Alicia Eli Yamin, JD, MPH
Adjunct Lecturer on Global Health and Population, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
Faculty, Dept. of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School

Professor Yamin will articulate a vision of what applying a human rights framework to health can mean, and why it matters at this particular point in history in particular. In doing so, she will analyze shortcoming in the ways that human rights frameworks and human rights-based approaches are sometimes conceptualized and applied and why this should concern us. She will also provide examples from her own experience of how different aspects of human rights-based approaches to health have been promoted in concrete contexts by different actors, what it has meant in real people’s lives — and what can we learn from these experiences.

The Associated’s Maimonides Society invites you to explore the intersection of human genome editing and ethics with the Berman Institute’s Jeffrey Kahn and Yoram Unguru

Experts in the fields of orthopaedics, pain management and bioethics will share their knowledge on best practices for treating pain before and after orthopaedic surgery.

The Berman Insitute’s Travis Rieder will discuss his journey of opioid dependence that began with a motorcycle accident and his profound suffering when seeking support and guidance on tapering off the powerful pain kiillers from the providers who prescribed them.

Patient Requests to Leave Against Medical Advice:
Ethical Boundaries and Clinical Realities