Events with Recording

  • Read more: COVID-19 & Disability
    Mar 9

    COVID-19 & Disability

    A Holistic Examination of Pandemic Impact Event Description The COVID-19 pandemic has had disproportionate effects on the lives of persons with disabilities generally, and especially pronounced effects on specific subsets of this diverse population, including youth with intellectual, developmental, cognitive, and psychosocial disabilities. For example, a letter published recently in the American Journal of Psychiatry…

  • Read more: Seminar Series: COVID-19 and the Law
    Mar 3

    Seminar Series: COVID-19 and the Law

    The Disparate Burdens of COVID-19 Seminar Series Description On March 3, we held the fourth 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…

  • Read more: Seminar Series: COVID-19 and the Law
    Feb 23

    Seminar Series: COVID-19 and the Law

    The Use of Biotech in the COVID-19 Pandemic Seminar Series Description On February 23, we hosted the third 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…

  • Read more: Seminar Series: COVID-19 and the Law
    Feb 16

    Seminar Series: COVID-19 and the Law

    What COVID-19 Teaches Us About Health Justice and the Path Forward On February 16, we hosted the second 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…

  • Read more: Medical Stereotypes: Confronting Racism and Disparities in US Health Care
    Feb 12

    Medical Stereotypes: Confronting Racism and Disparities in US Health Care

    A Health Policy and Bioethics Consortium Event Description Minority racial and ethnic groups in the US have long experienced disparities in access to health care and worse health outcomes, undermining broader social, political, and economic equality. One component of these disparities are various stereotypes that affect how minority patients are perceived and treated. This session…

  • Read more: Seminar Series: COVID-19 and the Law
    Feb 2

    Seminar Series: COVID-19 and the Law

    COVID-19’s Legacy & Evolving Legal Doctrines 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…

  • Read more: Public Options for Employers
    Jan 21

    Public Options for Employers

    A Panel Discussion Event Description The American health care system struggles to meet the needs of all citizens, and opinions are split on how to improve health care in the United States to meet these needs. Two major health policy reform ideas have emerged: Medicare for All and incremental expansion of health care built on…

  • Read more: Book Talk: Exposed
    Dec 16

    Book Talk: Exposed

    Why Our Health Insurance Is Incomplete and What Can Be Done about It Online Viewing Event Description Reshaping health insurance is a divisive topic in American politics today. Our current system expects patients to bear substantial health costs through deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance, creating a tradeoff for patients that can keep them from accessing the…

  • Read more: Enforcing Constitutional Commitments to Health and Social Equality in Kenya
    Nov 19

    Enforcing Constitutional Commitments to Health and Social Equality in Kenya

    A Conversation with Justice Mumbi Ngugi Event Description Mumbi Ngugi is a Judge of the High Court of Kenya who is internationally acclaimed for her role in building Kenya’s jurisprudence on social and economic rights. Since the adoption of the Constitution of 2010, Justice Ngugi has made landmark judgments to uphold its transformative promise, including…

  • Read more: Detecting Dementia
    Nov 16

    Detecting Dementia

    Technology, Access, and the Law Online Viewing Event Description Advances in neuroimaging, genetics, and mobile health apps are creating unprecedented opportunities to detect subtle brain changes that may predict the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. But how much trust should we have in these new technologies, who will have access to…