Charm City Colloquium
Event Description
Unlike more formal conferences, the Charm City Colloquium on Law & Bioethics (CCCLB) is intended to provide scholars with an opportunity for informal dialogue in a roundtable format on current topics at the intersection of health policy, law, and ethics. Our hope is that the CCCLB will foster good conversations, strong articles, and a vibrant community of interdisciplinary scholars. This event is co-hosted by the University of Maryland Carey School of Law’s Law & Health Care Program and the Johns Hopkins’ Berman Institute of Bioethics and Institute for Clinical and Translational Research. The 2024 gathering will be held in person at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law on May 2 and 3, 2024.
The third CCCLB is titled: Right Here, Wrong There: Legal and Ethical Considerations when Science & Medicine cross boundaries and will focus on the legal and ethical issues arising in health care and research where law or policy diverges across geopolitical boundaries. We are committed to including a diversity of perspectives and disciplines. Contributions may be in the areas of public health, clinical practice, science (biomedical and behavioral research as well as governance of new technologies), the health care system, or more conceptual or jurisprudential submissions on the relationship between bioethics and law. The agendas for the 2019 and 2021 Colloquia provide an insight into the depth and breadth of scholarly work presented at the CCCLB.
Participants are invited to explore such topics the ethics and regulation of multi-site research; abortion regulations; harm reduction policies; surveillance and behavioral interventions during public health emergencies; or others of their own choosing.
Participants in the Colloquium will be asked to submit, as a “ticket of admission,” a short paper that discusses an issue or issues related to the proposed topic. These tickets are meant to facilitate the informal exchange of views, not serve as traditional conference papers. While lengthy formal papers are not required for the Colloquium, the Journal of Health Care Law & Policy has agreed to publish a symposium issue devoted to articles that develop out of the event. Participants may choose to publish in the journal, publish separately, or use their ticket for entrance to the event only.
The Colloquium itself is free to attend. We are able to provide your lodging at no cost, but participants are asked to cover their travel expenses. UM Carey Law, the Berman Institute, and Institute for Clinical and Translational Research will provide dinner on Thursday evening as well as breakfast and lunch on Friday.
If you would like to submit a proposal, please see below for details.
Agenda