Seminar Series Description

On February 2, we hosted the first installment of the COVID-19 and the Law: Disruption, Impact, and Legacy Seminar Series.

This seminar series considered the ethical, legal, regulatory, and broader social and institutional impacts that COVID-19 has had, as well as the longer-lasting effects it may have on our society. This first seminar in the series focused on the interaction of COVID-19 with health law and policy.

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost all aspects of life in the United States and around the world, disrupting the global economy as well as countless institutions. The issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic present a critical juncture for the U.S. and other countries around the world. Our actions now have the potential to shape responses to future pandemics, and to ensure institutions serve all of our populations.

How have our institutions, including the structure of our health care system and its attendant regulations, affected the evolution of the pandemic? What lasting changes have legal responses to COVID-19 introduced? Which institutions and intersectional issues have worsened or complicated the impact of and response to the pandemic? Join us for a critical reflection on changes the pandemic has introduced and their anticipated legacy.

The COVID-19 and the Law: Disruption, Impact, and Legacy Seminar Series took the place of the Petrie-Flom Center Annual Conference for 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This seminar series was organized in collaboration with the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School.

Panelists

• Introduction and Moderators: Katherine L. Kraschel, Lecturer in Law, Clinical Lecturer in Law, Research Scholar in Law and Executive Director of the Solomon Center, Yale Law School; and Carmel Shachar, Executive Director, Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics, Harvard Law School
• Wendy E. Parmet, Matthews Distinguished University Professor of Law and Director, Center for Health Policy and Law; and Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs
• Ruqaiijah Yearby, Center for Health Law Studies; William C. Wefel Center for Employment Law, School of Law Professor; and Executive Director and Co-Founder, Institute for Healing Justice and Equity, Saint Louis University
• Nicole Huberfeld, Professor of Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights, BU School of Public Health; and Professor of Law, BU School of Law
• Lindsay Wiley, Professor of Law and Director, Health Law and Policy Program, American University Washington College of Law

Sponsored by the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School and the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School.