The Petrie-Flom Center’s 10th Anniversary Conference Celebration

The Petrie-Flom Center celebrated its first decade and kicked off the next by looking at the future of health law and policy!

The Center brought together Petrie-Flom and other prominent Harvard Law School alumni to discuss major trends, developments, and open questions in the fields of health law policy, biotechnology, and bioethics. We heard about the founder’s vision for the Center and the Dean’s perspective on the Center’s influence within the Harvard Law School community and beyond. Center Leadership discussed what we have accomplished in the first ten years, and more important, our plans for the future. Alan Weil JD ’89, Editor-in-Chief of Health Affairs, delivered the keynote address.

Couldn’t join us in person? Follow the conversation on Twitter! The event was live-tweeted with #futureofhealthlaw!

Agenda

All panels featured moderated discussion among the panelists, followed by 30 minutes of audience Q & A.

8:00 – 8:30am, Registration and Breakfast

8:30 – 8:35am, Introduction and Welcome

8:35 – 8:40am, Founding the Center

8:40 – 8:50am, Joseph Flom’s Vision

8:50 – 9:00am, 10 Years of the Petrie-Flom Center

9:00 – 9:10am, Petrie-Flom Center Alumni Reflections – Video Presentation

9:10 – 9:25am, The Future of the Petrie-Flom Center

9:25 – 10:45am, Panel 1: Health Care Coverage, Costs, and Fragmentation

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10:45 – 11:00am, Break

11:00am – 12:20pm, Panel 2: Bioethics and Law

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12:20 – 12:50pm, Lunch Break

12:50 – 1:45pm, Keynote: Closing the Gap Between Health Law and Health Policy

• Alan Weil, Health Affairs

1:45 – 2:00pm, Break

2:00 – 3:20pm, Panel 3: Health Innovation Policy and Regulating Novel Technology

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3:20 – 3:35pm, Break

3:35 – 4:55pm, Panel 4: Empirical Health Law

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• Dennis Langer JD ’83, Georgetown University School of Medicine

4:55 – 5:00pm, Closing Remarks

Sponsored by the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School, with support from the Harvard Law School Dean’s Office.