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June 13-15, 2005 Sheraton Midtown Atlanta Hotel at Colony Square Atlanta, Georgia  "As in prior conferences, the 2005 conference will effectively demonstrate how a cross-disciplinary approach can strengthen law's contribution to an improved public health" Benjamin Moulton J.D.,M.P.H Executive Director, American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics	2005 Conference           Co-Sponsors     Planning Committee Members     Collaborating Organizations

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CONFERENCE CO-SPONSORS:
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

CDC is the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people.

CDC has two overarching health protection goals:

• Preparedness: People in all communities will be protected from infectious, environmental, and terrorist threats,
• Health promotion and prevention of disease, injury, and disability: All people will achieve their optimal lifespan with the best possible quality of health in every stage of life. 

Toward these goals, CDC provides science-based information to enhance health decision-making and to promote health through strong partnerships.  CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease and injury prevention and control, environmental health services, and public health education.  CDC is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.  Visit the websites of CDC at www.cdc.gov and of CDC's Public Health Law Program at www.phppo.cdc.gov/od/phlp

American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics (ASLME)
Where Multidisciplinary Education Improves Education

ASLME is a non-profit multidisciplinary educational association whose mission is to provide high-quality scholarship, debate, and critical thought for the community of professionals at the intersection of law, medicine, health care, policy, and ethics.  ASLME provides a dynamic forum for its members to engage in a valuable exchange of ideas from a wide range of perspectives.  ASLME achieves this goal through two nationally acclaimed journals, the American Journal of Law & Medicine and the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, and by holding national symposia on topics of interest to its membership.  ASLME is located in Boston, Massachusetts.  Visit the ASLME website at www.aslme.org.

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PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
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Marice Ashe, JD, MPH
Technical Assistance Legal Center
Public Health Institute
505 14^th Street
Suite 810
Oakland, CA  94703
P (510) 444-8258 Ext. 305
F (510) 444-8253
mashe@phi.org

Stephanie Bailey, MD, MHSA
Director of Health
Metro Nashville Public Health Department
31 23^rd Avenue North
Nashville, TN  37203
P (615) 340-5622
F (615) 340-2131
Stephanie_bailey@mhd.nashville.org

Mary E. Benedict, RN, DrPH, JD
P (410-786-7724)
BBenedict@cms.hhs.gov

Georges Benjamin, MD
Executive Director
American Public Health Association
800 I Street NW
Washington, D.C.  20001-2430
P (202) 777-2430
georges.benjamin@apha.org

Kathy Cahill
Senior Advisor for Strategy and Innovation/CDC
1600 Clifton Road
MSD28, Atlanta, GA  30333
P (404) 639-7000
F (404) 639-7351
kac1@cdc.gov

Gary Cox, JD
Director
Tulsa City-County Health Department
5051 South 129th East Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74011
P (918) 595-4400
F (918) 535-4586
garycox@tulsa-health.org

Kim Dammers, JD
Office of the U.S. Attorney
75 Spring Street
Suite 600
Atlanta, GA  30303
P (404) 581-6187
F (404) 581-6181
Kim.Dammers@usdoj.gov

Patricia I. Elliott, JD, MPH
Principal Director and Public Health Counsel
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
1275 K Street NW
Suite 800
Washington, D.C.  20005
P (202) 371-9090
F (202) 371-9797
pelliott@astho.org

Daniel M. Fox, PhD
President
Milbank Memorial Fund
645 Madison Avenue
15^th Floor
New York, NY 100222
P (212) 355-8400
dmfox@milbank.org

John J. Hamre, PhD
President & CEO
Center for Strategic and International Studies
1800 K. Street, NW
Washington, D.C.  20006
P (202) 887-0200
F (202) 775-3199

Honorable Toni N. Harp
Chairman, Appropriations Committee
Connecticut State Senate
Legislative Office Building
Room 2700
Hartford, CT  06106
P (860) 240-0393
P (860) 240-0208
toni.harp@po.state.ct.us

Rick Hogan, JD, MPH
General Counsel
Arkansas Department of Health
4815 West Markham, Slot 31
Little Rock, AR 72205
P (501)661-2252
F (501)661-2357
C (501)912-4493
rhogan@HealthyArkansas.com

Paula Kocher, JD
Acting Deputy Associate General Counsel, CDC Branch
HHS Office of the General Counsel
Public Health Division
1600 Clifton Road, N.E., M/S D-53
Atlanta, Georgia 30333
P (404)639-7200
F (404)639-7351
PLK1@cdc.gov  

Gene Matthews, JD
Director
Institute of Public Health Law
CDC Foundation
1126 Oxford Rd.
Atlanta, GA  30306
P 404-373-1276
F 404-371-0525
MatthewsPHLaw@aol.com

Russ Metler, RN, MSPH, JD
Patent Advisor
Technology Transfer Office
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Hwy (K79)
Atlanta, GA 30341
Phone: 770 488-8600
Fax: 770 488-8615
RMetler@cdc.gov

Benjamin Moulton, JD, MPH
Executive Vice President/Executive Director
ASLME
765 Commonwealth Avenue
16^th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts  02215
P (617) 262-4990 Ext. 11
F 17) 437-7596
bmoulton@aslme.org

Anne Murphy, JD
Chief Counsel
Illinois Dept of Public Health
160 North LaSalle Street
Suite S-200
Chicago, Illinois  60601
P (312) 814-1100
F (312) 793-7963
amurphy@idph.state.il.us

Wendy Parmet, JD
Professor of Law
Northeastern University School of Law
400 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts  02115
P (617)373-2019
F (617) 373-5056
w.parmet@neu.edu

Myongsei Sohn, MD, PhD
Professor and Chairman
Department of Bioethics & Medical Law
Yonsei University
134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu
Seoul 120-752, Korea
P +82 (-2) -361-5362
msohn53@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr

Edward Thompson, MD, MPH
Chief for Public Health Practice
Office of the CDC Director/CDC
1600 Clifton Road
MSD53
Atlanta, Georgia  30333
P (404) 639-7000
F (404) 639-7351
fet1@cdc.gov

Jane F. Thorpe, JD
Partner
Alston & Bird, LLP
One Atlantic Center
1201 W. Peachtree St.
Atlanta, GA 30309
P 404-881-7822
F 404-881-7777
jthorpe@alston.com

Kirk Torgensen, JD
Chief Deputy
Attorney Generals Office
236 State Capital
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114
P (801) 538-9600
F (801) 538-1121
ktorgensen@utah.gov

Frank D. Whitney, JD
United States Attorney Eastern District, North Carolina
310 New Bern Avenue
Suite 800
Raleigh, NC  27601-1461
P (919) 856-4530
Frank.Whitney@usdoj.gov

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2005 CONFERENCE COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS:
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1. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, New York, NY
2. Alston & Bird, LLP, Atlanta, GA
3. American Public Health Association, Washington, D.C.
4. Arkansas Department of Health, Little Rock, AR
5. The Asian Institute for Bioethics and Health Law, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
6. Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Washington, D.C.
7. Center for Law, Health & Society at Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta, Georgia
8. Center for Law and The Publics Health, Washington , D.C. and Baltimore, MD
9. Center for Public Health Law Partnerships, Louisville, KY
10. Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.
11. Council of State Governments, Lexington, KY
12. Committee on Public Health, Environmental Law & Bioterrorism, American Bar Association,
13. Chicago, IL
14. Department of Health Policy, School of Public Health & Health Services, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
15. Health Law Section, American Bar Association, Chicago, IL
16. Healthcare Georgia Foundation, Atlanta, GA
17. Institute for Practical Ethics, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia
18. Institute for Public Health Law, Atlanta, GA
19. The LSU Law Center Program in Law, Science, and Public Health
20. McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
21. Milbank Memorial Fund, New York, NY
22. National Association of Attorneys General, Washington, D.C.
23. National Association of County and City Health Officials, Washington, D.C.
24. National Association of Local Boards of Health, Bowling Green, OH
25. Northeastern University School of Law and Tufts University School of Medicine JD/MPH Dual Degree Program, Boston, MA
26. Public Health Agency of Canada, Ontario, Canada
27. Public Health Foundation, Washington D.C.
28. Public Health Law Association, Atlanta, GA
29. Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
30. Special Committee on Bioethics and the Law, American Bar Association, Chicago, IL
31. Standing Committee on Law and National Security, American Bar Association, Chicago, IL
32. Technical Assistance Legal Center, Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA