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Charles M. Kilo, MD - Healthcare Reform: Challenges in the Rational Distribution of Resources

by Berglund Center

THe rational distribution of resources is a key problem in US healthcare - this very basic objective is thwarted by a wide cariety of forces that drive up costs while driving down quality. These forces include a misaligned payment system, the lack of geographic responsibility and accountability, competition for paying patients, exuberance about new technology, poor role definition, and the lack of leadership. In the Berglund Center for Internet Studies'…

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Duboff Law Group - Art Law Discussion

by Berglund Center

A presentation of several landmark art law cases. The presentation will challenge traditional notions of what is considered authentic and how authenticity was established in one spectacular post world war II case. This video will offer a richer understanding of art and cultural property.

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2011/2012 Sharif Mowlabocus - Gaydar Culture

by Berglund Center

Dr. Sharif Mowlabocus, Department of Media at University of Sussex, is introducing the term "cybercarnality" and exploring the structure, content, and politics of gay men's digital culture.

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2008/2009 Steven Wax - A Public Defender's Fight for Justice in the War on Terror from Peshawar to Portland

by Berglund Center

Steve Wax is the author of the best-selling work Kafka Comes to America. Steven is an Oregon attorney who headed Oregon's Federal Public Defender Office for 21 years. He is one of seven Oregon lawyers who volunteered to defend those held in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camps. Wax defended Brandon Mayfield, the Oregon convert to Islam, who was falsely accused of a role in the Spanish al Qaeda train bombing. His talk will focus upon the erosion of…