From Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy to Medical Child Abuse: Shifting Focus to the Victim and Away from the Abuser

Carole Jenny M.D., Professor of Pediatrics at Brown University, Director of the ChildSafe child protection program at Hasbro Children's Hospital
Thomas A. Roesler M.D., Associate Professor at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Co-Director of the Hasbro Children's Partial Hospital Program
Thomas H. Allison DVM, Esq., Associate Counsel at the ClevelandClinic Law Department
Johanna Goldfarb M.D., Director of the Center for Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Cleveland Clinic
Yvonne Billingsley Esq., Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Supervisor of the Children and Family Services Unit
Michelle A. Myers Esq., In Charge Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in the Children and Family Services Unit of the Office of the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Bullies in a Wired World: Cyberspace Victimization's Impact on Adolescent Mental Health and the Need for Cyberbullying Legislation in Ohio

Joe Schiavoni, State of Ohio Senator for the 33rd District
Cynthia Logan, the mother of Jessica Logan, a Cincinnati teen who took her own life after relentless bullying.
Tim Boehnlein, Training and Education Director of the Domestic Violence and Child Advocacy Center of Cleveland.
David Frattare, Lead Investigator of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force in Cleveland

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

The 21st Century Farm Animal: Legal Perspectives on Animal Welfare, Human Health, and Regulation

Gene Baur, President & Co-Founder of Farm Sanctuary
John Sproat Esq.
Pamela A. Popper Ph.D., N.D., Executive Director, The Wellness Forum

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Lines of Communication: Advances in Stem Cell Policy

Dena S. Davis, Lehigh University
Deborah S. Grega Ph.D., The Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

5:00 AM - 6:00 AM

Legal Implications of Research on Genetics and Crime

Deborah W. Denno, Fordham University

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

The FDA: A Watchdog that Doesn't Bite and Has No Incentive to Bark

Joseph R. Lex M.D., Temple University

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

The New Medicare Drug Plan: Puzzle or Prescription for Health

Douglas Anderson, Executive Counsel, Ohio Department of Insurance
Alice Palmer MSW, Director of Social Work and Child Life, Cleveland Clinic
Stanley Ballou M.D., Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; Director, Rheumatology Fellowship Training Program, MetroHealth

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM