Health Injustice in America: How COVID-19 has illuminated years of inequity and the important role law and policy should play during times of crisis and beyond
February 25, 2021
Pending Approval for 2.25 Standard CLE Credits
The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated something a growing number of health care providers have known for a long time: Social inequities including race and poverty have a profound impact on health outcomes. Speakers will underscore the dangers of characterizing health disparities as problems of genetics rather than of social determinants, examine the negative impact of race and poverty on health outcomes and discuss how targeted legal and policy interventions for people living in disadvantaged communities can have a positive impact on health outcomes.
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Jonathan Kahn, JD PhD
Professor of Law and Biology
Northeastern University
Author of Race on the Brain: What Implicit Bias Gets Wrong About the Struggle for Racial Justice
9-9:30am
Ana Pottratz Acosta
Clinical Instructor for Medical Legal Partnership
Associate Professor of Law
9:30-10am
Julie Ralston Aoki, J.D.
Director of Healthy Eating and Active Living Programs
Public Health Law Center
10-10:30am
Panel w/Q&A
10:30-11:15
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Combatting New & Emerging Health Care Fraud Schemes Through Collaboration & Innovation
March 25, 2021 9:00-11:00am
Pending Approval for 2 Standard CLE Credits
The COVID-19 pandemic has provided a fertile ground for health care fraud and represents a threat to the integrity of federal health care programs. Speakers will highlight vulnerabilities and underscore the importance of why and how collaborative relationships with government agencies can enhance program integrity efforts. Speakers will also highlight the importance of innovation and the use of data to enhance investigative efforts, analyze productivity, and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse.
FEATURED SPEAKERS :
Richard E. Munson
Program Integrity Chief Compliance Officer & Vice President of Investigations for UnitedHealthcare
9-9:45am
Matthew Berls
Senior Director of Investigations for UnitedHealthcare’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU)
9:45-10:30am
Q&A
10:30-11
Register – Individual Event
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The Ongoing Opioid Litigation & Its Impact on the Pharmaceutical Industry
April 22, 2021 11:00am-1:00pm
Pending Approval for 2 Standard CLE Credits
The opioid crisis continues to have a profound and devastating impact on the public’s health. The crisis, and the litigation spawned by it, have far-reaching impacts for patients and the pharmaceutical industry. Speakers will highlight the lessons learned from recent cases and settlements, as well as the impact on companies committed to taking an ethical and compliant approach to developing, manufacturing, and marketing prescription opioid products.
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Dr. Seth Whitelaw
President & CEO, Whitelaw Compliance Group, LLC.
Senior Fellow & Adjunct Professor, Life Sciences Compliance
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Editor, Policy & Medicine Compliance Update
11-11:45am
Michael Hercz
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer of Sentynl Therapeutics
11:45am-12:30pm
Q&A
12:30-1pm
Register – Individual Event