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Health Law Bioethics

The Health Law Bioethics Conference is moderated by Maxwell J. Mehlman, J.D., Arthur E. Peterslige Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law.

This conference may include discussion of commercial products and services.

The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the sponsor or its publisher. Please review complete prescribing information of specific drugs or combination of drugs, including indications, contraindications, warnings and adverse effects before administering pharmacologic therapy to patients.

Gun Violence: Potential Interventions and Legal Limitations

In 2018, the American College of Physicians (ACP) joined the growing number of organizations calling for a public health approach to gun violence in an article in the Annals of Internal Medicine. This prompted a quick rebuke from the National Rifle Association (NRA), urging physicians to ??oestay in their lane.??? But as the response of #ThisIsOurLane gained momentum, it appeared as though the NRA was the organization most out of step with the public. Indeed, as
Authors: Michael R. Ulrich, J.D., M.P.H.
Estimated Time: 1 Hour
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Maxwell J. Mehlman, J.D.

Health/Law Bioethics

Maxwell J. Mehlman, J.D., Cyberounds® Health Law and Bioethics moderator, is Distinguished University Professor, Arthur E. Petersilge Professor of Law and Director of the Law-Medicine Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, and Professor of Bioethics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He received his J.D. from Yale and holds two bachelor's degrees, one from Reed College and one from Oxford University, which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar. Prior to joining the faculty at CWRU, Professor Mehlman practiced law with Arnold & Porter in Washington D.C., where he specialized in federal regulation of medical technology. Professor Mehlman writes and lectures on a number of issues in health law and bioethics, including the just allocation of scarce resources; ethical, legal and social implications of new discoveries in human genetics; assuring the quality of medical care; and the role of the health professional under managed care.

Within the past 12 months, Prof. Mehlman reports no commercial conflict of interest.

Last Update: 2/21/2021

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Corporate Wellness Programs: Pros and Cons

Workplace wellness programs are all the rage. In a study mandated by the Affordable Care Act for the Department of Labor, the Rand Corporation reported that, in 2012, ??oeabout half of employers with at least 50 employees, and more than 90 percent of those with more than 50,000 employees offered a wellness program.??? Moreover, a 2011 Aon Hewitt employer survey found that ??oenearly 47 percent of employers without a wellness program planned to
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Practice Guidelines and the Standard of Care in Medicine

In an article in JAMA on how to slow health care spending, noted Harvard health economist David Cutler states that a ??oemajor direction??? for health care reform is ??oeto ensure that physicians who adhere to guideline standards know that lawsuits based on providing that care will be rapidly dismissed.??? The notion that medical practice guidelines should be conclusively presumed to establish the legal standard of care for physicians, referred to as a ??oesafe harbor??? approach, is not new;
Authors: Maxwell J. Mehlman, J.D.
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Preventing Racial Disparities in Health Status and Access to Health Care

??oeOf all the forms of inequality, injustice in healthcare is the most shocking and inhumane,??? Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The largest disparity in health status in the United States is between African-Americans and whites. Some argue that biological differences between racial groups are the cause of these racial disparities. However, as proven by the Human Genome Project and noted by Nancy Krieger, the biological race theory is based on three
Authors: Ruqaiijah A. Yearby, J.D.
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Medical Decision-Making on Behalf of Children and Adolescents

A complex patchwork of laws governs the medical treatment of minors. Though many aspects of children’s medical care are straightforward and require no more than the informed consent of the parent, in some areas the law creates numerous potential pitfalls for clinicians who care for children and adolescents. In addition, the legal rules themselves may at times be amorphous or inconsistent. This Cyberounds® will provide an overview of the legal rules concerning medical decision-making by and on behalf of children
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Neuroethics

Neuroethics is a relatively new field within bioethics, concerned with the ethical, legal and social impact of neuroscience. It emerged in response to the rapid development of neuroscience in the late 20th century, including our understanding of human cognition and emotion along with functional neuroimaging (fMRI), which became widely available in the 1990s. As a result of the maturation of cognitive and affective neuroscience, neuroscience can now be applied to solving problems in many spheres of human life
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Medical Confidentiality and Exceptions

The legal and ethical protections regarding confidentiality of medical information have undergone significant scrutiny in the past few years, and a variety of new legislation and changes to current legislation have recently been promulgated at both the federal and state levels. Developments in electronic media as well as advances in genetic medicine have challenged our traditional understanding of "personal" information and privacy. As a result, there have been various attempts to craft privacy protections in different settings. This Cyberounds® provides
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