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:20090330T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090401T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160711Z CREATED:20231025T150240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160711Z UID:23620-1238374800-1238547600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Council on Disability Quarterly Meeting DESCRIPTION:The National Council on Disability's quarterly meeting is free and open to the public. At the meeting\, the NCD will release their annual progress report to the president and congress and listen to presentations and discussions led by administration officials. Other topics discussed will include emergency preparedness\, healthcare\, employment and civil rights. \nThe meeting will be held at the Academy for Educational Development 's 8th floor conference center\, located at 1825 Connecticut Avenue\, N.W. in Washington\, DC. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-council-on-disability-quarterly-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090402T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090402T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160710Z CREATED:20231025T150249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160710Z UID:23630-1238634000-1238634000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Confirmation hearing: Kathleen Sebelius for HHS post DESCRIPTION:The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance will hold a confirmation hearing and vote on whether to send Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' nomination to the full Senate. \nThe committee\, which meets at 10 a.m. ET\, expects to hear from Sen. Max Baucus of Montana and Charles Grassley of Iowa\, as well as from Sebelius. \nOn March 31\, Sebelius appeared before the Committee on Health\, Education\, Labor\, and Pensions. A webcast of that hearing is available. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/confirmation-hearing-kathleen-sebelius-for-hhs-post/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090403T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090403T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160709Z CREATED:20231025T150249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160709Z UID:23629-1238720400-1238720400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:AHRQ meeting on research\, stimulus money DESCRIPTION:The National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will meet to discuss the $300 million stimulus investment in AHRQ's research into the comparative effectiveness of medical treatment as well as other agency research\, programs and initiatives. \n The public meeting will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the AHRQ's Eisenberg Conference Center located at 540 Gaither Road in Rockville\, MD. No prior registration is required. An agenda can be found here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahrq-meeting-on-research-stimulus-money/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090406T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090406T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160708Z CREATED:20231025T150243Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160708Z UID:23624-1238979600-1238979600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Los Angeles White House regional health care forum DESCRIPTION:The Los Angeles forum is part of a series of regional health reform forums announced by President Barack Obama. The forums are intended to continue the public discussion about bringing down health care costs and making coverage more widely available. \nCurrently scheduled forums include: \n\nMarch 17 in Burlington\, Vt.\nMarch 23 in Des Moines\, Iowa\nMarch 31 in Greensboro\, N.C.\nApril 6 in Los Angeles\n\n For more information\, visit healthreform.gov. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/los-angeles-white-house-regional-health-care-forum/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090414T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090414T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160708Z CREATED:20231025T150255Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160708Z UID:23640-1239670800-1239670800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Federal Coordinating Council on Comparative Effectiveness DESCRIPTION:The 15-member Federal Coordinating Council on Comparative Effectiveness will hear public comment from 2 to 5 pm. The council will provide agencies with input on the priorities for spending the hundreds of millions of stimulus dollars aimed at studying the comparative effectiveness of medical treatments. \nAccording to the event's website\, "individuals interested in addressing the council may nominate themselves to deliver a three minute oral presentation before the council. Individuals and organizations may also submit written comments for the Council's consideration. The public may also attend the session\, listen live via audio conference or watch the session online at http://www.hhs.gov/recovery." URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/federal-coordinating-council-on-comparative-effectiveness/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090414T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090416T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160707Z CREATED:20231025T150219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160707Z UID:23596-1239670800-1239843600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Hawaii Adult Mental Health Division's Best Practices Conference DESCRIPTION:The State of Hawaii Adult Mental Health Division's 6th Annual Best Practices Conference\, "Responsibility and Recovery in the Legal System" \nApril 14-16\, 2009 \nHawaii Convention Center in Honolulu\, Hawaii \nwww.amhd.org/conferences/2009 \nContact Person: Jennifer Miyasaki \nPhone\, (808) 735-3515 \nEmail: conference@mhsret.org \nEvidence-based practices (EBPs) are services for people with severe and persistent mental illness which have demonstrated positive outcomes in multiple research studies. The Adult Mental Health Division strives to integrate these EBPs and other best practices into the array of services throughout the system. The annual Best Practices Conference highlights one or more EBPs each year to draw particular focus to these essential services and clinically proven approaches. \nThis conference further allows the AMHD to incorporate leading clinical interventions and promote individual recovery while remaining culturally informed\, sensitive and responsive. \nDuring the past 50 years\, there has been a significant increase in the numbers of mentally ill individuals involved with the criminal justice system. More and more often\, police officers\, court personnel\, parole and probation officers\, and jail personnel handle cases involving mentally ill individuals. And\, vice versa\, more and more mental health providers work with consumers involved with criminal justice. These cases are called "forensic" cases – those that involve both mental health and criminal justice. \nUnfortunately\, forensic consumers are often forgotten\, cast aside\, or mischaracterized due to long-standing societal misconceptions and stigma. Truth is\, mentally ill persons are arrested more frequently and spend more time in jail than non-mentally ill persons\, even though the majority of their criminal activities involve non-violent\, low-level quality of life transgressions. As a result of their legal histories\, forensic consumers have more trouble securing treatment services\, jobs\, and housing – thus making it more likely for them to come back into contact with the police and courts. Police departments\, courts\, and correctional facilities have been ill-equipped to handle the influx of mental health issues they currently face. \nThis conference will be the first of its kind in Hawaii to fully address these issues. For the first time\, all of the stakeholders in the process – including the forensic consumers and their families – are invited to one forum to discuss challenges and solutions to these difficult problems. Conference participants will learn about empirical research and ideas\, attend sessions from both nationally-recognized keynote speakers and local experts\, and interact with people in Hawaii involvedwith the intersection of mental health and criminal justice (mental health providers\, court and jail personnel\, police officers\, cultural leaders\, probation and parole officers\, and others). This conference will promote and galvanize the tremendous collaboration that has recently occurred amongst all of these disparate people and agencies\, and will serve as a springboard for transformative change in the lives of forensic consumers. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/hawaii-adult-mental-health-divisions-best-practices-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090416T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090419T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160706Z CREATED:20231025T145942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160706Z UID:23490-1239843600-1240102800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Health Journalism 2009 DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\nMore than 400 people attended AHCJ’s annual conference in Seattle and took advantage of a series of multimedia training sessions\, field trips\, and panels covering everything from aging to global health to veterans’ health issues. AHCJ is posting speaker presentations\, tip sheets and summaries of many of the panels. \nNews from the conference\n Tip sheets\, presentations from Health Journalism 2009 Journalists learn to market\, brand themselves Improving reporting on medical studies Do audiences understand health stories? Genetic\, environmental factors at work in aging process Hospital patient safety initiatives borrow from transportation industry Reporters’ preparation would decrease chaos in covering disasters Animal-to-human contact key to emerging diseases Obama order expected to increase speed\, efficiency of stem cell research Gaps in evidence drive movement toward shared decision-making Mental health: Reporting beyond the labels Credit crisis\, IRS changes affect hospital finances Doctor shortage a ‘crisis’ in Wash. Costs critical to stories about health care \nNow\, more than ever\, AHCJ offers training\, networking and support for journalists. \n\nHosts\n♦ University of Washington / Health Sciences-UW Medicine ♦ Seattle Children’s Hospital\nEndowing Sponsor\n♦ Robert Wood Johnson Foundation\nSponsors\n\n♦ The Seattle Times ♦ The California Endowment ♦ Northwest Science Writers Association ♦ California HealthCare Foundation ♦ Missouri Foundation for Health ♦ The California Wellness Foundation ♦ The Commonwealth Fund ♦ Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making ♦ Montefiore Medical Center ♦ RTI International ♦ Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ♦ Virginia Mason Medical Center\n\n\nCongratulations to James Mulder of The (Syracuse) Post-Standard. By filling out the evaluation of the Urban Health Journalism Workshop\, Mulder won the drawing for free registration to Health Journalism 2009! URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-journalism-2009/ CATEGORIES:Annual Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090422T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090422T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154551Z CREATED:20231025T150251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154551Z UID:23632-1240362000-1240362000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Data release: Report on metabolic syndrome shows more adults at risk of heart disease DESCRIPTION:The National Center for Health Statistics is expected release a report showing that a large percentage of American adults meet the criteria for metabolic syndrome. According to NCHS\, metabolic syndrome is a collection of heart-disease risk factors including "abdominal obesity\, elevated blood pressure\, insulin resistance and high cholesterol." \nTo access embargoed and password protected materials\, reporters must contact the CDC/NCHS Press Room at 301-458-4800 or register with the NCHS Media Listserv. To register click here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/data-release-report-on-metabolic-syndrome-shows-more-adults-at-risk-of-heart-disease/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090423T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090423T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160705Z CREATED:20231025T150240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160705Z UID:23619-1240448400-1240448400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:FDA Small Pharmaceutical Business Assistance Educational Forum DESCRIPTION:The FDA workshop will provide information about premarket requirements\, good manufacturing practices\, and OTC and generic drug issues tailored for small pharmaceutical businesses. \nThe free\, public workshop (pdf) will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the FDA's Atrium Conference Room at 158-15 Liberty Ave.\, Jamaica\, NY 11433. To register or for more information\, call Odinga Charles at (718) 662-5622 or Marilyn Rodriguez-Bohorquez at (718) 662-5618 or e-mail marilyn.bohorquez@fda.hhs.gov. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/fda-small-pharmaceutical-business-assistance-educational-forum/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090429T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090429T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160705Z CREATED:20231025T150239Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160705Z UID:23617-1240966800-1240966800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Data release: Trends in Spina Bifida and Anencephalus in the United States\, 1991-2006 DESCRIPTION:The National Center for Health Statistics is tentatively set to release a trend report on Spina Bifida and Anencephalus in the United States from 1991 to 2006\, using comprehensive national data taken from birth certificates. \nTo access embargoed and password protected materials\, reporters must contact the CDC/NCHS Press Room at 301-458-4800 or register with the NCHS Media Listserv. To register click here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/data-release-trends-in-spina-bifida-and-anencephalus-in-the-united-states-1991-2006/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090429T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090429T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154550Z CREATED:20231025T150251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154550Z UID:23631-1240966800-1240966800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Data release: Teen substance abuse DESCRIPTION:The National Center for Health Statistics is expected to release a report examining health risk behaviors among adolescents. Behaviors to be addressed include smoking\, alcohol use and illicit drug use. \n To access embargoed and password protected materials\, reporters must contact the CDC/NCHS Press Room at 301-458-4800 or register with the NCHS Media Listserv. To register click here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/data-release-teen-substance-abuse/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090430T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090501T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160704Z CREATED:20231025T150239Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160704Z UID:23618-1241053200-1241139600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:FDA Risk Communication Advisory Committee meeting DESCRIPTION:The FDA's Risk Communication Advisory Committee will discuss the risk communication strategic plan and solicit input and advice. \nThe two-day public meeting will take place at the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research in the Advisory Committee Conference Room (Rm. 1066). The center is located at 5630 Fishers Lane\, Rockville\, MD. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/fda-risk-communication-advisory-committee-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR