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:20150209T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150528T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161957Z CREATED:20231025T161728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161957Z UID:24058-1423443600-1432774800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:White House Conference on Aging regional forums DESCRIPTION:The White House Conference on Aging is launching a series of regional forums to engage older Americans\, their families\, caregivers\, advocates\, community leaders\, and experts on aging on the key issues affecting older Americans.  \nOfficials want to hear directly from the public on issues such as ensuring retirement security\, promoting healthy aging\, providing long-term services and support\, and protecting older Americans from financial exploitation\, abuse\, and neglect. \nThe regional forums are co-sponsored by AARP and being planned in coordination with the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations\, a coalition of more than 70 of the nation’s leading organizations serving older Americans. While participation is by invitation\, all of the events will be live webcast to engage as many people as possible.  \n\n\nTampa\, Feb. 19 \n\n\nPhoenix\, March 31 \n\n\nSeattle\, April 9 \n\n\nCleveland\, April 27 \n\n\nBoston\, May 28 \n\n\n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/white-house-conference-on-aging-regional-forums/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150315T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150430T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161952Z CREATED:20231025T161733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161952Z UID:24064-1426381200-1430355600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Special Enrollment Period on HealthCare.gov DESCRIPTION:This six-week enrollment period on HealthCare.gov will be open to people with certain qualifying life events\, and to those who paid a penalty with their federal income tax return for not having insurance in 2014. By enrolling now\, they limit the penalty to just a few months of 2015. HealthCare.gov also provides a short questionnaire to help insurance shoppers determine if they qualify for the enrollment period. \nDates:March 15 – April 30  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/special-enrollment-period-on-healthcare-gov/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150401T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150401T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150846Z CREATED:20231103T162927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150846Z UID:26065-1427850000-1427850000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Philadelphia AHCJ chapter meeting: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia DESCRIPTION:Please join the AHCJ Philadelphia chapter and heart experts from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to learn more about how far that field has come – and where it’s going. \nAttendees will have the opportunity to meet some of CHOP’s world-renowned experts\, hear about groundbreaking research in the field\, see the newest devices available for the smallest children in heart failure\, and hear a family tell their dramatic story about childhood heart failure and the wait for a heart transplant. \nHere’s a list of topics: \n\n\nHistory of heart transplant and heart failure treatment at CHOP; Thomas Spray\, M.D. \, chief of the division of cardiothoracic surgery Susan Nicolson\, M.D.\, pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist \n\n\nCurrent Treatment for Heart Failure in Children and Young Adults; Joseph Rossano\, M.D.\, M.S.\, F.A.A.P.\, F.A.A.C.\, medical director of the Pediatric Heart Failure and Transplant Program at CHOP. \n\n\nSurgical procedures for VADs and the art of heart transplant; J. William Gaynor\, M.D\, pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon\, Chris Mascio\, M.D.\, pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon Lisa Montenegro\, M.D.\, pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist Talya Frey\, B.S.\, C.C.P.\, L.P.\, F.P.P.\, perfusionist \n\n\n“Living with a VAD and waiting for a heart transplant: Our experience\,” The Voltmer family \n\n\nResearch Update\, Joseph Rossano\, M.D. \n\n\nDate & time: \nWednesday\, April 1\, 20156–8:30 p.m.Light dinner will be provided. \nLocation: \nThe Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia34th Street and Civic Center BoulevardPhiladelphia\, PA 19104 \nRSVP to Joey McCool Ryan by Thursday\, March 26\, 2015. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/philadelphia-ahcj-chapter-meeting-childrens-hospital-of-philadelphia/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150401T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150430T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161947Z CREATED:20231025T161736Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161947Z UID:24066-1427850000-1430355600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Minority Health Month DESCRIPTION:Despite recent progress towards ending health disparities\, racial and ethnic minorities continue to face significant health disparities. Throughout the month of April\, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health will partner with state\, local\, federal\, territorial and tribal partners to raise awareness about these ongoing disparities.  \nThe theme for National Minority Health Month 2015 is “30 Years of Advancing Health Equity | The Heckler Report: A Force for Ending Health Disparities in America.” This theme commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Heckler Report\, or the Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Black and Minority Health\, released in 1985 under the leadership of former HHS Secretary Margaret Heckler. This report marked the first time the U.S. government conducted a comprehensive study of racial and ethnic minority health\, and it elevated minority health to a national stage. \nThis is a great opportunity to focus on covering health disparities\, prevalence of chronic diseases\, caregiving issues and housing. To find out more\, download the logo\, or post events\, visit National Minority Health Month online or contact OMHMedia@hhs.gov. \nDates:April 1 – 30\, 2015  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-minority-health-month/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150406T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150412T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161946Z CREATED:20231025T161736Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161946Z UID:24067-1428282000-1428800400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Public Health Week DESCRIPTION:During the first full week of April each year\, National Public Health Week brings together communities across the United States to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving the nation’s health. \nNational Public Health Week is sponsored by the American Public Health Association (APHA). APHA offers new NPHW materials each year that can be used during and after NPHW to raise awareness about public health and prevention. This year\, NPHW offers a different health-related theme each day.  \nTo learn more or find an event in your area\, visit the campaign online.  \nDates:April 6 – 12\, 2015  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-public-health-week/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150407T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150407T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154430Z CREATED:20231103T162926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154430Z UID:26062-1428368400-1428368400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:World Health Day 2015: Food Safety DESCRIPTION:How much do you really know about your food? In an increasingly globalized food economy\, threats to the safety and health of food are emerging constantly. Unsafe food is linked to the deaths of an estimated 2 million people annually. Food containing harmful bacteria\, viruses\, parasites or chemical substances is responsible for more than 200 diseases\, ranging from diarrhea to cancers. \nThe theme of World Health Day 2015 is “Food Safety\,” and encourages people all over the world to ensure that the food on their plates is safe to eat.  \nVisit World Health Day 2015 for a toolkit\, downloadable posters\, global food safety statistics\, and a quiz on food safety. \nDate:April 7\, 2015  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/world-health-day-2015-food-safety/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150412T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150416T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161945Z CREATED:20231025T161736Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161945Z UID:24068-1428800400-1429146000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Annual Conference 2015: Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society DESCRIPTION:The 2015 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition brings together over 35\,000 healthcare IT professionals\, clinicians\, executives and vendors from around the world. Visitors will hear world-class speakers\, learn about cutting-edge health IT products\, and have the opportunity to network with an array of people from the world of health IT. \nThe keynote speaker this year will be former President George W. Bush. The schedule is packed with a variety of speakers\, symposia\, showcases and education sessions. See the HIMSS15 e-brochure for more information\, or register here.  \nDates:April 12 – 16\, 2015 \nLocation:Chicago\, ILVarious hotels  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/annual-conference-2015-healthcare-information-and-management-systems-society/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150416T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150421T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161945Z CREATED:20231025T161737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161945Z UID:24069-1429146000-1429578000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Environments for Aging Conference DESCRIPTION:The Environments for Aging Conference offers the latest strategies and ideas for creating functional and attractive living environments that meet the needs of our aging population. During this comprehensive three-day learning experience\, attendees can network with peers while learning the latest innovations and best practices in the design of long-term and residential care settings. They will have the opportunity to share common goals and innovations as well as building\, architecture\, and best design practices. \nSee the agenda or click here to register. \nDates:April 16 – 21\, 2015 \nLocation:Baltimore\, MDMarriott Waterfront  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/environments-for-aging-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150420T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150423T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161944Z CREATED:20231025T161743Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161944Z UID:24075-1429491600-1429750800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:EIS Annual Scientific Forum 2015 DESCRIPTION:CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) – better known as CDC’s disease detective program – kicks off its annual conference in Atlanta\, GA. The event showcases EIS investigations conducted over the past year\, and covers a wide range of health topics and gives reporters the opportunity to speak with the first responders to health threats.  \nIn 2014\, CDC disease detectives were among the first to respond to the Ebola outbreak\, and many continue to battle the virus in efforts to get to zero new cases. They also fought domestic health threats such as EV-D68\,sexually transmitted diseases\, foodborne illnesses and chronic disease.  \nEIS is a two-year postgraduate program that trains physicians and other health professionals in skills necessary to investigate infectious disease outbreaks and epidemics. Since 1951\, more than 3\,500 EIS officers have responded to international and domestic health threats. Nearly half of the lead state epidemiologists and four of the last seven CDC Directors\, including Dr. Tom Frieden\, are EIS graduates. \nDates:          \nApril 20 – April 23\, 2015 \nLocation: \nCrowne Plaza Ravinia Hotel4355 Ashford Dunwoody RoadAtlanta\, GA 30346 \nMedia wanting to attend the EIS Conference should RSVP to CDC Media Relations at media@cdc.gov or 404-639-3286. \nFor more information about the conference or the EIS\, visit the conference page or the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/eis-annual-scientific-forum-2015/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150421T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150421T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161943Z CREATED:20231103T163028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161943Z UID:26068-1429578000-1429578000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The Antibiotics Crisis: The Health Care and Human Costs of Drug Resistance DESCRIPTION:The University of California Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and the School of Public Health present this webcast panel discussion about the antibiotics crisis. As bacteria rapidly outmaneuver our ability to control them\, we are increasingly vulnerable to outbreaks of drug-resistant pathogens. The use of antibiotics in livestock production is driving the growth of this resistance and appears to be contributing to our obesity epidemic. This event will be webcast live and posted afterwards for later viewing. \nPanelists: \n\n\nMaryn McKenna\, science journalist\, board member of the Association of Health Care Journalists\, and author of an upcoming book on the history of antibiotics use in livestock production \n\n\nDr. Lee Riley\, UC Berkeley professor of infectious diseases \n\n\nMichael Pollan\, UC Berkeley professor of journalism\, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma and other books \n\n\nDr. Piero Garzaro\, regional infectious diseases chair for The Permanente Medical Group Northern California \n\n\nDavid Tuller (Introduction)\, Dr.P.H.\,  lecturer and academic coordinator\, UC Berkeley MPH/MJ program \n\n\nDr. John Swartzberg (Moderator)\, UC Berkeley professor of infectious diseases and editorial director of The Berkeley Wellness Letter and BerkeleyWellness.com. \n\n\nFind out more about this event. It will be webcast live and posted afterwards for later viewing. \nThis event is co-sponsored by Berkeley Wellness\, The California Wellness Foundation\, Berkeley Food Institute\, UC Berkeley Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseases and CalPIRG (UC Berkeley chapter). \nDate & time:Tuesday\, April 21\, 20151:30-3 p.m. \nLocation:Banatao Auditorium310 Sutardja Dal HallUC Berkeley URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-antibiotics-crisis-the-health-care-and-human-costs-of-drug-resistance/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150421T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150421T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161942Z CREATED:20231103T163029Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161942Z UID:26070-1429578000-1429578000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webcast: Challenges and Opportunities Facing an Aging Society DESCRIPTION:Experts from the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on an Aging Society will gather on April 21st to present policy recommendations to address critical issues surrounding the social\, economic and institutional implications of an aging society. The event will be webcast in its entirety online. \nThe policy-focused event will include remarks from the nation’s leading experts on aging\, as well as panel discussions exploring issues on productivity in an aging society\, societal cohesion\, and intergenerational relationships. \nThe event will also serve as the unveiling of a specially-themed issue of Daedalus\, the academic journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences\, entitled “Successful Aging of Societies.” This issue of Daedalus features a series of essays focusing on the opportunities and challenges facing the United States as it tackles demographic transformation. \nPresenters: \n\n\nJohn W. Rowe\, M.D.\, Columbia University \n\n\nS. Jay Olshansky\, Ph.D.\, University of Illinois \n\n\nLisa Berkman\, Ph.D.\, Harvard University \n\n\nFrank Furstenberg\, Ph.D.\, University of Pennsylvania \n\n\nDate & time:Tuesday\, April 21\, 20151 – 4:30 p.m. \nTo register for and receive the link to the online webcast\, please email Coleen Herbert or call her at (202)745-5119. \nThe MacArthur Foundation Research Network on an Aging Society\, established in 2008 and led by John W. Rowe\, M.D.\, is an interdisciplinary group of scholars that studies the critical issues surrounding the social\, economic\, and institutional implications of an aging society. The Network‘s goal is to offer policy options to enhance the transition to a productive\, cohesive\, secure and equitable aging society. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webcast-challenges-and-opportunities-facing-an-aging-society/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150423T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150426T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161941Z CREATED:20231025T161559Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161941Z UID:24006-1429750800-1430010000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Health Journalism 2015 DESCRIPTION:Event coverage\n\n \n \nConference home\nRegistration\nThursday/Friday\nSaturday/Sunday\nOverview\nPresentations\n2015 Exhibitors\nExhibit or advertise\nGetting there\nShare a room or ride\nThings to do\nPitchFest\nFellowships\nField trips\nHotel\n\n\n\nApril 23-26\, 2015\nJoin hundreds of journalism colleagues in California’s Silicon Valley — an intersection of health and technology\, and home to Health Journalism 2015. \nPHOTOS: Watch AHCJ’s Facebook page for photos from the conference. \nCONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS\nSpotlight speakers\n \nPhysician and bestselling author Abraham Verghese\, M.D.\, on the importance of bedside medicine and physical examination in an era of advanced medical technology. \n \n \nDeane Marchbein\, M.D.\, the U.S. president of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières\, offering the latest Ebola report from her work in Africa. \n \nNewsmaker briefing\n \nRobert McDonald\, U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs\, will hold a news conference. \n \nWorkshops and panels\nSee the packed daily lineups! \nField trips\nSign up for educational tours of nearby research\, clinical and teaching facilities. \nFreelance PitchFest\nFreelance writers may register for short pitch meetings with assigning editors from some of the top magazines\, newspapers and websites. \nAwards luncheon\nThe annual Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism Journalists will recognize the best work of 2014. \nReceptions\nAttend the Welcome to Silicon Valley Reception on Thursday evening and the Salute to Health Journalism Reception on Saturday evening. \nDrawings\nJoin us in the Exhibit Hall for desserts\, snacks and great AHCJ prize giveaways. \nMembership meeting\nCome hear about AHCJ’s latest efforts from your elected board. \n \n\nHosts:\n\n\n\nStanford School of Medicine \n\n\nStanford Health Care \n\n\nLucile Packard Children’s Hospital \n\n\nVice Provost and Dean of Research\, Stanford University \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\nCalifornia HealthCare Foundation \n\n\nMissouri Foundation for Health \n\n\nLucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health \n\n\nUC Berkeley School of Public Health\, Graduate School of Journalism \n\n\nThe California Wellness Foundation \n\n\nThe Colorado Health Foundation \n\n\nKansas Health Foundation \n\n\nUniversity of California\, San Francisco \n\n\nThe Commonwealth Fund \n\n\nThe John A. Hartford Foundation \n\n\nAnnual Reviews \n\n\nHealth Foundation for Western & Central New York \n\n\nPatient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute \n\n\nGordon and Betty Moore Foundation \n\n\nThe California Endowment \n\n\nRhode Island Foundation \n\n\nThe JAMA Network \n\n\nInstitute for Health Metrics and Evaluation \n\n\nW.K. Kellogg Foundation URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-journalism-2015/ CATEGORIES:Annual Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150424T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150430T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161940Z CREATED:20231025T161737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161940Z UID:24070-1429837200-1430355600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:World Immunization Week 2015 DESCRIPTION:World Immunization Week aims to promote one of the world’s most powerful tools for health – the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease. This year’s World Immunization Week campaign seeks to reach equity in immunization levels as outlined by the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP). The theme for 2015 is “Close the Immunization Gap.” \nVisit World Immunization Week 2015 for reports\, statistics\, campaign materials\, and more information on vaccine campaign events around the world. \nDates:April 24 – 30\, 2015  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/world-immunization-week-2015/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150427T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150429T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161939Z CREATED:20231025T161709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161939Z UID:24041-1430096400-1430269200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:2015 National Oral Health Conference DESCRIPTION:This conference presents a diverse array of educational sessions and exhibitors from the field of oral public health. It will be attended by bout 800 attendees from around the world who serve in oral public health care capacities at the local\, state\, and national levels and in academica. \nThe conference will also offer networking lunches and social events. It is sponsored by Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) and the American Association of Public Health Dentistry (AAPHD). \nFor more information\, see the save-the-date\, or peruse the pre-conference prospectus. \nDates:April 27 – 29\, 2015 \nLocation:Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown CenterKansas City\, MO  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/2015-national-oral-health-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR