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Pain, Illness, Trauma and Death in Childhood (CfP, Conference, London, 1 February 2014)
The University of Greenwich, Centre for the Study of Play and Recreation, with the Society for the Study of Childhood in the Past and the London Network for the History of Children present: Pain, Illness, Trauma and Death in Childhood … Continue reading
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Tagged bioethics, childhood, death, health geography, illness, medical humanities, pain, trauma
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Cyborg-Ethics Film Festival (Edinburgh, 22 – 24 Nov 2013)
Cyborg-Ethics Film Festival | Filmhouse, Edinburgh | 22 – 24 Nov 2013 How far can human beings go, when replacing their body parts with that of machines, before they become cyborgs? Will humanity eventually become obsolete? Should individuals download themselves … Continue reading
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Tagged bioethics, bodies, cyborg, cyborg-ethics, film, film festival, medical ethics
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The Art of Medicine: Self-Portrait without Breasts (Discussion & Public Debate, St George’s, University of London, 25 Nov 2014)
‘The Art of Medicine: Self-Portrait without Breasts’ presents poet Clare Best’s personal journey through preventive double mastectomy. Experts from UCL and St George’s, University of London’s ethics team will also discuss the topic in this opportunity for members of the … Continue reading
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Tagged bioethics, literature and medicine, mastectomy, medical humanities, Poetry, public engagement
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Penn Bioethics Journal (CfP, Undergraduate Journal, Oct-Dec 2013)
The Penn Bioethics Journal (PBJ)is an undergraduate-run journal that publishes work from other undergraduates around the globe. We accept all work from all fields related to bioethics and encourage submitting papers written for courses. The PBJ editors invite submissions of … Continue reading
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Tagged bioethics, medical humanities, philosophy of medicine, undergraduate
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Philosophy of Medicine in the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice (CFP)
5th Philosophy of Medicine Thematic: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice MS Deadline: March 14, 2014 The role of philosophy in discussions of clinical practice was once regarded by many as restricted to a very limited version of ‘medical ethics’. … Continue reading
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Tagged bioethics, clinical practice, philosophy, philosophy of medicine
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Medical breakthroughs missed because of pointless drug bans: David Nutt (The Conversation)
By David Nutt, Imperial College London. First published in The Conversation. In 1632 the Catholic Church convened a case against Galileo on the grounds that his work using the telescope to explore the nature of the heavens contradicted the church’s … Continue reading
New Genetics & Society Journal: New Editors Welcome Submissions from (Bio)Medical Humanities
New Genetics and Society Adam Hedgecoe, Richard Tutton and Martyn Pickersgill The interdisciplinary journal, New Genetics and Society, was first published in 1999 under the editorship of Peter Glasner and Harry Rothman. Since then it has gone on to play … Continue reading
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Tagged bioethics, biomedical, biosciences, genetics, medical humanities, social sciences, sociology of health & illness
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Machine Medical Ethics (Call for Chapters, Edited Collection, 2014)
Call for Chapters: Machine Medical Ethics, Edited Collection, 2014 You are warmly invited to submit your research chapter for possible inclusion in an edited collection entitled Machine Medical Ethics. The collection editors are Dr. Matthijs Pontier and Simon van Rysewyk. … Continue reading
Medical Humanities Summer School in Padua and Venice (September 8-13 2013)
Fondazione Lanza, a Center of Advanced Studies in Ethics (Padua, Italy), in collaboration with the Chair of History of Medicine at the University of Padua and the Chair of Medical Humanities at the Marmara University in Istanbul, is pleased to … Continue reading
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Tagged bioethics, medical humanities, postgraduate, summer school
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Brocher Foundation: Call for Workshop & Symposium Proposals [including Medical Humanities] 2014
CALL FOR PROPOSALS WORKSHOPS & SYMPOSIA IN 2014 Ed: Please note: Medical Humanities is one of the areas specifically mentioned! For full details of this call, click here. The Brocher Foundation offers to researchers the opportunity to organize a one … Continue reading
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