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:20100604T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100604T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161005Z CREATED:20231030T213114Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161005Z UID:25434-1275613200-1275613200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Rural Health Journalism Workshop DESCRIPTION:Speaker presentations and tip sheets\nThis is a special one-day\, no-fee workshop to help you find and cover health stories in rural America. Just join AHCJ – or make sure your membership is up to date – to attend.\n Nearly a quarter of America’s population lives in rural areas. Look past the idyllic settings\, though\, and signs of serious health issues are everywhere: Rural residents are generally older and more likely to live in poverty. Chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease are rampant in rural America\, and residents tend to live miles away from doctors and hospitals. \nAHCJ’s Rural Health Journalism Workshop\, set for June 4\, will focus on special health concerns of rural populations and how reporters can better cover their stories. The workshop will offer a primer on what journalists need to know about rural residents and rural health issues\, a chronic doctor shortage\, the stories of an aging population\, children and their special health needs\, and the growing concerns of oral health and mental health in large underserved areas. And what will health reform mean in that context? \n\nWhat journalists need to know about rural residents and rural health issues\nChildren and seniors: Vulnerable populations in rural America\nReporting on rural health disparities\nHealth care reform: Community matters\nStatus of oral health for rural residents\nMental health stories in your community\n\nEven if your newsroom is in a bustling city\, there are untold rural health stories down the road. So join us in Kansas City and start your journey. \nThe workshop includes breakfast\, lunch and a closing reception. The workshop will be at the Holiday Inn at the Plaza in Kansas City\, Mo. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nSponsors \n\n The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation\nThe Commonwealth Fund\nThe Midwest Health Journalism Program:\n\nThe Kansas Health Foundation\nThe Sunflower Foundation\nThe United Methodist Health Ministry Fund\nREACH Healthcare Foundation\nHealth Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City\nMissouri Foundation for Health\n\n\n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/rural-health-journalism-workshop-2/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100606T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100610T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161004Z CREATED:20231025T160901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161004Z UID:23732-1275786000-1276131600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Annual Conference DESCRIPTION:For the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Annual Conference\, more than 1\,000 public health epidemiologists from across the country will come together to discuss chronic disease\, child health\, disparities\, environmental health\, infectious diseases\, injury prevention and more. \nFor more information or to register\, visit the conference Web site. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/council-of-state-and-territorial-epidemiologists-annual-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100608T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100608T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161004Z CREATED:20231030T213121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161004Z UID:25444-1275958800-1275958800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Report Release: Enhancing Food Safety: The Role of the Food and Drug Administration DESCRIPTION:A new Institute of Medicine and National Research Council report\, Enhancing Food Safety: The Role of the Food and Drug Administration\, will be publicly released on June 8\, 2010.  All members of the public are invited to participate in a briefing that will be held in the National Press Club.  Guests who have not registered online will be able to do so at the door. \n\nWhen: June 8\, 2010 (10 a.m.)Where: National Press Club • 529 14th Street Northwest\, Washington\, D.C. 20045 (Map)\n\nMore information: Review of the Food and Drug Administration's Role in Ensuring Safe Food URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/report-release-enhancing-food-safety-the-role-of-the-food-and-drug-administration/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100610T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100610T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161003Z CREATED:20231030T213120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161003Z UID:25443-1276131600-1276131600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:What’s next? Reporting on health reform between now and 2014 DESCRIPTION:Resources from this briefing \nToolkit: Fresh Ideas for Reporting on Health Reform (PDF)This 18-page resource has story ideas\, new angles on stories you’ve covered\, reform timelines and resources to help you cover new temporary high-risk pools\, Medicaid and Medicare changes\, reform’s impact on private coverage\, provisions for small businesses\, and the important state role in implementing reform. Also included: expert sources with contact information\, and useful websites. \nRecording of the briefing (MP3\, 30 MB) \nVideo of the briefing \nFull transcript of the briefing \n \n\n  \n\nA briefing with some top Washington-based journalists sponsored by the Association of Health Care Journalists\, the Alliance for Health Reform and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. \nAfter an intense year of covering health reform\, the subject now seems more complicated than ever. Implementation timelines go on for page after page. Many questions seem to have no answers\, at least not yet.  Seems like a good time to take a breath and plot out how to cover health reform for the rest of this year\, and the time leading up to 2014. \nWho are the key players within HHS who’ll be drawing up the regulations? How can you stay on top of the various implementation deadlines? How do you tie local issues to national decision-making on reform? What’s the likely role of the states in implementation\, and how can coverage be coordinated between the Washington bureaus and the beat reporters back home? What are some possibilities for freelancers in covering reform? How does the role of bloggers differ from that of others covering this topic? \nPanelists:\n\nPhil Galewitz\, Kaiser Health News\nJoanne Kenen\, New America Foundation’s New Health Dialogue Blog\nNoam Levey\, Los Angeles Times\nJulie Rovner\, National Public Radio\nModerator: Ed Howard\, Alliance for Health Reform\n\n \nAbout the panelists \n\nPHIL GALEWITZ is a correspondent with Kaiser Health News. Before joining KHN in June 2009\, he was a health writer for The Palm Beach Post. He is a member of AHCJ’s board of. In 2004-05\, he was a Kaiser Media Fellow and spent the year researching and writing about community solutions to the uninsured. Galewitz was a national health writer with The Associated Press and worked as a health writer for The Patriot-News in Harrisburg\, Pa. He has contributed to several national magazines\, including Self\, Redbook and Glamour. Galewitz has won a number of awards for his work. \n JOANNE KENEN is the senior writer in the Health Policy Program at the nonpartisan New America Foundation. She runs the New Health Dialogue blog and writes about health policy and health reform for numerous publications. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic Monthly\, the Washingtonian Magazine\, The Washington Post\, Kaiser Health News\, AARP Magazine\, American Prospect\, Parenting\, Miller-McCune and other magazines and newspapers. A longtime Reuters correspondent in New York\, Florida/the Caribbean\, and Washington\, she has covered health policy in Congress from 1994-2006. As a Kaiser Family Foundation Media Fellow in 2006-07\, Kenen wrote extensively about palliative medicine\, the evolution of hospice care\, and changes in medical education. \n NOAM N. LEVEY covers health care policy for the Los Angeles Times/Tribune Washington bureau. Levey grew up in Boston\, where his father was a doctor\, and earned a degree from Princeton University in Middle Eastern history. He has written for newspapers in the Persian Gulf\, Midwest and California. Since 2003\, he has been a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times\, covering City Hall\, Capitol Hill and most recently\, the 2008 presidential election. \n JULIE ROVNER is an award-winning health policy correspondent for NPR\, specializing in the politics of health care. She is also a columnist for National Journal’s CongressDaily  Rovner is the author of a critically praised reference book\, Health Care Politics and Policy A-Z\, co-author of Managed Care Strategies 1997\, and has contributed to several other books\, including two chapters in 1995’s Intensive Care: How Congress Shapes Health Policy. Previously\, Rovner covered health and human services for the Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report\, specializing in health care financing\, abortion\, welfare\, and disability issues. Later\, she covered health reform for the Medical News Network\, an interactive daily television news service for physicians\, and provided analysis and commentary on the health reform debates in Congress for NPR.  \nResources\nRecording of the briefing(MP3\, 30 MB – We plan to have a better quality recording in the next few days but have posted this version for people who need it right away.) \nCovering high-risk insurance pools: Tips for reporters: Four reporters offer story tips\, suggestions and resources. \nHealth care reform has passed: What’s next? Four journalists on the front lines offer their advice and suggestions on what needs to be covered next and how to approach this complex topic. \nBriefing Agenda (PDF) \nResource List — Reporting on Health Reform Between Now and 2014 (PDF)\, Alliance For Health Reform\, 6/10/2010 \nChapter One: Health Reform\, from the Alliance sourcebook for reporters\, Covering Health Issues (PDF)\, Joanne Kenen for the Alliance for Health Reform\, 6/7/2010 This first chapter of the Alliance’s sourcebook for reporters has been completely revised to reflect the provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) and the companion Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Contains key facts about the reform law\, background\, tips for reporters\, story ideas\, experts with contact information\, and helpful websites. \nCovering Health Issues\, 5th Edition—Appendix C: Covering Health Issues for News and Radio (PDF)\, Deborah Potter for the Alliance For Health Reform\, 6/7/2010 This short appendix from the Alliance’s sourcebook is geared specifically towards TV and radio reporters. The appendix gives suggestions on how to make health stories more visual\, accessible and engaging for the consumer\, and provides examples of effective health reporting. \nThe Future of Children’s Health Coverage (PDF)\, Alliance for Health Reform\, 6/8/2010 This four-page issue brief details the children’s coverage expansions in the new health reform law and also the law’s potential to strain existing coverage programs for children. By Lisa Swirsky of the Alliance. \nHealth Care Reporting Guide for Journalists (PDF)\, The New America Foundation\, 6/1/2009 A short reference document\, especially useful for reporters new to the health policy beat\, that lists websites relevant to health care reporting. \nNavigating the Implementation Process–Reform Overview\, Health Reform GPS\, 4/12/2010 A short document that summarizes the key components of health reform implementation. \nHealth Reform Implementation Timeline\, The Kaiser Family Foundation\, 4/27/2010 A health reform implementation timeline divided into specific health reform topics covering 2010 to 2014. \nImplementation Timeline for Federal Health Reform (PDF)\, National Governor’s Association\, 4/13/2010 A PPACA implementation timeline designed to assist states in understanding key deadlines and implementing health reform \nFact Sheet- Temporary High Risk Pool Program\, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services \, 4/1/2010 An HHS document outlining the role of states in the implementation of high-risk pools \nMedicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Provisions in the New Health Reform Law (PDF)\, The Kaiser Family Foundation\, 4/7/2010 An 11-page document outlining changes to Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program under PPACA legislation \nEarly Medicaid Expansions under Health Reform (PDF)\, Families USA\, 5/1/2010 A short fact sheet on the options availabe to states for expanding Medicaid programs under health reform \nHealth Reform’s Changes in Medicare\, Health Affairs and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation \, 5/20/2010 A three-page brief addressing changes in Medicare under health reform legislation \nSummary of Key Changes to Medicare in 2010 Health Reform Law (PDF)\, Kaiser Family Foundation\, 4/1/2010 A nine-page document that summarizes the key Medicare provisions under the new health reform law; includes a Medicare implementation timeline \nMajor Medicare Savings Under Health Reform Legislation (PDF)\, American Medical Association\, 4/7/2010 A short overview of how Medicare changes in the health reform legislation are projected to cut spending \nPatient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009: Health Insurance Market Reforms (PDF)\, National Association of Insurance Commissioners\, 4/20/2010 An 11- page in-depth chart that outlines the what and when of health insurance market reforms \nSummary of Coverage Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PDF)\, The Kaiser Family Foundation\, 4/28/2010 A three-page document outlining the expansion of public insurance programs\, individual mandates and changes to private insurance \nChanges Coming To Insurance Plans \, Kaiser Heatlh News\, 4/6/2010 Article focusing on the changes to insurance plans under health reform legislation that go into effect in September\, 2010 \nNear-Term Changes in Health Insurance: Newly enacted health reform legislation mandates dozens of health insurance changes. Many go into effect this year and the next (PDF)\, Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation \, 4/30/2010 A four-page brief on changes to the private insurance market that go into effect before 2012 \nSummary of Small Business Health Insurance Tax Credit Under PPACA (P.L. 111-148) (PDF)\, Congressional Research Service \, 4/5/2010 A four-page summary that explains the Small Business Tax Credit under reform. \nWill the Small Business Tax Credit Help Small Business Owners Provide Insurance (PDF)\, National Federation of Independent Businesses\, 5/1/2010 An analysis of the implications of the small business tax credit for small businesses \nHealth Insurace Reform and Your State (HHS-Gov): Map By State \, United States Department of Health and Human Services \, 5/26/2010 A website with an intreactive map that allows users to see the implications of health insurance reform by state \nFacing Obamacare: What States Should Know \, The Heritage Foundation\, 5/3/2010 An article that addresses how increased federal involvement in the health system under health reform legislations may affect states \nState Actions to Implement Federal Health Reform \, National Conference of State Legislatures\, 6/20/2010 Overviews state-by-state actions by legislatures and governors to implement health care reform \nState Decison-Making in Implementing National Health Reform (PDF)\, National Governors Association\, 5/1/2010 A 12-page discussion draft outlining the impact of health reform on states \nWhat Will Happen Under Health Reform–And What’s Next? A Resource for Journalists\, The Commonwealth Fund\, 5/1/2010 A 12-page report geared for journalists covering health reform implementation. Features a helpful timeline\, summary of major provisions in the legislation and background on how reform will affect different types of people. \nHealth Care Reform Law: Timeline for Small Businesses\, National Federation of Independent Businesses \, 4/13/2010 A detailed implementation timelime of health reform provisions affecting small businesses \nHealth Coverage for the High-Risk Uninsured: Policy Options for Design of the Temporary High-Risk Pool (PDF)\, National Institute For Health Care Reform\, 5/1/2010 A 12-page study outlining the policy issues that will need to be resolved for high-risk pools when states set up new temporary high-risk pools\, with information on how to estimate the size of the eligible population. \nMedicaid Coverage and Spending in Health Reform: National and State-by-State Results for Adults at or below 133% FPL (PDF)\,Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured \, 5/1/2010 A seven-page executive summary of a study providing national and state-by-state estimates of increases in coverage and costs of the Medicaid provisions in the reform law \nLower Premiums\, Stronger Businesses: How health insurance reform will bring down costs for small businesses (PDF)\, United States Department of Health and Human Services \, 1/1/2010 A six-page document outlining how health care reform may decrease health costs for small businesses \nThe Mississippi Delta’s Healthcare Blues — Noam Levey\, Los Angeles Time\, 6/3/2010 A short article by Noam M. Levey using a human interest story in order to investigate how the reform law could help low-income people in Mississippi and how the state is fighting the law. \nHealth Premiums Likely to Rise More — Noam Levey\, Los Angeles Times\, 4/13/2010 This article by Noam M. Levey provides both a compelling example of health reporting and an informative analysis of loopholes in the health reform law\, which may allow insurance companies to greatly increase premiums. \nSome Recent Grads Face Health Care Coverage Gap — Julie Rovner\, National Public Radio\, 5/27/2010 This short story by Julie Rovner clarifies confusion surrounding provisions in the new health reform legislation to extend coverage to young adults as dependents on their parents’ plans. \nMedicine Means Sometimes Having to Say You Are Sorry — Joanne Kenen\, Miller-McCune\, 4/2/2010 Describes how some health care organizations are changing how they respond when medical errors occur\, admitting fault and apologizing rather than “denying and defending.” \nCovering Health Issues\, 5th Edition — Updated\, Alliance for Health Reform\, 6/1/2010 This popular 246-page sourcebook for reporters has been updated to reflect the provisions of the new health reform law\, and issues involved in the law’s implementation. \nCubriendo temas de salud 2009\, Alliance for Health Reform\, 6/1/2010 This is the Spanish translation of the “Covering Health Issues” sourcebook for reporters\, described above. \nHealth Law’s Grandfather Clause Could Deprive Consumers Of Key Benefits — Phil Galewitz and Mary Agnes Carey\, Kaiser Health News\, 5/10/2010 This article notes that existing health plans are exempt from several of the consumer protections contained in the new reform\, with potential consequences. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/whataes-next-reporting-on-health-reform-between-now-and-2014/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100615T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100615T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161002Z CREATED:20231030T213118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161002Z UID:25441-1276563600-1276563600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:DC Chapter: Everything you wanted to know about covering CMS but were afraid to ask DESCRIPTION:Come to the Association of Health Care Journalists' D.C. chapter meeting with the press office staff from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and White House Office on Health Reform.  CMS and White House officials will discuss how reporters can get information on Medicare and Medicaid and changes coming to the programs under the new health law.  \nWhere: Kaiser Family Foundation conference center\, 1330 G Street NW\, Washington D.C.  – a half block west of Metro Center \nWhen: June 15\, 6:15 p.m.-7:30. p.m. (dinner and drinks to follow at nearby Laughing Man Tavern at 1306 G Street NW) \nWho's invited: Health journalists\, including non-AHCJ members. \nWhat to bring: Questions \nPlease RSVP to AHCJ board member Phil Galewitz at pgalewitz@kff.org. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/dc-chapter-everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-covering-cms-but-were-afraid-to-ask/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100616T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100616T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161001Z CREATED:20231030T213117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161001Z UID:25439-1276650000-1276650000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:AHCJ's San Francisco Bay Area Chapter: Resources for Health Reporters Post-Health Care Reform DESCRIPTION:Story Ideas\, Facts\, Data\, Tools\, News Coverage and More \nJoin AHCJ's San Francisco Bay Area chapter for an insider's look at one of the best resources for health information in the Bay Area: the California HealthCare Foundation. \nWednesday\, June 16\, 6:30-8:30 p.m. \nCalifornia HealthCare Foundation offices 1438 Webster St.\, Ste 400 Oakland\, CA 94612 \nDirection details: http://www.chcf.org/about/oakland-office \nLight refreshments will be served This event is FREE; please RSVP to  Bay.Area.AHCJ@gmail.com \nEvent details \nNow that we have a national health care reform bill\, what does that mean for California? Join us for perspectives from a leading authority on health care in the state. We'll learn about resources for reporters and specifics about how the new reform bill will affect various sectors of health care in California in the months and years ahead. \nTopics & speakers \n\nOverview: Mark Smith\, M.D.\, president/CEO\, will tell us how CHCF can assist reporters on various aspects of health care research. \n\n\nHealth care reform in California: What's next now that the national bill has been passed? CHCF's Senior Project Manager Marian Mulkey will discuss reform implementation this year\, especially around California state government finance\, insurance company regulation\, and consumer access to health services.\n\nThere will plenty of time for discussion\, so please bring your ideas and questions. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahcjs-san-francisco-bay-area-chapter-resources-for-health-reporters-post-health-care-reform/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100622T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100623T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161000Z CREATED:20231025T160928Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161000Z UID:23746-1277168400-1277254800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Oil Spill Health Effects to Be Explored at IOM Workshop DESCRIPTION:Scientists and government agencies are struggling to predict the potential health consequences of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico for those living and working near the region. The Institute of Medicine will host a public meeting to discuss the possible human health effects – both short- and long-term – resulting from the spill. Experts from the scientific community and academia as well as additional stakeholders will review lessons learned from similar disasters\, identify groups most at risk for health problems as a result of the spill\, and discuss how to prevent and monitor potential health consequences. \nWhen\nJune 22\, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CDTJune 23\, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. CDT \nWhere\nThe Queen Anne Ballroom of the Hotel Monteleone\, 214 Royal St.\, New Orleans. \nWebcast \nThose who cannot attend may watch a video webcast of the event that will be available at www.national-academies.org. \nRegister\nAn agenda and registration information are available at www.iom.edu/oilspillhealth.[Note: That link doesn't appear to be live yet. We have inquired and will update with any new information.) URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/oil-spill-health-effects-to-be-explored-at-iom-workshop/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100623T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100623T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160959Z CREATED:20231030T213123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160959Z UID:25448-1277254800-1277254800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:NSCLC Webinar: Health care reform and low-income older adults DESCRIPTION:The nonprofit National Senior Citizens Law Center will host a free 90-minute webinar that promises to "examine how the new health care reform law will impact low-income older adults." \nFrom the release: The webinar will present an overview of how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) will affect older individuals\, with a focus on the Medicaid long-term services and support provisions relating to long-term care facilities. NSCLC experts will also explain changes in the Act that will particularly affect "dual eligibles\," those who received both Medicare and Medicaid. Certain changes affect the Medicare Part D prescription drug program and Medicare Advantage managed care packages\, for which overall funding was reduced. \nThe presenters will be Eric Carlson\, Gene Coffey\, and Georgia Burke\, all of whom are attorneys with the National Senior Citizens Law Center. \nSponsorship for this Webinar is provided by the National Consumer Law Center and the National Senior Citizens Law Center and a grant from the Administration on Aging. This webinar is in a series of National Elder Rights Training Project webinars for the National Legal Resource Center. \nFor more information or to register and link up to the 2 p.m. webinar\, visit the gotomeeting site. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nsclc-webinar-health-care-reform-and-low-income-older-adults/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100623T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100624T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160959Z CREATED:20231025T160929Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160959Z UID:23748-1277254800-1277341200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:CDC Webcast: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Meeting DESCRIPTION:The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — 15 experts selected by HHS — will weigh in on evidence based recommendations\, as well as flu\, HPV and hepatitis vaccines\, health reform and the vaccine supply. \nIf you would like to attend in person (1600 Clifton Road NE Atlanta\, GA 30329 Tom Harkin Global Communications Center (Building 19)) e-mail tskinner@cdc.gov. Otherwise\, learn how to log into the webcast here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cdc-webcast-advisory-committee-on-immunization-practices-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100625T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100625T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160958Z CREATED:20231030T213115Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160958Z UID:25436-1277427600-1277427600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Prescription for Conflict: Should Industry Fund Continuing Medical Education? DESCRIPTION:Georgetown University and PharmedOut.org\, a physician-focused site that helps keep professionals aware of pharmaceutical marketing practices\, is hosting a conference to consider the role of pharmaceutical companies in continuing medical education. \nFor more information or to register\, visit the conference website.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/prescription-for-conflict-should-industry-fund-continuing-medical-education/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR