Schedule 2026 – Health Law Professors Conference

Click on each agenda item to get a full list of presenters as well as more detail on the session.

June 3, 2026

June 4, 2026

June 5, 2026

11:00 AM-
05:30 PM

Conference Registration Opens

Henson Atrium

1A: Capital, Contracts and Control in Health Care

Room 241

Andrew Twinamatsiko

Rachel Landauer

And More

01:00 PM-
02:15 PM

1C: Strengthening Public Health Litigation Through Amicus Briefs

Room 242

Wendy E. Parmet

Shannon Rempe

And More

01:00 PM-
02:15 PM

1D: Reimagining Health Governance, Human Rights and Health Justice

Room 342

Lauren Roth

Jonathan Todres

And More

01:00 PM-
02:15 PM

1E: Key Developments in Health Care Antidiscrimination Law

Room 246

Brietta Clark

01:00 PM-
02:15 PM

1F: Building Bridges Across the Educational Continuum: A Medical-Legal Partnership Model from High School to Clinical Practice

Room 346

Lauren Fine

Arkene Levy

02:15 PM-
02:30 PM

Break

Henson Atrium

2A: Regulating Systems for Drug and Device Safety

Room 241

George Horvath

Camila Strassle

02:30 PM-
03:45 PM

2B: Virtual Delivery, Real Care: Legal Issues in Telehealth

Room 341

Katherine Drabiak

Deborah R. Farringer

02:30 PM-
03:45 PM

2C: Law and Ethics in Human Subjects Research

Room 242

Haavi Morreim

Robert I. Field

And More

02:30 PM-
03:45 PM

2D: A JEDI Mindset in Health Law: Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Room 342

Gregory Curfman

Sean Bland

And More

02:30 PM-
03:45 PM

2E: Identifying Solutions to the Systemic Risks and Health Harms Associated with the Increase in Exclusionary Education

Room 246

Thalia González

Crystal Grant

And More

02:30 PM-
03:45 PM

2F: AI Literacy: Preparing Law Students for Practice

Room 346

Michael Paulhus

Matthew Sag

And More

03:45 PM-
04:00 PM

Break

Henson Atrium

Jay Healey Teaching Session

Knowles Conference Center Salons

Brietta Clark

Medha D. Makhlouf

And More

05:30 PM-
07:30 PM

Welcome Reception

Henson Atrium

Breakfast

Henson Atrium

3A: Key U.S. Supreme Court Cases 2026: Health Law & Policy

Room 241

Lance Gable

Elissa Gentry

And More

09:00 AM-
10:30 AM

3B: Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: The Broken Backbone of America’s Health Care System

Room 341

Karen Handorf

Lindsey Murtagh

And More

09:00 AM-
10:30 AM

3C: The Wellness Industrial Complex: Legal, Regulatory, and Constitutional Challenges at the Medicine-Wellness Boundary

Room 242

Tanya E. Karwaki

Leah Fowler

And More

09:00 AM-
10:30 AM

3D: Potential Revisions to the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act: From the Uniform Law Commission's Study Committee

Room 342

Mary Anne Bobinski

Renée M. Landers

09:00 AM-
10:30 AM

3E: Opportunities and Challenges in Teaching Health Law

Room 246

Mary Crossley

Sarah Elisabeth Curi

And More

09:00 AM-
10:30 AM

3F: Discussion — Beyond Silos: Reproductive Health, LGBTQ+ Health and Gender-Affirming Care, and the Shared Politics of Bodily Autonomy

Room 304

Alexander Chen

Kelly Gillespie

And More

10:30 AM-
10:45 AM

Break

Henson Atrium

Welcome and Plenary: From Disruption to Direction: Working through Unprecedented Federal Health Policy Change

Ceremonial Courtroom

Richard Hughes IV

Kimberly Mutcherson

And More

12:15 PM-
01:45 PM

Lunch, Sponsored by Emory University School of Law

4A: Addressing Efforts to Undermine Health Care Coverage, Access and Equity

Room 241

Melissa Ballengee Alexander

Kate Mitchell

And More

01:45 PM-
03:15 PM

4B: Fast Tracks and Fault Lines: Reassessing FDA’s Market Pathways and Review

Room 341

Walter G. Johnson

Lauren Walsh

And More

01:45 PM-
03:15 PM

4C: Fetal Personhood Post Dobbs

Room 242

Lauren Flicker

Claire Bass

01:45 PM-
03:15 PM

4D: Trust, Law, and Data Modernization: Federal, State, Organizational, and Individual Perspectives

Room 342

Keegan Warren

Cason Schmit

And More

01:45 PM-
03:15 PM

4E: The Opioid Emergency and Harm Reduction Law: Theoretical, Empirical, and Practical Insights

Room 246

Leo Beletsky

Scott Burris

And More

01:45 PM-
03:15 PM

4F: Innovative Approaches in Teaching Informed Consent and Health Literacy

Room 346

Anjali Deshmukh

Karen Alicia Shaw

And More

03:15 PM-
03:30 PM

Break

Henson Atrium

5A: Emerging Trends in Health Care Financialization and Corporate Consolidation — Part 1

Room 241

Jacqueline Fox

Elizabeth King

And More

03:30 PM-
05:00 PM

5B: AI in Clinical Care: Competence, Liability, and Patient Trust

Room 341

Nicholson Price

Sofia Palmieri

And More

03:30 PM-
05:00 PM

5C: Adversity and Advancement in Assisted Reproductive Technology

Room 242

Rebecca Feinberg

Yaniv Heled

And More

03:30 PM-
05:00 PM

5D: Law and Ethics at End of Life: Advanced Planning, Palliative Care, and MAiD

Room 342

Amber R. Comer

Amirala Pasha

And More

03:30 PM-
05:00 PM

5E: Law Enforcement, Violence, and Vulnerability: Health Justice at Institutional Margins

Room 246

Lindsay Cloud

Bryant Jackson-Green

03:30 PM-
05:00 PM

5F: Discussion — MLPs and Expanding the Health Law Curriculum

Room 304

Sara Gold

Amy Saji

And More

05:00 PM-
06:00 PM

Break and Shuttle to Reception

Henson Atrium

Reception

The Carter Center

Breakfast

Henson Atrium

6A: Emerging Trends in Health Care Financialization and Corporate Consolidation — Part 2

Room 241

Zack Buck

Mark A. Hall

And More

09:00 AM-
10:30 AM

6B: Turbulence at FDA: The Year in Review and Predicting the Future

Room 341

Erika Lietzan

Patti Zettler

And More

09:00 AM-
10:30 AM

6C: Mental Health: Classification, Care, and Culpability

Room 242

Tara Sklar

Lynette Martins

And More

09:00 AM-
10:30 AM

6D: Politicalization and Its Impact on Reproductive Care

Room 342

Elizabeth Sepper

Allison M. Whelan

And More

09:00 AM-
10:30 AM

6E: Critical Problems in Health Care and Public Health: Vaccines and Vital Resources

Room 246

Christine Nero Coughlin

Y. Tony Yang

And More

09:00 AM-
10:30 AM

6F: Strategic Law School Partnerships: Training Future Leaders to Interrogate Health Policy for Real-World Impact

Room 346

Sadena Thevarajah

Natashia Townsend

10:30 AM-
10:45 AM

Break

Henson Atrium

7A: From Patents to Patients: Drug Pricing and Markets

Room 241

Laura Dolbow

Cynthia Ho

And More

10:45 AM-
12:15 PM

7B: AI Infrastructure, Integrity, and Oversight in Health Systems

Room 341

Gary Hsuanyu Liu

Sara Raza

And More

10:45 AM-
12:15 PM

7C: Shaping Practitioners: Medical Education, Workforce Development, and Professional Roles

Room 242

Anu Dairkee

William Sage

And More

10:45 AM-
12:15 PM

7D: The Built Environment, Health Justice, and Law

Room 342

Richard Weinmeyer

Barbara Pfeffer Billauer

And More

10:45 AM-
12:15 PM

7E: Potential Problems from Data Misuse and Misinformation

Room 246

Dana G. Jones

Sharona Hoffman

And More

10:45 AM-
12:15 PM

7F: Discussion — Medicaid at a Crossroads: Federalism, Access, and the Future of Public Coverage

11:00 AM- 05:30 PM

Conference Registration Opens

Henson Atrium

01:00 PM- 02:15 PM

1A: Capital, Contracts and Control in Health Care

Room 241

Wendy Netter Epstein

Andrew Twinamatsiko

Rachel Landauer

01:00 PM- 02:15 PM

1C: Strengthening Public Health Litigation Through Amicus Briefs

Room 242

Mehreen N. Butt

Wendy E. Parmet

Shannon Rempe

01:00 PM- 02:15 PM

1D: Reimagining Health Governance, Human Rights and Health Justice

Room 342

Christina S. Ho

Lauren Roth

Jonathan Todres

01:00 PM- 02:15 PM

1E: Key Developments in Health Care Antidiscrimination Law

Room 246

Elizabeth Pendo

Brietta Clark

01:00 PM- 02:15 PM

1F: Building Bridges Across the Educational Continuum: A Medical-Legal Partnership Model from High School to Clinical Practice

Room 346

Marilyn L. Uzdavines

Lauren Fine

Arkene Levy

02:15 PM- 02:30 PM

Break

Henson Atrium

02:30 PM- 03:45 PM

2A: Regulating Systems for Drug and Device Safety

Room 241

Matthew Lawrence

George Horvath

Camila Strassle

02:30 PM- 03:45 PM

2B: Virtual Delivery, Real Care: Legal Issues in Telehealth

Room 341

Phoebe Jean-Pierre

Katherine Drabiak

Deborah R. Farringer

02:30 PM- 03:45 PM

2C: Law and Ethics in Human Subjects Research

Room 242

Maxwell J. Mehlman

Haavi Morreim

Robert I. Field

02:30 PM- 03:45 PM

2D: A JEDI Mindset in Health Law: Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Room 342

Jennifer L. Herbst

Gregory Curfman

Sean Bland

02:30 PM- 03:45 PM

2E: Identifying Solutions to the Systemic Risks and Health Harms Associated with the Increase in Exclusionary Education

Room 246

Nicole Tuchinda

Thalia González

Crystal Grant

02:30 PM- 03:45 PM

2F: AI Literacy: Preparing Law Students for Practice

Room 346

Asha Scielzo

Michael Paulhus

Matthew Sag

03:45 PM- 04:00 PM

Break

Henson Atrium

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Jay Healey Teaching Session

Knowles Conference Center Salons

Zack Buck

Brietta Clark

Medha D. Makhlouf

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