Congratulations to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Health Law faculty on their accomplishments.
Date range: October 1, 2019– October 31, 2019
Amajuoyi, Julie
PRESENTATION: 10/30/2019 “Hot Topics in Minnesota’s Tobacco Control Laws”
Julie Amajuoyi of the Public Health Law Center presented at the free Center-led CLE training in Mankato, Minnesota, for city and county attorneys on commercial tobacco control issues.
Blanke, Doug
INVITATION: 10/15/2019 Voices for Healthy Kids Annual Summit
Doug Blanke of the Public Health Law Center took part in a series of meetings in San Antonio hosted by the American Heart Association’s children’s health initiative, “Voices for Healthy Kids,” including the inaugural meeting of the Association’s Workgroup on Health Equity and Sugary Beverage Taxes, its National Stakeholder Gathering, and its annual Summit meeting.
INVITATION: 10/29/2019 Center for Science in the Public Interest Sugary Drinks
Doug Blanke and Julie Ralston Aoki of the Public Health Law Center took part in a Berkeley, California, meeting of experts convened by the Center for Science in the Public Interest to explore the First Amendment limits on governments’ ability to require health warnings on sugary drinks.
Callanan, Rachel
PRESENTATION: 10/25/2019 “Hot Topics in Minnesota’s Tobacco Control Laws”
Rachel Callanan of the Public Health Law Center presented at the free Center-led CLE training in Duluth, Minnesota, for city and county attorneys on commercial tobacco control issues.
PRESENTATION: 10/30/2019 “Hot Topics in Minnesota’s Tobacco Control Laws”
Rachel Callanan of the Public Health Law Center presented at the free Center-led CLE training in Mankato, Minnesota, for city and county attorneys on commercial tobacco control issues.
Hemmerich, Natalie
PRESENTATION: 10/23/2019 “What’s New in Commercial Tobacco Worksite Policies: Guidance for Minnesota Communities”
Natalie Hemmerich and Susan Weisman of the Public Health Law Center co-presented on a Center-led webinar with Pat McKone from the American Lung Association on worksite commercial tobacco control policies in Minnesota.
PRESENTATION: 10/25/2019 “Hot Topics in Minnesota’s Tobacco Control Laws”
Natalie Hemmerich of the Public Health Law Center presented at the free Center-led CLE training in Duluth, Minnesota, for city and county attorneys on commercial tobacco control issues.
PRESENTATION: 10/30/2019 “Hot Topics in Minnesota’s Tobacco Control Laws”
Natalie Hemmerich of the Public Health Law Center presented at the free Center-led CLE training in Mankato, Minnesota, for city and county attorneys on commercial tobacco control issues.
Hermer, Laura
INVITATION: 10/31/2019 Poverty Law IV Conference
Professor Laura Hermer was invited to speak at the Poverty Law IV Conference taking place at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law in April 2020.
PUBLICATION: 10/31/2019 “The Means and Ends of Wellness Programs”
Professor Laura Hermer’s article, “The Means and Ends of Wellness Programs,” will be published in the Journal of Health Care Law and Policy.
Jenson, Desmond
MEDIA: 10/1/2019 L.A. Times
Desmond Jenson of the Public Health Law Center was quoted in an L.A. Times article, “The FDA tried to ban flavors years before the vaping outbreak. Top Obama officials nixed the plan,” about the FDA’s efforts to ban ecigarette flavors in 2016.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-10-01/vaping-flavors-obama-white-house-fda
MEDIA: 10/2/2019 New York Post
Desmond Jenson of the Public Health Law Center was quoted in a New York Post article, “Obama’s White House nixed FDA plan to ban flavored vaping products,” about the FDA’s efforts to ban e-cigarette flavors in 2016.
https://nypost.com/2019/10/02/obamas-white-house-nixed-fda-plan-to-ban-flavored-vaping-products/
MEDIA: 10/7/2019 Triad Business Journal
Desmond Jenson of the Public Health Law Center was quoted in a Triad Business Journal article, “Vaping industry struggles to cope with illnesses, deaths,” about possible FDA action related to recent vaping lung injuries and deaths.
https://www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2019/10/07/vaping-industry-struggles-to-cope-with-illnesses.html
Kingston, Hudson
INVITATION: 10/30/2019 Rhode Island Vaping Advisory Group
Hudson Kingston of the Public Health Law Center was invited to serve on the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Vaping Advisory Group, and participated remotely in its first meeting.
Larson, David
PRESENTATION: 10/30/2019 “Ethics and Efficiency in ODR design”
Professor David Allen Larson made a presentation at the 19th Annual International ODR (Online Dispute Resolution) Forum in Williamsburg, Virginia. Professor Larson’s session was titled “Ethics and Efficiency in ODR design.”
INVITATION: 10/31/2019 Outstanding Scholar Award nomination committee
Professor David Allen Larson has accepted an invitation to join the committee that will review nominees and select the recipient of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution’s Outstanding Scholar Award (2020).
Lester, Joelle
MEDIA: 10/17/2019 Chicago Tribune
Joelle Lester of the Public Health Law Center was quoted in a Chicago Tribune article, “Vaping follows the path Big Tobacco took years ago, facing lawsuits, health advisories and calls for regulation,” about the similarities between the e-cigarette industry and the commercial tobacco industry.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-vaping-big-tobacco-similar-20191015-6xu2gmkbfbbcncnab7w6
PRESENTATION: 10/23/2019 “Is Your City Considering T21 or Other Tobacco Regulations? Considerations for Your City”
Joelle Lester of the Public Health Law Center was one of the presenters on a webinar hosted by the League of Minnesota Cities about Tobacco 21 and other commercial tobacco regulations.
Phelps, Natasha
PRESENTATION: 10/25/2019 “Hot Topics in Minnesota’s Tobacco Control Laws”
Natasha Phelps of the Public Health Law Center presented at the free Center-led CLE training in Duluth, Minnesota, for city and county attorneys on commercial tobacco control issues.
Pope, Thaddeus
PRESENTATION: 10/8/2019 Death with Dignity Legislation: The Legal Doctrine of Physician Assisted Death in the United States
Professor Thaddeus Pope Presented on “Death with Dignity Legislation: The Legal Doctrine of Physician Assisted Death in the United States” at the UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY BIOETHICS CONFERENCE, Lexington, Kentucky.
PRESENTATION: 10/17/2019 Medical Futility & Brain Death
Professor Thaddeus Pope presented on “Medical Futility & Brain Death” at the NEISWANGER INSTITUTE FOR BIOETHICS, LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO STRITCH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.
PRESENTATION: 10/24/2019 Top 10 Legal Developments in Bioethics
Professor Thaddeus Pope presented “Top 10 Legal Developments in Bioethics” at the AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR BIOETHICS & HUMANITIES (ASBH) 21ST ANNUAL MEETING, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
PRESENTATION: 10/26/2019 Essential Elements of Bioethics Blogging: A Workshop
Professor Thaddeus Pope presented on “Essential Elements of Bioethics Blogging: A Workshop,” at the AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR BIOETHICS & HUMANITIES (ASBH) 21ST ANNUAL MEETING, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
MEDIA: 10/31/2019 ProPublica
Professor Thaddeus Pope was quoted in Joe Sexton’s article “End-of-Life Care Laws Were Supposed to Help New Yorkers. They Don’t Always Work” in ProPublica.
https://www.propublica.org/article/end-of-life-care-laws-were-supposed-to-help-new-yorkers-they-dont-always-w
MEDIA: 10/31/2019 ProPublica
Professor Thaddeus Pope was quoted in the Joe Sexton and Nate Schweber article, “The Wrong Goodbye,” in ProPublica.
https://features.propublica.org/wrong-goodbye/mistaken-identity-end-of-life-decision-family-support-frederick-wi
Ralston Aoki, Julie
INVITATION: 10/29/2019 Center for Science in the Public Interest Sugary Drinks
Julie Ralston Aoki and Doug Blanke of the Public Health Law Center took part in a Berkeley, California, meeting of experts convened by the Center for Science in the Public Interest to explore the First Amendment limits on governments’ ability to require health warnings on sugary drinks.
Weisman, Susan
PRESENTATION: 10/23/2019 “What’s New in Commercial Tobacco Worksite Policies: Guidance for Minnesota Communities”
Susan Weisman and Natalie Hemmerich of the Public Health Law Center co-presented on a Center-led webinar with Pat McKone from the American Lung Association on worksite commercial tobacco control policies in Minnesota.