Ruth Landau, PhD, Professor Emerita in Social Work, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Member, Israel National Bioethics Council

After describing the Israeli healthcare system, Prof. Landau will present the work of the Public Committee for the Expansion of the Medical Health Basket Services, a unique process to decide which new technologies and medications will be available to the Israeli public the following year. She will focus on the scope of carrier screening, prenatal (fetal) testing and on gene therapy.

Monday, December 14, 2020, 12:00-1:00pm EST

Seminar on Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Genetics

Center for Research on Ethical/Legal/Social Implications of Psychiatric, Neurologic & Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center

All seminars for the 2020-21 academic year will be held online.

Register with Janee Frankel at Janee.Frankel@nyspi.columbia.edu to receive a zoom link.