Breast Cancer Legal Advocacy Workshop
Oct. 7, 2011
1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Classroom D
Pacific McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, CA
Presented by:
The ABA Health Law Section Breast Cancer Task Force
Capital Center for Public Law & Policy
McGeorge Health Law Association
U.C. Davis Cancer Center
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Description:
One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Cancer patients face a variety of legal problems related to their illness, including quality of care concerns, insurance coverage issues, and employment-related issues. This seminar is primarily designed to empower and educate attorneys, but may also benefit providers and community leaders, to be effective legal advocates for breast cancer patients, their families and those who care for them.
Confirmed Speakers:
Helen K. Chew, M.D., Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis; Director, Clinical Breast Cancer Program, U.C. Davis Cancer Center
J. Clark Kelso, Professor of Law, Pacific McGeorge School of Law
Jamie Ledezma, Esq., Cancer Legal Resource Center
Anna Orlowski, Chief Health System Counsel, U.C. Davis Health System
Wendy L. Tauriainen, Senior Counsel, Hanson Bridgett
Patricia Tweedy, J.D., Sacramento Mediator Attorney at Law
Sue Ann Van Dermyden, J.D., Van Dermyden Allison Law Corporation
Cost:
General Admission, Faculty, Students FREE
MCLE Credit - McGeorge Alumni $50
MCLE Credit - Non-Alumni $75
MCLE Credit:
This program is approved for MCLE credit by The State Bar of California for 3.5 hours. Pacific McGeorge School of Law certifies that this activity conforms to the standards for approved educational activities prescribed by the rules and regulations of The State Bar of California governing minimum continuing legal education.