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377-0405-10L 3 Credits BSC D-HEST

Ethics in Medicine and Health Care

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Effy Vayena, Dr. Alessandro Blasimme, Kelly Ormond, Dr. Oliver Buchholz
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Last Updated: 2026-06-03 00:14:28

Abstract

A solid background in medical ethics will allow students to meaningfully take part in complex deliberations about specific clinical cases in the regular practice of the medical profession and to make sense of ethical challenges associated to biomedical research.

Objective

This module is intended to enable students to recognize and analyze ethically controversial situations in everyday medical practice and in biomedical research.

Content

This module contains the following ethical issues: - informed consent in both medicine and research - end-of-life decisions - reproductive medicine - communication to patients and research participants - genetics in the clinical and in the research context - return of incidental findings - access to experimental treatments - public health ethics - digital health technologies - artificial intelligence in medicine

General Information

Language
English
Levels
BSC
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
ungraded semester performance
The class grading will have two requirements.In order to pass the course:1). Students will be required to attend at least 10 of 13 group exercise sessions, and2). A midterm and final exam will be given, and students must have a passing grade in total.

Registration & Places

Priority: Registration for the course unit is only possible for the primary target group

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture Ethics in Medicine and Health Care
SW14 fällt aus (Internistische Untersuchung)
  • Tue 10:15-12:00 (CHN C 14)
  • Tue 10:15-12:00 (CHN E 42)
  • Tue 10:15-12:00 (CHN F 46)
2 h weekly

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