Congratulations to the Mitchell Hamline health law faculty on their accomplishments
Date range: May 1, 2016 – May 31, 2016
Bauerly, Brittney
PRESENTATION
5/11/16 “Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Issues in Rural Telemedicine”
Brittney Bauerly presented a research poster at the National Rural Health Association Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
5/25/16 “Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Issues in Rural Telemedicine”
Brittney Bauerly presented a research poster at the Wisconsin Public Health Association Conference in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Blanke, Doug
MEDIA
5/14/16 CNN
Doug Blanke, Director of the Public Health Law Center, was quoted in the CNN.com story “What the Sandy Hook Gun Lawsuit Can Learn from the Big Tobacco Fight,” concerning similarities and differences between gun violence litigation and tobacco litigation.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/13/health/sandy-hook-lawsuit-lessons-from-big-tobacco/
PRESENTATION
5/24/16 “Health Care Provider Advocacy and the Global Tobacco Treaty”
Doug Blanke of the Public Health Law Center presented on health care provider advocacy and the Global Tobacco Treaty at the Mayo Clinic’s Global Bridges Summit on Tobacco Cessation in Rochester, MN.
Fehn, Jada
PUBLICATION
5/15/16 Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development Law
Jada Fehn, “Swamped: How Local Governments Can Improve Health by Balancing Exposure to Fat, Sugar, and Salt-Laden Fringe Foods,” 24 Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development Law 565 (2016).
Freiberg, Mike
PRESENTATION
5/26/16 HUD
Public Health Law Center staff attorney Mike Freiberg presented on the topic of HUD’s proposed rule to restrict smoking in public housing at the Spring Conference of the Minnesota chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials in Brainerd, MN.
Frost, Natasha
PRESENTATION
5/16/16: “Voices for Healthy Kids: Moving Physical Activity through Policy”
Public Health Law Center staff attorney Natasha Frost presented on a webinar for the National Physical Activity Society about promoting physical activity policy for kids.
5/23/16 “Presentation on Out of School Memos”
Public Health Law Center staff attorney Natasha Frost presented via conference call to the OST Advisory Group formed by the Afterschool Alliance on the out of school time memos.
Jenson, Desmond
PUBLICATIONS
5/23/16 Tobacco Control
Public Health Law Center staff attorneys Desmond Jenson and Joelle Lester co-authored the article “FDA’s misplaced priorities: premarket review under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act” in the journal of Tobacco Control with Micah Berman of The Ohio State University.
http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/25/3/246.full
PRESENTATION
5/19/16 “The Deeming Rule Explained: What the Public Health Community Needs to Know”
Public Health Law Center staff attorney Desmond Jenson presented on a Center webinar with colleagues and with the FDA’s Mitch Zeller on the recently released deeming rule, which gave the FDA the authority to regulate e-cigarettes and cigars.
Kahn, Jonathan
PRESENTATION
5/25/16 “Neuroscience, Law and Sincerity”
Professor Jonathan Kahn gave a presentation on “Neuroscience, Law and Sincerity,” at the Fourth Annual Conference on Governance of Emerging Technologies. Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law, Arizona State University, Tempe.
Kelly, Scott
PRESENTATION
5/24/16 “In Perpetuity (and Beyond?): Reducing Retailer Density”
Public Health Law Center staff attorney Scott Kelly presented at a meeting at Washington University in St. Louis with researchers, attorneys, and public health departments about policy options to reduce the density of tobacco retailers.
Krueger, Jill
PRESENTATION
5/11/16 “Innovative Laws and Policies to Advance Rural Public Health”
Jill Krueger presented a research poster at the National Rural Health Association Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Lester, Joelle
PUBLICATION
5/3/16 Tobacco Control
Public Health Law Center staff attorneys Joelle Lester and Desmond Jenson co-authored the article “FDA’s misplaced priorities: premarket review under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act” in the journal Tobacco Control with Micah Berman of The Ohio State University.
http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/25/3/246.full
PRESENTATION
5/19/16 “The Deeming Rule Explained: What the Public Health Community Needs to Know”
Public Health Law Center staff attorney Joelle Lester presented on a Center webinar with colleagues and with the FDA’s Mitch Zeller on the recently released deeming rule, which gave the FDA the authority to regulate e-cigarettes and cigars.
Mahoney, Maggie
PRESENTATION
5/4/16 “The Role of Law in Tobacco Control”
Maggie Mahoney, Executive Director of the Tobacco Control Legal Consortium (a program of the Public Health Law Center) was a guest lecturer, via Skype, at the University of Washington about the role of law in tobacco control.
5/19/16 “The Deeming Rule Explained: What the Public Health Community Needs to Know”
Maggie Mahoney, Executive Director of the Tobacco Control Legal Consortium (a program of the Public Health Law Center) presented on a Center webinar with colleagues and with the FDA’s Mitch Zeller on the recently released deeming rule, which gave the FDA the authority to regulate e-cigarettes and cigars.
5/24/16 “Point-of-sale policies for tobacco products”
Maggie Mahoney, Executive Director of the Tobacco Control Legal Consortium (a program of the Public Health Law Center) presented and facilitated discussions with colleagues at a meeting at Washington University in St. Louis with researchers, attorneys, and public health departments about promising policies regulating the sale and price of tobacco products.
MEDIA
5/5/16 NPR Marketplace
Maggie Mahoney, Executive Director of the Tobacco Control Consortium (a program of the Public Health Law Center) was quoted in a NPR Marketplace story titled “How the new e-cigarette regulations will impact small businesses.”
Meaney, Mark
PRESENTATION
5/24/16 “E-Cigarette Taxation: It’s Complicated”
Public Health Law Center staff attorney Mark Meaney presented about using law and science to advance tobacco retail policy at a meeting at Washington University in St. Louis with researchers, attorneys, and public health departments.
Pope, Thaddeus
PRESENTATION
5/12/16 “Policy and Legal Perspectives on End-of-Life Care”
Professor Thaddeus Pope gave a presentation on end-of-life care at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
5/13/16 “Making Decisions in the ICU for Incapacitated Patients without Available Surrogates”
Professor Thaddeus Pope gave a presentation at the American Thoracic Society in San Francisco, California.
5/20/16 “Brain Death: Expanding Duties to Accommodate Objections”
Professor Thaddeus Pope gave a presentation titled “Brain Death: Expanding Duties to Accommodate Objections” at the International Conference on Clinical Ethics Consultation (ICCEC) in Washington, DC.
5/21/16 “Caring for the ‘Unrepresented Patient’: Strategies to Avoid Moral Distress and Substandard Care”
Professor Thaddeus Pope gave a presentation titled “Caring for the ‘Unrepresented Patient’: Strategies to Avoid Moral Distress and Substandard Care,” at the International Conference on Clinical Ethics Consultation (ICCEC) in Washington, DC.
MEDIA
5/18/16 San Jose Mercury News
Professor Thaddeus Pope was quoted in David DeBolt’s story “Jahi McMath: Brain Death Cases Similar to Oakland Teen Found throughout State” in the San Jose Mercury News.
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_29904559/jahi-mcmath-brain-death-cases-similar-oakland-teen
Weisman, Susan
INVITATION
5/22/16 Advisory Committee to the Minneapolis Public Schools True Food Research Study
Public Helath Law Center staff attorney Susan Weisman accepted an invitation to serve as a member of the advisory committee to the Minneapolis Public Schools True Food Research Study. The one-year study is a project of the Minneapolis Public Schools, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Center for Prevention, and the University of Minnesota, Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement.