Symposium 2015

• Ebola and Beyond: Legal and Policy Implications for Future Viral Epidemics
• The Journal of Health & Biomedical Law at Suffolk University Law School proudly hosted a Symposium on the legal implications of the 2014 Ebola outbreak. The program featured a lively interdisciplinary panel discussion on the various legal issues arising from the Ebola outbreak, as well as how to apply the lessons learned to future viral outbreaks.

  Moderator:

  Renée M. Landers, JD
  Professor of Law, Suffolk University Law School and Faculty Director of the Health and Biomedical Law Concentration

  Panelists:

  Seanna Balfe, JD
  Assistant General Counsel, Litigation and Employment, inVentiv Health

  Shawn D’Andrea, MD, MPH
  Instructor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Division of International Emergency Medicine and Humanitarian Programs; Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

  Kevin Outterson, JD
  Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law

  David Soley, JD
  Attorney for Ebola Nurse Kaci Hickox; Partner, Bernstein Shur

  Volume X, Issue 2 is a theme book on the topic, featuring contributions by panelists and JHBL staffers.  This issue will be available through Westlaw and Lexis. For a copy of the issue, contact the Editor-in-Chief at jhbl@suffolk.edu