Master in Food Ethics and Law

UNESCO Chair in Bioethics

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  • Bioethics and Law Observatory
  • UNESCO Chair in Bioethics
  • University of Barcelona
  • Faculty of Law
  • Ave. Diagonal, 684
  • 08034 Barcelona
  • (+34) 93 403 45 46
  • obd.ub@ub.edu
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  • Master in Bioethics and Law
  • (+34) 93 403 45 46
  • master.bd@ub.edu

 

16th World Congress of Bioethics: "Bioethics post Covid-19: Responsibility and transparency in a globalized and interconnected world"

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From July 20 to 22, 2022, the 16th World Congress of Bioethics will take place in Basel, Switzerland, and will be held both in person and virtually. The Institute for Biomedical Ethics will host this edition, which will revolve around the theme "Bioethics post Covid-19: Responsibility and transparency in a globalized and interconnected world".

During the three days, anyone can participate, in person or virtually, in different debates and discussions on topics related to bioethics. Until September 30, 2021 (call is closed), proposals for contributions and panel sessions can be submitted. See all the information and guidelines about the call here.

 
In addition, within the framework of this event, two other meetings will be held:
 
Dr. Fabiola Leyton, associate professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Barcelona, postdoctoral researcher at the Bioethics and Law Observatory and editorial coordinator of the Bioethics and Law Journal, will participate in two sessions on Wednesday, July 20, 2022:
  • Presentation "Recommendations for Ethical Decision-Making on Patient Access to Special Care Units in Pandemic Situations", at 8:45 a.m. (time in Basel, UTC+2), part of the panel "Public health during a pandemic".
  • Presentation "Anthropocene, climate change, public health ethics and non human animals", at 4:30 p.m. (time in Basel, UTC+2), part of the panel "Public health ethics".