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| Date: | 01.04.2004 to 04.04.2004 |
| Location: | University Medical Centre Nijmegen Nijmegen The Netherlands |
| Keywords: | End of life - Palliative treatment |
| Details: | Objectives The course aims to educate the participants on a range of ethical issues in medically assisted death and palliative care. Thus, an extensive understanding will be provided into the medical, philosophical, theological and ethical foundations of these concepts. Lecturers D. Gracia (Spain), W. Dekkers, B. Gordijn, H. ten Have, D. Willems and Z. Zylicz (all from the Netherlands) Co-ordinator Norbert Steinkamp, MA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands General Syllabus Lectures and discussion groups will be centred around six principal topics: (1) Death, Suffering and the Concept of Palliative Care (2) Death and Suffering: Ethical Perspectives (3) Ethical Issues in Pain Management in Hospice Care (4) Scientific Research in Palliative Care: Ethical Issues (5) Palliative Care and Euthanasia (6) Autonomy and Dependency in the Face of Suffering. Parallel sessions will focus on case-analyses. All lectures and parallel sessions will be held in English. Participants The course is primarily directed to health care providers (e.g. physicians, dentists, nurses, health lawyers, hospital administrators, bioethics committee members) and professionals in the areas of ethics, philosophy and theology. Senior students undertaking courses of study in the health professions are also invited to participate. Price Euro 295. This includes tuition and course materials, as well as refreshments, two lunches and a dinner on Tuesday. |
| Organizer: | Department of Ethics, Philosophy and History of Medicine, University Medical Centre Nijmegen , Nijmegen , The Netherlands |
| Contact: | Norbert Steinkamp or Valesca Hulsman Address: 232 Dept. of Ethics, Philosophy and History of Medicine, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands Tel: +31] (0)24 361 53 20 Fax: +31] (0)24 354 02 54 Email: n.steinkamp@efg.umcn.nl |
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