Webinar
Dates: Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 1:00pm
Presenters:
•Julie Reagan, Ph.D., J.D., M.P.H., attorney and healthcare consultant, HAI Focus
•Rick Hogan, J.D., M.P.H., general counsel, Arkansas Department of Health
Description:
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are infections acquired by patients during the course of receiving medical care for some other condition. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 1 out of every 20 hospitalized patients will contract an HAI. Due to the increased morbidity, mortality and financial costs associated with these infections, HAIs have been recognized as an important public health problem.
The majority of U.S. states have responded to the problem of HAIs by enacting HAI public reporting laws. While the primary purpose of these laws has been to reduce the occurrence of HAIs by implementing infection prevention and control initiatives, the laws also promote healthcare facility transparency and accountability by including mandates for HAI data submission and release of
that data in the form of reports or other information to the public.
This webinar will provide a current and comprehensive review of U.S. state and territorial HAI laws. Julie Reagan will present an overview of HAI laws and will discuss the most common legal provisions. She will also address the role of the federal government, along with its interplay with state HAI programs and implementing state laws. Rick Hogan will discuss Arkansas’ HAI law, providing a case example and overview of a state with voluntary reporting requirements.
CLE credit is available. ASLME is an approved provider of continuing legal education credits in several states. ASLME will also apply for CLE credits in other states upon request.
Registration:
Each webinar is free and open to anyone who is interested. Click here to register for this event. The registration deadline is 1 p.m. (ET) on September 20. Information about webinar procedures will be distributed to all registrants before the event.
Presented in partnership by: American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics (ASLME); Public Health Law Association (PHLA); Public Health Law Network (the Network), and Public Health Law Research (PHLR).
Dates: Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Presenters
Les Beitsch M.D., J.D., associate dean, Division of Health Affairs, Florida State University College of Medicine
Gene W. Matthews, J.D., director, Public Health Law Network – Southeastern Region (Gene will also moderate the webinar.)
Martie Ross, J.D., partner, Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP
Description
Health agency accreditation has the potential to provide significant assistance to health departments currently facing serious economic and political challenges to their resource base and legal structures. The accreditation process is also an important opportunity for public health professionals to engage community stakeholders in new and meaningful ways.
This webinar will provide insight for public health practitioners, their legal counsels and elected officials into the legal and political implications of the national voluntary public health agency accreditation program, which is scheduled to be launched on September 15, 2011 by the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). Three national experts will discuss how accreditation can identify the potential changes underway in health department legal structures. Beitsch will provide observations on the current PHAB launch, including its background, legal components and implications on the public health community. Then Matthews will discuss lessons from recent research on the various state legal structures that support public health agency accreditation or certification programs. Finally, Ross will present the Kansas experience of establishing a voluntarily quality improvement program and shared service delivery in a home rule state legal environment.
CLE credits are available for those who qualify. ASLME is an approved provider of continuing legal education credits in several states. ASLME will also apply for CLE credits in other states upon request.
Registration
Each webinar is free and open to all interested parties. The Public Health Law Association is hosting June’s webinar. Click here to register for this event. The registration deadline is 1 p.m. (ET) on August 16. Information about webinar procedures will be distributed to all registrants before the event.
Presented in Partnership by: American Society of Law Medicine and Ethics (ASLME); Public Health Law Association (PHLA); Public Health Law Network; and Public Health Law Research (PHLR)
Dates: Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 1:00pm
Health Reform’s Impact on Comparative Effectiveness and Public Health Outcomes: Something Old Becomes New Again
Presenters
• Eleanor D. Kinney, J.D., M.P.H., Professor and Co-Director, William S. and Christine S. Hall Center for Law and Health, Indiana University School of Law
• Priscilla Keith, J.D., M.S., Director of Research and Projects and Adjunct Professor, William S. and Christine S. Hall Center for Law and Health, Indiana University School of Law
Moderator
• Daniel M. Fox, A.B., A.M, Ph.D., President Emeritus, Milbank Memorial Fund.
Description
Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) helps the medical and public health community make informed decisions that result in better health outcomes. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) contains provisions that support the development of CER by authorizing the establishment of a nonprofit corporation known as the Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute. The purpose of the Institute is to improve health outcomes by developing and disseminating evidence-based research about the effectiveness of different treatments and medicines. In addition, CER compares the health outcomes of different medical treatments, including healthcare intervention, medical devices, drugs and biologics. The question as this new initiative moves forward is: How will the era of health reform impact health outcomes, particularly, public health outcomes? This webinar will discuss CER and investigate this question.
You may qualify for CLE credit. ASLME is an approved provider of continuing legal education credits in several states. ASLME will also apply for CLE credits in other states upon request.
Registration
This webinar, hosted by the PUblic Health LaW Association, is free and open to all interested parties. Register for this event online by 2 p.m. (ET) June 14. Information about webinar procedures will be distributed to all registrants before the event.
Presented in Partnership by: American Society of Law Medicine and Ethics (ASLME); Public Health Law Association (PHLA); Public Health Law Network; and PHLR.
Dates: Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 1:00pm
Fracking – Is It Just a Dirty Word?
Environmental and Public Health Considerations of Hydrofracturing
Presenters
• Josh Fox, filmmaker of documentary on fracking, “Gasland”
• Avner Vengosh, Ph.D., M.S., Professor, Nicholas School of Environment, Duke University
• John Quigley, M.P.A., principal, John H Quigley LLC
Description
Hyrofracturing, or “fracking,” is a process for removing natural gas from rock formations deep beneath the earth’s surface. New approaches to fracking are raising significant questions about whether the process creates unreasonable risk to human and environmental health. The EPA is studying the impact of fracking on drinking water, which is just one of the health concerns raised by the process.
Public health and environmental advocates are urging policy-makers to employ the precautionary principle and prohibit fracking until the impact of the process is fully evaluated. Several states have considered, and some have passed, legislation regulating fracking or imposing a moratorium during a period of study. This webinar will examine the health hazards of fracking, policies to protect the public’s health from these risks and the reactions of the public health community.
To listen to this webinar, click here.
Presented in Partnership by: American Society of Law Medicine and Ethics (ASLME) ; Public Health Law Association (PHLA) ; Public Health Law Network; and PHLR.
Dates: Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 3:00pm
State Attorneys General, as chief legal officers of their state, can take a wide range of actions on behalf of the state or the public interest, through litigation and law enforcement, investigatory activities, issuing opinions and filing amicus briefs, engaging in consumer education, and law and policy reform work. The Attorneys General have successfully confronted public health issues such as end-of-life care, tobacco control, Medicaid fraud, hospital mergers, food labeling, firearms regulation and pharmaceutical marketing. Assistant attorneys general are also often involved in providing day-to-day legal advice and representation to state health departments and officials. In this webinar, three panelists will look at recent successful actions by the state Attorneys General and will explore other avenues and powers that the Attorneys General might utilize to address public health issues.
You may qualify for CLE credit. ASLME is an approved provider of continuing legal education credits in several states. ASLME will also apply for CLE credits in other states upon request.
Registration:
Webinar is free and open to all interested parties. Registration closes at 4pm EST on March 15. Information about webinar procedures will be distributed to registrants via email before the event.
Presented by PHLR, American Society of Law Medicine and Ethics (ASLME); Public Health Law Association (PHLA); and Public Health Law Network (The Network).
Email conferences@aslme.org with questions.
Venue: Public Health Law Webinar
Dates: Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 1:00pm
Public Health Provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Thursday, 24 February 2011
1 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. (EST)
Presenters:
Peter D. Jacobson, J.D., M.P.H.
President, Public Health Law Association (PHLA)
Professor of Health Law and Policy, University of Michigan School of Public Health
Sarah Somers, J.D.
Senior Attorney, National Health Law Program
Attend a free webinar hosted by the Public Health Law Association to discuss the ACA’s population health provisions and their implications with experts in the field. Webinars are available to all interested persons, from public health lawyers, officials, and practitioners to scholars and students. Participants may qualify for CLE credit.
This webinar is free and open to all interested parties. To register, e-mail Lori Fietz (lfietz@umich.edu) by February 22, 2010. Information regarding webinar procedures will be distributed to all registrants before the event.
Presented by PHLR, American Society of Law Medicine and Ethics (ASLME); Public Health Law Association (PHLA); and Public Health Law Network (The Network).
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