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2023 Health Law Conference

Virtual Symposium on the Legal Impact of Health Care InnovationsHL-web_0823

Join the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Health Law Section on Friday, Sept. 29, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for its annual conference. This year's virtual event will focus on the legal impact of health care innovations. Members of the conference committee have been working on an agenda that is cutting edge and engaging.

We are excited to offer this year's conference free of charge to all those in the health care community wishing to attend.

The full conference agenda and faculty list can be found below.

This webinar will be hosted using Zoom. Registration is required by noon on Thursday, Sept. 28, to participate in this program. After you register with the MBA, please look for an email from MassBar Education with the Webinar ID and Password. The email will be sent before the program.


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for the conference livestream via Zoom.

MBA Member : $0.00
Non-Member : $0.00

Conference Agenda

8 - 8:45 a.m.             Registration & Networking   
8:45 - 9 a.m.             Welcoming Remarks 
9 - 10 a.m.                  Biofabrication: A New American Industry & the Future of Healthcare
Faculty:
Julie Lenzer, Chief Innovation Officer, *Advanced Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI), Manchester, NH
Jennifer MacDonald, MD, Chief Operating Officer, ARMI , Murray, UT
Doug McConnell, Chief Executive Officer, Safi Biotherapeutics, Cambridge
Richard McFarland, PhD, MD, Regulatory Officer, ARMI, Murray, UT  
10 - 11 a.m.                            The Impact of Healthcare Innovation on Data Privacy
Faculty:
Mark Schreiber, Esq., Senior Counsel, McDermott Will & Emery, Boston 
Conor Duffy, Esq. Partner, Robinson+Cole LLP, Hartford, CT 
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.          An Innovative Product’s Journey through our Regulatory Climate
Faculty:
Howard Look, CEO, Tidepool,  Palo Alto, CA
1 - 2 p.m.                     A Case Study in Innovation: Using AI and Digital Health to Advance Health Care at Home
Faculty:
Piali De, MD, CEO, Senscio Systems 
Kathleen Healy, Esq., Partner, Robinson+Cole LLP, Hartford, CT
2 - 2:45 p.m.                 Mobile Health Applications: New FTC Regulatory Guidance on Applications
Faculty:
Nathaniel Arden, Esq., Robinson+Cole LLP, Hartford, CT
3 - 4 p.m.                                 The Paradox of Advancing Health Equity and Access through Innovation
Faculty:
Lyzzette Bullock, General Counsel of FOLX Health, Inc., Boston
Stephanie Barnes, PhD, Nixon Gwilt Law, Atlanta, GA
Kate Bolland Eshghi, General Counsel and Senior Vice President, UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester

*Advanced Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) is a nonprofit umbrella organization whose mission is to facilitate and drive manufacturing and development in advanced healthcare innovation. They have a particular focus on healthcare equity and ensuring that key technologies are available outside of tertiary care centers and in underserved or rural communities. 

 

Faculty:

Eunice D. Aikins-Afful, Esq., conference co-chair, BeiGene, Cambridge
Josephine Babiarz, Esq., conference co-chair, Pharmate.org, Cambridge
Kathleen G. Healy, Esq., conference co-chair, Robinson & Cole LLP, Hartford, CT
Natale V. Di Natale, Esq., conference co-chair, Robinson & Cole LLP, Boston
Paola Carla Rossetti, Esq., conference co-chair, Massachusetts Division of Administrative Law Appeals, Malden
Patrick J. Sheehan, Esq., conference co-chair, Whatley Kallas LLP, Boston
Nathaniel Arden, Esq., panelist, Robinson & Cole LLP, Hartford, CT
Stephanie Barnes, PhD, Esq., panelist, Nixon Gwilt Law, Atlanta, GA
Lyzzette Bullock, Esq., panelist, FOLX Health, Inc., Boston
Piali De, MD, panelist, Senscio Systems, Harvard
Conor Duffy, Esq. panelist, Robinson+Cole, Boston
Kate Bolland Eshghi, panelist, UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester
Julie Lenzer, panelist, Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute, Manchester, NH
Howard Look, panelist, Tidepool.org, Palo Alto, CA
Jennifer MacDonald, MD, panelist, Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute, Manchester, NH
Doug McConnell, panelist, Safi Biotherapeutics, Cambridge
Richard McFarland, PhD, MD, panelist, Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute, Manchester, NH
Kathryn Rattigan, Esq., panelist, Robinson & Cole LLP, Boston
Mark Schreiber, Esq., panelist, McDermott Will & Emery, Boston 

 

*Advanced Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) is a nonprofit umbrella organization whose mission is to facilitate and drive manufacturing and development in advanced healthcare innovation. They have a particular focus on healthcare equity and ensuring that key technologies are available outside of tertiary care centers and in underserved or rural communities.