\nAnalytics Strategy\nData Governance\nUniversal Best Practices for all Providers\, Large and Small\nPredictive Analytics\nPrescriptive Analytics\nCalculating ROI\nStandardizing Care\nPrivacy & Security\nHealth care reform URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/big-data-and-healthcare-analytics-forum-2/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161023T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161027T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161215Z CREATED:20231025T161908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161215Z UID:24162-1477184400-1477530000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:AHIP’S National Conferences on Medicare\, Medicaid & Duals DESCRIPTION:The Medicare conference runs from Oct. 23 to 25 and will address the challenges Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans face. The Duals conference will be on Oct. 25 and will address ways providers are collaborating in delivering care to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. \nThe Medicaid conference will be Oct. 26-27 and will address challenges plans face in implementing new regulations. \nClick here for more information.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahipaes-national-conferences-on-medicare-medicaid-duals/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161023T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161025T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161216Z CREATED:20231025T161920Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161216Z UID:24176-1477184400-1477357200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Association of Home Care Annual Conference DESCRIPTION:There will be education sessions across 10 tracks providing the latest research\, developments and news in the home care and hospice industry.  \ncontact:  pr@nahc.org; (202) 547-7424 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-association-of-home-care-annual-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161021T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161021T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161217Z CREATED:20231103T165849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161217Z UID:26273-1477011600-1477011600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Health Disparities Research Symposium DESCRIPTION:Dr. Eliseo Perez-Stable\, director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities at the National Institutes of Health\, delivers the keynote address at the University of California San Francisco’s (UCSF) 10th annual Health Disparities Research Symposium. The day-long event at UCSF will also also include presentations by other research on the health care gap. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-disparities-research-symposium/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161020T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161025T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161218Z CREATED:20231025T161917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161218Z UID:24175-1476925200-1477357200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Dental Association 2016 Annual Session DESCRIPTION:The annual meeting brings together leaders in dental practice\, research and academics from across the nation. This year’s distinguished speaker is Malala Yousafzai\, a Pakistani girl who survived an attack by the Taliban to become a leading children’s rights advocate and the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize. \nOct. 20-25 in Denve \nFor more information. \nMedia registration is available here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-dental-association-2016-annual-session/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR