Past Events

  • Read more: Disruptions of Dignity: COVID-19 and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Latin America
    Oct 8 2021
    Global Health & Human Rights

    Disruptions of Dignity: COVID-19 and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Latin America

    Recording

    Event Description The COVID-19 pandemic battered the Latin American region, and has exacted a disproportionate toll on the lives of persons with disabilities throughout Latin America, exacerbating inequalities and entrenching already pervasive patterns of marginalization. These effects were especially evident for institutionalized persons with disabilities throughout the region – who faced heightened risk of COVID-19…

  • Read more: Introducing POPLAR: The Future of Psychedelics Law and Regulation
    Oct 6 2021
    Psychedelics & Drug Policy

    Introducing POPLAR: The Future of Psychedelics Law and Regulation

    Recording

    Event Description On June 30, the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School announced a new research initiative, the Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation (POPLAR). To mark POPLAR’s launch, the Petrie-Flom Center has invited experts from all aspects of the emerging psychedelics industry — including clinicians, researchers, patient…

  • Read more: Health Justice: Engaging Critical Perspectives in Health Law and Policy
    Sep 15 2021
    Health Law Policy

    Health Justice: Engaging Critical Perspectives in Health Law and Policy

    Recording

    Event Description What does health justice mean? How does health justice relate to other frameworks for advocacy, teaching, research, and scholarship? And how should the community be involved in efforts to realize health justice? Scholars, advocates, and activists will reflect on these questions for the Petrie-Flom Center’s latest digital symposium, which will run on Bill…

  • Read more: Engendering Democracy: The Significance of Abortion Legalization in Argentina
    Sep 14 2021
    Global Health & Human Rights

    Engendering Democracy: The Significance of Abortion Legalization in Argentina

    Recording

    Event Description In December 2020, first trimester abortion was legalized in Argentina with the passage of Law 27.610. This historic move presents an inflection point for Argentine democracy, as well as a case study in how rights concepts can be deployed effectively to advance reproductive justice. In this event, key actors in the long struggle…

  • Read more: Restoring US Leadership for Global Health
    May 18 2021
    COVID-19

    Restoring US Leadership for Global Health

    Event Description On May 18th, we hosted a discussion with government officials on plans to restore US leadership for global health. Governments around the world failed to contain COVID-19, with more than 3.2 million deaths and counting. Even before the pandemic, the United States was questioning its commitments to global health, its leadership role, and…

  • Read more: Trends Transforming Advanced Illness Care: The Promise of Technology
    Apr 29 2021
    Advanced Care & Aging

    Trends Transforming Advanced Illness Care: The Promise of Technology

    Event Description COVID and other dynamic forces are upending traditional ways of caring for people with serious and advanced illness. People want care in their home and community, not isolated in institutions. Technology, such as telehealth, has potential to accelerate community care, but will the digital divide impede access? On April 29, we hosted three…

  • Read more: Vaccine Passports: A Path to the New Normal?
    Apr 28 2021
    Vaccines

    Vaccine Passports: A Path to the New Normal?

    Recording

    Event Description As efforts mount to return to “normal,” COVID-19 digital health passes, more commonly known as COVID-19 immunity passports or certification programs, have been floated as a way to safely get people back to work, school, and social activities. Israel has implemented a “green pass” that restricts access to concerts, gyms, and other leisure…

  • Read more: Mental Health Moonshot: Unlocking Federal Funds for Psychedelics Research
    Apr 12 2021
    Psychedelics & Drug Policy

    Mental Health Moonshot: Unlocking Federal Funds for Psychedelics Research

    Recording

    Event Description The U.S. needs a mental health moonshot. Inspired by the Apollo moon landing, moonshots are ambitious projects with monumental goals. The U.S. has a history of funding moonshots with federal tax dollars, and the Human Genome Project is one recent example. More recently, in 2016, President Obama and Vice President Biden announced the…

  • Read more: Triumphs & Tensions of the Telehealth Boom
    Apr 7 2021
    Telehealth

    Triumphs & Tensions of the Telehealth Boom

    Recording

    Event Description Until recently, telehealth services were expensive, rarely available, and often of limited scope and quality. But the COVID-19 pandemic forced a rapid, radical expansion. To promote the adoption of telehealth services, the Office for Civil Rights within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) relaxed the requirement that providers communicate with patients…

  • Read more: Policing and the Brain: How Neuroscience Can Contribute to Police Reform
    Mar 31 2021
    Law & Neuroscience

    Policing and the Brain: How Neuroscience Can Contribute to Police Reform

    Recording

    Event Description The language of medical science has been used by law enforcement to justify police brutality. For example, a police officer present at the killing of George Floyd suggested that Floyd might have been experiencing “excited delirium,” a term that, while not recognized by major medical associations, is sometimes used by law enforcement to…