HJ23 begins in St. Louis with more than 500 people registered

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ST. LOUIS — A lot more than 500 men and women are envisioned to converge on the Union Station Hotel in St. Louis for AHCJ’s annual Health Journalism convention. The occasion runs from Thursday, March 9, by means of midday on Sunday, March 12.

On-internet site registration is offered as are just one-working day tickets.

Pulitzer Prize-successful writer Tracy Kidder and Dr. Jim O’Connell, the subject of Kidder’s most latest nonfiction e book, “Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O’Connell’s urgent Mission to Deliver Healing to Homeless Men and women,” are set to keynote Thursday evening’s opening event.

A different featured speaker is previous U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams who will talk about the lessons the pandemic presents about the point out of well being treatment in the nation. The conversation — followed by a Q&A — is scheduled for noon on Friday, guided by AHCJ Government Director Kelsey Ryan.

Seats are however offered for 1 of two field outings currently being made available on Thursday — a shut glimpse at study innovations at Washington College/BJC and the wellness care provider’s job in community wellness in St. Louis. The discipline journey will also get contributors to a community-based mostly “food as medicine” program that prepares and delivers culturally acceptable meals to men and women with diabetic issues.

With the assistance of AHCJ’s generous funders, economic assistance was presented to additional than 60 journalists from across the state to attend the conference.

And, as aways, the winners of AHCJ’s Awards for Excellence in Well being Care Journalism will be recognized at a Saturday luncheon, adopted by a roundtable discussion, “Malignant misinformation: The quest for a treatment.”

The conference’s area hosts are Washington College in St. Louis and BJC Healthcare and Missouri Basis for Well being. Endowing sponsors are the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Rely on, and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.