Schedule
Provisional programme
Module 1 - Introductory Philosophical Theory
16 September 2022
| Time | Session | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 08.00‑08.30 | Introduction to the course and each other | Prof Raanan Gillon |
| 08.30-09.00 | Introduction to philosophical medical ethics | Prof Raanan Gillon |
| 09.00-09.30 | Plenary discussion | |
| 09.30‑10.00 | Break | |
| 10.00‑10.30 | Theories of ethics concerned with rights and duties ('Deontological' Theories) | Dr Piers Benn |
| 10.30-11.00 | Facilitated small group discussion | |
| 11.00-11.30 | Plenary feedback and discussion | |
| 11.30‑12.30 | Break | |
| 12.30‑13.00 | Theories of ethics concerned with maximising welfare ('Utilitarian' Theories) | Dr Alya Khan |
| 13.00-13.30 | Facilitated small group discussion | |
| 13.30-14.00 | Plenary feedback and discussion | |
| 14.00‑14.30 | Break | |
| 14.30‑15.00 | Theories of ethics concerned with virtue ('Virtue Ethics') | Prof Alastair Campbell |
| 15.00-15.30 | Facilitated small group discussion | |
| 15.30-16.00 | Plenary feedback and discussion |
Module 2 - Some more Introductory Theory
23 September 2022
| Time | Session | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 08.00-08.30 | A framework for ethical analysis - the 'four prinicples approaches' | Prof Raanan Gillon |
| 08.30-09.00 | Facilitated small group discussion | |
| 09.00-09.30 | Plenary feedback and discussion | |
| 09.30-10.00 | Break | |
| 10.00-10.30 | Moral agency and it's scope: to whom or to what do we owe our moral obligations? Life, awareness, human beings, persons, others? |
Prof John Harris |
| 10.30-11.00 | Facilitated small group discussion | |
| 11.00-11.30 | Plenary feedback and discussion | |
| 11.30-12.30 | Break | |
| 12.30-13.00 | Religion and ethics in a pluralist society-how 'double effect' and 'acts & omissions' are relevant to differences between killing & allowing to die |
Prof David Albert Jones |
| 13.00-13.30 | Facilitated small group discussion | |
| 13.30-14.00 | Plenary feedback and discussion | |
| 14.00-14.30 | Break | |
| 14.30-15.00 | Ethics and the ‘Rule of Law’ - personal conscience and public expectations: the case of euthanasia | Prof Sir Johnathan Montgomery |
| 15.00-15.30 | Facilitated small group discussion | |
| 15.30-16.00 | Plenary feedback and discussion |
Module 3 - Paternalism, truth telling and moral argument in medical practice
30 September 2022
30 September 2022
| Time | Session | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 08.00-08.30 | Paternalism and respect for autonomy in medicine | Prof Emma Cave |
| 08.30-09.00 | Facilitated small group discussion | |
| 09.00-09.30 | Plenary feedback and discussion | |
| 09.30-10.00 | Break | |
| 10.00-10.30 | Thruth-telling and practical wisdom in medical practicein | Dr Sabena Jameel |
| 10.30-11.00 | Facilitated small group discussion | |
| 11.00-11.30 | Plenary feedback and discussion | |
| 11.30-12.00 | Break | |
| 12.00-12.30 |
Practical aspects of clinical ethics |
Dr Wing May Kong |
| 12.30-13.00 |
Facilitated small group discussion |
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| 13.00-13.30 |
Plenary feedback and discussion |
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| 13.30-14.30 |
Break |
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| 14.30-15.00 |
Ethics, law and doctors' duty of care |
Dr Daniel Sokol |
| 15.00-15.30 |
Facilitated small group discussion |
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| 15.30-16.00 |
Plenary feedback and discussion |
Module 4 - Some practical medical ethics issues: children, the ReSPECT conversation, a practical approach to clinical dilemmas, and a legal perspective on doctors - 'duty of care'
14 October 2022
| Time | Session | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 08.00-08.30 | Children: ethical and legal Issues | Dr Paquita de Zulueta |
| 08.30-09.00 | Facilitated small group discussion | |
| 09.00-09.30 | Plenary feedback and discussion | |
| 09.30-10.00 | Break | |
| 10.00-10.30 | The ReSPECT process: a paradigm shift in conversations about resuscitation | Dr Zoe Fritz |
| 10.30-11.00 | Facilitated small group discussion | |
| 11.00-11.30 | Plenary feedback and discussion | |
| 11.30-12.30 | Break | |
| 12.30-13.00 |
Moral argument in the context of a particular case introduction Course members are asked to bring their own case and be prepared to argue agains their own positions. This facilitates the understanding of different types of moral argument |
Prof Kenneth Boyed |
| 13.00-13.30 | Facilitated small group discussion: very brief case outlines from participants. | |
| 13.30-14.30 | Choice of case to be presented by each small group and development of an argument opposing the presenter’s position. | |
| 14.30-15.00 | Break | |
| 15.00-16.00 | Presentations and analysis of the arguments. |
Module 5 - Aspects of justice in medical practice
21 October 2022
| Time | Session | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 08.00-08.30 | Justice and health care | Prof James Wilson |
| 08.30-09.00 | Facilitated small group discussion | |
| 09.00-09.30 | Plenary feedback and discussion | |
| 09.30-10.00 | Break | |
| 10.00-10.30 | Fair distribution of scarce resources- The NICE approach | Prof Richard Cookson |
| 10.30-11.00 | Facilitated small group discussion | |
| 11.00-11.30 | Plenary feedback and discussion | |
| 11.30-12.30 | Break | |
| 12.30-13.00 | Human rights and medical ethics | Dr Julian Sheather |
| 13.00-13.30 | Facilitated small group discussion | |
| 13.30-14.00 | Plenary feedback and discussion | |
| 14.00-14.30 | Break | |
| 14.30-15.00 | Participant reflection on the course and its contents | Participants and Prof Raanan Gillon |
| 15.00-16.00 |
Facilitated small group reflections |