4395.0 The Politics of Patients' Rights: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Debates

Tuesday, November 1, 2011: 4:30 PM
Oral
This annual session on historical perspectives meets 4:30-6 pm preceding the Evening With session of Medical Care.
Session Objectives: Describe three historical examples of debates over patients' and consumers' rights and their relevance for contemporary public health policy
Organizer:
James Colgrove, PhD, MPH
Moderator:
James Colgrove, PhD, MPH

4:30 PM
Back to the ‘70s: Reflections on the 1970s consumer health “revolution”
Nancy Tomes, PhD
     
4:50 PM
“Not at Present Indicated for Use in Pediatric Patients:” Pediatric Pharmaceutical Policy in the United States, 1933-1979
Cynthia Connolly, PhD RN PNP
     
5:10 PM
Of baby bottles and bisphenol A: Mommy bloggers, consumer activism and market campaigns in environmental health
Sarah Vogel, PhD, MPH/MEM

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Organized by: Medical Care

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

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