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377-0405-10L 2 Credits BSC D-HEST
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Ethics in Medicine and Health Care

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Effy Vayena, Dr. Alessandro Blasimme, Kelly Ormond
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Last Updated: 2026-06-01 11:33:37

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
13 weekly assignments of which 10 must be submitted. Additionally, a group presentation at the end of semester. Dates for the presentations will be defined in the moodle course.

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
  • Tue 10:15-12:00 (ML E 12)
  • 08.04 Date 10:15-12:00 (CAB G 61)
2 h weekly

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