The Next Generation of Biosimilars Couldn’t make it to the event? Check out some of the speakers’ slides below! Description Many of today’s important medications are biological products made from living organisms, manufactured through biotechnology, derived from natural sources, or produced synthetically. Biosimilars are a type of biological product approved by FDA on the basis…
Priorities, Strategies, and Predictions The Petrie-Flom Center hosted a live web panel to address what health care reform might look like under President-elect Trump’s administration. Expert panelists discussed the future of the Affordable Care Act under a “repeal and replace” strategy, alternative approaches to insurance coverage and access to care, the problem of high drug…
Legal and Policy Implications of Releasing Youth Incarcerated for Murder Couldn’t attend the event? Check out the speakers’ slide presentations below! Description Youth convicted of murder ordinarily serve decades in prison before they complete a sentence or are paroled. At the time of release, many of them have spent at least half of their entire…
Couldn’t join us for the event? Description For over 35 years, the “14-Day Rule,” prohibiting in vitro experimentation on embryos beyond 14 days, stood as an ethical line in the sand for embryo research around the world. Throughout the arc of the rule’s existence it had not been questioned, as scientists had been unable to…
Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues Couldn’t attend the event? Check out selected speakers’ slide presentations! Concurrent, or overlapping, surgeries involve the simultaneous scheduling of substantial portions of two or more surgeries under the supervision of a single surgeon, requiring delegation of responsibility to trainees and assistants if necessary. The practice is not uncommon, especially at…
Looking for more on this topic now that the election has been decided? Check out our 5th Annual Health Law Year in P/Review on January 23, 2017. At this full-day event, we will discuss major developments during 2016 and what to watch out for in 2017. The event will begin with a panel of leading…
What Works and Why In September 2016, the Federal Judicial Center hosted a workshop for federal judges and law enforcement officials on issues relating to pretrial diversionary courts, exploring the question of “What Works and Why?” with a focus on our increasing understanding of the neuroscience behind trauma, mental health, and addiction, as well as…
Why the Time is Right to Transform Advanced Care Couldn’t join us in person? Join the conversation on Twitter! @PetrieFlom and @CTACorg are live-tweeting using #POAC #advancedcare Description This conference was the inaugural event of the Project on Advanced Care and Health Policy, a collaboration between the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC) and the…
Big Data, Health Law, and Bioethics Couldn’t join us in person? Check out the conversation on Twitter @PetrieFlom and #BigDataandHealthLaw! The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School 2016 annual conference focused on “Big Data, Health Law, and Bioethics.” The conference was organized in collaboration with the Berkman Klein…
Couldn’t join us for the event? Check out more information, including related publications and our speakers’ slides, below! Description Approximately 2,000 youth sentenced to life without parole are now serving unconstitutional sentences in US prisons. What is the role for psychology and neuroscience in resentencing and parole after Miller and Montgomery? Two experts in forensic…
