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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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090630T010000
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SUMMARY:6th World Conference of Science Journalists
DESCRIPTION: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.  \nFor more information or to register\, visit the conference's website. The early bird deadline has passed\, but late registration is still possible.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/6th-world-conference-of-science-journalists/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090701T010000
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SUMMARY:Data release: Health characteristics of adults 55 years of age and over
DESCRIPTION:The National Center for Health Statistics is tentatively set to release a report highlighting selected health characteristics of folks over age 55. The data for the report comes from national surveys taken between 2004 and 2007. 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."  \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-health-characteristics-of-adults-55-years-of-age-and-over/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090708T010000
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DTSTAMP:20231109T163208Z
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SUMMARY:Data release: Older people have worse health and more chronic conditions
DESCRIPTION:The National Center for Health Statistics is expected to release a report on health characteristics of American adults 55 and over\, based on data from the 2004 to 2007 National Health Interview Surveys. According to the release\, "Findings show that 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."  \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-older-people-have-worse-health-and-more-chronic-conditions/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090710T010000
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SUMMARY:Data release: Key indicators of the well-being of American children\, 2009
DESCRIPTION:The National Center for Health Statistics is expected to release a report on the well-being of American children. The report will include "key statistics on the health\, safety\, social environment\, and economic status of U.S. children."  \nCall (301) 496-5133 for more information on the "audio news briefing" for the report\, which will start at 10:30 a.m. on the day before the report is released (July 9).    \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-key-indicators-of-the-well-being-of-american-children-2009/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090714T010000
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DTSTAMP:20231109T163206Z
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SUMMARY:Health Affairs report to address the challenges of global health care delivery.
DESCRIPTION:Health Affairs is hosting a briefing and release of their July-August issue focusing on global health delivery. There\, speakers will discuss "delivering affordable antimalarial treatments in a way that will avoid the development of treatment-resistant strains of malaria\," "diplomatic efforts undertaken during an official boycott of polio immunization in Northern Nigeria" and "challenges involved in eradicating polio\," how an affordable secondary-care hospital in Ecuador became financially sustainable\, and "challenges involved in reducing the number of women in poor countries who die during pregnancy and childbirth." \nThe briefing will run from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Capital Hilton\, 1001 16th St.\, NW.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-affairs-report-to-address-the-challenges-of-global-health-care-delivery/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090715T010000
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DTSTAMP:20231109T163206Z
CREATED:20231025T150336Z
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SUMMARY:Opensecrets.org live chat on money and lobbying in health care reform
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Responsive Politics\, a nonprofit group that seeks to track the flow of money through the political process\, will hold a live chat on their opensecrets.org site at noon Eastern time to discuss the "influence of money and lobbying" in the debate over health care reform. Directors and writers from the Center for Responsive Politics will be on hand to answer questions.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/opensecrets-org-live-chat-on-money-and-lobbying-in-health-care-reform/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090715T010000
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DTSTAMP:20231109T163205Z
CREATED:20231025T150337Z
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SUMMARY:CDC data release: Underweight children\, adolescents and adults\, 2003 to 2006
DESCRIPTION:The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are expected to release reports\, based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey\, detailing the prevalence of underweight children and adolescents and underweight adults in the United States. The reports are embargoed (and password protected) until noon\, Eastern time on July 15. \nFor more information\, please call 301-458-4800.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cdc-data-release-underweight-children-adolescents-and-adults-2003-to-2006/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090716T010000
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DTSTAMP:20231109T163204Z
CREATED:20231025T150337Z
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SUMMARY:CDC data release and 'bloginar': Racial and ethnic differences in obesity prevalence among US adults
DESCRIPTION:CDC epidemiologist Liping Pan will lead a 3 p.m. Eastern time discussion and answer questions about racial and ethnic differences in obesity prevalence rates in the United States from 2006 to 2008. Data on those rates will be released a few hours prior to the so-called 'bloginar.' \nTo join the discussion\, call in at 800-988-9571 (passcode 6927560)\, or visit the web site (conference number: PW4711531\, passcode: 6927560).
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cdc-data-release-and-bloginar-racial-and-ethnic-differences-in-obesity-prevalence-among-us-adults/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090722T010000
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DTSTAMP:20231109T150827Z
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SUMMARY:Atlanta Chapter: CDC flu expert
DESCRIPTION:A leading CDC expert on influenza\, Dr. Nancy Cox\, will address the Atlanta chapter. It promises to be an illuminating look at swine flu and its effects on global health.  \nSo come out\, shake off the midsummer blahs and enjoy a great evening of infectious talk with your fellow health journalists.   \nThe meeting will be at Front Page News  on Moreland Avenue in Little Five Points\, which has free parking. (There's another Front Page in Midtown\, but don't go there).  \nLearn more about the Atlanta chapter of AHCJ. \nQuestions? Contact Andy Miller at andymill111@yahoo.com or 404-386-8290.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/atlanta-chapter-cdc-flu-expert/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090723T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090723T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T163203Z
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SUMMARY:CDC webinar and data release: Obesity among preschool aged children appears to be slowing
DESCRIPTION:The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to release data showing that "obesity among preschool aged children appears to be slowing." The release will be followed by a 3 p.m. Eastern Time webinar to discuss the data. \n  \n  \nTo access the webinar\, call 1-877-709-5339 (passcode: 64203) or visit www.livemeeting.com/cc/lm2007_vncsales or www.livemeeting.com/cc/lm2007_vncsales/join (conference number: NDQ492; passcode: 5M"$qXzzH).
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cdc-webinar-and-data-release-obesity-among-preschool-aged-children-appears-to-be-slowing/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090723T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090725T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154543Z
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SUMMARY:Conference: American Hospital Association and Health Forum leadership summit
DESCRIPTION:The American Hospital Association and Health Forum's leadership summit is designed for "senior executives\, governing board members\, leaders in hospitals\, health systems and allied organizations providing health care." The three-day conference aims to help facilitate discussion between executives at all levels of the nation's health care delivery system.\nFor more information\, visit the conference website.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/conference-american-hospital-association-and-health-forum-leadership-summit/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090727T010000
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DTSTAMP:20231109T150827Z
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SUMMARY:Philadelphia Chapter: Media briefing about anticipating tomorrow's cancer treatments
DESCRIPTION:This three-hour event is open to all AHCJ members. It's planned as a fast-moving summary of the institution's highlights. Most presenters will speak for 15 minutes. (The CEO Mike Seiden gets half an hour) The subjects will range from trends in personalized medicine and women's cancer to advances in radiation oncology and robotic surgery. Fox Chase maintains these researchers are all likely to make news in the next 12 months. There's no guarantee\, of course.  \n The program includes lunch which reporters can purchase. A full schedule is attached.  \n This will mark the third AHCJ event in the Philly area over the past year.  \n If you go\, RSVP to Karl Starl (kstark@phillynews.com) or Fox Chase's Frank Hoke at frank.hoke@mac.com  \n Directions to Fox Chase are at http://www.fccc.edu/information/directions/index.html \nFox Chase Cancer Center\, Conference Rooms C&D\nMonday\, July 27\, 2009\, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.\nCancer is on pace to become the leading cause of death worldwide by 2010. But more people are also surviving cancer today because of advances in prevention\, research\, and treatment. Please join us for a briefing and lunch with some of Fox Chase Cancer Center's leading scientists and clinicians to learn about some of the most promising anti-cancer strategies being pursued today. \n10:00 a.m.: Registration and reception \n10:30 – 11:30 a.m.: Session 1: Towards Personalized Cancer Medicine \nFundamentally\, cancer is always a genetic disease\, whether the genetic flaws involved are inherited or acquired or both. Genes are also very personal – no two individuals have the same genetic makeup\, and no two tumors have precisely the same genetic profile. For this reason\, the field of oncology is leading the way into the emerging field of personalized medicine. The concept of personalizing a patient's cancer treatment comes in many forms\, from genetic risk analysis to differing tactics for the clinical application of genetic knowledge. This session will feature four researchers\, each with their own take on the field of personalized medicine: \n10:30 – 10:45 a.m.: Mary Daly\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\, Chair of the Department of Clinical Genetics \nIn 1991\, Dr. Daly established the Margaret Dyson Family Risk Assessment Program at Fox Chase to provide personalized prevention strategies and early detection services for women with a family history of breast and/or ovarian cancer and women who have had breast or ovarian cancer or a biopsy showing benign breast disease. The first of its kind in the region and one of the first in the nation\, the program has served more than 10\,000 families to date. The program has also served as the model for additional prevention services at Fox Chase\, such as risk assessment for gastrointestinal cancers\, prostate cancer\, and melanoma\, with a new effort in head-and-neck cancers in development. Today\, Dr. Daly heads a new clinical department that seeks to use the increasing depth of genetic knowledge about cancer to guide individual patient treatment. Dr. Daly is also the leader of Fox Chase's Keystone Program in Personalized Risk and Prevention\, one of five programs established in 2008 that aim to bring the power of team-based science to bear on important cancer questions.  \n10:45 – 11:00 a.m.: Jeff Boyd\, Ph.D.\, Chief Scientific Officer \nIn addition to his role in directing the overall scientific research portfolio of Fox Chase\, Dr. Boyd recently led the formation of the Institute for Personalized Medicine (IPM)\, a program that will aim to match emerging targeted drug therapies to the unique genetic profiles of individual patient tumors on a much larger scale than previously possible. The IPM is built on Fox Chase's extensive and well characterized Biosample Repository and Tumor Bank and incorporates the critical additional element of specific sequencing information about individual tumors. The IPM also operates in collaboration with Fox Chase's highly regarded Phase 1 clinical trials program\, which tests a broad spectrum of novel cancer therapeutics in patients with advanced cancer.  \n11:00 – 11:15 a.m.: Suzanne Miller\, Ph.D.\, Director of Behavioral Research \nWhile genetics dominates the discussion around personalized medicine\, Dr. Miller advocates a broader approach that incorporates an assessment of each patient's individual psychosocial needs. According to Dr. Miller\, each patient responds to a cancer diagnosis as differently as each tumor might respond to a particular therapy.  From cancer screening through diagnosis\, treatment through survivorship\, how patients view and react to their cancer plays a fundamental role in their fight against the disease. To truly personalize care\, Dr. Miller suggests\, we should provide training in how to assess a patient's psychological perspective. \n 11:15 – 11:30 a.m.: George Simon\, M.D.\, Director of Thoracic Oncology \nDr. Simon is a physician-researcher who specializes in better understanding and treating lung cancer and mesothelioma. Currently\, he is devising experimental clinical protocols that will match therapy to the genetic profile of an individual patient's tumor. Dr. Simon was recently recruited to Fox Chase from the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa\, where he led a team that showed that patients whose tumors exhibit high levels of activity of a gene called ERCC1 have a good prognosis\, do not derive additional benefit from extended platinum-based chemotherapy\, and can thus be spared the side effects of that therapy. Dr. Simon and his colleagues have since shown the feasibility of chemotherapy based on ERCC1 and another gene called RRMI\, which predicts gemcitabine resistance. Such genetically tailored chemotherapy suggests a path toward dramatically improved outcomes for patients with advanced or stage IV non-small-cell lung cancer. Dr. Simon is developing a clinical trial for launch later this year or early next year that will test the use of a specific series of genetic tests to steer lung cancer patients towards receiving combinations of cancer drugs individually selected to target their disease.  \n11:30 a.m. – Noon: Lunch with remarks by Michael Seiden\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\, President and CEO  \nDr. Seiden assumed the presidency of Fox Chase Cancer Center in 2007\, arriving from Massachusetts General Hospital and Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center. He has since launched a number of innovative projects to advance cancer research and treatment. Among these are the Keystone Programs for Collaborative Discovery\, the Institute for Personalized Medicine\, and Fox Chase Cancer Center Buckingham. Additionally\, Fox Chase will open the Women's Cancer Center later this year. All of these initiatives build on a pronounced strength at Fox Chase\, the close integration of its research and clinical faculty. As a leading gynecologic oncologist\, Dr. Seiden is also the principal investigator on Fox Chase's ovarian cancer Specialized Program of Research Excellence\, or SPORE. These prestigious grants from the National Cancer Institute bring together teams of scientists and physicians to translate discoveries made in the laboratory into new treatments for testing in the clinic. Dr. Seiden is also overseeing Fox Chase's efforts to expand in the face of fast-rising demand for its cancer treatment services. Currently\, the Center's expansion options fall into three categories\, all of which "have warts\," as he puts it: 1) expand into a small portion of adjacent Burholme Park or\, failing that\, build up on our current footprint; 2) split the campus to build new facilities at a second location; and 3) move the integrated campus to a new location.  \nNoon – 1:00 p.m.: Session 2: Moving Cancer Care Forward \nCancer treatment falls generally into three categories: surgical oncology\, radiation oncology\, and medical oncology\, with the last of these being\, perhaps\, the broadest of the three. In all of these areas\, Fox Chase physicians are making significant advances and improving cancer treatment. Additionally\, as the new Women's Cancer Center will showcase\, Fox Chase is committed to integrating all treatment modalities to offer patients the best possible cancer care. \nNoon – 12:15 p.m.: Angela Bradbury\, M.D.\, Director of the Margaret Dyson Family Risk Assessment Program \nDr. Bradbury\, a medical oncologist\, is the Director of the Margaret Dyson Family Risk Assessment Program at Fox Chase Cancer Center\, established in 1991 by Dr. Daly. Dr. Bradbury has specialized training in clinical cancer genetics\, as well as social science research and survey-based research methodologies. Predictive genetic testing and ethical dilemmas in the cancer prevention field are her primary research focus. Dr. Bradbury's interest and ongoing research in medical ethics allows her to consider more deeply the impact of medicine on individuals and society as a whole. Currently\, she is studying how and when parents communicate their BRCA1/2 mutation status and associated risk for breast and ovarian cancer to their children. A recent focus of her research has been on the impact that early communication of genetic risk has on children's health and risk behaviors. She is a graduate and former faculty member of the nationally recognized MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago. \n12:30 – 12:45 p.m.: Robert Burger\, M.D.\, Director of the Women's Cancer Center \nBreast and gynecological cancers represent a third of all cancers in women and account for a fourth of all cancer deaths in women. Building on decades of research and progress against these cancers\, Fox Chase Cancer Center will launch the region's first Women's Cancer Center later this year\, with surgical oncologist Dr. Burger as its founding director. His vision is for the Women's Cancer Center to become a national resource for best clinical practices and collaborative research in women's cancers. Dr. Burger is also the co-director of the Ovarian Cancer Research Program\, and his own research interests include risk assessment and prevention for ovarian cancer and the development of targeted therapeutics for gynecologic cancers. He is the principal investigator for a major clinical trial evaluating bevacizumab in patients with advanced ovarian cancer – the largest study of its kind in the world\, with the potential to change the standard of care for this disease. \n12:15 – 12:30 p.m.: Eric Horwitz\, M.D.\, Acting Chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology \nFox Chase has pioneered some of the world's leading radiation therapy tools\, including Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)\, ultrasound-guided targeting\, image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT)\, and magnetic resonance imaging. Under Dr. Horwitz's leadership\, Fox Chase continues to work to advance the field of radiation oncology\, this year becoming the first site in North America to use High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) for cancer treatment\, for example. HIFU uses sound waves to create heat that destroys cancer cells with great precision. On July 15\, Fox Chase will open a world-class radiation therapy center in Bucks County that will offer state-of-the-art treatment capabilities such as the Calypso 4D localization system\, the Trilogy Linear Accelerator with Rapid Arc\, the LightSpeed RT 16 CT Simulator\, and the CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System. Dr. Horwitz is also the current president of the American Brachytherapy Society. \n12:45 – 1:00 p.m.: Andrew Gumbs\, M.D.\, Director of Minimally Invasive Hepato-Pancreatic and Biliary Surgery  \nFox Chase is among a handful of institutions worldwide using robotics or laparoscopy to treat patients with nearly all types of cancer. This is due to a strong institutional commitment to making the benefits of these new minimally invasive surgical techniques – greater precision to protect nearby healthy tissues and preserve organ function\, less overall trauma to the body\, and faster\, more complete recovery – available to all cancer patients. A recent recruit to Fox Chase from the Institut Mutualiste Montsouris in Paris\, Dr. Gumbs exemplifies this commitment. He is advancing minimally invasive surgical techniques for cancer treatment almost daily. Since his arrival in December 2008\, he has performed a series of first-in-the-region\, first-in-the-nation\, and even first-in-the-world cancer surgeries\, sometimes saving the lives of patients who were told elsewhere that their cancer was inoperable. He is also involved in developing new technologies to add to the minimally invasive surgeon's arsenal. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/philadelphia-chapter-media-briefing-about-anticipating-tomorrows-cancer-treatments/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20090727T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20090729T010000
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SUMMARY:Weight of the Nation Conference
DESCRIPTION:The CDC is holding its first conferences to address the obesity crisis in the United States. Weight of the Nation is designed to provide a forum to highlight progress in the prevention and control of obesity through policy and environmental strategies and highlight strategies that overcome barriers to the primary prevention of obesity for youth and adults in four settings: communities\, medical care\, schools\, and workplaces.   \nRegistration for media is free onsite. Press credentials will be verified at the onsite registration table. \n Some sessions will be broadcast live. For more information about the conference and to view the full program schedule and list of live broadcast sessions\, visit: www.weightofthenation.org \nWho will be there: Elected and appointed public policy makers; federal\, state and local public health leaders; organizations and researchers engaged in policy-related obesity prevention and control initiatives. \nHighlights\nMonday\, July 27 \n(Please note that due to security reasons\, all visitors must be seated in the Regency ballroom no later than 8:30. Those individuals arriving after 8:30 may be seated in the Ambassador Room to view opening remarks on a monitor.) \n 8:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m. \n Janet Collins\, Ph.D. Director\, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion \n Thomas R. Frieden\, M.D.\, M.P.H. Director\, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Administrator\, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry \n James S. Marks\, M.D.\, M.P.H. Senior Vice President\, Health Group Director Robert Wood Johnson Foundation \n Rear Admiral Steven K. Galson\, M.D.\, M.P.H. Acting Surgeon General\, Office of the Surgeon General Department of Health and Human Services \n 9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. \n President Bill Clinton Founder\, William J. Clinton Foundation 42nd President of the United States \n 11 a.m.- NoonMedia Briefing Release of New Obesity Economic Data Release of Community Solutions to the Obesity Problem \n Call in information: Media: 888-795-0855 International: 1-630-395-0031 Listen Only: 800-857-5020 Passcode: CDC Media A listen-only webcast of the media briefing will be available at http://www.cdc.gov/media \n 12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Senator Tom Harkin 2009 ASTPHND Award Recipient \nTuesday\, July 28 \n8 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks Kathleen Sebelius\, M.P.A. Secretary of Health and Human Services \n 12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Remarks Howard Koh\, M.D. Assistant Secretary for Health\, Health and Human Services \nWednesday\, July 29 \n9:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. Presentation of 2009 Pioneering Innovation Awards \nLocation \n Omni Shoreham Hotel 2500 Calvert Street\, NW Washington\, D.C. 20008
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/weight-of-the-nation-conference/
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SUMMARY:CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices special meeting to discuss H1N1
DESCRIPTION:The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on ImmunizationPractices — made up of 15 HHS-selected experts on vaccine-related fields — will meet to discuss the development and formulation of a vaccine agaist the H1N1 influenza virus as well as determine the age and risk groups for vaccination.  \nFind a draft agenda for the meeting here (pdf). \nThe meeting will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1600 Clifton Road NE.  \nRoom 232\, Auditorium B For directions to CDCReporters who wish to attend the meeting in person should email tskinner@cdc.gov by July 22.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cdc-advisory-committee-on-immunization-practices-special-meeting-to-discuss-h1n1/
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SUMMARY:Data release: Costs and popularity of complementary and alternative medicine
DESCRIPTION:The National Center for Health Statistics and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine are tentatively scheduled to release a report on the costs of complementary and alternative medicine and upon the popularity thereof.   \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-costs-and-popularity-of-complementary-and-alternative-medicine/
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SUMMARY:Infectious Diseases Society panel review of 2006 Lyme disease guidelines
DESCRIPTION:The Infectious Diseases Society of America's Lyme Disease Review Panel will meet  to hear testimony regarding its 2006-vintage guidelines  for lyme disease.  Eighteen physicians\, patients and scientists are scheduled to speak at the day-long event\, which will be webcast live. \nThe invitation-only meeting will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.\, Eastern time.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/infectious-diseases-society-panel-review-of-2006-lyme-disease-guidelines/
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