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BIOETHICS AND GLOBAL CHALLENGES OF MEDICINE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
3rd October 2022

Highly respected colleagues!

The beginning of XXI century is marked by discoveries in various fields of medicine, introduction of the latest technologies that allow us to create life, improve it, prolong or interrupt it. The rapid development of medicine carries risks for patients and subjects, as well as causes a lot of ethical problems. Who are they, scholars who have made great discoveries? Are they benefactors or criminals? How to protect patients from the consequences of the latest advances?

We invite you to take part in the conference to puzzle out these issues.

  • All registered participants of the conference, WHO ATTEND THE EVENT IN PERSON OR REMOTELY, will receive an electronic personalized certificate!
  • The program of the conference includes reports of advanced specialists in science.
  • The organizing committee of the conference provides an opportunity to publish the research results in the collection of the conference FREE of charge.

 

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS

  • FSBEI HE KSMU of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Department of Philosophy, Kursk, Russia
  • FSBEI HE KSMU of the Ministry of Health of Russia, International Medical Institute, Kursk, Russia

DATE: December 14, 2022

VENUE: Kursk State Medical University, hybrid format

CONFERENCE LANGUAGES: English, Russian

The deadline for accepting materials and registration of participants – December 01, 2022!

The event is supposed to be held in a hybrid format with the organization of a ZOOM conference. The parameters for entering the conference will be indicated in the conference program. The format can be changed depending on the epidemiological situation.

 

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES

  • discussion of ethical problems associated with the latest achievements in various fields of medicine, their use for therapeutic and other purposes aimed at improving mental and intellectual qualities of a person and their possible consequences;
  • drawing the attention of future doctors to topical issues arising in the context of the development of medicine and biotechnology;
  • creation of a platform for communication of specialists, scientists and persons interested in the discussed problems.

 

FOCUS AREA OF THE CONFERENCE

  • Bioethics and human rights: international legal regulation and implementation.
  • High technology in healthcare system: data processing and boundaries of medical secrecy.
  • Genetic consulting and ethical decision-making.
  • The image of a modern doctor: ethical aspects of work in a modern healthcare system.
  • Ethical aspects of the implementation of the results of biomedical research involving people in clinical practice.
  • Ethics and decisions to leave life.
  • Ethics of palliative care.

Students of medical universities, undergraduates, postgraduate students, doctors, scientists, university professors, philosophers, historians of medicine, scientists-researchers are invited to participate in the conference.

More information is available on the conference website >>>