HLI Open Seminar Series
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2011 HLI Open Seminar Series
2010-2011 HLI Open Seminar Series
2010-2011 Canada-United States Joint Seminars
2011-2012 HLI Open Seminar Series
"University Tech Transfer & Innovation for the Poor"
David Winickoff
Associate Professor, Dept. of Science, Policy & Management, University of California, Berkeley
19 September 2011, 12:00 pm, Law Center, University of Alberta (Room 231/237)
"How Mental Health Law Affects the Patient Experience"
Fay Orr
Mental Health Patient Advocate, Alberta Mental Health Patient Advocate Office
14 November 2011, 12:00 pm, Law Center, University of Alberta (Room 237)
Correctional Investigator of Canada
23 November 2011, 12:00 pm, Law Center, University of Alberta (Room 237)
12 January 2012, 12:00 pm, Law Center, University of Alberta (Room 231)
Individual to speak about lived experience with FASD
Rod Snow, Past President, The Canadian Bar Association; Davis LLP
Dr. Gail Andrew, Member, Board of Directors, Canada Northwest FASD Research Network; Medical Site Lead - Pediatrics, Medical Director - FASD Clinical Services and Pediatric Consultant, Pediatric Programs, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Alberta Health Services
David Boulding, lawyer and FASD consultant
Neil Wiberg, Q.C. - Crown prosecutor
The Honourable Judge Peter Ayotte, Provincial Court of Alberta
16 January 2012, 4:00-7:30 pm, Lister Conference Center, University of Alberta (Maple Leaf Room)
Matthew Wynia
Director, Institute for Ethics, American Medical Association
26 January 2012, 12:00 pm, Law Center, University of Alberta (Room 201)
9 February 2012, 12:00 pm, Law Center, University of Alberta (Room 237)
Hall Render Professor of Law; Co-Director, Hall Center for Law and Health
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
14 March 2012, University of Alberta Law Center,12:00 pm (Room 231)
2010-2011 HLI Open Seminars
"Putting People First: Toward a New Legislative Framework for Health and Health Care"
Fred Horne (MLA-Edmonton Rutherford), Chair of the Alberta Health Act Consultation
20 October 2010, 12:00 pm, Room 231/237
"Insights on INSITE: policy and legal dimensions of the supervised drug injection site case"
Brandon Marshall, Analytic Coordinator, Urban Health Research Initiative, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Nola M. Ries, Assistant Professor, University of Victoria Faculty of Law, Research Associate, Health Law
Peter Carver, Associate Professor, University of Alberta Faculty of Law, Cross-Appointment with the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine
2 November 2010, 12:00 pm, Room 237
"End of life decision-making and dispute resolution: can we learn from Ontario's model when families and health care providers disagree?"
Mark Handelman, BA, LLB, MHSc (bioethics), Health Law Matters, Toronto, Ontario, Former Vice-Chair, Ontario Consent and Capacity Board
Tracey Bailey, Executive Director, Health Law Institute, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta
24 November 2010, 12:00 p.m., Room 207
"Drug Imagery & Legal Imaginary: How Should Public Health Law Address The Creation of Drug Information?"
Patricia Peppin, Professor of Law (Cross-Appointed to Medicine), Faculty of Law, Queen's University
17 January 2011, 12:00 p.m, Room 237.
"Ethical Issues in Pandemic Preparedness and Response: Results from the Canadian Program of Research in Ethics in a Pandemic"
Dr. Ross Upshur, Canada Research Chair in Primary Care Research; Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto; Director, Joint Centre for Bioethics and Director, Primary Care Research Unit
27 January 2011, 12:00 pm, Room 237.
2011 Picard Lecture: The Power, Demands and Limits of Science: A cautionary tale for law and policy makers, health care professionals and the public
Jim Evans (Clinical Professor, UNC School of Medicine)
24 March 2011
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2011 Canada-United States Joint Seminars
The Health Law Institute is excited to announce this new series in partnership with the Alberta Institute for American Studies. These lectures will be videoconferenced with the Dickinson School of Law at Penn State University and address major issues in health law and policy. Please note that while these lectures are open to the public, seating is limited. If you are interested in attending, please email to hli@law.ualberta.ca and we will advise in advance if there are seats available.
"Stem Cells and Policy Controversies: No End in Sight"
Timothy Caulfield, Research Director, Health Law Institute, Canada Research Chair, Health Law & Policy, Professor, Faculty of Law and School of Public Health, Senior Health Scholar with the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
31 January 2011, 12:00 pm, Humanities 233
"Collapsing the Distinction between Experimentation and Treatment in the Regulation of New Drugs"
Anna Laakmann, Visiting Assistant Professor, Dickinson School of Law, Pen State University
8 February 2011, 12:00 pm, Humanities 233
"It's All Your Fault: Contributory Negligence in Medical Malpractice Cases"
Gerald Robertson, Professor, University of Alberta Faculty of Law
14 February 2011, 12:00 pm, Humanities 233
"Understanding Causal Inference in Medical Negligence Actions"
Russell Brown, Associate Professor, University of Alberta Faculty of Law
8 March 2011,12:00 pm, Humanities 233
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2009-2010 HLI Open Seminars
"The Council of Europe's Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine: Why is it of international interest?"
Caroline Rodiger (University of Bonn)
11 September 2009, 12:00 pm, Room 448B
"Performance-Based Regulation: Enterprise Responsibility for Reducing Death, Injury and Disease Caused by Consumer Products"
Stephen Sugarman (Robert J. Traynor Professor of Law, University of California)
22 September 2009, 12:00 pm, Room 231/237
"Real Impediments to Academic Biomedical Research"
John Walsh (Professor, School of Public Policy, Georgia Tech University)
2 November 2009, 12:00 pm, Room 231
"Reforming U.S. Healthcare - Why So Difficult Why So Nutty?"
Dayna Matthew (Associate Dean, University of Colorado Law School)
4 February 2010, 12:00 pm, Room 231
"Physicians in Lawsuits: How the Bench and Bar view doctors in medical malpractice cases"
John Martland (Health Law Institute Special Counsel)
9 February 2010, 12:00 pm, Room 237
"Baby Isaiah May: Decision-making when parents and health care providers disagree about a child's treatment"
Joan Gilmour (Associate Professor, Osgoode Law School)
18 March 2010, 12:00 pm, Room 231
Picard Lecture: "Science Communication at a Crossroads: Promising Directions, Lingering Distractions"
Matthew Nisbett, American University, Washington, D.C.
19 March 2010, 12:00 pm, Rooms 231/237
"The Persistence of Race in Biotech Patenting & Drug Development"
Dr. Jonathan Kahn (Professor, Hamline University, School of Law)
25 March 2010, 12:00 pm, Room 231
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