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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: Debate — Resolved: It should be legal for doctors to participate in intentionally hastening a patient’s death.

Annenberg Bldg., Room 12-01 1468 Madison Ave, New York, NY, United States

NOTE: This event takes place in the eastern time zone. Food will be served; RSVPs are greatly appreciated by clicking the green REGISTER button top right.

BRI-Mount Sinai and The Arthur N. Rupe Foundation will be hosting a debate and a discussion about the legality of physician aided dying. Please join us to debate the following Resolution:

It should be legal for doctors to participate in intentionally hastening a patient's death.

BRI Stefan Baumrin Dr. Stefan Baumrin

Arguing the Affirmative: Dr. David Leven, Executive Director of Compassion & Choices of New York.

Arguing the Opposition: Dr. Stefan Baumrin (Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University and J.D. Columbia University School of Law) will debate the question of whether physicians should participate intentionally in hastening a patient's death. Following the debate, students will break out into small groups to discuss the issue further. Issues related to physician autonomy, patient wellbeing, and the intersection of ethics, law, and government will be explored.

Moderator: Robert Zimbroff

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Medical College of Wisconsin: Journal Club — Presentations with Commentator

Medical College of Wisconsin, Kerrigan Auditorium 8701 W Watertown Plank Rd, Wauwatosa, WI, United States

All are welcome at MCW's Monthly BRI/AMA Journal Club. This month features Spencer Greaves on healthcare system financing, and Matthew Crabtree on the human circadian rhythm and legal and social ramifications of its disruption.

LUNCH will be served, and RSVPs are always appreciated to ensure enough for all.

BRI MCW Journal Club

BRI MCW Journal Club slide

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Albert Einstein College of Medicine: Debate — Be it Resolved: The United States should adopt the single-payer system.

Albert Einstein School of Medicine - Riklis Auditorium, Belfer Building 1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY, United States

Reception will begin at 6:30pm. The debate will begin at 7:00pm, Eastern.

Please join us for a lively debate on the merits and pitfalls of single payer healthcare, sponsored by students for PHNP. We will focus on the question:

Is single-payer healthcare right for America?

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Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine: Breakfast Lecture — Dr. Josh Umbehr on Concierge and Personalized Medicine

Grosvenor Hall, Room G128 204 Grosvenor Hall, Athens- Ohio University, Athens, OH, United States

NOTE: This event takes place in the eastern time zone. Breakfast food will be served. RSVPs are appreciated for accurate food count.

Dr. Umbehr is traveling from Kansas to speak to the BRI-OUHCOM Chapter about his personalized medicine practice which specializes in "concierge" medicine. This is a new concept for many students, so it should be interesting to hear what everyone has to say about it.

Dr. Josh Umbehr, AtlasMD"Dr. Josh" Umbehr from Atlas MD, based in Wichita, KS, has been an advocate and practitioner in the DPC model for many years, and is a frequent speaker at BRI and other free market medicine events. He was a featured speaker at the BRI Leadership Conference 2015 in Washington, DC. Come learn about how Direct Primary Care is changing the patient-physician relationship for the better!

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University of Colorado School of Medicine: Lecture — Direct Primary Care

Education 1, Room 1400 CU Anschutz Medical Campus, 13001 E 17th Pl, Aurora, CO, United States

NOTE: This event takes place in the Mountain Time zone.

All are invited to BRI-University of Colorado School of Medicine's first event for the academic year 2015-2016. Please share this opportunity to hear about Direct Primary Care (DPC) with fellow students and faculty. RSVPs are appreciated. Lunch will be provided.

Dr. Lisa Davidson of Insight Primary Care will be speaking about the overarching concepts and practice of Direct Primary Care (DPC) in healthcare, and her personal experiences with it. BRI DPC Lisa Davidson MDThe mission statement from Dr. Davidson's website sums up many aspects of direct primary care: "Insight is defined as the capacity for accurate and deep understanding of a person or thing. Our mission is to create a medical home for individuals and families that is easily accessible, cost-conscious, encourages collaboration, and promotes wellness. We welcome everyone to our practice regardless of race, religion, culture or sexual identity."

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The Ohio State University College of Medicine: Lecture — Dr. Josh Umbehr on Direct Primary Care

The Ohio State College of Medicine, Meiling Hall, Room #160 370 W 9th Ave, Columbus, OH, United States

NOTE: This event takes place in the eastern time zone. Lunch will be provided, and RSVPs are appreciated!

Dr. Josh Umbehr, AtlasMDDo you want to become a doctor so you can spend less time with patients, be restricted by insurance companies, and fill out lots of paperwork? Neither do we. Come learn about how Direct Primary Care is changing the patient-physician relationship for the better! The Benjamin Rush Institute Health Policy Interest Group invited Dr. Josh Umbehr from Atlas MD, based in Wichita, KS, to talk about this alternative payment model.

"Dr. Josh" has been an advocate and practitioner in the DPC model for many years, and is a frequent speaker at BRI and other free market medicine events. He was a featured speaker at the BRI Leadership Conference 2015 in Washington, DC.

 

BRI OSU students leaders with Dr. Umbehr Linda Pan, Dr. Josh, Brennan Wright, and Nic Miller of OSU

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Medical College of Wisconsin: Journal Club — On legalizing drugs, and euthanasia in the young

Medical College of Wisconsin, Kerrigan Auditorium 8701 W Watertown Plank Rd, Wauwatosa, WI, United States

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE LAST JOURNAL CLUB MEETING OF THE YEAR!!

Keith Wietze will be speaking on the criteria for whether to make drugs legal or not.

Junne Jiyoon Park will talk about euthanesia in the young.

It will be another great lunch event. Thanks to everyone who has attended over the years. You have helped make these among BRIs most well-attended student events ever. At BRI's 2015 Leadership Conference, MCW was awarded $500 towards our events this year, due to our amazing attendance last year.

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State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate College of Medicine: Lecture — The History of Government in US Medicine

SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, Classroom 1B 450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

BRI Haynes Beth Executive DirectorALL are welcome to attend a lecture by Dr. Beth Haynes, Executive Director of Benjamin Rush Institute on the history of government in US medicine. Government involvement in medicine is not a new thing, and policies from the past are currently influencing the healthcare climate today. In what ways are government policies in healthcare beneficial, and in what ways detrimental? And what can be done?

Food will be served with generous donations from Med Council and University Council. RSVPs are greatly appreciated in order to have enough for all.

BRI Beth Haynes healthcare SUNY

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The Ohio State University College of Medicine: Lecture — The Economics of Healthcare Insurance: Supply and Demand

The Ohio State University, Meiling Hall, Room 160 370 W 9th Ave, Columbus, OH, United States

NOTE: This event takes place in the eastern time zone. Food and beverages will be served, so RSVPs are highly appreciated to ensure there's enough.

Come see Healthcare Insurance from a different angle — an economic angle!

The Economics of Healthcare Insurance: Supply & Demand

BRI OSU Lecture Suyang Li Suyang Li, M2, OSU College of Medicine

ALL are welcome to attend our FREE lunch lecture on the economics of healthcare insurance, delivered by Suyang Li, an M2 student with an economics background. Mr. Li has offered to deliver a lecture on supply and demand for OSU students who might not have gotten an introductory course to micro- and/or macroeconomics. He is then going to tie it into healthcare insurance costs.

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Icahn School of Mount Sinai: Lecture — Why We Can’t Fix Healthcare Until We Know What Health Insurance Is and Is Not

Icahn School of Medicine, Annenberg Bldg. Room #12-60 1468 Madison Ave, New York, NY, United States

Why We Can't Fix Healthcare Until We Know What Health Insurance Is and Is Not

All are welcome to attend this free evening lecture sponsored by BRI and East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP). Snacks and appetizers will be served. RSVPs are greatly appreciated! Click here to register, or on the green Registration button, above right.

BRI Haynes Beth Executive DirectorDr. Beth Haynes, BRI executive director will discuss the importance of understanding the role and limitations of health insurance. She will detail how improper understanding of insurance leads to poor health outcomes. For each attendee, $5 will be donated to Mount Sinai's student run health clinic.

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Stony Brook School of Medicine: Lecture — How Markets Benefit the Poor

Stony Brook Health Sciences Center, Lecture Hall #2 101 Nicolls Rd, Stony Brook, NY, United States

How Markets Help the Poor

All are welcome to attend this FREE lunch lecture with Dr. Beth Haynes, executive director of BRI. Dr. Haynes has studied and lectured BRI Haynes Beth Executive Directorextensively on this topic. Citing historical data and modern examples, she clarifies why BRI's position is that free enterprise, more than any other approach, is the best way to ensure the most optimal outcomes for the most people, at the lowest prices and highest quality.

Please read her blog post: To advocate for free markets is to advocate for the poor

Valet parking is available. We look forward to seeing you here!

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