Session Materials


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Monday: June 12, 2006

Conference Symposia:

Judiciary Symposium: “Benchbooks, Nuts & Bolts”

Symposium: “Due Process in Public Health: Constitutional Foundations and Implications for Public Health Practice”

Presenters: Wendy Parmet, JD, Professor of Law, Northeastern University Law School, Wilfredo Lopez, JD, General Counsel for Health, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and Francis Schmitz, JD, Assistant U.S. Attorney and National Crisis Management Coordinator, U.S. Department of Justice

Moderator: David Benor, JD, Associate General Counsel for Public Health, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Health and Human Services

Plenary Session:

Keynote Address: “Preparedness for Natural Disasters”

Vice Admiral Richard H. Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS, U.S. Surgeon General and Commander, USPHS Commissioned Corps, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Concurrent Sessions A:
Why and How States Are Updating Their Public Health Laws
Law for Healthy Homes
Legal Tools to Advance Women's Health
The Courts: Guardians of Health and Liberty
Health Departments, Hospitals, and the Pandemic Flu: Overlapping Ethical and Legal Questions

Tuesday: June 13, 2006

Plenary Session:

Panel Session: “The Public Health Law Year in Review: Implications of Major Legal Developments, Trends, and Court Rulings”

Presenters: Rick D. Hogan, JD, MPH, General Counsel, Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services, and Wendy Parmet, JD, Professor of Law, Northeastern University
Moderator: Gene W. Matthews, JD, Director, Institute of Public Health Law, CDC Foundation

Concurrent Sessions B:

All for All: The Status and Future of Mutual Aid Agreements
Land Use and Access to Tobacco, Alcohol, and Fast Food
Science and the Law of Toxics
Chronic Pain and Healthy Communities: Legal, Ethical and Policy Issues in Improving the Public’s Health
Vaccine Law 101


Plenary Session:

Plenary Session:“Escaping the Flu”

Howard Markel, MD, PhD, George Edward Wantz Professor of the History of Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, Professor of History, Professor of Health Management and Policy, Professor of Psychiatry, and Director, Center for the History of Medicine the University of Michigan

Slide Presentation

Plenary Session:

Keynote Address: “Pandemic Flu: The Threat, Health System Implications, and Legal Preparedness”

Admiral John O. Agwunobi, MD, MBA, MPH, Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services

Concurrent Sessions C:

Seizure of Private Property: Powers and Protections
Law and Policy as Tools for Healthy Schools
Children, Teens, Motor Vehicles, and the Law
Law at the Intersection of Civilian and Military Public Health Practice
Closing the Gap Between Science and Law

Wednesday: June 14, 2006

Concurrent Sessions D:

Training and Tools for a Legally Prepared Public Health Workforce
Leveraging Law and Private Investment for Healthy Urban Redevelopment
New Adolescent Vaccines: Legal and Legislative Issues
The Private Bar: Partner for Healthy Communities
2006 Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act

Concurrent Sessions E:

Incident at Airport X: Quarantine Law and Limits
Innovative Legal Tools to Fight Gang Violence
Preventing Obesity and Chronic Disease: Education vs. Regulation vs. Litigation
Best Practices in Faith-Health Partnerships for Policy Implementation
Saying “I’m Sorry”: The Role of Apology in Public Health Law and Practice

Plenary Session:

Keynote Address: “New Public Health Strategies for a New Era”

Hon. Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor, New York City

Contents
Overview
Session Materials
Student Abstracts
Background
Evaluation & CE Credits
Acknowledgements