Shifting Paradigms: Medical Ethics, Public Health Ethics and the Law

Shifting Paradigms: Medical Ethics, Public Health Ethics and the Law

Thursday, October 2, 2014 Public Health Law Program Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Public Health Law News Announcements Webinar—Shifting Paradigms: Medical Ethics, Public Health Ethics. CDC’s Public Health Law Program (PHLP) and the American Health Lawyers Association are co-hosting a three-part webinar series that will give an overview of medical ethics, public health ethics, and the law and highlight ethical issues related to patient safety and healthcare-associated infections. An interactive roundtable will enable participants to join in the discussion. The first webinar will take  place Wednesday, October 29, 2014, from 2:00 to 3:30 pm (EDT) and will offer CLE credit. PHLP has reserved 200 free registration spaces. Please register as soon as possible to ensure you get a spot. Menu of State Public Health Department Accreditation Laws. [PDF 278KB] This menu offers a comprehensive summary of state laws that reference accreditation, including state statutory and regulatory language. It can be a useful resource for policy makers and public health practitioners interested in the legal methods by which other states have required, encouraged, or financed health department accreditation. ACA litigation and implementation webinar. The Network for Public Health Law is hosting the  Affordable Care Act: Litigation and Implementation Update webinar on Thursday, October 16, 2014, from  3:00 to 4:15 pm (EDT). The webinar will give an update on Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation, including states’ decisions regarding Medicaid expansion and health insurance exchanges, as well as provisions regarding public health. Experts will also discuss the legal challenges to the ACA, some seeking to enjoin the law and others to enforce it. The webinar will be a live webcast of a session from the 2014 Public Health Law Conference.

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