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Health Law Week, sponsored by the IU McKinney Hall Center for Law and Health and the Health Law Society, kicks off with a week-long philanthropy effort on Monday, February 22.

IU McKinney students, faculty and staff are encouraged to donate feminine hygiene products to a labeled box set up in the breezeway of Inlow Hall or donate via Venmo to @IUHealthLawSociety. Items and donations will be given to local women’s shelters.

The week concludes on Friday, February 26 with the 2021 Health Law Conference: Older Adults and Aging with Dignity from 1-3:15 p.m. ET.

Tara Sklar, Professor of Health Law and Director of the Health Law & Policy Program at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, will present the keynote address, "Where Do We Go from Here? Long-Term Care After COVID-19."

A panel discussion on “An Interdisciplinary Approach to Aging Well” follows the keynote address. Panelists include:

• Amber R. Comer, ’11, PhD, JD, Assistant Professor of Health Sciences, Indiana University School of Health and Human Sciences
• Colin Milner, CEO, International Council on Active Aging
• Dana Reed Wise, MPH, REHS, Bureau Chief, Bureau of Environmental Health, Marion County Public Health Department
• Phyllis Barkman Ferrell, Global Head External Engagement Alzheimer’s disease, Eli Lilly & Company

CLE credit is available. Registration is required. Other Health Law Week events include:

• Tuesday, February 23: Follow @mckinneyhealthlawsociety on Instagram for wellness tips.
• Wednesday, February 24: Virtual Networking Fair. Health law practitioners interested in joining the event as a mentor should email Kaleb Hobgood, Health Law Society Networking Coordinator, at khobgoo@iu.edu.
• Thursday, February 25: Follow the clues on the @iumckinneylaw Instagram page and answer the questions to earn some IU McKinney swag.