International Law Section: The FBA is Accredited to the UN ECOSOC – What Does this Mean for Members? How Can Members Participate?

The FBA is Accredited to the UN ECOSOC –
What Does this Mean for Members? How Can Members Participate?

In 2020, the Federal Bar Association was accredited to the UN Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOC). This session will provide information about what this means for members and the association, and how to participate in ECOSOC as an FBA member. The session will also address FBA policies and policy-making relevant to member participation in ECOSOC.

Presented by the International Law Section

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About the Presenters

Michele Forzley, Forzley & Associates

Michele Forzley is a special advisor to the President of the Federal Bar Association on its status as an accredited entity to the UN Economic, Social and Cultural Council and active in multilateral affairs and health through her work as the Editor in Chief of UN Health Update.  She is also a practicing lawyer whose work is focused on regulatory systems strengthening and governance in the health and pharmaceutical sectors through law, regulation, and institutional capacity building. Her projects have been on behalf of the WHO, World Bank, EU, national governments, advocacy organizations, and trade associations in WHO/AFRO, SEARO, WPRO, EMRO, EURO and PAHO regions, in individual countries, and in emerging economies. She is a member of the WHO IHR Roster of Experts on Health Law, Ethics and Human Rights, author, and is an adjunct law professor teaching law and pandemics and global public health law.

Rachel V. Rose, Chair, FBA Government Relations Committee 

Ms. Rose has a unique background. Throughout her career, she has accumulated knowledge in a multitude of fields, with an emphasis on various facets of healthcare. Her experiences include:

• working on Wall Street and at one of the “Big Four” consulting firms;
• producing for the Chairman of the Reform and Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill;
• interning at the Department of Health and Human Services;
• compiling policy papers at the Royal College of Nursing in London;
• consultative work as a top performing representative for the pharmaceutical and medical device industry; ​
• clerking for the Honorable Linda R. Allan (6th Judicial Circuit, FL).

Prior to opening her law firm, she was Director of Business Development and Assistant General Counsel for a healthcare advisory company.

She is extensively published and presents on a variety of healthcare, False Claims Act, Dodd-Frank, and securities law topics including: cybersecurity, qui tam, physician reimbursement, ICD-10, access to care, anti-kickback and Stark laws, U.S. Supreme Court cases impacting the medical device industry, international comparative healthcare laws, and the HIPAA/the HITECH Act.

Presently, she is the chair of the Federal Bar Association’s Government Relations Committee. Ms. Rose has co-authored The American Bar Association’s books –  The ABCs of ACOs and What Are International HIPAA Considerations?, as well as being a co-editor of American Health Lawyers Association’s Enterprise Risk Management Handbook (2nd Edition). Ms. Rose is also an Affiliated Member of the Baylor College of Medicine’s Center for Health Policy and Medical Ethics, where she teaches bioethics and is on the University of Houston Law School’s Healthcare Law Advisory Board.

Bruce Moyer, Government Relations Counsel (FBA)

Registration

Registration for this event is now closed. Registrants will receive webinar access information via calendar invitation approximately 24 hours prior to the session.

Registration Fees

• FBA Member – $0
• Nonmember – $75

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Cancellation Policy: No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on May 24, 2021. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made at any time upon notification. Please contact Ariel White at awhite@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests.

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