Health Journalism 2007, national conference on health care journalism

描述（由申请人提供）：卫生保健新闻卓越中心要求5万美元，以支持该中心在2007年卫生保健新闻，卫生保健记者协会（AHCJ）的全国会议的教育计划。该中心的目的是确保记者得到适当的培训，以涵盖新闻事件，趋势和卫生保健新闻的各个方面的问题，包括医疗保健，公共政策，医学研究，医疗实践，消费者健康问题，公共卫生，卫生法和道德的业务。自2000年以来，亚洲人权问题咨询委员会一直支持这些会议。该中心和AHCJ有一个良好的记录，有助于实现AHRQ的使命，以提高卫生服务的质量，适当性和有效性，并通过加强向公众传播信息的记者的知识和技能获得这种服务。每年，我们提供循证医学研讨会和小组会议，涵盖医疗保健的质量，提高新闻技能和知识，正确分析数据和报告医疗保健质量。这次会议将使我们熟悉AHRQ的新的基于网络的工具，为国家衡量医疗保健质量，消费者评估的健康计划（CAHPS），医疗支出小组调查（MEPS），医疗保健成本和利用项目（HCUP），循证实践中心（EPC），美国的许多记者。国家质量标准信息交换中心（National Quality Measures Clearinghouse，NQMC）我们将使记者了解卫生服务提供方面的问题，并总结关于改善这些服务的结果、质量、成本和使用的研究结果。2007年会议符合工程处的利益，即支持改善保健成果，加强质量衡量和改进，确定改善获得服务的机会、促进适当使用和减少开支的战略。每年我们有60-100名演讲者和40多场会议。会议记录张贴在我们的网站上，在我们的通讯中介绍，如果我们获得足够的资金，还将编写成路上培训材料。会议、资料来源和报道指南讲义将加强向公众传播信息的记者的知识和技能。指导如何追求具体的故事想法和健康数据将使健康记者返回他们的社区，并迅速产生重要的新闻故事，可以导致改善当地的卫生活动。

DESCRIPTION (Provided by applicant): The Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism is requesting $50,000 to support the Center's educational program at Health Journalism 2007, the national conference of the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ). The Center's purpose is to ensure that journalists are properly trained to cover news events, trends, and issues in all aspects of health care journalism, including the business of health care, public policy, medical research, medical practice, consumer health issues, public health, health law and ethics. AHRQ has supported these conferences since 2000. The Center and AHCJ have a proven track record that helps fulfill AHRQ's mission to enhance the quality, appropriateness and effectiveness of health services, and access to such services by strengthening the knowledge and skills of journalists who disseminate information to the public. Each year, we offer workshops and panel sessions on evidence-based medicine, covering the quality of health care, upgrading journalism skills and knowledge in properly analyzing data and reporting on health care quality. The conference will allow us to acquaint many journalists with AHRQ's new Web-based tool for states to measure health care quality, Consumer Assessment of Health Plans (CAHPS), the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPCs), U.S. Preventative Services Task Force, the National Guideline Clearinghouse and National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC). We will acquaint journalists with issues and problems in the delivery of health services and will summarize research findings on improving the outcomes, quality access, cost and use of these services. The 2007 conference fits the Agency's interest in supporting improvements in health outcomes, strengthening quality measurement and improvement and identifying strategies to improve access, foster appropriate use and reduce expenditures. Each year we have 60-100 speakers and more than 40 sessions. Conference proceedings are posted on our Web site, presented in our newsletter, and if we secure sufficient funding, developed into on-the-road training materials. The conference sessions, sources and reporting guide handouts will strengthen the knowledge and skills of journalists who disseminate information to the public. Instruction on how to pursue specific story ideas and health data will allow health reporters to return to their communities and quickly produce important news stories that can lead to improved localized health activity.