Washington DC, Georgetown University Law Center
The O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, the Center for Public Health Law and Policy, ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, and the Network for Public Health Law invite you to join the 2-day summer program:
Public Health Law on the Frontlines: Countering Law and Policy Challenges to State and Local Innovations
Washington, D.C.
Georgetown University Law Center
600 New Jersey Ave. NW Washington D.C. 20001
The politicization of U.S. health care and public health services has contributed to major shifts in law and policy. Join National, State and Local leaders, legal scholars and public health professionals from around the country as we discuss existing and proposed alterations to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the regulation of opioids and marijuana, gun violence, reproductive rights, and the cumulative health care and public health challenges enveloped in changing dynamics affecting the health of populations.
THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2018
Welcome & Overview
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Keynote Address: Assuring Health Equity in a Turbulent U.S. Health Policy Arena
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM
State and Local Health Care and Public Health Reforms in Response to Shifting Federal Policies: Affronts to Health Justice
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Reframing Public Health Emergencies for the Modern Era: The Opioid Epidemic and Legal and Policy Responses
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Federal-State Battleground over Legalizing Marijuana for Medical or Recreational Uses
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Networking Reception
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
DAY 2: FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018
Mega-shifts in Health Care Coverage, Access, and Services: Ongoing Reforms of the ACA, Medicare, Medicaid, and Other Programs
9:15 AM – 10:45 AM
A Conversation on Gun Control in the United States: Beyond Debate and Toward Action
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Religion and Reproductive Rights: Constitutional, Statutory, and Regulatory Challenges
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
The Future of Public Health: National Goals, SSBs, Homelessness/Housing, and Emergencies
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Registration: $190
*Discounts available for Public Sector Employees and Students
CLE credits available: Please email oneillinstitute@law.georgetown.edu for more information
Speakers to Include:
Lawrence O. Gostin, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University
James G. Hodge, Jr., Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
Umair Shah, Harris County (Houston) Dept. of Health, NACCHO
Kathleen Hoke, University of Maryland Carey School of Law
Sonia L. Canzater, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University
Jeff Locke, National Governors Association
Lauren Dedon, National Governors Association
Regina LaBelle, Duke University
Katie Gottschalk, O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law
Eric Lindbloom, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University
Will Tilburg, Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission
Timothy M. Westmoreland, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University
Kevin Lucia, Center on Health Insurance Reforms, Georgetown University
Jeff Swanson, Duke University
Stephen Teret, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Marlene Gerber Fried, Hampshire College
Rebecca Reingold, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University
Candice Gibson, NHelp
Sarah Roache, Georgetown University Law Center
Angela McGowan, Healthy People 2020, HHS
Greg Measer, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Barbara DiPietro, National Health Care for the Homeless Council