By Jo Samanta and Ash Samanta The recent prosecution of a doctor for gross negligence manslaughter has led to grave concerns particularly among medical professionals. The circumstances concerned the tragic death of a six-year-old child, who had been admitted to hospital. On the facts of the case Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba was charged with gross negligence […]
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WORKSHOP | Cryonic Preservation: Ethical and Legal Questions
Wellcome Collection, London, 6th October 2018 “Cryonic preservation” (or “cryopreservation”) names a technique whereby a person currently suffering from a terminal illness has their body frozen for an indefinitely long period of time, in the hope that, once medical technology has advanced sufficiently, it will be possible for them to be revived and cured. In November […]
CfP: IAB World Congress of Bioethics 2018
The call for papers for this year’s IAB conference is now available here: it’s worth noting that there’s a change of venue, and it’ll now be held in Bengaluru (Bangalore), not Delhi. (The notification of the change of venue is here. Given what’s been on the news recently about pollution levels in Delhi, the alteration […]
CfP: IME Summer Conference, Liverpool
Building on the success of three previous conferences held in Edinburgh, Newcastle and London, the 4th Institute of Medical Ethics Summer Conference will take place on the 15th and 16th June 2017 in Liverpool. Two changes have been made to the conference format for 2017. First, the Research Committee will accept proposals for individual papers as […]
LECTURE: Rebalancing Empowerment and Protection: Evolving Legal Frameworks for Impaired Capacity
Thursday 8 December 2016, 18:00 – 19:00 UCL Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre, Wilkins Building, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT Speaker: Professor Mary Donnelly (University College Cork) Chair: TBC Accreditation: This event is accredited with 1 CPD hour with the SRA and BSB Admission: Free, Registration required (here) The past decade has seen a notable […]