Fachbereich Biomedizinische Ethik - Brain

Division Biomedical and Public Health Ethics

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Misson Statement

The research of the division focusses mainly on the scientific analysis of ethical issues linked to the digital transformation of the healthcare sector. The public health perspective is crucial in this regard, which makes social determinants of healthcare the focus of research at the division.

Biomedical and public health ethics focus on the interpersonal as well as social practice of actors within the healthcare sector. In this regard, relationships and determinants of social actions as well as opportunities and risks of new technologies are of crucial interest. The crucial task of ethics besides generating research results is to support actors within health care to facilitate patient well-being.

The practice of physicians, nurses, and therapists is inextricably linked to ethical aspects. This makes ethics a key element of healthcare. The steady increase of scientific knowledge and the high innovative potential of the healthcare sector frequently create new options for providing healthcare services. In order to address these aspects, research and teaching at the division is based on a scientifically sound and practice-oriented examination of ethical issues that arise in the different contexts of action in the healthcare system.

Research

The Division’s research focus is on ethical aspects of the digital transformation of healthcare as well as ethical issues in palliative medicine and care. The Division collaborates with international, national, and regional partners.

Karl Landsteiner Privatuniversität, Gesundheitsuni Krems, Lehre

Teaching

Ethics Teaching focusses on knowledge, skills, and attitudes in the context of clinical action. The ethics program enables students to reflect on their own moral convictions, identify ethical issues and conflicts, and make ethically sound decisions in real-life clinical situations.