Health Journalism 2010, national conference on health care journalism

描述(由申请者提供)：医疗保健新闻卓越中心正在申请50,000美元，以支持该中心在2010年健康新闻活动上的教育项目，这是保健记者协会的全国会议。该中心确保记者接受适当的培训，以便报道卫生保健各方面的新闻、趋势和问题。AHRQ于2000年首次支持这一会议。该中心和AHCJ拥有可靠的记录，有助于完成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，提高卫生服务的质量、适当性和有效性，并获得此类服务。每年，我们都会举办循证医学研讨会和小组会议，内容涉及护理质量、提升正确分析数据的技能和知识。赞助和赠款有助于为与会者保持较低的注册和其他费用。新闻编辑部的经济状况迫使许多人自己支付培训费用。会议策划团队在举办大型记者培训活动方面拥有丰富的经验。例如，PI牵头策划了20多次全国性会议，为至少10,000名记者服务。这次会议将为许多记者提供机会，让他们了解卫生保健的相对有效性、研究和数据。扩大有效卫生领域重要研究的覆盖面和影响，进一步向记者宣传卫生服务中的问题和问题，总结提高卫生服务质量、安全、效率和效果的研究成果。2010年会议符合原子能机构的兴趣，即支持改善健康成果、加强质量衡量和改进以及确定改善获得机会、促进适当使用和减少开支的战略。我们预计将有100多名演讲者和40多个小组会议、研讨会、课程和实地考察。会议记录张贴在我们的网站上，并在我们的时事通讯中介绍，如果我们获得足够的资金，就会开发成巡回培训材料，以接触到更多的记者。 与公共卫生相关：会议会议、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。关于如何追求具体的报道想法和健康数据的指导将使卫生记者能够回到他们的社区，并迅速产生重要的新闻报道，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 2010, the national conference of the Association of Health Care Journalists. The Center ensures that journalists are properly trained to cover news, trends and issues in all aspects of health care. AHRQ first supported this conference in 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 care, upgrading skills and knowledge in properly analyzing data. Sponsorships and grants help keep registration and other expenses low for attendees. Newsroom economic conditions force many to pay for their own training. The conference planning team has extensive experience in conducting large-scale training events for journalists. The PI, for example, has led planning for two-dozen national conferences serving at least 10,000 journalists. The conference will allow opportunities to acquaint many journalists with health care comparative effectiveness research and data. We will work to extend the reach and impact of important research in the areas of effective health care and further educate journalists with issues and problems in the delivery of health services and will summarize research findings on improving quality, safety, efficiency and effectiveness for health care. The 2010 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. We expect to have more than 100 speakers and more than 40 panel sessions, workshops, classes and field trips. 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 to reach more journalists. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: 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.