Congratulations to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law health law faculty on their accomplishments.
Date range: January 1, 2017 – January 31, 2017
Blanke, Doug
PRESENTATION
1/12/17 “Minnesota’s Tobacco Litigation”
Public Health Law Center director Doug Blanke gave a presentation on Minnesota’s Tobacco Litigation to the Association of Nonsmokers-Minnesota.
1/25/17 “Tobacco Control in Minnesota: What Have We Learned?”
Public Health Law Center director Doug Blanke took part in a panel presentation on tobacco control in Minnesota at the Minnesota State Tobacco Control Conference in Saint Paul, MN.
EVENT
1/25/17 Public Health Law Center Minnesota Tobacco Control Conference Reception
The Public Health Law Center hosted a reception for 100 tobacco control leaders and professionals at Vieux Carre in Saint Paul, Minn., in conjunction with the Minnesota State Tobacco Control Conference.
Cork, Kerry
PRESENTATION
1/18/17 “Tobacco and Trade Litigation”
Public Health Law Center senior staff attorney Kerry Cork moderated a national Tobacco Control Legal Consortium webinar on recent global tobacco trade litigation.
Freeman, Iris
PRESENTATION
1/20/17 “Creating a Zero Tolerance Culture for Abuse”
Iris Freeman gave a presentation entitled “Creating a Zero Tolerance Culture for Abuse” to Leading Age Minnesota, a trade association of health and housing organizations serving Minnesota seniors.
Frost, Natasha
PRESENTATION
1/25/17 “Healthy Equity and Priority Population integration with 1422 Strategies”
Public Health Law Center senior staff attorney Natasha Frost gave a presentation on defining health inequities, how policies can influence health inequities, and strategies for promoting health equity through policy and systems change. The presentation was held in Manhattan, Kansas, and was sponsored by the Kansas Department of Health and Education and the Community Engagement Institute.
1/25/17 “Wasted Food”
Public Health Law Center senior staff attorney Natasha Frost gave a presentation on the legal and policy opportunities to support food donation in Kansas. It was held at the Community Health Promotion Summit in Manhattan, Kansas, and sponsored by the Kansas Department of Health and Education and the Community Engagement Institute.
1/25/17 “Applying Health Equity Concepts to Community Work”
Public Health Law Center senior staff attorney Natasha Frost gave a presentation at the Community Health Promotion Summit in Manhattan, Kansas, about health inequities, how policies can influence health inequities, and strategies for promoting health equity through policy and systems change. The Summit was sponsored by the Kansas Department of Health and Education and Community Engagement Institute.
Hermer, Laura
MEDIA
1/5/17 KARE 11
Professor Laura Hermer was interviewed for a KARE 11 news segment, “GOP to ‘Defund’ Planned Parenthood.” KARE 11 News at 10, January 5, 2017.
1/13/17 Star Tribune
Professor Laura Hermer wrote a piece for the Star Tribune entitled, “Protect Minnesota’s Strong, Proud History of Health Coverage.”
http://www.startribune.com/protect-minnesota-s-strong-proud-history-of-health-coverage/410691415/
Huang, Darlene
PRESENTATION
1/24/17 “Public Housing’s New Smokefree Policies”
Public Health Law Center staff attorney Darlene Huang presented at an ancillary meeting to the Minnesota Tobacco Control Conference at the St. Paul River Centre about supporting public housing managers and residents across the state as they implement smoke-free policies, including HUD’s final smoke-free public housing rule. The meeting was a collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Health, American Lung Association of Minnesota, and the Association of Nonsmokers-MN.
1/26/17 “Advancing Health Equity through Smoke-Free Housing”
Public Health Law Center staff attorney Darlene Huang moderated and presented on a panel at the Minnesota Tobacco Control Conference at the St. Paul River Centre on working with affordable housing developments to reduce tobacco-related disparities.
Janus, Eric
MEDIA
1/3/17 Various
Professor Eric Janus was quoted with regards to the Minnesota Sex Offender program in the following articles:
http://www.kare11.com/news/crime/mn-sex-offender-program-ruled-constitutional/381563838
http://www.startribune.com/appellate-court-affirms-constitutionality-of-minnesota-s-sex-offenderprogram/409518625/
http://www.kpvi.com/news/the-latest-expert-analysis-too-strict-in-minnesota-program/article_722af42a-1185-5f3d-b204-41a6286c3d34.html
http://wtop.com/government/2017/01/the-latest-expert-analysis-too-strict-in-minnesota-program/
http://www.keyc.com/story/34172090/the-latest-expert-analysis-too-strict-in-minnesota-program
http://patch.com/minnesota/minneapolis/minnesota-sex-offenders-lifetime-treatment-constitutional-8th-circuit
http://www.wahpetondailynews.com/appeals-court-minnesota-sex-offender-programconstitutional/article_9ff5d77e-d1dc-11e6-b527-5bdbd963f181.html
MEDIA
1/19/17 MinnPost
Professor Eric Janus spoke to MinnPost about the Minnesota Sex Offender Program.
https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2017/01/appeals-court-ruling-minnesotas-sex-offender-programmeans-uncertainty-offen
Jenson, Desmond
PRESENTATION
1/25/17 “Navigating the New Tobacco “Normal”: The FDA Deeming Rule & Its Impact in Minnesota”
Public Health Law Center staff attorneys Desmond Jenson and Scott Kelly gave a presentation at the Minnesota Tobacco Control Conference in Saint Paul about the new federal rule that addresses e-cigarettes and “other” tobacco products and how it may impact tobacco control work in Minnesota.
Kahn, Jonathan
MEDIA
1/19/17 ProPublica
Professor Jonathan Kahn was quoted in a ProPublica piece on the heart treatment drug, BiDil.
https://www.propublica.org/article/when-a-study-cast-doubt-on-heart-pill-the-drug-company-turned-to-tomprice
PRESENTATION
1/20/17 “Pills for Prejudice: Implicit Bias and the Technical Fix for Racism”
Professor Jonathan Kahn gave a presentation on “Pills for Prejudice: Implicit Bias and the Technical Fix for Racism,” at a conference on Critical Race Theory and the Health Sciences, at Boston University School of Law.
Kelly, Scott
PRESENTATION
1/25/17 “Navigating the New Tobacco “Normal”: The FDA Deeming Rule & Its Impact in Minnesota”
Public Health Law Center staff attorneys Scott Kelly and Desmond Jenson gave a presentation at the Minnesota Tobacco Control Conference in Saint Paul about the new federal rule that addresses e-cigarettes and “other” tobacco products and how it may impact tobacco control work in Minnesota.
1/26/17 “Words Matter: The Importance of Well-Crafted Policy”
Public Health Law Center staff attorney Scott Kelly gave an interactive presentation at the Minnesota Tobacco Control Conference in Saint Paul about the latest developments, opportunities and challenges when drafting strong tobacco control policies.
Larson, David
PUBLICATION
1/1/17 Yearbook on Arbitration and Mediation
David Allen Larson, Medical Malpractice Arbitration: Not Business as Usual, 8 Yearbook on Arbitration and Mediation 69 (2016). With D. Dahl.
http://ssrn.com/abstract=2893462
SSRN TOP TEN LIST
1/13/17 Social Science Research Network
Professor David Larson’s paper, “Medical Malpractice Arbitration: Not Business as Usual,” was recently listed on SSRN’s Top Ten download lists: Conflict & Dispute Resolution eJournal, HEN: Law & Regulation (Topic), HEN: Malpractice (Sub-Topic), Insurance Law, Legislation, & Policy eJournal, Justice & Negotiations eJournal, LSN: Arbitration (Sub-Topic), LSN: Contract Litigation, Arbitration, & Dispute Resolution (Topic), LSN: Tort Litigation, Arbitration, & Dispute Resolution (Topic), MRN Negotiations & Dispute Resolution Network, Medical-Legal Studies eJournal, NEG Subject Matter eJournals, PSN: Other Conflict Prevention, Management & Resolution (Topic) and Public Goods & Regulation in Health Economics eJournal.
https://ssrn.com/abstract=2893462.
1/21/17 Social Science Research Network
Professor David Allen Larson’s paper, “Medical Malpractice Arbitration: Not Business as Usual,” was listed on SSRN’s Top Ten download list for: Health Law eJournals.
https://ssrn.com/abstract=2893462
1/28/17 Social Science Research Network
Professor David Allen Larson’s paper, “Medican Malpractice Arbitration: Not Business as Usual” was recently listed on SSRN’s Top Ten download list for: Conflict Studies: Prevention, Management & Resolution eJournal.
https://ssrn.com/abstract=2893462
Mahoney, Maggie
PRESENTATION
1/25/17 “Policy Options to Protect Youth”
Public Health Law Center director of tobacco control Maggie Mahoney co-led a workshop for grantees of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment on policy options to reduce youth use of tobacco products. The workshop was held at the Kansas Community Health Promotion Summit in Manhattan, Kansas.
Pope, Thaddeus
PUBLICATION
1/1/17 Neurocritical Care
Thaddeus Pope, Physician Power to Declare Death by Neurologic Criteria Threatened, 26 NEUROCRITICAL CARE (2017) (with Ariane Lewis).
1/1/17 American Journal of Bioethics
Thaddeus Pope Controlling the Misuse of CPR with Certified Patient Decision Aids and POLST, 17(1) AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOETHICS (2017).
1/11/17 Ethical Matters
Thaddeus Mason Pope, Physician Power to Declare Death by Neurologic Criteria Threatened, 26 NEUROCRITICAL CARE (2017). With A. Lewis
1/23/17 The American Journal of Bioethics
Thaddeus Mason Pope, Controlling the Misuse of CPR with Certified Patient Decision Aids and POLST, 17(2) AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOETHICS 35-37 (Feb. 2017).
LEGISLATIVE SERVICE
1/1/17
Professor Thaddeus Pope was deposed as an expert witness on whether a hospital fulfilled its duty to obtainappropriate consent for a DNR/CCO order. Wagner v. Summa Health System, No. CV-2013-09-4227 (Court of Common Pleas, Summit County, Ohio).
OTHER
1/5/17 Workshop
Professor Thaddeus Pope was a commentator for the “Works in Progress for New Health Law Teachers” workshop at the AALS Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
Ralson Aoki, Julie
MEDIA
1/28/17 Christian Science Monitor
Public Health Law Center director of healthy eating and active living Julie Ralston Aoki was quoted in a Christian Science Monitor article titled “Why France now bans unlimited soda refills.”
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2017/0128/Why-France-now-bans-unlimited-sodarefills? cmpid=gigya-tw
PRESENTATION
1/31/17 “Healthy, Indigenous Foods Policy Work in the Lower Sioux Indian Community”
Public Health Law Center director of healthy eating and active living Julie Ralston Aoki participated in an American Indian Cancer Foundation webinar about developing a set of Tribal policies to support healthy, Indigenous foods across the Lower Sioux Indian Community.