Presentation Topic: “Democracy, Health Systems and the Right to Health: Narratives of Charity, Markets and Citizenship” This paper is not available for download. To request a copy in preparation for the workshop, please contact Jennifer Minnich at jminnich@law.harvard.edu. About the Presenter Alicia Yamin is the Program Director of the Health and Human Rights Initiative. Prior…
In July 2017, Cambridge University Press published Law, Religion, and Health in the United States, co-edited by outgoing Petrie-Flom Center Executive Director Holly Fernandez Lynch, Faculty Director I. Glenn Cohen, and Elizabeth Sepper, Professor of Law at Washington University School of Law. This edited volume stems from the Center’s 2015 annual conference, which brought together…
Presentation Watch Professor Shen’s inaugural lecture as the 2017-2018 Senior Fellow in Law and Applied Neuroscience: “The Neurolaw Revolution”! Topic: “How Dangerous are Youth Sports for the Brain? A Review of the Evidence” This paper is not available for download. To request a copy in preparation for the workshop, please contact Jennifer Minnich at jminnich@law.harvard.edu.…
Presentation Download the Presentation: “Terminating the Paper Trail: Evaluating the Efficacy of a Multimedia Informed Consent Application in Reproductive Medicine” For context, please also read: “Is Informed Consent in Reproductive Medicine in Critical Condition?” About the Presenter Jody L. Madeira is Professor of Law and Louis F. Niezer Faculty Fellow at the Indiana University Maurer…
Congress has been locked in debate over the last year about repealing the Affordable Care Act. There have been numerous controversies over the process used, as well as the outcome achieved. Panelists reflected on the changes and the rhetoric that have emerged around health and the government’s role in providing a safety net. How should…
Description Rapid advances in the brain sciences offer both promise and peril for the law. In light of these developments, Dr. Francis Shen explored how neuroscientific analysis of law is revolutionizing legal doctrine and practice. Dr. Shen is the third Senior Fellow in Law and Neuroscience in the Project on Law and Applied Neuroscience, a collaboration…
At this event, faculty, colleagues, and students with shared interests in health law policy, biotechnology, and bioethics came together to learn about what the Petrie-Flom Center does and how people can get involved. Faculty Director I. Glenn Cohen reviewed our sponsored research portfolio; introduced our staff and fellows, including new Executive Director Carmel Shachar; and…
Presentation Download the Presentation: “Fracking Health Care: The Need to Safely De-Medicalize America and Recover Trapped Value for Its People” About the Presenter William M. Sage is James R. Dougherty Chair for Faculty Excellence at the University of Texas-Austin Law School and Professor (Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care) in the Dell Medical School. AB,…
At this event, leading health care executives, experts, policymakers, and other thought leaders gathered to conclude a project to develop a guiding framework for providing improved care for people with serious illness. Participants observed the final working session where distinguished panelists discussed innovations in program design and pathways for delivering high quality care to an…
Panelists Learn more about the Health Policy and Bioethics Consortia. The Health Policy and Bioethics Consortia are hosted and organized by the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics and the Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL) at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, in collaboration with the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics…
