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Bitesize Ethics is back! Join us on Wednesdays for free, #online ethics classes exploring 'Life, death and difficult decisions', 24 Jun-12 Aug. No prior knowledge required, all welcome. Register: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth... @oxmedhum.bsky.social #bitesize #ethics #FreeEducation #life

Jetzt noch anmelden für unsere Jahrestagung! 📢 Demokratie schützen - Demokratie stärken 📅 am 17. Juni in Weimar www.ethikrat.org/veranstaltun...

"Bioethics has been the conscience of science & medicine– now it must also be their defender." These words by Mildred Solomon set the tone for a remarkable evening during the IMDE Inaugural Symposium in the Alte Aula of Heidelberg University, 12 May.Watch the keynote: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzGz...

Democracy in Crisis & the Future of Bioethics - Mildred Solomon 12-13 May 2026 Heidelberg University

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Recently published by IMDE's Aline Weis, Eva Winkler & cohorts: “Patient involvement in clinical cancer research” – exploring how training via the Patients Expert Academy strengthens meaningful participation of patients in oncology research. P. 32-34 disco.mflux.springernature.com/download/123...

Project NEW_LIVES: A multi-dimensional framework for establishing and managing a genomic newborn screening program. Eur J Hum Genet (2026). doi.org/10.1038/s414.... See the paper here by researchers Karla Alex and Eva Winkler of the IMDE & their collaboration partners! #genetics #bioethics

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Austausch mit der Nationalen #Ethikkommission im Bereich der #Humanmedizin der 🇨🇭 (NEK) und der Bioethikkommission in 🇦🇹 vergangene Woche in 📍Berlin. Vielen Dank für die spannenden Vorträge und Diskussionen! #Ethikrat @ethicswinkler.bsky.social @jud1th.bsky.social @ue-umweltethik.bsky.social

Check out the latest research paper by Martin Jungkunz of the IMDE and his colleagues, on the integration of AI into clinical practice! www.eurat.info #AIethics #medicalethics #genomics #responsibleAI #dataethics

"Financial influences and the primacy of patient welfare – an empirical and ethical analysis in German cancer medicine" link.springer.com/article/10.1... Take a look at Julia König's recently published research paper here #medicalethics #medicaldecisionmaking

"Children have a right to children’s rights & protection" — a conference organised by DGKIM from 7–9 May in Potsdam. IMDE’s Christoph Schickhardt gave a keynote on children’s rights and well-being, alongside discussions on protecting children affected by domestic violence and identifying abuse

Public Health Ethics with a focus on Child Ethics at our inaugural symposium: Eva Winkler & Christian Schaaf on the ethics of genomic newborn screening programs, and Christoph Schickhardt on children in public health — concluding two days of inspiring discussions at the IMDE symposium. #IMDE2026

Public Health Ethics at our inaugural symposium: Alena Buyx on when ethics meets crisis, Julia König on economic factors in the care of cancer patients, and Katja Mehlis on financial toxicity in cancer care.

IMDE symposium: Silke Schicktanz on “Participatory medical ethics – Normative and conceptional aspects”, Christoph Schickhardt on “Democratizing biomedical research through participation?”, and Aline Weis & Cindy Körner on “Patient Involvement in research – Insights and perspectives from the NCT”

Day two of our inaugural symposium began with a session on clinical ethics: Jan Schildmann on “Assisted suicide in Germany. Empirical data, normative and practical challenges” and Katja Mehlis & Eva Winkler on “Shared decisions at life’s end: Ethical tools for oncology practice” #IMDE2026

Evening program at our inaugural symposium: opened by Eva Winkler and Michael Boutros, followed by Mildred Solomon’s keynote “Democracy in crisis and the future of bioethics” and an expert panel with Thorsten Moos, Lukas J. Meier, Ruth Horn, Dirk Lanzerath, and Rebecca Brendel. #IMDE2026

Second session on Genome Ethics at the inaugural symposium: Ruth Horn on “Promises, challenges, and benefits of genomics”, Martin Jungkunz on “Genome policy in practice – current work of the EURAT platform”, and Karla Alex on “Should genomic newborn screening data be used for research?” #IMDE2026

Opening session of our inaugural symposium: Lukas J. Meier on “Data-driven clinical ethics consultation – Chatbots and specialised decision-support systems” and Markus Herrmann on “AI – A medical instrument like any other?” #IMDE2026

Everything is prepared for our inaugural symposium! We’re excited to celebrate the opening of the Institute for Medical and Data Ethics and look forward to two interesting days with insightful talks and discussions. #IMDE2026 www.medizinische-fakultaet-hd.uni-heidelberg.de/en/organisat...

Come and join us! On May 12 and 13, we’re celebrating the opening of our institute with an academic symposium. 🎉 We’re excited to welcome a great lineup of speakers! www.medizinische-fakultaet-hd.uni-heidelberg.de/en/organisat... @alenabuyx.bsky.social @ruthhorn.bsky.social @cpschaaf.bsky.social

30. Juli 2025 // Dr. Kaja Mehlis Finanzielle Belastung von Krebspatient:innen Alle online, jeweils ab 16.15 Uhr, ohne Anmeldung. 🔗 www.nct-heidelberg.de/das-nct/vera... 3/3

Unsere Fortbildungen im Juli: 2. Juni 2025 // Dr. Felix Czernilofsky Weiterbildungscurriculum für die Junge Onkologie: Aggressive Lymphome 9. Juli 2025 // Dr. Monika Huber, Dr. Cindy Körner, Anne-Kathrin Müller, Imke Veit-Schirmer, Dr. Aline Weis Patientenbeteiligung in der Forschung 1/3

„Ideale Räume für eine zeitgemäße Lehre“: Neues Hörsaal- und Lernzentrum audiMAX auf dem Campus Im Neuenheimer Feld mit einer Festveranstaltung offiziell eröffnet www.uni-heidelberg.de/de/newsroom/...

#Neurotech im Alltag: Was bedeutet das für #Selbstbestimmung und #Gedankenfreiheit? Unsere stellv. Vorsitzende Eva Winkler fragt Marcello Ienca von der @tum.de 👇 Full talk vimeo.com/1175961893#c... @ethicswinkler.bsky.social @jud1th.bsky.social @corneliabetsch.bsky.social @marcelloienca.bsky.social

Human #Augmentation – also menschliche Fähigkeiten technologisch zu steigern ⏫ – was bedeutet das für die Gesellschaft? Aldo Faisal, Sprecher der AG #Neurotechnologie im #Ethikrat, im Gespräch mit Bertolt Meyer, Professor an der TU Chemnitz 👇 @ethicswinkler.bsky.social @unibayreuth.bsky.social

‪MORGEN! Öffentliche Anhörung „Neue Neurotechnologien – Ethik, Recht und Gesellschaft“. 13 - 17.30 Uhr auf www.ethikrat.org/live. Seien Sie dabei! @ethicswinkler.bsky.social @unibayreuth.bsky.social @jud1th.bsky.social @corneliabetsch.bsky.social @marcelloienca.bsky.social #neurotechnology

Just printed: www.duncker-humblot.de/9783428191512 Mit einem Beitrag von C. Schickhardt und E.C. Winkler: Von persönlicher Verantwortung im Gesundheitssystem zum Prinzip des abstrakten Risikos in Public Health📖 #Gesundheitssystem #Medizin #Eigenverantwortung #Medizinethik #Verursacherprinzip

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Wir haben heute die ZEKO-Stellungnahme „Planetary Health und ärztliche Verantwortung“ veröffentlicht: Stellungnahme: www.zentrale-ethikkommission.de/stellungnahm... Aufzeichnung der Pressekonferenz: www.baek.de/pressekonferenz #planetaryhealth #klimawandel #ethik

In der neuen #Podcast -Folge von #SprechendeMedizin beleuchtet BÄK-Präsident Reinhardt gemeinsam mit Prof. Dr. Eva Winkler u. Prof. Dr. Dirk Lanzerath von der #ZEKO wichtige Aspekte von #PlanetaryHealth. Dies ist der 1. Teil des spannenden Gesprächs. 🎧 Einfach mal reinhören: www.baek.de/podcast

Neue Impulse zur #Neurotechnologie! Unsere neue AG „Neurotechnologie“ bringt sechs Ratsmitglieder zusammen, die eine Stellungnahme zu Chancen und Risiken sowie zur Implementierung erarbeiten. Weitere Informationen folgen! #Ethikrat #Neurotech ethicswinkler.bsky.social corneliabetsch.bsky.social