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:20080303T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080303T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160743Z CREATED:20231025T145905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160743Z UID:23453-1204506000-1204506000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships DESCRIPTION:USC's Annenberg School for Communication is calling for applications for its national health journalism seminars – application deadline is March 3 for the April 13-18 seminar. Based in Los Angeles\, The California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships are open to professional print\, broadcast and multimedia journalists from around the country who have a passion for health news. \nParticipants receive free tuition\, meals\, travel to seminar locations and lodging for fellows. The program offers a $2\,000 reporting stipend upon completion of major fellowship projects and it flies out editors for a special editor-fellow workshop. To encourage collaboration\, the Annenberg School will award $4\,000 in reporting stipends to teams of journalists from mainstream and ethnic media whose project would be expected to appear in both media outlets. For more information\, go to www.reportingonhealth.com or click directly on the national fellowships program link or contact them at at 213-437-4419 or calendow@usc.edu. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/california-endowment-health-journalism-fellowships/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080303T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080304T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160742Z CREATED:20231025T145859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160742Z UID:23449-1204506000-1204592400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Health 2.0 Spring Fling: Connecting Consumers & Providers DESCRIPTION:The Health 2.0 conference was founded in 2006 by Indu Subaiya and Matthew Holt. The first conference was held in the Fall of 2007.The definition of Health 2.0 is currently focusing on user-generated aspects of Web 2.0 within health care but not directly interacting with the mainstream health care system. That means\, a) search\, b) communities\, c) tools for individual and group consumer use. \nThis conference will expand on the topics discussed in the first conference\, focusing on both consumers and providers. To learn more about the conference and Health 2.0 go to www.health2con.com/sandiego.html URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-2-0-spring-fling-connecting-consumers-providers/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080306T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080306T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160741Z CREATED:20231025T145907Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160741Z UID:23458-1204765200-1204765200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:CED's MedTech 2008 Conference DESCRIPTION:Medical device and health care technology companies from Maryland to Florida will gather at the conference\, which will feature panel discussions\, expert commentaries and networking opportunities for medical technology companies\, investors and service providers. \nThe registration fee is $99 for CED members\, $149 for non-members and $49 for students. To register\, visit www.cednc.org/conferences/medtech/2008/registration/. \n  \nFeatured speakers are: \n\nRonald W. Dollens\, retired president and CEO of Guidant Corporation\, manufacturer of cardiovascular devices and one of the largest medical technology companies in the world before being acquired.\nRichard S. Stack\, M.D.\, president of Synecor\, LLC\, a business generator and financial incubator of new medical device companies. It has offices in RTP\, Santa Rosa and Silicon Valley\, California. \n\n  \nPanel topics include: \n\nAlternatives to Growing a Medical Device Company\nConvergent Technologies Changing the Face of Medicine\nGlobal Clinical Trials\n\n  \nFor more information\, contact Cassandra Cranston at CED\, ccranston@cednc.org or 919.226.0460. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ceds-medtech-2008-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080310T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080310T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160740Z CREATED:20231025T145908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160740Z UID:23460-1205110800-1205110800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Chicago Chapter: New pharmacological treatments for addiction DESCRIPTION:Chicago's Dr. Martin Paisner says he can never guess which alcoholics and drug addicts are going to be able to maintain sobriety once he gets them through detox. That's what keeps him motivated in his work as an addiction specialist. \nPaisner spoke to journalists and students who attended an informative after-work event hosted by the Chicago chapter of AHCJ on March 10. Dr. Andrea King of the University of Chicago talked about her research on nicotine addiction. \nThe event\, held at Columbia College\, began with refreshments and a short social time. Maureen McKinney helped organize the event. \nThis event was held by the Chicago chapter of AHCJ. \nSpeakers: \n\nDr. Andrea King is an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Chicago\, and the director of the Clinical Addictions Research Laboratory. She is also a licensed clinical psychologist. Dr. King has numerous grants from the National Institutes of Health to study young adult binge drinkers\, alcohol-smoking interactions and treatment for nicotine dependence.\nDr. Martin Paisner is a Chicago-based psychiatrist\, psychoanalyst and addiction specialist. \n\nWhen: Monday\, March 10\, 6 p.m. \nWhere: Columbia College\, 33 E. Congress\, Chicago (northwest corner of Congress and Wabash). \nThanks to Maureen McKinney for organizing the event and to the Columbia College Journalism Department for providing the space. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/chicago-chapter-new-pharmacological-treatments-for-addiction/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080316T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080322T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160740Z CREATED:20231025T145841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160740Z UID:23433-1205629200-1206147600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Sunshine Week DESCRIPTION:Sunshine Week is a national initiative to open a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Participants include print\, broadcast and online news media\, civic groups\, libraries\, nonprofits\, schools and others interested in the public's right to know. \nOf particular interest to journalists covering health and science: \nThe Union of Concerned Scientists is working with Sunshine Week to highlight areas where secrecy has negatively impacted federal government scientific integrity such as global warming and food and drug safety. During the Sunshine Campaign UCS will continue to monitor new executive orders and agency policies that further restrict transparency in federal science and science-based decision-making\, with a focus on identifying steps Congress and the next president should take to restore openness. In addition\, Sunshine Week is a participant in the UCS-chaired Integrity in Science Working Group. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/sunshine-week/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080324T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080324T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160739Z CREATED:20231025T145914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160739Z UID:23461-1206320400-1206320400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care: A New Chartbook DESCRIPTION:The Commonwealth Fund's Program on Quality of Care for Underserved Populations is hosting this online meeting\, "Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care: A New Chartbook." Presenters include: chartbook co-author Bruce Siegel\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, research professor at George Washington University; Dora Hughes\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, health policy adviser to Senator Barack Obama; and Carolyn Clancy\, M.D.\, director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. \nDate and time: Monday\, March 24\, 2008 1:00 p.m. ET Duration: 1 hour \nClick here to register. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/eliminating-racial-and-ethnic-disparities-in-health-care-a-new-chartbook/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080327T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080330T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160738Z CREATED:20231025T145708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160738Z UID:23392-1206579600-1206838800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Health Journalism 2008 DESCRIPTION:  Post-conference news: \n\n\nNearly 600 attendees gathered for conference\n\n\nStories\, tip sheets and webcasts from the conference\n\n\n\n\n\n\nElizabeth Edwards \n\n\nDennis Quaid \n\n\nMichael Leavitt \n\n\n Georges Benjamin\, M.D. \n\n\n\n\nHighlights: \n• Keynote speaker Elizabeth Edwards\, wife of former presidential candidate John Edwards will address attendees at the Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism Luncheon. \n• Newsmaker Briefing: A candid conversation with actor Dennis Quaid\, whose twins were recently the victims of a medical error. \n• Newsmaker briefing with Michael Leavitt\, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. The Hospital Quality Alliance and Leavitt will make a major announcement Friday at Health Journalism 2008. To help you put the material in context\, we have added two breakfast briefings in the morning at which officials will discuss the announcement and what it means for consumers. The comments from the briefing are EMBARGOED until 3 p.m. Eastern time to coincide with the secretary's address. The breakfast briefings are for conference registrants only. The secretary's press conference is open to credentialed press. \n• Newsmaker briefing: Public health blueprint for tackling climate change with Georges Benjamin\, M.D.\, executive director of the American Public Health Association\, and other public health experts. \n• Field trips: Choose from two outstanding field trips \n• Special workshop on mapping health \n• A Freelance PitchFest in which writers will have an opportunity to pitch ideas to assigning editors \n• A Friday luncheon and roundtable discussion on Election 2008 and health reform \n… as well as dozens of panel sessions on medical research\, public health\, the business of health\, consumer health issues and journalism techniques. \nMore than 400 people attended last year's conference and some events generated immediate stories and sources for our members. \n\n\n\n\nCome take advantage of: \n\n\n\n\n• Informative panels • Workshops • Field Trips • Press Conferences \n\n\n• Latest Resources • Networking • Story Ideasand lots more! \n\n\n\n\nHosted by:\nGeorgetown University Medical Center and Georgetown University Hospital \nEndowing Sponsor:\nThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation \nSponsors include:\n American Journal of Nursing California HealthCare Foundation The California Endowment The California Wellness Foundation The Commonwealth Fund Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making Johns Hopkins Institutions Kaiser Family Foundation Missouri Foundation for Health Montefiore Medical Center Picker Institute RTI International \nIf you have hotel or general conference questions\, please contact Ev Ruch-Graham\, training coordinator\, ev@healthjournalism.org or 573-884-8103. If you have registration questions\, please contact Christy Stretz\, membership coordinator\, christy@healthjournalism.org or 573-882-2955. \n\n \n\nConference links URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-journalism-2008/ CATEGORIES:Annual Conference END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR