The Future of Health Law and Policy: The Petrie-Flom Centerā

March 29, 2016, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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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

I. Glenn Cohen, Faculty Director, Petrie-Flom Center, Harvard Law School - PFC Academic Fellow, 2006-2008
Holly Fernandez Lynch, Executive Director, Petrie-Flom Center, Harvard Law School - PFC Academic Fellow, 2006-2007, 2011-2012

8:35 - 8:40am, Founding the Center

Einer Elhauge, Harvard Law School - PFC Founding Faculty Director, 2005-2008

8:40 - 8:50am, Joseph Flom’s Vision

Judi Sorenson Flom, Philanthropist and widow of the late Joseph H. Flom; Founding Member of the Advisory Board, MGH Center For Law, Brain & Behavior; Founding Member of the National Cabinet, The Woodrow Wilson International Center For Scholars; Former Trustee, The Juilliard School

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

Martha Minow, Morgan and Helen Chu Dean and Professor, Harvard Law School

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

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

I. Glenn Cohen, Petrie-Flom Center, Harvard Law School
Holly Fernandez Lynch, Petrie-Flom Center, Harvard Law School

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

Panelists:

Einer Elhauge, Harvard Law School - PFC Founding Faculty Director, 2005-2008
Robert Greenwald, Harvard Law School - PFC Affiliated Faculty; Director, Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation
Allison Hoffman, UCLA School of Law - PFC Academic Fellow, 2008-2010
Abigail Moncrieff, Boston University School of Law - PFC Academic Fellow, 2007-2009

Moderator:

Andrew Klaber MBA '09, JD '10, Even Ground

10:45 - 11:00am, Break

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

Panelists:

I. Glenn Cohen, Petrie-Flom Center, Harvard Law School
Holly Fernandez Lynch, Petrie-Flom Center, Harvard Law School
Michelle N. Meyer, Clarkson University and Clarkson–Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai - PFC Academic Fellow, 2010-2013
Candice Player, Northwestern University School of Law
Amanda C. Pustilnik, University of Maryland - PFC Senior Fellow in Law and Applied Neuroscience, 2014-2015
Jeffrey Skopek, University of Cambridge - PFC Academic Fellow, 2011-2014

Moderator:

John McGoldrick '63, LLB '66, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative; Zimmer Biomet Holdings

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

Panelists:

Timo Minssen, Centre for Information and Innovation Law, University of Copenhagen - PFC Visiting Scholar, 2014
W. Nicholson Price II, University of New Hampshire School of Law - PFC Academic Fellow, 2012-2014
Benjamin N. Roin, MIT Sloan School of Management - PFC Academic Fellow, 2006-2008
Rachel E. Sachs, Petrie-Flom Center, Harvard Law School - PFC Academic Fellow, 2014-2016
Melissa Wasserman, University of Illinois College of Law - PFC Academic Fellow, 2009-2011

Moderator:

Neil Flanzraich '65, JD '68, Cantex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

3:20 - 3:35pm, Break

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

Panelists:

Michael Frakes, Northwestern University School of Law - PFC Academic Fellow, 2009-2011
Rebecca Haffajee, Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Institute - PFC Student Fellow, 2010-2011
Christopher T. Robertson, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law - PFC Academic Fellow, 2008-2010
Kathryn Zeiler, Boston University School of Law - PFC Senior Fellow, 2010