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:20080605T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080606T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160723Z CREATED:20231025T145924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160723Z UID:23475-1212627600-1212714000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Can Physical Activity and Exercise Prevent Drug Abuse? DESCRIPTION:This National Institute on Drug Abuse science meeting will explore opportunities to more fully utilize existing preclinical\, epidemiological\, and prevention research data to promote understanding of the relationships between physical activity and healthy recreation and the onset and progression of drug abuse. \nThere is growing interest in the importance of physical activity for promoting general physical health while addressing problem behaviors (e.g.\, substance use\, obesity\, internalizing disorders\, juvenile delinquency\, or interpersonal violence) and the associations among these behaviors. Though some existing knowledge in this area is compelling\, the science is not well developed and does not provide a comprehensive view of relationships between the underlying neurobiological\, emotional\, social\, environmental\, and prevention findings associated with physical activity and healthy recreation. \nGet more information and register. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/can-physical-activity-and-exercise-prevent-drug-abuse/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080608T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080610T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160722Z CREATED:20231025T145932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160722Z UID:23480-1212886800-1213059600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:AcademyHealth's Annual Research Meeting DESCRIPTION:AcademyHealth is holding its Annual Research Meeting to discuss the problems and obstacles that face the nation's health care system. \nInformation about the event\, including a schedule of the meeting and links to past meetings\, is online. \nPress credentials are available. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/academyhealths-annual-research-meeting-2/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080610T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080610T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160721Z CREATED:20231025T145935Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160721Z UID:23481-1213059600-1213059600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Disparities Interest Group Meeting DESCRIPTION:The Commonwealth Fund is sponsoring a session to discuss equality in the health care field. The session will follow AcademyHealth's Annual Research Meeting. \nThe gathering will feature panelists and presentations centering around the topic of "Identifying and Addressing Provider Bias in Health Care Settings." Registration for this meeting is free\, but please RSVP with your name and contact information to disparities@academyhealth.org. \nThis session will be 2:30-5:30 p.m. at the Marriot Wardman Park Hotel in Washington\, D.C. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/disparities-interest-group-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080611T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080614T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160720Z CREATED:20231025T145932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160720Z UID:23479-1213146000-1213405200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:International Society for Stem Cell Research Symposium DESCRIPTION:The International Society for Stem Cell Research\, along with the U. Penn Department of Cell and Developmental Biology and the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at UPenn\, are putting on a FREE symposium for those would like to learn about and discuss the issues surrounding stem cell research. \nThe event will be 1-5 p.m. at the Marriott Philadelphia Downtown in its Main Tower Grand Ballroom\, Salon E\, 5th Floor. Symposium schedule. \nGet media registration eligibility requirements\, embargo policy\, on-site guidelines and press room and press conference policies. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/international-society-for-stem-cell-research-symposium/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080612T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080612T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160719Z CREATED:20231025T145935Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160719Z UID:23484-1213232400-1213232400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Philadelphia chapter meeting DESCRIPTION:Sir Ian Wilmut\, director of MRC Center for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Edinburgh\, who is perhaps best known for leading the team that cloned Dolly the sheep in 1996\, will meet with the Association of Health Care Journalists’ Philadelphia chapter at 7:30 p.m. at The Philadelphia Inquirer. \nSir Ian will be in Philadelphia for the International Society for Stem Cell Research meeting. \nFor further information\, contact Eric Rosenthal\, 610-649-1375 or etrosenthal@verizon.net. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/philadelphia-chapter-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080612T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080612T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160718Z CREATED:20231025T145941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160718Z UID:23486-1213232400-1213232400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:House Subcommittee on Oversight: FDA’s Food Protection Plan DESCRIPTION:The House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a meeting about issuing subpoenas in its ongoing investigation regarding the safety of the nation's food supply. That will be followed by a hearing on "American Lives Still at Risk: When Will FDA’s Food Protection Plan Be Fully Funded and Implemented?" Both will be available via webcast. \nBUSINESS MEETING Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 9:45 a.m. in room 2123 Rayburn House Office Building The subcommittee voted to authorize the issuance of subpoenas for records in connection with the Subcommittee's ongoing investigation regarding the safety of the Nation's food supply. Read the motion (PDF) or view the archived Webcast or download it. \nAmerican Lives Still at Risk: When Will FDA’s Food Protection Plan Be Fully Funded and Implemented?Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing 10 a.m. in room 2123 Rayburn House Office Building Witness ListAn archived webcast of the hearing is available. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/house-subcommittee-on-oversight-fdas-food-protection-plan/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080613T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080618T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160718Z CREATED:20231025T145845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160718Z UID:23441-1213318800-1213750800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:2008 NASMD Spring Conference DESCRIPTION:A preliminary agenda for the spring meeting of the National Association of State Medicaid Directors has been posted. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/2008-nasmd-spring-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080614T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080614T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160717Z CREATED:20231025T145935Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160717Z UID:23483-1213405200-1213405200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:World Blood Donor Day DESCRIPTION:World Blood Donor Day – on the birthday of Karl Landsteiner\, the Nobel prize winner who discovered the ABO blood group system – is intended to create awareness of the importance of voluntary blood donation and encourage more people to become regular blood donors. \nFrom the Web site: \n"The day will also provide an opportunity to highlight the fact that voluntary non-remunerated blood donors are the foundation of a safe blood supply because they are associated with significantly lower levels of infections that can be transmitted by transfusion\, including HIV and hepatitis viruses. Screening for transfusion-transmissible infections is essential\, but the safest donations come from the safest donors." \nThe day has been selected by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies\, the International Federation of Blood Donor Organizations and the International Society of Blood Transfusion\, joined by the World Health Organization. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/world-blood-donor-day/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080615T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080618T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160716Z CREATED:20231025T145844Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160716Z UID:23439-1213491600-1213750800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The Endocrine Society's Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:The meeting will host 7\,000 scientists discussing endocrinology\, diabetes and metabolism. Get information about registration\, conference events and conference highlights. \nInformation specifically for the media is available. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-endocrine-societys-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080616T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080616T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160716Z CREATED:20231025T145936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160716Z UID:23485-1213578000-1213578000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Smoking: End the Epidemic DESCRIPTION:9 a.m.-Noon at The Commonwealth Club of California \nThis summit will take a close look at why Californians continue to smoke despite a 30 year anti-tobacco campaign that includes every type of action from taxing tobacco products to banning smoking in restaurants. \nThe Summit will conclude with a discussion among business leaders\, policymakers\, health plans\, and physicians on how they can each play a role in helping smokers quit. \nSome of the topics to be discussed: \n\nEmployers and health plans incorporating smoking cessation services based on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention smoking cessation guidelines into their standard benefit packages.\nPreventive care\, including smoking cessation treatments\, that produces substantial financial savings for employers\, employees and health plans.\nKey influencers who can help people quit and defining action items for them to follow post-summit.\n\nThis event is sponsored by Dr. Nancy Snyderman\, the American Cancer Society\, American Heart Association\, the American Lung Association\, Safeway\, the University of California at San Francisco\, Pfizer\, Inc.\, the Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program\, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\, Meritain Health\, the Orange County Professional Firefighters Association Local 3631\, Foundation for a Smokefree America\, California Public Employees Retirement System and the State of California. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/smoking-end-the-epidemic/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080616T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080616T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160715Z CREATED:20231025T145941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160715Z UID:23487-1213578000-1213578000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Prepare for Launch: Health Reform Summit 2008 DESCRIPTION:Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley will co-host a bipartisan summit at the Library of Congress to discuss options for health care reform in 2009. "Prepare for Launch: Health Reform Summit 2008" is part of the Finance Committee's year-long series of hearings\, roundtables\, and events to prepare for congressional action on health reform. \nThis event will be open to press with credentials for the event. Because of space constraints\, the limited number of available credentials will be issued on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nWorking journalists should submit credential requests to Erin Shields at erin_shields@finance-dem.senate.gov. Requests must include the reporter's name\, the media outlet represented\, and contact information including e-mail and phone number. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/prepare-for-launch-health-reform-summit-2008/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080624T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080627T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160714Z CREATED:20231025T145931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160714Z UID:23477-1214269200-1214528400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:The Society for Epidemiologic Research is a forum for sharing the latest in epidemiologic research. Its annual meeting includes the John C. Cassel Memorial Lecture and contributed papers\, symposia\, and posters on a wide range of epidemiologic issues. \nTopics covered will include: \n\n\nChoosing appropriate counterfactuals for research on the health effects of socioeconomic position and neighborhoods\, David Rehkopf and Irene Yen \n\n\nClimate Change and Human Health: Risks and Responses\, Kristie L Ebi \n\n\nEpidemiology responds to its media critics\, Noel Weiss \n\n\nIntegration of Biological Pathways in Epidemiologic Research of the Social Gradient in Health\, Carlos Mendes de Leon \n\n\nIntent-to-treat analyses of 2-armed randomized controlled trials: can we improve on the gold standard?\, M Maria Glymour \n\n\nLimitations of neighborhoods research for understanding racial health disparities\, Theresa Osypuk \n\n\nMaking lemonade from lemons: Implications of marginal structural model analysis for public health planning and policy\, Sheryl Magzamen \n\n\nMethodological Issues in the Analysis of new Biomarkers\, Enrique Schisterman \n\n\nRisks and benefits of the use of the STROBE checklist by scientific journals\, Noel Weiss \n\n\nSocial and Environmental Determinants of Diabetes: What we can learn from national to community level data\, Sharon Saydah \n\n\nSocial Epidemiology and Behavioral Health: Methodologic approaches\, problems\, and promise\, Sandro Galea \n\n\nThe "Hispanic Paradox": What's Real and What's Not\, David A Shoham \n\n\nThreats to epidemiologic science from organized interests\, Carl V Phillips \n\n\nUnequal Racial/Ethnic Distribution of Breast Cancer Subtypes: Identifying Mechanisms by Which Adverse Social Environments May Modulate Genetic Vulnerabilities\, Robert Hiatt and Dejana Braithwaite \n\n\n"Whose data are they?" — Opportunities and pitfalls of publicly accessible data\, Allen Wilcox \n\n\n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/society-for-epidemiologic-research-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080625T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080625T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160713Z CREATED:20231025T145942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160713Z UID:23488-1214355600-1214355600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:From Molecules to Mind: Challenges for the 21st Century DESCRIPTION:The IOM Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders is holding this workshop focused on identifying Grand Challenges in Neuroscience. \nThe unifying theme for this workshop is the need to expand the understanding of how perception\, cognition\, and action arise in the human brain from interactions between molecules\, chemicals\, neurons\, and circuits\, the brain's fundamental building blocks. \nObjectives: \n\nIlluminate the progress and successes made by the neuroscience community and highlight the challenges still facing the field. \nIdentify the guiding principles\, fundamental scientific questions\, and goals that will inspire the scientific and public communities to support and engage this grand challenge.\nWhat will be the technology needs?Which disciplines will need to be engaged and what will be their training requirements?\nWhat partnerships need to be forged? \nIdentify the infrastructure and resource requirements that will be necessary to advance and accelerate discovery\, including:\n\nWhat will be the technology needs? \nWhich disciplines will need to be engaged and what will be their training requirements? \nWhat partnerships need to be forged? \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/from-molecules-to-mind-challenges-for-the-21st-century/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20080626T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20080629T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160713Z CREATED:20231025T145932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160713Z UID:23478-1214442000-1214701200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:International Academy of Cardiology\, 14th World Congress on Heart Disease DESCRIPTION:The Congress will provide the opportunity for a comprehensive overview of the latest research developments in cardiovascular medicine\, primarily in the areas of molecular biology\, coronary artery disease\, heart failure\, cardiac arrhythmias and cardiac surgery. \nProgram areas will range from clinical pathophysiology to evaluation and stratification techniques and molecular and cellular biology\, including neurohumoral\, immunological and genetic studies. We will discuss new and innovative diagnostic methods\, prevention and treatment of heart disease\, and prognostic algorithms. Integrated into the program will be an update on the latest major clinical trials. \nTopics will include: \n\nmolecular cardiology\, basic research\ndiagnostic methods\ncoronary artery disease\nheart failure\narrhythmias\ncardiac surgery\npractice guidelines\, cost containment\ncomputers in cardiology\n\n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/international-academy-of-cardiology-14th-world-congress-on-heart-disease/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR