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:20091103T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091106T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154517Z CREATED:20231025T150355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154517Z UID:23701-1257210000-1257469200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Faces of a Healthy Future: National Conference to End Health Disparities DESCRIPTION:The second Faces of a Healthy Future: National Conference to End Health Disparities will\, according to the press release\, "assess the progress toward the NIH National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) and Healthy People 2010's goals." \nVisit the conference website for more information or to register. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/faces-of-a-healthy-future-national-conference-to-end-health-disparities/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091105T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091106T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154516Z CREATED:20231025T150425Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154516Z UID:23713-1257382800-1257469200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:2009 American Institute for Cancer Research Conference DESCRIPTION:The 2009 American Institute for Cancer Research Conference will address food\, nutrition\, physical activity and weight management in relation to cancer. For more information or to register\, visit the conference Web site. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/2009-american-institute-for-cancer-research-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091112T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091112T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161058Z CREATED:20231030T213030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161058Z UID:25385-1257987600-1257987600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Childhood Obesity: Strategies and Solutions from Bay Area Experts DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, Nov. 12\, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.Bloomberg/San Francisco bureau office Pier 3\, Suite 101 \nMandatory RSVPs by 3 p.m.\, Wednesday\, Nov. 11. This is mandatory\, as we must have ALL attendee names and company info (or freelance) on a list for Bloomberg by the end of the day Nov. 11. If you do not RSVP by 3 pm\, Nov. 11\, you will not be allowed to attend the event! \nPlease RSVP to BayAreaAHCJ@gmail.com. \n(Light refreshments will be served; this event is FREE this time.) \nAbout the panel\nStories about food\, nutrition\, and the health impacts of eating are all over the media lately. The topic is especially significant for kids\, who continue to tip the scales more than their peers even a decade ago and risk heading into adulthood with medical conditions that used to be for adults only. What can be done? Bay Area experts are doing some good work to solve this problem; our speakers are among this group\, and share some insights and recent work that will inspire story ideas that will resonate with your readers and listeners: \n Cam-Tu Tran\, MD\, is a pediatrician and director of San Francisco General Hospital's Healthy Lifestyles Clinic\, which treats overweight children and adolescents. Under her leadership\, her staff has developed innovative ways to help their largely low-income patient population eat healthier and exercise. \nElaine Herscher is senior managing editor at Consumer Health Interactive\, and coauthor of Generation Extra Large: Rescuing Our Children from the Epidemic of Obesity (Basic Books\, 2005). Her multimedia project "Fat City\, Fit City?" was a finalist in the 2009 International Medical and Media Awards. \nDaphne Miller\, MD\, has a family medical practice in San Francisco. She is the author of the best-selling nutrition travelogue\, The Jungle Effect\, (HarperCollins\, 2008) for which she traveled the world in search of culinary traditions and recipes that would most benefit her patients. \nRemember to RSVP at Bay.Area.AHCJ@gmail.com. See you on Nov. 12th. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/childhood-obesity-strategies-and-solutions-from-bay-area-experts/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091112T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091112T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161057Z CREATED:20231030T213032Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161057Z UID:25387-1257987600-1257987600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Briefing: Long-term effects of foodborne illness\, children most effected with serious complications DESCRIPTION:Food safety advocates at the nonprofit Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention are holding a briefing to discuss a new report titled "Long-term effects of foodborne illness\, children most effected with serious complications."  \nFor call-in information\, contact one of the following CFI representatives:  \n \n \nPaula Chrin\, 202-478-6138 pchrin@mrss.com Ben Grossman-Cohen\, 202-478-6185 bgrossman-cohen@mrss.com URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/briefing-long-term-effects-of-foodborne-illness-children-most-effected-with-serious-complications/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091117T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091117T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161056Z CREATED:20231030T213033Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161056Z UID:25389-1258419600-1258419600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Consumers Union's webcast of patient safety conference DESCRIPTION:On the 10th anniversary of IOM's landmark study "To Err is Human\," Consumers Union will focus on the realization of as-yet unachieved patient safety goals. Speakers will include AHCJ president and ProPublica senior reporter Charles Ornstein and former U.S. Treasury Secretary\, Paul O’Neill. \nThe conference \, which is to run from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern\, will also be webcast live. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/consumers-unions-webcast-of-patient-safety-conference/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091118T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091118T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161055Z CREATED:20231030T213031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161055Z UID:25386-1258506000-1258506000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Data release: Born a bit too early -- Recent trends in late pre-term birth DESCRIPTION:The National Center for Health Statistics is tentatively scheduled to release "Born a bit too early — Recent trends in late pre-term birth." According to the release\, the report will "display trends in the number and rate of babies born one to three weeks short of 'term' from 1990 to 2006." It will also analyze contributing factors\, both physiological/medical and demographic. \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-born-a-bit-too-early-recent-trends-in-late-pre-term-birth/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091118T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091118T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161055Z CREATED:20231030T213032Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161055Z UID:25388-1258506000-1258506000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Media briefing: Health reform gaps for ethnic elders DESCRIPTION:AHCJ member Paul Kleyman\, editor of the Ethnic Elders Newsbeat at New America Media\, is moderating a live-and-call-in media briefing on "Health Reform Gaps for Ethnic Elders." The conference will focus greater attention on closing the health disparities gaps and on confronting socioeconomic barriers to healthy aging among ethnic elders. \nThe event will happen from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Hilton Atlanta\, Room 212. Reporters can join the briefing by phoning 888-299-4099 (US)\, 866-682-1172 (Canada)\, 302-709-8337 (International). The passcode will be VK44448. For information contact Kleyman at pkleyman@newamericamedia.org or GSA's Todd Kluss at (202) 587-2839 or tkluss@geron.orgtkluss@geron.org. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/media-briefing-health-reform-gaps-for-ethnic-elders/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091118T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091118T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161054Z CREATED:20231030T213037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161054Z UID:25392-1258506000-1258506000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:HHS Webcast: How H1N1 and seasonal flu affect those with diabetes DESCRIPTION:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will present "Know What to Do about the Flu\," a Webcast aimed at people with Diabetes. \nThe Webcast will begin at 1:00 p.m. Eastern. For more information\, call HHS at (202) 690-6343. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/hhs-webcast-how-h1n1-and-seasonal-flu-affect-those-with-diabetes/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091118T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091119T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161053Z CREATED:20231025T160848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161053Z UID:23727-1258506000-1258592400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:GerontoNet Symposium on Clinical Trials in the frail elderly person DESCRIPTION:GerontoNet\, a network promoting research and trials related to aging and the diseases that come with it\, will bring experts together to discuss clinical trials in nursing homes\, as well as trials of diabetes\, osteoporosis\, dementia and other age-related diseases. \nA program is available here\, visit the program website for more information or to register. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/gerontonet-symposium-on-clinical-trials-in-the-frail-elderly-person/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091119T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091119T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161052Z CREATED:20231030T213026Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161052Z UID:25379-1258592400-1258592400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Ethics in hard times: A moderated panel discussion for science and health journalists and writers DESCRIPTION:Co-sponsored by AHCJ and Science Writers in New York (SWINY)\nA recording of this program is now available. \n ABOUT THE PROGRAM:\nMany science journalists and public information officers have questions about some of the content partnerships and sponsorships that have emerged this past year among news outlets and government agencies and businesses. The National Science Foundation\, for example\, sponsors online content for such publications as US News & World Report\, Discover magazine and LiveScience.com that is usually written by public information officers for research institutions. The cover of Popular Science's July issue included an alternative cover sponsored by General Electric that was viewable via a Webcam. In September\, the San Jose Mercury News reported that a consortium of 35 U.S. research universities launched Futurity.org\, which will "feed their own accounts of their discoveries directly to top news sites on the Internet … [forming] what is essentially their own nonprofit wire service." \nOften\, the justification for these partnerships is to get science news to the public during a time of limited resources. In the past few years\, and accelerated by the recession\, we have seen more newspaper industry lay-offs\, the elimination of science sections or the closing of newspapers and magazines and overall\, massive journalism job losses. \nWith cosponsorship from the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ)\, Science Writers in New York (SWINY) is organizing this panel to discuss: How concerned should we be about these partnerships and similar initiatives? Are they isolated incidents\, or a trend? How do they relate to today's economy and media contraction? Is it more challenging in a recession to maintain ethics\, including the classic church/state lines between publicists\, advertisers and journalists? Can we still offer strong journalism when we enter these kinds of partnerships and sponsorships with government\, industry and academia? Are these relationships transparent enough\, or do we need new standards for news outlets that enter such arrangements\, or should these never occur at all? \nPlease join us for this interesting evening. There is no charge to attend. \nThursday\, Nov. 19Networking from 6-6:30 p.m.Panel discussion begins at 6:30 pm sharpArthur L. Carter Journalism Institute New York University20 Cooper Square\, 7th Floor \n INTRODUCTION:\nDan Fagin\, journalist and director of Science\, Health and Environment Reporting Program\, New York University \n A science journalism professor at New York University\, Fagin is a nationally prominent journalist on environmental health topics. Twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize\, he has won the top science journalism prizes in the United States\, from both the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Association of Science Writers. He is working on his second book. His recent publications include articles in Scientific American\, New Scientist and Harvard University's Nieman Reports. At NYU\, Fagin is an associate professor and the director of the master's-level Science\, Health and Environmental Reporting Program. \n PANELISTS:\nChristine Gorman\, freelance writer \n Gorman is an independent health journalist based in New York City. She was the senior health and medicine writer at Time magazine for more than 20 years before heading to Harvard for a 2008 Nieman Fellowship in Global Health Reporting. She is now working on a college textbook and also teaches press ethics at New York University. \nUnmesh Kher\, freelance writer \n Kher is a freelance writer\, editor and consultant based in Brooklyn. A graduate of New York University's Science\, Health and Environmental Reporting Program (SHERP)\, he started out as a rookie working at Time magazine in 1998 where he wrote and reported stories for the business section of the magazine\, with a focus on health care. By the time he quit in 2007\, he had covered everything from international affairs to business\, and done quite a bit of editing for the once lively Notebook section of the magazine. \nCristine Russell\, president\, Council for the Advancement of Science Writing; Senior Fellow\, Environment and Natural Resources Program at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government \n Russell is an award-winning freelance journalist who has written about science\, health and the environment for more than three decades. She was a former national science reporter for both The Washington Post and The Washington Star and is the current president of the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing\, a group of distinguished journalists and scientists dedicated to improving science news coverage for the general public. Ms. Russell is also a past president of the National Association of Science Writers and a contributor to A Field Guide for Science Writers (2006). \nShirley Wang\, reporter\, The Wall Street Journal \n Wang writes a twice-monthly column\, "In the Lab\," about science and medicine research\, as well as about mental health and neurological disorders. She has also covered the pharmaceutical industry and served as one of the lead writers of the newspaper's online Health Blog. Her first science writing experience came courtesy of an AAAS Science and Engineering Mass Media Fellowship\, and her work has appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Washington Post. She has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Yale University. \n MODERATOR:\nRobin Lloyd\, online editor\, Scientific American \n Lloyd is an online science journalist\, currently working at Scientific American. Previously\, she was senior editor for LiveScience.com and SPACE.com\, part of Imaginova. She also serves on the university communications council at the Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey. She has additional experience in print journalism (Pasadena Star-News)\, wire journalism (City News Service of Los Angeles)\, network online journalism (CNN.com) and institutional science writing (American Museum of Natural History). She has a PhD in sociology from the University of California\, Santa Barbara\, and was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow in 1998-99. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ethics-in-hard-times-a-moderated-panel-discussion-for-science-and-health-journalists-and-writers/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091119T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091119T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161051Z CREATED:20231030T213037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161051Z UID:25391-1258592400-1258592400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:CDC announcement: Resource to help achieve broader coverage of preventive services for adults 50-64 DESCRIPTION:The CDC\, AARP\, AMA and the Gerontological Society of America will release "Promoting Preventive Services for Adults 50-64: Community and Clinical Partnerships\," a resource that\, according to the press release\, will include the following:  \n\nA core set of 14 recommended preventive services such as influenza vaccination\, cholesterol screening\, breast and cervical cancer screening\, and binge drinking.\nSuccessful strategies to promote\, facilitate\, and deliver preventive services in communities.\nNational summary and state-by-state data to monitor progress in the delivery of services to Americans ages 50-64.\n"Calls to Action" highlighting existing gaps\, barriers\, and opportunities to deliver multiple preventive services. \n\nThe release will be presented at 11:30 a.m. at GSA's annual scientific meeting in room 212 of the Hilton Atlanta Hotel\, 255 Courtland Street\, NE\, Atlanta\, Georgia. If you can't attend in person\, media are still welcome to call in\, listen and ask questions: \nU.S. Toll Free: 888-299-4099Canadian Toll Free: 866-682-1172International Toll: 302-709-8337Passcode: VK60663 URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cdc-announcement-resource-to-help-achieve-broader-coverage-of-preventive-services-for-adults-50-64/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091119T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091119T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161052Z CREATED:20231030T213037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161052Z UID:25393-1258592400-1258592400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The McNally Jackson Forum: The issue of a lifetime: Inside the health care reform debate DESCRIPTION:AHCJ Immediate Past President Trudy Lieberman will join a panel to talk about health care reform and its future. Other panelists will include The Washington Post's Ezra Klein\, Yale School of Medicine's Dr. Lisa Sanders\, filmmaker Roger Weisberg\, and authors Julie Salamon and Shannon Brownlee. \nThe panel will convene at 7 p.m. at McNally Jackson Bookstore on 50 Prince Street. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-mcnally-jackson-forum-the-issue-of-a-lifetime-inside-the-health-care-reform-debate/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR