Institute for Ethics and History of Health in Society IEHHS
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July 10, 2026
Ethics@Lunch with Maxwell Smith
Im Rahmen der Reihe Ethics@Lunch referierte Maxwell Smith (Western University Ontario, CA) zu "Coercion in Public Health: What Counts and When (if ever) is it Justified?
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July 8, 2026
Workshop Summary – "Rethinking Cystic Fibrosis Screening Rationales in the Era of Novel Therapies"
The workshop brought together researchers, clinicians, policy-makers, and patient representatives from Germany, Israel, Switzerland, and the Netherlands to examine how transformative therapies for cystic fibrosis (CF), particularly CFTR modulators, are reshaping the rationale, ethics, and practice of reproductive genetic and newborn screening.
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June 25, 2026
Ethics@Lunch with Katharina Rockmann
Im Rahmen der Reihe Ethics@Lunch refiertete Katharina Rockmann (IEHHS, Universität Augsburg) zu einer "familienethischen Perspektive in der ambulaten Ethikberatung: Erfahrungen mit dem modifizierten 4-Felder-Modell"
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Gebäude Universitätsmedizin Augsburg
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Ethik der Medizin
Medizinische Fakultät
Universität Augsburg
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