The Petrie-Flom Center hosted a lecture by Neil Flanzraich on responsible pricing strategy, access to care, clinical trial design, outsourcing, and other topics that raise thorny but crucial issues for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Mr. Flanzraich graduated from HLS in 1968, and was appointed by Dean Martha Minow as an Expert in Residence at the…
Presentation Professor Kesselheim’s paper, “Do March-In Rights Protect Public Interests in Medical Products Arising from Federally-Funded Research?”, is not available online. Please email Kaitlin Burroughs at kburroughs@law.harvard.edu to request a copy. About the Presenter Aaron Kesselheim is a physician and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School. Dr. Kesselheim’s research focuses on…
1Ls and 2Ls will have the opportunity to learn more about different classes and extracurricular activities available at Harvard Law School that relate to health law. Opportunities range from classes on FDA regulation, healthcare access, and food policy, to internships and research assistance. Panelists Cosponsored by the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation, the…
The Petrie-Flom Center was pleased to host a live webstream of sessions from the International Neuroethics Society‘s 2013 Annual Meeting. Participants are encouraged to submit questions directly to the panels via email (administrator@neuroethicssociety.org) and Twitter (@NeuroethicsInfo). Please note that the Neuroethics Society will livestream the full day’s programming on their website as well. This will…
A lecture by Peter Singer In this lecture by Professor Peter Singer, he argued that we owe animals equal consideration of interests. He elaborated on what that means and what changes would be required to implement such consideration, and discussed the progress that has been made towards that goal over the past 40 years. Peter…
This discussion of selected topics in the field of international reproductive rights addressed a range of issues. Panelists Recording Co-sponsored by the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics; the Human Rights Program; and the Child Advocacy Program at Harvard Law School; and the Harvard Global Health Institute.
The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School and the Division of Medical Ethics at Harvard Medical School had a welcome reception at PRIM&R’s 2013 Advancing Ethical Research Conference. The reception was where people met their colleagues doing bioethics and policy work at Harvard and others in the broader…
Presentation Topic: “Global Health Justice and Governance” About the Presenter Jennifer Prah Ruger is an Associate Professor of Medical Ethics & Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. She is the author of Health and Social Justice (OUP, 2009), developing a theory of justice and health, the health capability paradigm. She…
The Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University presented a multidisciplinary symposium that examined potential solutions to institutional corruption that use blinding: the strategy of concealing biasing information from decision makers. This event is free and open to the public. In the 1700s, Benjamin Franklin performed the first blindfolded experiment to debunk a…
A symposium on the important role of food in health care initiatives. Panelists Co-sponsored by Community Servings of Jamaica Plain and Harvard Law School’s Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation, Food Law and Policy Clinic, and Food Law Society.
