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.
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How does the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force come to its determinations and how can you report on the science and not just the heat a recommendation generates? You will need your AHCJ user name and password for access.<!– This is an event for AHCJ members so you will need your AHCJ user name and password to access the webcast. Click here if you need help or contact info@healthjournalism.org.–> |
3 events,This annual meeting will include a celebration of the 150th birthday of the Massachusetts Dental Society and the Ninth Annual Conference for Women In Dentistry which will focus on the theme “Surviving and Thriving: Treating Ourselves as Well as We Treat Our Patients.” A panel of featured editors opens the event. A reception follows, where writers, panelists and more editors can mingle and talk shop. The evening aims to foster new connections between editors and writers covering science, medicine and related areas. |
3 events,This informal, news media-only discussion on states’ progress in implementing health insurance exchanges will include an update on states’ 2013-14 enrollment efforts and exchanges’ role in transforming the health insurance market. |
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2 events,The 14th annual conference is designed to outline the critical health care issues and policy priorities for the coming year and offer attendees an insider’s perspectives from health policy leaders. |
3 events,The CDC estimates that at least 2 million people become infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria each year and at least 23,000 people die annually from these infections. Additional risks are posed from other types of organisms once sensitive to antimicrobial medicines and now resistant. This Forum event will examine the public health menace posed by antimicrobial resistance and the steps to be undertaken to fight the “superbugs.” The Everyday Health editorial team is hosting another drink night for health journos at the White Horse Tavern. The goal is to create a community where we can share ideas and, of course, drink to our health! |
2 events,The Kaiser Family Foundation Foundation is hosting a webinar for journalists to look at how the law affects women’s access to health coverage and care. |
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2 events,The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues will meet to focus on President Obama’s request that the Bioethics Commission examine the ethical implications of neuroscience research and the application of neuroscience research findings, as part of the federal government’s new Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative. |
2 events,The 2014 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting theme focuses on finding sustainable solutions through inclusive, international, and interdisciplinary efforts that are most useful to society and enhance economic growth. |
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On Feb. 15, the venue will be the Museum of Natural Sciences (Skeletons’ room in the Specola) in the city center. On Feb. 16, the gathering will be at Galileo’s House, “Il Gioiello,” in Arcetri. The fee (50 euros) will cover coffee and lunch breaks. The official language will be Italian. Visit this website for more details (in Italian). |
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2 events,The 149th annual society meeting will feature lectures, demonstrations, courses and a trade show with 600 exhibit booths at Chicago’s McCormick Place West. |
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2 events,Learn about and see examples of how complex systems science can help guide research and policy efforts to eliminate health disparities and improve the health of populations. |
2 events,This teleconference will discuss an important issue for health care journalists covering how hospitals and physician groups are joining together to improve care delivery and yet not run afoul of antitrust laws. |
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3 events,Harvard Medical School’s two media fellowship programs this year are “The Eyes (and Ears) Have It: Sensory biology and its promise for patients” and “Trauma: Mending cells, bodies and minds.”
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2 events,The FAH Public Policy Conference routinely features addresses by leading members of Congress, the executive branch, the business community and the media, as well as participation by those who manage on a day-to-day basis the government programs that are critical to the industry. |
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