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: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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150113T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150113T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154443Z CREATED:20231103T162426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154443Z UID:26037-1421110800-1421110800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:New Institute of Medicine report: Guidelines for Responsible Sharing of Clinical Trial Data DESCRIPTION:Clinical trials are studies that help determine whether new health interventions – such as drugs\, other therapies\, and vaccines – are safe and effective for patients and the public. Vast amounts of data are generated over the course of a clinical trial; however\, a large portion is never published in peer-reviewed journals. Data sharing can advance new discoveries and improve clinical care\, but at the same time\, sharing clinical trial data presents risks\, burdens\, and challenges\, including protecting the privacy and consent of clinical trial participants. A new report from the Institute of Medicine provides recommended guidelines about what data should be shared at key times in a clinical trial. \nAdvance copies will be available to reporters only beginning at noon EST Tuesday\, Jan. 13. The report is embargoed and not for public release before 1 p.m. EST Wednesday\, Jan. 14. To obtain a copy\, reporters should contact the National Academies’ Office of News and Public Information; tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu. \nMembers of the authoring committee will present the report’s findings and recommendations at a public briefing beginning at 1 p.m. EST Wednesday\, Jan. 14\, at the National Academy of Sciences building\, 2101 Constitution Ave.\, N.W.\, Washington\, D.C.   \nThose who cannot attend in person may view a live webcast of the event. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/new-institute-of-medicine-report-guidelines-for-responsible-sharing-of-clinical-trial-data/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150115T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150115T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162524Z CREATED:20231103T160247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162524Z UID:26031-1421283600-1421283600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Drugs: High prices and big shortages DESCRIPTION:Wine and cheese reception at 6 p.m. Program begins at 6:30 p.m. \nNew York State Health Foundation1385 Broadway at 38th St.\, 23rd floor \nThis will be a conversation between long-time New York financial journalist Phil Zweig who is the co-founder of a group called Physicians Against Drug Shortages\, and Dr. Peter Bach\, who directs the Center for Health Policy and Outcomes at Memorial Sloan Kettering. He has spoken widely on the issue the high price of cancer drugs and publishes in medical journals as well as other news outlets. \nPlease RSVP to Trudy Lieberman at trudy.lieberman@gmail.com. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/drugs-high-prices-and-big-shortages/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150115T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150115T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154442Z CREATED:20231103T162427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154442Z UID:26040-1421283600-1421283600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Top health industry issues of 2015 DESCRIPTION:PriceWaterhouseCoopers will host a webinar on the top 10 health industry issues for 2015. \nThe webinar will explore the top health industry issues this year as outlined in a recent report from PwC’s Health Research Institute (HRI). \nThe webinar will be at noon ET on Jan. 15.  To register\, call or send a note to Danielle Pieri at 212-986-6667 or pieri@braincomm.com. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/top-health-industry-issues-of-2015/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150115T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150115T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162523Z CREATED:20231103T162444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162523Z UID:26042-1421283600-1421283600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Hepatitis C: Cost\, Cure and Challenge DESCRIPTION:Rhode Island Public Radio\, Rhode Island Public Health Institute\, and the Brown University School of Public Health will host a panel discussion online and at the Friedman Auditorium at Brown. \nExperts will discuss the costs and public health opportunities of treating\, screening for\, and curing patients with hepatitis C. Kristin Gourlay\, health care reporter for Rhode Island Public Radio\, will moderate the discussion. Members of the panel: \n\nMichael Poshkus\, MD\, of the Thundermist Health Center\nAmy Nunn\, ScD\, executive director\, of the Rhode Island Public Health Institute;\nThomas Sepe\, MD\, director of the Liver Center at University Gastroenterology\nThomas Stopka\, PhD\, assistant professor of public health and community medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine\nLynn Taylor\, MD\, of RI Defeats Hep C\n\nHere are links to register to attend the event\, listen to the live stream\, or watch the live video webcast. \nJan. 15 at 7 pm ET online or at Brown University\, Providence \,R.I. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/hepatitis-c-cost-cure-and-challenge/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150120T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150120T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162523Z CREATED:20231103T160250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162523Z UID:26035-1421715600-1421715600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:How Hospitals are Adapting to a Changing Health Care Landscape DESCRIPTION:Jan. 20\, Noon to 3 p.m. ET (lunch served at Noon; program will start at 12:30 p.m.) \nThe American Hospital Association is hosting a panel on “How Hospitals are Adapting to a Changing Health Care Landscape.” The event is intended to begin a discussion about innovations in health care that are changing how it is delivered to consumers through hospitals and other caregivers. \nSenior executives from Walgreens\, Cisco and ClearHealthCosts.com will speak to recent innovations in the health field and their impact on the delivery of care to consumers\, including retail\, telehealth and price transparency. The second panel will feature leaders from hospitals that are significantly changing how health care is delivered. Author and consultant Adrian Slywotzky\, partner emeritus\, Oliver Wyman\, will serve as moderator. Panelists will include: \n·         Barbara Casey\, Practice Director\, Healthcare\, Business Transformation\, US Enterprise\, Cisco \n·         Jeanne Pinder\, Founder and Chief Executive Officer\, ClearHealthCosts.com \n·         Alan London\, M.D.\, Vice President\, Strategic Clinical Partnerships\, Walgreens \n·         Jesse Cureton\, Chief Consumer Officer\, Novant Health \n·         Rod Hochman\, President and Chief Executive Officer\, Providence Health & Services \n·         Pam Sutton-Wallace\, Chief Executive Officer\, University of Virginia Medical Center \nTwo ways to participate\nIn person: To attend the event at the National Press Club\, please RSVP to Shellie Byrum at sbyrum@aha.org by Jan. 12.National Press Club529 14th St. NWWashington\, D.C.   \nOnline: If you are unable to join in person\, you can watch the panel discussion live online at www.aha.org/Jan20briefing. Note web participants will be unable to ask questions of panelists. \nFor questions or more information\, contact Shellie Byrum at sbyrum@aha.org or call 202-626-2342. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/how-hospitals-are-adapting-to-a-changing-health-care-landscape/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150120T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150120T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154441Z CREATED:20231103T162427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154441Z UID:26039-1421715600-1421715600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Modern Era Medicaid and CHIP - Findings from a 50-State Survey DESCRIPTION:At 1 p.m. ET on Jan. 20 the Kaiser Family Foundation will host a web briefing to present findings from its forthcoming 13th annual 50-state survey of Medicaid and CHIP eligibility\, enrollment\, renewal\, and cost-sharing policies. The survey provides a profile of where states stand as of January 2015\, one year into the implementation of the major Medicaid provisions of the Affordable Care Act. \nModerated by KFF’s Samantha Artiga\, an Associate Director of the KCMU\, speakers include:  \n\n\nJessica Stephens\, Senior Policy Analyst at the Foundation;  \n\n\nTricia Brooks\, Senior Fellow\, Georgetown University Center for Children and Families; \n\n\nVikki Wachino\, Deputy Director of the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services\, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services;  \n\n\nRex Plouck\, Portfolio Manager\, Governor’s Office of Health Transformation\, Ohio;  \n\n\nLinda Nablo\, Chief Deputy Director\, Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services; and  \n\n\nJudith Arnold\, Director\, Division of Eligibility and Marketplace Integration\, New York State Department of Health  \n\n\nThis web briefing is free and open to the public. Register on the KFF website. \nThe survey will be publicly available on the day of the briefing at kff.org. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/modern-era-medicaid-and-chip-findings-from-a-50-state-survey/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150121T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150121T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162522Z CREATED:20231103T160250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162522Z UID:26036-1421802000-1421802000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Briefing: Affordable Care Act DESCRIPTION:Please join the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists and the nonpartisan Alliance for Health Reform for a special event on Wednesday\, Jan. 21. \nWith the ACA’s second enrollment period underway\, health plans are increasingly offering consumers networks that exclude certain doctors\, hospitals and other medical providers. Several court cases against insurers are now pending in California. Some claim that these networks hamper provider access and choice; others contend that this approach\, if done the right way\, helps consumers by creating competition and controlling costs\, without compromising quality of care. \nAnne Price of Covered California\, Emily Bazar with the California HealthCare Foundation’s Center for Health Reporting\, Larry Levitt of Kaiser Family Foundation\, and Betsy Imholz of Consumers Union will address this controversial trend and its impact on consumers\, insurers and providers\, and also proposed government intervention. Marilyn Serafini of the Alliance will moderate this briefing. \nDate: Wednesday\, Jan. 21 \nTime: 6:30-8:30 p.m. (refreshments available at 6:30\, program begins at 7 p.m.) \nCost: This event is FREE \nLocation: San Francisco Chronicle (901 Mission St.\, San Francisco) \nRSVP to Colleen Paretty at BayAreaAHCJ@gmail.com \n***Bring photo ID and check in at reception desk. (The Chronicle is near BART\, and parking garages are nearby)  \nWith thanks to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for its support of this event. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/briefing-affordable-care-act/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150121T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150123T005959 DTSTAMP:20240201T211131Z CREATED:20231025T161724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T211131Z UID:24054-1421802000-1421974799@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Covering Ebola and the next killer contagion DESCRIPTION:The Association of Health Care Journalists and the Poynter Institute invite journalists from all media\, local and national to apply for this two-day\, in-depth workshop. \n\n\n\nApply now to join leading health care experts and journalists. We will select 20 journalists from around the U.S. to take part in the workshop. A generous grant from The McCormick Foundation will pay participants’ airfare\, tuition and hotel expenses. \n\n\n\nEbola caught the headlines in 2014\, and is still claiming lives in Africa. While that crisis is far from over\, other devastating health concerns loom on the horizon\, many of which barely make headlines. An unusually deadly flu season has been forecast for 2015. Millions of Americans are getting infections that are resistant to traditional antibiotics. Measles is surging. Chikungunya is invading. How well have these been handled by health officials? How about the media? What threats may be ahead in the new year? \n\n\n\nLearn the real threats that so few talk about and find ways to cover them in a clear-eyed and informed way. \n\n\n\nAmong our speakers: \n\n\n\n\nDr. Michael Bell\, deputy director of Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion\, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\n\n\n\nDr. Art Caplan\, head of the Division of Medical Ethics at New York University Langone Medical Center\n\n\n\nJanet St. James\, WFAA-Dallas health reporter\n\n\n\nMike Stobbe of The Associated Press\n\n\n\nScott Hensley of NPR\n\n\n\nDr. Barbara Reynolds\, director of public information\, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\n\n\n\nRobert Logan\, Ph.D.\, communications research scientist and senior staff member at U.S. National Library of Medicine\n\n\n\n\nLocation and times:National Press Club (529 14th Street\, NW\, Washington\, D.C. 20045)The workshop will begin at 9 a.m. on Jan. 21 and end at 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 22. \n\n\n\nCost:Free. The Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) and Poynter will provide tuition\, basic travel expenses\, hotel and most meals. \n\n\n\nApplication Information: \n\n\n\nPoynter has agreed to handle applications. Click here to apply. The application deadline is Dec. 18. \n\n\n\nThere is not much time to apply. Do not delay. We will have many more applications than we can handle so in your application\, give serious thought as to how you would use what you learn in this seminar. Only apply if you are CERTAIN you could attend if we select you. \n\n\n\nWe will hold about a half dozen seats open for D.C. area journalists who do not need airfare or hotels to attend. We seek a rich mix of applications from media\, market size and experience. \n\n\n\nSoon after the seminar\, Poynter’s NewsU will produce an online training session to help those who cannot attend the workshop learn the main lessons from our sessions. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covering-ebola-and-the-next-killer-contagion/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150121T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150123T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162002Z CREATED:20231025T161835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162002Z UID:24114-1421802000-1421974800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Rocky Mountain Dental Convention DESCRIPTION:This event\, which is in its 109th year\, will feature continuing education courses\, talks by dental leaders\, the Denver Dental Society Awards Gala\, and a trade show with more than 265 exhibitors at the Colorado Convention Center. \nTopics will include:  \n\n\nDental assisting \n\n\nImplant dentistry \n\n\nDental health and abuse referrals \n\n\nSleep-deprived dental patients \n\n\nTreating patients with special needs \n\n\nDental photography \n\n\nOrthodontics \n\n\nPediatric dentistry \n\n\nEverything you wanted to know about street drugs \n\n\nOral cancer \n\n\nSports dentistry \n\n\nFor more information go to rmdconline.com/ URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/rocky-mountain-dental-convention/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150122T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150124T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162002Z CREATED:20231025T161727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162002Z UID:24056-1421888400-1422061200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:2015 Rocky Mountain Dental Convention DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Metro Denver Dental Society for 108 years\, this conference includes dozens of educational workshops on subjects ranging from practice management to dental procedures. A 265 booth trade show will feature the latest in dental equipment and materials. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/2015-rocky-mountain-dental-convention/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150126T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150126T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162001Z CREATED:20231103T162444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162001Z UID:26043-1422234000-1422234000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:When Experts Disagree: The Art of Medical Decision Making DESCRIPTION:The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) will hold the sixth annual Stephen E. Straus Distinguished Lecture in the Science of Complementary Health Therapies\, “When Experts Disagree: The Art of Medical Decision Making.” \nThis husband-and-wife team will present a new way to make the best medical decisions: \n\n\nJerome Groopman\, M.D.\, Dina and Raphael Recanati Chair of Medicine\, Harvard Medical School; Chief of Experimental Medicine\, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center \n\n\nPamela Hartzband\, M.D.\, assistant professor of medicine\, Harvard Medical School; attending physician in endocrinology\, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center  \n\n\nThe talk will be streamed live online at videocast.nih.gov. For anyone in the DC area\, it will be held in Building 10 on the NIH Campus\, Bethesda\, MD . \nDate & time:Jan. 2610 a.m. ET URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/when-experts-disagree-the-art-of-medical-decision-making/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150127T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150127T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T162000Z CREATED:20231103T162444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162000Z UID:26044-1422320400-1422320400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Looking ahead: A reporter's guide to Children’s Dental Health Month DESCRIPTION:View a recording of this webcast\n \nSpeaker’s presentation\n\nShelly Gehshan\n\nResources\n\n\nAHCJ’s Oral Health Core Topic \n\n\nTip Sheet: School-based dental sealant programs \n\n\nPew Charitable Trusts: Children’s Dental Policy \n\n\nCovering Health blog: Oral health \n\n\n \n\nIn advance of Children’s Dental Health Month in February\, we will discuss the latest research on oral health and how it may impact policy in the states. \nShelly Gehshan\, director of  children’s dental policy at The Pew Charitable Trusts\, also will provide perspective on oral health programs that are making a difference and the issues that may provide barriers to improving dental health. \nStories include how a program in North Carolina has improved children’s oral health by utilizing doctors to help apply fluoride varnish. Gehshan also will discuss the benefits of dental sealant programs and some of the barriers at the state level that prevent these programs from reaching more children. \nOur webcast will be hosted by Mary Otto\, AHCJ’s Oral Health core topic leader.  \nDate & time:2 p.m. ET\, Jan. 27  \n \nShelly Gehshan (@SGehshan) directs children’s dental policy at Pew\, supervising work with states to expand access to prevention and treatment for children through policy changes in Medicaid\, sealant programs\, community water fluoridation and the dental workforce. She speaks frequently about an expanded dental workforce and the benefits of community water fluoridation. She helped legislators in Minnesota draft the nation’s first state law licensing dental therapists. She served on the Institute of Medicine panel that released a major report in 2011 on the dental access problem. Gehshan spent nearly 20 years working for state policy makers on a range of issues affecting low-income women and children. \n\nShelly Gehshan \n\n\nMary Otto URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/looking-ahead-a-reporters-guide-to-childrenaes-dental-health-month/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150127T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150128T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161959Z CREATED:20231025T161728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161959Z UID:24057-1422320400-1422406800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Update of Health Effects of Serving in the Gulf War DESCRIPTION:This ad hoc committee under the auspices of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) will comprehensively review\, evaluate\, and summarize the available scientific and medical literature regarding health effects in the 1990-1991 Gulf War veterans.   \nThe committee will pay particular attention to neurological disorders (e.g.\, Parkinson’s disease\, Multiple Sclerosis\, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis\, and Migraines)\, cancer (especially brain cancer and lung cancer)\, and chronic multisymptom illness.\nThe proposed study will update earlier IOM reviews on Gulf War and Health\, and this volume (Volume 10) will update the literature since the publication of the 2006 (Volume 4) and 2010 (Volume 8) Gulf War and Health reports. The committee will also provide recommendations for future research efforts on Gulf War veterans.  \nJan. 27-28\, 2015 \nNational Academy of Sciences Building 2100 C St. NW  Washington D.C. \nTo attend the sessions of this meeting that are open to the public or need more information\, contact Nicole Freid at NFreid@nas.edu or 202-334-1751. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/update-of-health-effects-of-serving-in-the-gulf-war/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150129T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150129T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161958Z CREATED:20231103T162445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161958Z UID:26045-1422493200-1422493200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Senate hearing on employee wellness DESCRIPTION:The Senate Committee on Health\, Education\, Labor & Pensions (HELP) will hold a full committee hearing on employee wellness\, entitled “Employer Wellness Programs: Better Health Outcomes and Lower Costs.”  \nDate & time:Jan. 29\, 10 a.m. \nLocation:430 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington\, DC 20002 \n  \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/senate-hearing-on-employee-wellness/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR