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By Christopher Robertson Arizona State University hosted a symposium on “The Intersection of Law, Science, and Policy to Protect the Public’s Health,” published in Jurimetrics, with excellent contributions by Wendy Parmet, David Hymen, Bernie Black,…
By Christopher Robertson On June 13, 2013 Dr. Edmund Pellegrino died at the age of 92. (Obituaries are available here and here.) For bioethicists this is a time to reflect, but in particular affiliates of the Petrie Flom…
By Christopher Robertson The Wall Street Journal has a new article this week celebrating the flood of new jobs for lawyers created by the Affordable Care Act. The WSJ article rattles off a dozen or…
By Christopher Robertson Many law schools are thinking about experiential education, and health law would seem to be a great opportunity. There is a bewildering range of ways to implement experiential training, from simulation-based courses,…
When does less information result in better decisions? CALL FOR PROPOSALS A Multidisciplinary Symposium on Blinding as a Solution to Institutional Corruption Symposium: November 1-2, 2013Proposal Deadline: February 15, 2013 Harvard University With the support…
By Christopher Robertson This week, the New York Times Sunday Review has an editorial arguing that the shortage of primary care physicians could be reduced if we drew more heavily upon other professions, including pharmacists…
By Christopher Robertson I just came across this excellent story by Mina Kimes, which gives a detailed chronicle of how the lines between physician discretion, off-label promotion, and human subjects research can be blurred by…
By Christopher Robertson On these pages, Michelle Mello recently posted a discussion of her new article with Lindsey Murtagh, Thomas Gallagher, and Penny Andrew, called “Disclosure-And-Resolution Programs That Include Generous Compensation Offers May Prompt A Complex…
The Petrie-Flom Center recently co-hosted a conference with the Safra Center on Institutional Financial Conflicts of Interest in Research Universities (fCOI), exploring situations where universities get cozy with industry. My friend, Jonathan Marks, is doing some really interesting work…
By Christopher Robertson Invoking the First Amendment protection of speech, the Second Circuit today reversed a criminal conviction for a drug salesman’s promotion of a drug beyond its FDA-approved uses. The case in U.S. v.…
