Titel: XVIIth European Conference on Philosphy of Medicine and Health Care - European Integration - Philosophy and Ethics of Healthcare

Termin: 21.8.2003 bis 23.8.2003

Veranstaltungsort:
University Campus
Universiteto str. 3
Vilnius
Lithuania

Kurzbeschreibung: The general theme of the conference is on philosophical and ethical issues in relation to European
integration, particularly in the area of medicine and health care. Now that it is clear that the
European Union will be expanded with new member states, it is imperative that the ethical reflection
on medicine and health care is stimulates in all European countries.

The following topics will be addressed in the conference:

European issues in philosophy of healthcare and bioethics

Development of medical philosophy and bioethics

Institutionalisation of philosophy and ethics in healthcare

Harmonisation of medical reseach regulations

Human rights and health care

Solidarity and health care

Just health care

The gap between 'academic' and 'bureaucratic' bioethics

Commercialisation in health care

Patenting and genetics

Genetic/health related data bases

Use of biological materials

(Future) European guidelines in biomedical reseach

Kontakt: Prof. Dr. Henk ten Have
ESPMH Secretariat
Dept. of Ethics, Philosophy and History of Medicine
School of Medical Sciences
University of Nijmegen
P.O. Box 9101
6500 HB Nijmegen
The Netherlands

fax: +31 - 24 - 3 54 02 54

h.tenhave@efg.umcn.nl
http://www.sam.lt/bioetika/ecpmhc/eng/index.htm

Veranstalter: European Society for Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care (ESPMH), Lithuanian Bioethics Committee, Department of Medical History and Ethics (Medical Faculty of Vilnius University), Lithuanian National Commission for UNESCO, Central and East European Association for Bioethics (CEEAB)