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Title Start Date - End Date City, State
Data release: Health behaviors (alcohol consumption, smoking, leisure) of American adults, 2005-2007
  03/16/10 ,
 

The National Center for Health Statistics is expected to release a report on the health behaviors of American adults, based on data collected from 2005 to 2007. The behaviors quantified by the report will include "alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, leisure-time physical activity, body weight status, and sleep habits."

Data release: Use of electronic medical records by ambulatory care providers in 2007
  03/17/10 ,
 

The National Center for Health Statistics is tentatively scheduled to release a report on the use of electronic medical records by ambulatory care providers in 2007.

Decennial International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections
  03/18/10 - 03/22/10 Atlanta, GA
 

The CDC and a number of epidemiology-focused organizations are hosting the Decennial International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections, a once-in-a-decade gathering in which experts will swap recommendations, review science and set policy for the next decade.

For more information or to register, visit the conference website.

27th Annual Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Conference
  03/20/10 - 03/21/10 San Diego, CA
 

The CDC's Division of Behavioral Surveillance will host the 27th Annual Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Conference, which will focus on data collection, data processing and innovation as applied to their chosen field.

Data release: Use of electronic medical records among office-based physicians in 2006
  03/23/10 ,
 

The National Center for Health Statistics is tentatively scheduled to release a report on the use of electronic medical records among office-based physicians in 2006.

Data release: Health insurance coverage in America (Jan.-Sept. 2009)
  03/24/10 ,
 

According to the National Center for Health Statistics, this release "presents the very latest information on health insurance coverage in the United States, examining data from the first three quarters of the 2009 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), and presents estimates from 1998 through 2007 for comparison."

Health Journalism 2010
  04/22/10 - 04/25/10 Chicago, IL
 

Health Journalism 2010

Join us in the Windy City for a world-class program of panels, workshops, field trips and classes certain to deepen your knowledge of today's hot-button health issues. You'll walk away with immediate and longer-term story ideas, meet  sources, strengthen your reporting skills, attend breaking newsmaker events and network with other journalists working hard to stay on top of their beats.

We remain one of the best training deals in journalism, with registration as low as $150 for journalists and $99 for students. We've negotiated a great hotel rate of $139 at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, the conference hotel. But don't delay; our hotel room block is nearly full.

GH/Innovate 2010: Global Health & Innovation Conference
  05/17/10 - 05/18/10 New Haven, CT
 

Unite For Sight is hosting the 7th Global Health & Innovation Conference, a weekend event with a large and diverse guest list that plans to address "global health and international development, public health, medicine, social entrepreneurship, nonprofits, philanthropy, microfinance, human rights, anthropology, health policy, advocacy, public service, environmental health, and education."

Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Annual Conference
  06/06/10 - 06/10/10 Portland, OR
 

For the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Annual Conference, more than 1,000 public health epidemiologists from across the country will come together to discuss chronic disease, child health, disparities, environmental health, infectious diseases, injury prevention and more.

2010 National Summit on Disability Policy
  07/26/10 - 07/27/10 Washington, DC
 

The National Council on Disabilities will commemorate the Americans with Disabilities Act's 20th anniversary with the 2010 National Summit on Disability Policy. Possible issues to be discussed include civil rights, employment, disability statistics and data education, health care, homeland security, housing, international, telecommunications and technology, and transportation.

AHCJ-NLM Health Journalism Fellowships
  09/12/10 - 09/17/10 ,
 

AHCJ-NLM Fellowship logoThe Association of Health Care Journalists has teamed up with the National Library of Medicine to present the first AHCJ-NLM Fellowships. AHCJ will select four journalists to spend a week on the campus of the National Institutes of Health.

 

Past Events:

Title Start Date - End Date City, State
American Psychosomatic Society annual scientific meeting
  03/10/10 - 03/14/10 Portland, OR
 

The American Psychosomatic Society, which calls itself a "worldwide community of scholars and clinicians dedicated to the scientific understanding of the interaction of mind, brain, body and social context in promoting health and contributing to the pathogenesis, course and treatment of disease," will review the latest psychosomatic research at its 2010 scientific conference.

Data release: Viral hepatitis in the U.S
  03/10/10
 

The National Center for Health Statistics is expected to release a report on viral hepatitis in the U.S. According to the release, "This report includes trends and prevalence rates for hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis C, and it includes sociodemographic variables such as race, ethnicity, gender, place of birth and age."

Indiana Patient Safety Summit: New Pathways to Excellence
  03/09/10 Indianapolis, IN
 

The Indiana Hospital Association will bring together stakeholders from across the industry to help shed light on the obstacles to improving patient safety in Indiana. The summit will also seek to create a cooperative plan for overcoming them.

Data release: Health characteristics and challenges, American Indian and Alaska Native adult edition
  03/09/10
 

The National Center for Health Statistics is tentatively scheduled to release a report on the health characteristics of American Indian and Alaska Native adults, with a focus on the special challenges faced by those groups.

Report: Health-Related Costs from Foodborne Illness in the United States
  03/02/10 Telebriefing
 

Former U.S. Food and Drug Administration economist Robert L. Scharff, U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), and food-safety experts will discuss in a telebriefing the Produce Safety Project's new report, "Health-Related Costs from Foodborne Illness in the United States" and the nation's food-safety oversight system.

Health care workforce and workforce policy in health reform
  03/01/10 - 03/02/10 Washington, DC
 

The workforce specialists at Jobs for the Future are hosting a conference at which their staff and outside experts will consider the new health care workforce and workforce policy in health reform.

Data release: Utilization of medical care for young Americans aged 20-29 years
  02/24/10
 

The National Center for Health Statistics is tentatively scheduled to release information on the access to and utilization of medical care for young Americans.

Meeting of CDC's advisory committee on immunization practices (Webcast available)
  02/24/10 - 02/25/10 Atlanta, GA
  The CDC's advisory committee on immunization practices meets regularly to modify and create recommendations for the vaccination of the American people. This meeting's agenda includes HPV, influenza, hepatitis and rotavirus. The committee will also discuss the mumps outbreak that recently hit the northeastern U.S.
NIH State-of-the-Science Conference: Lactose Intolerance and Health
  02/22/10 - 02/24/10 Bethesda, MD
 

The National Institutes of Health state-of-the-science conference on lactose intolerance will discuss the public health burden posed by lactose intolerance, as well as the possibility of misdiagnosis and the nutritional deficiencies that accompany a dairy-free diet.

Data release and teleconference: IOM report on reducing hypertension
  02/22/10 Washington, DC
 

In "A Population-Based Policy and Systems Change Approach to Prevent and Control Hypertension," the IOM looks at how hypertension can be reduced and controlled through "diet, physical activity and other public health approaches."

2010 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
  02/18/10 - 02/22/10 San Deigo, CA
 

The 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science will, according to a release, "feature more than 150 symposia, seminars and lectures on topics such as sleep and memory, dolphin intelligence, next-generation lasers, personalized medicine and more."

OMB Watch webcast: Lobbying and ethics reform
  02/18/10
 

OMB Watch, a nonprofit that keeps its eye on the federal budget office and related matters, will host a webcast on Lobbying and ethics reform.

Data release: Viral Hepatitis in the U.S.
  02/17/10
 

The National Center for Health Statistics is expected to release "Viral Hepatitis in the U.S.," a report that will include "trends and prevalence rates for hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis C, and it includes
sociodemographic variables such as race, ethnicity, gender, place of birth and age."

Foundation to share rankings of each American county's health
  02/17/10 Washington, DC
 

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute will release rankings that, according to the release, "show how counties measure up within each state in terms of how healthy people are, how long they live, and how important factors affect their health, such as tobacco use, obesity, access to healthcare, education, community safety, and air quality."

Data release: Marriage and cohabitation in the United States
  02/17/10
 

The National Center for Health Statistics is tentatively scheduled to release a statistical portrait of marriage and cohabitation in the United States.

OMB Watch webcast: Recovery Act transparency
  02/10/10
 

OMB Watch, a nonprofit that keeps its eye on the federal budget office and related matters, will host a webcast on Recovery Act transparency.

Data release: Health, United States, 2009
  02/10/10
 

The National Center for Health Statistics is scheduled to release a comprehensive summary of health in the United States in 2009.

Data release: Impact of private insurance type on health access/utilization for American adults
  02/09/10
 

The National Center for Health Statistics is expected to release data on the impact of private insurance type on health access/utilization for American adults.

Global Public Health Risk Communication: Lessons from the H1N1 influenza pandemic
  02/08/10 New York, NY
 

The International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism are co-sponsoring a panel discussion on global public health risk communication, which will focus on lessons from the H1N1 influenza pandemic, according to the press release.

Teleconference: How elder care can become elder abuse and neglect
  02/05/10
 

The Division of Aging and Seniors (Public Health Agency of Canada), in partnership with CHNET-Works, (University of Ottawa) will host a teleconference on "How elder care can become elder abuse and neglect." The "fireside chat" will examine the relationship between caregiving, stress and abuse.

OMB Watch webcast: Public protections and regulatory approach
  02/04/10
 

OMB Watch, a nonprofit that keeps its eye on the federal budget office and related matters, will host a webcast on Public protections and regulatory approach.

Data release: Health Information Technology Use Among Adults 18-64 Years of Age
  02/02/10
 

The National Center for Health Statistics is tentatively scheduled to release "Health Information Technology Use Among Adults 18-64 Years of Age," which will be based on early estimates from the National Health Interview Survey's results from the first half of 2009.

Missouri State of Health
  01/29/10 Jefferson City, MO
 

A day devoted to journalists across Missouri will give reporters access to state officials and health experts with a focus on improving health reporting. The news-breaking event will provide journalists with the tools needed to improve the depth and amount of coverage focused on critical state and local health issues. The seminars will provide journalists from Missouri insight into state government's role in health policy. The journalists will leave the event with stories for their newsrooms right away, plus solid ideas for future health-related stories. Attendees will hear the latest on a variety of topics, especially important during a time when health – from reform to H1N1 – makes news every day.

OMB Watch webcast: Government openness
  01/28/10
 

OMB Watch, a nonprofit that keeps its eye on the federal budget office and related matters, will host a webcast on Government Openness. You must RSVP no later than Jan. 25.

Medical Tourism Board Presents Medical Tourism Conference
  01/27/10 - 01/29/10 San Antonio, TX
 

The University of the Incarnate Word's Center for Medical Tourism Research presents a medical tourism research conference titled "Paradigm shifts and disruption -- the impact of globalized health care." The conference will address drivers of medical tourism, evaluations of medical tourism practices and the legal and ethical issues of medical tourism.

2010 Military Health System Conference
  01/25/10 - 01/28/10 National Harbor, MD
 

The 2010 Military Health System Conference will take place at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center.

AHCJ's Philly chapter to meet at Drexel University College of Medicine
  01/25/10 Philadelphia, PA
 

The Philadelphia chapter of Association of Health Care Journalists will hold an open meeting on Jan. 25 at the Drexel University College of Medicine. This is an opportunity for journalists to meet some major figures at Drexel and delve into the worlds of surgery, drug development, electronic medical records and the new health bill that Congress is poised to pass. The session is designed to focus on Drexel faculty who will be making news in the next year.

Kansas State of Health
  01/15/10 Topeka, KS
 

A day devoted to journalists across Kansas will give access to state officials and health experts with a focus on improving health reporting. The news-breaking event will provide journalists with the tools needed to improve the depth and amount of coverage focused on critical state and local health issues. The seminars will provide journalists from Kansas insight into state government's role in health policy. The journalists will leave the event with stories for their newsrooms right away, plus solid ideas for future health-related stories. Attendees will hear the latest on a variety of topics, especially important during a time when health – from reform to H1N1 – makes news every day.

Washington, D.C., chapter gathering
  01/07/10 Washington, DC
 

Come join your fellow health journalists for some post-holiday cheer!

We'll be meeting at the Laughing Man Tavern. This event is open to AHCJ and non-AHCJ members, so bring your colleagues too! No agenda. Just a chance to meet new colleagues or old friends.

AHCJ's Atlanta chapter meeting
  12/16/09 Atlanta, GA
 

The Atlanta chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists is having a social gathering next week to welcome 10 fellow health journalists from across the country who are in town for a fellowship program at the CDC. Our visitors include newspaper, magazine and freelance journalists.

AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellowships
  12/14/09 - 12/18/09 Atlanta, GA
 

AHCJ-CDC FellowshipsThe Association of Health Care Journalists has teamed up with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for this national fellowship program for journalists. Ten fellows are chosen to spend a week studying a variety of public health issues at two CDC campuses. The fellowships include membership, travel, lodging and meals.

Talking Health: What's ahead for Medicare
  12/07/09
 

Talking Health: MedicareWhat do current Medicare beneficiaries think of the program? What do they like and don't like? How would they change their coverage if they could? Experts will explore the high out-of-pocket costs some beneficiaries still must still pay and whether they have too many choices for supplemental and drug coverage. What are the prospects for preventive care services that many beneficiaries say they want? Experts will also look at the long-term prospects for Medicare.

Our panel of experts and journalists will discuss these issues and more with an eye toward what journalists need to know to best inform their readers and viewers.

Send questions in advance to talkinghealth@healthjournalism.org.

Childhood Obesity: Strategies and Solutions from Bay Area Experts
  11/12/09 San Francisco, CA
 

Stories about food, nutrition, and the health impacts of eating are all over the media lately. The topic is especially significant for kids, who continue to tip the scales more than their peers even a decade ago and risk heading into adulthood with medical conditions that used to be for adults only. What can be done? Bay Area experts are doing some good work to solve this problem; our speakers are among this group, and share some insights and recent work that will inspire story ideas that will resonate with your readers and listeners. Mandatory RSVPs by 3 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 11.

Aging in the 21st Century
  10/16/09 - 10/17/09 Miami, FL
 

Aging in the 21st CenturyOver the next 20 years, the 65-plus population is projected to grow four to six times as fast as the population as a whole. Learn what the hot-button issues in our aging society will be and what you need to be reporting on now.

What's ahead in research on chronic conditions, Alzheimer's and genetics? What's evolving in technology? What will be expected of caregivers? What kind of medical coverage will these seniors need? How do changing ethnic populations impact aging issues?

Come explore these issues and more so you can start telling these stories now.

 

Reporting health stories from any beat
  10/16/09 Los Angeles, CA
 

This panel, presented at the California Chicano News Media Association's Journalism Opportunities Conference, will help reporters who don't normally cover health learn how to cover the health angles on their beats.

FOI and Public Records Workshop: Smart Tips for Journalists
  10/15/09 San Francisco, CA
 

A San Francisco Chapter event

In these times of shrinking budgets and staff, reporters are more challenged than ever to get the information – especially public information – they need for thorough stories. What changes – if any – have occurred under the Obama Administration that make it easier to have requests for documents honored in a timely manner?  Speakers at this San Francisco Bay Area chapter event will provide background, examples, and smart strategies on these topics:  

  • How FOI has changed (if it has) from the Bush to Obama administrations, examples of recent lawsuits, and how to navigate FOI hurdles.
  • How the California Public Records Act has changed in the last year, examples of what precipitated legal action, how to make requests, and what to if you get no response or have difficulty getting records.
  • What a reporter can do to translate hundreds of thousands of records into a digestible and comprehensive database.
Tuberculosis: AIDS of the 21st Century?
  09/30/09 New York, NY
 

A New York City Metro Chapter event

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most devastating epidemics of our time. But it receives relatively little attention from the media in relation to the 1.8 million deaths (and 9.3 million cases) it causes annually. Even worse, is the growing epidemic of multidrug resistant TB (MDR-TB), which is greatly undermining gains in controlling TB particularly among those with HIV/AIDS. Recent data show that 25 percent of people dying of TB are HIV . An expert panel of scientists and journalists will make the case that health journalists must be prepared to cover MDR-TB and to persuade editorial leadership of its urgency.

Discuss health care reform forum
  09/24/09 Atlanta, GA
 

An Atlanta Chapter event

The Atlanta chapter of AHCJ is piggybacking off a just-announced town hall forum on health care reform. If you can't make the start of the town hall, drop by later on. And plan to meet up afterward in the hotel bar in the lobby, the Parasol, to chat about health care and other issues.The town hall event is free and open to the public. 

D.C. chapter gathering and roundtable on health reform coverage
  09/16/09 Washington, DC
 

Join the Washington, D.C.-metro area chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists for a roundtable on the challenges and opportunities of covering health care reform.

AHCJ-NLM Health Journalism Fellowships
  09/13/09 - 09/17/09 Bethesda, MD
 

AHCJ-NLM Health Journalism Fellowships

The Association of Health Care Journalists has teamed up with the National Library of Medicine to present the first AHCJ-NLM Fellowships. AHCJ will select four journalists to spend a week on the campus of the National Institutes of Health.

Health reform coverage: The key issues
  09/09/09
 

Talking HealthA webinar for journalists

There's little question that health reform has dominated the news this summer, but is the coverage tackling the right issues? Join us for a "Talking Health" webinar, presented by AHCJ, The Commonwealth Fund, and the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, to find out what top journalists think of the coverage of this complicated policy debate.

Spirituality & Health
  09/09/09 - 09/10/09 Minneapolis, MN
 

A Workshop for Journalists on Understanding the Relationship Between Faith, Culture and Health

In advance of its annual conference, the Religion Newswriters Association is cooperating with AHCJ to put on a workshop focused on the intersection of health and faith.

Backgrounding Local Health Professionals
  08/28/09 Indianapolis, IN
 

At the SPJ Convention

While it's getting easier to check the quality of health care institutions, investigating the quality of health professionals still requires a lot of legwork. This session will focus on the use of public records, court documents and interviews to background the people to whom we trust with our care. Several investigative reporters who have done it well will be highlighted.

CDC flu briefing
  08/24/09 - 08/25/09 Atlanta, GA
 

AHCJ sponsored 12 journalists to take part in a two-day workshop at the CDC about covering seasonal influenza and the A-H1N1 flu virus, now grabbing the headlines. The workshop includes a series of on-the-record sessions with CDC experts to prepare front-line journalists for the upcoming flu season.

Philadelphia Chapter: Media briefing about anticipating tomorrow's cancer treatments
  07/27/09 Philadelphia, PA
 

This three-hour event is open to all AHCJ members. It's planned as a fast-moving summary of the Fox Chase Cancer Center's highlights. Most presenters will speak for 15 minutes. The subjects will range from trends in personalized medicine and women's cancer to advances in radiation oncology and robotic surgery. Fox Chase maintains these researchers are all likely to make news in the next 12 months.

Atlanta Chapter: CDC flu expert
  07/22/09 Atlanta, GA
 

A leading CDC expert on influenza, Dr. Nancy Cox, will address the Atlanta chapter. It promises to be an illuminating look at swine flu and its effects on global health. So come out, shake off the midsummer blahs and enjoy a great evening of infectious talk with your fellow health journalists.

Application deadline for AHCJ-NLM Health Journalism Fellowships
  06/08/09
  AHCJ-NLM Health Journalism Fellowships

The Association of Health Care Journalists has teamed up with the National Library of Medicine to present the first AHCJ-NLM Fellowships. AHCJ will select four journalists to spend a week on the campus of the National Institutes of Health.

Midwest Health Journalism Fellows: Rural Health Focus Day and Graduation
  06/05/09 Kansas City, MO
 

The 2008-09 Midwest Health Journalism Program Fellows will attend a seminar on covering rural health issues and will officially graduate from the program.

N.Y. Chapter: Overcoming the hurdles: How to write accurate medical stories on deadline
  05/18/09 New York, NY
 

AHCJ member Gary Schwitzer will address the challenges of writing accurate, balanced and complete stories on deadline despite biased sources and commercial pressures in the medical industry. Schwitzer will use real stories as examples to show how it doesn't take an extra thousand words of type or 10 minutes of air to write a solid medical story.

Talking Health: Insurance
  05/01/09
 

Health reform is picking up steam in Congress. A major flash point in the coming debate is whether employers and individuals should be able to obtain health insurance through a public plan that is similar to Medicare, as well as private insurance from commercial carriers.

Our next Talking Health program will feature two experts: Cathy Schoen, senior vice president for research and evaluation at The Commonwealth Fund, and Bruce M. Bullen, chief operating officer of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. They will be on hand to offer their judgments on what we can expect. Our two journalist experts, Noam Levey, a reporter at the Los Angeles Times; and Ceci Connolly, a staff writer at The Washington Post; will provide their insights and suggestions for covering what will be a major story in the coming months.

The speakers will answer questions submitted before and during the webcast.

Health Journalism 2009
  04/16/09 - 04/19/09 Seattle, WA
 

Health Journalism 2009 in Seattle!Join us in Seattle for AHCJ's annual conference, featuring dozens of experts and top journalists.

Reforming our health care system, which many believe is necessary for the United States to see economic recovery, is at the top of many people's minds these days. A number of panels, with expert speakers, at Health Journalism 2009 have been designed to help journalists cover health reform and all of the issues involved in a way that their readers and viewers will understand and appreciate.

More reasons not to miss this conference: Freelance PitchFest , networking with colleagues, receptions and much more. Panels and speakers will cover policy, business, research and clinical topics, with an aim of giving attendees practical ideas and information.

The Future of Health Care Journalism
  03/11/09 Washington, DC
 

A new report examining the state of health care journalism and a survey of members of the Association of Health Care Journalists will be released. An expert panel will discuss the findings and the general topic.

Hot Topics in Public Health
  03/10/09
 

Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at research and findings coming out of UC Berkeley's School of Public Health. You'll hear about leads, contacts, and valuable background for your stories in the areas of health research, new treatments for diseases, solutions to health business and policy challenges, and much more.

Midwest Health Journalism Fellows: Jefferson City health policy day
  03/02/09
 

The fellows in the Midwest Health Journalism Program who are in Missouri will travel to Jefferson City for a series of briefings and meetings with state health policy experts.

Tech Tools for Health Reporters
  02/24/09 San Francisco, CA
 

New Date & Location!

Whether you're a staff reporter or freelancer, you've undoubtedly heard that to survive in the media in the future, you'll need to blog, podcast, and Twitter. A few writers have become conversant in online technologies and are using them to the benefit of their careers. Many of the rest of us, though, may have experimented with a blog or used Facebook to find sources for a story, but are still waiting to see how the digital revolution is really going to help our work lives. We'll explore this question with a panel of folks who are using online technology or helping others to do so.

Midwest Health Journalism Fellows: Topeka health policy day
  02/22/09 - 02/23/09 Topeka, KS
 

Those Midwest Health Journalism Program Fellows who are in Kansas will go to Topeka for briefings and meetings with state health policy experts.

AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellowship Program
  02/08/09 - 02/13/09 Atlanta, GA
 

AHCJ-CDC FellowshipsThe 11 journalists in the the first class of AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellows will spend a week studying public health issues at two Atlanta campuses of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The fellowship program, supported by the CDC Foundation, will include presentations, roundtable discussions and lab tours on epidemiology, global disease prevention efforts, obesity, vaccine safety, pandemic flu preparedness, autism and many other topics.

Philadelphia Chapter: Learn about OncoLink
  01/06/09 Philadelphia, PA
 

Philadelphia-area members of the Association of Health Care Journalists can learn about an international cancer information resource based in our own backyard: OncoLink, the oldest and largest cancer information resource on the Internet founded in 1994 by University of Pennsylvania cancer specialists.

Visit to CDC for 2008-09 Midwest Health Journalism Program fellows
  12/03/08 - 12/06/08
 

The 2008-09 Midwest Health Journalism Program fellows will visit the CDC to learn more about how that agency works, what resources it has available and how to best use those resources. The fellows also visit the Carter Center. This competitive fellowship program picks 10 journalists from Kansas and Missouri each year for special training sessions, mentoring and access to AHCJ conferences, workshops and resources.

Talking Health: Political Promises
  11/21/08
 

Talking Health

Obama presidency: Does his health plan stand a chance?

What lies ahead for health reform? The candidates made lots of promises during the campaign and now the time has come to deliver on them. Will the new president really be able to bring insurance coverage to more Americans given the country's other financial problems and the growing deficit? Will we again fall back on an incremental approach?

Our next Talking Health program will feature two experts who have been following the politics of health reform for a long time and two journalists who will give suggestions for covering the story for the next year nationally and locally. They will be taking questions from the audience, so submit questions today!

AHCJ Philadelphia chapter meeting: Workshop on health care reporting
  11/17/08 Philadelphia, PA
 

Philadelphia's AHCJ chapter will host a free workshop on health care reporting featuring guest lecturers Gary Schwitzer, associate professor at the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communications, and publisher of HealthNewsReview.org, and Kathleen Fairfield, MD, DrPH, a medical editor with HealthNewsReview.org and clinician-scientist at Maine Medical Center. They will share their data on how news organizations have performed on 10 criteria for accurate, balanced and complete coverage; reflect on trends observed in the coverage of health care news; and provide tips about evaluating claims made about new health care treatments, tests, products and procedures. 

AHCJ Chicago Chapter: Breaking Taboos, Breaking News in HIV/AIDS
  11/12/08 Chicago, IL
 

Jim Pickett of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago; Johnathan Briggs, foundation spokesman and former Tribune reporter; and Rev. Doris Green will discuss AIDS/HIV and the need for more prevention efforts.

Missouri Health Policy Summit
  10/31/08 Columbia, MO
 

AHCJ is a sponsor of the 6th Annual Missouri Health Policy Summit, hosted by the Center for Health Policy at the University of Missouri.

Atlanta chapter meeting: Emory Associate Dean Dr. Arthur Kellermann
  10/22/08 Atlanta, GA
 

Dr. Arthur Kellermann, the associate dean for health policy at Emory University's School of Medicine, will be the featured speaker at this meeting of AHCJ's recently formed Atlanta chapter. Kellermann is one of the nation's leading experts on emergency medicine, ambulatory health policy and injury prevention.

Urban Health Journalism Workshop
  10/17/08 - 10/18/08 New York, NY
 

Urban Health Journalism WorkshopSessions will explore the health issues of children, seniors and immigrants in urban settings, as well as topics such as obesity, mental health, disaster preparedness and the mapping of local health data. Come get the tools to better investigate, understand and relate the health of your city.

Health care reporting workshop
  10/14/08 San Francisco, CA
 

This hands-on workshop will hone your skills and help you overcome the hurdles of reporting and writing quality health care stories despite biased sources and commercial pressures in the health/medical industry. We'll look at recent examples in our local media and learn tips and strategies.

London health journalists meet
  09/16/08 London
 

Mary Chris Jaklevic, secretary of AHCJ's board of directors, hosted an informal gathering of health journalists.

Delivering Vital Health Information to the Public
  09/11/08 Columbia, MO
 

Disseminating the information that comes from medical practitioners and the media is becoming more difficult. In this session health reporters and public health information officers will lead a discussion about the complicated roles of journalists and sources in this new environment and what the future may hold.

Covering Health in a Multicultural Society Online Training
  08/22/08
 

This interactive course is a resource for understanding the increasing diversity of the audiences AHCJ members serve. The e-class is the online companion to the book “Covering Health in a Multicultural Society: A Resource Guide for Journalists.”

Health reporting boot camp for 2008-09 Midwest Health Journalism Program fellows
  08/17/08 - 08/20/08 Columbia, MO
 

This intensive boot camp for the 2008-09 Midwest Health Journalism Program brings the fellows together with top health care journalists for in-depth sessions on how to report on specific health care issues. This competitive fellowship program picks 10 journalists from Kansas and Missouri each year for special training sessions, mentoring and access to AHCJ conferences, workshops and resources.

Atlanta chapter formation meeting
  08/13/08 Atlanta, GA
 

Atlanta-area health journalists will gather to lay the groundwork for a local chapter.

Kick-off workshop for 2008-09 Midwest Health Journalism Program fellows
  07/26/08 Kansas City, MO
 

This kick-off workshop brings the class of fellows together with experts to learn more about politics and policy, stakeholders in the health care debate and ideas for generating stories. This competitive fellowship program picks 10 journalists from Kansas and Missouri each year for special training sessions, mentoring and access to AHCJ conferences, workshops and resources. 

Talking Health: Covering the Underinsured
  07/09/08
 

Talking HealthAHCJ, The Commonwealth Fund, and the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism will present Talking Health, a webcast for members that will explore the growing problem of the underinsured – those who have insurance but are still at risk for substantial out-of-pocket expenses.

Overcoming the hurdles: How to write accurate medical stories on deadline
  05/28/08 Chicago, IL
 

AHCJ's Chicago chapter presents this session in which attendees will learn how to address the challenges of writing accurate, balanced and complete stories on deadline despite biased sources and commercial pressures in the medical industry. The speakers will use real stories as examples to show how it doesn't take an extra thousand words of type or 10 minutes of air to write a solid medical story.

Hitting home: Reporting on the health fallout from the Iraq war
  05/21/08 San Francisco, CA
 

The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of AHCJ will hold this panel discussion, exploring a timely topic that deserves more local coverage. Thousands of veterans are coming home with serious injuries, especially post-traumatic stress disorder, brain trauma, and physical disabilities. Are local medical and mental health resources adequate to handle their needs?

Rural Health Journalism Workshop
  05/02/08 - 05/04/08 Columbia, MO
 

Rural Health Journalism WorkshopAHCJ's Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism will present the workshop, which will focus on special health concerns of America's rural populations and how reporters can better cover them.

Covering Global Health
  05/02/08 - 05/03/08 Seattle, WA
 

This conference is designed to help journalists navigate the complex scientific, medical and political issues involved with global health, to assess what's working and what's not, and make these stories meaningful to local audiences.

Health Journalism 2008
  03/27/08 - 03/30/08 Washington, DC
 

Health Journalism 2008Nearly 600 people attended Health Journalism 2008 for dozens of panels on medical research, public health, the business of health care and consumer health. They also hear actor Dennis Quaid's very personal perspective on medical errors, Elizabeth Edwards' take on John McCain's health care plan, top experts debate the future of health care in this country and much more. News briefings by HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt and officials from the American Public Health Association and its partners let attendees write stories for their news outlets during the conference.

Chicago Chapter: New pharmacological treatments for addiction
  03/10/08 Chicago, IL
 

This Chicago chapter event featured two doctors who specialize in treating addictions.

Bay Area experts on aging: New research and resources for health journalists
  01/29/08 San Francisco, CA
 

This panel will tap into cutting-edge news, research, and innovations developing in the Bay Area. If you write about any health aspect of the boomer generation, you won't want to miss this event. Panelists include Laura L. Carstensen, professor of psychology and director of the Stanford Center on Longevity, and Bay Area journalist Paul Kleyman, editor of the American Society on Aging's publication Aging Today and the national coordinator of the Journalists Exchange on Aging.

Surviving the NICE storm
  01/10/08 London
 

Andrew Dillon, chief executive of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, will meet with British and American reporters to discuss his agency's role in advising the UK's National Health Service on the cost-effectiveness of medical treatments, and some of the subsequent rumbles across the Atlantic.

San Francisco Bay Area chapter holiday party
  12/20/07 San Francisco, CA
 

Enjoy complimentary light refreshments and a casual, meet-and-mingle gathering. The holiday party will be hosted this year by KQED Public Radio's The California Report, producers of "Heath Dialogues."

 

Midwest Health Journalism Fellows visit the CDC
  12/06/07 - 12/07/07 Atlanta, GA
 

Midwest Health Journalism ProgramThe 2007-08 fellows will pay a visit to the Centers for Disease Control. They will take part in two days of educational sessions, briefings and tours with CDC personnel.

Florida health reporters gathering
  11/13/07 Winter Park, FL
 

For the first time, Florida health reporters will gather to share tips, ideas and meet some of the state's top health regulators. The gathering also will serve as an exploratory meeting to discuss the possible formation of an AHCJ Florida Chapter. All Florida health reporters are invited. You do not have to be an AHCJ member to attend.

AHCJ Chicago chapter meeting
  11/12/07 Chicago, IL
 

The Chicago chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists held an after-work gathering where AHCJ board member Mary Chris Jaklevic, who edited the new AHCJ guide "Covering Obesity: A Guide for Reporters," discussed the book and AHCJ board member Carla K. Johnson gave an update and answered questions about AHCJ nationally and in Chicago.

Conflict of interest in health care: How to spot it, what to do about it
  11/05/07 New York, NY
 

The New York chapter heard from five speakers about conflicts of interest in health care. The event, at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, examined how to recognize potential conflicts, including marketing vs. education, the pharmaceutical industry's gift giving to doctors and how it might affect prescribing habits and similar issues.

Urban Health Journalism Workshop
  10/12/07 - 10/13/07 New York, NY
 

Urban Health Journalism Workshop 2007AHCJ - and its Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism - held its first Urban Health Journalism Workshop. Sessions explored the health issues of children, seniors and immigrants in urban settings, as well as obesity, mental health, disaster preparedness and the mapping of local health data.

Presentations from Urban Health Journalism Workshop 2007
  10/12/07 - 10/13/07 New York, NY
 

Multimedia presentationsGet MP3 and Flash presentations from the 2007 Urban Health Journalism Workshop. Topics include the health issues of children, seniors and immigrants in urban settings, as well as obesity, mental health, disaster preparedness and the mapping of local health data.

Multicultural health in the Bay Area: The untold story
  09/11/07 San Francisco, CA
 

Bay AreaThree dozen journalists gathered at the San Francisco Chronicle for a workshop on multicultural health issues in the Bay Area.

Covering disparities in health and health care is not the same as reporting the latest drug trial or diet advice. Culture, history, money and biology intertwine to influence health and health care. This workshop builds on AHCJ's recently published multicultural health resource guide, which was supported by The California Endowment, to help you sharpen your skills, learn practical tips, and avoid lurking traps in this important, yet underreported area. Experienced journalists share their hard-earned lessons. Health experts flag common errors and misconceptions, while also providing an overview of what researchers really know.

Multimedia presentations from 'Multicultural health in the Bay Area: The untold story'
  09/11/07 San Francisco, CA
 

AudioMultimedia presentations are now available from this workshop, the third of its kind presented in California by AHCJ over the past year, was sponsored by The California Endowment. Logistical support also came from The Maynard Institute for Journalism Education.

San Francisco chapter meeting: Universal health care
  09/05/07 Menlo Park, CA
 

Bay Area members gathered to hear from three panelists about "Universal health coverage in California and the U.S.: Will it happen, when, and what will it look like?"

Audio from 'San Francisco chapter meeting: Universal health care'
  09/05/07 Menlo Park, CA
  Audio

Audio is now available from the AHCJ San Francisco Bay Area Chapter meeting on Sept. 5 at the Kaiser Family Foundation about "Universal health coverage in California and the U.S.: Will it happen, when, and what will it look like?"

Midwest Health Journalism Program
  08/12/07 - 08/15/07 Columbia, MO
 

Midwest Health Journalism ProgramTraining event for the 2007-08 Midwest Health Journalism Program fellows.

Midwest Health Journalism Program
  07/28/07 Kansas City, MO
 

Midwest Health Journalism ProgramKickoff training event for the 2007-08 Midwest Health Journalism Program fellows.

Drug safety regulation and the Prescription Drug User Fee Act
  07/18/07 Washington, DC
 

Washington, D.C., members gathered for a brown-bag lunch and panel discussion on drug safety regulation and the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), which is currently in conference committee in Congress.

Chicago chapter meeting: What's next in health care reform, nationally and in Illinois?
  07/12/07 Chicago, IL
 

The Chicago chapter will meet at 6 p.m. at Columbia College to hear about the future of health care reform from two speakers.

San Francisco chapter - Conflict of interest in health care: How to spot it, what to do about it
  05/08/07 San Francisco, CA
  Join the Bay Area chapter of the Association of Health Journalists for a lively discussion. Find out how to unearth potential conflicts of interest when reporting on drug treatments -- and what to do once you've uncovered them. Please RSVP by May 4.
Kickoff meeting of the Chicago chapter
  04/23/07 Chicago, IL
  Speaker: Daniel Levinson, inspector general for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Gnat Lines News Briefing: Real Health and Medical News for Working Reporters
  04/12/07 - 04/13/07 Lake Blackshear Resort, Cordele, GA
  AHCJ is a sponsor of this event. Board members Charles Ornstein and Karl Stark will be among the panelists.Topics include stroke, prison health and researching local hospitals.
Covering Hospitals
  04/05/07
 

This innovative simulation will hone your critical-thinking skills and give you the beat-specific knowledge needed to cover the hospitals in your community. You will be a rookie health beat reporter, investigating local hospitals on deadline, working with your editor to find the focus of your story and craft the lead. You'll tap into the same tools that you'll use on the job, and you'll have a virtual "mentor" to walk you through the maze of reports, statistics and sources. As the simulation progresses, you'll uncover additional sources, and the story you thought was unfolding might take unexpected turns.

Health Journalism 2007
  03/15/07 - 03/18/07 Los Angeles, CA
  Health Journalism 2008More than 400 journalists attended Health Journalism 2007, gathering story ideas and resources. The conference featured a news briefing by Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger; a Hollywood and Health panel of writers, producers and actors from hit television dramas; and a keynote conversation with Steve Case, founder of AOL and Revolution Health.
Webcast: The Future of the State Children's Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP)
  03/06/07
 

AHCJ and the Kaiser Family Foundation hosted this interactive roundtable webcast on March 6, 2007. Trudy Lieberman, president of AHCJ's board of directors, moderates a panel of experts discussing what journalists need to know about covering SCHIP.

The Future of the State Children's Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP)
  03/06/07
 

With the State Children's Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP) up for reauthorization, this roundtable - a partnership between the Association of Health Care Journalists and the Kaiser Family Foundation - focuses on what journalists need to know about covering SCHIP in their states. Health reform proposals announced by would-be presidential candidates call for expanding coverage through SCHIP.

NY chapter event - Medical Devices: Uncharted Territory
  02/26/07 New York, NY
  Costly drugs and Big Pharma garner the majority of media coverage, yet medical devices and diagnostics are a massive, fast-growing market. Find out about trends, sources, and the latest advances in this important yet still under-reported sector.
Medical Devices: Uncharted Territory
  02/26/07 New York, NY
 
Health Policy Communications Interest Group Meeting
  02/13/07 - 02/13/07 Capital Hilton, Washington, DC
  AHCJ President Trudy Lieberman - with Julie Appleby, USA Today, and Mary Agnes Carey, CQ Healthbeat - joined a panel of health care journalists shareing insights on what journalists need to effectively report on health care policy.
Health Policy Communications Interest Group Meeting
  02/13/07 Washington, DC
  AHCJ President Trudy Lieberman - with Julie Appleby, USA Today, and Mary Agnes Carey, CQ Healthbeat - joined a panel of health care journalists sharing insights on what journalists need to effectively report on health care policy.
SF chapter - After-work gathering
  01/25/07 San Francisco, CA
  End your work day with a friendly gathering of coworkers and friends. No guest speakers or panels, just mingling with colleagues about hot topics in health journalism.
The Next Big (Health) Crisis � And How to Cover It
  11/30/06 - 12/02/06 Cambridge, MA
  Renowned scientists, public health officials and journalists will examine the threat of an influenza pandemic – and how to cover it – while sharing lessons learned.
The Future of Medicare
  11/17/06 Washington, DC
  Washington, D.C., chapter event
2006 Regional Conference
  10/27/06 - 10/28/06 Cleveland, OH
  Panel sessions, workshops and field trips planned especially for health care journalists
NY chapter - The newest media for journalists
  09/26/06
  Learn how to add the latest in podcasting, digital images, audio, and more to your stories.
SF chapter: South Bay gathering
  07/12/06 Palo Alto, CA
  For friends and colleagues in the South Bay, the San Francisco chapter met at Nola's Restaurant and Bar in Palo Alto.
NY chapter - Narrative medical nonfiction for journalists & authors
  06/27/06 New York, NY
  An inside look at "the new journalism."
Webcast: Crisis in America�s Emergency Rooms
  06/13/06
 

Hospital emergency rooms are under siege. Some inner city hospitals are losing on-call specialists to treat severely injured patients or must pay high prices to keep them. In some parts of the country, ambulance diversions are continuing. So are wallet biopsies which telegraph to hospitals who can pay and who cannot. Changes to Medicaid mandated by the Deficit Reduction Act could affect the care those on Medicaid will receive. Technology and emergency room care will become more expensive, raising the question: “Who will fund this place of last resort as the move to market-driven health care rushes ahead? “

SF chapter - The Buck Institute
  06/10/06 CA
  The Northern California Science Writers Association had open spots available for its all-day field trip to the Buck Institute, a facility devoted to research on the process of aging and age-associated disease.
SF chapter - Social hour
  06/09/06 San Francisco, CA
  The chapter met at the Vino Venue on Mission Street in San Francisco to network, chat and meet fellow Bay Area health journalists.
SF chapter - Health journalism schmooze
  05/19/06 San Francisco, CA
 

Bay Area health care writers, editors, reporters and authors gathered at the 13 Views bar at the top of the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero for a Health Journalism Schmooze.

SF chapter - Journalism in the bean-counter culture
  04/26/06 San Francisco, CA
  Taking the pulse of the current newsroom: With resources cut and bottom-line pressures escalating, what's happening to journalism?
NY chapter - Health News Schmooze
  04/24/06 New York, NY
  A friendly after-work get-together. No guest speakers or presentations, just a chance to chat with colleagues about hot topics in health journalism.
NY chapter - Breaking it down with big pharma
  03/23/06 New York, NY
  Drug companies seem to spend almost as much on marketing as on science, making it hard for us to penetrate their products and research. What's the best way to get the straight dope?
SF chapter - Social hour
  03/23/06 San Francisco, CA
  The chapter met at the Vino Venue in San Francisco to network, chat and meet fellow Bay Area health journalists.
Health Journalism 2006
  03/16/06 - 03/19/06 Houston, TX
  More than 350 journalists, educators, students and health care experts gathered in Houston to take advantage of more than 50 workshop or panel sessions, five field trips and several receptions and other networking opportunities.
SF chapter - New Year's party
  01/31/06 San Francisco, CA
  The Bay Area chapter hosted a Happy New Year event open to all health care writers, editors, reporters, authors in the Bay Area.
Webcast: Understanding Medicare Part D
  11/01/05
 

A roundtable focusing on the new Medicare prescription drug benefit known as Part D, designed to help Medicare beneficiaries pay for their medications.

NY chapter - The bottom line on online health reporting
  09/26/05 New York, NY
  Editors from leading electronic media spoke with members about freelance opportunities, salaries, deadlines, pro's and con's, and how electronic is different from print or broadcast journalism.
DC chapter event
  09/12/05 Washington, DC
  Dr. Tony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, met with members of the Washington, D.C. chapter.
NY chapter- Behind the scenes with health broadcasters
  07/18/05 New York, NY
  Those who have wondered what it's like to cover the health beat live -- on radio, television or cable -- were able to talk informally with three on-the-air staff and freelance reporters.
DC chapter event - Newt Gingrich
  06/28/05 Washington, DC
  The Washington, D.C. chapter met with Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker and potential 2008 Republican presidential candidate, at his Center for Health Transformation.
DC chapter - Hands-on medical simulation
  05/18/05 New York, NY
 
2005 AHCJ Conference
  03/31/05 - 04/03/05 Chapel Hill, NC
  AHCJ's sixth national conference included field trips to the Duke Diet & Fitness Center, the UNC Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology; and the VA Medical Center.
Webcast: Reporting on Health Savings Accounts
  02/09/05 webcast
 

This roundtable focuses on health savings accounts and related approaches advocated by the Bush Administration and others to address rising health care costs and lack of coverage for the uninsured. Webcast and transcript available.

Reliable Reporting: Making Sense of Medical Evidence
  10/22/04 - 10/23/04 Hanover, NH
  The first regional conference sponsored by the Association of Health Care Journalists and the Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism.
2004 AHCJ Conference
  03/26/04 - 03/29/04 Minneapolis, MN
  Hot Spots in '04: Politics, patients and products
AHCJ 2003 Conference
  03/15/03 - 03/18/03 San Francisco, CA
  The program included 31 sessions with more than 60 speakers.
AHCJ 2002 Conference
  04/06/02 - 04/09/02 Bethesda, MD
  AHCJ's third national conference had more than 200 attendees, a plethora of speakers and 19 exhibitors.
AHCJ 2001 National Conference
  03/22/01 - 03/24/01 Atlanta, GA
 
AHCJ 2000 Inaugural National Conference
  05/04/00 - 05/06/00 Chicago, IL
 
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