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George Mason UniversityCollege of Health and Human Services

Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics

Speaker Series

About the Series

Fall 2009 Speaker Series kicks off in September. Watch this space as more speakers are announced.

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Research Seminar Series

About the Series

Fall 2009 Research Seminar Series information will be posted soon.

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Previous Events

September 28, 12:00 pm
"Will We See National Health Reform in 2009?"
Presented by Len Nichols, PhD
Director, Health Policy Program, New America Foundation

Event Flyer

Slides from the Event

Len Nichols:

Len Nichols

April 23, 2009
Climate Change, Health, and Ethics
CHPRE Earth Week Event
Presentation by Thomas E. Lovejoy

Slides from the Event

Event Flyer

Thomas E. Lovejoy:
Thomas E. Lovejoy

April 9, 2009
Lessons from State Health Reform and the Role of States under National Health Reform
presented by W. David Helms, PhD
President and CEO, AcademyHealth

Slides from the Event
Event Flyer

W. David Helms:

W. David Helms

March 19, 2009
Medicare and the New Congress and Administration
presented by Jack C. Ebeler, MPA
Consultant and Vice Chairman, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)

Slides from the Event
Event Flyer

Jack C. Ebeler:
Jack Ebeler

February 19, 2009
Mind Wars: Brain Research and National Defense

presented by Jonathan D. Moreno, Ph.D.
David and Lyn Silfen University Professor and Professor of Medical Ethics and History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania

Slides from the Event
Event Flyer

Jonathan D. Moreno:
Jonathan Moreno

November 13, 2008
Ethical Issues in Science Policy
presented by Virginia Ashby Sharpe, Ph.D.
Visiting Scholar, Georgetown University
Medical Ethicist, National Center for Ethics in Healthcare, US Veterans Health Administration

Event Flyer
Streaming video of the event is forthcoming.

Virginia Ashby Sharpe:
Virginia Ashby

October 27, 2008
Obama vs. McCain: Health Care Issues and the Election

Dr. Linda J. Blumberg and Dr. John F. Holahan from The Urban Institute discussed the Presidential Candidates' health care programs.

Slides from the presentation
Event Flyer
Streaming video of the event is forthcoming.

Linda Blumberg:
Linda Blumberg

John Holahan:
John Holahan

 

October 1, 2008
Candidates Forum on the Future of Health Care Reform
CHPRE and the Department of Health Administration and Policy co-sponsored this event. Invited guests included Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Mark Ellmore (R-VA), Judy Feder (D-VA), Keith Fimian (R-VA), Jim Gilmore (R-VA), Jim Moran (D-VA), Mark Warner (D-VA), and Frank Wolf (R-VA). See Pictures.

Attendees of the Candidates Forum. These are first-year students and faculty from the physician assistant program at Shenandoah University.

Speaker Series Audience

September 18, 2008
Uninsured in America: Costs, Consequences and Possible Solutions
Presented by Jack Hadley, Ph.D.
Professor and Senior Health Services Researcher, George Mason University
Dr. Hadley's Slides
Streaming video of the event is forthcoming.

Jack Hadley:

Jack Hadley