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US Symposium 20/5/05: Law, Ethics & Life Sciences

BRON; From: "Consortium" (lawvalue (at) umn.edu)

Register now for a major national conference on:

"Where are Law, Ethics & the Life Sciences Headed? Frontier Issues"

Friday, May 20, 2005; 8:30am-5:00pm Mondale Hall, Room 25, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

This conference is an exceptional opportunity for academics, researchers, policymakers, students, and members of the public working at the intersection of law and science to exchange ideas on the relationship of science, law, and policy. Invited plenary speakers will address pressing issues in genetics, environmental law, neuroscience, biotechnology, and health care to allow symposium participants to examine these issues comparatively across areas. Afternoon workshop participants were chosen competitively in response to a call for papers issued in October 2004. Workshops will address bioethics, behavioral biology, intellectual property, among other areas. Plenary speakers include:

*Prof. Henry T. Greely, JD (Stanford University),

*Prof. Crawford S. Holling, PhD, DSc (University of Florida),

*Prof. Lars Noah, JD (University of Florida),

*Prof. Arti K. Rai, JD (Duke University School of Law),

*Sean Tunis, MD, MSc (Director of the Office of Clinical Standards and Quality (OCSQ) and Chief Medical Officer at the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)).

Online registration, full agenda, and further information are available at www.jointdegree.umn or by calling 612-625-0055. Registration fees are $35 and $10 for students. Fees include lunch. Continuing education credits (CME, CNE, CLE) are available at no extra cost (more information below).

This conference is co-sponsored by the University of Minnesota's Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences (www.lifesci.consortium.umn.edu); Joint Degree Program in Law, Health & the Life Sciences (www.jointdegree.umn.edu); and the Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology (www.mjlst.umn.edu).

Agenda:

8:30am Welcome

        Profs. Jim Chen and Susan Wolf, University of Minnesota

8:45am "Frontier Issues: Law, Ethics & Biotechnology"

        Prof. Lars Noah, JD, University of Florida Levin College
           of Law

9:30am "Frontier Issues: Environment"

        Prof. C.S. Holling, PhD, University of Florida

10:15am Break

10:30am "Frontier Issues: Medical Technology" Sean Tunis, MD, MSc, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

11:15am "Frontier Issues: Neuroscience"

         Prof. Henry T. Greely, JD, Stanford University

Noon Lunch—"The Intersection of Law, Ethics & Genetics" Prof. Arti Rai, JD, Duke University

1:15pm Workshop 1A: Bioethics and Law

         Moderator:  Prof. Susan Wolf, JD, University of Minnesota
         Law School & Medical School
         Colleen Sweeney, JD, PhD, Notre Dame College of Ohio
         Lyria Bennett Moses, LLM, Columbia University
         Cynthia Lee, JD, MA, University of Texas
         Gaia Bernstein, JD, LLM, Seton Hall University School
            of Law

AND

         Workshop 1B:  Behavioral Biology, Evolutionary Theory,
            and Law
         Moderator: Prof. Alexandra B. Klass, JD, William Mitchell
            College of Law
         Owen Jones, JD, Vanderbilt University
         Elizabeth Chorvat, LLM University of Virginia
         Jeffrey Stake, JD, Indiana University
         David Herring, JD, University of Pittsburgh

AND

         Workshop 1C:  Intellectual Property Protection for
            Biotechnology
         Moderator:  Prof. Jim Chen, JD, University of Minnesota
            Law School
         Keith Bustos, MA, University of Tennessee
         Cynthia Ho, JD, Loyola University
         Guido Westkamp, LLM, Dr jur, Queen Mary Intellectual
            Property Research Institute

2:45pm Break

3:00pm Workshop 2A: Environment

         Moderator:  Prof. Brad Karkkainen, JD, University of Minnesota
            Law School
         Douglas Kysar, JD, Cornell University
         Ron Millen, University of Minnesota
         J.B. Ruhl, JD, Florida State University

AND

         Workshop 2B:  Regulation of Biotechnology
         Moderator:  Prof. Ronald Phillips, PhD, University of Minnesota

College of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences

         Rebecca Bratspies, JD, City University of New York
         Deb Collier, LLM, University of Cape Town
         Victoria Sutton, JD, PhD, MPA, Director, Center for
            Biodefense, Law and Public Policy, Texas Tech University

AND

         Workshop 2C:  Neuroscience & Law
         Moderator:  Prof. Peter Huang, JD, University of Minnesota
            Law School
         Eric Racine, PhD, Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics
         Erin O’Hara, JD, Vanderbilt University
         Terrence R. Chorvat, JD, LLM, George Mason University
         Oliver Goodenough, JD, Vermont University

4:30pm Wrap-up

5:00pm Adjourn

Continuing Education Credits: This conference will provide continuing education credit for physicians (CME), nurses (CNE), and attorneys (CLE).

The University of Minnesota is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Minnesota designates this educational activity for a maximum of 7 hours in category 1 credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit actually spent in the educational activity.

Continuing legal education credit (CLE) for attorneys is pending (7 hours requested).

This conference is intended for students, faculty, researchers, scientists, policymakers, patients, health care professionals and organizations, and interested community members. Following this conference, participants should be able to:

  • Identify cutting-edge issues at the intersection of law, ethics, and

biotechnology.

  • Discuss new environmental issues and their legal, ethical, and social

implications.

  • Understand the ethical and legal implications of recent developments in

medical technology.

  • Consider the implications of new research in neuroscience and behavioral

biology.

  • Analyze issues at the intersection of law, ethics, and genetics.

See you there!

Susan M. Wolf Faegre & Benson Professor of Law Professor of Medicine Director, Joint Degree Program in Law, Health & the Life Sciences Chair,

  • Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences
  • University of Minnesota Law School
  • 229 19th Avenue South
  • Minneapolis, MN 55455
  • Tel. 612-625-3406
  • FAX 612-624-9143
  • jointdegree.umn.edu
  • lifesci.consortium.umn



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