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:20030406T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20031026T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20040404T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20041031T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20050403T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20051030T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20060402T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20061029T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20070311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20071104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20080309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20081102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20090308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20091101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20100314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20101107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20110313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20111106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20120311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20121104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20130310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20131103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20140309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20141102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20040716T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140717T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163514Z CREATED:20231025T161620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163514Z UID:24011-1089939600-1405558800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Private Healthcare Exchanges Conference DESCRIPTION:The Private Healthcare Exchanges conference July 16-17 in Chicago will focus on how the Affordable Care Act is changing the way insurers sell health insurance. Instead of marketing almost exclusively to employers\, the ACA has forced insurers to focus on enrolling consumers. The conference is sponsored by Employee Benefit News. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/private-healthcare-exchanges-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20071003T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20071003T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163254Z CREATED:20231025T145751Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163254Z UID:23410-1191373200-1191373200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Understanding Clinical Trials and the Pharmaceutical Approval Process DESCRIPTION:The Foundation for American Communications is presenting a teleseminar with Dr. Kay Dickerson\, an expert in clinical trial protocols. \nIn this tele-seminar\, Dr. Dickersin helps journalists better understand the procedures and practices of clinical trials and how clinical trial outcomes affect consumer health policy and practices. \nThe program is designed for reporters from all beats and for editors working in print\, broadcast and online media who cover consumer health issues and policy. \nThe seminar runs from 12:30 to 2:30 pm EDT. There is no cost to attend this tele-seminar. You must\, however\, register in advance to receive directions to participate. The complete agenda can be viewed at www.facsnet.org. To register for the seminar\, go online to www.facsnet.org or phone 626-584-0010. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/understanding-clinical-trials-and-the-pharmaceutical-approval-process/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20071003T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20071006T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154603Z CREATED:20231025T145724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154603Z UID:23398-1191373200-1191632400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Aspen Health Forum DESCRIPTION:The Aspen Institute expects top scientists and clinicians as well as more than 500 policymakers\, journalists\, public officials\, investors\, and interested members of the public for about 50 sessions. \nTracks to be offered include: \n\nState of the Art Medical Science: The critical research you may not have heard of but need to know.\nFrontiers of Medicine: What's on the horizon?\nFrom the Lab to You: How hard science becomes health care.\nScience and Prevention: What you can (and should) be doing to enhance your health\nInternational Science\nThe Art and Humanity of Medicine \n\nThe Institute says it and its partner\, The Atlantic\, will shed light on and elicit media coverage of issues and opportunities in medical science and health around the globe. \nThe Forum's sponsors include GE\, AstraZeneca and Credit Suisse.  \nVisit the Aspen Institute's Web site for more information and registration.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/aspen-health-forum/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20071011T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20071012T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163253Z CREATED:20231025T145353Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163253Z UID:23374-1192064400-1192150800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:eHealth Initiative's (eHI) Fourth Annual Conference DESCRIPTION:Speakers will discuss the latest developments in health care improvement strategies and technology initiatives\, as well as how HIT and HIE supports health care improvement. \nParticipants will see the national release of the eHI Blueprint\, a report that will share policies and strategies for improving health and health care through information and information technology (IT). \nThe conference is located at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue\, N.W. Washington\, D.C. 20004 \nHIE Press Release \nConference Website \n  \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ehealth-initiatives-ehi-fourth-annual-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20071012T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20071013T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150823Z CREATED:20231025T145224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150823Z UID:23348-1192150800-1192237200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Urban Health Journalism Workshop DESCRIPTION:AHCJ – and its Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism – held its first Urban Health Journalism Workshop this fall in New York City. \nSessions explored the health issues of children\, seniors and immigrants in urban settings\, as well as obesity\, mental health\, disaster preparedness and the mapping of local health data. Come get the tools to better investigate\, understand and relate the health of your city. \n• Schedule and speakers\n• Speakers' presentations\n• Read about the workshop \n\n Presented by AHCJ and its Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism \nHost: Graduate School of Journalism at City University of New York \nLead Sponsor: Montefiore Medical Center \nSupporting Organizations:• The Commonwealth Fund • The New York Times • Consumer Reports/Consumers Union • The New York Academy of Medicine • Community Health Foundation of Western & Central New York • The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation \n\n• Western/Central New York fellowships \n• Registration: This event is full and registration is closed. \n • Hotel:Our discounted room block at the DoubleTree Metropolitan Hotel is full\, although the hotel may still have rooms at a slightly higher rate. Check on rooms at 800-222-8733 or 212-752-7000. There are no workshop sessions at the hotel\, so you could check Internet sites for deals. \nDoubleTree Metropolitan Hotel569 Lexington Ave.New York\, NY 10022 \n \n • Information and maps for getting to hotel and CUNY Graduate School of Journalism \n\n\n\n\nOct. 12-13\, 2007Graduate School of JournalismCity University of New York 230 West 41st St. New York\, NY \nGetting there URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/urban-health-journalism-workshop/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20071012T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20071013T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150823Z CREATED:20231025T145823Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150823Z UID:23421-1192150800-1192237200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Presentations from Urban Health Journalism Workshop 2007 DESCRIPTION:Get MP3 and Flash presentations from the 2007 Urban Health Journalism Workshop. Topics include the health issues of children\, seniors and immigrants in urban settings\, as well as obesity\, mental health\, disaster preparedness and the mapping of local health data. \nTopics: \n\n\nKeynote speech by Mary T. Bassett\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, deputy commissioner for the Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. \n\n\nWhy is urban health different? \n\n\nComing to grips with the obesity-linked diabetes epidemic \n\n\nTelling the stories of our aging population \n\n\nCovering children's access to care \n\n\nHow prepared is your city for health disasters? \n\n\nTackling mental health issues in your city \n\n\nOvercoming cultural barriers in your coverage \n\n\nMapping health data for local stories \n\n\n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/presentations-from-urban-health-journalism-workshop-2007/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20071025T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20071026T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163253Z CREATED:20231025T145820Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163253Z UID:23417-1193274000-1193360400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Summit on Evidence-Based Caregiver Interventions DESCRIPTION:More than 250 health care professionals\, social service workers\, administrators\, policy makers and caregiving advocates will participate in this national summit hosted by the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving and Georgia Southwestern State University. \nThe first day will be divided into five major sessions designed to examine the challenges of dissemination/translation in caregiver interventions in \n\nAlzheimer's\nCancer\nTransition Care\nRural caregiving\nA fifth session will be a panel discussion that will synthesize the information presented and discuss specific challenges and issues in dissemination of evidence-based caregiving interventions; e.g. workforce development\, funding\, legislation\, etc.\n\nSummit participants will work collaboratively to develop an action plan to frame the work of the National Quality Care Network over the next year. The plan will emphasize concrete strategies to support the development and dissemination of evidence-based caregiving practices. A formal monograph summarizing the issues and action steps will be prepared and disseminated. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-summit-on-evidence-based-caregiver-interventions/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20071029T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20071029T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163252Z CREATED:20231025T145709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163252Z UID:23394-1193619600-1193619600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:FDA commissioner to address National Press Club luncheon DESCRIPTION:UPDATE: This event has been cancelled. \nDr. Andrew von Eschenbach\, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration\, will address a luncheon at the National Press Club at 12:30 p.m. in the ballroom. \nVisit the National Press Club Web site to register. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/fda-commissioner-to-address-national-press-club-luncheon/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20071029T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20071101T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163251Z CREATED:20231025T145810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163251Z UID:23414-1193619600-1193878800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Joint Forces Pharmacy Seminar DESCRIPTION:The Joint Forces Pharmacy Seminar is an annual event for the Army\, Navy\, Air Force and Coast Guard pharmacy communities. The seminar has grown since its first meeting in 1994 and continues to grow to record numbers of attendees\, which in 2006 surpassed 1\,200. Over the years\, the services have added annual award's recognition programs as part of the annual event\, honoring those among them who have excelled in service and the provision of pharmaceutical care. \nTo register\, click here or for more information contact the American Pharmacists Association at 1-800-237-APhA (2742) URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/joint-forces-pharmacy-seminar/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20071030T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20071030T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T163251Z CREATED:20231025T145821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T163251Z UID:23419-1193706000-1193706000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Science Board to the FDA DESCRIPTION:The Science Board will hear about and discuss the agency's critical path program and about updates on the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) Program and activities related to melamine from the March 31\, 2006\, and June 14\, 2007\, Science Board meetings. It also will hear about and discuss the subcommittee review of the agency's science programs\, and the agency's updates on drug safety. \nBackground material is available at http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/acmenu.htm – click on the year 2007 and scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee link. \nOct. 30\, 2007\, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.Washington DC North/Gaithersburg Hilton620 Perry Pkwy.Gaithersburg\, MD 20877Salons A\, B\, and C. \nContact Person: Carlos Peña\, 301-827-6687\, carlos.Peña@fda.hhs.gov. Call the FDA Advisory Committee Information Line for up-to-date information on this meeting: 800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington\, DC area)\, code 3014512603. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/science-board-to-the-fda/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR