Titel: Brain Matters 2 - Ethics in the Translation of Neuroscience Research to Psychiatric and Neurological Care

Termin: 26.5.2011, 8:30 Uhr, bis 27.5.2011, 17:00 Uhr

Veranstaltungsort:
Neuroethics Research Unit
Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM)
110, Pine avenue West
Montreal
Quebec
Canada
H2W 1R7

Weitere Informationen:
http://www.brainmatters2.com/

Kurzbeschreibung: More than ever the prospects of neuroscience research are bringing to the forefront major benefits and ethical challenges for medicine and society. The maturation of neuroscience has allowed some of the basic knowledge generated by research in the underpinnings of neurological disorders to be translated into new discoveries and the testing of novel insights in clinical care related to stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease to name a few. The clinical translation of neuroscience is not straightforward and as research progresses and strives to improve clinical practices and public understanding, many scientific unknowns make it difficult to produce practical clinical neuroscience applications. In this context and to follow-up on the momentum gathered with the 2009 conference Brain Matters: New directions in Neuroethics (hosted in Halifax, Canada), the time is ripe to host an international conference focusing on the translation of neuroscience research.

Kontakt: Dr. Nicole Palmour
Neuroethics Research Unit
Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM)
110, Pine avenue West
Montreal
Quebec
Canada
H2W 1R7
neuroethics@ircm.qc.ca
http://www.brainmatters2.com/

Veranstalter: Novel Tech Ethics, IRCM (Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal), McGill, CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)

Wissenschaftliche Leitung: Eric Racine (co-chair), PhD, IRCM, Montreal, Rémi Quirion (co-chair), PhD, McGill University, Montreal

Schlagworte: Hirnforschung, Krankheit, Medizinische Ethik