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| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2018 |
| Angebotsmuster | einmalig |
| Dozierende |
Bernice Simone Elger (b.elger@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn)
Bettina Zimmermann (bettina.zimmermann@unibas.ch) |
| Inhalt | The increase in genetic medical knowledge and technologies brings many challenges that need to be addressed. Technological advancements such as Next Generation Sequencing or CRISPR-Cas9 let the genetic research findings explode. More and more genetic tests and applications reach the clinical setting around the world. For example, predictive genetic testing to assess a person’s inherited cancer risk. Or pharmaco-genomic testing, performed in order to tailor drugs to genetic predisposition. Or preimplantation genetic testing, a topic which was publicly discussed in Switzerland in 2015/2016 due to public votes. Or genetic testing that can be ordered online – and gives every paying customer information about genetic traits and risks directly on their computer. These examples illustrate how broadly genetic testing is already used today – and with the technological and research advancements, we certainly will have even more in a couple of years’ time. This opens a large variety of ethical questions, challenges and dilemma, such as: How reliable is genetic information? Who should have access to genetic testing, when does it make sense? How do we provide appropriate information and counselling prior and after genetic testing? How should doctors deal with incidental findings during a genetic test? How do people deal with disclosed risks and the uncertainty? How do they disclose information to their family members? And to what extend could the targeted editing of the genome lead into the slippery slope of Eugenics? This Spring semester’s Contemporary Debates Seminar will try to shed a light into some of the mentioned aspects. In eight lectures, participants will get introductions into and will discuss about different ethical issues in genetics. The lectures will feature leading international experts in the field. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| HörerInnen willkommen |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Aufbaumodul (Teil C) (Transfakultäre Querschnittsprogramme im freien Kreditpunkte-Bereich) Aufbaumodul (Teil D) (Transfakultäre Querschnittsprogramme im freien Kreditpunkte-Bereich) Doktorat Bio- und Medizinethik: Empfehlungen (Promotionsfach: Bio- und Medizinethik) Doktorat Medizin- und Gesundheitsethik: Empfehlungen (Promotionsfach: Medizin- und Gesundheitsethik (Studienbeginn vor 01.02.2015)) Lehrveranstaltungen Master Epidemiologie (Master Epidemiologie (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2017)) Modul Culture and Society (Master Studiengang: African Studies (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2013)) Modul Fields: Public Health and Social Life (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul Praktische Philosophie (Master Studienfach: Philosophie) Wahlbereich Master Pflegewissenschaft: Empfehlungen (Master Pflegewissenschaft) |
| Leistungsüberprüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: Dozierende |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Wiederholtes Belegen | nicht wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Medizinische Fakultät |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Institut für Bio- und Medizinethik |