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正在申请5万美元，用于支持该中心在卫生保健新闻协会（AHCJ）全国会议上的教育计划。该中心的目的是确保记者得到适当的培训，以报道卫生保健新闻的各个方面的新闻事件、趋势和问题，包括卫生保健业务、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。AHRQ自2000年以来一直支持这些会议。该中心和AHRQ的良好记录有助于实现AHRQ的使命，即通过加强向公众传播信息的记者的知识和技能，提高保健服务的质量、适当性和有效性，并提高获得这些服务的机会。每年，我们都会举办关于循证医学的讲习班和小组会议，内容涉及卫生保健质量，提高新闻技能和正确分析数据和报道卫生保健质量的知识。这次会议将使我们能够向许多记者介绍AHRQ为各州衡量医疗保健质量而开发的新的基于网络的工具：健康计划消费者评估（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（EPCs）、美国预防服务工作组、国家指南信息交换所和国家质量措施信息交换所（NQMC）。我们将向记者介绍在提供保健服务方面的问题和问题，并将总结关于改善这些服务的成果、质量、获取、成本和使用的研究结果。2007年的会议符合工程处支持改善保健成果、加强质量衡量和改进以及确定改善获取、促进适当使用和减少支出的战略的兴趣。每年我们有60-100位演讲者和40多场会议。会议记录刊登在我们的网站上，在我们的通讯中介绍，如果我们获得足够的资金，将发展成实地培训材料。会议、消息来源和报道指南讲义将加强向公众传播新闻的记者的知识和技能。关于如何追求具体的新闻构思和卫生数据的指导将使卫生记者能够回到他们的社区，并迅速制作重要的新闻报道，从而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.