AHCJ’s fall summit, “Research reset: Covering promising paths to better health,” is designed to help reporters learn to identify and report on health research questions, overlooked opportunities and innovative models that could transform health.

Until recently, the U.S. consistently invested more in health research than any other country. Yet it has experienced poor health outcomes compared to other affluent nations. This day-and-a-half event will explore that disconnect, the current funding environment and promising approaches to alleviating some of the nation’s most pressing health problems.

The summit will take place Nov. 13-14 in New York City, at the Graduate by Hilton New York on Roosevelt Island. Registration is now open, and closes Oct. 29. A half-day field trip at the conclusion of the summit will give participants an opportunity to learn about the public health history of Roosevelt Island where Nellie Bly made her name as a muckraker after she posed as a person with a mental illness to investigate conditions inside a women’s asylum there.

AHCJ’s fall summit this year takes a step back to look at the history of research funding in the U.S., its likely future and the growing recognition that research could more directly result in improvements to the health of Americans. The summit will highlight areas of health research that have not, traditionally, been well-funded and more closely examine the value of projects that have been pursued outside traditional channels.

Check back later for a full program of events. Sessions will include: