Inauguralsymposium
zur feierlichen Eröffnung des Instituts für Medizin- und Datenethik (IMDE) an der medizinischen Fakultät der Universität Heidelberg
Datum: 12. und 13. Mai 2026
Veranstaltungsort:
Institut für Medizin- und Datenethik, Tiergartenstraße 15, 69121 Heidelberg
Alte Aula, Universität Heidelberg, Grabengasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg
Kontakt:
Email
06221 56-38732
Programm
Day 1 - Tue 12 May 2026 (Tiergartenstr. 15)
| 13:00-13:15 | Welcome (Eva Winkler, IMDE) & Introduction (Dirk Jäger, NCT) |
| First Session: Data and AI Ethics | |
| 13:15-13:45 | Lukas J. Meier (Harvard University): Data-Driven Clinical Ethics Consultation: Chatbots and Specialised Decision-Support Systems |
| 13:45-14:00 | Markus Herrmann (IMDE): AI - A medical instrument like any other? |
| 14:00-14:30 | Coffee Break |
| Second Session: Genome Ethics | |
| 14:30-15:00 | Ruth Horn (Augsburg University): Promises, challenges, and benefits of genomics |
| 15:00-15:15 | Martin Jungkunz (IMDE): Genome Policy in practice - Current work of the EURAT platform |
| 15:15- 15:30 | Karla Alex (IMDE): Should genomic newborn screening data be used for research? |
| 15:30-16:30 | Transfer to the Old Lecture Hall - Heidelberg University A shuttle service is offered |
Day 1 - evening - Tue 12 May 2026 (Alte Aula)
| 16:30-17:00 | Entrance |
| 17:00-17:15 | Welcome speeches and opening remarks (Eva Winkler - IMDE; Michael Boutros - Heidelberg University) |
| 17:15-17:45 | Mildred Solomon (Harvard University) Democracy in Crisis and the Future of Bioethics |
| 17:45-18:30 | Expert Panel Mildred Solomon (Harvard University) |
| 18:30-19:30 | Reception and catering |
Day 2 - Wed 13 May 2026 (Tiergartenstr. 15)
| 09:00-09:15 | Opening of the second day (Eva Winkler, IMDE) |
| Third Session: Clinical Ethics | |
| 09:15-10:00 | Jan Schildmann (Halle-Wittenberg University): Assisted Suicide in Germany. Empirical data, normative and practical challenges |
| Katja Mehlis & Eva Winkler (IMDE) - Shared Decisions at Life’s End: Ethical Tools for Oncology Practice | |
| Fourth Session: Participation | |
| 10:00-10:30 | Silke Schicktanz (Göttingen University): Participatory Medical Ethics - Normative and Conceptional Aspects |
| 10:30-10:45 | Christoph Schickhardt (IMDE): Democratizing biomedical research through participation? |
| 10:45-11:00 | Aline Weis (IMDE) & Cindy Körner (NCT-Heidelberg): Patient involvement |
| 11:00-11:45 | Coffee Break |
| Fifth Session - Part A: Public Health Ethics | |
| 11:45-12:15 | Alena Buyx (TU Munich): When Ethics Meets Crisis: Public Health Decision-Making and Distributive Justice / Priority Setting |
| 12:15-12:30 | Julia König (IMDE): Mapping and dealing with economic factors in the treatment of cancer patients |
| 12:30-12:45 | Katja Mehlis (IMDE): Financial Toxicity in Cancer Care: Ethical Implications for Patients and Health Systems |
| Fifth Session - Part B: Public Health Ethics with Focus on Child Ethics | |
| 12:45-13:15 | Eva Winkler (IMDE) & Christian Schaaf (Heidelberg University): Ethics of genomic newborn screening programmes |
| 13:15-13:30 | Christoph Schickhardt (IMDE): Children in Public Health |
| 13:30 | Lunch and departure |