Neue Methoden der Medizin und ihre ethischen Implikationen

Date: 10/15/2009, 14:00h to 10/17/2009, 18:30h

Location:
Zentrum für interdisziplinäre Forschung
der Universität Bielefeld
Wellenberg 1
33615 Bielefeld

Further information: http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/(de)/ZIF/AG/2009/10-15-Hilgendor...

Description: With this conference, the ZiF-research group 'Challenges to the Image of Humanity and Human Dignity by New Developments in Medical Technology' will start its work. Previously, a preparatory conference was held in July 2009 on the subject 'Human dignity and Image of Humanity-status quo'. The research group will deal-among other things-with the ethical and juridical problems of In-vitro-Fertilisation, pre-implantation diagnostics, reproductive and therapeutic cloning, transplantation medicine (including xenotransplantation), the creation of chimera and hybrids, deep brain stimulation, enhancement and man-machine interfaces. Besides, the main focus should be on the possible consequences for a reasonable use of the concept of human dignity and the range of an argumentative appeal on a certain image of humanity. The opening conference provides a basis for the elaboration of the decisive questions with different technologies of the newer medicine.

Contact:
Marina Hoffmann
Zentrum für interdisziplinäre Forschung
der Universität Bielefeld
Tagungsbüro
Wellenberg 1
33615 Bielefeld
Phone: +49 - (0)521 - 1 06 27 68
Fax: +49 - (0)521 - 1 06 60 24
marina.hoffmann@uni-bielefeld.de
http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/ZIF/index.html

Program coordination: Eric Hilgendorf (Würzburg); Jan Joerden (Frankfurt/Oder); Felix Thiele (Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler)

Keywords: embryonic stem cells; embryo research; research ethics; research law; genetic research/technology; brain research; brain death; human experiment; medical ethics; organ/tissue transplantation