The Laboratory for the Research of Medical Law and Bioethics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh) announces the organisation, in cooperation with Hellenic National Bioethics Commission and through the Center for Education and Lifelong Learning of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, of the 5th International Summer School of Medical Law and Bioethics on “Human Rights in Health”.
The Summer School, which will take place between the 5th and the 11th of July 2020 in Thessaloniki, will be conducted in English, by faculty members and doctoral students from AUTh and from other universities in Greece and abroad, as well as by specialised jurists and doctors.
This is a summer school of 40 teaching hours, during which will be analyzed topics such as:
The right to health in EU (human rights) law/ Protection of patients’ rights/ Human rights and clinical research/ The Hippocratic Oath in 2020/ Human rights and healthcare: universality vs national margin of appreciation/ Refugees’ and prisoners’ related health rights/ Medical assistance for mentally ill persons/ Jurisprudence of ECtHR: HIV-positive detainees/ Reproductive health: new possibilities and potential risks/ Access to termination of pregnancy: medico-ethical challenges/ Reproductive rights and family planning/ Jurisprudence of the ECtHR/ Opt – in / opt – out systems in postmortem organ donation for transplantation. Rights of patient, family and society?/ Is there a legal right to die?/ Palliative care: dying with dignity/ Jurisprudence of the ECtHR/ Human rights in artificial intelligence in medicine/ Robotic pharmacy/ Smart hospitals: the future for care provision?
Extra info can be found here.
Participants are granted a certificate of participation and a certificate of training (2,5 ECTS), subject to the attendance of a total of 40 teaching hours after a successful evaluation.
The tuition fees amount to EUR 100,00 for students of all levels and EUR 150,00 for jurists and health professionals for entries up to April 15st, 2020 and to EUR 130,00 and EUR 180,00 respectively for entries up to May 15th, 2020 (deadline). These fees do not include any room and board expenses, as well as any kind of participation in any parallel activities.
Required documents:
- Online application for participation in the seminar (here)
Proof of payment of tuition fees, which is attached to the application, in the account 5202-057157-381 Piraeus Bank
International Bank Account Number (IBAN): GR94 0172 2020 0052 0205 7157 381
Code Bic (SWIFT address) PIRBGRAΑ
It should be noted that the proof of payment should contain the following information:
- The code 71081
- The name of the depositor, status, VAT number, address and telephone number for subsequent issue of invoice
Applications are accepted 02/04 – 15/05/2020 and only electronically here.
