« Souffrance, Mort et Soins palliatifs »

10-févr.-2015

Advanced European Bioethics Course, du 10 au 13 février 2015 à Nimègue, Pays-Bas.

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SUFFERING, DEATH AND PALLIATIVE CARE
Ethical Issues of Medically Assisted Death and Palliative Care in a Pluralistic World

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New developments in health care strengthen the promise of a better life for everyone. This process influences the way various societies deal with the end of life
and with questions regarding the meaning of suffering and death. International debates, often centre around the question whether medically hastening death is a proper means to preserve human dignity and quality of life. The other side of this issue is palliative care, defined by the WHO as the active total care of patients whose disease is not responsive to curative treatment. The suggestion that adequate palliative care helps prevent the cry for euthanasia and assisted dying, needs careful investigation.

These questions require thorough conceptual interpretation as well as ethical reflection. Objective of the course is to educate the participants on two main aspects: ethical questions of palliative care and medically assisted death, and philosophical, theological and medical reflections on the concepts of death and suffering. Attitudes towards death and dying, and the ethical aspects of continuing or foregoing medical treatment, and of medically assisted death receive considerable attention in this course. In addition, the dimensions of spirituality, rituals and intercultural diversity are covered.

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Cours en anglais - Coût: € 790 - Pour plus d'information ou inscription : Simone Naber: simone.naber[at]remove-this.radboudumc.nl. Tél: +31 (0) 24-3613359 / +31 (0) 24-3615320. Téléchargez la plaquette
Inscription en ligne - Lire sur le site de la KUL

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