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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".