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:20091201T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091202T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161050Z CREATED:20231025T160900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161050Z UID:23731-1259629200-1259715600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:FTC workshop/webcast: From Town Criers to Bloggers: How Will Journalism Survive the Internet Age? DESCRIPTION:The FTC will host "From Town Criers to Bloggers: How Will Journalism Survive the Internet Age?\," a free two-day event with workshops geared toward "journalists\, privacy experts\, direct marketers\, online advertisers\, academics\, and consumer advocates." The workshops will explore new economic models for journalism\, online advertising and any changes the government can make in regulations or tax code to facilitate such things. \nThe event is open to the public and will be webcast simultaneously. The agenda has not been updated yet\, but this RSS feed will keep you abreast of new developments. For more information\, or to pre-register or file a comment\, visit the workshop's Web site. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ftc-workshop-webcast-from-town-criers-to-bloggers-how-will-journalism-survive-the-internet-age/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091207T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091207T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161050Z CREATED:20231030T213038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161050Z UID:25394-1260147600-1260147600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Talking Health: What's ahead for Medicare DESCRIPTION:Past episodes of Talking Health \nCovering the Underinsured (July 2008) \nPolitical Promises (Nov. 2008) \nHealth Insurance (May 1\, 2009) \nHealth reform coverage: The key issues (Sept. 2009) \n\nPress release: New webcast series for health journalists debuts July 9 \n\nClick here for the recording of this event. \nWhat do current Medicare beneficiaries think of the program? What do they like and don't like? How would they change their coverage if they could? Experts will explore the high out-of-pocket costs some beneficiaries still must still pay and whether they have too many choices for supplemental and drug coverage. What are the prospects for preventive care services that many beneficiaries say they want? Experts will also look at the long-term prospects for Medicare. \nOur panel of experts and journalists will discuss these issues and more with an eye toward what journalists need to know to best inform their readers and viewers. \nThe speakers \nMichelle Andrews is a New York-based freelance writer who writes about health care for The New York Times\, CBS MoneyWatch.com and Money. She has been a senior writer for U.S. News & World Report and SmartMoney magazine. \nTrudy Lieberman is the director of the health and medicine reporting program at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. She is a contributing editor for Columbia Journalism Review\, a contributor to The Nation and the author of several books. She has won numerous awards for her reporting including two National Magazine Awards. She also was a Fulbright Scholar to Japan and a John J. McCloy fellow to Germany to study health care in those countries. She is the immediate past president of the AHCJ board of directors.   \nJohn Rother is the executive vice president of policy and strategy for AARP.  Prior to coming to AARP in 1984\, Rother served eight years with the U.S. Senate as special counsel for labor and health to former Sen. Jacob Javits (R-N.Y.)\, then as staff director and chief counsel for the Special Committee on Aging under its chairman\, Sen. John Heinz (R-Pa.). He serves on several boards and commissions\, including as the chair of Generations United\, and vice-chair of the National Quality Forum.  He also serves on the boards of Pension Rights Center\, the Alliance for Healthcare Reform and advisory Boards to Kaiser Permanente\, Google and several Congressional fellowships. Rother is an honors graduate of Oberlin College and the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Law. \n \nBruce Vladeck\, Ph.D.\, is senior adviser to Nexera\, Inc.\, a consulting subsidiary of the Greater New York Hospital Association. He was administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration from 1993 through 1997\, a period marked by widespread changes to Medicaid programs. His work at HCFA was recognized in 1995 by a National Public Service Award. He remained closely involved in Medicare policy in 1998-99 as a presidential appointee to the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare. After leaving HCFA\, Vladeck spent six years at Mount Sinai Medical Center\, as professor of health policy and geriatrics and senior vice president for policy of the medical center. Vladeck joined Ernst & Young's Health Sciences Advisory Services in 2004. He left that position for 16 months in 2006-07 to serve as interim president of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey after it entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. attorney. Vladeck is a member of the Institute of Medicine and the New York Academy of Medicine\, and serves on the boards of the Medicare Rights Center and the March of Dimes and on the New York City Board of Health. \n \n \n \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/talking-health-whats-ahead-for-medicare/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091210T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091210T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161049Z CREATED:20231030T213033Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161049Z UID:25390-1260406800-1260406800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:When Facts Collide: Covering the Flu Shot and Other Contested Science DESCRIPTION:Whether the topic is vaccines\, climate science or health care reform\, experts often complain that journalists don't pay enough attention to data. But it's not that simple. How can two intellectually rigorous journalists look at the same evidence and come to completely different conclusions? How should reporters sift through what appears to be contradictory scientific evidence? \nJoin us as two nationally known journalists and authors\, Shannon Brownlee and Michael Specter\, pick apart the evidence on the H1N1 (swine) flu vaccine and other issues. Moderated by Ivan Oransky\, M.D.\, adjunct professor at SHERP and executive editor of Reuters Health. \n Date: Thursday\, December 10\, 2009Time: 6-8 p.m. Location: NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute\, 20 Cooper Square\, 7th Floor Sponsored by the NYU Science\, Health and Environmental Reporting Program (SHERP) \n ABOUT THE SPEAKERS \n Shannon Brownlee is a Senior Research Fellow at the New America Foundation's Economic Growth Program. Her book\, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine is Making Us Sicker and Poorer was named the best economics book of 2007 by New York Times economics correspondent David Leonhardt and is being used by legislators and policy makers to craft health care reform legislation. A former senior editor at U.S. News & World Report\, her work has appeared in a wide variety of publications including the Atlantic Monthly\, The New York Times Magazine\, and The New Republic. She has won numerous awards\, including an Association of Health Care Journalists Award for Excellence\, the Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting\, the National Association of Science Writers Science-in-Society Award\, and the Sigma Delta Chi Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. She holds a Master of Science in marine sciences from the University of California\, Santa Cruz. For more\, see overtreated.com and "Does the Vaccine Matter?"\, a story co-written with Jeanne Lenzer and published recently in The Atlantic (links below). \n Michael Specter has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1998. His most recent book\, Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress\, Harms the Planet and Threatens Our Lives\, was published on October 29\, 2009. Specter writes often about science\, technology\, and public health. Specter came to The New Yorker from The New York Times\, where he had been a roving foreign correspondent based in Rome. From 1995 to 1998\, Specter served as the Times Moscow bureau chief. He came to the Times from The Washington Post\, where\, from 1985 to 1991\, he covered local news\, before becoming the Post's national science reporter and\, later\, the newspaper's New York bureau chief. He won Overseas Press Club's Citation for Excellence in 1996 for his reporting from Chechnya\, has twice received the Global Health Council's annual Excellence in Media Award\, and has received the 2002 AAAS Science Journalism Award. For more\, see michaelspecter.com and "The Fear Factor"\, a short piece he recently wrote in The New Yorker. See also a recent NPR interview\, including an excerpt from Denialism. \n Ivan Oransky\, M.D.\, has taught medical reporting at SHERP since 2002 and is executive editor of Reuters Health. Prior to joining Reuters\, he was managing editor\, online\, at Scientific American. From 2002 to 2008\, he was at The Scientist\, first as web editorial director and then as deputy editor. He has also served as founding editor in chief of Praxis Post\, an online magazine of medicine and culture. He is the author or co-author of four books\, including The Common Symptom Answer Guide (McGraw-Hill\, 2004)\, and has written for numerous publications including the Boston Globe\, The Lancet\, The New Republic\, and the Wall Street Journal Online. He received his BA at Harvard and his MD from NYU\, and completed an internship at Yale. He has been a member of the board of directors of the Association of Health Care Journalists since 2002 and now serves as AHCJ treasurer. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/when-facts-collide-covering-the-flu-shot-and-other-contested-science/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091210T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091210T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161048Z CREATED:20231030T213043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161048Z UID:25400-1260406800-1260406800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:EBRI policy forum on the future of health benefits DESCRIPTION:The Employee Benefit Research Institute is holding its 65th forum\, this one titled "Employers\, Workers\, and the Future of Employment-Based Health Benefits." At the forum\, panels will discuss trends in employee benefits\, related public opinion\, and the opinions of consultants\, consumers and employers. \nAccording to the release\, "The forum will be from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.\, Thursday\, Dec. 10\, at the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation\, 1330 G Street\, NW\, Washington\, DC 20005 (Nearest Metro stop is Metro Center)."If reporters wish to attend\, they should e-mail their name\, affiliation and phone number to macdonald@ebri.org. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ebri-policy-forum-on-the-future-of-health-benefits/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091214T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091218T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161048Z CREATED:20231025T150347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161048Z UID:23693-1260752400-1261098000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellowships DESCRIPTION:The Association of Health Care Journalists has teamed up with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for this national fellowship program for journalists. Ten fellows are chosen to spend a week studying a variety of public health issues at two CDC campuses. \n\nThe AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellows will: \n\nattend sessions on epidemiology\, global disease prevention efforts\, pandemic flu preparedness\, climate change\, vaccine safety\, obesity\, autism and more\ntour the CDC director's National Emergency Operations Center\nmeet new sources on policy and research\nlearn how to tap the agency's abundant resources to produce better stories\n\nThe competitive fellowships are supported by the CDC Foundation and are open to professional journalists working in the United States. \nThe fellowships include membership\, travel\, lodging and meals. \nCheck back for more details and an application soon URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahcj-cdc-health-journalism-fellowships/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091216T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091216T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161047Z CREATED:20231030T213042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161047Z UID:25397-1260925200-1260925200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Data release: Deaths in the United States\, 2007 DESCRIPTION:The National Center for Health Statistics is tentatively scheduled to release data on deaths in the United States in a report which will also include an analysis of trends in death and mortality numbers. \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-deaths-in-the-united-states-2007/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091216T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091216T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161046Z CREATED:20231030T213043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161046Z UID:25398-1260925200-1260925200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Data release: Early estimates based on January—June 2009 National Health Interview Survey DESCRIPTION:The National Center for Health Statistics is expected to release estimates from the January—June 2009 National Health Interview Survey. Estimates will cover "wireless phone use\, lack of health insurance coverage\, receipt of medical care\, vaccinations for flu and pneumonia\, obesity\, leisure-time physical activity (exercise)\, smoking\, alcohol consumption\, HIV testing\, general health status\, personal care needs\, serious psychological distress\, diagnosed diabetes\, and asthma episodes and current asthma." \n  \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. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/data-release-early-estimates-based-on-januaryaejune-2009-national-health-interview-survey/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091216T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091216T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161046Z CREATED:20231030T213046Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161046Z UID:25401-1260925200-1260925200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:AHCJ's Atlanta chapter meeting DESCRIPTION:The Atlanta chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists is having a social gathering next week to welcome 10 fellow health journalists from across the country who are in town for a fellowship program at the CDC. Our visitors include newspaper\, magazine and freelance journalists.   For the local folks\, we'll buy the first drink. Call it an early Christmas present.   The meeting will be at Famous Pub in the Toco Hills shopping center\, which is roughly a mile north of the CDC. \nSo come out and get into the holiday spirits on Wed.\, Dec. 16th at 7 p.m. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahcjs-atlanta-chapter-meeting/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091217T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091217T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161045Z CREATED:20231030T213047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161045Z UID:25403-1261011600-1261011600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:HHS update on H1N1 flu DESCRIPTION:A press conference on Thursday at the National Press Club will feature U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and experts from HHS\, the CDC\, the NIH and the FDA. They will provide updates and give perspective on the H1N1 outbreak and discuss the next phase of the response to the pandemic. \nWHO: \n\nKathleen Sebelius\, HHS Secretary\nThomas Frieden\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, Director of CDC\nAnthony S. Fauci\, M.D.\, Director\, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases\, NIH \nMargaret Hamburg\, M.D.\, Commissioner of Food and Drugs\, FDA \nJesse Goodman\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, Chief Scientist and Deputy Commissioner for Science and Public Health\, FDA \nNicole Lurie\, M.D.\, M.S.P.H.\, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response\, HHS \nAnne Schuchat\, M.D. (RADM\, USPHS)\, Assistant Surgeon General\, United States Public Health Service (USPHS)\, Director\, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)\, CDC \nRobin Robinson\, Ph.D.\, Director of the Biomedical Advance Research and Development Authority (BARDA)\, HHS \nBruce Gellin\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, Director\, National Vaccine Program Office\, HHS\n\nWHEN:\nThursday\, December 17\, 2009\, 9:45 a.m. EST \nWHERE:\nThe National Press ClubThe Murrow Room529 14th St. NW\, 13th FloorWashington\, DC 20045 \nTELECONFERENCE: \nMedia should RSVP to HHS Public Affairs at media@hhs.gov or 202-690-6343. Media who are unable to attend the event may ask questions via teleconference: Participants Toll Free: 888-205-6705\, Participants Passcode: 8932646. The press conference will also be Webcast live at www.Flu.gov. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/hhs-update-on-h1n1-flu/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091221T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091221T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161044Z CREATED:20231030T213047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161044Z UID:25402-1261357200-1261357200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:NIH Director Francis Collins to Address National Press Club on 'New horizons in biomedical research' DESCRIPTION:This event has been postponed because of snow. The National Press Club says it will be rescheduled. \nNIH Director Francis Collins is expected to deliver a presentation to the National Press Club regarding "New horizons in biomedical research." \nAccording to the release\, "The National Press Club luncheon will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. and (the speaker's) remarks will begin just after 1:00 p.m.\, followed by a question-and-answer session." \nCredentialed press are welcome to cover the event. Advanced reservations are required\, call (202) 662-7501 or click here to register. Luncheon admission costs $16 for National Press Club members\, $28 for their guests and $35 for general admission. \nThe National Press Club is located at 14 th and F Streets\, NW\, one block west of Metro Center. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nih-director-francis-collins-to-address-national-press-club-on-new-horizons-in-biomedical-research/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091222T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091222T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161043Z CREATED:20231030T213043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161043Z UID:25399-1261443600-1261443600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Data release: Leading causes of death for 2005 by race\, age and sex DESCRIPTION:The National Center for Health Statistics is tentatively expected to release final data on leading causes of death in the United States for 2005. Data is taken from death certificates and will be broken down by race\, age and sex. \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-leading-causes-of-death-for-2005-by-race-age-and-sex/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR