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.
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2 events,As Congress and the Obama Administration move closer to presenting comprehensive legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system, former Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt and former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle will analyze the politics of reform, highlight the need for transparency and inclusion in the debate and forecast the outcome. |
2 events,R. Adams Dudley, MD, MBA, (Associate Professor, Medicine and Health Policy; Associate Director for Research, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies) will speak on "Quality and Performance: Know What You’re Getting in Health Care" as part of the UCSF's Mini Medical School for the Public series on health care reform. |
2 events,The 2008-09 Midwest Health Journalism Program Fellows will attend a seminar on covering rural health issues and will officially graduate from the program. |
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The Association of Health Care Journalists has teamed up with the National Library of Medicine to present the first AHCJ-NLM Fellowships. AHCJ will select four journalists to spend a week on the campus of the National Institutes of Health. |
2 events,The Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee will discuss safety and efficacy issues for use of AstraZeneca's Seroquel for adolescent schizophrenia and childhood bipolar mania. They will also consider Pfizer's Geodon for "acute treatment of manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar disorder, with or without psychotic features in children and adolescents" and Eli Lilly's Zyprexa for those same episodes, as well as schizophrenia in adolescents. The committee is expected to vote on the effectiveness and safety of each application of each drug. |
3 events,The National Center for Health Statistics is tentatively expected to release the latest data on nursing home usage in the U.S., with an emphasis on new clinical content collected. |
2 events,Claire Brindis, DrPH, (Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy; Interim Director, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies), will speak on "The Limits for Reform: Why More Insurance Won’t Cure Health Inequalities" as part of the UCSF's Mini Medical School for the Public series on health care reform. |
2 events,Emerson College's Summer Institute for Social Marketing & Health Communication offers six days of intensive professional development and interdisciplinary studies. The Institute will include lectures, discussions, case studies and group exercises. |
3 events,The National Research Council has reviewed the potential dangers of exposure to drinking water contaminated with trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene at the Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base from the 1950s to 1985 and will issue a report on their findings. The report will address the usefulness of further study and look to set priorities for future action. |
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3 events,The conference theme is "Connecting Neighbors: Finding our Strengths in Community." |
3 events,At their latest quarterly meeting, the National Council on Disability will look to hear public input on what works and what does not for people with disabilities. According to the release, their agenda also includes "sessions on emergency preparedness, housing, workforce infrastructure, access to outdoor recreation, international development, the Developmental Disabilities and Bill of Rights Act, strategic planning, and NCD's 2010 National Summit on Disability Policy." |
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6 events,The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Transparency Task Force, an internal group tasked with applying executive openness directives to the agency, will solicit public input in an open meeting. The task force is looking for suggestions on how the agency can better inform the public, and has specifically requested input on how it can better keep the public updated and informed about its internal processes, including decision-making on product approvals and recalls and enforcement actions. The task force is also soliciting suggestions on how to improve its internet tools and its responses to Freedom of Information Act requests. The National Center for Health Statistics is tentatively set to release a report detailing long-term trends in health coverage in the United States, using data from the national health interview survey. The National Center for Health Statistics is expected to release health insurance coverage estimates for 2008. |
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Briefing: Impact of federal stimulus efforts on the privacy and security of health information in CA
Briefing: Impact of federal stimulus efforts on the privacy and security of health information in CA
The California HealthCare Foundation will hold a briefing to discuss the safeguarding of health data in terms of both state standards and HIPAA as well as changes in the area created by recent stimulus legislation. Speakers will include Deven McGraw, J.D., director of the Health Privacy Project at the Center for Democracy and Technology, and Jonah Frohlich, M.P.H., deputy secretary of health information technology with the California Health and Human Service Agency. |
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2 events,The Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee, the Anesthetic and Life Support Drugs Advisory Committee and the Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee will meet for two days to discuss over-the-counter and prescription acetaminophen and the risks of liver problems that arise when patients take more than the recommended daily amount of the drug. |
5 events,The 2009 World Conference of Science Journalists hopes to bring reporters and other science writers and communicators from around the world together in London to network, debate and develop their skills. Science topics to be discussed include new media, philanthropy, climate change, evolution, television, food security, PR, disaster coverage, magazines, nutrition, blogs, genetics, pharmaceuticals, ethics, economics, embargoes, cancer, policy and engineering. The National Center for Health Statistics has set a tentative release date for a report detailing the ages of first marriage for American men and women between the ages of 15 and 44, as well as a breakdown of those who haven't tied the knot by age 35. Statistics will be broken down by age, gender, race and income level. 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. The Institute of Medicine will recommend 100 health topics for priority attention and funding when it comes to comparative effectiveness research. The report will also include general directions on how to ensure such research results in "greater efficiency and better patient care." |
3 events,The National Center for Health Statistics is tentatively set to release a report highlighting selected health characteristics of folks over age 55. According to the release, "findings show that prevalence of fair or poor health status, selected chronic health conditions, difficulties with physical or social impairments, health care access and utilization, and adoption of health behaviors increased with advancing age." |
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