J2J Lung Health Media Training

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J2J Global Media Training (10-12 November 2010) and

41^st Union World Conference on Lung Health (11-15 November 2010)

The Journalist to Journalist Project of the National Press Foundation and the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) are offering fellowships to a three-day journalist training program on lung health issues (tuberculosis, asthma, childhood pneumonia, COPD, tobacco control, and TB/HIV co-infection) and the 41^st Union World Conference on Lung Health in Berlin, Germany.

The Union World Conference is the largest annual conference focusing on lung health issues as they affect low- and middle-income countries. The theme of this year's conference is “TB, HIV and Lung Health: from research and innovation to solutions”. More than 2,500 delegates from 100+ countries are expected to attend.

The J2J program is designed for working journalists who want to increase their knowledge and skill at developing stories on lung health issues – from the extent of the problem to the new research and innovations that are in the pipeline.  The sessions will feature presentations and discussions with experts, as well as practical training in turning scientific information into effective print and broadcast stories.

This training opportunity is organized by the Journalist to Journalist Project of the National Press Foundation, a U.S.-based, non-profit independent journalism education organization.  Funding is provided by The Union, a non-profit international scientific organization based in Paris. For more information, contact Ms. Ana Zovko at ana@nationalpress.org.

For more information about the 41^st Union World Conference on Lung Health and The Union, please go to www.worldlunghealth.org or www.theunion.org

AGENDA

Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Basic and Clinical Science of Tuberculosis
Location: Internationales Congress Centrum (ICC) Berlin, Room 43
Neue Kantstrasse / Ecke Messedamm D-14057 Berlin, Germany

7:00 – 8:45
Breakfast available at hotel

9:00 – 9:30
Welcome & Conference Overview
Dr. Nils Billo, Executive Director, The Union

9:30 - 10:45
Tuberculosis: Forgotten but not Gone
Dr. Lee Reichman, Professor of Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Community Health; Executive Director,
New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute

10:45 – 11:00
Break

11:00 – noon
Global Tobacco Control
Dr. Bill Bellew, Technical Advisor, Tobacco Control,
The Union bbellew@theunion.org

Noon-12:40
Asthma and the Union’s Asthma Drug Facility
Cecile Mace, Pharmacist/Coordinator for the Asthma Drug Facility, The Union
Dr. Karen Bissell, Deputy Director, Department of Research, The Union

12:40 – 13:40
Lunch break

13:40 – 14:00
J2J Discussion: Morning Highlights
Linda Streitfeld, Director of Programs, National Press Foundation

14:00-14:30
Navigating the World Conference
Alice Boatwright, Communications Consultant, The Union

14:30 – 14:45
Break

14:45-15:45
Hope in the Pipeline I: New Tools for Recognizing TB (Molecular Testing)
Dr. Mark Perkins, Chief Scientific Officer, Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND)

15:45-16:00
Break

16:00-17:15
Tuberculosis: The Links With Poverty
Professor Anthony Harries, Senior Advisor, The Union

17:15-18:30
Welcome Reception (foyer outside Room 43)
Meet key contacts from The Union and other organizations involved in the conference

Thursday, November 11, 2010

9:00 - 10:30
J2J Discussion: Brainstorming Story Ideas
Location: Room 43
Bob Meyers, President, National Press Foundation
Linda Streitfeld, Director of Programs, National Press Foundation

10:30-11:30
Acute Respiratory Infections Atlas Press Launch
Location: Room 42
World Lung Foundation (NY)
Learn about the impact of these diseases, including Pneumonia, in advance of World Pneumonia Day.

11:30-12:00
Free time for reporting and filing

12:00-12:45
WHO 2010 Global TB Report Press Briefing
Location: Room 42

12:45-13:45
Lunch on your own
Food is for sale at several kiosks in the ICC

13:45-14:45
J2J Discussion: The Best of Your Story Ideas
Bob Meyers, President, National Press Foundation
Linda Streitfeld, Director of Programs, National Press Foundation

14:45-15:45
“How I got the story:” STOP TB Award Winners
Introduced by Judith Mandelbaum-Schmid, Senior Communications Advisor, Stop TB Partnership Secretariat, WHO

15:45-16:00
Break

16:00-17:15
Multimedia and Web resources for Reporting on Lung Health
Linda Topping Streitfeld, Director of Programs, NPF

17:15
Adjourn for the day

18:00
STOP TB Journalism Awards Reception

Friday, November 12, 2010
Second Annual World Pneumonia Day

7:00 – 8:45
Breakfast available at hotel

9:00 – 10:00
Child Pneumonia
Penny Enarson, Head of the Child Lung Health Division, The Union

10:00-10:45
2010: Year of the Lung
Dr. Dean Schraufnagel, Professor of Medicine and Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine

10:45-11:00
Break

11:00-noon
Hope in the Pipeline III: Pharmaceuticals
Dr. Ann Ginsberg, Chief Medical Officer, TB Alliance

Noon – 13:00
Lunch

13:00-14:00
Tuberculosis Rates & Global Health Activities
Philippe Glaziou, Senior Epidemiologist STB/TME, World Health Organization

14:00-14:15
Break

14:15-15:15
TB and HIV: Coordinating Care
Dr. Philippe Clevenbergh, Country Director of the Myanmar Office, The Union

15:15-15:30
Break

15:30-16:45
Hope in the Tuberculosis Pipeline II: Vaccines
Peg Willingham, Senior Director, External Affairs, Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation

16:45
Adjourn

The 41th Union World Conference on Lung Health begins!

17:30-18:15
41st Union World Conference on Lung Health Opening Ceremony
Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, Director, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sir John Crofton lecture: “TB and Tobacco Control: Their role on the global health agenda”
Welcome cocktails follow

November 13-15, 2010 41st Union World Conference on Lung Health
Location: Internationales Congress Centrum (ICC) Berlin Neue Kantstrasse / Ecke Messedamm D-14057 Berlin, Germany

J2J participants are expected to attend conference sessions from approximately 9:00- 18:00. The final conference program can be downloaded from: www.worldlunghealth.org

Press Conferences & other highlights:
The Press Conferences will be across the hall in Room 42. This room is equipped with about 50 chairs, A/V for PowerPoint and screen, tables for speakers and check-in, podium with microphones & handheld microphones.

* 10:30 AM, Thursday, 11 November
The World Lung Foundation (WLF) will hold a press launch for its Acute Respiratory Infections Atlas

* 12:00 PM, Thursday, 11 November Also on Thursday
The World Health Organization will hold a press briefing to discuss the data reported in the 2010 Global TB Report.

* 10 AM, Monday, 15 November:
Aeras Global Vaccine Foundation and Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative will hold a press conference on Eliminating TB: The Promise of New TB Vaccines”

* 1 PM, Monday, 15 November:
The Union will hold a wrap-up press briefing on the conference

Click here for links to stories filed by our J2J Lung Health fellows from Berlin