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2024/2025

Biomedical Ethics

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F7ADIBE ZK 20P+8C English
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Department of Biomedical Technology
Synopsis:

Theoretical Foundations of Bioethics

Communication of bioethics and natural sciences

Biomedical ethics: goals and objectives of biomedical ethics, basic concepts and principles

Institutionality of biomedical ethics

„Open problems“ of modern biomedical ethics

The problem of life and death in biomedical ethics

Ethical dilemmas of the beginning of human life

Ethical comprehension of genetic engineering problems

Moral-legal aspects of transplantation

Biomedical ethics: basic concepts and principles; Institutionality of biomedical ethics; Ethical support of biomedical research; The problem of life and death in biomedical ethics.

Ethical dilemmas of the beginning of human life; Ethical comprehension of genetic engineering problems; Moral-legal aspects of transplantology; New reproductive technologies: the ethical aspect; Ethical issues of medical errors.

Requirements:

The subjects are concluded by an oral examination. The student must elaborate a paper on a given topic together with the exam in case of the controlled self-study.

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of lectures:

Topic 1. Theoretical Foundations of Bioethics

Topic 2 Communication of bioethics and natural sciences

Topic 3.–4. Biomedical ethics: goals and objectives of biomedical ethics, basic concepts and principles

Topic 5. Institutionality of biomedical ethics

Topic 6. „Open problems“ of modern biomedical ethics

Topic 7 The problem of life and death in biomedical ethics

Topic 8 Ethical dilemmas of the beginning of human life

Topic 9 Ethical comprehension of genetic engineering problems

Topic 10 Moral-legal aspects of transplantation

Syllabus of tutorials:

Syllabus of seminars:

1. Biomedical ethics: basic concepts and principles; Institutionality of biomedical ethics; Ethical support of biomedical research; The problem of life and death in biomedical ethics.

2. Ethical dilemmas of the beginning of human life; Ethical comprehension of genetic engineering problems; Moral-legal aspects of transplantology; New reproductive technologies: the ethical aspect; Ethical issues of medical errors.

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Required:

[1] KUHSE, Helga, Udo SCHÜKLENK a Peter SINGER. Bioethics: an anthology. Third edition. Malden, MA, USA: John Wiley & Sons, 2016. ISBN 978-1-118-94150-8.

[2] VAUGHN, Lewis. Bioethics: principles, issues, and cases. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-19-518282-8.

Recommended:

[1] BEAUCHAMP, Tom L a James F CHILDRESS. Principles of biomedical ethics. 7th ed. New York: Oxford University Press, c2013. ISBN 978-0-19-992458-5.

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