| Notes |
As any observer of recent healthcare reform debates in the U.S. can attest, Europe has probably never gotten so much attention for its healthcare policy. Unfortunately, much of the public debate on this topic has been ill informed, based on caricature and divorced from the real strengths and real weaknesses of European healthcare. While hardly free of problems, there are many lessons we can learn from how Europe organizes healthcare. Moreover, the history and politics of European healthcare can teach us a great deal as well. The conference aims to inform scholarly and public debate on healthcare politics and policy as well as deepen our understanding of contemporary Europe.
The conference will feature the following guests:
-Sigrun Olafsdottir, Boston University, Sociology: "Successful Health Care Systems? Variations in and Determinants of Public Attitudes in 33 Nations"
-Julia Lynch, University of Pennsylvania, Political Science: "On Death and Taxes: The Politics of Regional Health Inequalities in Europe."
-Mauricio Pabon, Harvard University, Public Health: "Wealth and Health in Europe and the United States: Are wealthy Americans healthier than poor Europeans?"
-Paul Dutton, Northern Arizona University, History: "Voices from the Past: Health Care Reform in France and the U.S. Debate"
-Kieke Okma, New York University, Healthcare Management: "European Healthcare Reform"
Location: Rhodes Conference room, Sanford Building at the Terry Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University. For more information, visit http://www.jhfc.duke.edu/ces/events0910.html.
RSVP to Sharon Peters at sharon.peters@duke.edu by noon on Monday November 16.
Cosponsored by the UNC EU Center of Excellence and the Duke Center for European Studies. |
