Stefanie Happel

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 15044801 Bochum We will send you directions after you register. Online participation is available. COSTS AND REGISTRATIONParticipation is free of charge for both in-person and online attendees. Please register for the […]

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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 the Young Scholar Award from the Academy of Medical Ethics. It is well known that in many countries, there are far fewer organs available for transplantation than are actually needed. To

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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 COSTS AND REGISTRATIONParticipation is free of charge. We are applying for continuing education credits from the Lower Saxony Medical Association. Please register to attend the event by May 11, 2025, by

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Award: German Ethics Committees’ Research Prize Goes to Bochum

The team is researching the review practices of medical ethics committees regarding qualitative studies and examining the challenges and opportunities for improvement. The Working Group of Medical Ethics Committees has awarded the Medical Ethics team at Ruhr University the 2025 Research Prize for outstanding scientific work. The prize is being awarded for the Bochum-based research

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