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September 20, 2017 | PhillyVoice.Com

Penn Medicine researcher highlights health dangers of ending DACA

As backlash continues against the Trump administration's plans to end DACA, a new essay co-authored by a Penn Medicine researcher predicts the change in policy will have a negative impact on the mental health of the nearly 800,000 whose lives the DACA termination would reach.

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September 14, 2017 | HEALTH Policy$ense

Dreams Revived? The Public Health Case for DACA

In an inspiring perspective in the New England Journal of Medicine, new LDI Senior Fellow Atheendar Venkataramani and Alexander Tsai of Harvard explain the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and urge medical and public health professionals to counter the threat posed by the program’s rescission.

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September 13, 2017 | New England Journal of Medicine

Dreams Deferred — The Public Health Consequences of Rescinding DACA

The DACA program in many ways reflects the American ideal: people who first came to the United States as children were given a chance to pursue the American dream.

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September
26
1402 Bockley Hall

Medical Ethics Works-In-Progress Seminar | Bege Dauda, PhD

Learn More 2017-09-26 12:00:00 2017-09-26 13:00:00 America/New_York Medical Ethics Works-In-Progress Seminar | Bege Dauda, PhD Bege Dauda, PhD Fellow in Advanced Biomedical Ethics, Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy Title: "Stakeholders viewpoints on the research benefits of H3Africa research" Tuesday, September 26, 2017 12:00 pm Lunch will be provided for attendees. More on Bege can be found here: http://medicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu/fellows/bege-dauda   1402 Bockley Hall Penn Medical Ethics
October
5
Colket Translational Research Building, Room 1200B

The sixth annual Ellen Hyman-Browne Memorial Lecture: Ezekiel J. Emanuel, "Ethics and Pricing of Innovative Drugs"

Learn More 2017-10-05 16:00:00 2017-10-05 17:00:00 America/New_York The sixth annual Ellen Hyman-Browne Memorial Lecture: Ezekiel J. Emanuel, "Ethics and Pricing of Innovative Drugs" Children's Hospital will hold its sixth Ellen Hyman-Browne Memorial Lecture on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 4pm in the Colket Translational Research Building (CTRB) conference room 1200B, followed by a reception in the Colket lobby. Our 2017 Keynote speaker is Ezekiel J. Emanuel, Vice Provost for Global Initiatives, the Diane v.S. Levy and Robert M. Levy University Professor, and Chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. He was the founding chair of the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health until August of 2011. He recently served as a Special Advisor on Health Policy to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and National Economic Council. Dr. Emanuel received his M.D. from Harvard Medical School and his Ph.D. in political philosophy from Harvard University and has published widely on health care reform, research ethics and end of life care. His most recent book, Reinventing American Health Care, examines the history of the U.S. health care system, the Affordable Care Act, and health care predictions for the future. Its sequel, Prescription for the Future, was released in June 2017. Dr. Emanuel also serves as a Venture Partner at Oak HC/FT in addition to serving as contributor for the New York Times and Fox News. For more details about this event and to register, please visit our website. Colket Translational Research Building, Room 1200B Penn Medical Ethics
October
24
1402 Blockley Hall

Susan Lindee, PhD: Radiation and medical risk, in the context of my work on Hiroshima, Fukushima, thyroid screening and scientific uncertainty.

Learn More 2017-10-24 12:00:00 2017-10-24 13:00:00 America/New_York Susan Lindee, PhD: Radiation and medical risk, in the context of my work on Hiroshima, Fukushima, thyroid screening and scientific uncertainty. 1402 Blockley Hall Penn Medical Ethics
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July 14, 2017
An Architect of Obamacare Keeps Fighting the Fight

Ezekiel Emanuel advised the Obama Administration on the A.C.A. Now he’s meeting with a new White House, to try to keep health as the focus of a new health-care bill.

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