Public health advocate Sidney Wolfe to deliver 2005 Schroeder
lecture at Case School
of Law
Talk will focus on issue of adverse drug reactions
November 14, 2005
| For more information: Jeff Bendix 216-368-6070
Adverse drug reactions kill approximately 100,000 Americans each year, making
it the nation’s fourth leading cause of death. Sidney Wolfe, director
of Public Citizen’s Health Research Group, will discuss the problem when
he delivers the annual Oliver C. Schroeder lecture at the Case Western Reserve
University School of Law.
Wolfe is the 2005 Oliver C. Schroeder, Jr. Scholar-in-Residence at the law
school. His lecture, “Worst Pills, Best Pills” will take place
Wednesday, November 16 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in room A59 of the law school, 11075
East Blvd. on the Case campus. It is sponsored by the school’s Law-Medicine
Center and will be broadcast live on the Internet. Viewing information is available
at http://www.law.case.edu/lectures. The lecture is free and open to the public
and one hour of CLE credit is available at no charge.
“We are delighted to host Sidney Wolfe for this important lecture,” said
Gerald Korngold, dean and McCurdy Professor of Law. “Dr. Wolfe has been
one of the nation’s most outspoken advocates on behalf of consumers in
the area of pharmaceutical policy. His career serves as a wonderful inspiration
for our students.”
Wolfe, a 1965 graduate of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine,
is the author of Worst Pills, Best Pills: A Consumer's Guide to Preventing
Drug-Induced Death or Illness. He has directed Public Citizen’s Health
Research Group since its founding in 1971 and was awarded a MacArthur Foundation
Fellowship in 1990. In 1966 he began working at the National Institutes of
Health where he did research on aspects of blood-clotting and on alcoholism.
He has been an advisor to Ralph Nader on health issues and helped to recruit
medical student volunteers to work for Nader. Since 1995 he has been an adjunct
professor of internal medicine at the Case medical school. He is a member of
the Society for General Internal Medicine.
The Oliver C. Schroeder, Jr. Scholar-in-Residence was established in 1986
to recognize Professor Schroeder’s 38 years of service to the Case School
of Law as professor and acting dean. Schroeder co-founded the Law-Medicine
Center in 1953 and served as its director until his retirement in 1986.
For more information call 216-368-3304 or 800-492-3308, visit the law school’s
website at http://www.law.case.edu, or email alice.simon@case.edu.
About Case Western Reserve University
Case is among the nation's leading research institutions. Founded in 1826
and shaped by the unique merger of the Case Institute of Technology and Western
Reserve University, Case is distinguished by its strengths in education, research,
service, and experiential learning. Located in Cleveland, Case offers nationally
recognized programs in the Arts and Sciences, Dental Medicine, Engineering,
Law, Management, Medicine, Nursing, and Social Work. http://www.case.edu.
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