This year’s session will include a keynote address by outdoorsman and adventurer Aron Ralston whose near-death mountaineering experience inspired a bestselling book and a major motion picture “127 Hours.”
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1 event,This year’s event, sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute focuses on “Voices of Social Change: Empowered Communities for Health and Social Justice” and looks at the movement’s last 50 years of empowering people’s voices and how that can improve people’s health and wellbeing. |
1 event,In this one-hour webinar, hear a panel of experts discuss the trend toward self-funding. Learn about a recent EBRI study that quantifies the movement, with data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey – Insurance Component (MEPS-IC). The in-depth discussion explores the pros and cons of self-insurance for small employers and the effect of the current regulatory framework on the small-employer market. |
3 events,More than 24 million people over age 40 in the U.S. have cataracts, a leading cause of blindness. There will be screenings, health fairs, media appearances, and other health education and outreach activities to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys. Through our Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism, this program selects a small number of journalists annually from a specific region of the country for this special opportunity. The 2018-19 fellowship class will come from Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. The aim of the program is to provide established journalists with the tools needed to improve the depth and amount of coverage focused on localizing critical health issues. The program is designed by journalists for journalists. Although the training is spread over a year’s time, actual time away from the newsroom totals just a couple of weeks. The application deadline is June 1. |
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5 events,Nationally-recognized plenary speakers, a variety of breakout sessions featuring regional programs, a networking reception, an exhibit hall, and more.
West Coast Payer and Provider Summit to Address Social Determinants of Health for Complex Population
West Coast Payer and Provider Summit to Address Social Determinants of Health for Complex Population
This event will be live-streamed for those unable to travel to Scottsdale, Arizona, for the summit. With the live, interactive webcast, you’ll be able to:
The National Academy of Medicine will host a screening of the documentary “Bending the Arc,” which tells the story of Paul Farmer, Jim Yong Kim, Ophelia Dahl, Todd McCormack, and Thomas White and the movement they began in the 1980s that changed global health. They co-founded Partners In Health and a community health model to treat diseases such as tuberculosis & HIV/AIDS that has saved millions of lives in the developing world. |
4 events,The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) hosts a one-day public workshop to consider issues related to how incarceration impacts mental health and substance use disorder, life expectancy and communities. |
4 events,The event includes panel sessions on epigenetic drivers of certain cancers and medical adherence to rural health issues and potential disparities in genomic testing. Our next AHCJ DC chapter networking event is our fifth annual rooftop happy hour with health care communicators, which is hosted at the National Pharmaceutical Council. This is a social event that will allow you to meet other health reporters and people who work in health communications. |
5 events,At 9 am. the libertarian Cato Institute sponsors two panel discussion marking publication of its new book, Overcharged: Why Americans Pay Too…
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4 events,The event will focus on metrics in pre-K through 12th grade education that can be useful in the health care sector “given the recognition of education as a key influence on health outcomes and community well-being.”
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3 events,If you are a professional category member of AHCJ and haven’t yet voted in the 2018 board elections, check your email for a ballot from info@healthjournalism.org. The electronic polling closes Friday at noon central time. |
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3 events,The organization’s 95th annual conference will address topics including the care of patients undergoing cancer treatments, the stories of hygienists’ career journeys, the oral health implications of medical marijuana use and the role of the dental professional in addressing opioid addiction. |
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3 events,Topics covered include: child care, Head Start, home visiting programs, child welfare and various aspects of education, among others. It will also look at various populations, such as low-income families, immigrant families, children in foster care, those with disabilities and more. |
4 events,This event is only for credentialed members of the press. This briefing is on background. On June 6, 2018, President… |
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This event has been postponed. Discussion with RWJF president and CEO Richard Besser about ongoing challenges to health care and coverage and how it intersects with promoting a healthier population. |
3 events,The first globally-themed institute – a four-day program at Columbia Journalism School in New York City June 28 to July 1, 2018 – is designed for reporters on any beat touching the first seven years of life, whether schools or health, war or social policy, neighborhoods or refugees. It will focus on advancements in neuroscience and their implications for child development, concentrating especially on vulnerable children living in extreme poverty and unstable environments. |
Free workshop focuses on covering rural America
There has been growing momentum among policymakers to address rising prescription drug prices. One solution is leveraging market forces to bring down costs by increasing competition through generics and biosimilars. During this webinar panelists will discuss the main opportunities and challenges of the generic and biosimilar market, how past administrations have approached this issue, and how different stakeholders, including consumers, are impacted.
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