The Japanese Experience: Long Term Care, End-of-life Decision-making, & Healthcare Reform November 2, 2009 12:00-1:30 pm, Chestnut Room, Colonial Penn Center, 1st Floor (3641 Locust Walk) The Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, the Center for Public Health Initiatives, & the Health Care Management Department at the Wharton School of Business invite you to attend an informal lunchtime discussion with Dr. Naoki Ikegami. Dr. Naoki Ikegami is Chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Keio University School of Medicine and is widely regarded as Japan's top health economist. Please RSVP for this event at maddene@wharton.upenn.edu Space is limited.

Clinical Neuropsychology Seminars Conference Room, 10th Floor, Gates Building, HUP, 3400 Spruce St., Phila, PA, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

• November 6, 2009 - Roy Hamilton, M.D.
• November 13, 2009 - David Dinges, Ph.D.
• November 20, 2009 - Arthur Caplan, M.D

Politics and Pandemics November 11, 2009, 5:00-6:30 pm, Penn Humanities Forum, Harrison Auditorium, Penn Museum. Helen Epstein, author of The Invisible Cure: Why We Are Losing the Fight Against AIDS in Africa. Free and open to the public. Pre-registration required. Call 215-573-8280 or visit http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu/09-10/epstein.shtml for more information.

The Medical Humanities November 14, 2009, 1:00-5:30 p.m. Temple University School of Medicine. Sponsored by the Temple University Center for Urban Bioethics and Humanities.

Mandates & Pandemic Responsibility: Immunizing Workers Who Serve the Public November 17, 2009, 7:00-9:00 p.m., Franklin Theater.