Human Genetics and Medical Technology

Date: 03/12/2012 to 03/15/2012

Location:
Radboud University Medical Centre
Geert Grooteplein Noord 21
6525 EZ Nijmegen
The Netherlands

Speaker: Keynote lecture: Prof. Insoo Hyun PhD (Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA)

Further information: http://med.kuleuven.be/Faculteit_Geneeskunde/english/borders...

Description: This course focusses on the moral problems generated by the research and development and application of new knowledge in a range of emerging fields such as tissue engineering and genomics. The implications give rise to new images of the human being and shifts common understanding of health and disease. Furthermore, the relation between technology and (medical) ethics will be studied. This intensive course will deal with topics such as screening and testing from clinical perspective, Health Technology Assessment, translational medicine and autonomy in diagnostic technology, and autonomy according to patients.

Contact:
Simone Naber
Radboud University Medical Centre
IQ healthcare
Postbus 9101, 114
6500 HB Nijmegen
The Netherlands
Phone: 0032-16 336926
Fax: 0032-16 336952
s.naber@iq.umcn.nl
http://www.iqhealthcare.nl/ContentFront/DefaultStart.aspx

Organizer: Center for Biomedical Ethics and Law, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium); Radboud University Nijmegen (The Netherlands)

Program coordination: Evert van Leeuwen and Simone van der Burg

Keywords: biotechnology; research ethics; genetic research/technology; genetics; disease; medical ethics; technology ethics; technology assessment