The Health Law and Policy Program at American University Washington College of Law is pleased to host a series of panel discussions examining trends, challenges, and opportunities in health care and the role of law and policy. The Future of Health Care series is presented in partnership with the American Health Law Association and the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics and highlights both practitioner and scholar perspectives on timely topics.
The Future of Health Care Series
Past Future of Health Care Series Programs
Navigating the Politicization of Reproductive Health
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET, Virtual via Zoom
This webinar identified the ways in which reproductive health is harmed by political attacks working to override evidence-based practices, undermine standards of care, and control provider-patient decisions. The panelists discussed the interconnected politicization of legislation, regulation, and litigation and then strategized how lawyers can work to strengthen and improve health care delivery and health outcomes in this challenging landscape.
This program was cohosted with AUWCL's Program on Gender, Theory, Law & Practice.
Moderated by Health Law and Policy Program Professor Jamie Abrams.
Panelists:
- Elizabeth Kukura (Associate Professor of Law, Drexel University Thomas R. School of Law)
- Jamille Fields Allsbrook (Assistant Professor of Law, Saint Louis University School of Law)
- Carina Heckert (Author of Birth in Times of Despair; Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, The University of Texas at El Paso)
Watch the recording here!
Climate Change & Health: Legal, Policy and Scientific Perspectives
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm ET, Hybrid
Expert panelists discuss the role of law and policy in protecting communities from the health threats posed by climate change
This program was cohosted with AUWCL's Program on Environmental and Energy Law.
Moderated by Health Law and Policy Program Director Asha Scielzo.
Panelists:
-Kathleen Riley (Senior Associate Attorney, Earthjustice)
-Olufunmilayo Chinekezi (Program Officer, National Academy of Medicine)
-Sara Hoverter (Director, Center for Community Health Innovation at the O’Neill Institute)
Watch the recording here!
Genomics, AI, and the African Diaspora
Thursday, November 16, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm ET, Hybrid
Moderated by Assistant Professor of Law Thomas Wilson Williams.
Panelists:
-Shawneequa Callier (Associate Professor of Clinical Research and Leadership, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences)
-Ruqaiijah Yearby (Kara J. Trott Professor in Law, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law)
Watch the recording here.
LGBTQ+ Health Equity and Access to Gender Affirming Care
Thursday, October 12, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET, via Zoom
Panelists:
-Kellan Baker (Executive Director and Chief Learning Officer, Whitman-Walker Institute)
-Trent Stechschulte (Vice President and General Counsel, I Am Boundless)
-Heather Walter-McCabe (Associate Professor of Law and Social Work, Wayne State University Law School)
Watch the recording here.
Rethinking Health Reform and the Role of Medicaid in Advancing Health Equity
Friday, April 14, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET, via Zoom
Panelists:
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Clifford Barnes (Shareholder, Epstein Becker Green)
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Leonardo Cuello (Research Professor, the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy’s Center for Children and Families)
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Nicole Huberfeld (Edward R. Utley Professor of Health Law, Boston University School of Public Health; Professor of Law and Co-Director of the BU Law Program in Reproductive Justice, Boston University School of Law)
Watch the recording here.
Health Care Through the Lens of Health Equity
Friday, January 27, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm ET, via Zoom
Opening remarks will be given by AUWCL Dean Roger A. Fairfax, Jr., AHLA Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer David Cade, and ASLME Executive Director and Publications Director Ted Hutchinson.
This panel will be moderated by Health Law and Policy Program Director Asha Scielzo.
Panelists:
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Dru Bhattacharya (Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer, Banner Health)
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Brietta Clark (Professor of Law and J. Rex Dibble Fellow, Loyola Marymount University Loyola Law School)
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Elizabeth Pendo (Joseph J. Simeone Professor of Law, Center for Health Law Studies; William C. Wefel Center for Employment Law, Saint Louis University School of Law)
Watch the recording here.
