Events

Events and conferences at the cutting edge of health law and policy are held throughout the academic year, driven in part by the passions of interested students. Recent events have included both large addresses by and intimate conversations with current and former government officials, including FDA Commissioner Peggy Hamburg, former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and Senator Richard Blumenthal; academic debates over health law cases pending in the U.S. Supreme Court; major conferences focused on the changing business of health care and the 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid; and panels focused on topics ranging from gun policy to abortion, medical ethics and social justice. The Center also hosts numerous career and networking events throughout the year.

All 2023–2024 Events

September 12 | Gun Violence, Domestic Violence, and the Supreme Court: Twin Threats before the Court in United States v. Rahimi, A panel discussion featuring Jesenia Pizarro, Eric Tirschwell, Dean Megan Ranney, Michael Ulrich
September 20 | A year after the fall of Roe: Views from the frontlines of federal policy, medical practice, and law A panel discussion featuring Dr. Lisa Harris, Diana Kasdan, Jennifer Klein, Reva Siegel ’86
October 10 | Disability Rights, Health Care, and Incarceration, A panel discussion featuring Pardiss Kebriaei, Lisa Puglisi, and Margo Schlanger.
October 11 | From the Mifepristone case to the ACA and defending Chevron: The HHS General Counsel on Major Cases in the Courts, A conversation about cases on matters ranging from deference to scientific expertise, to reproductive rights, ACA, and administrative law moving through the courts with Sam Bagenstos, the General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
October 16 | Confronting the Drug Pricing Crisis through Patent Reform, a panel discussion featuring Tahir Amin, Robin Feldman, Amy Kapczynski '03, and Zain Rizvi ’17.
October 21 | Health Law Alumni Breakfast.
October 25 | Wonder Drug: A book talk on the history of Thalidomide with Jennifer Vanderbes, TD ’96.
November 7 | 1L Summer Jobs in Health Law, a panel event co-sponsored with the YLS Career Development Office (CDO) featuring Hannah Eichner '24, Bea Brown '25, Sahil Agrawal '25, Elliot Ping '24, and Elena Sokoloski '25.
November 8 | Generative AI and Medical Advice, a talk featuring Claudia E. Haupt.
November 16 | The Transformative Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Healthcare and Legal Practice, a panel event featuring Lane Dilg '04, Harlan Krumholz, David Rhew, and Laura Safdie ’11.

Interdisciplinary Programming

The Center is an active partner in interdisciplinary health programing across campus‎:

Colloquium in Healthcare Leadership

Through the Colloquium in Healthcare Leadership, the Yale School of Management and Yale School of Medicine hold candid discussions with prominent leaders from public, private, and nonprofit healthcare organizations on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Beaumont Room at the Sterling Hall of Medicine (2nd Floor), 333 Cedar Street. Faculty and students from across the university are encouraged to attend.

ISPS Health Policy Seminars

The ISPS (Institution for Social and Policy Studies) Center for Health Policy holds monthly seminars in health policy. The seminars are interdisciplinary, drawing speakers from law, economics, medicine, and the policy world. The seminars generally take place on Wednesdays from 12:15 – 1:30 pm at ISPS (77 Prospect Street) in Room A001. Faculty and students from across the university are encouraged to attend.

Yale School of Medicine Program for Biomedical Ethics Evening Seminar Series

The Yale Program for Biomedical Ethics holds an evening ethics seminar series throughout the year. Faculty and students from across the university are encouraged to attend.