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:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201002T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201002T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T153400Z CREATED:20231103T182702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153400Z UID:26770-1601600400-1601600400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Pitching your best stories during the pandemic DESCRIPTION: \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast (For a better experience\, choose the Adobe Connect app instead of your browser to view the webcast.)\nPresentation: Khamsi\nPresentation: Vanchieri\nPresentation: Weintraub\n\n \n\nFriday\, Oct. 2 at noon EST\nThe COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a constant news cycle stories covering health and science\, and provided many opportunities for freelancers – if you know how to find and take advantage of them. Editors are busier than ever and pitches now need to be shorter\, and\, at some outlets\, the bar is higher. This panel of top writers and editors will help you craft pitches for coronavirus and non-coronavirus stories. Panelists will also help you prepare for the virtual PitchFest by providing tips to hone your one-on-one pitching skills. \n\n\nRoxanne Khamsi\, independent journalist \n\n\nCori Vanchieri\, features editor\, Science News \n\n\nPamela Weintraub\, psychology and health editor\, AEON PSYCHE \n\n\nModerator: Maryn McKenna\, independent journalist \n\n\nRoxanne Khamsi is a writer and editor in Montreal. Her articles have appeared in publications such as The New York Times\, The Economist\, Popular Science\, Scientific American\, Slate\, Nature\, New York magazine\, Wired magazine and the MIT Technology Review. For more than a decade\, Khamsi served as chief news editor at Nature Medicine\, a monthly biomedical journal published by Nature Publishing Group. She has received many rewards for her work\, including a first-place award from AHCJ in the trade publication category for her story about insurance issues plaguing medical foods. \nPamela Weintraub is an investigative journalist\, award-winning author\, and narrative storyteller covering science\, medicine\, and psychology at the crossroads of culture. She is a a longtime executive-level editor known for intensive writer and story development. Winner of the American Medical Writers Association book award for “Cure Unknown.” \nCori Vanchieri joined Science News in August 2014 as features editor. She has more than 25 years of experience as a writer\, editor and project manager within the health and science field. She helped launch news sections at Annals of Internal Medicine and the Journal of the National Cancer Institute\, where she covered European cancer research from Milan\, Italy\, and was senior medical editor at Cleveland Clinic Magazine. Before joining Science News\, Vanchieri was the story editor at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s magazine\, the HHMI Bulletin. She earned degrees from Cornell University and Stanford University. \nMaryn McKenna is an independent journalist who specializes in public health\, global health and food policy. She has been published in Wired\, Scientific American\, Self\, the Atlantic\, the Guardian\, Nature and other publications in the United States\, Europe and Asia. She is the author of the 2017 bestseller\, “Big Chicken: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats” (National Geographic 2017); “Superbug: The Fatal Menace of MRSA” (Free Press/S&S 2010) and “Beating Back the Devil: On the Front Lines with the Disease Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service” (FP/S&S 2004). A senior fellow of the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University\, she was a reporter at several newspapers. She has held fellowships with the Dart Center on Journalism and Trauma\, the East-West Center\, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Knight-Wallace Fellows of University of Michigan. She serves on AHCJ’s Freelance Committee. \n\nRoxanne Khamsi \n\n\nCori Vanchieri \n\n\nPamela Weintraub \n\n\nMaryn McKenna URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/pitching-your-best-stories-during-the-pandemic/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201005T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201007T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155002Z CREATED:20231025T162242Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155002Z UID:24388-1601859600-1602032400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Virtual 20th Anniversary Population Health Colloquium DESCRIPTION:Members of AHCJ are eligible for complimentary registrations for Virtual 20th Anniversary Population Health Colloquium\, www.PopulationHealthColloquium.com\, sponsored by the Jefferson College of Population Health and will be broadcast online on October 5 – 7\, 2020. \nAHCJ members may register at no cost at https://registration.eventsair.com/2020phc/ahcjcomp \nSee the agenda here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/virtual-20th-anniversary-population-health-colloquium/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201008T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201008T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T153359Z CREATED:20231103T183039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153359Z UID:26780-1602118800-1602118800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:CIDRAP hosts webinar on review process for vaccines to prevent COVID-19 DESCRIPTION:This webinar regarding the review process for vaccines to prevent COVID-19 will be hosted by the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP). \nCIDRAP Director Michael Osterholm will moderate the discussion with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn\, and former FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg. \nThe webinar is scheduled for Thursday\, October 8 from 12-1pm ET. You can view the discussion live on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/cidrap. \n  \nContact: Brad RobideauUniversity of Minnesota | news.umn.edu | @UMNewsbrobidea@umn.edu | 612-625-8431  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cidrap-hosts-webinar-on-review-process-for-vaccines-to-prevent-covid-19/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201012T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201012T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T153359Z CREATED:20231103T182840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153359Z UID:26776-1602464400-1602464400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:World Arthritis Day DESCRIPTION:World Arthritis Day — those suffering from this debilitating disease and advocates gather to raise awareness about the world’s most prevalent disease. There are more than 100 different types of arthritis\, which robs quality of life and keeps people from doing ordinary tasks and the things they love according to  this report from the Arthritis Foundation. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/worlda-arthritis-day/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201013T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201013T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T153358Z CREATED:20231103T182703Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153358Z UID:26773-1602550800-1602550800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Disrupting disinformation: A skill set for journalists DESCRIPTION: \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast (For a better experience\, choose the Adobe Connect app instead of your browser to view the webcast.)\nResources\n\n \n\nOct. 13\, 2020; 11 a.m. ET\nWhether it is electoral disinformation or hoaxes about miracle cures for coronavirus\, the information landscape we navigate daily is increasingly polluted. This master class will walk you through the most common types of disinformation we find online\, how to spot them and provide some tools and tips on how to slow its spread. \n\n\nLaura Garcia\, training & support manager\, First Draft News \n\n\nDiara J. Townes\, investigative researcher & community engagement lead\, First Draft News \n\n\nModerator: Keren Landman\, M.D.\, independent journalist \n\n\nLaura Garcia heads First Draft’s training and education across newsrooms and journalism schools. Her work as a multimedia journalist started back in her home\, Mexico\, as a photographer for a newspaper. She also worked for newspapers and film production companies in the US before coming to the UK in September 2011. Garcia has worked in different newsrooms across the UK: ITV Meridian\, BBC South East\, BBC Radio Kent\, NBC News\, R4’s The World Tonight and Channel 5 News. Previously she worked as a lecturer in television and multimedia journalism at the University of Kent\, and produced a politics show for KMTV. She is passionate about access into journalism and diversifying the media and is the co-founder of PressPad and the UK chapter of AMMPE World. Garcia also works as the London correspondent for Bloomberg Mexico and Estrella TV in Los Angeles. \nDiara Townes’ decade of experience in public speaking\, science education and creating online digital media allow me to cultivate a more inclusive approach to science and journalism. As an investigative researcher\, she uncovers misinformation to develop an understanding of social narratives and how they spread and intersect online. She has led on several innovative projects as First Draft’s community engagement lead for the U.S. team. She is developing a career around building relationships using community engagement methodologies to develop sustainable environmental change. She strives to create effective communicative strategies that will combat the climate crisis on local\, regional and international levels. \nKeren Landman\, a member of AHCJ’s board of directors\, is a practicing physician\, epidemiologist\, and journalist who covers topics in medicine and public health. Several years ago\, Landman pivoted to journalism from a career as a physician and epidemiologist. After training in internal medicine\, pediatrics\, and infectious diseases and working as a “disease detective” at the CDC and the NYC health department\, she completed a journalism fellowship at the University of Toronto in 2016. Since then\, she has written for a variety of publications about health disparities and other public health issues. She has served on AHCJ’s freelance committee and\, this year\, as a contest judge. \n\nLaura Garcia \n\n\nDiara Townes \n\n\nKeren Landman URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/disrupting-disinformation-a-skill-set-for-journalists/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201015T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201018T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155001Z CREATED:20231025T162231Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155001Z UID:24378-1602723600-1602982800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Dental Association/Florida Dental Convention DESCRIPTION:This joint meeting of the American Dental Association and Florida Dental Association will bring education\, networking opportunities\, and curated experiences that help dental professionals achieve their goals. \nProgram is under development and schedule could change due to COVID-19 pandemic. \nFor more information and for updates see this link. \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-dental-association-florida-dental-convention/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201016T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201016T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T153356Z CREATED:20231103T182840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153356Z UID:26777-1602810000-1602810000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Reconciling Research and Treatment: Seeking Answers & Saving Lives DESCRIPTION:The COVID-19 pandemic poses profound ethical\, legal\, and social challenges to researchers\, clinicians\, legal professionals\, and communities. This webinar will focus on how to conduct research on the efficacy and safety of medical interventions while also meeting the pressing clinical needs of COVID patients. \nLeading experts will tackle pressing controversies\, such as how to reconcile the FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of convalescent plasma for COVID patients with the need for clinical trials. Past pandemics like the Ebola crisis have led to recommendations on how to balance the need for research with caring for affected patients. This webinar will analyze these issues in the context of COVID-19. \nModerated by: \nMichael T. Osterholm\, PhD\, MPHDirector\, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)University of Minnesota URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/reconciling-research-and-treatment-seeking-answers-saving-lives/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201021T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201021T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T153356Z CREATED:20231103T183040Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153356Z UID:26781-1603242000-1603242000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Anthony S. Fauci briefing at IDWeek 2020 DESCRIPTION:Anthony S. Fauci\, MD\, director\, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases\, National Institutes of Health \n\n\nChris Busky\, CAE (Moderator)\, Chief Executive Officer\, Infectious Diseases Society of America \n\n\nWHEN: \nWednesday\, October 21\, 10:35 am-11:00 am ET \nWHAT: \nDr. Fauci will share his unique perspective on COVID-19 in the United States with the media following his remarks at IDWeek. He will take questions from the media. \nRSVP: \nPlease respond to Camille Ahearn (CAhearn@MessagePartnersPR.com) with your name\, outlet\, and phone number for log-in information for the virtual briefing room. \n### \nAbout IDWeek \nIDWeek 2020TMis the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)\, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)\, the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA)\, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP). With the theme “Advancing Science\, Improving Care\,”IDWeek features the latest science and bench-to-bedside approaches in prevention\, diagnosis\, treatment\, and epidemiology of infectious diseases\, including HIV\, across the lifespan.IDWeek 2020 takes place virtually Oct. 21-25. For more information\, visitwww.idweek.org. \nAbout IDSA \nTheInfectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)is a community of over 12\,000 physicians\, scientists and public health experts who specialize in infectious diseases. Our mission is to improve the health of individuals\, communities\, and society by promoting excellence in patient care\, education\, research\, public health\, and prevention relating to infectious diseases. Learn more athttps://www.idsociety.org. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/anthony-s-fauci-briefing-at-idweek-2020/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201023T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201023T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T153355Z CREATED:20231103T183041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153355Z UID:26783-1603414800-1603414800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Virtual Newsmaker presentation: NIH Director Dr. Francis S. Collins DESCRIPTION:Francis S. Collins\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\, the 16th Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will deliver brief remarks and engage in a virtual Q&A on the latest COVID-19 therapeutic and vaccine developments at a National Press Club Virtual Newsmaker presentation on Friday\, October 23 at 2:00 p.m. \nThis one-hour program will stream live on the Club’s website and YouTube Channel\, and is accessible to both the media and members of the general public free-of-charge.  Viewers can send their questions for Dr. Collins in advance or during the live program via email to Headliners@Press.org. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/virtual-newsmaker-presentation-nih-director-dr-francis-s-collins/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201026T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201105T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155000Z CREATED:20231025T162233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155000Z UID:24383-1603674000-1604538000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:PharmSci 360 DESCRIPTION:Since introducing its summer workshop\, COVID-19: Current Pharmaceutical Developments for Cures and Preventions (now available on demand)\, AAPS has made sharing the latest science on COVID-19 a priority. \nThe conversation will continue at PharmSci 360\, when scientists come together to share the latest on antiviral therapies and preventive immunizations. Registrants can dive into sessions on trial design\, modeling\, and regulatory perspectives. \nTake a moment to understand the rapidly changing landscape of COVID-19 and related coronavirus research\, as seen through the eyes of PharmSci 306’s closing plenary speakers: \n\n\nGregory Poland\, M.D.\, MACP\, FIDSA\, FRCP\, of the Mayo Clinic and Foundation\, will discuss vaccine research. \n\nRolf Hilgenfeld\, Ph.D.\, of the University of Lubeck\, Germany\, will focus on antiviral drug development. See his latest paper in Science\, “Crystal Structure of SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Provides A Basis For Design of Improved a-Ketoamide Inhibitors.”\n\nPharmSci 360 will present 350 session as well as hundreds of posters. Register now! \n  \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/pharmsci-360/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201028T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201030T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155000Z CREATED:20231025T162243Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155000Z UID:24389-1603846800-1604019600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices meets DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual meeting. No registration is required.Meeting time\, 10:00am – 5:30pm EDT (times subject to change). \n  \n\nWebcast Link\nMeeting Agenda\n\n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cdcaes-advisory-committee-on-immunization-practices-meets/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201029T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201029T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T153354Z CREATED:20231103T183040Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T153354Z UID:26782-1603933200-1603933200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Award-winning journalist Ed Yong to discuss covering the COVID-19 pandemic DESCRIPTION:Even before the crisis\, Ed Yong was sounding the alarm about the potential for a worldwide pandemic\, writing “The Next Plague is Coming. Is America Ready?” for The Atlantic in 2018. \nYong will discuss the exacting job of covering the global health crisis on Thursday\, Oct. 29\, at the University of Rhode Island’s annual Christiane Amanpour Lecture\, presented by the Harrington School of Communication and Media. The free\, virtual lecture begins at 5 p.m. and will be live-streamed on the Harrington School’s social media platforms. \nMedia Contact: Tony LaRoche\, 401-874-4894  \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/award-winning-journalist-ed-yong-to-discuss-covering-the-covid-19-pandemic/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR