ESPMH - The European Society For Philosophy Of Medicine And Healthcare

 27th EUROPEAN CONFERENCE
ON PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH CARE

14 – 17 August, 2013

"Innovation in Health Care and the Life Sciences"
 
This conference will be organised by the European Society for Philosophy of Medicine and Healthcare (ESPMH) and the Institute for Biomedical Ethics,University of Basel, Switzerland (Invitation to Basel).
 
Registration form                  Draft programme (16 May)                Conference brochure
 

Call for Abstracts

Innovation

  • Nature and meaning
  • Goals and priorities
  • Costs and access
  • Technology assessments and ethics

Public Health

  • Ethical principles guiding innovation in public health
  • Public health, innovation and intellectual property rights
  • Resources and competing interests
  • Priority setting

Biotechnology

  • Nanomedicine and Synthetic Biology
  • Biosecurity
  • Dual-use research of concern
  • GM foods
  • Reproductive technologies
  • Performance enhancement

Information and Communication Technology

  • Storage of biological samples and data
  • Telemedicine and ambient assisted living technologies
  • Social media and virtual reality
  • Lifelogs and lifebraries

Neurotechnology

  • Brain computer interfaces, deep-brain stimulation and brain implants
  • Neuromodulation, agency and autonomy
  • Neuroimaging
  • Neuroenhancement
  
 
 
The programme of the conference includes plenary sessions as well as parallel sessions. The deadline for abstracts (500 words maximum) is March 1st, 2013.
Abstracts can be sent to Professor Bert Gordijn, Secretary of the ESPMH,Institute of Ethics, Dublin City University, Ireland (address: bert.gordijn at dcu.ie).
 

 

 

 

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