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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20040716T010000
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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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140302T010000
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SUMMARY:Federation of American Hospitals (FAH) Public Policy Conference and Business Exposition
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe nationally acclaimed Buyer/Supplier Business Exposition brings together representatives from both sides of the buying table\, affording them the opportunity to interact and conduct business while participating in continuing education programs. \nClick here for conference registration and information. For further information regarding the FAH Public Policy Conference and Business Exposition please call 501-661-9555.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/federation-of-american-hospitals-fah-public-policy-conference-and-business-exposition/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140303T010000
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SUMMARY:National "Virtual" Summit on Maternity Care Payment Reform
DESCRIPTION:This webinar-based conference from the Catalyst for Payment Reform is open to AHCJ members\, providers\, employers\, nonprofit leaders\, and other health policy experts. CPR will waive the registration fee for AHCJ members. \nThe topic of payment reform for maternity care is an area of concern because childbirth is costly and the quality is uneven\, CPR says. Experts will discuss strategies to improve maternity care quality\, non-payment for early elective deliveries\, and other payment reform initiatives from health plans. Details and registration information are available on the CPR website. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-virtual-summit-on-maternity-care-payment-reform/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140304T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140306T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T160206Z
CREATED:20231025T161540Z
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SUMMARY:American Medical Association’s 2014 National Advocacy Conference
DESCRIPTION:At the conference\, you will hear from political insiders\, industry experts and members of Congress on efforts being made in health system reform refinement and implementation. There will be discussions that will help shape the future of the AMA’s advocacy efforts and its work to improve the health of the nation. \nThe Washington Post’s Bob Woodward will be the keynote speaker. Other speakers include former White House Press secretaries Robert Gibbs and Dana Perino. \nThe agenda includes sessions on influencing elected officials\, implementation of the insurance marketplace\, providing coverage for diabetes prevention programs\, the new ICD-10 codes and regulatory issues.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-medical-associationaes-2014-national-advocacy-conference/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140305T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140305T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T160205Z
CREATED:20231103T154556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160205Z
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SUMMARY:Meetup for New York City health writers
DESCRIPTION:The first Wednesday of March\, we’re hosting the NYC health writers meetup. The goal is to create a community where we can network\, chat about healthcare science/policy\, and\, of course\, drink… to your health!  \nThis time we’re trying out a new place: Houston Hall at 6:30 p.m. Facebook RSVPs are appreciated\, as they help the bar staff itself accordingly. Please bring along anyone you think might be interested. \n  \nContact: Mollie Bloudoff-Indelicato\, Everyday Health\, senior editor
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/meetup-for-new-york-city-health-writers/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140305T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140306T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T160204Z
CREATED:20231025T161508Z
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SUMMARY:AHIP’s 2014 National Policy Forum
DESCRIPTION:Those who attend the Association of Health Insurance Plan’s  event will hear presentations from administration officials\, members of Congress\, governors and health policy experts about the first two months under the Affordable Care Act\, including the experiences of consumers and employers. \nThe forum sets the tone each year for what to expect across the industry and from Washington. The Forum hosts the biggest assembly of experts from all stakeholders in health insurance to forecast the latest trends and policy developments – exclusively for attendees. \nFind out how the states are handling Medicaid expansion\, experiences in the new Marketplace and the future of the Affordable Care Act.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahipaes-2014-national-policy-forum/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140307T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140307T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154459Z
CREATED:20231103T154525Z
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SUMMARY:AHIP's Health Insurance Exchanges Forum
DESCRIPTION:AHIP’s Health Insurance Exchanges Forum \nIn the first two sessions of this forum\, speakers will address enrollment trends in exchanges. The first speaker\, Paul Mango (director\, health care systems and services\, for McKinsey & Company)\, will speak about enrollment trends in exchanges and who has signed up in the marketplaces\, which products these individuals chose and what they were charged. The second speaker will be Diana Dooley\, secretary of the California Health & Human Services Agency\, who will focus on the state”based exchanges and what strategies insures should consider for enrollment in 2015.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahips-health-insurance-exchanges-forum/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140310T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140312T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T160203Z
CREATED:20231025T161510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160203Z
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SUMMARY:International Children’s Health Services Research Symposium
DESCRIPTION:This free symposium brings together pediatric health services researchers and fellows for a series of talks by luminaries in the field\, as well as new talent\, in a forum that emphasizes lots of time for conversation and networking. This year’s topic is comparative effectiveness research. \nThe keynote speaker will be Richard Wasserman\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, of Vermont Children’s Hospital. Other speakers include: \n\n\nGary Freed\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, University of Michigan & University of Melbourne \n\n\nBeth Tarini\, M.D.\, M.S.\, University of Michigan \n\n\nEarnestine Willis\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, Medical College of Wisconsin \n\n\nMaria Britto\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center \n\n\nNancy Swigonski\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, Indiana University \n\n\nThe symposium will include poster presentations\, breakout sessions to assist with career development\, and a debate. It will be held at the Health Information and Translational Sciences Building at Indiana University School of Medicine\, located on the downtown Indianapolis canal.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/international-childrenaes-health-services-research-symposium/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140311T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140311T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T160203Z
CREATED:20231103T154350Z
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SUMMARY:Sixth Annual Leadership Summit on Consumerism Through Health Plan Innovation
DESCRIPTION:Attendees at this conference will hear how health plans are developing new ways to retain existing members and expand their market share by adopting retail marketing strategies and consumer engagement tools. \n \nPress credentials are available.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/sixth-annual-leadership-summit-on-consumerism-through-health-plan-innovation/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140311T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140311T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T160202Z
CREATED:20231103T154556Z
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SUMMARY:The Supreme Court and Contraceptive Coverage: Legal and Policy Implications
DESCRIPTION:Later this month\, the Supreme Court will hear two cases from for-profit corporations\, Hobby Lobby Stores and Conestoga Wood Specialties\, challenging the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) requirement to cover contraceptives on religious grounds. On Tuesday\, March 11\, two weeks before the hearings\, the Kaiser Family Foundation will host a public briefing and panel discussion from 9:30am-11:00am ET in its Washington\, DC office to discuss the implications of these court cases on the ACA\, corporate and individual religious protections\, and civil rights. \nWelcome and Introduction \n• Alina Salganicoff\, Ph.D. (Moderator)\,Vice President and Director\, Women’s Health Policy\, Kaiser Family Foundation \nAn Overview of the Contraceptive Coverage Requirement and Legal Challenges \n• Laurie Sobel\, J.D.\, Senior Policy Analyst\, Women’s Health Policy\, Kaiser Family Foundation \nThe Religious Freedom Restoration Act and its Application to These Cases \n• Marci A. Hamilton\, J.D.\, Paul R. Verkuil Chair in Public Law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law\, Yeshiva University \nPossible Rulings and Outcomes \n• Tom Goldstein\, J.D.\, Publisher SCOTUS blog\, Partner Goldstein & Russell\, P.C. \nPanel Discussion on Implications \n  \nWhen: Tuesday\, Mar 11\, 9:30 -11:00 a.m. EST \n(Registration and breakfast beginning at 9 a.m.) \nWhere: Barbara Jordan Conference Center \nKaiser Family Foundation Offices \n1330 G Street\, NW \nWashington\, D.C. \n(one block west of Metro Center) \nRSVP: Please register online to attend this event in person.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-supreme-court-and-contraceptive-coverage-legal-and-policy-implications/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140311T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140315T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T160201Z
CREATED:20231025T161523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160201Z
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SUMMARY:Aging in America 2014
DESCRIPTION:The American Society on Aging annual conference is one of the largest multidisciplinary aging service meetings in the U.S. — this year over 3\,000 professionals in the field of aging – health care professionals\, researchers\, policy analysts\, occupational therapists\, social workers\, financial planners\, elder law attorneys\, and others who work with older adults will get together to focus on best practices for serving an aging population \nThere will be more than 600 sessions\, including interactive workshops\, panels\, poster sessions\, round tables and more. The General Sessions will feature national leaders in the field of aging including Ken Dychtwald\, Ph.D.\, Fernando Torres-Gil\, Ph.D.\, Richard Browdie\, M.B.A.\, Jennie Chin Hansen\, R.N. and others. \nSessions will include: \n\n\nProviding LGBT-friendly services \n\n\nBringing an evidence-based nutrition program to assisted living and adult day health \n\n\nRural healthy aging \n\n\nAging policy \n\n\nRelocating nursing home residents with serious mental illness into the community \n\n\nBuilding dementia-capable systems \n\n\nRedesigning dementia care \n\n\nPreparedness in long-term care settings \n\n\nEldercare workforce \n\n\nApproaches to healthy aging \n\n\nTraining professionals to help caregivers deal with dementia \n\n\nGet more information on the website.Media liaison: Jutka Mándoki; 415-974-9630; jmandoki@asaging.org
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/aging-in-america-2014/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140312T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140314T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T160200Z
CREATED:20231025T161522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160200Z
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SUMMARY:Housing First Partners Conference
DESCRIPTION:A national forum for housing\, health and mental health service providers\, as well as federal\, state and local government officials\, researchers\, advocates\, trainers\, peers and thought leaders engaged in ending homelessness through Housing First. Co-sponsored by DESC and Pathways to Housing. \nhfpartnersconference.com/registration/
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/housing-first-partners-conference/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140313T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140313T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154458Z
CREATED:20231103T154523Z
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SUMMARY:Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Nutrition Interventions Across the Continuum of Care
DESCRIPTION:Optimal nutrition across the continuum of care plays a key role in the short- and long-term clinical and economic outcomes of patients. Nutrition interventions have the potential to provide cost-effective preventive care and treatment measures. However\, limited data exists on the economics and impact evaluations of these interventions. \nOn March 13\, nutrition and health system researchers and practitioners\, economists and policymakers will gather to discuss emerging research on nutrition health economics\, the role of nutrition interventions across the continuum of care\, and how nutrition can affect health care costs. \nThe conference is presented jointly by the Abbott Nutrition Health Institute\, The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science\, and the New York Academy of Sciences. www.nyas.org/NutritionInterventions \nIf you are a member of the media and would like to cover the event\, contact Diana Friedman dfriedman@nyas.org.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/clinical-and-economic-outcomes-of-nutrition-interventions-across-the-continuum-of-care/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140313T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140315T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T160159Z
CREATED:20231025T161527Z
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SUMMARY:Nation’s Capital Mid-Atlantic Dental Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This 82nd annual meeting of the District of Columbia Dental Society will include exhibits\, workshops and clinics on a variety of topics including infection control; the dentist’s role in sleep apnea; inflammation and the oral-systemic link and a local anesthesia refresher course. \nOther topics include: \n\n\nImplementation of the Affordable Care Act \n\n\nProsthetics and implants \n\n\nOral cancer \n\n\nHygiene \n\n\nInfection control \n\n\nAging and disease \n\n\nBusiness practices \n\n\nTop ten diseases affecting Americans \n\n\nMedical emergencies \n\n\nEvidence-based practices \n\n\nFor more information\, visit http://thencdm.org/.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nationaes-capital-mid-atlantic-dental-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140314T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140317T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T160159Z
CREATED:20231025T161401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160159Z
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SUMMARY:American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry’s Annual Scientific Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The meeting will focus on evidence-based treatments of late-life mental illness\, specifically with a focus on empowering health care providers\, patients\, and families with the information and tools they need for quality mental health care. \nA plenary session will feature author and consumer advocate Kathy Cronkite discussing  the issues of today’s mental health  care climate. Other sessions will deal with sleep and circadian rhythms in late-life mental health\, various aspects of dementia and treatment\, depression and new research into late-life schizophrenia\, as well as suicide in older adults. \nThe advance program is online (PDF). \nThe organization invites journalists to apply for complimentary registration. National\, local\, and trade press have reported on past meetings\, relaying news of recent research findings to both general readers and the medical/aging communities. \nContact: Kate McDuffie\, 301.654.7850 ext. 113 or kmcduffie@AAGPonline.org
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-association-for-geriatric-psychiatryaes-annual-scientific-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140314T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140317T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T160158Z
CREATED:20231025T161523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160158Z
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SUMMARY:American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2014 Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The AAGP Annual Meeting is a top educational event in geriatric mental health care\, incorporating the latest information on clinical care\, research on aging and mental health and models of care. \nSessions will discuss: \n\n\nLate-life depression \n\n\nDementia at the end of life \n\n\nSleep and circadian rhythms in late-life mental health \n\n\nSuicide in older adults \n\n\nThe American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry welcomes press coverage of its Annual Scientific Meeting\, and invites journalists to apply for complimentary registration.  \nGet more details on the website.  \nContact: Natalie Shuster\, 301-654-7850 ext. 101\, nshuster@aagponline.org
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-association-for-geriatric-psychiatry-2014-annual-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140315T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140318T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T160157Z
CREATED:20231025T161523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160157Z
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SUMMARY:American Dental Education Association Annual Session and Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:The theme of this is year’s meeting is “The Science of Learning.” \nDental educators\, administrators and students will explore the neuroscience and neuropsychology of learning\, including understanding learning disabilities and the implications of new technologies on the future of learning and teaching. Both traditional and innovative teaching and assessment methodologies will be examined and how they apply to didactic and clinical teaching will be discussed.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-dental-education-association-annual-session-and-exhibition/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140317T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140317T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T160156Z
CREATED:20231103T154722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160156Z
UID:25940-1395018000-1395018000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Sugar\, salt & supplements: Sorting the science
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, March 17; 12:30-1:30 p.m. ET \nHaving trouble keeping up with the “do’s and don’t’s” of consuming sodium\, sugar\, vitamins and other supplements? You’re not alone. This panel of Harvard experts will help explain the latest thinking on the nutritional science and provide some guidance on steps consumers can take to improve their diets. The panel also will take a look at some important policy dimensions to help American adults and children eat nutritionally sound\, affordable meals. \nWatch at  ForumHSPH.org. E-mail your questions any time before or during the live webcast to theforum@hsph.harvard.edu. There will be live-tweeting from @ForumHSPH. Tweet your questions and comments using the hash tag #forumhsph. Or\, join the live chat\, which will begin shortly before the panel discussion. \nEXPERT PARTICIPANTS\n\n\nDariush Mozaffarian\, Associate Professor in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine\, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School\, and Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology\, Harvard School of Public Health \n\n\nJoAnn Manson\, Chief\, Division of Preventive Medicine\, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Professor in the Department of Epidemiology\, Harvard School of Public Health; and Study Director of the VITamin and OmegA-3 TriaL (VITAL) \n\n\nFrank Hu\, Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology\, Harvard School of Public Health\, and Professor of Medicine\, Harvard Medical School and Channing Lab\, Brigham and Women’s Hospital \n\n\nMODERATOR\n\n\nAmanda Chan\, Senior Editor\, Health News\, The Huffington Post \n\n\nBackground reading:\n\n\nHSPH Nutrition Source\, Harvard School of Public Health \n\n\nHSPH Obesity Prevention Source\, Harvard School of Public Health \n\n\nWHO Opens Public Consultation on Draft Sugars Guideline\, World Health Organization \n\n\nVitamin\, Mineral\, and Multivitamin Supplements for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer\, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force \n\n\nWhat Is the DASH Eating Plan\, National Heart\, Lung and Blood Institute \n\n\nEating Healthy vs. Unhealthy Diet Costs about $1.50 More per Day\, Harvard School of Public Health Press Release \n\n\nPresented by The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health in collaboration with The Huffington Post.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/sugar-salt-supplements-sorting-the-science/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140321T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140321T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154457Z
CREATED:20231103T154524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154457Z
UID:25932-1395363600-1395363600@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:2014 Annual Patient Safety Conference
DESCRIPTION:This conference\, from the Center for Patient Safety\, will cover the value of compassion when providing care\, benefits to combining human factors with culture change\, and communication strategies to address health literacy in contributing to patient safety. Dr. Michael Leonard and Scott Griffith are featured speakers. \nSessions will include: \n\n\nDoing Good and Feeling Better: A Deeper Look at Professionalism in Health Care \n\n\nEmbedding Safety and Reliability as Organizational Values to Create Sustainable Safety Excellence \n\n\nThe Collaborative Approach to Better Outcomes in Healthcare – Culture and Collaboration \n\n\nHealth Information Technology & Safety Improvement – True or False? \n\n\nChanging Your Communication Climate\, Improving Patient Outcomes \n\n\nThe conference will be at the Crowne Plaza Hotel St. Louis Airport in Bridgeton\, Mo. Live-streaming may be available. \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/2014-annual-patient-safety-conference/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140324T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140324T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T160156Z
CREATED:20231103T154350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160156Z
UID:25921-1395622800-1395622800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Ninth National Pay for Performance Summit
DESCRIPTION:Attendees at this conference will hear presentations on such topics as achieving the full potential of performance measurement\, moving payment from volume to value\, and regional collaborations designed to achieve the triple aim (lowering costs while improving quality and patient satisfaction)\, among other topics.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ninth-national-pay-for-performance-summit/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140324T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140327T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T160155Z
CREATED:20231025T161527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160155Z
UID:23992-1395622800-1395882000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Society of Hospital Medicine
DESCRIPTION:The largest national conference with some 3\,000 professionals\, solely focused on hospital medicine. Expect the latest research\, best practices\, most up-to-date clinical knowledge and the latest innovations in the field. \nContact: Brendon Shank\,  bshank@hospitalmedicine.org
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/society-of-hospital-medicine/
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140325T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140325T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T160154Z
CREATED:20231103T154722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160154Z
UID:25941-1395709200-1395709200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Use and Impact of Federal Nutrition Programs at Farmers Markets
DESCRIPTION:At 1:30 p.m. EDT on March 25\, the Self-Sufficiency Research Clearinghouse will host a free webinar\, in which speakers will present on the evolving role of federal nutrition program use at local farmers markets\, efforts to increase participation of low-income families in these community events\, and the benefits and challenges of accepting public assistance benefits for market vendors. \nThe speakers will also discuss their experiences evaluating the impact of farmers markers on the lives of low-income individuals and whether participation in farmers markets has resulted in any measurable changes in dietary behaviors and health outcomes for public assistance participants. Register here. \nSpeakers: \n• Rogelio Carrasco\, Program Analyst\, Food Distribution Division/Food and Nutrition Services as Moderator• Kate Cole\, ORISE Fellow\, Federal Drug Administration • Dr. Sujata Dixit-Joshi\, Senior Nutrition Researcher\,Westat • Kelly Verel\, Senior Associate\, Project for Public Spaces
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/use-and-impact-of-federal-nutrition-programs-at-farmers-markets/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140325T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140325T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T160153Z
CREATED:20231103T154723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160153Z
UID:25942-1395709200-1395709200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Report Card on State Transparency Laws
DESCRIPTION:Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR) and the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute (HCI3) will release their second Report Card on State Transparency Laws. The report rates the efforts in all 50 states to report health care price information to the public. \n \nIn their first report (pdf) issued in March 2013\, CPR and HCI3 gave 29 states a letter grade of “F” (the lowest score on a scale from A to F). Only two states (Massachusetts and New Hampshire) received the highest grade. \nFor more information or a copy of the report\, contact Nicole Kohleriter-Perelman at CPR at nperelman@catalyzepaymentreform.org or 415-385-2283; or Cary Conway at HCI3 at cary@conwaycommunication.com or 972-731-9242. Note that the report and press release are embargoed until March 25\, at 12:01 a.m. ET.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/report-card-on-state-transparency-laws/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140326T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140326T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T160152Z
CREATED:20231103T154723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160152Z
UID:25943-1395795600-1395795600@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:County Health Rankings 2014 Release Webcast
DESCRIPTION:At 12:30 p.m. EDT\, join a live webcast for the release of the 2014 County Health Rankings to hear about communities across the country taking action to build a culture of health\, county by county. \nThe webcast will include researchers and leadership from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute who will present new data and national trends and spotlight how communities are using the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps to inspire local change and improve health. \nSign up for the webcast. On Twitter\, you can ask questions and participate in the webcast by following @CHRankings and the#HealthRankings hashtag.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/county-health-rankings-2014-release-webcast/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140327T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140327T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T160152Z
CREATED:20231103T154351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160152Z
UID:25922-1395882000-1395882000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:2014 Health Insurance Exchange Summit
DESCRIPTION:Attendees will hear presentations about strategies health plans and states are using when implementing marketplaces under the Affordable Care Act\, and also about the governance structure\, operations\, and consumer orientation of exchanges.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/2014-health-insurance-exchange-summit/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140327T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140328T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T160151Z
CREATED:20231025T161541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160151Z
UID:23999-1395882000-1395968400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired: Putting an End to Separate and Unequal Health Care
DESCRIPTION:Fifty years after the Civil Rights Act of 1964\, access to health care remains separate and unequal. Decades of empirical research suggests that racial bias in health care is one of the root causes of disparities in health between African Americans and Caucasians. This symposium\, called “Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired: Putting an End to Separate and Unequal Health Care in the United States 50 Years After the Civil Rights Act of 1964″ and sponsored by The Law Medicine Center Symposium and The Case Western Center for Reducing Health Disparities\, will focus on racial bias in health care and the resultant health disparities.   \nSpeakers will include Dr. David Barton Smith (author of Health Care Divided: Race and Healing a Nation)\, retired Ohio State Senator Ray Miller\, and Dr. Mary Frances Berry (Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and Professor of History\, University of Pennsylvania).   \nSee the event website for registration\, more information\, and a complete list of speakers. 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/sick-and-tired-of-being-sick-and-tired-putting-an-end-to-separate-and-unequal-health-care/
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140327T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140329T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T160150Z
CREATED:20231025T161541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160150Z
UID:23998-1395882000-1396054800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Thomas P. Hinman Dental Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This conference\, presented by the Hinman Dental Society of Atlanta\, will have education events on: \n\n TMJ and facial pain therapy\n Restoring teeth\n Botox training\n Radiographic imaging\n Infection control\n Mouth guards and oral appliances\n Periodontitis\n Pediatric patients\n\nTo request a press pass\, contact Kim Ryan at 770-205-7423 or by email at kimryan@bellsouth.net. 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/thomas-p-hinman-dental-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140327T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140330T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T160149Z
CREATED:20231025T161321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T160149Z
UID:23929-1395882000-1396141200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Health Journalism 2014
DESCRIPTION:Event coverage\n\n \n\nConference home\nRegistration\nProgram\nField trips\nHotel\n2014 exhibitors\nFreelance PitchFest\nFellowships\nExhibit or advertise\nGetting there\nShare a room or ride\nThings to do\n\n\nAHCJ’s first Mountain States conference – Health Journalism 2014 – brought journalists from across the United States and beyond to Denver in March. With nearly 700 attendees\, the conference included field trips\, workshops\, a special end-of-life track\, spotlight speakers\, the Freelance PitchFest and dozens of panels. \nSpotlight speakers included experts who continue to impact the world of health care\, including Louis W. Sullivan\, M.D.\, who served as HHS secretary from 1989 to 1993 and was the founding dean and first president of Morehouse School of Medicine\, and Paul A. Offit\, M.D.\, chief of the division of infectious diseases and director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Sullivan is author of “Breaking Ground: My Life in Medicine\,” which came out just before the conference. Offit is the author of several books including “Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All” (2011)\, and “Do You Believe in Magic? The Sense and Nonsense of Alternative Medicine” (2013). \nAttendees were welcomed to Colorado by Gov. John Hickenlooper\, who described himself as a “recovering geologist now on loan to public service.” \nConference attendees tweeted throughout using #ahcj14. \n  \n \nLouis W. Sullivan\, M.D. \n\n \nPaul A. Offit\, M.D. \n\n \nGov. John Hickenlooper \n\n  \n\nHosts:\n\n\n     \nUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus \n\n\nNational Jewish Health \n\n\nUniversity of Colorado Hospital \n\n\nChildren’s Hospital Colorado \n\n\nEndowing Sponsors:\n\n\nRobert Wood Johnson Foundation \n\n\nThe Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust \n\n\nSponsors:\n\n\n                 \nThe Denver Post \n\n\nKMGH-Denver/7News \n\n\nAnnual Reviews \n\n\nThe Colorado Health Foundation \n\n\nThe California HealthCare Foundation \n\n\nThe Missouri Foundation for Health \n\n\nThe Hastings Center \n\n\nDenver Health \n\n\nThe Commonwealth Fund \n\n\nPatient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute \n\n\nThe John A. Hartford Foundation \n\n\nInstitute for Health Metrics and Evaluation \n\n\nRhode Island Foundation \n\n\nThe Colorado Trust \n\n\nThe JAMA Network \n\n\nNorthwest Health Foundation \n\n\nThe Pew Charitable Trusts \n\n\nNew York State Health Foundation
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-journalism-2014/
CATEGORIES:Annual Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140331T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140331T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154456Z
CREATED:20231103T154324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154456Z
UID:25917-1396227600-1396227600@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:ACA Open Enrollment for 2014 Ends
DESCRIPTION:This is the last day that people can buy health insurance for 2014 through the marketplace unless they have a “qualifying event.” People who don’t have health coverage in 2014 may have to pay a penalty.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/aca-open-enrollment-for-2014-ends/
CATEGORIES:None
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