2008
Michael H. Cohen is featured in City Line ‘s article, “Expert on Health & Wellness Legal issues Returns to O.C. From Harvard Medical School” (November 2008, p. 14).
Michael H. Cohen gives keynote speech at BNI chapter. Topic: “Don’t roll the dice, get legal advice.”
Michael H. Cohen Law Group opens its Southern California presence, and joins the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce and the local Business Networking International (BNI) chapter.
Michael H. Cohen and Alan Dumoff present, “Medical and Physician Spa Practices: A Practical Guide in Avoiding Costly and Regulatory Mistakes” at a webcast sponsored by West continuing legal education online.
Michael H. Cohen speaks on “Healing at the Borderland of Medicine and Religion: Legal Implications” on May 9 at a conference on Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Medical, Legal and Religious Implications, organized through the Department of Religious Studies at McGill University.
Michael H. Cohen Law Group is teaming up with the International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine (IAPAM) , a voluntary association of physicians which sets standards for the aesthetic medical profession, to help develop legal advice focused on the needs of physicians in medical spas and aesthetic medicine. The IAPAM defines the core competencies of aesthetic medicine as including: Light-based Therapies (hair removal, laser treatment of leg veins); Cosmetic Injectable’s (BotoxT, soft tissue fillers); and Skin Rejuvenation (medical grade chemical peels, microdermabrasion). Related thematically to anti-aging medicine and complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine, the emerging and vibrantly growing field of aesthetic medicine requires careful attention to the intersection of corporate practice of medicine, licensing, anti-kickback and fee-splitting considerations, and other legal and regulatory issues in which we offer legal expertise.
Beginning February 2008, for every new major client, our law office will sponsor a child for at least one year through Plan USA.
Michael H. Cohen directs an annual Winter Session course at the Harvard School of Public Health on Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Health Law & Policy. A corporate donor that has asked to remain anonymous has donated to the Institute for Integrative and Energy Medicine to support teaching the course.
On May 25, 2008, Michael H. Cohen speaks on “Legal Issues in Integrative Medicine Relating to Mental Health Care” at the 1st International Conference on Integrative, Complementary and Alternative Medicine (ICAM) and Mental Health in Toronto. This conference aims to infuse new energy into conversations among psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and other mental health care providers concerning clinical integration of CAM therapies.
A journal article entitled, “Ethics of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Children” by Sunita Vohra, MD and Michael H. Cohen, JD was published in the Pediatric Clinics of North America (2007 Dec; 54(6):875-884). Clinical and legal issues involving pediatric use of complementary and alternative medicine remain at the forefront of research and practice.
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