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News Releases
For Release Upon Receipt - April 5, 2000
Contact:
Christopher Smalley, 617-638-8491, christopher.smalley@bmc.org
PATIENT RIGHTS IN AMERICA: EMERGENCE, EFFECT, ENFORCEMENT, AND ENHANCEMENT
WHAT:
PATIENT RIGHTS IN AMERICA: EMERGENCE, EFFECT, ENFORCEMENT, AND ENHANCEMENT
WHEN:
Friday, April 7, 2000 from 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 8, 2000 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
WHERE:
Omni Parker House
60 School Street
Boston, MA
WHO:
George J. Annas, JD, MPH, Edward R. Utley Professor and Chair of the Health Law Department, Boston University School of Public Health and author of The Rights of Patients
David J. Rothman, PhD, Bernard Schoenberg Professor of Social Medicine, Columbia University and author of Strangers at the Bedside
Bruce Vladeck, PhD, former head of the Health Care Financing Administration
Sidney M. Wolfe, MD, Director, Public Citizen's Health Research Group
Wendy K. Mariner, JD, MPH, Professor of Health Law and Director of the Patient Rights Program, Boston University School of Public Health
DESCRIPTION OF EVENT:
The Health Law Department at Boston University's School of Public Health will host this national conference to critically re-examine the rights of patients in America. The conference will discuss whether the rights included in the congressional bills actually expand or limit patient protections. Distinguished leaders of the patient rights movement will assess whether patient rights have made any difference to physicians and patients, and whether they should survive the ongoing changes in medical practice and health insurance. Other questions to be addressed are: Is informed consent obsolete for managed care consumers? Is patient confidentiality compatible with the use of information technology for record keeping and monitoring the quality of care? How should patient rights be defined and enforced in the future?
COST:
$350 per person.
The media are invited to attend.
INFO:
For registration and information on the event please contact the Boston University School of Public Health at (617) 638-4626.
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