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Distinguished Speaker Series The Center for Health Law Studies is pleased to announce its Distinguished Speaker Series for 2008-2009. As one of the leading centers for the teaching and study of the intersection of health care, law and policy, the Center is proud to welcome four distinguished individuals who make significant contributions to the development of health law and policy. These leading scholars will share their insights with our students and faculty on a variety of topics during the coming academic year. 2009-2010 Distinguished Speaker Series November 2, 2009 Judy Feder, MA, Ph.D., Professor of Public Policy at Georgetown Public Policy Institute and Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, gave a lecture titled: "The Shifting Landscape of Health Care Reform" on November 2. Professor Feder is one of the nation's leaders in health policy—particularly in efforts to understand and improve the U.S health insurance system. Her expertise on health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and long-term care is regularly drawn upon by members of Congress, executive officials, and the national media. October 30, 2009 Laurence B. McCullough, Dalton Tomlin Chair in Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Professor of Medicine and Medical Ethics, Baylor College of Medicine presented his lecture, "Taking Professional Conscience Seriously" on October 30. Dr. McCullough has published 370 papers in the peer-reviewed medical and bioethics literature. In addition, he has published 50 original chapters in scholarly books and more than 100 chapters in medical textbooks. October 09, 2009 Dr. Griffin Trotter, Professor of Health Care Ethics and of Surgery at Saint Louis University, is a sought after expert on the topic of pandemic preparedness and disaster medicine. He is the author of The Ethics of Coercion in Mass Casualty Medicine (Johns Hopkins University, 2007) and serves as a member of the Editorial Review Board for the American Journal of Disaster Medicine. He is board certified in Emergency Medicine, is a member of the National Academy of Sciences Standing Committee on Biodefense, which advises the U.S. Department of Defense, and is an active member of the Missouri Pandemic Preparedness Consortium. Distinguished Speaker Series 2008-2009
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