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:20100707T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100707T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160957Z CREATED:20231030T213124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160957Z UID:25450-1278464400-1278464400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:AHCJ members: Opportunity to learn about just-released outpatient outcome data DESCRIPTION:In a conference call with AHCJ members\, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced new data that will allow you to track the outpatient outcomes at your hospitals. The data release comes is the latest addition to the agency's Hospital Compare database. The data will help you determine: \n\nHow efficiently facilities use imaging equipment and keep patients safe from exposure to potentially harmful\, unnecessary radiation.\n Rates of outpatient MRIs for lower back pain\nRates of outpatient re-tests after a screening mammogram\nHow frequently outpatient departments gave patients "double" computed tomography (CT) scans when a single scan may be all that is needed\nHow well outpatients are treated for suspected heart attacks\nHow well outpatient surgical patients are protected from infection\n\nCMS experts Marilyn Tavenner\, acting administrator\, and Dr. Barry Straube\, chief medical officer\, discussed the data. \n   Download a recording of the conference call.    [MP3\, 10MB]\nNews stories about the data\n\nSurvey compares inpatient\, outpatient care at Kansas City-area hospitals\, Kansas City Business Journal\, Aly Van Dyke\nCMS Releases Data on Hospital Outpatient Care\, MedPage Today\, John Gever\nConnecticut Hospitals Beat National Average On Quality\, Hartford Courant\, Arielle Levin Becker\nWebsite beefed up to help compare care at hospitals\, The Palm Beach Post\, Stacey Singer\n Some area hospitals faulted for CT scans\, St. Louis Post Dispatch\, Blythe Bernhard\n S.A. hospitals do well\, but no straight A's\, San Antonio Express News\, Don Finley \n Website expands its comparison of hospitals\, Tammie Smith\, Richmond Times Dispatch \nFollow-up mammogram data open to interpretation\, Jason Roberson\, The Dallas Morning News \nFeds: Hospitals may give too many imaging tests\, Bob LaMendola\, South Florida Sun Sentinel\nMammogram data show trouble\, Dave Gulliver\, Health News Florida\nDoes Minnesota need all those back MRIs?\, Christopher Snowbeck\, St. Paul Pioneer Press URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahcj-members-opportunity-to-learn-about-just-released-outpatient-outcome-data/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100708T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100709T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154514Z CREATED:20231025T160936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154514Z UID:23750-1278550800-1278637200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:IOM Letter Report: Ethical Issues in Studying the Safety of Approved Drugs DESCRIPTION:Questions about the efficacy or safety of medications can arise after they have been approved for the market and may require further clinical investigation. \n"Ethical Issues in Studying the Safety of Approved Drugs: A Letter Report\," new from the Institute of Medicine\, offers recommendations to help the U.S. Food and Drug Administration evaluate the ethical issues involved in determining whether companies should start or continue such trials and in ensuring that these studies are conducted appropriately. \nThe report is the start of an ongoing review of ethical and scientific issues related to studying the safety of drugs on the market. \nAdvance copies will be available to reporters only beginning at noon EDT Thursday\, July 8. THE REPORT IS EMBARGOED AND NOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE BEFORE 9 A.M. ON FRIDAY\, JULY 9. To obtain a copy of the report\, contact the Office of News and Public Information; tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/iom-letter-report-ethical-issues-in-studying-the-safety-of-approved-drugs/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100709T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100709T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160957Z CREATED:20231030T213123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160957Z UID:25447-1278637200-1278637200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Applications due: AHCJ Media Fellowships on Health Performance DESCRIPTION:New fellowship program encourages examination of health care systems\nAHCJ has announced a new fellowship program to help journalists understand and report on the performance of local health care systems and the U.S. health system as a whole. The AHCJ Media Fellowships on Health Performance\, supported by The Commonwealth Fund\, provides for training as well as field reporting assistance. \nThe program for mid-career journalists is intended to give print\, broadcast and online reporters an opportunity to learn about examples of high-performing health care systems\, to focus on innovations in care delivery\, and to explore a system or its significant parts to determine what makes that system effective or ineffective. Fellows will be able to examine providers of care\, insurers\, regulators and policymakers.  \nApplications due July 9. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/applications-due-ahcj-media-fellowships-on-health-performance/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100711T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100714T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160956Z CREATED:20231025T160929Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160956Z UID:23749-1278810000-1279069200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases DESCRIPTION:At the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases\, the CDC will seek to foster the exchange of ideas regarding emerging infectious disease topics between and among health professionals and scientists. \nAccording to the release\, topics addressed will include "antimicrobial resistance\, foodborne diseases\, vector-borne and zoonotic diseases\, vaccines\, influenza\, social determinants\, global infection and control\, molecular epidemiology\, and many other topics related to the challenges posed by microbial threats both in the United States and abroad." \nRelevant details from the release are copied below. For a full schedule and other relevant information\, see the conference website. \nWhere: Hyatt Regency Atlanta 265 Peachtree Street NE Atlanta\, GA 30303-1294 \n Registration is complimentary for credentialed media. To register with the media office\, please contact Christine Pearson at 404-639-7582 or cpearson1@cdc.gov. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/international-conference-on-emerging-infectious-diseases/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100712T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100712T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160955Z CREATED:20231030T213124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160955Z UID:25449-1278896400-1278896400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The Cutting-Edge of Doctor/Patient Care: Telemedicine\, Teleradiology and Telehealth Defined DESCRIPTION:The notion of the "doctor is in" is undergoing rapid changes\, thanks to technology that can skip the doctors' office entirely for some appointments. As health journalists\, we can answer questions such as: What are the benefits of "telemedicine" for doctors and patients? What are the downsides? How does telemedicine work and how widespread is it likely to become in the months and years ahead? Will it curb runaway health care costs? We'll explore these questions and more. \nOur speakers:\nThomas S. Nesbitt\, MD\, MPH\, Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic Technologies and Alliances at UC Davis School of Medicine\, founding Director of the UC Davis Center for Health and Technology\, a co-director of the California Telehealth Network\, and Executive Director for Telehealth Services with the Center for Connected Health Policy.  He will provide an overview of the telehealth landscape in California and discuss how technology can improve both access to care and quality of care. \nKathy J. Chorba\, Director\, Specialty Care Safety Net Initiative with the Center for Connected Health Policy\, will discuss the Initiative's telehealth demonstration project\, which aims to link University of California medical specialists with patients statewide\, and identify ways to establish permanent relationships among project participants. \nEric Trefelner\, MD\, FACR\, Co-Owner and Teleradiologist with NightShift Radiology\, will describe the controversial evolution of teleradiology services from providing late night on-call coverage to acute care hospitals to competing directly with radiology group practices for medical imaging services around the clock. \nR. William Soller\, Ph.D.\, Executive Director\, Center for Self Care and Clinical Professor\, Department of Clinical Pharmacy\, UCSF\, will discuss telemedicine and UCSF's telepharmacy program specifically\, with examples about how telepharmacy serves as a problem-solver for individual patients and providers. \nA question & answer session will follow presentations. \nWhen: Mon.\, July 12; 6:30-8:30 pm \nWhere: California Health Care Foundation\, Oakland Office1438 Webster St.Fourth Floor Conference Room(Street parking available; BART riders should exit at 12th Street station) \nLight refreshments will be served. \nPlease RSVP to Bay.Area.AHCJ@gmail.com. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-cutting-edge-of-doctor-patient-care-telemedicine-teleradiology-and-telehealth-defined/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100716T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100716T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160955Z CREATED:20231030T213121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160955Z UID:25446-1279242000-1279242000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Conference: What a difference an X makes – The state of women's health DESCRIPTION:The nonprofit advocacy group Society for Women's Health research is hosting a one-day conference they're calling "What a difference an X makes – The state of women's health." According to the release\, it will "highlight advances in sex differences research and its implications on health and disease." Topics will include obesity\, pain and vascular disease. \nFor more information\, e-mail eileen@swhr.org. To register\, visit this site. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/conference-what-a-difference-an-x-makes-ae-the-state-of-womens-health/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100722T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100722T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160954Z CREATED:20231030T213121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160954Z UID:25445-1279760400-1279760400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Briefing: Child survival in the poorest nations and America’s cities DESCRIPTION:When it comes to timely child immunizations\, Baltimore has been one of the most rapidly improving cities in the country. At the briefing\, the GAVI Alliance and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will praise the city's program and explore what lessons it holds for international vaccination efforts. \n  \nFrom the release: \nWHERE: \nJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health\, Room W1214\, First Floor\, Sheldon Hall\, 615 N. Wolfe Street\, Baltimore\, MD \nWHEN: \nThursday\, July 22nd\, 2010 at 10:00 AM \nFor more information and to RSVP\, please contact Katy Lenard at klenard@burnesscommunications.com or 1-301-652-1558. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/briefing-child-survival-in-the-poorest-nations-and-americaaes-cities/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100723T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100723T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160953Z CREATED:20231030T213124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160953Z UID:25451-1279846800-1279846800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:AHRQ National Advisory Council meeting DESCRIPTION:The AHRQ's National Advisory Council is made up of 21 representatives from the private sector as well as seven ex-officio members from federal health agencies. It gets updated on the agency's progress and advises AHRQ brass as well as the HHS secretary. \nThis particular meeting will focus on quality improvement priorities\, among other things.  \nDetails from the release: \nLOCATION:                                                 \nAHRQ's Eisenberg Conference Center \n540 Gaither Road \nRockville\, MD  20850 \nTIME: \n8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. \nREGISTRATION:  \n No prior registration is required \nIf you require reasonable accommodation to attend this meeting\, please contact Regina Shumate at 301-427-1220 or by e-mail at regina.shumate@ahrq.hhs.gov by July 19. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahrq-national-advisory-council-meeting/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100726T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100727T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160952Z CREATED:20231025T150248Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160952Z UID:23628-1280106000-1280192400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:2010 National Summit on Disability Policy DESCRIPTION:The National Council on Disabilities will commemorate the Americans with Disabilities Act's 20th anniversary with the 2010 National Summit on Disability Policy. Possible issues to be discussed include civil rights\, employment\, disability statistics and data education\, health care\, homeland security\, housing\, international\, telecommunications and technology\, and transportation. \nMore information can be found on the Summit's dedicated Web site. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/2010-national-summit-on-disability-policy/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR