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:20121001T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121001T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160339Z CREATED:20231030T213310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160339Z UID:25556-1349053200-1349053200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Health Reform: Reducing Paperwork and Administrative Costs DESCRIPTION:Health care remains one of the few industries that relies on paper records. The new law institutes a series of changes to standardize billing and requires health plans to begin adopting and implementing rules for the secure\, confidential\, electronic exchange of health information. \nThe first regulation change is effective Oct. 1. \nUsing electronic health records will reduce paperwork and administrative burdens\, cut costs\, reduce medical errors and\, most importantly\, improve the quality of care. \nLearn how the law improves the health care system for providers\, professionals\, and patients URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-reform-reducing-paperwork-and-administrative-costs/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121002T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121002T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160339Z CREATED:20231025T161251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160339Z UID:23894-1349139600-1349139600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Medicare Symposium for Journalists DESCRIPTION:Seismic shifts are coming to Medicare. Thanks to the recent Supreme Court decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act\, many fundamental changes in the program are already under way. And depending on how the November elections play out\, many more could soon be on the horizon. \nJournalists and editors who may be called upon to cover Medicare are invited to learn more about this complex program at a unique event on the campus of the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor this fall.  \nOn Oct. 2\, 2012\, The Medicare NewsGroup\, in partnership with the Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation\, will host a free regional symposium for journalists on the basics of Medicare reform\, economics\, policies and quality initiatives. \nAttendees will learn about the most pressing Medicare issues from industry experts and those on the front lines of change in the program. The event will include speakers from AARP Michigan\, the Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation\, the University of Michigan Health System and the University of Michigan School of Public Health. \nThe event will be comprised of six dynamic sessions designed to give journalists a firm grounding in some of the most controversial aspects of the program. Sessions will include various presentation formats such as Q&A discussions and panel forum sessions. Journalists will leave each session with takeaways that will include story ideas\, source lists\, Medicare fact sheets and resource links. \n“Our goal is to give journalists\, who sometimes are thrown into the beat with limited resources and research budgets\, an intensive Medicare basics course so they can hit the ground running when it comes to Medicare reporting\,” says EJ Mitchell\, managing editor of The Medicare NewsGroup. “We hope the journalists who participate will feel more informed about the topic\, and will become more comfortable writing articles and analyses on the program and the politics surrounding it.” \nEvent Information \nTime: Program will run from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Date: Tuesday\, October 2 \nPrice: Free Location: University of Michigan–Ann Arbor (specific campus venue to be announced at a later date) Registration: Contact Alison Szot\, senior editor at The Medicare NewsGroup\, at 847-786-4480 or aszot@medicarenewsgroup.com \n\nAbout The Medicare NewsGroup \nCreated by journalists\, for journalists\, The Medicare NewsGroup is an independent resource for Medicare news\, policy and legislation with original and curated content. Optimized for reporters\, writers\, bloggers and editors who produce news and commentary on Medicare\, The website of the Medicare NewsGroup aims to be a digital encyclopedia of Medicare that organizes past\, current and future information\, news\, events\, research and legislation relating to the topic. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/medicare-symposium-for-journalists/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121002T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121002T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160338Z CREATED:20231103T152956Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160338Z UID:25801-1349139600-1349139600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:D.C. Chapter: Health journalists meet-the-doctors night DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to an informal meeting with the policy and communications officials from some of the nation’s leading physician advocacy groups\, including the American Medical Association\, The American Academy of Pediatrics\, the American College of Physicians\, the American College of Cardiology and the American Osteopathic Association. \nYou’ll get face time with the voices behind the organizations to learn about the issues the physician groups are dealing with on Capitol Hill and elsewhere. You’ll also learn the best way to get information from them to find stories and how to reach doctors on deadline. \nCome to network and have a glass of wine with other DC-area health reporters and learn more about what AHCJ has to offer. \nWhen: 6:15 p.m.-7:45 p.m. Tuesday\, Oct. 2 \nWhere: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation\, 1330 G Street NW (1/2 block west of Metro Center)We will finish by 7:45 to leave time to grab drinks and appetizers at the nearby Laughing Man Tavern. \nAll health journalists are invited. \nPlease RSVP to pgalewitz@kff.org by Oct. 1 as space is limited and so is the wine. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/d-c-chapter-health-journalists-meet-the-doctors-night/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121003T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121003T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160337Z CREATED:20231030T213400Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160337Z UID:25607-1349226000-1349226000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:New York Chapter: Election polling DESCRIPTION:At this New York City AHCJ chapter meeting\, Humphrey Taylor\, pollster and chairman of the Harris Poll\, will talk about election polling\, giving us his insights and maybe some predictions. He also will discuss international health comparisons. \nThe New York State Health Foundation has graciously offered us a place for our meetings. \n When:  Wednesday\, Oct. 3\, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Where:  New York State Health Foundation  1385 Broadway\, corner of 38th St.\, Come to the 23rd floor. RSVP:  Please let Trudy Lieberman know if you are coming. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/new-york-chapter-election-polling/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121003T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121006T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160336Z CREATED:20231025T161236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160336Z UID:23878-1349226000-1349485200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:North American Menopause Society's 23rd Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) will convene its 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting with the theme\, “Midlife & Beyond: The Power of Prevention\,” at the Gaylord Palms Hotel in Orlando\, Fla.\, Oct. 3-6. \nYou won’t want to miss the discussions regarding new research and clinical guidelines from a diverse group of world-renowned researchers and clinicians. The diversity of the meeting’s participants truely stimulates all to be more open-minded and accepting of new ideas in women’s healthcare. \nThe Conference will feature the following topics\, among others: \n   •  New findings from the KEEPS estrogen trial \n   •  Chemoprevention of Breast Cancer in Healthy but High-Risk Women \n   •  Controversies in Bone Health: Asking the Hard Questions \n   •  The Female Heart \n   •  Making Lifestyle Modifications Work: Strategies to Meet the Challenges \n   •  Obesity and the Menopausal Woman \n   •  It Takes Two to Tango: Reviving a Languishing Libido \nThe 2012 Pre-Meeting Symposium\, “Midlife Screening: What\, When\, How?” will be held on Wednesday\, Oct. 3\, from 8 a.m. to 1p.m. in the large general session ballroom. \nFor more regarding specific sessions and presenters\, go to the meeting’s preliminary program on the NAMS web site. \nComplimentary pre-meeting registration is required for all media. Please contact Judy Cerne or Laura Lytle at McKinney-Cerne Inc\, by phone (440/352-2081) or e-mail (jcerne@mckinneyad.com\, llytle@mckinneyad.com)\, to confirm your attendance\, or to guarantee delivery of the NAMS 2012 Annual Meeting Press Kit. \nSince its inception at The New York Academy of Sciences in 1989\, NAMS has held an annual scientific meeting that is rated one of the top events in women’s health. NAMS is North America’s leading nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the health and quality of life of women through an understanding of menopause. The Society’s unique multidisciplinary membership includes over 2\,000 experts from medicine\, nursing\, sociology\, psychology\, anthropology\, pharmacy\, epidemiology\, nutrition\, education and basic science – allowing NAMS to be the preeminent resource on all aspects of menopause to  health care providers and the public. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/north-american-menopause-societys-23rd-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121004T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121005T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160335Z CREATED:20231025T161258Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160335Z UID:23904-1349312400-1349398800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The Evolution of Oral Health Care Delivery DESCRIPTION:Topics on the agenda for the Institute for Oral Health’s conference include options for patients and providers\, dental staff utilization\, secrets of a successful safety net dental program\, aligning reimbursement with quality improvement\, health care beyond reform and virtual dental homes. \nDon Berwick\, M.D.\, former administrator of the Centers for Meicare and Medicaid Services\, will speak about the lack of adult oral health care in the Affordable Care Act. \nAll are welcome to attend\, especially health care professionals dedicated to making dental care more effective\, cost efficient\, and accessible – including providers\, policy makers\, academia\, dental researchers\, public health\, commercial dental carriers and employers. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-evolution-of-oral-health-care-delivery/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121009T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121012T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160335Z CREATED:20231025T161254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160335Z UID:23896-1349744400-1350003600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:19th International Conference on Palliative Care DESCRIPTION:This year’s program will feature plenaries with experts from around the world who will bring perspectives on caregiver stress and coping\, team resilience\, health care services\, symptom control\, dignity\, pain\, and healing. Concurrent all-day seminars feature interactive sessions on cutting-edge developments in whole person care\, neuro palliative care\, humanism and professionalism in nursing\, and pediatric palliative care. Hosted by Palliative Care McGill. \nWhat makes the International Congress in Palliative Care so special? \n\nthe longest-running Congress in Palliative Care and the leading event in the field since 1976\na unique opportunity to meet\, share experiences and exchange ideas with colleagues from 60 countries\, representing all disciplines – nurses\, physicians\, social workers\, physical and occupational therapists\, music therapists\, pharmacists\, pastoral care persons\, administrators\, volunteers\, psychologists…\nIn-depth workshops and seminars covering all aspects of end-of-life care\, from the most current scientific developments in pain and symptom control to the large existential questions\, to hands-on experiential sessions addressing practical issues faced every day\nRenowned speakers that deepen your understanding\, and inspire you to renew your commitment to palliative care\nAll sessions structured to allow ample time for dialogue\, questions and thoughtful interaction\nReflections – images and music at the start of each Plenary\, providing a unique and moving experience\n… Montréal in the Autumn – magnifique! \n\n\n\n\nRegistration deadline:\nAbstract submission deadlines:\n\n\nEarly-Bird Registration:\nbefore March 30\, 2012 \nAbstract submissions for Workshops:\nJanuary 31\, 2012 \n\n\nRegular Registration:\nbefore August 1\, 2012\nResearch Forum Papers:\nJanuary 31\, 2012\n\n\nLate Registration:\nafter August 1\, 2012 \nProffered Papers:\nJanuary 31\, 2012\n\n\n \n \nPosters:\nMay 31\, 2012\n\n\n\nFor online registration and additional information\, please visit the website. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/19th-international-conference-on-palliative-care/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121011T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121012T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160334Z CREATED:20231025T161240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160334Z UID:23882-1349917200-1350003600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Covering the Health and Medical Care of Immigrants DESCRIPTION:Presentations\nAttendees\nRegistration\nProgram\nHotel\nGetting there\n\n\nOct. 11-12 ★ San Antonio\nCourtyard by MarriottSan Antonio Riverwalk \nFollow the workshop on Twitter with #ahcjsa12 or see tweets from the panels using Storify: \n\n\nThe good and bad: How an immigrant’s health can change \n\n\nHow does health reform impact immigrants? \n\n\nThe mental health needs of immigrants \n\n\nHealth and safety concerns for immigrants on the job \n\n\nSpecial challenges in covering immigrant health \n\n\nThe speakers’ presentations are available to AHCJ members. \nExperts and journalists have gathered to understand and better report stories on the health status of – and health care provided to – U.S. immigrants\, both legal and undocumented. \nSessions will include finding the stories you can pursue on the immigrant health paradox\, how the health reform battle has impacted immigrants\, workplace health and safety\, the mental health needs of immigrants\, special challenges in covering immigrant communities and more. \nOptional hands-on sessions on Thursday will bring to life the connections of data covering immigrants and health via online and desktop data tools. \n \n\nEndowing Sponsors:\nRobert Wood Johnson Foundation \nThe Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust \nSponsors:\nSan Antonio Express-News \nCommonwealth Fund \nUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio \nInstitute for Health Promotion Research at UTHSC-San Antonio \n\n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covering-the-health-and-medical-care-of-immigrants/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121012T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121015T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160333Z CREATED:20231025T161229Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160333Z UID:23872-1350003600-1350262800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:ASBMR 2012 includes lectures\, roundtables and plenary presentations from leading researchers and clinicians in the field of bone and mineral science. The meeting will be held in mid-October in Minneapolis. \nRegistration will open in early May. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-society-for-bone-and-mineral-research-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121015T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121015T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160332Z CREATED:20231103T153006Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160332Z UID:25806-1350262800-1350262800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:25th Annual State Health Policy Conference DESCRIPTION:On October 15\, National Academy for State Health Policy’s  25th Annual State Health Policy Conference begins in Baltimore\, Maryland.  More than 600 state health policy experts from all 50 states\, including the District of Columbia\, will convene at the NASHP conference to participate in 20 sessions about health insurance exchanges\, Medicaid\, payment reform\, children’s health insurance\, essential health benefits\, long term care and more. \nThe preliminary agenda is online. \nFor more information\, contact conference@nashp.org. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/25th-annual-state-health-policy-conference/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121015T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121016T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160331Z CREATED:20231025T161251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160331Z UID:23893-1350262800-1350349200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:WIRED Health Conference: Living By Numbers DESCRIPTION:WIRED and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation today announced that they are partnering to host the WIRED Health Conference: Living By Numbers. The conference is designed to gather a dynamic audience of influential leaders in the worlds of healthcare\, science\, and technology for in-depth and enlightening conversations on the future of healthcare. \nModeled after the WIRED Business Conference\, the WIRED Health Conference begins with a simple premise: better data can lead to better health. Living By Numbers represents the current revolution in medicine as the engine of information technology – a force that has revitalized so many industries – arrives to healthcare. The WIRED Health Conference is designed to build on the enthusiasm for bringing scalable\, transformative technologies to improving the diagnosis\, care\, and prevention of disease by providing a unique forum for the innovators and thought-leaders who are making it happen. \nWIRED and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation unveiled some of the speakers confirmed to participate at the inaugural event including: \n\nKeynote Speaker Craig Venter\, Ph. D.\, Founder\, Chairman\, and President of the J. Craig Venter Institute\, and Founder and CEO of Synthetic Genomics Inc. Dr. Venter and his team at JCVI continue to blaze new trails in genomics. They have sequenced and analyzed hundreds of genomes and published numerous important papers covering such areas as environmental genomics\, the first complete diploid human genome\, and the groundbreaking advance in creating the first self-replicating bacterial cell constructed entirely with synthetic DNA.\nKeynote Speaker Ashton Eaton\, world-record holding athlete in both the decathlon and heptathlon events who will be representing the United States in the decathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Only the second decathlete to break the 9\,000-point barrier with a world-record 9\,039 points\, this World Championships two-time medalist (one gold\, one silver) uses extensive data tracking as part of his Olympic training.\nNicholas A. Christakis\, M.D.\, Ph. D.\, MPH\, is a social scientist\, physician and Professor in the Departments of Medicine\, Health Care Policy\, and Sociology at Harvard University. He conducts research on social factors that affect health\, health care\, and longevity. His current research focuses on health and social networks\, namely how a person’s ill health\, disability\, health behavior\, healthcare\, and death can influence the same phenomena in others within the person’s social network.\nRhonda Cornum\, Brigadier General US Army\, Ph. D.\, M.D.\, is the Director of Comprehensive Soldier Fitness in the Army G-3/5/7 and the author of She Went to War: the Rhonda Cornum Story. She created the soldier fitness-training program for the US Army. The conversation will cover: how do you efficiently and effectively get a military force into fighting shape\, especially while national obesity rates are climbing.\nTimothy Ferriss\, The New York Times Best Selling Author of The 4-Hour Workweek and The 4-Hour Body\, and renowned “guinea pig.”\nWIRED Senior Maverick Kevin Kelly and Contributing Editor Gary Wolf\, co-founders of the Quantified Self\, a blog about self-knowledge through numbers.\nStephen Wolfram\, Ph. D.\, President and CEO of Wolfram Research\, has been responsible for three revolutionary developments: the Mathematica computation system\, A New Kind of Science\, and the Wolfram|Alpha computational knowledge engine.\n\nAttendance for the WIRED Health Conference: Living By Numbers is by invitation only. For more information\, please visit the website.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/wired-health-conference-living-by-numbers/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121018T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121018T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160330Z CREATED:20231103T153005Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160330Z UID:25805-1350522000-1350522000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The state countdown: Fate of exchanges after the election DESCRIPTION:Recording of the webcast\nWe have posted a recording of the webcast for AHCJ members. You will need your AHCJ username and password to access the recording. \nIf you don’t know your username and/or password\, click here and enter your email address to get a one-click login key. \nCoverage of the webcast\n\n\nNational panel weighs in on future of health exchange in Missouri\, St. Louis Post-Dispatch \n\n\nArio: Subsidies at risk\, Politico \n\n\n\nJust days after the November elections\, states will have to make final (or reasonably final) decisions about whether they are going to run their own health insurance exchange and what that will look like – or whether the federal government will take responsibility for all or part of the exchange. \nStates also are grappling with decisions about the essential benefits packages\, and although there’s no deadline\, expect the pace of their Medicaid expansion decision making to pick up after elections. \nIf President Obama is re-elected\, states will probably pick up the pace of implementation. If Mitt Romney wins\, they will probably anticipate repeal – but what happens to all the preparatory work they’ve been doing for the past two years\, and will it contribute to new state-based solutions that Romney says he wants? We’ll talk to three experts who are doing hands-on work with both “red” and “blue” states. \nSpeakers:\n\n\nJoel Ario\, managing director\, Manatt Health Solutions \n\n\nCheryl Smith\, director\, Leavitt Partners \n\n\nHeather Howard\, lecturer in public affairs\, Princeton University; director\, State Health Reform Assistance Network \n\n\nModerator: Joanne Kenen\, AHCJ topic leader/health reform; deputy health care editor\, Politico Pro \n\n\n \nJoel Ario is a managing director of Manatt Health Solutions\, an interdisciplinary policy and business advisory practice of Manatt\, Phelps & Phillips\, LLP. He has more than 30 years of experience helping to shape and implement public policy\, including more than 15 years devoted to leading health insurance reform efforts at the state and federal government levels. Ario provides strategic consulting and policy analysis to assist state governments\, health plans and foundations in preparing for the implications of healthcare reform\, with a particular emphasis on implementing health insurance exchanges. He previously served as director of the Office of Health Insurance Exchanges at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)\, where he led efforts to implement provisions of President Obama’s health care reform initiative. He was the administration’s point person for standing up health insurance exchanges. Prior to his federal service\, Ario was Pennsylvania insurance commissioner. He served on the executive committee of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) for a decade and was elected three times to as an NAIC officer. He was also president of the National Insurance Producer Registry for two years and executive director of the Oregon State Public Interest Research Group for seven years. \nCheryl Smith is a director at Leavitt Partners\, where she helps guide the firm’s health insurance exchange practice. Smith worked in the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development as the director of the Utah Health Exchange office. There she played a central role in Utah’s Health Insurance Exchange\, one of only two functioning state health insurance exchanges in the country. Her leadership and expertise drew national attention as Utah’s health insurance exchange was recognized in the Washington Post\, The Boston Globe\, The Wall Street Journal\, Forbes.com\, and BusinessWeek.com. Smith was a Visiting Health Policy Fellow at The Heritage Foundation in Washington\, D.C. While at Heritage she focused her research\, analysis\, and writing on the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)\, Medicare drug pricing\, and state health system reform. \nHeather Howard is a lecturer in public affairs at Princeton University and director of the State Health Reform Assistance Network\, a program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She served as the commissioner of health and senior services for New Jersey\, where she was responsible for oversight of public health services\, regulation of health care institutions\, hospital financing\, senior services\, and health care policy and research. Her prior public policy experience includes work in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives\, for the Domestic Policy Council at the White House\, and for the Health Care Task Force within the Antitrust Division at the U.S. Justice Department. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-state-countdown-fate-of-exchanges-after-the-election/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121018T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121021T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160329Z CREATED:20231025T161258Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160329Z UID:23903-1350522000-1350781200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Dental Association Annual Session DESCRIPTION:Leaders in the dental community will share the latest research\, techniques and clinical applications Expect more than 280 courses\, lectures and hands-on workshops. \nThe 2012 Distinguished Speakers will be Robert Reich and George F. Will.  Reich\, a professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley\, has served under three national administrations\, most recently as secretary of labor under Bill Clinton. Will’s twice-weekly column for The Washington Post syndicate reaches nearly 500 newspapers throughout the United States and Europe and he appears regularly on ABC’s This Week. \nThe preliminary program is available as a PDF. \nReporters can register for press credentials. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-dental-association-annual-session/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121021T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121024T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160329Z CREATED:20231025T161254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160329Z UID:23897-1350781200-1351040400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:2012 LeadingAge Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:The 2012 LeadingAge Annual Meeting connects thousands of aging services professionals. \nChoose from more than 200 in-depth education sessions addressing your community’s most pressing issues. Extend your learning experience at the newly enhanced Expo. With so many changes occurring in the field\, you can’t afford to miss this event! The 2012 LeadingAge Annual Meeting connects thousands of aging services professionals who are facing the same triumphs and challenges that you face every day. \nAbout LeadingAge \nTo expand the world of possibilities for aging\, LeadingAge members and affiliates touch the lives of millions of individuals\, families\, employees and volunteers every day. The LeadingAge community includes 6\,000 not-for-profit organizations in the United States\, 39 state partners\, hundreds of businesses\, research partners\, consumer organizations\, foundations and a broad global network of aging services organizations that reach over 30 countries. \nThe work of LeadingAge is focused on advocacy\, leadership development\, and applied research and promotion of effective services\, home health\, hospice\, community services\, senior housing\, assisted living residences\, continuing care communities\, nursing homes\, as well as technology solutions\, to seniors\, children\, and others with special needs. \nTo register this annual meeting and obtain more information\, please visit the website.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/2012-leadingage-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121024T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121024T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160328Z CREATED:20231103T152957Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160328Z UID:25804-1351040400-1351040400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:HHS Inspector General's Outlook 2013 DESCRIPTION:The Office of Inspector General\, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\, will launch its OIG Outlook 2013 webcast on Oct. 24. \nHear OIG top executives discuss emerging trends in combating fraud\, waste\, and abuse in federal health care programs\, OIG’s top priorities for 2013\, and upcoming projects outlined in the newly released OIG Work Plan. \nThis is a free event. Sign up is not necessary. \nThis video event has been designed to benefit anyone who works with or benefits from Federal health care programs\, such as Medicare and Medicaid. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/hhs-inspector-generals-outlook-2013/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121028T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121031T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T160327Z CREATED:20231025T161229Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160327Z UID:23873-1351386000-1351645200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Society of Radiation Oncology 54th Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:More than 11\,000 attendees are expected at this years ASTRO meeting\, which will be held in Boston the week of Halloween. Presenters include oncologists\, biologists\, radiation therapists\, physicists\, oncology nurses and other cancer researchers.  \nCheck this site in or after June 1 to register. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-society-of-radiation-oncology-54th-annual-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR