Deep Brain Stimulation in Neurology and Psychiatry – Ethical, Legal, and Social Aspects

Date: 02/03/2012, 09:00-17:15h

Location:
Schokoladenmuseum Köln
Am Schokoladenmuseum 1 A
50678 Köln

Further information: http://geschichte-ethik.uk-koeln.de/forschungsstelle-ethik/a...

Description: The conference will be the last chord of the German-Canadian Research Project on ethical, legal and social aspects of DBS (ELSA-DBS). The most relevant results of the project of how Deep Brain Stimulation affects and interacts with matters of personal identity and quality of life will be presented, as well as legal rules and regulations. We will discuss new fields of application of DBS and pay special attention to their ethical, social and legal impact on patients’ lives and physicians’ practices. The meeting is open to specialists as well as to the interested public.

Contact:
Forschungsstelle Ethik
Institut für Geschichte und Ethik der Medizin
Uniklinik Köln
Herderstraße 54
50931 Köln
Phone: 0221-478-86990
Fax: 0221-478-86996
rschungsstelle-ethik@uni-koeln.de
http://geschichte-ethik.uk-koeln.de/forschungsstelle-ethik

Organizer: Forschungsstelle Ethik des Instituts für Geschichte und Ethik der Medizin (Uniklinik Köln); gefördert vom BMBF

Program coordination: Prof. Dr. Christiane Woopen

Keywords: medical ethos; research ethics; research law; brain research; medical ethics; psychology; technology ethics