Deutsches Referenzzentrum für Ethik in den Biowissenschaften (DRZE)

Titel: Ethics in dementia care

Termin: 4.7.2023 bis 7.7.2023

Veranstaltungsort:
Park Inn by Radisson Leuven Hotel
Martelarenlaan 36
3010 Leuven
Belgium

Weitere Informationen:
https://www.kuleuven.be/english/summer-schools/ethics-in-dementia-care ...

Kurzbeschreibung: Course summary: background and objectives
The number of persons with dementia will rise considerably in the years to come. The increasing prevalence of dementia and the treatment and care for people with dementia present a myriad of important ethical questions and responsibilities. What do we think of the quality of life of people with dementia and of their subsequent end of life? What are the opinions about vulnerability and dignity in case of dementia? What do we consider to be ‘good care’ and ‘a good death’ for persons with dementia?


The objective of the course is to foster exchanges on foundational, clinical-ethical and organisational-ethical approaches to dementia care. More specifically, the aims of this course are:


(1) To analyse fundamental notions that occupy central stage in the field of dementia care ethics (i.e. various notions of care, the human person, vulnerability, and dignity). As such, extensive understanding will be provided into the philosophical and ethical foundations of dementia care practices.


(2) To educate participants on a range of ethical topics that figure largely in contemporary debates on dementia care, namely, use of electronic tracking devices, use of robotics, dealing with sexual expression, advance care planning, euthanasia and other end-of-life issues. These topics will be explored from philosophical-ethical and empirical-ethical perspectives.


(3) To introduce participants into a variety of stakeholders’ perspectives on ethics in dementia care: patients, relatives, nurses, physicians, institutional managers, and society as a whole.


(4) To establish exchange among national and international experts with respect to ethics in dementia care.

Kontakt: Chris Gastmans PhD and Jared Howes, MA
KU Leuven – Faculty of Medicine
Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law
Kapucijnenvoer 35/3 box 7001
3000 Leuven
Belgium
Tel.: 00 32 16 37 33 03
dementiacare@kuleuven.be
http://www.cbmer.be/

Veranstalter: Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven

Wissenschaftliche Leitung: Chris Gastmans, PhD

Schlagworte: Gesundheitswesen, Hirnforschung, Krankheit, Lebensende, Medizinische Ethik, Pflegeethik, Pfleger-Patient-Verhältnis

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