in the nation's health care
A symposium on "Current Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health" will be held Friday and Saturday, Feb. 9 and 10, at the Law School, 127 Wall St.
The symposium, which is open to the public, is hosted by the Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law and Ethics and sponsored by the Institution for Social & Policy Studies at Yale.
"Racial disparities in the prevention, incidence, and treatment of disease are widely recognized yet poorly understood," says Leslie Meltzer, co-editor-in-chief of the journal and a Law School student. "This conference offers a unique opportunity for health-care professionals, policymakers and community members to come together to discuss compelling evidence that race and ethnicity correlate with persistent, and often increasing, health disparities among U.S. populations."
Dr. Jason Silvers, the journal's other editor-in-chief and a Law School student, adds: "This symposium aims to delineate the scope and breadth of the problem, isolate some of the etiologic factors involved, improve societal awareness, and most importantly, move us toward a timely resolution."
The symposium begins Friday afternoon with welcoming remarks by Anthony T. Kronman, dean of the Law School. Participants will address such topics as "Race and Discretion in American Medicine," "Disparities in Health Care: A Search for Causes and Explanations for the Medicare Experience," "Should the Patients' Bill of Rights Include Affirmative Action?" "Tuskegee's Warning," "The Search for 'Race': Implications in the New Genomic Medicine," "Site of Medical Care: Do Racial and Ethnic Differences Persist in Where Care is Obtained?" and "Race and Health Trends and Social Determinants."
A full schedule of symposium events will be posted online at www.yale.edu/yjhple as it becomes available.
The Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law and Ethics is a biannual production of the Law School, the School of Medicine and its Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, and the School of Nursing. The journal offers a forum for interdisciplinary discussion on topics in health policy, health law and biomedical ethics. The journal will publish its first issue in March, containing papers by the symposium speakers.
For more information on the symposium or the journal, call (203) 436-0774 or send email to yjhple@yale.edu.
T H I S
Bulletin Home
W E E K ' SS T O R I E S
Index assesses nations' environmental health
Breastfeeding linked to reduced risk of developing breast cancer
Theater marks Yale's 300th year with comic romp
Unite for Sight focusing attention on importance of preserving eyesight
NYT columnist to visit Yale as Poynter Fellow
Study reveals how abrupt changes in climate have caused societal collapses
Promising entrepreneurs to compete in 'Y50K'
Event to examine disparities in the nation's health care
Exhibit shows how Roman history was 'rewritten' in art
Painting and calligraphy by Yale artists featured in centennial exhibit
MEDICAL SCHOOL NEWSDoctor advises baby boomers: Warm up before exercising
Human trials confirming effectiveness of using salmonella . . .
DNA chip technology helping to reveal genes' inner workings
Bladder cancer may be detected through urine tests in future
Book describes 'miraculous' ways children learn words
Exhibits explore the role of Yale in the international realm
Adorno wins prestigious honor for book on Spanish explorer
MacMullen is lauded for lifetime of scholarly achievements in history
Book on postindustrial America wins Mead Award
Blade Runners: A Photo Essay
Prize-winning portraits
Nominees sought for Whitney Humanities Center director
ITS launches 'The Circuit,' an online monthly newsletter
Yale SOM honors chair of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission . . .
Campus Notes
|Visiting on Campus|Calendar of Events|In the News|Bulletin Board
Yale Scoreboard|Classified Ads|Search Archives|Production Schedule
Bulletin Staff|Public Affairs Home|News Releases|
E-Mail Us|Yale Home Page