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The O’Neill Institute Colloquium is an annual discussion series that addresses the most important health law issues of the day. The sessions place on Wednesdays from 1:20-3:20 p.m. ET.

Class 1 | August 28
The Supreme Court: A Threat to Health and the Environment

Speakers:

Moderated by: Lawrence Gostin, O’Neill Institute; Georgetown Law

Class 3 | September 11
Four “Gut Punches” to Administrative Agencies: Major Questions, Chevron Deference, Statute of Limitations, and the Seventh Amendment

Speakers:

  • Lisa Heinzerling, Georgetown Law
  • Anita Krishnakumar, Georgetown Law
  • David Vladek, Georgetown Law

Moderated by: TBA

Class 4 | September 18
Navigating the Future: the FDA and Scientific Agencies in a New Era of Administrative Law

Speaker:

  • Jesse Goodman, Georgetown University School of Medicine
  • Peter Lurie, Center for Science in the Public Interest
  • Bill Schulz, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP
  • Susan Winckler, Reagan-Udall Foundation

Moderated by: TBA

Class 5 | September 25
Rights, Freedoms, and Health of Women and Pregnant People

Speakers:

  • Michele Bratcher Goodwin, O’Neill Institute; Georgetown Law
  • Allison Whelan, Georgia State Law
  • TBA

Moderated by: TBA

Class 6 | October 2
Gun Violence: The Supreme Court’s Revised Historical Test

Speakers:

  • TBC

Moderated by: TBC

Class 7 | October 9
The United States Leadership in the Domestic and Global HIV Response

Speakers: 

  • Jen Kates, KFF
  • TBA

Moderated by: TBA

Class 8 | October 16
Pandemic Threats (COVID-19 and Bird Flu)

Speakers:

  • TBA

Moderated by: TBA

Class 9 | October 23
Sexually Transmitted Infections

Speakers: 

  • Clover Barnes, D.C. Government
  • Dr. Khalil Ghanem, Johns Hopkins University
  • Jenny Sherwood, amfAR

Moderated by: TBA

Class 10 | October 30
Looking to the Future of Drug Trafficking and the Drug Supply: Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Drugs

Speakers: 

  • Regina LaBelle,O’Neill Institute; Georgetown University’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Moderated by: TBA

Class 12 | November 6
Lung Health (Tobacco, Vaping, Weed, Climate)

Speakers: 

  • TBA

Moderated by: TBA

Class 13 | November 13
Social Media, Freedom of Expression, and the First Amendment

Speakers: 

  • Leticia Bode, Georgetown University
  • Scott Ratzan, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health

Moderated by: TBA

Class 14 | November 20
The Anti-Vax Movement: Can We Have a Social Media Ecosystem that Strengthens Society?

Speakers: 

  • TBA

Moderated by: TBA

Issues

Alcohol and Tobacco Control COVID-19 Global Health Law Health Governance HIV/AIDS Human Rights LGBTQ+ Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Mpox Substance Use Disorder US Health Care Policy US Supreme Court World Health Organization

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