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SUMMARY:Tick boom: A physician's forecast for summer '22
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, June 8\, noon ET \nTicks have proliferated – caused by the combination of overbuilding in previously forested areas\, climate change and international trade. \nWe all know about the tick-borne disease – Lyme – which can cause debilitating nerve and other damage\, but what are the new and emerging tick-borne diseases and where are they emerging? What does that mean for communities? What should reporters be writing about right now and what are the under covered stories related to tick-borne diseases? When will there be a vaccine for Lyme? What about the latest treatments and how can communities and individuals prevent getting bitten? \nA long-time tick expert\, physician and former co-chair of a national working group on tick borne diseases that advises the federal government will provide some answers. Please send your questions to bara@healthjournalism.org. \nView the slides \nJohn Aucott \nBara Vaida \n  \nDr. John Aucott is an internist and Lyme disease expert in the Division of Rheumatology\, and is the director of the Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Clinical Research Center. With more than 15 years of research experience on the crippling effects of Lyme disease\, he has published studies focusing on characteristics of early Lyme disease. His research is also focused on improved diagnostic testing and health related outcomes in Lyme disease. He is widely recognized an international expert in post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome. He is also former chair of the U.S. Health and Human Service’s department’s Tick-Borne Working Group that developed a set of recommended policies on preventing and responding to tick-borne diseases. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/tick-boom-a-physicians-forecast-for-summer-22/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220608T010000
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SUMMARY:Health\, Education\, Labor and Pensions Markup
DESCRIPTION:The Senate’s (HELP) Committee is holding a special session to review and revise a bill that would make changes to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policies. This session is known as a markup. \nTitled the FDA Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act\, this bill being marked up would reauthorize the existing laws that allow the FDA to get payments from companies for reviews of prescription drugs and medical devices. These user fees are steered toward keeping the FDA’s review operations adequately staffed to prevent delays in decisions on applications. (This 2021 report from the Congressional Research Service provides more details on the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA.) \nCongress reauthorizes the PDUFA law every five years. The current authorization expires in September\, effectively setting a tough deadline for Congress. The reauthorization of the PDUFA law also provides a vehicle for members of Congress to make other changes in FDA policies. Among the proposals included in the draft bill are attempts to give the FDA more clear authority to compel drugmakers to prove that drugs cleared by accelerated approval truly offer a significant benefit to patients. \nWhen/Where: 10:00 a.m EST\, Wednesday\, June 8\, 2022 (online) \nCheck this link on the HELP page for the webcast. \nSee the HELP committee’s press release and section-by-section explainer of the bill. \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/health-education-labor-and-pensions-markup/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220608T010000
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UID:26929-1654650000-1654650000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Innovations in Healthy Aging 2022 Summit: Bridging Academia and Industry
DESCRIPTION:University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers and other leaders in the field of aging will discuss health care\, legal and environmental issues as they relate to meeting the needs of a diverse\, aging population. The event is free and open to the public; it’s hosted by Innovations in Healthy Aging\, a strategic initiative of UArizona Health Sciences\, Registration is required. To confirm attendance or to schedule interviews\, contact Annisa Westcott at annisa@arizona.edu or 520-626-8447. \nWhen/Where: 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. EST\, June 8\, at the University of Arizona Outreach and Collaboration in Washington D.C.\, and online. \nVisit the organization’s site to register. 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/innovations-in-healthy-aging-2022-summit-bridging-academia-and-industry/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220610T010000
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SUMMARY:Reporting in An Age of Lies and Disinformation
DESCRIPTION:“Journalists have long been charged with sorting fact from fiction through their reporting. But what happens when readers redefine what they see as truth and what they’ll accept as fact?” asks the National Press Club’s Journalism Institute. \nIn a one-hour webinar at 11:30 am ET on June 10\, New York Times writer Elizabeth Williamson will share the insights she gained into how conspiracies grow as she reported and wrote her critically acclaimed book\, “Sandy Hook: An American Tragedy and the Battle for Truth\,” published this spring. \nThe institute says\, “Participants will learn to:  \n\nIdentify how misinformation and political conspiracy theories have spread;\nWork with sensitivity and clarity while reporting on conspiracy theories; \nPre-bunk conspiracy theories through early reporting;\nUse trauma-informed reporting methods while working with people suffering tragedy; and\nOrganize reporting and deep research to craft a long-form narrative.”\n\nRegistration is free.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/reporting-in-an-age-of-lies-and-disinformation/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220610T010000
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UID:26926-1654822800-1654822800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Facts in a Time of Fiction: Reporting the truth amid lies and disinformation
DESCRIPTION:Journalists have long been charged with sorting fact from fiction through their reporting. But what happens when readers redefine what they see as truth and what they’ll accept as fact? \nNew York Times writer and author Elizabeth Williamson\, whose critically-acclaimed book “Sandy Hook: An American Tragedy and the Battle for Truth” published this spring\, will describe how she threaded together more than 400 interviews\, 10\,000 pages of court testimony and other records\, and on-the-ground reporting to trace a line from conspiracy theories around Sandy Hook to Jan. 6\, 2021. \nParticipants will learn to: \n\nIdentify how misinformation and political conspiracy theories have spread.\nWork with sensitivity and clarity while reporting on conspiracy theories.\nPre-bunk conspiracy theories through early reporting.\nUse trauma-informed reporting methods while working with people suffering tragedy.\nOrganize reporting and deep research to craft a long-form narrative.\n\nWhen/Where: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST\, Friday\, June 10\, 2022 (virtual) \nRegister for free using this link. 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/facts-in-a-time-of-fiction-reporting-the-truth-amid-lies-and-disinformation/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220616T010000
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Join us Thursday\, June 16 for AHCJ’s Lunch & Learn on contracts. We’re going to support one another and talk about rights-grabbing clauses that are sneaking in. Bring questions comments and negotiation strategies! \nWhen/Where: 1:00 p.m. ET\, June 16 (virtual) \nView the webcastMeeting ID: 961 8036 2044
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/lunch-and-learn-virtual-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220617T010000
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SUMMARY:What’s Next in Home and Community-Based Services?
DESCRIPTION:During this webinar hosted by the Alliance for Health Policy\,panelists will provide an overview of home and community-based services\, including populations receiving these services\, enrollment numbers\, workforce challenges\, benefits of HCBS and barriers to caring for complex populations. Speakers will also discuss recent federal policy measures taken to bolster HCBS as well as potential long-term policy levers to better improve this model. \nWhen/Where: 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. EST\, Friday\, June 17 (online) \nCheck out this webpage for more information and to register. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/whataes-next-in-home-and-community-based-services/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220621T010000
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SUMMARY:Monkeypox update
DESCRIPTION:Monkeypox cases have now been confirmed in more than a dozen U.S. states. SciLine’s next media briefing will cover: science basics about the virus that causes Monkeypox\, including transmission dynamics and current U.S. case spread; prevention and treatment options\, including existing vaccines and their limitations; and lessons learned from COVID-19 and other outbreaks that can inform the country’s public health response to Monkeypox. \nFeatured experts include three scientists: Dr. Anne Rimoin of the University of California\, Los Angeles; Dr. Inger Damon of the CDC.  Dr. Amira Roess of George Mason University. They will brief reporters and then take questions. The discussion will be moderated by SciLine Director Rick Weiss. \nWhen/Where: 2-3 p.m. EST\, Tuesday\, June 21 (online) \nVisit this webpage to register. https://sciline.org/public-health/monkeypox-update/ \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/monkeypox-update/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220622T010000
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SUMMARY:Reporting the facts on abortion
DESCRIPTION:June 22\, noon ET \nWomen in many U.S. states are facing increased legal obstacles to abortion\, a trend that has been accelerating in recent years with laws now requiring waiting periods and “counseling\,” among other stipulations. A pending Supreme Court decision is expected to further limit access by banning the procedure outright in many states. \nTo help better inform your reporting\, using science and evidence-based information\, AHCJ will hold a webinar with Nisha Verma\, M.D.\, a fellow with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Patient safety core topic leader Kerry Dooley Young will host the webinar. This session will help journalists know what to ask when presented with research on abortion\, particularly medical abortions. The webinar will also explore how political agendas have skewed research. Verma will also address the potential of telehealth in states where abortion is not restricted. \nView the webcast \nNisha Verma \nKerry Dooley Young \nNisha Verma\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, F.A.C.O.G.\, was born in Greensboro\, N.C.\, and received her bachelor’s in Biology and Anthropology and her medical degree from the University of North Carolina\, Chapel Hill. She graduated from Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and completed her Complex Family Planning fellowship and Master’s in Public Health degree at Emory University. \nShe is currently serving as the Darney-Landy Fellow at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists with their Strategies for Healthy Equity team and provides abortion care at Planned Parenthoods in the Delaware area. She is also Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Emory University. \nShe is particularly passionate about improving access to reproductive health care in the southeast United States\, her home region\, and has expertise in effective messaging techniques on complicated topics such as abortion.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/reporting-the-facts-on-abortion/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220623T010000
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SUMMARY:Data and Policy: Evidence-Based Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
DESCRIPTION:If you are covering the opioid epidemic\, join this free webinar hosted by The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts to explain what data is showing about how best to treat opioid use disorder and what policies should be enacted. Speakers include: Arjun Venkatesh\, M.D.\, M.B.A.\, M.H.S.\, associate professor and chief of the section of administration in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Yale University\, Lisa Clemens-Cope\, Ph.D.\,\, senior research fellow in the Health Policy Center at the Urban Institute\, Peter Treitler\, MSW\, research specialist in the Center for Health Services Research at the Rutgers Institute for Health\, Health Care Policy and Aging Research and Bradley Stein\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\, director of the Opioid Policies\, Tools\, and Information Center (OPTIC) at the RAND Corporation. \nWhen/Where: 3 p.m. EST\, Thursday\, June 23\, 2022 \nVisit this webpage to register.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/data-and-policy-evidence-based-opioid-use-disorder-treatment/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220623T010000
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SUMMARY:ECRI holds webinar on CPAP recall
DESCRIPTION:The nonprofit group ECRI will hold a webinar June 23 at noon ET about the 2021 recall alert for certain Philips Respironics issued a recall alert for certain CPAP\, BiPAP and mechanical ventilator devices due to potential health risks. Polyester-based polyurethane (PE-PUR) foam within the devices can break down\, leading to the potential ingestion of black pieces of foam or certain chemicals\, while using the device\, ECRI said. Although the recall was issued a year ago\, a full resolution has not been provided. On the webinar\, experts will discuss the cause of the problem and recommendations for helping patients.  \nWhen/Where: Noon EST\, Wednesday\, June 23\, 2022 \nTo register\, vist the ECRI website.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/ecri-holds-webinar-on-cpap-recall/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220627T010000
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UID:26937-1656291600-1656291600@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Protecting Immunocompromised Patients through Effective Prevention and Treatment
DESCRIPTION:Join the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) for a webinar addressing current recommendations to protect adult immunocompromised patients through effective prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. Discussion topics will include current U.S. vaccination recommendations\, gaps in immunization coverage among immunocompromised adult patients\, and strategies to overcome challenges. Speakers will also address questions submitted by participants\, as time allows. \nNFID Medical Director William Schaffner\, M.D.\, will moderate the discussion with Kathleen Dooling\, MD\, MPH\, Medical Officer in the Division of Viral Diseases at the CDC and Camille Kotton\, MD\, Clinical Director of Transplant Infectious Disease and Immunocompromised Host Program at Massachusetts General Hospital. \nWhen/Where: 1:00 PM EST\, Monday\, June 27\, 2022  \nFor more information and to register for this event\, visit this webpage.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/protecting-immunocompromised-patients-through-effective-prevention-and-treatment/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220628T010000
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UID:26938-1656378000-1656378000@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee
DESCRIPTION:The FDA’s Advisory Committee will meet in open session to discuss whether and how the SARS-CoV-2 strain composition of COVID-19 vaccines should be modified. \nThe meeting will include slide presentations with audio components to allow the presentation of materials in a manner that most closely resembles an in-person advisory committee meeting. \nWhen/Where: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST\, Tuesday\, June 28\, 2022  (Online)  \nFor more information and to participate\, visit the FDA’s website. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/vaccines-and-related-biological-products-advisory-committee/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220629T010000
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CREATED:20231103T185037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T152652Z
UID:26928-1656464400-1656464400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:A Cochrane conversation on using systematic reviews
DESCRIPTION:June 29\, 2 p.m. ET \nIn the era of big data\, some think that all you need for a systematic review is enough data. Not true\, say Cochrane experts\, who apply a rigorous methodology to their systematic reviews to minimize bias and produce more reliable\, higher quality research findings. Journalists who attend this webinar will learn: \n\n\nThe difference between a study\, a review\, meta-analyses\, and systematic reviews \n\n\nWhat’s so great about systematic reviews \n\n\nHow to read a systematic review and evaluate its quality \n\n\nWhat to care about in the summary of findings table \n\n\nHow to report on a systematic review to help your readers make informed health decisions \n\n\nCochrane’s protocol for assessing health evidence and how it compares to others’. \n\n\nView the webcast—Slides (892 KB .pdf) \nLisa Bero \nTara Haelle \nProfessor Lisa Bero is a researcher in evidence-based health care and is internationally known for her studies on the integrity of clinical and basic research evidence that is used to influence health policy. She is affiliate professor\, University of Sydney\, where she founded the multidisciplinary Evidence\, Policy and Influence Collaborative at the Charles Perkins Centre\, focusing on bias and its influence on the integrity of research. She is a professor of medicine and public health and chief scientist\, Center for Bioethics and Humanities\, University of Colorado. She has contributed to Cochrane as an author\, editor\, center director\, and member and co-chair of Cochrane’s Governing Board\, and is currently senior editor\, research integrity. She is also a longtime contributor to the work of the World Health Organization\, including serving as a member of the Guideline Review Committee\, and as chair of the Essential Medicines Committee. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/a-cochrane-conversation-on-using-systematic-reviews/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220629T010000
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UID:26935-1656464400-1656464400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Breaking the Law or Breaking the Oath: How Abortion Bans Betray America's Patient's and Physicians
DESCRIPTION:As the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization — and the likely subsequent overturn of Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood looms — physicians and patients across the country must prepare to navigate the ethical quagmire that abortion bans present. That preparation requires an assessment of the full scope of abortion restrictions’ effects\, including how physicians’ ethical obligations to their patients and to the practice of medicine may be reshaped\, redirected or even contradicted by the threat posed by laws not founded in science or based on evidence. \nThis webinar will bring leading physician\, legal\, and ethicist voices together to discuss how the Dobbs decision betrays America’s patients and physicians — and asks physicians to be complicit by betraying their patients as well. While it’s difficult to anticipate the reach and effects of the oncoming wave of abortion bans and restrictions\, panelists will discuss how clinicians must prepare themselves mentally for the changes they will be forced to make and provide ideas on how the medical community can bring the most ethical and comprehensive care possible to patients. \nExplore the full agenda and learn about the speakers. \nWHEN/WHERE: Noon to 4 p.m. ET\, June 29\, 2022 \nLocation: Register here. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/breaking-the-law-or-breaking-the-oath-how-abortion-bans-betray-americas-patients-and-physicians/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220630T010000
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CREATED:20231103T185053Z
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UID:26939-1656550800-1656550800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Application deadline approaching for Columbia Journalism School Age Boom Academy
DESCRIPTION:Annual call for applicants for this free virtual forum to help journalists deepen their coverage of the caregiving crisis across America. Training will be held over four two-hour sessions in October. \nWhen/Where: October\, 13\, 14\, 20 and 21 (online) \nContact: Catilin Hawke\, cmh2197@cumc.columbia.edu \nApplication deadline: June 30\, 2022 \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/application-deadline-approaching-for-columbia-journalism-school-age-boom-academy/
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