Welcome to Basic Bioethics

Program: General Course

Description: 
This course will provide the PhD students with a basic understanding of the discipline of bioethics and equip the PhD students with the necessary knowledge for them to participate constructively in the bioethical discourses relevant for their research field.

Bioethics is an unescapable part of research in medicine, health care and bioengineering. It influences the researcher in terms of regulations and procedures, politics, and public opinions, as well as in more personal hopes and doubts. To be acquainted with the general ideas and theories of bioethics, can help the researcher to navigate, relate and evaluate the different ethical impacts and opinions. To reflect on the values, the broader consequences and risks and benefits of one’s research is also a way to strengthen the research both in terms of its contribution to society and related to one’s own integrity, purpose, and responsibility.  It is also valuable for researchers to acknowledge and be able to formulate bioethical concerns as part of applications for research grants.       

The course is organised as three full day sessions. Each session consists of lectures, exercises, and workshop activities. The sessions will be supplemented by literature and video material and will cover both introductory issues as well as selected in-depth analyses.    

Prerequisites: 
No prior knowledge of bioethics or ethics in general is needed.

Key literature: 
Relevant papers and book chapters will be made available prior to each session.

Professor Winnie Jensen, email: wj@hst.aau.dk

Associate Professor Patrik Kjærsdam Telléus

Professor Winnie Jensen

Invited speakers

Important information concerning PhD courses: 

There is a no-show fee of DKK 3,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before the start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start of the course.

We cannot ensure any seats before the deadline for enrolment, all participants will be informed after the deadline, approximately 3 weeks before the start of the course.

To attend courses at the Doctoral School in Medicine, Biomedical Science and Technology you must be enrolled as a PhD student.

For inquiries regarding registration, cancellation or waiting list, please contact the PhD administration at phdcourses@adm.aau.dk When contacting us please state the course title and course period. Thank you.