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SUMMARY:American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2019
DESCRIPTION:The AACR Annual Meeting program covers the latest discoveries across the spectrum of cancer research — from population science and prevention; to cancer biology\, translational\, and clinical studies; to survivorship and advocacy — and highlights the work of the best minds in research and medicine from institutions all over the world. The preliminary program is available here.  \nMedia contact: \nJulia Gunther at julia.gunther@aacr.org \nor Rick Buck at rick.buck@aacr.org \nWHEN/WHERE: \nDate: 3/29/19 – 4/3/19 \nLocation: Georgia World Congress Center \nHow to Attend: \nPress should contact Julia Gunther at julia.gunther@aacr.org. \nFind more information about the event here. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-association-for-cancer-research-annual-meeting-2019/
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SUMMARY:National Sex Ed Conference
DESCRIPTION:Largest conference in the United States that is exclusively devoted to sexuality education. Participants attend from across the nation and many other parts of the world to network and learn best practices in sexuality education\, addressing a spectrum of topics\, audiences\, and ages. \nMedia contacts: E-mail: register@sexedconference.com \n  \nHow to Attend: \nPress may register by sending an email to register@sexedconference.com. \nFind more information about the event here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-sex-ed-conference/
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SUMMARY:Vaping and health
DESCRIPTION:The FDA recently reported that more than 20 percent of high-school-aged children used e-cigarettes\, or “vaped”\, in 2018 – a nearly 80% increase from the previous year – and recent studies estimate that more than 10 million U.S. adults regularly vape. As the popularity of e-cigarettes soars\, the lack of regulatory standards\, dearth of science\, and aggressive industry-led marketing campaigns have raised concerns about the potential health risks of vaping and questions about whether it is a safer alternative to traditional smoking. \nSciLine’s next media briefing will cover what scientists know about the health effects of e-cigarettes\, their efficacy as a smoking-cessation aide\, and emerging research on the links between vaping and addiction. This briefing will be web-based and accessible via telephone or computer\, so you can attend and ask questions from wherever you are. \nThe panelists: \n\n\nDr. Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin\, Yale School of Medicine \n\n\nDr. Nancy Rigotti\, Massachusetts General Hospital\, Harvard Medical School \n\n\nDr. Jessica Barrington-Trimis\, Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California \n\n\nRead the panelist biographies. \nRegister for the briefing\, Apr 5\, 2 p.m. ET.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/vaping-and-health/
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SUMMARY:Examining How the VA Evaluates TBI for Veterans’ Compensation - New Report April 10
DESCRIPTION:Between 2000 and 2018\, more than 380\,000 military personnel were diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI)\, which has been an increasing cause of injury and disability in the military since the Iraq and Afghanistan wars began. \nVeterans with service-related TBI can seek monthly monetary benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through a six-step process that assigns compensation based on the severity of their disability. A new report from the National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine provides recommendations to the VA to improve the quality of its disability determination process for TBI. The report\, “Evaluation of the Disability Determination Process for Traumatic Brain Injury in Veterans\,” assesses the credentials and training that health care providers need to diagnose TBI; the adequacy of the VA’s diagnostic tools and protocols; and the transparency of the adjudication process. \nAdvance copies of the report will be available to reporters only starting at noon EDT on Tuesday\, April 9. \nThe report is embargoed and not for public release before 11 a.m. EDT on Wednesday\, April 10. \n Reporters who wish to obtain copies should contact the Office of News and Public Information at tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/examining-how-the-va-evaluates-tbi-for-veteransae-compensation-new-report-april-10/
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SUMMARY:Cancer Care at the Crossroads Summit 2019
DESCRIPTION:CCX 2019 will bring together leaders from providers\, academic medical centers\, health plans\, pharma companies\, genomics centers\, media\, and advocacy groups from the U.S. and Europe to discuss the most challenging issues facing cancer care today.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cancer-care-at-the-crossroads-summit-2019/
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SUMMARY:Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale
DESCRIPTION:The 16th annual Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale will be held on April 13-14\, 2019. The Global Health & Innovation Conference convenes nearly 2\,000 participants and more than 300 presentations about global health\, responsible global engagement\, social entrepreneurship\, and innovation. Register by March 10th for a 30 percent reduced rate.  \n Panel topics range from “The Art of Effective Organizations: Leading and Following with Humility and Integrity” to “Responsibility and Integrity in Global Health.” See many of the 300 conference presentations in the list below\, and the complete schedule can be seen on the conference website. \nGlobal Health & Innovation Conference Presented by Unite For Sight\, 16th Annual Conference At Yale University\, New Haven\, Connecticut\, USA Saturday\, April 13 – Sunday\, April 14\, 2019 http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference \n The conference’s 300 confirmed presentations include: \nKeynote Addresses\n\n\n“The Moral Obligation of Optimism to Fuel the Fight for the Sustainable Development Goals\,”Agnes Binagwaho\, Vice Chancellor\, University of Global Health Equity\, Rwanda; Former Minister of Health\, Rwanda; Senior Lecturer\, Harvard Medical School; Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics\, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine \n\n\n“The Two Most Important Days: Reflections on Leadership\, Happiness and Living with Purpose\,” Sanjiv Chopra\, Professor of Medicine\, Harvard Medical School \n\n\n“Health Care in the Age of Climate Crisis\,” Gary Cohen\, President\, Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth \n\n\n“Truth or Dare: The Secret Behind Impact\,” Jordan Levy\, Chief External Relations Officer\, Ubuntu Pathways \n\n\n“Sustainable Development Goals and Health as a Human Right\,” Joia Mukherjee\, Chief Medical Officer\, Partners In Health; Associate Professor\, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine\, Harvard Medical School; Associate Professor\, Division of Global Health Equity\, Brigham and Women’s Hospital \n\n\nDesign Thinking Speakers\n\n\n“Creative Rigor: Human-Centered Design and Global Health\,” Jessa Blades\, Managing Director\, IDEO.org \n\n\n“The Design of Things to Come . . . \,” Natacha Poggio\, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design\, University of Houston Downtown \n\n\n“The Talking Textile: Designing New Patterns of Healthcare Access in Low-Resource Regions\,” Eliza Squibb\, Co-Founder and Creative Director\, ZTwist Design\, LLC; Assistant Professor\, Project Open Door\, Rhode Island School of Design \n\n\n“Sharing Organizational Data to Expand Your Impact\,” Stefanie Zimmerman Drake\, Public Relations Manager\, Water Mission \n\n\n \nEnvironmental Health\, Food\, Nutrition\, and Agriculture Speakers\n\n\n“Hurdling Health Barriers in India: A Cross-Sector Approach to Addressing Nutrition\,” Cassie Chandler\, Health Director\, Grameen Foundation \n\n\n“Food as Farmacy\,” Mike Devlin\, Director of Grants and Initiatives\, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation \n\n\n“Tracking Health Care Sector Emissions at National and International Scales\,” Matthew Eckelman\, Associate Professor and Associate Chair For Research\, Civil and Environmental Engineering\, Northeastern University \n\n\n“Leveraging Universities for Planetary Health-Smart Systems\,” Ann Kurth\, Dean\, Yale School of Nursing \n\n\n“Nutrient\, Medicinal\, and Potentially Toxic Elements Present in the West African Mixed-Spice ‘Yaji’\,” Helen Kwanashie\, Professor of Pharmacology\, Ahmadu Bello University\, Nigeria \n\n\n“Envisioning Old Communities for Children’s Health and Sustainability: New Orleans and New York City\,” Howard Mielke\, Research Professor\, Tulane University \n\n\n“Professionals’ Perceptions: Why is Lead Poisoning Prevalent in Lancaster County?” Harriet Okatch\, Assistant Professor\, Franklin and Marshall College \n\n\n“Glyphosate’s Key Role in Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Origin\,”Stephanie Seneff\, Senior Research Scientist\, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory \n\n\n“Perioperative Medicine: Integrating Resource Utilization and Clinical Outcomes Using Information Technology to Prevent Pollution\,” Jodi Sherman\, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology\, and Epidemiology in Environmental Health Sciences; Director of Sustainability\, Anesthesia\, Yale University \n\n\n“Ophthalmology Around the World: Using Life Cycle Assessment to Measure and Mitigate Health Care Pollution\,” Cassandra Thiel\, Assistant Professor\, NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service; Assistant Professor\, NYU Langone School of Medicine\, Department of Population Health; Assistant Professor\, NYU Tandon School of Engineering \n\n\n“Green Engineering and Green Design of Medical Devices and Pharmaceuticals\,” Julie Zimmerman\, Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs\, Professor of Green Engineering\, Assistant Director for Research at Center for Green Chemistry & Green Engineering\, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies \n\n\nHealthcare Delivery Models and Impact Measurement Speakers\n\n\n“Replacing Sickcare with Systems Designed to Deliver Community Vitality/Wellbeing: The Twin Pillars of Next Generation Primary Healthcare and Social Determinants Interventions\,” David Aylward\, Senior Advisor\, Community Health Center\, Inc. \n\n\n“Digital Health Innovation in Africa and India: New Social Enterprise Models\,” Pam Bolton\, Head of Partnerships\, Tech Care for All \n\n\n“Including Oral Health Services in Basic Health Packages in Poor and Middle Income Countries\,” Audrey Chapman\, Professor of Community Medicine and Healthcare; Healey Chair in Medical Humanities and Bioethics\, University of Connecticut School of Medicine \n\n\n“Emergency Medicine Training: Lessons for Success from Haiti\,” Keegan Checkett\, Co-Director\, Emergency Medicine Residency Program\, Partners In Health; Director of International Emergency Medicine\, University of Chicago \n\n\n“Project Last Mile in the Kingdom of eSwatini: Leveraging Private Sector Strategic Marketing Expertise to Inform Demand Creation for HIV Services for Young Women – the Girl Champ Evolution\,” Sarah Christie\, Program Manager\, Global Health Leadership Initiative (GHLI)\, Yale School of Public Health \n\n\n“Fifteen Years of Unite For Sight Intervention; Have We Made Any Impact In the Communities We Serve?” James Clarke\,Ophthalmologist and Medical Director\, Crystal Eye Clinic\, Ghana; Unite For Sight Ghana Medical Director \n\n\n“Reaching the Unreachable: Innovating Community Collaborative Models for Preventive Health Service Delivery\,” Scott Clarke\, Founding Director\, Amandla Development \n\n\n“River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) in Africa: Looking Deeper into the Retina and Testing of New Drugs\,” Michael Ekuoba-Gyasi\, Ophthalmologist and Medical Director\, Saint Thomas Eye Clinic\, Ghana; Unite For Sight Partner \n\n\n“Identifying and Confronting Challenges in Treatment and Care for Adolescents Living with HIV\,” Molly Forrest Franke\, Assistant Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine\, Harvard Medical School \n\n\n“Global Spine Care Initiative: An International and Interprofessional Delphi Process to Develop a Model of Care\,” Claire Johnson\, Professor\, National University of Health Sciences \n\n\n“Diverse Caregivers’ HPV Vaccine-Related Awareness and Knowledge\,” Deanna Kepka\, Assistant Professor\, College of Nursing | Investigator\, Huntsman Cancer Institute Director\, Global and International Health\, College of Nursing University of Utah \n\n\n“Designing Integrated Services to Manage Chronic NCDs in Haiti and Rwanda\,” Gene Kwan\, Assistant Professor\, Boston University School of Medicine; Health and Policy Advisor\, Partners In Health \n\n\n“Why Emergency Care Can Transform Global Health\,” Regan Marsh\, Director of Clinical Systems\, Partners In Health; Instructor\, Department of Emergency Medicine\, Harvard Medical School \n\n\n“Changing Young People’s Attitudes Towards Effective Contraception Using Mobile Phone Messaging\,” Daniel McCartney\, Senior Technical Adviser\, Innovation\, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) \n\n\n“Factors Influencing HIV Medication Adherence among HIV Positive Women in Zambia\,” Jerry John Nutor\, Postdoctoral Research Associate\, Global Health and Health Policy Center for Health and Wellbeing\, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs\, Princeton University \n\n\n“Global Health Residency Training and Career Development: The Brigham/Harvard Experience\,” Daniel Palazuelos\, Assistant Director\, Hiatt Global Health Equity Residency\, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Senior Health and Policy Advisor for Community Health Systems\, Partners In Health; Assistant Professor in Medicine\, Harvard Medical School \n\n\n“The Hazards and Gratifications of Volunteer Service Abroad\,” Aron Rose\, Chair\, White House Bioethics Committee for Partners in Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa; Associate Clinical Professor\, Yale University School of Medicine and Yale University School of Nursing; Associate Clinical Professor\, Frank H. Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University \n\n\n“The Role of Emergency Care in Health Systems Strengthening\,” Shada Rouhani\, Associate Physician\, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Instructor\, Department of Emergency Medicine\, Harvard Medical School; Senior Advisor\, Emergency Medicine\, L’Hopital Universiteé de Mirebalais\, Haiti \n\n\n“Universal Eye Health Programme in India\,” Sarang Samal\, Founder\, Kalinga Eye Hospital\, NYSASDRI\, India; Unite For Sight Partner \n\n\n“Audio and Analytics: Strengthening Health Knowledge and Outcomes in Remote Communities\,” Cliff Schmidt\, Executive Director\, Amplio \n\n\n“Community Health Workers: International Scale-Up and American Start-Up\,” Adam Schwartz\, Senior Health Program Manager\, BRAC USA \n\n\n“Value-Based Healthcare: Applying What We Have Learned from the OECD to Emerging Markets and LMIC. The Strategy to Provide Better Health and Solve the Cost and Access Crisis\,” Mahek Shah\, Senior Researcher\, Harvard Business School \n\n\n“HIV Treatment as Prevention: How Clinical and Public Health Priorities are in Sync\,” Sten Vermund\, Dean and Anna M.R. Lauder Professor of Public Health\, Yale School of Public Health; Professor of Pediatrics\, Yale School of Medicine \n\n\n“Effect of Chinese Eye Exercises on Change in Visual Acuity and Eyeglasses Wear Among School-Aged Children in Rural China\,” Huan Wang\, Research Scholar\, Rural Education Action Program (REAP)\, Stanford University \n\n\n“Building Local Capacity in Fighting Blindness Globally: The Role of Unite For Sight\,” Seth Wanye\, Ophthalmologist and Medical Director\, Friends Eye Clinic\, Ghana; Unite For Sight Partner \n\n\n“Evaluation of an Integrated National Primary Eye Care Programme in Rwanda\,” Jennifer Yip\, International Centre for Eye Health International Centre for Evidence in Disability London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine \n\n\nHealth Policy & Advocacy Speakers\n\n\n“Private Sector: Achieving Accountability for Women’s\, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health\,” Nicholas Alipui\, Senior Visiting Scholar\, MacMillan Center for International and Area Affairs\, Yale University \n\n\n“Stopping the Biggest Infectious Disease Killer: TB\,” David Bryden\, TB Advocacy Officer\, RESULTS \n\n\n“Are Shouting and Silence Our Only Two Options: Bringing Bipartisanship and Transformation to Citizen Activism on Global Health\,” Sam Daley-Harris\, Founder and Principal\, Civic Courage\, A Program of RESULTS Educational Fund \n\n\n“Predictors of Healthcare Communication of Expatriates in Guangzhou\, People’s Republic of China: An Exploratory Study\,” Guoping He\, Professor and Vice Dean\, Journalism and Communication School\, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies \n\n\n“Association Between Political Capital and Health: A Nationally Representative Survey in China\,” Xiaochen Ma\, Assistant Professor\, Peking University \n\n\n“The De-Neglecting of Neglected Tropical Diseases on the World Stage\,” Dan Pawson\, Vice President\, Global Health Strategies \n\n\n“Mitigating the Asbestos Disaster: Policy\, Prevention\, and Advocacy in the 21st Century\,” Linda Reinstein\, President and CEO\, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization \n\n\n“Who Put that Security in my Public Health? – The Future of Global Health Security as a Paradigm\,” Michael Schmoyer\, Assistant Deputy Secretary for National Security and Director\, Office of Security & Strategic Information (OSSI)\, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services \n\n\n“Developing Essential Management Competencies in Public-Private Partnership Models\,” Daniel West\, Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Administration and Human Resources\, University of Scranton \n\n\nHealth Systems Strengthening Speakers\n\n\n“Health System Reconstitution Syndrome: An Often Misunderstood Phenomenon in Global Health Practice\,” Anatole Manzi\, Cross-Site QI Mentorship Program Director\, Partners In Health \n\n\n“Financing Universal Health Coverage: The Elephant in the Room\,” Neelam Sekhri Feacham\, Associate Professor\, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics\, University of California San Francisco \n\n\n“Are Archaic Inventory Policies Holding Back Sustainable Public Healthcare?” Pratik Shetty\, Data Scientist\, Logistimo \n\n\n“Building Resiliency Through Scaleable Emergency Care Systems\,” Andrea Tenner\, Associate Professor\, Global Health Fellowship Director\, University of California San Francisco; Co-Director\, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Emergency and Trauma Care Department of Emergency Medicine\, University of California San Francisco \n\n\n“Public Health Policy for Private Workplaces: A Model for Policy Advocacy and Health System Strengthening\,” David Wofford\, Vice President\, Meridian Group International\, Inc. \n\n\nInjury & Violence Prevention Speakers\n\n\n“Ammunition to Prevent Gun Violence\,” Woodie Kessel\, Senior Scholar\, Koop Institute\, Geisel School of Medicine\, Dartmouth College; Professor of Pediatrics\, Geisel School of Medicine\, Dartmouth College; Professor of the Practice\, School of Public Health\, University of Maryland \n\n\n“Controlling Behavior and Severity of Lifetime Physical Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa\,” Heather McClintock\, Assistant Professor\, Director of Undergraduate Programs\, College of Health Sciences\, Department of Public Health\, Arcadia University \n\n\n“Using Street Imagery and Crowdsourcing Internet Marketplaces to Measure Motorcycle Helmet Use in Bangkok\, Thailand\,” Hasan Merali\, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine\, McMaster Children’s Hospital; Assistant Clinical Professor\, McMaster University \n\n\n“The Science of Violence and Compassion: Being Human[e]\,” Jeremy Richman\, Founder and CEO\, Avielle Foundation \n\n\nNursing & Global Health Speakers\n\n\n“Human Resources for Health: A Crucial Conversation for Global Health\,” Patricia Davidson\, Dean\, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing \n\n\n“Preparing the Health Workforce for Climate-Ready/Adaptive Health Systems\,” Ann Kurth\, Dean\, Yale School of Nursing \n\n\nOther Non-Communicable Diseases Speakers\n\n\n“Tackling Non-Communicable Diseases: Task-Shifting Care to Lower Level Health Facilities in Uganda\,” Grace Humbles\, Communications Officer\, LifeNet International \n\n\n“Reaching the Rural Somali Pastoralists with the Gift of Eyesight: Mobile Eye Clinic Project in Ethiopian Somali Regional State\,” Mary Murimi\, Professor of Nutrition\, Texas Tech University \n\n\n“Bioethical Considerations: Cancer Diagnosis and Care in Sub-Saharan Africa\,” Aron Rose\, Chair\, White House Bioethics Committee for Partners in Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa; Associate Clinical Professor\, Yale University School of Medicine and Yale University School of Nursing; Associate Clinical Professor\, Frank H. Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University \n\n\n“Yo Puedo! A Self-Management Group   mHealth Program for Low-Income Adults with Type 2 Diabetes in Mexico City\,” Roberta Delvy\, Research Assistant\, Yale School of Nursing \n\n\nReproductive\, Maternal\, and Child Health Speakers\n\n\n“RISE Plus: An Intervention to Address Quality Gaps in Maternal and Newborn Health Care in Post Ebola Liberia\,” Sarah Anyango\, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist; Maternal Health Lead\, Partners In Health\, Liberia \n\n\n“Exploring the Efficacy of Community Women’s Group Leaders to Deliver Health Information on Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy to Empower Women and Enhance Linkages to Care\,” Caroline Johnson\, Policy Researcher\, Maternal and Newborn Health\, Population Council Global Health Corps Fellow \n\n\n“Reducing the Incidence of Hypothermia in a NICU in Rural Haiti\,” Jack Long\, Pediatrician\, Saint Boniface Haiti Foundation \n\n\n“Women’s Empowerment in Ghana: Beyond Universal Maternal Healthcare\,” Mimi Nartey\, Adjunct Faculty\, Occidental College \n\n\n“Improving the Maternal and Child Health Indicators in Rural Communities of Nicaragua. The Maternal and Child Wellness Group\,” Yolanda Paredes-Gaitan\, Executive Director\, Clinica Verde\, Nicaragua \n\n\n“Ot Nywal Me Kuc: A Demonstration of Respectful Midwifery Care in Northern Uganda\,” Rachel Zaslow\, Executive Director\, Mother Health International \n\n\nResearch\, Monitoring\, and Evaluation Speakers\n\n\n“Five Ways to Make an Impact on Global Health\,” Naz Karim\, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Associate Director of Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship\, Brown University \n\n\n“Social Return on Investment (SROI): An Innovate Approach to Planning & Evaluation in the Sustainable Development Goals Era\,” Shubha Kumar\, Assistant Professor & Director of Programs\, University of Southern California (USC) \n\n\n“Health Integration\, Self-Help Groups and Social Entrepreneurship: Results and Implications\,” Kala Mehta\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics\, University of California\, San Francisco \n\n\n“Use of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis as a Policymaking Tool to Identify “Best Buy” Interventions for Non-Communicable Diseases\,” Daniel Ollendorf\, Director\, Value Measurement and Global Health Initiatives at the Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health\, Tufts Medical Center \n\n\n“Making Evidence Synthesis Data Open and Shareable\,” Ian Saldanha\, Assistant Professor\, Brown University School of Public Health \n\n\nSurgery & Global Health Speakers\n\n\n“Measuring Access and the Impact of Access on Outcomes: A Case-Study of C-Sections in Rural Rwanda\,” Bethany Hedt-Gauthier\, Associate Professor\, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine\, Harvard Medical School \n\n\n“Successful Introduction of Ultrasound-Guided Regional Blocks in a Resource-Restricted Country: The AIM Experience in Piura\, Peru\,” Steven Rhondeau\, Executive Director and Co-Founder\, Alliance for International Medicine; Adjunct Associate Professor\, Department of Surgery\, Center for Global Surgery\, University of Utah School of Medicine Intermountain Anesthesia Research Group \n\n\nTechnology in Global Health Speakers\n\n\n“Big Data and Machine Learning: Shaping the Future of Healthcare\,” Miguel Ãngel Armengol de la Hoz\, Research Associate\, Laboratory for Computational Physiology\, MIT Institute for Medical Engingeering and Science \n\n\n“QuickSee Wavefront Refactor: Improving Access to Eyeglasses\, Globally\,” Shivang Dave\, CEO & Co-Founder\, PlenOptika\, Inc. \n\n\n“Supply Chain Innovation: Leveraging OpenBoxes Software to Improve Access to Medicines\,” Lauren Galinsky\, Senior Clinical Operations Strategy Adviser\, Partners In Health \n\n\n“Health Tech Startups and Angel Investment Funding\,” Bobby Jefferson\, Vice President\, Chief Technology Officer\, DAI Global Health \n\n\n“Point-of-Care Diagnostics as Tools to Map and Manage Chronic Diseases\,” Ashok (AJ) Kumar\, Chief Scientific Officer\, Jana Care; formerly Harvard University \n\n\n“Data Science and AI in Global Health: Designing for Impact\,” Jake Porway\, Founder and Executive Director\, DataKind \n\n\n“Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: Leveraging Technology to Engage\, Educate\, and Empower\,” Arti Varanasi\, President & CEO\, Advancing Synergy\, LLC \n\n\nUniversity Education Initiatives in Global Health and Social Entrepreneurship Speakers\n\n\n“Developing Leaders in Global Health\,” David Bouslough\, Associate Professor\, Department of Emergency Medicine\, Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Director\, Global and Public Health Curriculum\, Physician Assistant Program\, Bryant University; Medical Educator and Acute Care Consultant\, LBJ Tropical Medical Center\, American Samoa \n\n\n“Teaching about Violent Conflict as a Public Health Problem\,” Kaveh Khoshnood\, Associate Professor of Epidemiology\, Yale School of Public Health; Program Director of the BA-BS/MPH Program in Public Health\, Yale University \n\n\n“An Innovative University and NGO Partnership: A Multi-Faceted Approach to Capacity Building\, Community Impact\, and Sustainable Engagement in Kenya\,” Marie H. Martin\, Assistant Director\, Education and Training\, Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health; Research Assistant Professor\, Department of Health Policy\, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine \n\n\n“Developing Human Capacity: Technology and Innovation in Global Health Education\,” Harsh Sule\, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine; Associate Director\, Office of Global Health\, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School \n\n\n“Advice From The Experts” Panels\n\n\nThe Art of Effective Organizations: Leading and Following with Humility and Integrity Panel \n\n\nBuilding a Fulfilling Career in Global Health Panel \n\n\nPerspectives on Responsible Global Engagement Panel \n\n\nResponsibility and Integrity in Global Health Panel \n\n\nStrategies for Highly Effective Leadership Panel \n\n\nThe complete conference schedule has been announced. \n  \n 
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SUMMARY:University of Minnesota’s Design of Medical Devices Conference
DESCRIPTION:Conference includes exhibit of human hearts\, virtual reality and medical device security.\nMedical device leaders from across the country in both industry and academia will converge at the University of Minnesota’s 18th annual Design of Medical Devices Conference (DMD) April 16-18 at Graduate Minneapolis\, 615 Washington Ave. S.E.\, Minneapolis. The conference will address emerging trends related to medical device design\, digital health\, policy\, engineering\, education and commercialization.   More than 1\,300 people are expected to attend this year’s conference\, making it the largest medical devices conference in the world. Additional walk-in registrations are accepted each day.   In addition to a comprehensive program with more than 150 presenters on a wide variety of topics related to medical devices\, the conference includes a new exhibit this year that explores the rise of virtual reality in healthcare. Attendees can talk with experts who have worked in virtual reality since its inception about the expanding availability of tools and how the University has used them to improve patient outcomes. \nFor more information on the Design of Medical Devices Conference or to register\, visit www.dmd.umn.edu. \nMedia Note: Several medical device experts will be available for interviews. Media wishing to attend should contact Jenny Holden\, conference administrator\, rampi002@umn.edu or Rhonda Zurn at rzurn@umn.edu.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/university-of-minnesotaaes-design-ofa-medicala-devicesa-conference/
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DTSTAMP:20231109T161145Z
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SUMMARY:Right Care\, Right Patient\, Right Time: The Role of Comparative Effectiveness Research
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, April 17\,  \nNoon – 1:30 p.m. \nDirksen Senate Office Building\, Room G-5050 Constitution Ave NE Washington\, DC \nComplimentary lunch and networking will begin at 11:30 a.m. \nTHIS EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC \nPanelists will be speaking on the record. \nIt’s no secret that the practice of medicine is complex. Comparative effectiveness research (CER) has offered an approach to evaluate the outcomes of different health care methods and identify which treatments matter most to patients. Comparative effectiveness research has the potential to inform broader health care policy conversations on value\, costs\, and delivery system reform.This briefing will inform attendees about the purpose and perspectives surrounding comparative effectiveness research\, including how researchers conduct CER studies and how various stakeholders may utilize the results. Panelists will also explore the current CER policy landscape. \nPanelists \n\n\nAlfiee M. Breland-Noble\, Ph.D.\, MHSc\,  Project Director\, African American Knowledge Optimized for Mindfully-Healthy Adolescents (AAKOMA)\, Center for Trauma and the Community\, Georgetown Medical Center \n\n\nJohn Bulger\, D.O.\, MBA\, Chief Medical Officer\, Geisinger Health Plan \n\n\nEleanor Perfetto\, M.S.\, Ph.D.\, Senior Vice President\, Strategic Initiatives\, National Health Council \n\n\n Sean Tunis\, M.D.\, M.Sc.\, Founder and Senior Strategic Advisor\, Center for Medical Technology Policy \n\n\nGail R. Wilensky\, Ph.D.\, Senior Fellow\, Project HOPE \n\n\nModerated by: Sarah J. Dash\, MPH\, President and CEO\, Alliance for Health Policy \n\n\n**The panel may change due to the addition of speakers** \n  \nYou will need to go through security to enter the building. \nPlease register by Tuesday\, April 16\, 2019 at 4 p.m. to ensure the availability of event materials. \n  \nThis event was made possible by a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/right-care-right-patient-right-time-the-role-of-comparative-effectiveness-research/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190429T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190429T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161145Z
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SUMMARY:CDC Briefing on Measles for Media
DESCRIPTION:April 29\, 10 a.m. EST \nThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Robert Redfield\, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar\, Adm. Brett Giroir\, HHS Assistant Secretary for Health\, Dr. Anne Schuchat\, Principal Deputy Director\, CDC\, Dr. Nancy Messonnier\, Director\, CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases\, will discuss the latest measles case counts in the United States — and the importance of on-time vaccination and being vaccinated to protect against measles before international travel — as part of National Infant Immunization Week. \nMedia call: 888-390-1048\, International: 1-630-395-0198\, Passcode: CDC MEDIA  \nA transcript will be available following the briefing at CDC’s web site: www.cdc.gov/media.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cdc-briefing-on-measles-for-media/
CATEGORIES:None
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