Congratulations to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Health Law faculty on their accomplishments.
Date range: April 1, 2020 – April 30, 2020
Blanke, Doug
PRESENTATION: 4/1/2020 “Litigation as a Public Health Tool”
Doug Blanke remotely presented “Litigation as a Public Health Tool” to the Public Health Law class at the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health.
Hermer, Laura
UPCOMING: 4/15/2020
Mitchell Hamline Law Review Professor Laura Hermer has been asked by the Mitchell Hamline Law Review to write an article on Covid-19 and abortion rights to be completed this summer and published in an upcoming issue.
Pope, Thaddeus
PRESENTATION: 4/3/2020 “Proposal to Revise the UDDA to Address Medicolegal Controversies in Determination of Death by Neurologic Criteria”
Professor Thaddeus Pope, along with Ariane Lewis, Matthew Kirschen, and Richard Bonnie presented “Proposal to Revise the UDDA to Address Medicolegal Controversies in Determination of Death by Neurologic Criteria” to the Uniform Law Commission Healthcare Law Committee on April 3, 2020.
MEDIA: 4/10/2020
Death with Dignity National Center Professor Thaddeus Pope was part of a panel of experts consulted for the story, “Your Coronavirus Questions Answered: COVID-19 Exposes Complex Concerns in End-of-Life Care” which is featured on the Death with Dignity National Center website. https://www.deathwithdignity.org/news/2020/04/covid-19-end-of-life-care/
MEDIA: 4/12/2020
KMSP Fox-9 Professor Thaddeus Pope appeared in the KMSP Fox-9 TV News segment “The COVID Conversation to Have Now” on April 12, 2020. https://www.fox9.com/news/the-covid-19-conversation-to-have-now
PUBLICATION: 4/15/2020
American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine Professor Thaddeus Pope’s article, Making Medical Treatment Decisions for Unrepresented Patients in the ICU: An Official ATS/AGS Policy Statement was published in volume 201 of the American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine. Professor Pope was the lead author with multi-professional committee.
PUBLICATION: 4/15/2020
New England Journal of Medicine Professor Thaddeus Pope’s article, Hospital Mergers and Conscience-Based Objections — Growing Threats to Access and Quality of Care was published in volume 382 of the New England Journal of Medicine. The article was co-authored with with Ian D. Wolfe.
PRESENTATION: 4/21/2020 “Providing MAID During COVID-19: Ethical Issues”
Professor Thaddeus Pope presented “Providing MAID During COVID-19: Ethical Issues” at a Canadian Association of MAID Assessors and Providers (CAMAP) webinar on April 21, 2020.
PRESENTATION: 4/22/2020 “Religion-Affiliated Providers”
Professor Thaddeus Pope presented “Religion-Affiliated Providers” at an American Clinicians Academy on Medical Aid in Dying (ACAMAID) webinar on April 22, 2020.
AWARD: 4/23/2020
Fulbright Scholar Award Professor Thaddeus Pope was named the Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Health Law, Policy and Ethics at the University of Ottawa for the January – May 2021 term.
Pottratz Acosta, Ana
COMMUNITY SERVICE: 4/15/2020
Minnesota State Bar Association Immigration Law Section Professor Ana Pottratz Acosta serves as aS ectio Member of the Minnesota State Bar Association Immigration Law Section.
COMMUNITY SERVICE: 4/15/2020
Hennepin County Sheriff Community Advisory Board. Professor Ana Pottratz Acosta serves as an Immigration Advisor for the Hennepin County Sheriff Community Advisory Board.
COMMUNITY SERVICE: 4/15/2020
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Minnesota/Dakotas Chapter Professor Ana Pottratz Acosta served as Vice-Chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Minnesota/Dakotas Chapter for the 2019-2020 term.
PRESENTATION: 4/23/2020 “COVID-19 Stimulus Eligibility for Non-Citizens (Spanish)”
Professor Ana Pottratz Acosta presented “COVID-19 Stimulus Eligibility for Non-Citizens (Spanish)” as part of the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota’s Facebook Live Community Presentation on April 23, 2020.