Congratulations to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Health Law faculty on their accomplishments! From virtual presentations, the New York Times, the news, and more, our faculty have been very engaged in the Health Law field!
Date Range: February 1st to February 28th, 2022
Hermer, Laura
PUBLICATION: 2/23/2022 Minn Post
Professor Laura Hermer’s op-ed piece, “A ‘Pro-child’ Solution to the Abortion Debate” was published in the February 23, 2022 edition of Minn Post.
https://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2022/02/a-pro-child-solution-to-the-abortion-debate/
Janus, Eric
PANEL: 2/7/2022 Untouchable – Panel Discussion
Professor Eric Janus was an invited virtual panelist at a program discussing the documentary Untouchable, a film that explores the unintended consequences of sex offender registries. The program was sponsored by The Community, a Milwaukee organization whose mission is to foster the full potential of people with criminal records.
INVITATION: 2/15/2022 Scientific Committee for the ASOS Congress
Professor Eric Janus was invited to be on the Scientific Committee for the ASOS Congress, a conference organized by Bahcesehir University in Istanbul and Eskişehir Osmangazi University.
Larson, David
MEDIA: 2/3/2022 ThinkTech Hawaii
Professor David Allen Larson was a guest on the February 3, 2022 ThinkTech Hawaii videocast, “The Pandemic of Polarization.” Professor Larson was joined in the discussion by William & Mary Visiting Professor Ben Davis, University of Dayton Professor of Law Emeritus Vernellia Randall, and Tina Patterson of the Rhode Island American Indian Heritage Commission.
https://youtu.be/7JH2PYdBFBc
PRESENTATION: 2/10/2022 “Vaccine Mandates and Employment Law”
Professor David Allen Larson recorded “Vaccine Mandates and Employment Law,” a 50-minute video presentation for Findlaw. More than 330 people registered for the presentation and it is available on demand at Findlaw.
PRESENTATION: 2/17/2022 “ODR Can Expand or Reduce Access to Justice”
Professor David Allen Larson presented “ODR Can Expand or Reduce Access to Justice” at the Emerging Judicial Trends in Arbitration, Mediation, and Dispute Resolution Conference in Hyderabad, India on February 17, 2022.
MEDIA: 2/23/2022 KARE 11
Professor David Allen Larson was interviewed by the KARE 11 NBC television news program Breaking the News regarding the reasons the Minneapolis and St. Paul teachers’ unions have filed their notice of intent to strike and the possibility of a settlement before a strike begins.
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/education/minneapolis-st-paul-teachers-file-intent-to-strike/89-514c173b-
Pope, Thaddeus
PRESENTATION: 2/1/2022 “Who Is Alive and Who Is Dead? Growing Uncertainty and Reasons for Amending the Uniform Determination of Death Act”
Professor Thaddeus Pope presented “Who Is Alive and Who Is Dead? Growing Uncertainty and Reasons for Amending the Uniform Determination of Death Act” as part of the Mitchell Hamline Fellows Series on February 1, 2022.
PRESENTATION: 2/11/2022 “Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking: A Lesser Known, Widely Available Palliative Option of Last Resort”
Professor Thaddeus Pope presented “Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking: A Lesser Known, Widely Available Palliative Option of Last Resort” at the Annual Assembly of Hospice & Palliative Care held in Nashville, Tennessee on February 11, 2022.
MEDIA: 2/15/2022 Guidance for Healthcare Ethics Committees
Professor Thaddeus Pope wrote the chapter, “Medical Futility” for the book, Guidance for Healthcare Ethics Committees, 2nd edition. The book is edited by Micah Hester and Toby Schonfeld and published by Cambridge University Press.
PUBLICATION: 2/15/2022 Maine Law Review
Professor Thaddeus Pope’s article, “Patient Decision Aids Improve Patient Safety And Reduce Medical Liability Risk” was published in volume 74 of the Maine Law Review.
https://digitalcommons.mainelaw.maine.edu/mlr/vol74/iss1/4/
PRESENTATION: 2/16/2022 “Patient Decision Aids and Shared Decision Making: Growing Legal and Policy Support”
Professor Thaddeus Pope presented “Patient Decision Aids and Shared Decision Making: Growing Legal and Policy Support” at Dartmouth University on February 16, 2022.