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IEHHS Augsburg
@iehhs.bsky.social
Institute for Ethics and History of Health in Society, University of Augsburg
http://www.uni-augsburg.de/med/iehhs
Tamar Nov-Klainman and Ruth Horn co-authored two commentaries recently published in the American Journal of Bioethics..

In their commentaries they critically engage the articles by Holmes et. al. and Katherine MacDuffle et al., wich were also publish in the AJOB.

#GenomicTesting
November 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Am Mittwoch, den 26.11.2025, von 15-19 Uhr stellen studentische AGs und Initiativen sich und ihre Arbeit in der Aula des Medizincampus der #UniversitätAugsburg im Rahmen der "Initativenstraße" vor!
Darunter auch die AG Medizin ohne #Rassismus (MEDoRA).

Herzliche Einladung an alle Interessierten!
November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Ethical advise for municipalities!

For the third time, @veriwil.bsky.social taught public-health ethics at the "Kontextcheck" training series run by LVG/AfS in Hanover.

You’re interested to learn more about the "Kontextcheck"? Follow the link below: 👉 www.kontextcheck.de

#publichealth
November 14, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Ethic@Lunch continues!

Tomorrow Sridhar Venkatapuram (King´ s College London) will give the following talk: „Why does the epidemiology of positive health/wellbeing need much better ethics?“

Don’t forget to sign up for Ethic@Lunch on our Website:
👉 www.uni-augsburg.de/med/ethiklunch

#bioethics
November 13, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Architecture helps healing!

On November 14, 2025 Coburg University of Applied Sciences will host the symposium “LA INFIRMITA: How Healing Architecture Comes to Life!”

@davidfreis.bsky.social will be among the speakers!

Finde all information about the Symposion here: lnkd.in/expnC9kq
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
New Paper!

Adeline Perrot, Tamar Nov-Klaiman, Hilary Bowman-Smart and Ruth Horn published the final Paper of their project on non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) in England, France and Germany.

Follow the Link to read the Article: reproductive-health-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Decision-making for termination of pregnancy following non-invasive prenatal testing: a qualitative exploration of french, english and German healthcare professionals’ perceptions and concerns - Repro...
Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is offered in the French, English and German public healthcare systems for fetal aneuploidy screening from a relatively early stage of pregnancy (around 10–12 week...
reproductive-health-journal.biomedcentral.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Soeben erschienen: Historia Hospitalium, Bd. 33, "Das Krankenhaus der Zukunft". 🏥 Mit sieben Beiträgen über Planungen, Utopien, Architektur und Krankenhäuser im Spannungsfeld unterschiedlicher Zukunftsentwürfe.

www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

#histmed
October 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Verina Wild im Interview beim rbb!

Am 22.10.25 war Verina Wild im Interview beim rbb. Gesprochen wurde über eine Studie des RKI mit Erkenntnissen über das Verhältnis von Depressionen und Armut.

Hört gerne in das spannende Interview!

#Depression #Bioethics

www.inforadio.de/rubriken/int...
Medizinethikerin: Zusammenhang von Depression und Armut "besorgniserregend"
Immer mehr Erwachsene zeigen Anzeichen einer Depression. Besonders betroffen: Menschen mit wenig Einkommen und niedriger Bildung. Die Medizinethikerin Verina Wild sieht die Politik und Gesellschaft in...
www.inforadio.de
October 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Ethik @ Lunch starts this Friday!

Angela Martin will give the first talk in our Ethik @ Lunch series. Her talk: “The Notion of Benefit in Animal Research: An Ethical Analysis.”

We look forward to her talk!

You find more information on our website:
www.uni-augsburg.de/med/ethiklunch

#Bioethics
October 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Just published: our scoping review on the ethical dimensions of intelligent assistive technologies for ageing at home. We map 21 key issues - autonomy, privacy, relationships, safety & more - and ask whether principlism is suitable to guide evaluation: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#bioethics
October 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Ethics@Lunch is back from the summer break!

On October 17th, our online lecture series continues, and we are excited to share the program for the winter term.

Visit our website for further information: www.uni-augsburg.de/med/ethiklunch

We look forward to welcoming you!

#PublicHealth #Bioethics
October 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Ethik @ Lunch continues!

In the final talk of our series, Tanja Henking (Technische Hochschule Würzburg-
Schweinfurt, Germany) will speak on: "§218 - Diskussion ohne Ergebnis?"

Interested? Sign up here: www.uni-augsburg.de/de/fakultaet...

#Ethics #Bioethics
July 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Ethik @ Lunch continues this Friday!

This week Emmanuel Delille (Centre Marc Bloch, Humboldt Universität Berlin, Germany) will give a talk on: „Historicising Global Mental Health“

We warmly invite you to join us!

🔗 Program & access: www.uni-augsburg.de/de/fakultaet...

#bioethics
July 3, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Welcome to our Ethics@Lunch talk tomorrow at 12 CEST. @profemmakowal.bsky.social will speak about historical legacies that haunt genomics research in Australia: "Genomic research with Indigenous populations: historical legacies and future promise". More info here: www.uni-augsburg.de/de/fakultaet...
June 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Please note - The title of the talk has changed to „Genomic research with Indigenous populations: historical legacies and future promise“ #bioethics See you tomorrow for a great talk and speaker 😊👇🏻 @profemmakowal.bsky.social
Ethik @ Lunch continues this Friday!

We are excited to welcome @profemmakowal.bsky.social (Deakin University, Australia) for a talk on: "Ethics of Qualitative Research in Minority Settings"

We warmly invite you to join us!

🔗 Program & access: www.uni-augsburg.de/de/fakultaet...

#bioethics
June 19, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Enjoying good times and loooong chats about climate, environment, health and #bioethics / justice with our wonderful guest researcher Bridget Pratt! 😊 with Katharina Wabnitz and @cristiantimmermann.bsky.social (who is missing on the picture) at @iehhs.bsky.social at University of Augsburg.
June 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Ethik @ Lunch continues this Friday!

We are excited to welcome @profemmakowal.bsky.social (Deakin University, Australia) for a talk on: "Ethics of Qualitative Research in Minority Settings"

We warmly invite you to join us!

🔗 Program & access: www.uni-augsburg.de/de/fakultaet...

#bioethics
June 16, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Thinking about joining our workshop today? You're welcome to join spontaneously!

Just email Katharina Wabnitz ([email protected]) to participate.

www.uni-augsburg.de/de/fakultaet...
Interdisciplinary Health Perspectives on Justice and Vulnerability in the Context of Environmental Changes
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June 12, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Here is a first glimpse at the agenda for tomorrow's workshop: Interdisciplinary Health Perspectives on Justice and Vulnerability in the Context of Environmental Changes.

Would you like to join via Zoom or in person? Then sign up here: terminplaner6.dfn.de/b/19cbeee190...

#bioethics
June 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Ethik @ Lunch continues tomorrow!

We are excited to welcome Mehrunisha Suleman (University of Oxford) for a talk on: "Should Medicine Be Colour Blind? Racism in Medicine"

06 June 2025 | 12:00–12:45 CEST | Online | English
Program & access: www.uni-augsburg.de/de/fakultaet...

#bioethics #racism
Ethik @ Lunch
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June 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Current environmental changes increasingly impact health, justice, and vulnerability.

Join our workshop on June 12 to discuss these issues!

For more details, visit our website: www.uni-augsburg.de/en/fakultaet...

@veriwil.bsky.social
@unifr.bsky.social
@lancasteruni.bsky.social

#bioethics
May 30, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Ethik @ Lunch continues this Friday, May 23, with Eric Racine speaking on "Living Ethics and the É-LABO Living Ethics Lab Project: Experimental Models of Participatory Ethics"

🕛 12:00–12:45 CEST | Online | English

More information: www.uni-augsburg.de/de/fakultaet...

#Bioethics
Ethik @ Lunch
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May 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Herzliche Einladung zur Podiumsdiskussion: Macht Rassismus krank?

📅 7. Mai, 19–21 Uhr | 📍 Augustanasaal, Augsburg
Wir diskutieren die Folgen von Rassismus für die Gesundheit – und was wir dagegen tun können.

Weitere Infos: www.uni-augsburg.de/de/fakultaet...

#Gesundheit #Rassismus #MEDoRA
Podiumsgespräch: "Macht Rassismus krank?"
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March 31, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Important update for Ethik @ Lunch registration!
Due to a time error, the registration had to be updated.
👉 Please register again using the new link:
uni-augsburg.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

We look forward to seeing you at Ethik @ Lunch!

#bioethics
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Ethik@Lunch Sommersemester 2025 / Ethics@Lunch summer term 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Gerne nehmen wir Sie hiermit in unsere Liste auf und lassen Ihnen weitere Veranstaltungsdaten zu unserer Serie Ethik@Lunch zukommen. We are pleased to add you to our list and send you further event d...
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May 6, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Ethik @ Lunch continues this Friday, May 9!
Mark Schweda (University of Oldenburg) will speak on:
“Intergenerational Issues in Healthcare Ethics: Conceptual Foundations and Empirical Research Perspectives”

🕛 12:00–12:45 CEST | Online | English
👉: www.uni-augsburg.de/de/fakultaet...

#Bioethics
Ethik @ Lunch
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May 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM