LAW, ETHICS and LIFE SCIENCES
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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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