NEW THIS YEAR: We are excited to offer this year’s conference attendees an opportunity to have a professional head shot taken for their personal or business use for just a $10 sitting fee. The awards luncheon, as well as receptions and breakfasts are included in the registration fee. The conference will include a salute to the latest winners of the annual Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism. Sessions focus on the special needs of reporters, editors and producers as they attempt to cover these topics for their audiences.

We appreciate your patience while we work through these unprecedented hurdles.ĪHCJ's annual conference will feature three and a half days of workshops, panels, roundtables and field trips covering the latest topics in medical science, health policy, public health, medical education, consumer health and the business of health care. Watch for our plans on handling AHCJ’s annual health journalism writing awards and other conference-related matters. Registrations will be honored for the next set of conference dates, or registrants will have the option of requesting a refund. Health Journalism 2020 was originally scheduled for April 30-May 3.ĪHCJ is trying to work with the conference hotel, the JW Marriott in Austin, to determine if there is another set of dates later in the year that might work. Masking and some social distancing are likely to be part of the mix.ĭue to safety concerns and travel limitations related to the COVID 19 pandemic, the annual conference of the Association of Health Care Journalists has been canceled. As previously announced, we will require proof of full vaccination.

We’ve learned to live with the uncertainties of a pandemic, and we know our members have, too.

You’ve heard it before, but we really mean it this time: Health Journalism 2022 is happening (come hell or high water). Past Events: AHCJ conference in Austin, April 28-May 1 View: All | AHCJ Events | News Events | Other Events

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