Speaking Engagements

2020

Scripps, “Integrative Medicine Legal Issues”, San Diego, CA

2019

Southern California State of Reform Health Policy Conference,  San Diego, CA

California Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Annual Meeting, Hollywood, CA

The Practitioner Channel Forum, “Legal Challenges Facing Cosmetic Surgeons”, San Diego, CA

Scripps, “Clinical Use of Supplements: Key Legal Issues”, San Diego, CA

How to Manage A Small Law Firm, “3 Ways to Manage Legal Risk & Maximize Success in Your Healthcare Venture,” Las Vegas, NV

2018

How to Manage A Small Law Firm, “From Sale to Scale: The Best Thing I Did or My Law Firm,” Washington, DC

The Institute of Functional Medicine, “Manage Legal Risk in your Functional Medicine Practice”, San Diego, CA

Scripps, “Clinical Use of Supplements: Key Legal Issues”, San Diego, CA

2016

Academy of Doctors of Audiology, Keynote, “Listen to the Future,” San Diego, California.

2009-2015

Stanford MedX, “How Laws Regulating Wearable Health Technology Shape our Medical Future,” Palo Alto, CA (coming).

Los Angeles County Bar Association, MHealth Panel, “FDA Issues in MHealth;” Santa Monica, California.

Silicon Valley Forum on Healthcare IT Leadership, Legal Issues Affecting Sensors, Wearables, and Interoperability, “From Physical to Mobile to Wearable Healthcare: How Government Regulation of User-Generated Health Data Affects Ventures and Consumers;” Mountainview, California.

World Health Organization, Gulf Cooperation Council, and Saudi National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, “Setting the Foundation, Standards, Rules and Regulations for Practicing Complementary and Alternative Medicine: The U.S. Experience,” Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

World Health Organization, Gulf Cooperation Council, and Saudi National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, “Balancing Regulatory Authority and Patient-Centered Care: Global Models of Access to Complementary and Alternative Medicine,” Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Los Angeles County Bar Association, Annual Healthcare Law Compliance Symposium, “Telemedicine & Mobile Health Compliance Concerns,” Los Angeles, California.

EEG Institute, Advanced Clinical Summit, “Neurofeedback Laws & Licensing: Unlock Brains’ Potential But Be Legally Safe,” Los Angeles, California.

2007-2008

West LegalEd Center, “Medical and Physician Spa Practices: A Practical Guide in Avoiding Costly and Regulatory Mistakes” (webcast).

McGill University, “Healing at the Borderland of Medicine and Religion: Legal Implications,” Montreal, Canada.

First 1st International Conference on Integrative, Complementary and Alternative Medicine (ICAM) and Mental Health, “Legal Issues in Integrative Medicine Relating to Mental Health Care,” Toronto, Canada.

2005-2006

Oregon Board of Naturopathic Examiners, “Legal and Ethical Issues in Naturopathic  Medicine in the 21st Century,” Portland, OR.

Long Island Jewish Hospital, “Asking the Difficulty Questions: Legal Issues in Complementary and Alternative Medicine,” Long Island, NY.

Long Island Jewish Hospital, “Workshop: Legal Issues in Complementary and Alternative Medicine,” Long Island, NY.

Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons, Botanical Medicine in Modern Clinical Practice, New York, NY, “Legal & Professional Considerations in Botanical Practice.”

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine CAM Center, “Liability and Other Legal Implications of Complementary, Alternative, & Integrative Medicine.”

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Integration of Complementary and Alternative Medicine into Clinical Practice: Evidence-Based Medicine, “Legal Issues in Establishing a CAM (CIM) Center.” (lecture)

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Integration of Complementary and Alternative Medicine into Clinical Practice: Evidence-Based Medicine, “Legal Issues and Advice in Establishing a CAM (CIM) Center.” (workshop)

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Institutional Review Board Committee, “Complementary and Integrative Medicine: Legal and Ethical Issues for the Clinician and Clinical Researcher.”

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Integrative Medicine Program, “Can Integrative Medicine be Made Legally Defensible, Ethically Appropriate, and Clinically Responsible?”

2004-2005

Spaulding Hospital, “Legal Boundaries and Ethics in Energy Work During the Clinical Encounter.”

Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, “Complementary Medicine: Legal Issues.”

Harvard Medical School, Continuing Medical Education Online, “St. John’s Wort and Depression: What is the Evidence?”

Harvard Medical School, Continuing Medical Education Online, “Liability Issues in Alternative, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine.”

Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons, Botanical Medicine in Modern Clinical Practice, New York, NY, “Legal & Professional Considerations in Botanical Practice.”

Greater Detroit Area Health Council WWJ Newsradio 950’s Annual Health Trends Conference, Novi, MI, Keynote Address, “Future Medicine: The Influence of Mind, Body and Spirit in Health Care Delivery.”

2003

Harvard CME, Integrating Complementary Therapies Into Clinical Practice: Cases and Evidence, “Malpractice, Risk Assessment.”

Harvard CME, Integrating Complementary Therapies Into Clinical Practice: Cases and Evidence, “Ethics/Refusal of Care: Legal and Regulatory Perspectives.”

Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation, Dispute Resolution Forum, “Negotiating Complementary Medicine.”

Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation, Harvard Negotiation Insight Initiative, “Use of Alternative Mind States in Complementary Medicine.”

Harvard Divinity School, Center for the Study of World Religions, “Healing at the Borderland of Medicine and Religion.”

Harvard Divinity School, Center for the Study of World Religions, “Legal and Ethical Issues in Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapies of Potential Relevance to the Study of Religion, Health & Healing.”

Harvard Medical School, Department of Medicine, Elective ME549.J, Potential Medical Malpractice Issues When Physicians Counsel Patients Regarding Complementary/Integrative Medical Therapies.

New York Chiropractic College and Albert Einstein School of Medicine, New York, NY, “Legal Issues in Integrative Healthcare: Puzzles and Possibilities.”

Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons, Botanical Medicine in Modern Clinical Practice, New York, NY, “Legal & Professional Considerations in Botanical Practice.”

Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Usage, Washington, D.C., “Licensure and Regulatory Issues for Hospitals Concerning Complementary Therapies.”

American Academy of Physician Assistants, New Orleans, LA, “Potential Malpractice Liability Associated With Use by Physician Assistants of Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies.”

Academic Practice Assembly, Medical Management Group, Atlanta, GA, “Malpractice Issues Concerning Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies.”

New York Task Force on Life and the Law, New York, NY, “Selected Policy Issues Concerning Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies.”

Veterans Administration Journal Club for Credentialing Coordinators (national teleconference), “Credentialing Issues in Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies.”

Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, New London, CT, “Malpractice Risk Assessment in Integration of Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies in the Hospital Setting.”

2000-2002

Harvard CME, “Complementary and Alternative Medicine Legal Issues.”

Harvard CME, “Credentialing Issues in Complementary and Alternative Medicine.”

Harvard CME, “Medical Liability and Complementary and Alternative Medicine.”

Harvard CME, Advances in Pediatric Health Care, “Legal/Ethical/Regulatory Issues in Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Kids.”

Harvard CME, Models of Integrative Care: Present and Future, “Credentialing Providers: Policies, Perspectives, Possibilities.”

Harvard CME, Herbal Therapies and Other Dietary Supplements: What the Practicing Physician, Pharmacist or Nurse Needs to Know, “Regulatory and Legal Issues Concerning Herbal Therapies and Dietary Supplements.”

Harvard CME, Complementary and Integrative Medicine: State of the Science and Clinical Applications, “Malpractice and Liability.”

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, CAMRE Research Fellows Conference, “Informed Consent in Complementary and Alternative Medicine.”

Harvard Medical School, Department of Medicine, Elective ME549.J, “Medico-Legal Issues for the Clinician in Counseling Patients Regarding Complementary/Integrative Medical Therapies.”

National Consultants Conference, TAP Pharmaceuticals, Santa Fe, NM, “Exploring the Legal and Regulatory Terrain of Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies.”

Royal College of Physicians and National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, London, United Kingdom, “Certification and Regulation of Complementary and Alternative Medical Providers in the U.S.”

Connecticut Hospital Association, Wallingford, CT, “Legal Issues in Complementary and Alternative Medicine.”

Massachusetts Special Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medical Practitioners, “Complementary and Alternative Medicine Licensing Issues.”

HyVee Corporate Officers’ Retreat, Scottsdale, AZ, “Health Law Issues in Complementary and Alternative Medicine.”

University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, Center for East-West Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, “Legal Issues in Complementary and Alternative Medicine.”

Banner Health Systems Integrative Medicine Conference, Phoenix, AZ, “Legal Issues in Complementary and Alternative Medicine.”

1999

Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Center for Bioethics and National Institutes of Health Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, “Overview of Licensing and Credentialing.“

California Society of Addiction Medicine, Marina Del Rey, CA, “Alternative Therapies: Medical and Legal Issues.”

Kaiser Hospital, Santa Rosa, CA, “Integrative Medicine: Legal Issues.”

California Institute of Integrative Medicine, Santa Rosa, CA, “Integrative Medicine: Legal Issues.”

Complementary Medicine Clinic, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, “Complementary Medicine: Legal and Regulatory Issues.”

Grand Rounds at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Monterey, CA, “Use of Herbal Medicines and Legal Considerations.”

Community Memorial Hospital of San Buena Ventura, Ventura, CA, “Medical Fraud and Abuse: Common Violations and Ways to Reduce Liability Risks.”

Comprehensive Cancer Care Conference II: Integrating Complementary and Alternative Therapies, Arlington, VA, “Freedom of Choice in Health Care.”

Practice Management for Integrative Medicine, San Francisco, CA, “Legal and Regulatory Issues in Integrative Care: Risk Management Solutions for Business Development and Clinical Practice.”

University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Department of Medicine, Program in Integrative Medicine, Tucson, AZ, “Legal and Regulatory Issues in Integrative Care.”

First International Conference on Integrative Medicine, Seattle, WA, “Malpractice and Informed Consent in Integrative Medicine.”

Society of Air Force Physicians, Annual Meeting, in association with American College of Physicians and American Society of Internal Medicine, Berkeley, CA, “Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Policy and Licensing, Reimbursement, and Practice Considerations.”

University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, Center for East-West Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, “Legal and Ethical Issues in Integrative Medicine.”

University of California, Irvine College of Medicine, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Irvine, CA, “Legal Concerns in Integrative Medicine.”

Hastings School of Law, Women’s Law Journal Symposium, San Francisco, CA, “Evaluating U.S. Dietary Supplements Regulation.”

1994-1998

First International Congress on Tibetan Medicine: Revealing the Art of the Medicine Buddha, Washington, D.C., “Legal and Regulatory Issues Affecting the Practice of Tibetan Medicine; The Role of U.S. Law in Tibetan-American Medical Exchange.”

Bioethical Issues Committee, Association of the Bar for the City of New York, New York, NY, “Legal and Ethical Perspectives on Complementary and Alternative Medicine.”

Health Law & Policy Program, Seton Hall Law School, Newark, NJ, “Regulation of Complementary and Alternative Medicine.”

American Preventive Medical Association/Emord & Associates Legal Seminar, Arlington, VA, “Complementary Medicine and the Courts; Panel, Legislative Issues for Complementary Care Practitioners.”

Fourth Annual Congress on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Arlington, VA, “Integrative Medicine: Practical Applications for Practice Management (Outcomes Analysis, Billing & Reimbursement).”

Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, CA, “Legal Aspects of Alternative Medicine Therapies.”

National Center for Homeopathy, San Diego, CA, “Legal and Ethical Reflections on the Practice of Homeopathy.”

University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Irvine, CA, “Developing a Complementary Care Center.”

Health Professionals Seminar, Body Wise International, Newport Beach, CA, “Practice Issues in Clinical Nutrition.”

Second International Congress on Complementary & Alternative Therapies, Washington, D.C., “Overview of Malpractice and Reimbursement Issues for the Practitioner.” (Chair, Legal Panel.)

Second International Congress on Complementary & Alternative Therapies, Washington, D.C., “Managing Practice Risks, Obtaining Reimbursement: An Overview.”

Annual Meeting, International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine, Boulder, CO, “Legal Obstacles & Opportunities in an Integrated Health Care System.”

Annual Meeting, International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine, Boulder, CO, “Legal Ramifications of Energy Medicine.”

Annual Meeting, International Alliance of Holistic Lawyers, Burlington, VT, “Healing and Justice.”

Medical Institute for Law Faculty, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University/Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, “The Emerging Paradigm of Holistic Healing.”