Nordic Network for Philosophy of Medicine and Medical Ethics in cooperation with the Centre for Ethics, University of Tartu, are organising a workshop titled "Medical philosophy and medical ethics in the Nordic and the Baltic countries - some pressing issues."
From 8.45 - registration
9.15 - Welcome - prof. Margit Sutrop, head of the Centre for Ethics
9.45-11.15 Session I
Group A: Theory and Practice I
9.45 - 10.15 Björn Hjálmarsson. Ethical aspects of diagnoses of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents.
10.15 - 10.45 Pekka Louhiala. Screening for Down Syndrome: Justification and potential consequences.
10.45 - 11.15 Vilius Dranseika. Content of Consent: Relevant Considerations Approach.
Group B : Bioethics and medical philosophy - historical and contemporary perspectives
9.45 - 10.15 Heikki Saxen. Concept of Political Decay and Bioethics.
10.15 - 10.45 Henrik Lerner. Philosophical roots of the one medicine movement.
10.45 - 11.15 Kadri Simm. The state of bioethics.
11.15 - 11.40 Coffee break
11.40- 13.10 Session II
Group A: Theory and Practice II
11.40 - 12.10 Theda Rehbock. How to respect the will of mentally ill patients?
12.10 - 12.40 Švitrigailė Grinceviciene. Professional community values in maternity health care.
12.40 - 13.10 Sarah Jane Toledano. Rethinking the Gift Exchange in Altruistic Noncommercial Surrogacy.
Group B: Research ethics
11.40 - 12.10 Vilhjálmur Árnason. Ethics of Return. New Challenges in Iceland.
12.10 - 12.40 Margit Sutrop. Where is the place for ethics in responsible research and innovation?
12.40 - 13.10 Helga Sol Olafsdottir. The ethical dilemma of using qualitative methods in medical research.
13.10 - 14.00 Lunch break
14.00-15.30 Session III
Group A: Theoretical reflections
14.00 - 14.30 Mari Stenlund. External and internal dimension of human being in medical ethics and human rights theory.
14.30 - 15.00 Raimo Puustinen. From Symptom to Diagnosis - medical consultation in the light of the sign-mediated activity theory.
15.00-15.30 Martin Berzell. Normality as a concept of health within veterinary medicine needs to be defined as a two-valued relation.
Group B: Doctor-Patient relationship
14.00 - 14.30 Signe Mezinska. Assisted reproduction and ethics of risk communication.
14.30 - 15.00 Ivars Neiders. Asymmetry of the attitude to truth-telling to dying patients.
15.00-15.30 Vents Silis. Latvian study of truth-telling: exploring the asymmetry.
15.30-15.50 Coffee break
15.50-17.20 Session IV
Group B: Doctor-Patient relationship
15.50 - 16.20 Petra Gelhaus. "Everything will turn out right!" Relational truth in doctor-patient communication.
16.20 - 16.50 Zane Linde. Fight against invisible enemies: patient safety in Latvia.
16.50 - 17.20 Kristine Hjulstad. TBA