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This looks quite interesting. I'm planning to go. Anyone care to join me? If so, send me e-mail.
THE FDA: A Healthy Examination -- Live Presentation (3/7/02)
By federal law, all new pharmaceuticals and medical devices are
banned until specifically permitted by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA). What have been the consequences of this
mandate? Do pharmaceuticals and medical devices need special
controls? Or could health and safety be better achieved through
non-bureaucratic, market-based approaches?
The Civil Society Institute, the Center for Science, Technology and
Society, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, and the Biotechnology
Program at Santa Clara University present "The FDA: A Healthy
Examination," a live presentation devoted to these questions,
featuring Mary J. Ruwart, Alex Tabarrok and Henry Miller.
SPEAKERS:
-- MARY J. RUWART, Ph.D. in Biophysics, was an Assistant Professor
of Surgery at St. Louis University Medical School for two years, and
a Senior Research Scientist at the leading pharmaceutical firm Upjohn
Company for 19 years. She is the author of the book HEALING OUR
WORLD: The Other Piece of the Puzzle. The book integrates
philosophical principles of social organization and well being with
analysis of health-policy issues.
-- ALEXANDER TABARROK, Ph.D. in Economics, is Director of Research
at the Independent Institute in Oakland, CA. His is the author of
numerous articles in leading academic economic journals, and the
editor of several books published by top academic publishers. He is
the author of a groundbreaking article on the hidden lesson of
*off-label* prescription practices (at
http://www.independent.org/tii/content/pubs/review/tir51_tabarrok.html).
Tabarrok is co-author of the extensive website on the FDA,
http://www.FDAReview.org.
-- HENRY MILLER, M.S., M.D., is a senior fellow at the Hoover
Institute at Stanford University is a physician, molecular biologist
and the founding director of the FDA's Office of Biotechnology. He
is the author or editor of three books and has written more than
three hundred articles for scholarly and popular publications. His
most recent book is TO AMERICA'S HEALTH: A Proposal to Reform the
Food and Drug Administration.
WHEN:
Thursday, March 7, 2002
7:30 - 9:00 PM
WHERE:
Bannan Hall, Room 142
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
For information about directions, parking (free), etc., please
see http://www.scu.edu/map/parking/directions.cfm
This event is FREE and open to the public.
For more about the Civil Society Institute, see
http://www.independent.org/tii/lighthouse/LHLink4-9-3.html.
THE FDA: A Healthy Examination -- Live Presentation (3/7/02)
By federal law, all new pharmaceuticals and medical devices are
banned until specifically permitted by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA). What have been the consequences of this
mandate? Do pharmaceuticals and medical devices need special
controls? Or could health and safety be better achieved through
non-bureaucratic, market-based approaches?
The Civil Society Institute, the Center for Science, Technology and
Society, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, and the Biotechnology
Program at Santa Clara University present "The FDA: A Healthy
Examination," a live presentation devoted to these questions,
featuring Mary J. Ruwart, Alex Tabarrok and Henry Miller.
SPEAKERS:
-- MARY J. RUWART, Ph.D. in Biophysics, was an Assistant Professor
of Surgery at St. Louis University Medical School for two years, and
a Senior Research Scientist at the leading pharmaceutical firm Upjohn
Company for 19 years. She is the author of the book HEALING OUR
WORLD: The Other Piece of the Puzzle. The book integrates
philosophical principles of social organization and well being with
analysis of health-policy issues.
-- ALEXANDER TABARROK, Ph.D. in Economics, is Director of Research
at the Independent Institute in Oakland, CA. His is the author of
numerous articles in leading academic economic journals, and the
editor of several books published by top academic publishers. He is
the author of a groundbreaking article on the hidden lesson of
*off-label* prescription practices (at
http://www.independent.org/tii/content/pubs/review/tir51_tabarrok.html).
Tabarrok is co-author of the extensive website on the FDA,
http://www.FDAReview.org.
-- HENRY MILLER, M.S., M.D., is a senior fellow at the Hoover
Institute at Stanford University is a physician, molecular biologist
and the founding director of the FDA's Office of Biotechnology. He
is the author or editor of three books and has written more than
three hundred articles for scholarly and popular publications. His
most recent book is TO AMERICA'S HEALTH: A Proposal to Reform the
Food and Drug Administration.
WHEN:
Thursday, March 7, 2002
7:30 - 9:00 PM
WHERE:
Bannan Hall, Room 142
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
For information about directions, parking (free), etc., please
see http://www.scu.edu/map/parking/directions.cfm
This event is FREE and open to the public.
For more about the Civil Society Institute, see
http://www.independent.org/tii/lighthouse/LHLink4-9-3.html.