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:20151202T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151202T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161748Z CREATED:20231103T163923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161748Z UID:26152-1449018000-1449018000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:HIV and the Mental Health of LGBT People of Color DESCRIPTION:6 p.m. on Wednesday\, Dec 2\nSee a screening of the documentary\, “You Are Not Alone\,” and a discussion\, “HIV and Mental Health of LGBT People of Color” with a distinguished panel\, moderated by Marsha Bronner of the HUGS Campaign\, and including “America’s Psychologist” Dr. Jeff Gardere\, Ariel Rojas of TransDisapora Networks\, Chris Adams\, LMSW\, Rev. Dr. Lynn Sexton\, The Griot Circle\, and Aron Cobbs\, Lambda Legal.  \nTo RSVP for this first-time Brooklyn-Borough-wide Screening\, Call: 718-802-3530 Go to: http://brooklyn-usa.org/event/world-aids-day/ \nBrooklyn Borough Hall209 Joralemon St. Brooklyn\, NY 11201 Google Map \n HIV and the Mental Health of LGBT People of Color Following the screening\, there will be a discussion of the mental health effects of an HIV infection: looking at the societal factors which lead to a person contracting HIV\, the effects of the virus on an infected person’s neuropsyhcology\, and once again\, an infected person’s family\, friends\, and community’s response to being a LGBT person of color and HIV positive. The panel discussion will be moderated by Marsha Bronner\, Founder of the HUGS Campaign\, with panelists including\, “America’s Psychologist” Jeffery Gardere\, Ph.D.; Ariel Rojas MS MA\, CEO of TransDisapora Networks; Chris Adams\, LMSW\, DBGM\, Inc.; Rev. Dr. Lynn Sexton\, The Griot Circle; and Aron Cobbs\, Lambda Legal. \n About You Are Not Alone – the documentary As a 65-minute documentary\, “You Are Not Alone” examines many underlying psycho-social factors that lead to and cause depression in Black gay men. It looks closely at the struggles with sexual orientation and identity; being  sexually abused by an older adult family member/relative/familiar or authority figure; pastors and imams declaring that a gay man is an abomination and encouraging ostracism from families and communities; the descent into feelings of low self-esteem and setting out to contract HIV as a form of suicide with the ensuing stigma and discrimination accompanying the diagnosis; and for many aging Black gay men\, struggles with loneliness\, isolation and abandonment\, including desperation for affection\, intimacy and sex.  In interviews with Black gay men of varying ages\, opinions from mental health professionals and religious leaders\, and re-enactments of experiences the documentary explores the reasons for a Black gay man’s downward spiral into depression and suicide. \nYou Are Not Alone\, through interviews\, traces the lives of at least three Black gay men with re-enactments of their life experiences: Cedric\, who as a child was abused by his father on the suspicion of being gay; Lawrence\, recounted being sexually abused by his father; and\, Tony tells of never feeling as though he belonged\, as he said\, ‘I was always a shade off happy’. Then there is the mother\, whose 14-year-old son was bullied in school and hanged himself with a dog leash\, as she said\, ‘Losing my only child was a tragedy of tragedies.”  \nThe film also contains interviews with mental health professionals\, including “America’s Psychologist” Jeffery Gardere\, Ph.D.\, Dr. Kim Arrington\, and NY City-based psychiatrist Michael Myers\, MD\, who present their professional opinions on the experiences recounted in the stories. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/hiv-and-the-mental-health-of-lgbt-people-of-color/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151202T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151202T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161748Z CREATED:20231103T163924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161748Z UID:26154-1449018000-1449018000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The Healthspan Imperative: New frontiers in science of aging DESCRIPTION:Watch it now\nRecorded webcast \nSpeaker’s presentation\nSlides from Sue Peschin \nResources\nAHCJ Core Topic: Aging \nAging news from Covering Health blog \nAlliance for Aging Research \nAlliance for Aging Research Pocket Films \nAlliance for Aging Research YouTube Channel \nThe Silver Book \nHealthspan Campaign \nPress contact \nNoel Lloyd: nlloyd@agingresearch.org or 202-370-7852 \n\nDec. 2\, 12:30 p.m. ET\nToday\, average life expectancy is almost 80 years. But\, while we’ve added years to life we haven’t always made those extra years healthy and vigorous. Eighty percent of seniors have at least one major chronic condition\, and half have two or more. Chronic diseases of later life cost our nation more than $1 trillion per year and will increase to $6 trillion by 2050. \nA new frontier in science is revealing the “problem behind the problem” of chronic disease. “Geroscience” is the study of how the underlying processes of aging itself put us at risk to develop chronic disease. And it is on its way to modifying those processes through new medical strategies that could benefit millions. \nLiz Seegert\, AHCJ’s topic leader on aging\, will discuss this new frontier and efforts to improve the quality of those later years with Sue Peschin\, M.H.S.\, the  president and CEO of the Alliance for Aging Research. \nHow to participate\n \nClick here\, choose “Enter as a Guest\,” type in your name and click on the “Enter Room” button. There will be time to ask questions of the speaker after her presentation. \nAbout the speaker\nSue Peschin\, M.H.S.\, is president and CEO of the Alliance for Aging Research\, a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the pace of scientific discoveries and their application to vastly improve the universal human experience of aging and health. It believes advances in research help people live longer\, happier\, more productive lives and reduce health care costs over the long term and that access to the latest scientific information empowers people to take control of their health. Peschin has more than 20 years of experience in health policy\, government relations and non-profit leadership. Previously\, she was vice president of public policy for the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. \n\nSue Peschin \n\n\nLiz Seegert URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-healthspan-imperative-new-frontiers-in-science-of-aging/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151202T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151203T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161747Z CREATED:20231025T161827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161747Z UID:24110-1449018000-1449104400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Aging in Place Council Conference: Creating a system for aging in place in America DESCRIPTION:The NAIPC promotes a  network of professionals from the private\, public and non-profit sectors who can help older adults plan for future housing and care needs. \nContact: Jessica Hoefer202-939-1796jhoefer@dworbell.com \nhttp://ageinplace.org/2014annualmeeting URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-aging-in-place-council-conference-creating-a-system-for-aging-in-place-in-america/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151203T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151203T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161746Z CREATED:20231103T163923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161746Z UID:26153-1449104400-1449104400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:ECRI Institute Press Briefing: Top 10 health technology hazards for 2016 DESCRIPTION:Which medical technologies pose dangers to patients? You might be surprised. ECRI’s 2016 hazards list includes high-profile and unexpected issues. This will be exclusive\, in-person media briefing at the nation’s only independent medical device testing laboratory. It’s a “roll-up-your-sleeves” dive into technologies that can harm or kill patients. \n          AGENDA \n          9:00    Free continental breakfast and mix ‘n’ mingle with our experts \n          9:30    Welcome to ECRI and Introduction to the 2016 Hazards List \n          10:00  Concurrent Workshops (30 minutes each)                     1: Killer Infections                          Dirty Endoscopes                          Unsafe Injection Practices                     2: High-Tech Training                          Failure to Appropriately Operate Intensive Care Ventilators                          Insufficient Training of Clinicians on Operating Room Technologies                     3: Software Failures                          Gamma Camera Mechanical Failures                          Misuse of USB Port \n          11:30  Lightning Round Q&A (Bring your toughest questions!) \nDec. 3\, 2015 / 9 a.m.-Noon \nECRI Institute5200 Butler PikePlymouth Meeting\, PA 19462 \nSpace is limited\, so please RSVP by Nov. 30 to lmenyo@ecri.org or 610-825-6000\, ext. 5310. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ecri-institute-press-briefing-top-10-health-technology-hazards-for-2016/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151207T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151207T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161745Z CREATED:20231103T163924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161745Z UID:26155-1449450000-1449450000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Covering the special health challenges of LGBTQ youth DESCRIPTION:Recorded webcast\nWatch the webcast now. \nSpeaker’s presentation\nSlides from Lawrence J. D’Angelo \nResources\nAHCJ Core Topic: Social determinants of health \nSDOH news from Covering Health blog \nCincinnati to consider ban on reparative therapy for LGBT youth \nClinic calms fears of the doctors office for LGBT teens \nLawrence J. D’Angelo \n\nDec. 7\, 3:30 p.m. ET\nLGBTQ youth are at a higher risk for mental health\, substance abuse and other health issues\, yet are less likely to get health care. \nDespite growing attention to these health challenges\, health care providers\, insurers\, families and even youth themselves are grappling with how to address such disparities. \nLGBTQ youths can face isolation from family or friends\, and can be reluctant to acknowledge their sexuality with their doctor or other health care provider. \nSusan Heavey\, AHCJ’s topic leader on the social determinants of health and health disparities\, will discuss ongoing and unique challenges facing LGBT youth with Lawrence D’Angelo\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, division chief of adolescent and young adult medicine at Children’s National Health System in Washington\, D.C and director of the hospital’s Youth Pride Clinic. \nHow to participate\n \nClick on this link. Choose the “Enter as a Guest” option\, type your name in the box and click on the “Enter Room” button. Plenty of time will be available at the end of the webcast to ask questions of our speaker. Questions can be typed into the webcast interface. \nA recording of the webcast will be available on this page shortly after it ends. \nAbout the speaker\nLawrence J. D’Angelo\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, is the executive director for The Diana L. and Stephen A. Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health and section chair for the Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Children’s National Health System. He is a tenured professor of medicine\, health care sciences\, prevention and community health\, and epidemiology at George Washington University. D’Angelo has worked on numerous publications informing medical practitioners and patients on infectious diseases\, eating disorders\, and other health risks. \n\nLawrence J. D’Angelo \n\n\nSusan Heavey URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covering-the-special-health-challenges-of-lgbtq-youth/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151208T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151208T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161744Z CREATED:20231103T163941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161744Z UID:26156-1449536400-1449536400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Mental Health and Criminal Justice Policy Conference DESCRIPTION:The National Council for Behavioral Health\, and the Community Oriented Correctional Health Services hold a day-long conference in Washington\, D.C.\, to discuss mass incarceration of people with mental health and substance use problems. \nSpeakers will include Roy Austin\, a presidential adviser in the Office of Urban Affairs\, Justice and Opportunity\, as well as Republican Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri and Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan\, who have backed legislation addressing mental health issues. \nThe event will be webcast. \n  \n  \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/mental-health-and-criminal-justice-policy-conference/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151208T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151208T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161743Z CREATED:20231103T163942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161743Z UID:26158-1449536400-1449536400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Mental Health and Criminal Justice Policy Conference DESCRIPTION:The National Council for Behavioral Health\, and the Community Oriented Correctional Health Services hold a day-long conference in Washington\, D.C.  “to discuss how mass incarceration of people with mental health and substance use problems.” \nSpeakers will include Roy Austin\, a presidential adviser in the Office of Urban Affairs\, Justice and Opportunity\, as well as Republican Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri and Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan\, who have backed legislation addressing mental health issues. \nThe event will be webcast. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/mental-health-and-criminal-justice-policy-conference-2/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151210T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151210T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161743Z CREATED:20231103T163922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161743Z UID:26151-1449709200-1449709200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:AHCJ Washington\, D.C.\, Chapter Holiday Party DESCRIPTION:We compete\, we break news\, we make a difference. Now it’s time for the Association of Health Care Journalists’ D.C. Chapter Holiday networking gathering! \nCome toast the holiday season with craft beers\, vintage wine — and some light and healthy(ier) food. \nThere is no formal program – just a gathering as we look forward to 2016. We’ve invited some special guests who have helped many of us during the year. All health journalists are invited. \nWhen\n6-8:30 p.m. on Thursday\, Dec. 10. \nImportant note: Due to building security\, please plan to arrive no later than 7:15 p.m. \nWhere\nThe Advisory Board Building at 2445 M St. N.W.\, 8th floor reception area. \nPlease RSVP\nBy Dec. 7 to pgalewitz@kff.org \nGetting there\nFoggy Bottom is closest Metro — an 8-minute walk. When exiting the station\, turn left and walk through Washington Circle following 23rd Street to M Street. Turn left and go two blocks. \nDupont Circle metro (south exit) is a 12-minute walk. Take New Hampshire Ave south to M St. Turn right and go 3 blocks. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ahcj-washington-d-c-chapter-holiday-party/ CATEGORIES:Workshops | Summits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151211T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151211T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161741Z CREATED:20231103T163943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161741Z UID:26159-1449795600-1449795600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Briefing on Prison Health and Reentry DESCRIPTION:The Alliance for Health Reform will hold a panel event on Friday\, Dec. 11 at noon in Washington\, D.C.\, to discuss adults’ physical and mental health needs as they transition out of prison. Many are low-income adults who need assistance connecting to health care coverage and care. \nPanelists from PEW Charitable Trusts\, Ohio’s Department of Medicaid and the National Urban League will focus on “reentry programs\, and the intersection of health policy and the criminal justice system\,” according to the Alliance. \nThe event\, titled “Health Care Out from Behind Bars: Meeting Prisoners’ Needs Efficiently\,” can also be followed on Twitter using the hashtag #Reentry. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/briefing-on-prison-health-and-reentry/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151211T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151211T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161742Z CREATED:20231103T163943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161742Z UID:26160-1449795600-1449795600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Medical Tests: Inaccuracies\, Risks and the Public's Health DESCRIPTION:Webcast: Friday\, Dec. 11\, 12:30-1:30pm ET\nSend questions in advance to theforum@hsph.harvard.edu Tweet @ForumHSPH #testsforum \nWithout question\, medical testing has saved lives and bettered patient care. But what happens when tests are inaccurate or unnecessary? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently raised alarms about a growing class of tests designed and used in single laboratories\, which are far less subject to regulatory enforcement than commercial test kits sold to multiple labs. The agency reviewed 20 case studies involving lab-developed tests (LDTs) and found evidence of patients at risk for medically unnecessary procedures\, including mastectomies\, or for potentially inappropriate therapies\, including cancer treatments. Some tests may fail to detect a condition\, while others may erroneously point to a non-existent problem. The medical costs are significant. The Obama administration is calling for a new regulatory framework as well. \nLDTs are not the only source of concern. A 2013 meta-analysis involving commonly ordered lab tests found that 30 percent\, on average\, were probably unnecessary and\, conversely\, a similar number should have been ordered and were not. \nScrutiny of lab testing is intensifying as the medical community grapples to address diagnostic errors. This year\, the Institute of Medicine issued a study\, Improving Diagnosis in Health Care\, as a continuation of an earlier series of patient safety reports. Pointing to many factors in diagnostic errors\, the recent report states that “most people will experience at least one diagnostic error in their lifetime\, sometimes with devastating consequences.” \nThis Forum will examine the role of medical tests in health care\, looking both at their considerable benefits and risks and asking how to ensure their accuracy\, safety and reliability. \nModerator: Sharon Begley\, Senior Science Writer\, STAT \nExpert Participants: \n\n\nAaron Kesselheim\, Director\, Program on Regulation\, Therapeutics\, and Law\, Brigham and Women’s Hospital \n\n\nLucian Leape\, Chair\, Lucian Leape Institute at the National Patient Safety Foundation\, and Adjunct Professor of Health Policy\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health \n\n\nAlberto Gutierrez\, Director\, Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health\, Center of Devices and Radiological Health\, Food and Drug Administration \n\n\nRamy Arnaout\, Associate Director of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratories at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center \n\n\nPresented in Collaboration with Stat \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/medical-tests-inaccuracies-risks-and-the-publics-health/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151214T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151214T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154350Z CREATED:20231103T164104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154350Z UID:26161-1450054800-1450054800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Vicarious Trauma report launch DESCRIPTION:This will be the official launch of Eyewitness Media Hub‘s research into the effects of Vicarious Trauma.  The research looks at the impact of vicarious trauma on journalists\, human rights investigators and humanitarian aid workers who frequently search for eyewitness media in their work. \nAre managers doing enough to protect their staff\, are journalists and human rights workers allowed to speak up when they’ve spent the day looking at horrors on their computer screen? \nThe panel will be moderated by Dr Claire Wardle\, Research Director\, Tow Center for Digital Journalism \nThe event’s panelists include: \n\n\nSam Dubberley\, co-founder Eyewitness Media Hub \n\n\nBruce Shapiro\, Executive Director\, Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma \n\n\nMandy Jenkins\, News Director\, Storyful \n\n\nYvette Alberdingk Thijm\, Executive Director\, Witness \n\n\nThis research was carried out by Eyewitness Media Hub ”Šin partnership with Open Society Foundations. \nThe event is sponsored by the Tow Center for Digital Journalism. \nWhere\nBrown Institute for Media InnovationColumbia Journalism School2950 BroadwayNew York\, N.Y\, 10027 \nWhen\nDec. 14\, 6-8 p.m. \nRegistration here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/vicarious-trauma-report-launch/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151215T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151215T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154349Z CREATED:20231103T164104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154349Z UID:26162-1450141200-1450141200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:News briefing on health care consolidation DESCRIPTION:In 2014\, there were a total of 1\,299 mergers and acquisitions in the health care sector – a record number\, up from 1\,035 the year before. That includes a recent spike in pharmaceutical transactions\, including inversions\, which base U.S. drug companies overseas. \nA top Federal Trade Commission official\, along with key experts\, will meet with reporters Dec. 15 to discuss the recent surge in health care consolidation; the driving forces behind this trend; and the implications for policymakers and enforcers. \nSpeakers will provide the latest information about the roles of the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission; efforts by policymakers; the scope and extent of consolidation among doctors\, hospitals\, insurers and pharmaceutical companies; and implications for consumers and other stakeholders. \n\n\nDeborah Feinstein\, director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition \n\n\nAndrea Murino\, partner and co-chair of Goodwin Procter’s antitrust practice \n\n\nGeorge Slover\, senior policy counsel at Consumers Union  \n\n\nAlan Weil of Health Affairs and Marilyn Serafini of the Alliance for Health Reform will moderate. \n\n\nWHEN: Tuesday\, Dec. 15\, 8:15-9:30 a.m. (Breakfast available at 8 a.m.) \nWHERE: National Press Club\, Fourth Estate (529 14th St.\, NW\, 13th Floor\, Wash.\, D.C.)  \nRSVP: Samantha Feller sfeller@allhealth.org (202)789-2300 \nTo register for this briefing\, please contact us at info@allhealth.org or call us at (202) 789-2300.  \n OPEN ONLY TO MEMBERS OF THE PRESS \nWith thanks to the The Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis Foundation for Health and Policy for its support of this briefing. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/news-briefing-on-health-care-consolidation/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151216T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151216T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154349Z CREATED:20231103T164105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154349Z UID:26163-1450227600-1450227600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:National Institute on Drug Abuse to discuss results of 2015 Monitoring the Future survey DESCRIPTION:The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will hold a teleconference and Twitter chat on Dec. 16 to discuss the results of the 2015 Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey. The survey\, conducted earlier this year by scientists at the University of Michigan\, tracks annual drug use and attitudes among eighth\, 10th\, and 12th-grade students. NIDA is part of the National Institutes of Health within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. \nThis year’s MTF survey will include attitudes about\, and prevalence of\, marijuana use\, prescription medications\, e-cigarettes\, synthetic cannabinoids (K2/Spice)\, alcohol\, tobacco and other drugs. \nMTF is one of three major survey instruments HHS uses to monitor the nation’s substance use patterns among teens. Information from these surveys helps to provide strategic planning for prevention\, treatment\, and recovery support services for youth. The MTF survey has real-time results\, with findings announced the same year the data is collected. \nWHAT: \nTeleconference to discuss the 2015 Monitoring the Future Survey results\, which will be officially released at 12:01 a.m. EST on Dec. 16. \nWHEN: \nDec. 16\, 11 a.m.-noon EST \nWHERE: \nTo dial into the teleconference\, call: 800-369-1185\, Participant passcode: 8301859 Materials for the teleconference will be posted online Dec.16. \nWHO: \nNora D. Volkow\, M.D. Director\, National Institute on Drug Abuse Bio: https://www.drugabuse.gov/about-nida/directors-page/biography-dr-nora-volkow \nMichael Botticelli Director\, Office of National Drug Control Policy Bio: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/botticelli-bio \nLloyd D. Johnston\, Ph.D. Principal Investigator\, Institute for Social Research\, University of Michigan Bio: http://home.isr.umich.edu/research/researcher-profiles/lloyd-johnston/ \nRichard A. Miech\, Ph.D. Research Professor\, Institute for Social Research\, University of Michigan Bio: http://www.monitoringthefuture.org/invest.html \nThe NIDA Twitter chat\, hosted by Dr. Jack Stein\, Director\, Office of Science Policy and Communications\, will be1-2 p.m. EST. Follow Monitoring the Future 2015 news on Twitter at @NIDANews or join the conversation by using: #MTF2015. \nContact: NIDA Press Team\, 301-443-6245\, media@nida.nih.gov \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-institute-on-drug-abuse-to-discuss-results-of-2015-monitoring-the-future-survey/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR