BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Association of Health Care Journalists - ECPv6.15.11//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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: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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210217T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210303T010000 DTSTAMP:20260506T043150 CREATED:20231025T162245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154916Z UID:24394-1613523600-1614733200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Diving into COVID-19 data DESCRIPTION: \nThe COVID-19 Data Dispatch and the National Association of Science Writers is hosting a workshop series that will explore the major challenges facing journalists and communicators who use data to cover the COVID-19 pandemic. Gain insight into the field and learn how to use these data in your own stories. \n We’ll cover three topics: \n\n\nAnalyzing COVID-19 data sources\, on February 17 (1-2 PM ET) with Drew Armstrong and Arielle Levin Becker \n\n\nEngaging with COVID-19 data providers\, on February 24 (2-3:15 PM ET) with Liz Essley Whyte\, Tom Meagher\, and Erica Hensley \n\n\nCommunicating COVID-19 data\, on March 3 (4:30-5:45 PM ET) with Christie Aschwanden\, Ann Choi\, and Will Welch \n\n\nFree sign up here: https://mailchi.mp/coviddatadispatch/diving-into-covid-19-data URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/diving-into-covid-19-data/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210303T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210303T010000 DTSTAMP:20260506T043150 CREATED:20231103T183441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150357Z UID:26817-1614733200-1614733200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Science Journalism & the Pandemic: Dr. Anthony Fauci\, Dr. Atul Gawande & Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal DESCRIPTION:Mar 3\, 2021 3 p.m. ET (US and Canada) \nScience Journalism and the Pandemic – A forum of the Brandeis Journalism Program examining the role of the news media in the public health fight against COVID-19 and the disinformation around it. \nModerated by Neil Swidey\, Director of the Brandeis Journalism Program and Editor-At-Large of the Boston Globe Magazine. \nFeaturing: \nDr. Anthony Fauci – Director\, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases \nDr. Atul Gawande – Staff Writer\, The New Yorker and Surgeon\, Brigham and Women’s Hospital \nDr. Elisabeth Rosenthal – Editor-In-Chief\, Kaiser Health News and Opinion Writer\, The New York Times \nSponsored by the Office of the President\, Brandeis University. \nThis session will be recorded for your convenience. Register here. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/science-journalism-the-pandemic-dr-anthony-fauci-dr-atul-gawande-dr-elisabeth-rosenthal/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210304T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210304T010000 DTSTAMP:20260506T043150 CREATED:20231103T183507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155110Z UID:26823-1614819600-1614819600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Wiley Science Talks with The Obesity Society: Reporting on COVID-19 and Obesity DESCRIPTION:Thursday | March 4\, 2021 | 11 a.m. ET (4 p.m. GMT) \nREGISTER NOW! \nOn World Obesity Day\, join a panel of experts from The Obesity Society as they discuss the impact of COVID-19 on people with obesity. Three experts from Weill Cornell Medical College\, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center\, and Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute of Mt. Sinai Hospital will deliver a ten minute “TED Talk” covering the epidemiology\, risk factors\, immune response\, and the latest COVID-19 vaccine information that impacts people with obesity. A thirty-minute discussion moderated by Cathy Kotz\, President of The Obesity Society closes the session. \nJournalists who attend this complimentary webinar will: \n\n\nLearn about the epidemiology of COVID-19 relevant to people with obesity. \n\n\nDiscover the risk factors contributing to outcomes in people with COVID-19. \n\n\nUnderstand the basic science\, clinical care\, and immune response in people with obesity. \n\n\nFind out about the health inequalities of COVID-19 and obesity. \n\n\nUncover the latest data and resources on COVID-19 vaccines in people with obesity. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTRATION INFORMATION”¯ \n\n\nJournalists may register for this complimentary Science Talks webinar HERE. \nIf you are not able to attend the live one-hour session\, the webinar will be recorded for later viewing. \nAbout the Program: Wiley Science Talks provides ongoing education for journalists through free webinars on topics of global importance. Held in partnership with the”¯World Federation of Science Journalists”¯(WFSJ) and the”¯Association of Health Care Journalists”¯(AHCJ) each session connects journalists with research experts who explain complex science topics. Science Talks are recorded and includes access to relevant research and trusted resources to support evidence-based journalism \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/wiley-science-talks-with-the-obesity-society-reporting-on-covid-19-and-obesity/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T010000 DTSTAMP:20260506T043150 CREATED:20231103T183512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155109Z UID:26825-1615424400-1615424400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:COVID Vaccines and the Return to Life: Part 1 DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 11\, 2021\, 12:30–1:45pm EST  \nCo-hosted by LeapsMag\, the Aspen Institute Science & Society Program (part of the Health\, Medicine and Society Program)\, and the Sabin–Aspen Vaccine Science & Policy Group.\n \nOn the one-year anniversary of the global declaration of the pandemic\, this virtual event will convene leading scientific and medical experts to discuss the most pressing questions around the COVID-19 vaccines. Planned topics include the effect of the new circulating variants on the vaccines\, what we know so far about transmission dynamics post-vaccination\, how individuals can behave post-vaccination\, the myths of “good” and “bad” vaccines as more alternatives come on board\, and more. A public Q&A will follow the expert discussion.\n \nSpeakers include:\n \nDr. Monica Gandhi\, M.D.\, MPH\, is Professor of Medicine and Associate Division Chief (Clinical Operations/ Education) of the Division of HIV\, Infectious Diseases\, and Global Medicine at UCSF / San Francisco General Hospital. She has researched how asymptomatic carriers are involved in COVID-19 transmission.\n \nDr. Paul Offit\, M.D.\, is the director of the Vaccine Education Center and an attending physician in the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.\n \nDr. Onyema Ogbuagu\, MBBCh\, is an Associate Professor at Yale School of Medicine and an infectious disease specialist\n \nDr. Eric Topol\, M.D.\, is a cardiologist\, scientist\, professor of molecular medicine\, and the director and founder of Scripps Research Translational Institute.\n \nRegister here:\nhttps://aspeninst.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hTYOXiDwTo2umAcXyeXIsg\n \n \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covid-vaccines-and-the-return-to-life-part-1/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210317T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210317T010000 DTSTAMP:20260506T043150 CREATED:20231103T183507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155108Z UID:26822-1615942800-1615942800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Covering the vaccine rollout: How to connect to audiences 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\nMarch 17\, 2021\, 2 p.m. ET\nWith a slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccines\, it’s a story for health journalists to cover for the next several months or longer. Learn about more resources and how to reach your audiences with some of the authors of the Vaccine Education Toolkit\, a project geared for journalists. Created after a survey by the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute with help from the National Association of Broadcasters and the National Association of Chain Drug Stores\, the toolkit lets you dig through survey findings and finding data sources\, leading experts and more. The webcast can help you find stories and make deadlines. \n\n\nAndrew Finlayson\, executive vice president of digital and social media strategies\, SmithGeiger \n\n\nDan Reines\, senior vice president\, research insights\, SmithGeiger \n\n\nMonique Luisi\, assistant professor of strategic communication\, Missouri School of Journalism \n\n\nModerator: Bara Vaida\, AHCJ topic leader/infectious diseases \n\n\nAndrew Finlayson is the executive vice president of digital and social media strategies at SmithGeiger\, an international research and consulting company based in California where he works with leading media companies examining opportunities in TV\, digital\, streaming and content monetization. He joined SmithGeiger after being a John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University. He is the recipient of numerous Emmy and Edward R. Murrow regional awards\, has reported from Asia\, South America\, Europe\, Russia and across the U.S.\, and before COVID-19\, regularly spoke at industry conferences regarding audience trends. He is also the author of the business book\, “Questions That Work” (Harper Collins) that has been translated into five languages. \nDan Reines is senior vice president\, research insights for SmithGeiger. With nearly two decades of experience in a variety of news and entertainment organizations\, he has a combination of rigorous analytical abilities\, an abiding journalistic perspective\, and a knack for compelling writing and clear storytelling. Reines’ work at SmithGeiger includes strategic research and consulting for news\, entertainment and tech clients\, among them NBC and ABC News\, CNBC\, Participant Media\, Google\, the Discovery Networks\, ESPN\, T-Mobile\, FOX Sports\, the BBC\, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\, among many others. His professional background includes nearly two decades in print journalism as a writer and editor for national and local newspapers and magazines. He has reported on everything from the music industry and pop culture to sports to business and business ethics\, and his writing on investing and public relations has appeared in two textbooks. Dan has an MBA with a marketing emphasis from Pepperdine’s Graziadio School of Business and Management\, and a BA in Mass Communications from the University of California at Berkeley. \nMonique Luisi is an assistant professor of strategic communication in the Missouri School of Journalism. Her research focuses on media messages and audience interpretation of messages related to disease\, treatments\, and the lives of minority groups. Using both quantitative and qualitative research methods\, she had conducted research on such topics as the HPV vaccine on social media\, Ebola in U.S. newspapers\, mental health in the Black American community\, and coming out in sports. Her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as Vaccine\, Journal of Research in Science Teaching\, Howard Journal of Communication\, Journal of Homosexuality\, and others. Some of these works have also been featured in publications from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. \n\nAndrew Finlayson \n\n\nDan Reines \n\n\nMonique Luisi \n\n\nBara Vaida URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covering-the-vaccine-rollout-how-to-connect-to-audiences/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210317T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210317T010000 DTSTAMP:20260506T043150 CREATED:20231103T183513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155107Z UID:26827-1615942800-1615942800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:COVID-19 Conversations: Variants and Vaccines DESCRIPTION:March 17\, 2021 | 5:00 – 6:30pm ET – hosted by the National Academy of Medicine \nIn this webinar panelists will discuss emerging COVID-19 variants\, how vaccines can adapt to these new variants\, and other interventions that could help curb transmission. Panelists include;  \n\n\nAngela Rasmussen\, Vaccine Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac)\, University of Saskatchewan and Center for Global Health Science and Security\, Georgetown University  \n\n\nDavid D. Ho\, Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center and Department of Microbiology and Immunology\, Columbia University  \n\n\nMonica Gandhi\, University of California\, San Francisco and San Francisco General Hospital \n\n\nRegister here to attend online: https://www.covid19conversations.org/webinar-registration URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covid-19-conversations-variants-and-vaccines/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210317T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210320T010000 DTSTAMP:20260506T043150 CREATED:20231025T162250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155106Z UID:24396-1615942800-1616202000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Hispanic Health Conference DESCRIPTION:March 17-20\, 2021; virtual   Hispanic Health Conference \nThis event focuses on strategies to improve the health of Latinos or Latino communities in private practice; faculty development; hispanic health research; and clinical care. Sponsored by the National Hispanic Medical Association. \nContact communications@nhmamd.org or 202-628-5895. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/hispanic-health-conference-2/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210319T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210319T010000 DTSTAMP:20260506T043150 CREATED:20231103T183538Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155105Z UID:26829-1616115600-1616115600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:COVID-19: Learning from the Past\, Defining our future DESCRIPTION:Friday\, March. 19\, 3 PM ET\nHosted by the AAAS’s SciLine\n \nA year after much of America shut down in response to the COVID-19 pandemic\, there are many mixed signals about the year ahead. Case numbers and deaths remain painfully high\, yet schools and businesses are reopening and people are eager for a return to “normal”. Vaccines have been authorized\, but access to them remains deeply inequitable—yet another example of the longstanding health disparities brought to light over the last year.\n \nMany possible futures lie ahead\, but which one we inherit will depend largely on decisions individuals and institutions make in the coming months. Find out from two expert panelists how those pivot points could define our collective future\, and get science-informed perspectives on what COVID’s second year may bring.\n \nDr. Michael Osterholm\, Regent’s Professor in Public Health and Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at University of Minnesota \nDr. Camara Phyllis Jones\, Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor at Morehouse School of Medicine and past president of the American Public Health Association.\n \nRegister online URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covid-19-learning-from-the-past-defining-our-future/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210323T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210323T010000 DTSTAMP:20260506T043150 CREATED:20231103T183512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155104Z UID:26826-1616461200-1616461200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Post-COVID health: What will we need to catch up on? DESCRIPTION: \nResources\n\nRecorded webcast (For a better experience\, choose the Adobe Connect app instead of your browser to view the webcast.)\n\n \n\nMarch 23\, 2021\, 1 p.m. ET\nNote: This AHCJ webcast aired before one of the speakers\, Howard Bauchner\, M.D.\, was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation by the American Medical Association’s Journal Oversight Committee into a controversial JAMA podcast about structural racism in medicine. On June 1\, 2021\, he tendered his resignation effective June 30\, 2021. The AHCJ webcast focused on looking forward about health care stories in coming months. AHCJ believes this webcast still contains valuable COVID-19 information for colleagues. \nWhat health issues have been set aside during the pandemic\, what are the ramifications of that and how will patients and doctors catch up? \n\n\nHoward Bauchner\, M.D.\, editor\, JAMA\, American Medical Association \n\n\nLeana Wen\, M.D.\, visiting professor of health policy and management\, George Washington University \n\n\nModerator: Fran Kritz\, freelance health care writer \n\n\nHoward Bauchner\, M.D.\, was appointed the 16th editor-in-chief of JAMA and the JAMA Network in 2011. Prior to coming to JAMA\, Howard was a professor of pediatrics and public health at Boston University School of Medicine and editor-in-chief of Archives of Disease in Childhood (2003-2011). At BUSM he was vice chair of research for the Department of Pediatrics and chief\, Division of General Pediatrics. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health\, United Kingdom. At JAMA\, Bauchner has focused on publishing important and novel research articles and special communications\, improving and expanding clinical content\, using electronic/digital approaches to enhance communication\, and ensuring a commitment to innovation. \nLeana Wen\, M.D.\, is an emergency physician and visiting professor of health policy and management at George Washington University\, where she is also a distinguished fellow at the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity. She is an expert in public health preparedness and previously served as Baltimore’s health commissioner. She’s the author of the book “When Doctors Don’t Listen: How to Avoid Misdiagnoses and Unnecessary Tests” and the forthcoming book\, “Lifelines: A Doctor’s Journey in the Fight for Public Health.” A contributing columnist for The Washington Post\, Wen is a frequent guest commentator on the COVID-19 crisis. \n\nHoward Bauchner \n\n\nLeana Wen \n\n\nFran Kritz URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/post-covid-health-what-will-we-need-to-catch-up-on/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210323T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210323T010000 DTSTAMP:20260506T043150 CREATED:20231103T183512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155104Z UID:26824-1616461200-1616461200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:American Diabetes Alert Day DESCRIPTION:March 23 \nAmerican Diabetes Alert Day \nDiabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S. according to the American Diabetes Association. This observance is held every fourth Tuesday in March; it’s a one-day\, “wake-up call” asking the American public to take the diabetes risk test to find out if they are likely to develop  type 2 diabetes. About 26.8% of (14.3 million) Americans age 65 and older with diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes. Left untreated or poorly managed\, diabetes and related complications lead to excess hospitalization\, millions in additional medical costs and premature death. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/american-diabetes-alert-day/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210329T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210425T010000 DTSTAMP:20260506T043150 CREATED:20231025T162301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155103Z UID:24404-1616979600-1619312400@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Covering the COVID-19 vaccine: What journalists need to know DESCRIPTION:March 29 – April 25\, 2021 \nInstructor: Maryn McKenna (EN) \nThe Knight Center is sponsoring this free four-week massive open online course. Students will learn how to improve their coverage of COVID-19 and the vaccines. Students will hear from leading science journalists and medical experts who will discuss the efficacy of different vaccine formulas\, analyze the distribution of vaccines\, share tips for dispelling disinformation and misinformation when covering the vaccines\, and much more. \nLearn more about the course and register… URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covering-the-covid-19-vaccine-what-journalists-need-to-know/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR