Welcome
Institute for
Medical Ethics and History of Medicine
Ruhr-University Bochum
Head
Prof. Dr. med. Dr. phil. Jochen Vollmann
Director of the Institute
PD Dr. med. Stefan Schulz
Curator of the Medical History Collection
Secretary
Stefanie Happel
Tel: +49 (0)234 – 32-23394
Fax: +49 (0)234 – 32-14205
ethik.geschichte.medizin@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
Office Hours
Mo. 9 – 13, 14 – 17 Uhr
Di. 9 – 13, 15 – 17 Uhr
Mi. 9 – 13, 14 – 17 Uhr
Do. 9 – 13 Uhr
(+ mobil erreichbar: Do. 14 – 15 Uhr, Fr. 9 – 13 Uhr)
News
Press Release: Psychiatric Advance Directives Have More Advantages Than Disadvantages
Of course, advance directives also carry risks. But these risks can be minimized. Researchers describe how to do this in a series of high-profile...
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Press Release: How Mental Health Staff Unintentionally Use Coercion
A study from Bochum has been awarded the Prize for Philosophy and Ethics in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy by the German Society for Psychiatry and...
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Conference Report: Medical Technology Through the Ages
The conference “Medical Technology Through the Ages” took place on April 25 and 26 at the RUB’s Medical History Collection and the German Mining...
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Press Release: Assessing the Capacity of People with Dementia
People with dementia have a right to self-determination. But determining whether they are capable of giving consent can be a challenge. To support clinicians...
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Final Conference of the BMBF SALUS Research Group: Coercion in Psychiatry
December 10, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. December 10, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. VENUEBeckmanns Hof (Shanghai Room)Ruhr University BochumUniversitätsstraße...
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Press Release: How Kidney Markets Could Put People Under Pressure
Is it ethically acceptable to allow people to sell their kidneys? Medical ethicist Christin Hempeler has explored this question. For her work, she received...
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Conference: “Ethical Opportunities and Risks of Digitalization in Psychiatry”
May 21, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Venue: University of Göttingen VENUEUniversity of GöttingenConference Center at the ObservatoryGeismar Landstr. 11b37083 Göttingen https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/tagungszentrum+an+der+sternwarte/125324.html...
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Template for a psychiatric advance directive published
The team behind the SALUS project in Bochum is exploring ways to empower people with mental illnesses to make their own decisions. Advance directives...
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