Sidney Wolfe
Sidney Wolfe, MD, who is among the most outspoken and vigilant critics of the Food and Drug Administration and the pharmaceutical industry, will deliver the Chancellor’s Health Policy Lecture on Feb. 24.
The campus community is invited to Wolfe’s lecture, titled “Case Study: Investigating Research-Based Advocacy Concerning Prescription Drugs and Other Topics,” from noon to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Cole Hall on the UCSF Parnassus campus.
Wolfe has been director of the Health Research Group at Public Citizen, an independent, nonprofit, consumer advocacy organization, since it was founded by Ralph Nader in 1971. He is also adjunct professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and author of the book
Worst Pills, Best Pills.
Public Citizen fights for openness and democratic accountability in government; for the right of consumers to seek redress in the courts; for clean, safe and sustainable energy sources; for social and economic justice in trade policies; for strong health, safety and environmental protections; and for safe, effective and affordable health care and prescription drugs.
The organization has two offices in Washington, DC, as well as state offices in Texas and California.
The Chancellor’s Health Policy Lecture Series, established in 2006, brings a major figure in health policy to the UCSF campus several times a year to raise awareness in the community of the important health policy issues of the day.
The UCSF Chancellor’s Health Policy Lecture Series is organized by a committee with representatives from each of UCSF’s schools and UCSF Medical Center. The lectures are designed to have broad appeal across the University because health policy is relevant to all health disciplines.
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The Health Research Group
Public Citizen
