Session – Virulent: The Vaccine War
Time: September 15, 2022, 5:10PM-7:00PM Location: Van Metre Hall Auditorium Event Description Presenters Laura Davis, Producer Tjardus Greadanus, Director
Time: September 15, 2022, 5:10PM-7:00PM Location: Van Metre Hall Auditorium Event Description Presenters Laura Davis, Producer Tjardus Greadanus, Director
Time: 8:30AM – 9:30AM, Friday, September 16, 2022. Location: Van Metre Hall MPR 125 This session will examine concerns arising from the prosecution of intellectual property rights in pandemic circumstances. Speakers Professor Andrew Michaels, JD, Moderator; Professor of Law, University of Houston Law Center Rahul Das, USPTO Office of Policy and International Affairs Professor Sam F. Halabi, JD, … Read more
Time: TBDLocation: TBD Event description forthcoming. Speakers Peter H. Meyers, Professor Emeritus, George Washington University Law School Renee Gentry, Director, George Washington University Law School Vaccine Injury Litigation Clinic James T. O’Reilly, Author of Vaccine Risks, Benefits, and Compensation Craig Sanders, JD, Attorney specializing in Medical Malpractice Defense, Rainey Kizer James M. Beck, Senior Life Sciences Policy … Read more
Time: 9:30AM – 10:30AM, Thursday, September 15, 2022Location: Van Metre Hall Classroom 121 This session will examine international structures for the development, regulation, and distribution of vaccines, and will compare U.S. vaccine law to that of other countries. Speakers Fazal Khan, MD, JD, Associate Professor of Law, University of Georgia School of Law Nicholas J. Diamond, … Read more
Time: 3:50PM – 4:50PM, Thursday, September 15, 2022Location: Van Metre Hall MPR 125 This session will examine the legal implications of vaccines under development for conditions like HIV, cancer, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and drug addiction. Speakers Alexandra Bhatti, JD., MPH, Director of U.S. Vaccine Policy at Merck & Co. Inc Nicholas J. Diamond, Esq., Director, Global Health Group, Crowell & … Read more
Time: 10:30AM – 12:00PM, Friday, September 16, 2022Location: Van Metre Hall MPR 125 This session will provide an overview of the current state of intellectual property law with respect to vaccines, and recent developments in the field. Speakers Brian J. Malkin (moderator), Partner, McDermott Will & Emory John R. Thomas, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center … Read more
Time: 10:50AM – 12:20PM, Thursday, September 15, 2022Location: Van Metre Hall Classroom 121 This session will examine potential legal and social inequities in the mechanisms for developing, distributing, and legally mandating vaccines, and for addressing adverse events. This will include examination of prioritization of groups when supplies are limited, and the argument that has been made … Read more
Time: TBDLocation: TBD Event Description Forthcoming. Speakers TBD
Time: 10:50AM – 12:20PM, Thursday, September 15, 2022Location: Van Metre Hall MPR 125 This session will provide discussion of legal tools and strategies to address vaccine misinformation, hesitancy, and refusal Speakers Dorit Rubinstein Reiss, Professor of Law, University of California, Hastings College of Law Peter Jacobson, Director, Center for Law, Ethics, and Health University of Michigan … Read more
Time: TBD Location: TBD This session focuses on the unique role of health care organizations and public health agencies in vaccination and injunction. The population health implications of vaccination during the pandemic and in general will be addressed. This session will also cover key legal, policy, and ethical issues regarding: state scope-of-practice; informed consent; liability; allocation; … Read more