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University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (USP) is a private university with a tradition of excellence in the health sciences. It was founded in 1821 as the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, the first college of pharmacy in North America. The University maintains a vibrant graduate program in health policy and an institute for health policy research.
This website is intended to inform our community about current topics in our faculty’s areas of special expertise, to announce the events that we sponsor, including symposia and lectures, and to help professionals and students with resources that link health policy analysis, research, and practice.
Health Policy Bulletin
Please read the first Health Policy Bulletin! Created by one of our MS students, this Bulletin marks the first of many great, informational communications to come out of the Department of Health Policy and Public Health. With dedication to innovation and expertise in the field of Health Policy, we congratulate our students on this brilliant step forward in informing the community.You can access the HP Bulletin here.
We are pleased to announce the publication of Prof. Robert Field's Health Care Regulation in America: Complexity, Confrontation and Compromise. For more information, please visit www.healthcareregulation.net.
A teacher's guide Health Care Regulation in America is now available!
Click here to learn more.
Fall 2007 Speaker Series
Special Lecture: Naoki Ikegami, MD, MA
On Mon., Oct. 1 from 3 - 4:20 Prof. Naoki Ikegami of Keio University in Tokyo will speak on innovation in the Japanese health care system. He is an internationally renowned scholar on Japanese health care. The talk will be in Wilson 205.
Read About our past Speaker Series
With an eye towards the symposium held in March of 2007, the Spring semesters speaker series was focused on drug safety. Key speakers included faculty from the Department of Health Policy and Public Health as well as the Pharmaceutical Business Department.
In continuing our dedication to the community and the crusade for improved health care, this past Fall's speaker series was dedicated to current research in Health Policy being conducted by faculty and friends of USP. Speakers included members of Thomas Jefferson University, Temple University, and the Center for Applied Research among others.
For the schedule of past speakers and summaries please visit our Events page.
To obtain more information contact Catherine Gebauer at c.gebaue@usip.edu.
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Learn about the new
Health Policy Institute.
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Our Past Symposia:
"The Future of Drug Safety: Trials, Errors, and the Promise of Pharmaceuticals"
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
For more information visit http://www.usip.edu/symposium/
Moderated by Michael R. Cohen, RPh, MS, ScD, FASHP
President, Institute for Safe Medication Practices
Panelists:
Mark H. Beers, MD
Editor Emeritus, The Merck Manuals
Adjunct Professor of Public Health, USP
Susan S. Ellenberg, PhD
Prof. of Bio Statistics, Assoc. Dean for Clinical Research
Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Gerald A Faich, MD, MPH, FISPE
Senior Vice President for Epidemiology and Risk Managment
United BioSource Corporation
Formerly Office Dir. for Epidemiology and Statistics, FDA
In Memoriam: Remembering Barbara J. Plager Please click here to read more about our friend and colleague.
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| Symposium held May 10, 2005 at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia |
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The Future of Public Health: What Will It Take to Keep Americans Healthy and Safe?
Moderated by Kristine Gebbie, DrPH, RN, Columbia School of Nursing
Panelists:
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C. Earl Fox, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
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Jeffrey P. Koplan, MD, MPH, Emory University |
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James S. Marks, MD, MPH, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
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This symposium brought together a panel of the nation's most prominent public health experts, each of whom has headed a major federal public health agency or office. The panelists addressed the challenges facing public health in America and strategies for improving the system.
A DVD of the symposium is available. |
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