Bioethics. Curso de verano de la UAB
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Evento online
Descripción del evento
Professors: Noelia Igareda / Adrián Pascale
Contact: summer@uab.cat
ACADEMIC GUIDE
Content overview
This course requires intellectual interest and discursive and critical ability to analyse new challenges posed by the scientific advances in the fields of life sciences, humans and biomedicine.
Week programme
Week |
Contents | Teaching / learning activities |
| 1 | Bioethics: Origins; science and technology during the 20th century. Bioethics: Gender; Moral pluralism; Cultural diversity. Bioethics and Big Data. Exploitations and Commercialisation of user data: New technologies vs. right of privacy & non-discrimination. Health care: The rights of the patient; The confidentiality of the medical history and the new information technologies. Bioethics and Law: International norms and national legislation and public policies. |
Presentation by the lecturer Debate in class Analysis of a case |
| 2 | Sexual and reproductive rights: Sexual education and contraceptive methods; Abortion; Conscientious objection of health professionals. Assisted Reproduction I: Techniques of Assisted Reproduction; The legal status of embryos; Donation of gametes and anonymity. Assisted Reproduction II: Surrogacy; Reproductive cloning; Individual freedom, contract and the market. |
Presentation by the lecturer Debate in class Analysis of a case |
| 3 | Human Genetics: Preimplantation genetic diagnosis; Gene therapy; Genetics and Eugenics. End of life: rejection of health treatment; Palliative care and terminal sedation; Euthanasia. Justice and Health: Assignment of health resources; Equality and health; Obligations towards future generations. |
Presentation by the lecturer Debate in class Analysis of a case |
Evaluation
Analysis of two cases relating to the topics addressed during the course (to be chosen by the students among a limited list of cases given by the lecturer)
Links and references
- Analysis of the historical and scientific context in which "Bioethics" is born.
- Identification of the new problems and current debates generated by the new advances in the field of life sciences, new technologies and biomedicine.
- Understanding of the plurality of ideas and values around these issues in today's democratic societies.
- Creation of an appropriate debate space to facilitate the adoption of personal positions based on possible consensus, to evaluate the legal regulations, existing social conventions and moral convictions.
- 1st case (to be submitted the 1st July) -50% of the final grade-
- 2nd case (to be submitted the 8th July) -50% of the final grade-
- KUHSE, Helga and SINGER, Peter (2011): A companion to Bioethics, Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
- DICKESON, Donna (2012): Bioethics: all that matters, London, Hodder Education.
- DOLGIN, Janet L. (2005): Bioethics and the Law, New York, Aspen Publishers.
- The Hasting Center: https://www.thehastingscenter.org/
- Documents on Bioethics and Big Data: exploitation and commercialisation of user data in public health. http://www.publicacions.ub.edu/refs/observatoriBioEticaDret/documents/08209.pdf
Información detallada
- Organizado por:
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Tipo de evento:
- Cursos
- Evento online
- Idioma en el que se imparte:
- Inglés
- Fecha inicio - Fecha fin:
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- Horario:
- Schedule (First period): 9-10h Lecture class with professor 10-11h Interactive seminar 11-12h Organised tutoring sessions
