2nd International Congress of Medical Law
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The Center for American & European Studies along with the Center for Medical Studies are honored to invite you to take part in the 2nd International Congress of Medical Law.
WHEN?
The Congress will be held on Saturday, November 30, 2024, from 9.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. CET (Warsaw/Berlin/Rome/Prague time) online on the Microsoft Teams platform.
The length of the Congress depends on the exact number of speakers. In the event of a high number of speakers, we reserve the right to extend the conference also to Sunday, December 1, 2024.
THEMES OF THE CONFERENCE
The goal of the International Congress of Medical Law is to discuss a wide range of topics from the intersection of law and medicine, including topics related to healthcare law, medical malpractice, patient rights, bioethics, health policy, and regulatory compliance.
Presentations may focus on recent legal-medical cases and their implications, emerging legal and medical trends, and best practices in legal, medical and ethical decision-making. Presentations may touch upon problems from any geographical location.
Examples of presentation topics:
• Medical malpractice laws
• Liability of healthcare providers
• Patient rights (e.g., informed consent)
• The legal implications of emerging healthcare technologies (e.g., artificial intelligence, gene editing, telemedicine)
• Healthcare fraud and abuse laws
• Ethical issues in clinical research and drug development
• The intersection of medical and disability law
• Legal issues related to end-of-life care and euthanasia
• Health policy in various countries (e.g. Poland, Germany, China, Brazil, the United States)
• Healthcare reform
• Legal considerations for healthcare organizations and administrators
• The role of medical malpractice insurance in healthcare delivery and quality.
And many more!
The thematic areas indicated above are only exemplary.
We strongly encourage you to go beyond them. In addition, the speeches may be interdisciplinary, combining various fields of science.
We believe in academic freedom. Original presentations will always gain interest from the Conference Committee.
LANGUAGES OF CONFERENCE
We accept presentations in the following languages:
English
Polish
Ukrainian
Panels (sessions) of the conference will be arranged accordingly.
WHO IS IT FOR?
• Students, Ph.D. students, experienced researchers, as well as legal and medical prfessionals and all others interested in the above-indicated fields of research can actively participate in the conference as speakers.
• Passive participants (audience) do not need to possess any prior academic knowledge or background.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
• Prof. Christopher Kelley, LL.M. (University of Arkansas School of Law) – Chairman of the Committee.
• Prof. Tomasz Brzozowski, M.D., Ph.D. (Collegium Medicum of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków) – Vice-Chairman of the Committee.
• Prof. Błażej Kmieciak, Ph.D. (Medical University of Łódź) – 2nd Vice-Chairman of the Committee.
• Miroslawa Dulczewska-Miller, M.D., Ph.D. (Miroslawa Dulczewska-Miller, M.D., Ph.D. Pediatrics & Dermatology Clinic, Chicago, Illinois, USA) – Member of the Committee.
• Agnieszka Kozioł-Kozakowska, Ph.D. (Collegium Medicum of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków) – Member of the Committee.
• Attorney Valery Loumber, J.D. (Gavrilov & Brooks Law Firm, Sacramento/Los Angeles; Center for American Studies Director of Academic Affairs) – Member of the Committee.
• Luke Darby Bartosik, LL.M. (President of the Center for American Studies) – Secretary of the Committee.
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE PARTICIPATION - INFORMATION
➤ ACTIVE PARTICIPATION (INFORMATION FOR CONFERENCE SPEAKERS)
Steps necessary to register for the Congress as an active participant (conference speaker):
1. Submit an abstract (200-300 words) and register via the Speaker Application Form at: https://forms.gle/d9azevHYmgkcK2YR9
2. Register via the Speaker Application Form by 23.59 on November 20, 2024 (we will not extend this deadline).
We reserve the right to select abstracts.
The results of the abstract selection process will be announced by November 21, 2024.
3. Pay the congress fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the qualified speakers via email. The fee must be paid by November 23, 2024 at the latest.
➤ PASSIVE PARTICIPATION (CONFERENCE AUDIENCE)
Steps necessary to register for the conference by a passive participant (audience):
1. Register via the Audience Registration Form at: https://forms.gle/ZTNpLivLpkCoFVUB9
2. Register using the Audience Registration Form by midnight on November 23, 2024 (we will not extend this deadline). Failure to register using the form will result in the inability to passively participate in the Congress (and thus the inability to receive a conference audience certificate).
3. Pay the audience fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the audience via email. The fee must be paid by November 25, 2024, at the latest. (Audience will have a chance to see the Congress schedule before paying the fee).
PARTICIPATION FEES
➤ SPEAKERS – 2 options:
• 199 PLN / 50 EUR – digital certificate (PDF for self-printing; contains electronic signatures of members of the Academic Committee) sent via e-mail (widely-recognized equivalent of the traditional certificate).
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• 229 PLN / 60 EUR – digital certificate + traditional certificate sent via post.
➤ AUDIENCE – 2 options:
• 119 PLN / 30 EUR – digital certificate (PDF for self-printing; contains electronic signatures of members of the Academic Committee) sent via email (widely-recognized equivalent of the traditional certificate).
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• 149 PLN / 40 EUR – digital certificate + traditional certificate sent via post.
Important! Please use the following pattern when filling in the transfer title field when making the payment of your conference fee*:
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* Failure to do so may result in delays in posting the fee on the appropriate account and, consequently, even exclude your participation in the conference.
In the case of a co-authorship of a presentation by two or more speakers, please pay the fee for each of the co-speakers separately.
POST-CONFERENCE PUBLICATION
The organizers anticipate the possibility of publication in the form of a monograph. However, such possibility will depend on the number of authors willing to publish their text (chapter) in a monograph. The price for participation in the conference does not include the publication fee.
FAQ
• It is possible to receive a VAT invoice (please request it in the registration form).
• If your participation in the conference is to be financed by the university (or other institution), we suggest that you pay for your participation from your personal funds and then obtain reimbursement from the university on the basis of an invoice issued by the Center to your university.
• The fee is non-refundable (since it grants you the right of entry to the conference).
• The link to the online conference room will be made available to registered participants within 24 hours before the start of the conference.
• It is possible to deliver a conference presentation by two or more speakers (the fee should be multiplied by the number of speakers).
• Your presentation time is 15-25 minutes (depending on the fact of giving a solo or duet presentation and the total number of presentations during the conference).
• Certificates are usually sent via traditional post within 2 months after the conference.
• Digital certificates are sent to *all* participants within one week from the conference.
• Every participant will receive an affidavit confirming the composition of the Academic Committee.
• Every participant will receive an affidavit confirming the status of a scientific society of the Center for American Studies.
• The Center For American Studies arranges the order of presentations. The exact time of speaking at the conference is pre-determined by CFAS (it will be not possible to change the time of your conference presentation set in the conference schedule).
• Terms of Use (Conference Rules and Regulations): www.cfasofficial.com/en/terms-of-use
QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions, please send an email to the Conference Coordinator, Jana Sergiej, at sergej@cfasofficial.com
We will gladly help.
See you at the conference!
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