CHAIR
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CHAIR
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Rui Nunes – Co-President of the 17th World Conference
Kana Halić Kordić - International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations
Jadranka Buturović Ponikvar – Co-President of the 17th World Conference
Otmar Kloiber - Secretary General World Medical Association
Igor Švab – Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ljubljana
António Costa – President of the Council of The European Union (to be confirmed)
The conference will be under the honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr. Nataša Pirc Musar, who will officially open the conference
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Rui Nunes – Co-President of the 17th World Conference
Kana Halić Kordić - International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations
Jadranka Buturović Ponikvar – Co-President of the 17th World Conference
Otmar Kloiber - Secretary General World Medical Association
Igor Švab – Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ljubljana
António Costa – President of the Council of The European Union (to be confirmed)
The conference will be under the honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr. Nataša Pirc Musar, who will officially open the conference
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(this Session will betransmitted live)
WMA Panel 1
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WMA Panel 1
HALL A - Bioethics and Environmentand Health Professionals
Co-Chairs: Bojana Beovič;Maria Tormo Dominguez
69 - Are Social Norm Nudges Manipulative?
Helena Siipi,Jani Sinokki, Finland
291 - Liberal Health Professions in the European Union: Ethics, Concepts, andthe Call for Harmonization.
Orlando Monteiro da Silva,Portugal
304 – Guess who's coming to visit?
Alessandra Pentone Italy
HALL B - Reproduction
Co-Chairs: Natália Oliva-Teles; Štefan Grosek
109- The right to reproduce and the right not to reproduce:whose rights are they?
Yuxin Li, United Kingdom
001- Decriminalize abortion to decrease maternal and fetalmortality in Nigeria.
Christina Kanayochukwu Achebe, USA
208 - Bioethicaland Legal Perspectives on the Governance of Cryopreserved Embryos: AComparative Study of European Regulations and Patient Decision-Making onSurplus Embryos.
Sara Dalla Costa, Spain
HALL C - Medical Ethics: The digital era - I
Co-Chairs: Domenico Palombo; Viktorija Žnidaršič Skubic
105- The principle of informed consent and patient autonomyin the Digital Era: the revival of paternalism in medicine?
Elena Scalcon, Italy
071- Teaching medicine in the IA era. A human-centeredapproach.
Raffaele Mantegazza, Matteo Leone, Italy
176 - Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Digital Healthcare: Decision-Making on Luchtbrug for Pediatric Asthma Treatment
Banu Buruk, Samuel Dankers, Peter Merkus, Netherlands
Hall D - End of Life Ethics - I
Co-Chairs: Cristina Prudêncio; Chantal Patel
076- Assisted Suicide UK.
Chantal Patel, UnitedKingdom
044- The concept of decision-making capacity in birth andits application in perinatal care: A scoping review.
Johanna Eichinger,Michael Rost, Paula Savary, Fiona Ellen Haas, Switzerland
070- The Right to Die and How to Die – EthicalConsiderations in the Continuation of Life Support in Children with SevereBrain Damage.
Esther-Lee Marcus, Yehezkel G. Caine,Israel
HALL E - Public Health Ethics I
Co-Chairs: Rui Amaral Mendes; Radko Komadina
100- Attitudes of psychiatrists and caregivers towardscovert medication administration in India: a cross-sectional study
Raveesh BN, India
118- A Survey of Public Attitudes and Actions RegardingOrgan, Tissue, and Whole Body Donation in the US.
Cathy McCarty, NatashaAdams, Mikayla Boeder, MiKinze Boeder, Dean Fox, Sharon Kuo, Robin Michaels,Alexandra Zachwieja, USA
188 - XenomorphicAI Doctors – The Ethical Implications of the Appearance of Patient-facing AIPhysicians.
Stephen Milford, Switzerland
HALL A - Bioethics and Environmentand Health Professionals
Co-Chairs: Bojana Beovič;Maria Tormo Dominguez
69 - Are Social Norm Nudges Manipulative?
Helena Siipi,Jani Sinokki, Finland
291 - Liberal Health Professions in the European Union: Ethics, Concepts, andthe Call for Harmonization.
Orlando Monteiro da Silva,Portugal
304 – Guess who's coming to visit?
Alessandra Pentone Italy
HALL B - Reproduction
Co-Chairs: Natália Oliva-Teles; Štefan Grosek
109- The right to reproduce and the right not to reproduce:whose rights are they?
Yuxin Li, United Kingdom
001- Decriminalize abortion to decrease maternal and fetalmortality in Nigeria.
Christina Kanayochukwu Achebe, USA
208 - Bioethicaland Legal Perspectives on the Governance of Cryopreserved Embryos: AComparative Study of European Regulations and Patient Decision-Making onSurplus Embryos.
Sara Dalla Costa, Spain
HALL C - Medical Ethics: The digital era - I
Co-Chairs: Domenico Palombo; Viktorija Žnidaršič Skubic
105- The principle of informed consent and patient autonomyin the Digital Era: the revival of paternalism in medicine?
Elena Scalcon, Italy
071- Teaching medicine in the IA era. A human-centeredapproach.
Raffaele Mantegazza, Matteo Leone, Italy
176 - Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Digital Healthcare: Decision-Making on Luchtbrug for Pediatric Asthma Treatment
Banu Buruk, Samuel Dankers, Peter Merkus, Netherlands
Hall D - End of Life Ethics - I
Co-Chairs: Cristina Prudêncio; Chantal Patel
076- Assisted Suicide UK.
Chantal Patel, UnitedKingdom
044- The concept of decision-making capacity in birth andits application in perinatal care: A scoping review.
Johanna Eichinger,Michael Rost, Paula Savary, Fiona Ellen Haas, Switzerland
070- The Right to Die and How to Die – EthicalConsiderations in the Continuation of Life Support in Children with SevereBrain Damage.
Esther-Lee Marcus, Yehezkel G. Caine,Israel
HALL E - Public Health Ethics I
Co-Chairs: Rui Amaral Mendes; Radko Komadina
100- Attitudes of psychiatrists and caregivers towardscovert medication administration in India: a cross-sectional study
Raveesh BN, India
118- A Survey of Public Attitudes and Actions RegardingOrgan, Tissue, and Whole Body Donation in the US.
Cathy McCarty, NatashaAdams, Mikayla Boeder, MiKinze Boeder, Dean Fox, Sharon Kuo, Robin Michaels,Alexandra Zachwieja, USA
188 - XenomorphicAI Doctors – The Ethical Implications of the Appearance of Patient-facing AIPhysicians.
Stephen Milford, Switzerland
Hall A – Human Rights - I
Co-Chairs: Dora Seuré; Ilan Keidar
027- Reflections on theOrigins and Evolution of the Movement for Independent Living and ItsRelationship with the Institutionalisation of People with Disabilities inPortugal.
Jorge França Santos, Sofia Marques da Silva, Ivone Duarte, Rui Nunes
018- Advance care planning insevere prematurity. A personalist perspective.
MarounBadr and Fabiano Nigris,Italy / Mexico
009- Postmortem insemination:right to the child vs. the child's right to both parents?
JakubValc, Czech Republic
248 – Fritz jahr's legacy and the macedonian case of bioethics
Dejan Donev, N.Macedonia
087 - Health professional ethics and organ trafficking
David Matas,Canada
209 - Ambivalent Duties: Rethinking Ethical Commitments under Threat.
Yossi Weiss, Israel
Hall B – Medical Ethics – I
Co-Chairs: Ana Paula Cabral; Jadranka Buturović Ponikvar
097 - Psychiatricharm claims in medical negligence: duty of care
Gary K Y Chan, Singapore
319 - AssessingConsent to Treatment in Somatic (Physical) Illness at the Emergency Departmentand Outpatient Clinic
Sergeja Dobravc, BojanaAvgustin Avcin, Bojana Avgustin, Slovenia
397 – Bioethicsin Oncology: who should go first?
Paulo S. OlivaTeles, Sofia Semedo, Portugal
160 - Dilemmasand Decision-Making in Organ Donations
Yuval Cherlow, Israel
325 - EthicalAspects of the Use of Cannabis in Medicine
DuŠan Nolimal, TanjaBagar, Slovenia
380 - Bioethicaldimensions of collaborative mental health care in Brazilian primary care: aqualitative study with health managers
Andre LuísBezerra Tavares, Sandra Fortes, Ivone Duarte,Rui Nunes, Brazil/Portugal
Hall C – Equity and Justice in Healthcare
Co-Chairs: Sandra Aparício; Miha Oražem
081- The Pandemic Treaty,Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) and the Pursuit of Equity.
Abbie-RoseHampton, United Kingdom
063- An Ethical LegalFramework for Innovation in Psychedelic Medicine: Prioritizing Equitable Accessand Protecting Indigenous Knowledge Systems.
MaushumiBhattacharjee, Canada
092- 24 hour patientcommunication device---blessing or privacy violation.
RabbiAvrohom Marmorstein, USA
104- The value of justicetheories for patient engagement in health systems.
RomaDhamanaskar, Julia Abelson,Lisa Schwartz, Frank Gavin, Lisa Schwartz, Meredith Vanstone, Canada
217– Genderreassignment procedure in Poland - medical and legal aspects
Agnieszka Wojcieszak-John, Poland
364 – Toward the lawfulness of consensual euthanasia in Italy
Gianluca Montanari Vergallo, Italy
Hall D – Public Health Ethics II
Co-Chairs: Alessandra Pentone; Maja Ovsenik
059 - Uncovering silent triage: pre-hospital decision-making in times of scarce resources within the Swiss healthcare setting.
Elisabeth Stock, Switzerland
082 – Addressing perinatal loneliness: A bioethical priority
Hannah Bolt, Michael Rost, Bernice Elger, Switzerland
203 - The Moral Economy of Healthcare - Moral Capital in Germany, New Zealand, and the U.S.
Patrick Bartosch, New Zealand/UK
101 - Artificial Womb Technology and PrenatalAlcohol Exposure: Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications in the South AfricanContext
JillianGardner, South Africa
309 – The Ethics of Vaccine Policy: Between Collective Protection andIndividual Freedom
Alina Žerovnik, Larisa Žerovnik,Slovenia
122 – Ethical considerations of using geospatial technologies in community health research
Pascal O. Bessong, Jillian Gardner, South Africa
Hall E – AI in Medicine: Legal and Ethical Issues
Co-Chairs: Igor Milinković; Rui Nunes
399 - Artificial Intelligence in Medical Practice: Rethinking Legal and Ethical Responsibility
Igor Milinković , Bosnia & Herzegovina
402 - From Clinical Trials to Computational Models: Legal and Ethical Challenges of AI in Human Research
Katarzyna Miaskowska-Daszkiewicz, Poland
386 – Informed Consent and Artificial Intelligence
Ivana Tucak, Croatia
030 – Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Risk Regulation: Legal Questions from the Perspective of Fundamental Rights
Claudia Seitz, FL
Hall A – Human Rights - I
Co-Chairs: Dora Seuré; Ilan Keidar
027- Reflections on theOrigins and Evolution of the Movement for Independent Living and ItsRelationship with the Institutionalisation of People with Disabilities inPortugal.
Jorge França Santos, Sofia Marques da Silva, Ivone Duarte, Rui Nunes
018- Advance care planning insevere prematurity. A personalist perspective.
MarounBadr and Fabiano Nigris,Italy / Mexico
009- Postmortem insemination:right to the child vs. the child's right to both parents?
JakubValc, Czech Republic
248 – Fritz jahr's legacy and the macedonian case of bioethics
Dejan Donev, N.Macedonia
087 - Health professional ethics and organ trafficking
David Matas,Canada
209 - Ambivalent Duties: Rethinking Ethical Commitments under Threat.
Yossi Weiss, Israel
Hall B – Medical Ethics – I
Co-Chairs: Ana Paula Cabral; Jadranka Buturović Ponikvar
097 - Psychiatricharm claims in medical negligence: duty of care
Gary K Y Chan, Singapore
319 - AssessingConsent to Treatment in Somatic (Physical) Illness at the Emergency Departmentand Outpatient Clinic
Sergeja Dobravc, BojanaAvgustin Avcin, Bojana Avgustin, Slovenia
397 – Bioethicsin Oncology: who should go first?
Paulo S. OlivaTeles, Sofia Semedo, Portugal
160 - Dilemmasand Decision-Making in Organ Donations
Yuval Cherlow, Israel
325 - EthicalAspects of the Use of Cannabis in Medicine
DuŠan Nolimal, TanjaBagar, Slovenia
380 - Bioethicaldimensions of collaborative mental health care in Brazilian primary care: aqualitative study with health managers
Andre LuísBezerra Tavares, Sandra Fortes, Ivone Duarte,Rui Nunes, Brazil/Portugal
Hall C – Equity and Justice in Healthcare
Co-Chairs: Sandra Aparício; Miha Oražem
081- The Pandemic Treaty,Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) and the Pursuit of Equity.
Abbie-RoseHampton, United Kingdom
063- An Ethical LegalFramework for Innovation in Psychedelic Medicine: Prioritizing Equitable Accessand Protecting Indigenous Knowledge Systems.
MaushumiBhattacharjee, Canada
092- 24 hour patientcommunication device---blessing or privacy violation.
RabbiAvrohom Marmorstein, USA
104- The value of justicetheories for patient engagement in health systems.
RomaDhamanaskar, Julia Abelson,Lisa Schwartz, Frank Gavin, Lisa Schwartz, Meredith Vanstone, Canada
217– Genderreassignment procedure in Poland - medical and legal aspects
Agnieszka Wojcieszak-John, Poland
364 – Toward the lawfulness of consensual euthanasia in Italy
Gianluca Montanari Vergallo, Italy
Hall D – Public Health Ethics II
Co-Chairs: Alessandra Pentone; Maja Ovsenik
059 - Uncovering silent triage: pre-hospital decision-making in times of scarce resources within the Swiss healthcare setting.
Elisabeth Stock, Switzerland
082 – Addressing perinatal loneliness: A bioethical priority
Hannah Bolt, Michael Rost, Bernice Elger, Switzerland
203 - The Moral Economy of Healthcare - Moral Capital in Germany, New Zealand, and the U.S.
Patrick Bartosch, New Zealand/UK
101 - Artificial Womb Technology and PrenatalAlcohol Exposure: Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications in the South AfricanContext
JillianGardner, South Africa
309 – The Ethics of Vaccine Policy: Between Collective Protection andIndividual Freedom
Alina Žerovnik, Larisa Žerovnik,Slovenia
122 – Ethical considerations of using geospatial technologies in community health research
Pascal O. Bessong, Jillian Gardner, South Africa
Hall E – AI in Medicine: Legal and Ethical Issues
Co-Chairs: Igor Milinković; Rui Nunes
399 - Artificial Intelligence in Medical Practice: Rethinking Legal and Ethical Responsibility
Igor Milinković , Bosnia & Herzegovina
402 - From Clinical Trials to Computational Models: Legal and Ethical Challenges of AI in Human Research
Katarzyna Miaskowska-Daszkiewicz, Poland
386 – Informed Consent and Artificial Intelligence
Ivana Tucak, Croatia
030 – Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Risk Regulation: Legal Questions from the Perspective of Fundamental Rights
Claudia Seitz, FL
Hall A – PalliativeCare Department
Co-Chairs: Francisca Rego
305 – Understanding quality of life trajectories in dialysis: The role ofsociodemographic factos
Ingrid Romero Bispo, Francisca Rego, Guilhermina Rêgo, Portugal
Hall B – Bioethicsand Philosophical Approach to Law Department
Co-Chairs: Patrizia Borsellino
“End-of-life Regulations”
Hall C – Bioethics in Surgery Research and TechnologyDepartment
Co-Chairs: Domenico Palombo
“One Health, Bioethicsand Technological Research”
228 - Bioethics and One Health: A Synergy for Tissue Engineering
Emanuela Drago, Patrizia Perego, Domenico Palombo, Italy
Hall D – EthicsCommittees
Co-Chairs: Ivone Duarte; Daniela Keidar
051 - Research withpeople living with dementia: ethical issues and ethics committees!
Deirdre Fetherstonhaugh,Australia
102 – ProactiveGovernance in Anticipating Regulatory Changes: A Showcase from an Argentine IRB
Veronica Bisagno, Ana de Pablo, Verónica Romeo, Rodolfo Keller, María De Lourdes BertolinoEliff, Gabriela Sanchez, Moira Dolera Lembeye, Daniela Morales Morelli,Argentina
037 – Research sustainability should be considered when approving humanmedical research
Tony Skapetis, BernadetteNicholl, Kellie Hansen, Australia
Hall E – Genetics and Reproduction: Ethical Aspects I
Co-Chairs:Elizath Ormart;Urh Grošelj
145- Embryo Fusion and theEthics aod Embryo Experimentation.
GeorgeLouis Mendz, Francis J.O'Keeffe, Australia
157- (In)consistencies inAttitudes Towards Moral Enhancement, Moral Therapy, and Moral Decline
DanielLee, Ophelia Deroy, Germany
058 – Age independent, but person dependent": A Swiss interview-basedstudy on the meaning of good parenthood at an advanced parental age
Nathalie Bettina Neeser, Andrea Martani, Tenzin Wangmo, Switzerland
159 – Ethics and Genomic Competence: A Nursing Perspective
Mari Laaksonen, Eija Paavilainen, Anna-Maija Koivisto, Arja Halkoaho,Finland
161 – Informed Consent for Polygenic Risk Score Test in Type 2 Diabetes
Elisa Airikkala, Marja Kaunonen, Elina Pimiä, Arja Halkoaho
119 - WhenScience Crosses Lines: The Ethics of Publishing Controversial Genome Research
Maria AngelaBernardo-Alvarez, Spain
Hall A – PalliativeCare Department
Co-Chairs: Francisca Rego
305 – Understanding quality of life trajectories in dialysis: The role ofsociodemographic factos
Ingrid Romero Bispo, Francisca Rego, Guilhermina Rêgo, Portugal
Hall B – Bioethicsand Philosophical Approach to Law Department
Co-Chairs: Patrizia Borsellino
“End-of-life Regulations”
Hall C – Bioethics in Surgery Research and TechnologyDepartment
Co-Chairs: Domenico Palombo
“One Health, Bioethicsand Technological Research”
228 - Bioethics and One Health: A Synergy for Tissue Engineering
Emanuela Drago, Patrizia Perego, Domenico Palombo, Italy
Hall D – EthicsCommittees
Co-Chairs: Ivone Duarte; Daniela Keidar
051 - Research withpeople living with dementia: ethical issues and ethics committees!
Deirdre Fetherstonhaugh,Australia
102 – ProactiveGovernance in Anticipating Regulatory Changes: A Showcase from an Argentine IRB
Veronica Bisagno, Ana de Pablo, Verónica Romeo, Rodolfo Keller, María De Lourdes BertolinoEliff, Gabriela Sanchez, Moira Dolera Lembeye, Daniela Morales Morelli,Argentina
037 – Research sustainability should be considered when approving humanmedical research
Tony Skapetis, BernadetteNicholl, Kellie Hansen, Australia
Hall E – Genetics and Reproduction: Ethical Aspects I
Co-Chairs:Elizath Ormart;Urh Grošelj
145- Embryo Fusion and theEthics aod Embryo Experimentation.
GeorgeLouis Mendz, Francis J.O'Keeffe, Australia
157- (In)consistencies inAttitudes Towards Moral Enhancement, Moral Therapy, and Moral Decline
DanielLee, Ophelia Deroy, Germany
058 – Age independent, but person dependent": A Swiss interview-basedstudy on the meaning of good parenthood at an advanced parental age
Nathalie Bettina Neeser, Andrea Martani, Tenzin Wangmo, Switzerland
159 – Ethics and Genomic Competence: A Nursing Perspective
Mari Laaksonen, Eija Paavilainen, Anna-Maija Koivisto, Arja Halkoaho,Finland
161 – Informed Consent for Polygenic Risk Score Test in Type 2 Diabetes
Elisa Airikkala, Marja Kaunonen, Elina Pimiä, Arja Halkoaho
119 - WhenScience Crosses Lines: The Ethics of Publishing Controversial Genome Research
Maria AngelaBernardo-Alvarez, Spain
To be announced
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Moty Benyakar, University of Salvador | Argentina
Patrizia Borsellino, University of Milano-Bicocca | Italy
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Moty Benyakar, University of Salvador | Argentina
Patrizia Borsellino, University of Milano-Bicocca | Italy
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Ana Paula Cabral - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto | Portugal
Ana Paula Cabral - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto | Portugal
Mónica Correia - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto | Portugal
Sofia B. Nunes - Lisbon NOVA School of Law | Portugal
Mónica Correia - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto | Portugal
Sofia B. Nunes - Lisbon NOVA School of Law | Portugal
Rui Nunes - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto | Portugal
Patrizia Borsellino - University of Milano-Bicocca | Italy
Sofia B. Nunes - Lisbon NOVA School of Law | Portugal
Mónica Correia - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto | Portugal
Rui Nunes - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto | Portugal
Patrizia Borsellino - University of Milano-Bicocca | Italy
Sofia B. Nunes - Lisbon NOVA School of Law | Portugal
Mónica Correia - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto | Portugal
Hall A – Bioethics and Research i
Co-Chairs: Andreia Teixeira; Igor Švab
123- Systematic Overview Of Methodologies In Bioethics InThe Slovenian Language From 2000 Until 2020.
Sara (Zavec) Bertoncelj,Alenka Šmid, Janja Zupan, Borut Božič, Slovenia
300 – The Evolution of Health Care and Health Funding and the Role of Justice
Rigobel N. Azanwi, United Kingdom
225 – Ethics Meets Innovation: Blockchain in Healthcare
Ana Corte Real, Portugal
353 – Too Late to Wait: A Dual-Perspective Proposal for Ethical Access andResearch Urgency in Investigational Therapies — The Case of rhKlotho
Rajni Nijhawan, India
330 – Ethical Position of the Psycotherapist facingLife's Randomness.
Irene Onik, Ester Alfie, Argentina
179 - Scientific Research Subjects in Nazi Times and thePresent: Contemporary Artists Respond
AndrewWeinstein, USA
Hall B – Artificial Intelligence and Bioethics - I
Co-Chairs: Luísa Castro; Paulo S. Oliva-Teles
043- Artificial intelligenceand algorithms in health, a real contribution to recovery, prevention andsolution to early diagnosis problems? The most important thing that the healthteam must manage and monitor.
MagdalenaSofia Silva Aguayo, Chile
024- Does the requirement forpatient consent regarding the use of clinical images in scientic publicationsand academic texts remain essential in the era of articial intelligence?
KazimHilmi Or, Germany
115- Ethical Reflections on AIin/with/for health care in the Finnish Metaverse Initiative.
SusanneUusitalo, Finland
090- Artificial Intelligence,The Problem of Health Disinformation, And The Role of Bioethics
KiarashAramesh, United States of America
317 – ArtificialIntelligence in Medicine – A Tool for Doctors, Not a Replacement.
Jure Golo, Slovenia
164 – Beyondthe Algorithm: Ensuring Equitable AI in Healthcare
Nikoleta Leventi, Alexandrina Vodenicharova, VidinKirkov , Bulgaria
Hall C – Medical Law Ethics - I
Co-Chairs: Mónica Correia; Galit Keidar
039- Cosmetic Procedures and Children: Law, Ethics andRegulation - A UK case study.
Jean V. McHale, UnitedKingdom
177 - Leave of Absence of Voluntary PsychiatricInpatients: Ethical Issues and Perspectives
Silvia Ceruti, Mario Picozzi, Italy
103- Exploring Children'sRight to Consent to Medical Treatment in South Africa: Legal and EthicalPerspectives under the National Health Act
MuhammedSiraaj Khan, South Africa
085 – Between Justice and Rehabilitation: A Comparative Analysis of LegalFrameworks and Ethical Concerns while Treating Individuals with Pedophilia whoDisclose Past Offenses
Nereida Bueno-Guerra, Spain
337 – Medically Assisted Suicide and the Crisis of the National HealthcareSystem: A Brief Bioethical Analysis of the Italian Case.
Lorena Forni , Italy
053 - Thechildren's right to grant informed consent in Polish and English law,considering a shift away from the Aristotelian vision of childhood. Acomparative study.
Natalia Nieróbca, Poland
Hall D – Bioethics and Human Rights:
Co-Chairs: Elizabeth Ormart, Alejandra Taborda
298 – Bioethical Issues Linked to Postmortem Insemination
Ormart, Elizabeth, Argentina
Hall E – Global students’ association
Co-Chairs: Maria Gonçalves; Kristijan Briški
Hall A – Bioethics and Research i
Co-Chairs: Andreia Teixeira; Igor Švab
123- Systematic Overview Of Methodologies In Bioethics InThe Slovenian Language From 2000 Until 2020.
Sara (Zavec) Bertoncelj,Alenka Šmid, Janja Zupan, Borut Božič, Slovenia
300 – The Evolution of Health Care and Health Funding and the Role of Justice
Rigobel N. Azanwi, United Kingdom
225 – Ethics Meets Innovation: Blockchain in Healthcare
Ana Corte Real, Portugal
353 – Too Late to Wait: A Dual-Perspective Proposal for Ethical Access andResearch Urgency in Investigational Therapies — The Case of rhKlotho
Rajni Nijhawan, India
330 – Ethical Position of the Psycotherapist facingLife's Randomness.
Irene Onik, Ester Alfie, Argentina
179 - Scientific Research Subjects in Nazi Times and thePresent: Contemporary Artists Respond
AndrewWeinstein, USA
Hall B – Artificial Intelligence and Bioethics - I
Co-Chairs: Luísa Castro; Paulo S. Oliva-Teles
043- Artificial intelligenceand algorithms in health, a real contribution to recovery, prevention andsolution to early diagnosis problems? The most important thing that the healthteam must manage and monitor.
MagdalenaSofia Silva Aguayo, Chile
024- Does the requirement forpatient consent regarding the use of clinical images in scientic publicationsand academic texts remain essential in the era of articial intelligence?
KazimHilmi Or, Germany
115- Ethical Reflections on AIin/with/for health care in the Finnish Metaverse Initiative.
SusanneUusitalo, Finland
090- Artificial Intelligence,The Problem of Health Disinformation, And The Role of Bioethics
KiarashAramesh, United States of America
317 – ArtificialIntelligence in Medicine – A Tool for Doctors, Not a Replacement.
Jure Golo, Slovenia
164 – Beyondthe Algorithm: Ensuring Equitable AI in Healthcare
Nikoleta Leventi, Alexandrina Vodenicharova, VidinKirkov , Bulgaria
Hall C – Medical Law Ethics - I
Co-Chairs: Mónica Correia; Galit Keidar
039- Cosmetic Procedures and Children: Law, Ethics andRegulation - A UK case study.
Jean V. McHale, UnitedKingdom
177 - Leave of Absence of Voluntary PsychiatricInpatients: Ethical Issues and Perspectives
Silvia Ceruti, Mario Picozzi, Italy
103- Exploring Children'sRight to Consent to Medical Treatment in South Africa: Legal and EthicalPerspectives under the National Health Act
MuhammedSiraaj Khan, South Africa
085 – Between Justice and Rehabilitation: A Comparative Analysis of LegalFrameworks and Ethical Concerns while Treating Individuals with Pedophilia whoDisclose Past Offenses
Nereida Bueno-Guerra, Spain
337 – Medically Assisted Suicide and the Crisis of the National HealthcareSystem: A Brief Bioethical Analysis of the Italian Case.
Lorena Forni , Italy
053 - Thechildren's right to grant informed consent in Polish and English law,considering a shift away from the Aristotelian vision of childhood. Acomparative study.
Natalia Nieróbca, Poland
Hall D – Bioethics and Human Rights:
Co-Chairs: Elizabeth Ormart, Alejandra Taborda
298 – Bioethical Issues Linked to Postmortem Insemination
Ormart, Elizabeth, Argentina
Hall E – Global students’ association
Co-Chairs: Maria Gonçalves; Kristijan Briški
Hall A – Artificial Intelligence and Value-design
Co-Chairs: Francisca Rego; Sofia B. Nunes
370 – Value-driven design of AI solutions in Dementia: Development of a Mobile App
Francisca Rego, Luisa Castro, Rosa Almeida, Diana Marques, Lukas Duffner; Cathy Payne, Izidor Mlakar, Lukas Radbruch, Suzanne Timmons, Matthew Allsop, Ana Ferreira, Pedro Vieira Marques, Portugal
Hall B – Artificial Intelligence and Bioethics - II
Co-Chairs: Irene Onik; Željka Večerić Haler
145 - Embryo Fusion and the Ethics aod EmbryoExperimentaion.
George Louis Mendz, Francis J. O'Keeffe,Australia
054- Ethical AI in Elder Care:Balancing Innovation with Dignity and Trust.
MartynaLaszewska-Hellriegel,Poland
219 - Hallucination of AI and the problem of truthfulness in medicine: adeontological discourse
DanielLeufkens, Germany
222 - The Urgent Need To Improve Patient Automation LiteracyIn Light Of New AI Driven Technologies
Zara Malgir, Stephen Milford, Switzerland
168 - Safeguarding Privacy in Georgia: Medical Ethics in theDigital Era
Sulkhan Inaishvili, Lela Shengelia, Georgia
197 - Digital Health: Implementation, Govenrance andDemocratic Deliberation- DELIHEALTH
Evangelos Koumparoudis, Bulgaria
Hall C – Neuroethics: Ethical Aspects
Co-Chairs: Jon Borowitz; Ksenija Geršak
50- Neuroprotections: A Critical Analysis of Neurorights.
Helen Webster, USA
243- Frailty in Children andAdolescents with Neurological Disabilities and Special Needs: AnInterdisciplinary Challenge, Ethical Framework, and a Basis for a TailoredModel of Assessing Frailty and Resilience
MaksLenart Černelč, ŠtefanGrosek, Damjan Osredkar
143 - Beliefs,Worldviews, and Values: Influences on Opinions Regarding Euthanasia for Personswith Dementia
Adelheid Rigo, Johan Stuy, Belgium
070 - The Right to Die and How to Die – Ethical Considerations in the Continuation of Life Support in Children with Severe Brain Damage
Esther-Lee Marcus, Yehezkel G. Caine, Israel
297 - Bioethical Reflections on Communication Loss in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: The Role of Shared Care Planning
Mariam Nofiss, Italy
Hall D – Israel Medical Association (IMA)
Co-Chairs:
Hall E – Bioethics Education I
Co-Chairs: Mary Mathew;Helder Morgado
345 – Framing Ethics from theOutset of Training: A Code of Ethics for Students in Digital Health
Guilherme Silva,Gonçalo Rodrigues, Inês Silva, Iva Alves, Rui Amaral Mendes, Rui Nunes, IvoneDuarte, Portugal
116 - Legal education for doctors - imperative in today'smedical sector?
Larisa Pătru, Ciprian Laurențiu Pătru,Romania
348 - Hans Jonas' Principle of Responsibility and the NewChallenges of Artificial Intelligence in Education
Francisco Mesquita, Ivone Duarte, Rui Nunes, Andreia Teixeira, Portugal
387 – Assessing the clinical ethical competence ofpostgraduate medical students
C.B. Mhaske, Christina C. Mhaske, India/Germany
Hall A – Artificial Intelligence and Value-design
Co-Chairs: Francisca Rego; Sofia B. Nunes
370 – Value-driven design of AI solutions in Dementia: Development of a Mobile App
Francisca Rego, Luisa Castro, Rosa Almeida, Diana Marques, Lukas Duffner; Cathy Payne, Izidor Mlakar, Lukas Radbruch, Suzanne Timmons, Matthew Allsop, Ana Ferreira, Pedro Vieira Marques, Portugal
Hall B – Artificial Intelligence and Bioethics - II
Co-Chairs: Irene Onik; Željka Večerić Haler
145 - Embryo Fusion and the Ethics aod EmbryoExperimentaion.
George Louis Mendz, Francis J. O'Keeffe,Australia
054- Ethical AI in Elder Care:Balancing Innovation with Dignity and Trust.
MartynaLaszewska-Hellriegel,Poland
219 - Hallucination of AI and the problem of truthfulness in medicine: adeontological discourse
DanielLeufkens, Germany
222 - The Urgent Need To Improve Patient Automation LiteracyIn Light Of New AI Driven Technologies
Zara Malgir, Stephen Milford, Switzerland
168 - Safeguarding Privacy in Georgia: Medical Ethics in theDigital Era
Sulkhan Inaishvili, Lela Shengelia, Georgia
197 - Digital Health: Implementation, Govenrance andDemocratic Deliberation- DELIHEALTH
Evangelos Koumparoudis, Bulgaria
Hall C – Neuroethics: Ethical Aspects
Co-Chairs: Jon Borowitz; Ksenija Geršak
50- Neuroprotections: A Critical Analysis of Neurorights.
Helen Webster, USA
243- Frailty in Children andAdolescents with Neurological Disabilities and Special Needs: AnInterdisciplinary Challenge, Ethical Framework, and a Basis for a TailoredModel of Assessing Frailty and Resilience
MaksLenart Černelč, ŠtefanGrosek, Damjan Osredkar
143 - Beliefs,Worldviews, and Values: Influences on Opinions Regarding Euthanasia for Personswith Dementia
Adelheid Rigo, Johan Stuy, Belgium
070 - The Right to Die and How to Die – Ethical Considerations in the Continuation of Life Support in Children with Severe Brain Damage
Esther-Lee Marcus, Yehezkel G. Caine, Israel
297 - Bioethical Reflections on Communication Loss in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: The Role of Shared Care Planning
Mariam Nofiss, Italy
Hall D – Israel Medical Association (IMA)
Co-Chairs:
Hall E – Bioethics Education I
Co-Chairs: Mary Mathew;Helder Morgado
345 – Framing Ethics from theOutset of Training: A Code of Ethics for Students in Digital Health
Guilherme Silva,Gonçalo Rodrigues, Inês Silva, Iva Alves, Rui Amaral Mendes, Rui Nunes, IvoneDuarte, Portugal
116 - Legal education for doctors - imperative in today'smedical sector?
Larisa Pătru, Ciprian Laurențiu Pătru,Romania
348 - Hans Jonas' Principle of Responsibility and the NewChallenges of Artificial Intelligence in Education
Francisco Mesquita, Ivone Duarte, Rui Nunes, Andreia Teixeira, Portugal
387 – Assessing the clinical ethical competence ofpostgraduate medical students
C.B. Mhaske, Christina C. Mhaske, India/Germany
HallA – MedicalLaw and Ethics - II
Co-Chairs:Patrizia Borsollino; DavidLukanovič
380 - Bioethical dimensions of collaborative mentalhealth care in Brazilian primary care: a qualitative study with health managers
Andre Luis Bezerra Tavares,Sandra Fortes, Brazil
068 - Which is more important: reproductive autonomyor children's human rights? A study based on fourth year medical students
Shiu-Jau Chen, Taiwan
129 – New Product Liability Regime, Liability for AIand Informed Consent in Health Care Sector
Attila Menyhard, Hungary
173 – The Sophia Scandal - A Modern "Solomon'sJudgement" in the era of IVF
Oded Gorni, Israel
HallB - Human Rights andResearch - I
Co-Chairs: Ester Alfie; Daniel Fu Tsai
238 – What are the Odds? Invisible Women and theConstruction of Risk in the Court of Protection: Pregnancy and Court AuthorisedObstetric Intervention
Samantha Halliday, UK
240 – The Ethics of Using "Cornea-likeTissues" Without Consent: Reconsidering Türkiye's Legal Framework
Çağrı ZeybekÜnsal, Müge Demir, Türkiye
334 – Why we urgentlyneed research in children and what we can do to make it as ethical as possible
JosephineElliott, United Kingdom
150- Decision Support Tools forEthical Evaluation and Authorization of Animal Experiments
DavidMawufemor Azilagbetor,Switzerland
HallC – Human Dignity
Co-Chairs: Michael Farina; LukaMišič
310 – Academic doping - A Dual Analysis of CognitiveDoping through Data and Philosophy
Štefan Grašič, MihaOražem, Slovenia
363 – International Pandemic Law and Human Rights
Chuan-Feng Wu, Taiwan
366 – The fusion of Bioethics and Technoethics inGreece
TheodorosTrokanas, Greece
HallD – Medical Ethics: the Digital Era II
Co-Chairs: Paulo S. Oliva-Teles; António Rui Leal
379 – A Concerning Trend:Generative AI Models Denying Medical Diagnoses to Transgender Women
Yohann Missiak, France
237 – Regulatory Pathways for Telemedicine Tools: Focus onIndia with comparison to global approaches
Gazala Parveen, PadmavatiManchikanti, India
Genetics and Genome: Ethical Aspects II
Co-Chairs: Luís Fonseca; Silvina
223 - The Optimized Self: Ethical Implications of AI,Genomics, and Biotech in Healthcare
Joe Home, UK
089 – Ethical Challenges in Stem Cell Transplantation:Insights from Preclinical and Clinical Research
ŽeljkaVečerić-Haler, Martina Perše,Slovenija
161 – Informed Consent for Polygenic Risk Score Test inType 2 Diabetes
ElisaAirikkala, Marja Kaunonen,Elina Pimiä, Arja Halkoaho
119 - When Science Crosses Lines: The Ethics ofPublishing Controversial Genome Research
MariaAngela Bernardo-Alvarez,Spain
HallA – MedicalLaw and Ethics - II
Co-Chairs:Patrizia Borsollino; DavidLukanovič
380 - Bioethical dimensions of collaborative mentalhealth care in Brazilian primary care: a qualitative study with health managers
Andre Luis Bezerra Tavares,Sandra Fortes, Brazil
068 - Which is more important: reproductive autonomyor children's human rights? A study based on fourth year medical students
Shiu-Jau Chen, Taiwan
129 – New Product Liability Regime, Liability for AIand Informed Consent in Health Care Sector
Attila Menyhard, Hungary
173 – The Sophia Scandal - A Modern "Solomon'sJudgement" in the era of IVF
Oded Gorni, Israel
HallB - Human Rights andResearch - I
Co-Chairs: Ester Alfie; Daniel Fu Tsai
238 – What are the Odds? Invisible Women and theConstruction of Risk in the Court of Protection: Pregnancy and Court AuthorisedObstetric Intervention
Samantha Halliday, UK
240 – The Ethics of Using "Cornea-likeTissues" Without Consent: Reconsidering Türkiye's Legal Framework
Çağrı ZeybekÜnsal, Müge Demir, Türkiye
334 – Why we urgentlyneed research in children and what we can do to make it as ethical as possible
JosephineElliott, United Kingdom
150- Decision Support Tools forEthical Evaluation and Authorization of Animal Experiments
DavidMawufemor Azilagbetor,Switzerland
HallC – Human Dignity
Co-Chairs: Michael Farina; LukaMišič
310 – Academic doping - A Dual Analysis of CognitiveDoping through Data and Philosophy
Štefan Grašič, MihaOražem, Slovenia
363 – International Pandemic Law and Human Rights
Chuan-Feng Wu, Taiwan
366 – The fusion of Bioethics and Technoethics inGreece
TheodorosTrokanas, Greece
HallD – Medical Ethics: the Digital Era II
Co-Chairs: Paulo S. Oliva-Teles; António Rui Leal
379 – A Concerning Trend:Generative AI Models Denying Medical Diagnoses to Transgender Women
Yohann Missiak, France
237 – Regulatory Pathways for Telemedicine Tools: Focus onIndia with comparison to global approaches
Gazala Parveen, PadmavatiManchikanti, India
Genetics and Genome: Ethical Aspects II
Co-Chairs: Luís Fonseca; Silvina
223 - The Optimized Self: Ethical Implications of AI,Genomics, and Biotech in Healthcare
Joe Home, UK
089 – Ethical Challenges in Stem Cell Transplantation:Insights from Preclinical and Clinical Research
ŽeljkaVečerić-Haler, Martina Perše,Slovenija
161 – Informed Consent for Polygenic Risk Score Test inType 2 Diabetes
ElisaAirikkala, Marja Kaunonen,Elina Pimiä, Arja Halkoaho
119 - When Science Crosses Lines: The Ethics ofPublishing Controversial Genome Research
MariaAngela Bernardo-Alvarez,Spain
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Hall A – Organ Transplantation / Donation
Co-Chairs: Bruce Gelb; ; José Thormé
192 - Ethical Considerations in Early Human Xenotransplantation in the Modern Era
Bruce Gelb, United States America
293 - Kidney transplantation in Jehovah's Witnesses – the Croatian perspective
Dean Markić,, Lada Zibar, Josip Španjol, Croatia
130 – Training of transplant coordinators and certification
Danica Avsec, Slovenija
307 – Commercialization of the donation of human body parts and tissues: Ethical aspects in light of the Oviedo Convention
Neja Gostečnik, Slovenia
002 – Normothermic Regional Perfusion (NRP): Consensus or Confusion
Jim Damron, USA
Hall B – Bioethics Education - II
Co-Chairs: Russel D’Souza
242- More Than Compliance: theimportance of ethics education for pharma professionals
CeCeBrotchie-Fine, USA
256 – Evolution of a curriculum for medical interns in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
Amarantha Donna Ropmay, A.J.Patowary,, Daunipaia Slong, India
154 – Hybrid Learning in Bioethics Education – A Model for Higher Education
Robyna Irshad Khan, Kulsoom Ghias, Tashfeen Ahmad, Pakistan
218 – The Ethical Dilemma of AI and Big Data in Medicine: What Are We Doing Today to Shape Tomorrow?
Yara Coelho Siqueira Meireles, Jáder Camilo Pinto, Maila Izabeli da Silva, Gerson Hiroshi Yoshinari Júnior, Brasil
048 – Inclusive VITABALANCE- MED – An educational project for a new paradigm: Global and Inclusive Health
AntónioRui Leal, João Neves Amado, Portugal
Hall C – Medical Law and Ethics - III
Co-Chairs: Sofia B. Nunes; Juliana Bullón
251 - The role of ethics in health care in a rapidly changing world
Elio Santangelo, Stefano D'Errico, RaffaellaVetrini, Maria Buffon, Italy
258- A Balancing Act: Navigating the Legal, Medical, Ethical and Religious Terrain of Goals of Care Discussions in a Faith Based Institution
Nada Malek, Andria Bianchi, Canada
316 – The Role of Law and Medical Research in Bioethical Debates
Christian S. Monsalve, United States of America
107- Digital Twins in Heathcare. Norms, epistemology and ethics in Europe
Martina Baltuzzi, Italy
270- Views held by Israeli women regarding surrogacy – sociological aspects – qualitative methods
Racheli Silvern, Israel
328 - Health professionals' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding health advocacy: a scoping review
Nadia Hasan, Sophie Manoy, Claire Palermo, Alyce N Wilson, Australia
Hall D – End of Life Ethics - II
Co-Chairs: Natalia Ferrucci; Peter Golob
227 - Euthanasia in Older Adults with Psychiatric Disease
Luís Fonseca, Portugal
294- Clash of Autonomies or a Clash With Autonomy?
Peter Golob, Slovenia
295 - UK Doctor's perceptions of new assisted dying legislation
Idrhys Zaman-Khan, United Kingdom
014 – Shifting from Precision Medicine to Precision Health: PromotingPreventive Care and Equity in an Aging Society
Hamideh Frühwein, Germany
259 – Exploring Death Wishes and Death Thoughts in Paediatric Palliative Care:A Survey of German Healthcare Professionals
Francesca Alt, M. Neu, J. Faber,Germany
171 - The Terminally Ill Adults(End of Life) Bill is necessary, but not ideal. In support of a legalisation ofassisted dying in England
Angelika Reichstein, United Kingdom
Hall E – Medical Ethics: the Digital Era - III
Co-Chairs: YuJu Su; Nicolas Obligio
042 – Informed consent in AI-enhanced healthcare: legal perspectives andethical implications
Julia Stanek, Poland
172 – Trust as a solution to human vulnerability: Ethical considerations ontrust in care robots
Mario Kropf, Austria
321– Steering the Digital Transformation to secure Universal HealthcareCoverage: an Ethical Imperative
CatarinaFaria, Margarida Dias, Beatriz Pinto, MarceloBrasiela, Rui Amaral Mendes, Portugal
Hall A – Organ Transplantation / Donation
Co-Chairs: Bruce Gelb; ; José Thormé
192 - Ethical Considerations in Early Human Xenotransplantation in the Modern Era
Bruce Gelb, United States America
293 - Kidney transplantation in Jehovah's Witnesses – the Croatian perspective
Dean Markić,, Lada Zibar, Josip Španjol, Croatia
130 – Training of transplant coordinators and certification
Danica Avsec, Slovenija
307 – Commercialization of the donation of human body parts and tissues: Ethical aspects in light of the Oviedo Convention
Neja Gostečnik, Slovenia
002 – Normothermic Regional Perfusion (NRP): Consensus or Confusion
Jim Damron, USA
Hall B – Bioethics Education - II
Co-Chairs: Russel D’Souza
242- More Than Compliance: theimportance of ethics education for pharma professionals
CeCeBrotchie-Fine, USA
256 – Evolution of a curriculum for medical interns in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
Amarantha Donna Ropmay, A.J.Patowary,, Daunipaia Slong, India
154 – Hybrid Learning in Bioethics Education – A Model for Higher Education
Robyna Irshad Khan, Kulsoom Ghias, Tashfeen Ahmad, Pakistan
218 – The Ethical Dilemma of AI and Big Data in Medicine: What Are We Doing Today to Shape Tomorrow?
Yara Coelho Siqueira Meireles, Jáder Camilo Pinto, Maila Izabeli da Silva, Gerson Hiroshi Yoshinari Júnior, Brasil
048 – Inclusive VITABALANCE- MED – An educational project for a new paradigm: Global and Inclusive Health
AntónioRui Leal, João Neves Amado, Portugal
Hall C – Medical Law and Ethics - III
Co-Chairs: Sofia B. Nunes; Juliana Bullón
251 - The role of ethics in health care in a rapidly changing world
Elio Santangelo, Stefano D'Errico, RaffaellaVetrini, Maria Buffon, Italy
258- A Balancing Act: Navigating the Legal, Medical, Ethical and Religious Terrain of Goals of Care Discussions in a Faith Based Institution
Nada Malek, Andria Bianchi, Canada
316 – The Role of Law and Medical Research in Bioethical Debates
Christian S. Monsalve, United States of America
107- Digital Twins in Heathcare. Norms, epistemology and ethics in Europe
Martina Baltuzzi, Italy
270- Views held by Israeli women regarding surrogacy – sociological aspects – qualitative methods
Racheli Silvern, Israel
328 - Health professionals' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding health advocacy: a scoping review
Nadia Hasan, Sophie Manoy, Claire Palermo, Alyce N Wilson, Australia
Hall D – End of Life Ethics - II
Co-Chairs: Natalia Ferrucci; Peter Golob
227 - Euthanasia in Older Adults with Psychiatric Disease
Luís Fonseca, Portugal
294- Clash of Autonomies or a Clash With Autonomy?
Peter Golob, Slovenia
295 - UK Doctor's perceptions of new assisted dying legislation
Idrhys Zaman-Khan, United Kingdom
014 – Shifting from Precision Medicine to Precision Health: PromotingPreventive Care and Equity in an Aging Society
Hamideh Frühwein, Germany
259 – Exploring Death Wishes and Death Thoughts in Paediatric Palliative Care:A Survey of German Healthcare Professionals
Francesca Alt, M. Neu, J. Faber,Germany
171 - The Terminally Ill Adults(End of Life) Bill is necessary, but not ideal. In support of a legalisation ofassisted dying in England
Angelika Reichstein, United Kingdom
Hall E – Medical Ethics: the Digital Era - III
Co-Chairs: YuJu Su; Nicolas Obligio
042 – Informed consent in AI-enhanced healthcare: legal perspectives andethical implications
Julia Stanek, Poland
172 – Trust as a solution to human vulnerability: Ethical considerations ontrust in care robots
Mario Kropf, Austria
321– Steering the Digital Transformation to secure Universal HealthcareCoverage: an Ethical Imperative
CatarinaFaria, Margarida Dias, Beatriz Pinto, MarceloBrasiela, Rui Amaral Mendes, Portugal
Hall A – Medical Ethics
Co-Chairs: PranayNijhawan;
347 – Defining and Managing Reproductive Contingencies
Stefania Pia Perrino, Italy
350 – Ethical Implications of Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Chloe Norman, United Kingdom
355 – From Contribution to Cure: A Global Bioethical Proposal for Legally Binding Translational Research Obligations in the Agrochemical Industry
Pranay Nijhawan, India
HallB – Medical Ethics: the Digital Era -IV
Co-Chairs:
252 – European Health Data Space: Legal Pitfalls for Data Protection and IPManagement
Richard Rak, Croatia
017 – The Fundamental Fallacy of 'Empathic AI'
Karola Kreitmair, USA
362 – Affinities and Maladies: AI and its Implications for Public Health
Ursula Francis, USA
339 – Ethical principles in simulation-based learning
Vesna Novak -Jankovic,, Slovenija
HallC – Medical Law and Ethics IV
Co-Chairs:
296 – Constitutional judgment on assisted reproductive technology inslovenian legal system: a step forward, but for whom?
Nika Pustišek, Slovenia
314 –Experimentation with Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Guatemala (1946–1948):Medical Misconduct as a Consequence of Structural Inequality
Manca Toporišič Gašperšič , Slovenia
HallD – Public Health Ethics - II
Co-Chairs:
286 - Ethical Pandemic Preparedness
Fionnuala Cooney, Tony Partridge, Ireland
140 – Forced Treatment for Infectious Diseases in Canada: Ethical and Legal Perspectives in the Context of Antimicrobial Resistance
Kayla Gauthier, Maxwell J. Smith, Jacob J. Shelley, Amardeep Thind, Canada
132 – Ethical Problems in the Exosome Product Landscape
M. Murat Civaner, Gulsah Cecener,Turkey
Hall E – Portuguese languagecountries division by ICB
Co-Chairs: José Gallo, Rui Nunes
Hall A – Medical Ethics
Co-Chairs: PranayNijhawan;
347 – Defining and Managing Reproductive Contingencies
Stefania Pia Perrino, Italy
350 – Ethical Implications of Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Chloe Norman, United Kingdom
355 – From Contribution to Cure: A Global Bioethical Proposal for Legally Binding Translational Research Obligations in the Agrochemical Industry
Pranay Nijhawan, India
HallB – Medical Ethics: the Digital Era -IV
Co-Chairs:
252 – European Health Data Space: Legal Pitfalls for Data Protection and IPManagement
Richard Rak, Croatia
017 – The Fundamental Fallacy of 'Empathic AI'
Karola Kreitmair, USA
362 – Affinities and Maladies: AI and its Implications for Public Health
Ursula Francis, USA
339 – Ethical principles in simulation-based learning
Vesna Novak -Jankovic,, Slovenija
HallC – Medical Law and Ethics IV
Co-Chairs:
296 – Constitutional judgment on assisted reproductive technology inslovenian legal system: a step forward, but for whom?
Nika Pustišek, Slovenia
314 –Experimentation with Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Guatemala (1946–1948):Medical Misconduct as a Consequence of Structural Inequality
Manca Toporišič Gašperšič , Slovenia
HallD – Public Health Ethics - II
Co-Chairs:
286 - Ethical Pandemic Preparedness
Fionnuala Cooney, Tony Partridge, Ireland
140 – Forced Treatment for Infectious Diseases in Canada: Ethical and Legal Perspectives in the Context of Antimicrobial Resistance
Kayla Gauthier, Maxwell J. Smith, Jacob J. Shelley, Amardeep Thind, Canada
132 – Ethical Problems in the Exosome Product Landscape
M. Murat Civaner, Gulsah Cecener,Turkey
Hall E – Portuguese languagecountries division by ICB
Co-Chairs: José Gallo, Rui Nunes
Moderator
FINAL GREETINGS
Rui Nunes | Co-President of the 17th World Conference
Jadranka Buturović Ponikvar | Co-President of the 17th World Conference
Igor Švab | Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University ofLjubljana
Delivery of the CARMI WORLD PRIZE in Bioethics 2025 | Presentation of the nominee by Daniela Keidar and Moty Benyakar
Delivery of the HONONARY AWARDS OF THE ICB | Presentation of the nominees by Jasna Karacic Zanetti
Presentation of the 18th World Conference in Bioethics, Medical Ethics& Health Law
FINAL GREETINGS
Rui Nunes | Co-President of the 17th World Conference
Jadranka Buturović Ponikvar | Co-President of the 17th World Conference
Igor Švab | Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University ofLjubljana
Delivery of the CARMI WORLD PRIZE in Bioethics 2025 | Presentation of the nominee by Daniela Keidar and Moty Benyakar
Delivery of the HONONARY AWARDS OF THE ICB | Presentation of the nominees by Jasna Karacic Zanetti
Presentation of the 18th World Conference in Bioethics, Medical Ethics& Health Law
To be announced
CHAIR
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Rui Nunes – Co-President of the 17th World Conference
Kana Halić Kordić - International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations
Jadranka Buturović Ponikvar – Co-President of the 17th World Conference
Otmar Kloiber - Secretary General World Medical Association
Igor Švab – Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ljubljana
António Costa – President of the Council of The European Union (to be confirmed)
The conference will be under the honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr. Nataša Pirc Musar, who will officially open the conference
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WMA Panel 1
HALL A - Bioethics and Environmentand Health Professionals
Co-Chairs: Bojana Beovič;Maria Tormo Dominguez
69 - Are Social Norm Nudges Manipulative?
Helena Siipi,Jani Sinokki, Finland
291 - Liberal Health Professions in the European Union: Ethics, Concepts, andthe Call for Harmonization.
Orlando Monteiro da Silva,Portugal
304 – Guess who's coming to visit?
Alessandra Pentone Italy
HALL B - Reproduction
Co-Chairs: Natália Oliva-Teles; Štefan Grosek
109- The right to reproduce and the right not to reproduce:whose rights are they?
Yuxin Li, United Kingdom
001- Decriminalize abortion to decrease maternal and fetalmortality in Nigeria.
Christina Kanayochukwu Achebe, USA
208 - Bioethicaland Legal Perspectives on the Governance of Cryopreserved Embryos: AComparative Study of European Regulations and Patient Decision-Making onSurplus Embryos.
Sara Dalla Costa, Spain
HALL C - Medical Ethics: The digital era - I
Co-Chairs: Domenico Palombo; Viktorija Žnidaršič Skubic
105- The principle of informed consent and patient autonomyin the Digital Era: the revival of paternalism in medicine?
Elena Scalcon, Italy
071- Teaching medicine in the IA era. A human-centeredapproach.
Raffaele Mantegazza, Matteo Leone, Italy
176 - Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Digital Healthcare: Decision-Making on Luchtbrug for Pediatric Asthma Treatment
Banu Buruk, Samuel Dankers, Peter Merkus, Netherlands
Hall D - End of Life Ethics - I
Co-Chairs: Cristina Prudêncio; Chantal Patel
076- Assisted Suicide UK.
Chantal Patel, UnitedKingdom
044- The concept of decision-making capacity in birth andits application in perinatal care: A scoping review.
Johanna Eichinger,Michael Rost, Paula Savary, Fiona Ellen Haas, Switzerland
070- The Right to Die and How to Die – EthicalConsiderations in the Continuation of Life Support in Children with SevereBrain Damage.
Esther-Lee Marcus, Yehezkel G. Caine,Israel
HALL E - Public Health Ethics I
Co-Chairs: Rui Amaral Mendes; Radko Komadina
100- Attitudes of psychiatrists and caregivers towardscovert medication administration in India: a cross-sectional study
Raveesh BN, India
118- A Survey of Public Attitudes and Actions RegardingOrgan, Tissue, and Whole Body Donation in the US.
Cathy McCarty, NatashaAdams, Mikayla Boeder, MiKinze Boeder, Dean Fox, Sharon Kuo, Robin Michaels,Alexandra Zachwieja, USA
188 - XenomorphicAI Doctors – The Ethical Implications of the Appearance of Patient-facing AIPhysicians.
Stephen Milford, Switzerland
Hall A – Human Rights - I
Co-Chairs: Dora Seuré; Ilan Keidar
027- Reflections on theOrigins and Evolution of the Movement for Independent Living and ItsRelationship with the Institutionalisation of People with Disabilities inPortugal.
Jorge França Santos, Sofia Marques da Silva, Ivone Duarte, Rui Nunes
018- Advance care planning insevere prematurity. A personalist perspective.
MarounBadr and Fabiano Nigris,Italy / Mexico
009- Postmortem insemination:right to the child vs. the child's right to both parents?
JakubValc, Czech Republic
248 – Fritz jahr's legacy and the macedonian case of bioethics
Dejan Donev, N.Macedonia
087 - Health professional ethics and organ trafficking
David Matas,Canada
209 - Ambivalent Duties: Rethinking Ethical Commitments under Threat.
Yossi Weiss, Israel
Hall B – Medical Ethics – I
Co-Chairs: Ana Paula Cabral; Jadranka Buturović Ponikvar
097 - Psychiatricharm claims in medical negligence: duty of care
Gary K Y Chan, Singapore
319 - AssessingConsent to Treatment in Somatic (Physical) Illness at the Emergency Departmentand Outpatient Clinic
Sergeja Dobravc, BojanaAvgustin Avcin, Bojana Avgustin, Slovenia
397 – Bioethicsin Oncology: who should go first?
Paulo S. OlivaTeles, Sofia Semedo, Portugal
160 - Dilemmasand Decision-Making in Organ Donations
Yuval Cherlow, Israel
325 - EthicalAspects of the Use of Cannabis in Medicine
DuŠan Nolimal, TanjaBagar, Slovenia
380 - Bioethicaldimensions of collaborative mental health care in Brazilian primary care: aqualitative study with health managers
Andre LuísBezerra Tavares, Sandra Fortes, Ivone Duarte,Rui Nunes, Brazil/Portugal
Hall C – Equity and Justice in Healthcare
Co-Chairs: Sandra Aparício; Miha Oražem
081- The Pandemic Treaty,Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) and the Pursuit of Equity.
Abbie-RoseHampton, United Kingdom
063- An Ethical LegalFramework for Innovation in Psychedelic Medicine: Prioritizing Equitable Accessand Protecting Indigenous Knowledge Systems.
MaushumiBhattacharjee, Canada
092- 24 hour patientcommunication device---blessing or privacy violation.
RabbiAvrohom Marmorstein, USA
104- The value of justicetheories for patient engagement in health systems.
RomaDhamanaskar, Julia Abelson,Lisa Schwartz, Frank Gavin, Lisa Schwartz, Meredith Vanstone, Canada
217– Genderreassignment procedure in Poland - medical and legal aspects
Agnieszka Wojcieszak-John, Poland
364 – Toward the lawfulness of consensual euthanasia in Italy
Gianluca Montanari Vergallo, Italy
Hall D – Public Health Ethics II
Co-Chairs: Alessandra Pentone; Maja Ovsenik
059 - Uncovering silent triage: pre-hospital decision-making in times of scarce resources within the Swiss healthcare setting.
Elisabeth Stock, Switzerland
082 – Addressing perinatal loneliness: A bioethical priority
Hannah Bolt, Michael Rost, Bernice Elger, Switzerland
203 - The Moral Economy of Healthcare - Moral Capital in Germany, New Zealand, and the U.S.
Patrick Bartosch, New Zealand/UK
101 - Artificial Womb Technology and PrenatalAlcohol Exposure: Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications in the South AfricanContext
JillianGardner, South Africa
309 – The Ethics of Vaccine Policy: Between Collective Protection andIndividual Freedom
Alina Žerovnik, Larisa Žerovnik,Slovenia
122 – Ethical considerations of using geospatial technologies in community health research
Pascal O. Bessong, Jillian Gardner, South Africa
Hall E – AI in Medicine: Legal and Ethical Issues
Co-Chairs: Igor Milinković; Rui Nunes
399 - Artificial Intelligence in Medical Practice: Rethinking Legal and Ethical Responsibility
Igor Milinković , Bosnia & Herzegovina
402 - From Clinical Trials to Computational Models: Legal and Ethical Challenges of AI in Human Research
Katarzyna Miaskowska-Daszkiewicz, Poland
386 – Informed Consent and Artificial Intelligence
Ivana Tucak, Croatia
030 – Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Risk Regulation: Legal Questions from the Perspective of Fundamental Rights
Claudia Seitz, FL
Hall A – PalliativeCare Department
Co-Chairs: Francisca Rego
305 – Understanding quality of life trajectories in dialysis: The role ofsociodemographic factos
Ingrid Romero Bispo, Francisca Rego, Guilhermina Rêgo, Portugal
Hall B – Bioethicsand Philosophical Approach to Law Department
Co-Chairs: Patrizia Borsellino
“End-of-life Regulations”
Hall C – Bioethics in Surgery Research and TechnologyDepartment
Co-Chairs: Domenico Palombo
“One Health, Bioethicsand Technological Research”
228 - Bioethics and One Health: A Synergy for Tissue Engineering
Emanuela Drago, Patrizia Perego, Domenico Palombo, Italy
Hall D – EthicsCommittees
Co-Chairs: Ivone Duarte; Daniela Keidar
051 - Research withpeople living with dementia: ethical issues and ethics committees!
Deirdre Fetherstonhaugh,Australia
102 – ProactiveGovernance in Anticipating Regulatory Changes: A Showcase from an Argentine IRB
Veronica Bisagno, Ana de Pablo, Verónica Romeo, Rodolfo Keller, María De Lourdes BertolinoEliff, Gabriela Sanchez, Moira Dolera Lembeye, Daniela Morales Morelli,Argentina
037 – Research sustainability should be considered when approving humanmedical research
Tony Skapetis, BernadetteNicholl, Kellie Hansen, Australia
Hall E – Genetics and Reproduction: Ethical Aspects I
Co-Chairs:Elizath Ormart;Urh Grošelj
145- Embryo Fusion and theEthics aod Embryo Experimentation.
GeorgeLouis Mendz, Francis J.O'Keeffe, Australia
157- (In)consistencies inAttitudes Towards Moral Enhancement, Moral Therapy, and Moral Decline
DanielLee, Ophelia Deroy, Germany
058 – Age independent, but person dependent": A Swiss interview-basedstudy on the meaning of good parenthood at an advanced parental age
Nathalie Bettina Neeser, Andrea Martani, Tenzin Wangmo, Switzerland
159 – Ethics and Genomic Competence: A Nursing Perspective
Mari Laaksonen, Eija Paavilainen, Anna-Maija Koivisto, Arja Halkoaho,Finland
161 – Informed Consent for Polygenic Risk Score Test in Type 2 Diabetes
Elisa Airikkala, Marja Kaunonen, Elina Pimiä, Arja Halkoaho
119 - WhenScience Crosses Lines: The Ethics of Publishing Controversial Genome Research
Maria AngelaBernardo-Alvarez, Spain
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Moty Benyakar, University of Salvador | Argentina
Patrizia Borsellino, University of Milano-Bicocca | Italy
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Ana Paula Cabral - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto | Portugal
Mónica Correia - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto | Portugal
Sofia B. Nunes - Lisbon NOVA School of Law | Portugal
Rui Nunes - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto | Portugal
Patrizia Borsellino - University of Milano-Bicocca | Italy
Sofia B. Nunes - Lisbon NOVA School of Law | Portugal
Mónica Correia - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto | Portugal
Hall A – Bioethics and Research i
Co-Chairs: Andreia Teixeira; Igor Švab
123- Systematic Overview Of Methodologies In Bioethics InThe Slovenian Language From 2000 Until 2020.
Sara (Zavec) Bertoncelj,Alenka Šmid, Janja Zupan, Borut Božič, Slovenia
300 – The Evolution of Health Care and Health Funding and the Role of Justice
Rigobel N. Azanwi, United Kingdom
225 – Ethics Meets Innovation: Blockchain in Healthcare
Ana Corte Real, Portugal
353 – Too Late to Wait: A Dual-Perspective Proposal for Ethical Access andResearch Urgency in Investigational Therapies — The Case of rhKlotho
Rajni Nijhawan, India
330 – Ethical Position of the Psycotherapist facingLife's Randomness.
Irene Onik, Ester Alfie, Argentina
179 - Scientific Research Subjects in Nazi Times and thePresent: Contemporary Artists Respond
AndrewWeinstein, USA
Hall B – Artificial Intelligence and Bioethics - I
Co-Chairs: Luísa Castro; Paulo S. Oliva-Teles
043- Artificial intelligenceand algorithms in health, a real contribution to recovery, prevention andsolution to early diagnosis problems? The most important thing that the healthteam must manage and monitor.
MagdalenaSofia Silva Aguayo, Chile
024- Does the requirement forpatient consent regarding the use of clinical images in scientic publicationsand academic texts remain essential in the era of articial intelligence?
KazimHilmi Or, Germany
115- Ethical Reflections on AIin/with/for health care in the Finnish Metaverse Initiative.
SusanneUusitalo, Finland
090- Artificial Intelligence,The Problem of Health Disinformation, And The Role of Bioethics
KiarashAramesh, United States of America
317 – ArtificialIntelligence in Medicine – A Tool for Doctors, Not a Replacement.
Jure Golo, Slovenia
164 – Beyondthe Algorithm: Ensuring Equitable AI in Healthcare
Nikoleta Leventi, Alexandrina Vodenicharova, VidinKirkov , Bulgaria
Hall C – Medical Law Ethics - I
Co-Chairs: Mónica Correia; Galit Keidar
039- Cosmetic Procedures and Children: Law, Ethics andRegulation - A UK case study.
Jean V. McHale, UnitedKingdom
177 - Leave of Absence of Voluntary PsychiatricInpatients: Ethical Issues and Perspectives
Silvia Ceruti, Mario Picozzi, Italy
103- Exploring Children'sRight to Consent to Medical Treatment in South Africa: Legal and EthicalPerspectives under the National Health Act
MuhammedSiraaj Khan, South Africa
085 – Between Justice and Rehabilitation: A Comparative Analysis of LegalFrameworks and Ethical Concerns while Treating Individuals with Pedophilia whoDisclose Past Offenses
Nereida Bueno-Guerra, Spain
337 – Medically Assisted Suicide and the Crisis of the National HealthcareSystem: A Brief Bioethical Analysis of the Italian Case.
Lorena Forni , Italy
053 - Thechildren's right to grant informed consent in Polish and English law,considering a shift away from the Aristotelian vision of childhood. Acomparative study.
Natalia Nieróbca, Poland
Hall D – Bioethics and Human Rights:
Co-Chairs: Elizabeth Ormart, Alejandra Taborda
298 – Bioethical Issues Linked to Postmortem Insemination
Ormart, Elizabeth, Argentina
Hall E – Global students’ association
Co-Chairs: Maria Gonçalves; Kristijan Briški
Hall A – Artificial Intelligence and Value-design
Co-Chairs: Francisca Rego; Sofia B. Nunes
370 – Value-driven design of AI solutions in Dementia: Development of a Mobile App
Francisca Rego, Luisa Castro, Rosa Almeida, Diana Marques, Lukas Duffner; Cathy Payne, Izidor Mlakar, Lukas Radbruch, Suzanne Timmons, Matthew Allsop, Ana Ferreira, Pedro Vieira Marques, Portugal
Hall B – Artificial Intelligence and Bioethics - II
Co-Chairs: Irene Onik; Željka Večerić Haler
145 - Embryo Fusion and the Ethics aod EmbryoExperimentaion.
George Louis Mendz, Francis J. O'Keeffe,Australia
054- Ethical AI in Elder Care:Balancing Innovation with Dignity and Trust.
MartynaLaszewska-Hellriegel,Poland
219 - Hallucination of AI and the problem of truthfulness in medicine: adeontological discourse
DanielLeufkens, Germany
222 - The Urgent Need To Improve Patient Automation LiteracyIn Light Of New AI Driven Technologies
Zara Malgir, Stephen Milford, Switzerland
168 - Safeguarding Privacy in Georgia: Medical Ethics in theDigital Era
Sulkhan Inaishvili, Lela Shengelia, Georgia
197 - Digital Health: Implementation, Govenrance andDemocratic Deliberation- DELIHEALTH
Evangelos Koumparoudis, Bulgaria
Hall C – Neuroethics: Ethical Aspects
Co-Chairs: Jon Borowitz; Ksenija Geršak
50- Neuroprotections: A Critical Analysis of Neurorights.
Helen Webster, USA
243- Frailty in Children andAdolescents with Neurological Disabilities and Special Needs: AnInterdisciplinary Challenge, Ethical Framework, and a Basis for a TailoredModel of Assessing Frailty and Resilience
MaksLenart Černelč, ŠtefanGrosek, Damjan Osredkar
143 - Beliefs,Worldviews, and Values: Influences on Opinions Regarding Euthanasia for Personswith Dementia
Adelheid Rigo, Johan Stuy, Belgium
070 - The Right to Die and How to Die – Ethical Considerations in the Continuation of Life Support in Children with Severe Brain Damage
Esther-Lee Marcus, Yehezkel G. Caine, Israel
297 - Bioethical Reflections on Communication Loss in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: The Role of Shared Care Planning
Mariam Nofiss, Italy
Hall D – Israel Medical Association (IMA)
Co-Chairs:
Hall E – Bioethics Education I
Co-Chairs: Mary Mathew;Helder Morgado
345 – Framing Ethics from theOutset of Training: A Code of Ethics for Students in Digital Health
Guilherme Silva,Gonçalo Rodrigues, Inês Silva, Iva Alves, Rui Amaral Mendes, Rui Nunes, IvoneDuarte, Portugal
116 - Legal education for doctors - imperative in today'smedical sector?
Larisa Pătru, Ciprian Laurențiu Pătru,Romania
348 - Hans Jonas' Principle of Responsibility and the NewChallenges of Artificial Intelligence in Education
Francisco Mesquita, Ivone Duarte, Rui Nunes, Andreia Teixeira, Portugal
387 – Assessing the clinical ethical competence ofpostgraduate medical students
C.B. Mhaske, Christina C. Mhaske, India/Germany
HallA – MedicalLaw and Ethics - II
Co-Chairs:Patrizia Borsollino; DavidLukanovič
380 - Bioethical dimensions of collaborative mentalhealth care in Brazilian primary care: a qualitative study with health managers
Andre Luis Bezerra Tavares,Sandra Fortes, Brazil
068 - Which is more important: reproductive autonomyor children's human rights? A study based on fourth year medical students
Shiu-Jau Chen, Taiwan
129 – New Product Liability Regime, Liability for AIand Informed Consent in Health Care Sector
Attila Menyhard, Hungary
173 – The Sophia Scandal - A Modern "Solomon'sJudgement" in the era of IVF
Oded Gorni, Israel
HallB - Human Rights andResearch - I
Co-Chairs: Ester Alfie; Daniel Fu Tsai
238 – What are the Odds? Invisible Women and theConstruction of Risk in the Court of Protection: Pregnancy and Court AuthorisedObstetric Intervention
Samantha Halliday, UK
240 – The Ethics of Using "Cornea-likeTissues" Without Consent: Reconsidering Türkiye's Legal Framework
Çağrı ZeybekÜnsal, Müge Demir, Türkiye
334 – Why we urgentlyneed research in children and what we can do to make it as ethical as possible
JosephineElliott, United Kingdom
150- Decision Support Tools forEthical Evaluation and Authorization of Animal Experiments
DavidMawufemor Azilagbetor,Switzerland
HallC – Human Dignity
Co-Chairs: Michael Farina; LukaMišič
310 – Academic doping - A Dual Analysis of CognitiveDoping through Data and Philosophy
Štefan Grašič, MihaOražem, Slovenia
363 – International Pandemic Law and Human Rights
Chuan-Feng Wu, Taiwan
366 – The fusion of Bioethics and Technoethics inGreece
TheodorosTrokanas, Greece
HallD – Medical Ethics: the Digital Era II
Co-Chairs: Paulo S. Oliva-Teles; António Rui Leal
379 – A Concerning Trend:Generative AI Models Denying Medical Diagnoses to Transgender Women
Yohann Missiak, France
237 – Regulatory Pathways for Telemedicine Tools: Focus onIndia with comparison to global approaches
Gazala Parveen, PadmavatiManchikanti, India
Genetics and Genome: Ethical Aspects II
Co-Chairs: Luís Fonseca; Silvina
223 - The Optimized Self: Ethical Implications of AI,Genomics, and Biotech in Healthcare
Joe Home, UK
089 – Ethical Challenges in Stem Cell Transplantation:Insights from Preclinical and Clinical Research
ŽeljkaVečerić-Haler, Martina Perše,Slovenija
161 – Informed Consent for Polygenic Risk Score Test inType 2 Diabetes
ElisaAirikkala, Marja Kaunonen,Elina Pimiä, Arja Halkoaho
119 - When Science Crosses Lines: The Ethics ofPublishing Controversial Genome Research
MariaAngela Bernardo-Alvarez,Spain
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Annabel Seebohm
Ashok Philip
Hall A – Organ Transplantation / Donation
Co-Chairs: Bruce Gelb; ; José Thormé
192 - Ethical Considerations in Early Human Xenotransplantation in the Modern Era
Bruce Gelb, United States America
293 - Kidney transplantation in Jehovah's Witnesses – the Croatian perspective
Dean Markić,, Lada Zibar, Josip Španjol, Croatia
130 – Training of transplant coordinators and certification
Danica Avsec, Slovenija
307 – Commercialization of the donation of human body parts and tissues: Ethical aspects in light of the Oviedo Convention
Neja Gostečnik, Slovenia
002 – Normothermic Regional Perfusion (NRP): Consensus or Confusion
Jim Damron, USA
Hall B – Bioethics Education - II
Co-Chairs: Russel D’Souza
242- More Than Compliance: theimportance of ethics education for pharma professionals
CeCeBrotchie-Fine, USA
256 – Evolution of a curriculum for medical interns in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
Amarantha Donna Ropmay, A.J.Patowary,, Daunipaia Slong, India
154 – Hybrid Learning in Bioethics Education – A Model for Higher Education
Robyna Irshad Khan, Kulsoom Ghias, Tashfeen Ahmad, Pakistan
218 – The Ethical Dilemma of AI and Big Data in Medicine: What Are We Doing Today to Shape Tomorrow?
Yara Coelho Siqueira Meireles, Jáder Camilo Pinto, Maila Izabeli da Silva, Gerson Hiroshi Yoshinari Júnior, Brasil
048 – Inclusive VITABALANCE- MED – An educational project for a new paradigm: Global and Inclusive Health
AntónioRui Leal, João Neves Amado, Portugal
Hall C – Medical Law and Ethics - III
Co-Chairs: Sofia B. Nunes; Juliana Bullón
251 - The role of ethics in health care in a rapidly changing world
Elio Santangelo, Stefano D'Errico, RaffaellaVetrini, Maria Buffon, Italy
258- A Balancing Act: Navigating the Legal, Medical, Ethical and Religious Terrain of Goals of Care Discussions in a Faith Based Institution
Nada Malek, Andria Bianchi, Canada
316 – The Role of Law and Medical Research in Bioethical Debates
Christian S. Monsalve, United States of America
107- Digital Twins in Heathcare. Norms, epistemology and ethics in Europe
Martina Baltuzzi, Italy
270- Views held by Israeli women regarding surrogacy – sociological aspects – qualitative methods
Racheli Silvern, Israel
328 - Health professionals' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding health advocacy: a scoping review
Nadia Hasan, Sophie Manoy, Claire Palermo, Alyce N Wilson, Australia
Hall D – End of Life Ethics - II
Co-Chairs: Natalia Ferrucci; Peter Golob
227 - Euthanasia in Older Adults with Psychiatric Disease
Luís Fonseca, Portugal
294- Clash of Autonomies or a Clash With Autonomy?
Peter Golob, Slovenia
295 - UK Doctor's perceptions of new assisted dying legislation
Idrhys Zaman-Khan, United Kingdom
014 – Shifting from Precision Medicine to Precision Health: PromotingPreventive Care and Equity in an Aging Society
Hamideh Frühwein, Germany
259 – Exploring Death Wishes and Death Thoughts in Paediatric Palliative Care:A Survey of German Healthcare Professionals
Francesca Alt, M. Neu, J. Faber,Germany
171 - The Terminally Ill Adults(End of Life) Bill is necessary, but not ideal. In support of a legalisation ofassisted dying in England
Angelika Reichstein, United Kingdom
Hall E – Medical Ethics: the Digital Era - III
Co-Chairs: YuJu Su; Nicolas Obligio
042 – Informed consent in AI-enhanced healthcare: legal perspectives andethical implications
Julia Stanek, Poland
172 – Trust as a solution to human vulnerability: Ethical considerations ontrust in care robots
Mario Kropf, Austria
321– Steering the Digital Transformation to secure Universal HealthcareCoverage: an Ethical Imperative
CatarinaFaria, Margarida Dias, Beatriz Pinto, MarceloBrasiela, Rui Amaral Mendes, Portugal
Hall A – Medical Ethics
Co-Chairs: PranayNijhawan;
347 – Defining and Managing Reproductive Contingencies
Stefania Pia Perrino, Italy
350 – Ethical Implications of Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Chloe Norman, United Kingdom
355 – From Contribution to Cure: A Global Bioethical Proposal for Legally Binding Translational Research Obligations in the Agrochemical Industry
Pranay Nijhawan, India
HallB – Medical Ethics: the Digital Era -IV
Co-Chairs:
252 – European Health Data Space: Legal Pitfalls for Data Protection and IPManagement
Richard Rak, Croatia
017 – The Fundamental Fallacy of 'Empathic AI'
Karola Kreitmair, USA
362 – Affinities and Maladies: AI and its Implications for Public Health
Ursula Francis, USA
339 – Ethical principles in simulation-based learning
Vesna Novak -Jankovic,, Slovenija
HallC – Medical Law and Ethics IV
Co-Chairs:
296 – Constitutional judgment on assisted reproductive technology inslovenian legal system: a step forward, but for whom?
Nika Pustišek, Slovenia
314 –Experimentation with Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Guatemala (1946–1948):Medical Misconduct as a Consequence of Structural Inequality
Manca Toporišič Gašperšič , Slovenia
HallD – Public Health Ethics - II
Co-Chairs:
286 - Ethical Pandemic Preparedness
Fionnuala Cooney, Tony Partridge, Ireland
140 – Forced Treatment for Infectious Diseases in Canada: Ethical and Legal Perspectives in the Context of Antimicrobial Resistance
Kayla Gauthier, Maxwell J. Smith, Jacob J. Shelley, Amardeep Thind, Canada
132 – Ethical Problems in the Exosome Product Landscape
M. Murat Civaner, Gulsah Cecener,Turkey
Hall E – Portuguese languagecountries division by ICB
Co-Chairs: José Gallo, Rui Nunes
FINAL GREETINGS
Rui Nunes | Co-President of the 17th World Conference
Jadranka Buturović Ponikvar | Co-President of the 17th World Conference
Igor Švab | Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University ofLjubljana
Delivery of the CARMI WORLD PRIZE in Bioethics 2025 | Presentation of the nominee by Daniela Keidar and Moty Benyakar
Delivery of the HONONARY AWARDS OF THE ICB | Presentation of the nominees by Jasna Karacic Zanetti
Presentation of the 18th World Conference in Bioethics, Medical Ethics& Health Law
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Rui Nunes – Co-President of the 17th World Conference
Kana Halić Kordić - International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations
Jadranka Buturović Ponikvar – Co-President of the 17th World Conference
Otmar Kloiber - Secretary General World Medical Association
Igor Švab – Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ljubljana
António Costa – President of the Council of The European Union (to be confirmed)
The conference will be under the honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr. Nataša Pirc Musar, who will officially open the conference
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WMA Panel 1
HALL A - Bioethics and Environmentand Health Professionals
Co-Chairs: Bojana Beovič;Maria Tormo Dominguez
69 - Are Social Norm Nudges Manipulative?
Helena Siipi,Jani Sinokki, Finland
291 - Liberal Health Professions in the European Union: Ethics, Concepts, andthe Call for Harmonization.
Orlando Monteiro da Silva,Portugal
304 – Guess who's coming to visit?
Alessandra Pentone Italy
HALL B - Reproduction
Co-Chairs: Natália Oliva-Teles; Štefan Grosek
109- The right to reproduce and the right not to reproduce:whose rights are they?
Yuxin Li, United Kingdom
001- Decriminalize abortion to decrease maternal and fetalmortality in Nigeria.
Christina Kanayochukwu Achebe, USA
208 - Bioethicaland Legal Perspectives on the Governance of Cryopreserved Embryos: AComparative Study of European Regulations and Patient Decision-Making onSurplus Embryos.
Sara Dalla Costa, Spain
HALL C - Medical Ethics: The digital era - I
Co-Chairs: Domenico Palombo; Viktorija Žnidaršič Skubic
105- The principle of informed consent and patient autonomyin the Digital Era: the revival of paternalism in medicine?
Elena Scalcon, Italy
071- Teaching medicine in the IA era. A human-centeredapproach.
Raffaele Mantegazza, Matteo Leone, Italy
176 - Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Digital Healthcare: Decision-Making on Luchtbrug for Pediatric Asthma Treatment
Banu Buruk, Samuel Dankers, Peter Merkus, Netherlands
Hall D - End of Life Ethics - I
Co-Chairs: Cristina Prudêncio; Chantal Patel
076- Assisted Suicide UK.
Chantal Patel, UnitedKingdom
044- The concept of decision-making capacity in birth andits application in perinatal care: A scoping review.
Johanna Eichinger,Michael Rost, Paula Savary, Fiona Ellen Haas, Switzerland
070- The Right to Die and How to Die – EthicalConsiderations in the Continuation of Life Support in Children with SevereBrain Damage.
Esther-Lee Marcus, Yehezkel G. Caine,Israel
HALL E - Public Health Ethics I
Co-Chairs: Rui Amaral Mendes; Radko Komadina
100- Attitudes of psychiatrists and caregivers towardscovert medication administration in India: a cross-sectional study
Raveesh BN, India
118- A Survey of Public Attitudes and Actions RegardingOrgan, Tissue, and Whole Body Donation in the US.
Cathy McCarty, NatashaAdams, Mikayla Boeder, MiKinze Boeder, Dean Fox, Sharon Kuo, Robin Michaels,Alexandra Zachwieja, USA
188 - XenomorphicAI Doctors – The Ethical Implications of the Appearance of Patient-facing AIPhysicians.
Stephen Milford, Switzerland
Hall A – Human Rights - I
Co-Chairs: Dora Seuré; Ilan Keidar
027- Reflections on theOrigins and Evolution of the Movement for Independent Living and ItsRelationship with the Institutionalisation of People with Disabilities inPortugal.
Jorge França Santos, Sofia Marques da Silva, Ivone Duarte, Rui Nunes
018- Advance care planning insevere prematurity. A personalist perspective.
MarounBadr and Fabiano Nigris,Italy / Mexico
009- Postmortem insemination:right to the child vs. the child's right to both parents?
JakubValc, Czech Republic
248 – Fritz jahr's legacy and the macedonian case of bioethics
Dejan Donev, N.Macedonia
087 - Health professional ethics and organ trafficking
David Matas,Canada
209 - Ambivalent Duties: Rethinking Ethical Commitments under Threat.
Yossi Weiss, Israel
Hall B – Medical Ethics – I
Co-Chairs: Ana Paula Cabral; Jadranka Buturović Ponikvar
097 - Psychiatricharm claims in medical negligence: duty of care
Gary K Y Chan, Singapore
319 - AssessingConsent to Treatment in Somatic (Physical) Illness at the Emergency Departmentand Outpatient Clinic
Sergeja Dobravc, BojanaAvgustin Avcin, Bojana Avgustin, Slovenia
397 – Bioethicsin Oncology: who should go first?
Paulo S. OlivaTeles, Sofia Semedo, Portugal
160 - Dilemmasand Decision-Making in Organ Donations
Yuval Cherlow, Israel
325 - EthicalAspects of the Use of Cannabis in Medicine
DuŠan Nolimal, TanjaBagar, Slovenia
380 - Bioethicaldimensions of collaborative mental health care in Brazilian primary care: aqualitative study with health managers
Andre LuísBezerra Tavares, Sandra Fortes, Ivone Duarte,Rui Nunes, Brazil/Portugal
Hall C – Equity and Justice in Healthcare
Co-Chairs: Sandra Aparício; Miha Oražem
081- The Pandemic Treaty,Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) and the Pursuit of Equity.
Abbie-RoseHampton, United Kingdom
063- An Ethical LegalFramework for Innovation in Psychedelic Medicine: Prioritizing Equitable Accessand Protecting Indigenous Knowledge Systems.
MaushumiBhattacharjee, Canada
092- 24 hour patientcommunication device---blessing or privacy violation.
RabbiAvrohom Marmorstein, USA
104- The value of justicetheories for patient engagement in health systems.
RomaDhamanaskar, Julia Abelson,Lisa Schwartz, Frank Gavin, Lisa Schwartz, Meredith Vanstone, Canada
217– Genderreassignment procedure in Poland - medical and legal aspects
Agnieszka Wojcieszak-John, Poland
364 – Toward the lawfulness of consensual euthanasia in Italy
Gianluca Montanari Vergallo, Italy
Hall D – Public Health Ethics II
Co-Chairs: Alessandra Pentone; Maja Ovsenik
059 - Uncovering silent triage: pre-hospital decision-making in times of scarce resources within the Swiss healthcare setting.
Elisabeth Stock, Switzerland
082 – Addressing perinatal loneliness: A bioethical priority
Hannah Bolt, Michael Rost, Bernice Elger, Switzerland
203 - The Moral Economy of Healthcare - Moral Capital in Germany, New Zealand, and the U.S.
Patrick Bartosch, New Zealand/UK
101 - Artificial Womb Technology and PrenatalAlcohol Exposure: Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications in the South AfricanContext
JillianGardner, South Africa
309 – The Ethics of Vaccine Policy: Between Collective Protection andIndividual Freedom
Alina Žerovnik, Larisa Žerovnik,Slovenia
122 – Ethical considerations of using geospatial technologies in community health research
Pascal O. Bessong, Jillian Gardner, South Africa
Hall E – AI in Medicine: Legal and Ethical Issues
Co-Chairs: Igor Milinković; Rui Nunes
399 - Artificial Intelligence in Medical Practice: Rethinking Legal and Ethical Responsibility
Igor Milinković , Bosnia & Herzegovina
402 - From Clinical Trials to Computational Models: Legal and Ethical Challenges of AI in Human Research
Katarzyna Miaskowska-Daszkiewicz, Poland
386 – Informed Consent and Artificial Intelligence
Ivana Tucak, Croatia
030 – Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Risk Regulation: Legal Questions from the Perspective of Fundamental Rights
Claudia Seitz, FL
Hall A – PalliativeCare Department
Co-Chairs: Francisca Rego
305 – Understanding quality of life trajectories in dialysis: The role ofsociodemographic factos
Ingrid Romero Bispo, Francisca Rego, Guilhermina Rêgo, Portugal
Hall B – Bioethicsand Philosophical Approach to Law Department
Co-Chairs: Patrizia Borsellino
“End-of-life Regulations”
Hall C – Bioethics in Surgery Research and TechnologyDepartment
Co-Chairs: Domenico Palombo
“One Health, Bioethicsand Technological Research”
228 - Bioethics and One Health: A Synergy for Tissue Engineering
Emanuela Drago, Patrizia Perego, Domenico Palombo, Italy
Hall D – EthicsCommittees
Co-Chairs: Ivone Duarte; Daniela Keidar
051 - Research withpeople living with dementia: ethical issues and ethics committees!
Deirdre Fetherstonhaugh,Australia
102 – ProactiveGovernance in Anticipating Regulatory Changes: A Showcase from an Argentine IRB
Veronica Bisagno, Ana de Pablo, Verónica Romeo, Rodolfo Keller, María De Lourdes BertolinoEliff, Gabriela Sanchez, Moira Dolera Lembeye, Daniela Morales Morelli,Argentina
037 – Research sustainability should be considered when approving humanmedical research
Tony Skapetis, BernadetteNicholl, Kellie Hansen, Australia
Hall E – Genetics and Reproduction: Ethical Aspects I
Co-Chairs:Elizath Ormart;Urh Grošelj
145- Embryo Fusion and theEthics aod Embryo Experimentation.
GeorgeLouis Mendz, Francis J.O'Keeffe, Australia
157- (In)consistencies inAttitudes Towards Moral Enhancement, Moral Therapy, and Moral Decline
DanielLee, Ophelia Deroy, Germany
058 – Age independent, but person dependent": A Swiss interview-basedstudy on the meaning of good parenthood at an advanced parental age
Nathalie Bettina Neeser, Andrea Martani, Tenzin Wangmo, Switzerland
159 – Ethics and Genomic Competence: A Nursing Perspective
Mari Laaksonen, Eija Paavilainen, Anna-Maija Koivisto, Arja Halkoaho,Finland
161 – Informed Consent for Polygenic Risk Score Test in Type 2 Diabetes
Elisa Airikkala, Marja Kaunonen, Elina Pimiä, Arja Halkoaho
119 - WhenScience Crosses Lines: The Ethics of Publishing Controversial Genome Research
Maria AngelaBernardo-Alvarez, Spain
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Moty Benyakar, University of Salvador | Argentina
Patrizia Borsellino, University of Milano-Bicocca | Italy
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Ana Paula Cabral - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto | Portugal
Mónica Correia - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto | Portugal
Sofia B. Nunes - Lisbon NOVA School of Law | Portugal
Rui Nunes - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto | Portugal
Patrizia Borsellino - University of Milano-Bicocca | Italy
Sofia B. Nunes - Lisbon NOVA School of Law | Portugal
Mónica Correia - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto | Portugal
Hall A – Bioethics and Research i
Co-Chairs: Andreia Teixeira; Igor Švab
123- Systematic Overview Of Methodologies In Bioethics InThe Slovenian Language From 2000 Until 2020.
Sara (Zavec) Bertoncelj,Alenka Šmid, Janja Zupan, Borut Božič, Slovenia
300 – The Evolution of Health Care and Health Funding and the Role of Justice
Rigobel N. Azanwi, United Kingdom
225 – Ethics Meets Innovation: Blockchain in Healthcare
Ana Corte Real, Portugal
353 – Too Late to Wait: A Dual-Perspective Proposal for Ethical Access andResearch Urgency in Investigational Therapies — The Case of rhKlotho
Rajni Nijhawan, India
330 – Ethical Position of the Psycotherapist facingLife's Randomness.
Irene Onik, Ester Alfie, Argentina
179 - Scientific Research Subjects in Nazi Times and thePresent: Contemporary Artists Respond
AndrewWeinstein, USA
Hall B – Artificial Intelligence and Bioethics - I
Co-Chairs: Luísa Castro; Paulo S. Oliva-Teles
043- Artificial intelligenceand algorithms in health, a real contribution to recovery, prevention andsolution to early diagnosis problems? The most important thing that the healthteam must manage and monitor.
MagdalenaSofia Silva Aguayo, Chile
024- Does the requirement forpatient consent regarding the use of clinical images in scientic publicationsand academic texts remain essential in the era of articial intelligence?
KazimHilmi Or, Germany
115- Ethical Reflections on AIin/with/for health care in the Finnish Metaverse Initiative.
SusanneUusitalo, Finland
090- Artificial Intelligence,The Problem of Health Disinformation, And The Role of Bioethics
KiarashAramesh, United States of America
317 – ArtificialIntelligence in Medicine – A Tool for Doctors, Not a Replacement.
Jure Golo, Slovenia
164 – Beyondthe Algorithm: Ensuring Equitable AI in Healthcare
Nikoleta Leventi, Alexandrina Vodenicharova, VidinKirkov , Bulgaria
Hall C – Medical Law Ethics - I
Co-Chairs: Mónica Correia; Galit Keidar
039- Cosmetic Procedures and Children: Law, Ethics andRegulation - A UK case study.
Jean V. McHale, UnitedKingdom
177 - Leave of Absence of Voluntary PsychiatricInpatients: Ethical Issues and Perspectives
Silvia Ceruti, Mario Picozzi, Italy
103- Exploring Children'sRight to Consent to Medical Treatment in South Africa: Legal and EthicalPerspectives under the National Health Act
MuhammedSiraaj Khan, South Africa
085 – Between Justice and Rehabilitation: A Comparative Analysis of LegalFrameworks and Ethical Concerns while Treating Individuals with Pedophilia whoDisclose Past Offenses
Nereida Bueno-Guerra, Spain
337 – Medically Assisted Suicide and the Crisis of the National HealthcareSystem: A Brief Bioethical Analysis of the Italian Case.
Lorena Forni , Italy
053 - Thechildren's right to grant informed consent in Polish and English law,considering a shift away from the Aristotelian vision of childhood. Acomparative study.
Natalia Nieróbca, Poland
Hall D – Bioethics and Human Rights:
Co-Chairs: Elizabeth Ormart, Alejandra Taborda
298 – Bioethical Issues Linked to Postmortem Insemination
Ormart, Elizabeth, Argentina
Hall E – Global students’ association
Co-Chairs: Maria Gonçalves; Kristijan Briški
Hall A – Artificial Intelligence and Value-design
Co-Chairs: Francisca Rego; Sofia B. Nunes
370 – Value-driven design of AI solutions in Dementia: Development of a Mobile App
Francisca Rego, Luisa Castro, Rosa Almeida, Diana Marques, Lukas Duffner; Cathy Payne, Izidor Mlakar, Lukas Radbruch, Suzanne Timmons, Matthew Allsop, Ana Ferreira, Pedro Vieira Marques, Portugal
Hall B – Artificial Intelligence and Bioethics - II
Co-Chairs: Irene Onik; Željka Večerić Haler
145 - Embryo Fusion and the Ethics aod EmbryoExperimentaion.
George Louis Mendz, Francis J. O'Keeffe,Australia
054- Ethical AI in Elder Care:Balancing Innovation with Dignity and Trust.
MartynaLaszewska-Hellriegel,Poland
219 - Hallucination of AI and the problem of truthfulness in medicine: adeontological discourse
DanielLeufkens, Germany
222 - The Urgent Need To Improve Patient Automation LiteracyIn Light Of New AI Driven Technologies
Zara Malgir, Stephen Milford, Switzerland
168 - Safeguarding Privacy in Georgia: Medical Ethics in theDigital Era
Sulkhan Inaishvili, Lela Shengelia, Georgia
197 - Digital Health: Implementation, Govenrance andDemocratic Deliberation- DELIHEALTH
Evangelos Koumparoudis, Bulgaria
Hall C – Neuroethics: Ethical Aspects
Co-Chairs: Jon Borowitz; Ksenija Geršak
50- Neuroprotections: A Critical Analysis of Neurorights.
Helen Webster, USA
243- Frailty in Children andAdolescents with Neurological Disabilities and Special Needs: AnInterdisciplinary Challenge, Ethical Framework, and a Basis for a TailoredModel of Assessing Frailty and Resilience
MaksLenart Černelč, ŠtefanGrosek, Damjan Osredkar
143 - Beliefs,Worldviews, and Values: Influences on Opinions Regarding Euthanasia for Personswith Dementia
Adelheid Rigo, Johan Stuy, Belgium
070 - The Right to Die and How to Die – Ethical Considerations in the Continuation of Life Support in Children with Severe Brain Damage
Esther-Lee Marcus, Yehezkel G. Caine, Israel
297 - Bioethical Reflections on Communication Loss in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: The Role of Shared Care Planning
Mariam Nofiss, Italy
Hall D – Israel Medical Association (IMA)
Co-Chairs:
Hall E – Bioethics Education I
Co-Chairs: Mary Mathew;Helder Morgado
345 – Framing Ethics from theOutset of Training: A Code of Ethics for Students in Digital Health
Guilherme Silva,Gonçalo Rodrigues, Inês Silva, Iva Alves, Rui Amaral Mendes, Rui Nunes, IvoneDuarte, Portugal
116 - Legal education for doctors - imperative in today'smedical sector?
Larisa Pătru, Ciprian Laurențiu Pătru,Romania
348 - Hans Jonas' Principle of Responsibility and the NewChallenges of Artificial Intelligence in Education
Francisco Mesquita, Ivone Duarte, Rui Nunes, Andreia Teixeira, Portugal
387 – Assessing the clinical ethical competence ofpostgraduate medical students
C.B. Mhaske, Christina C. Mhaske, India/Germany
HallA – MedicalLaw and Ethics - II
Co-Chairs:Patrizia Borsollino; DavidLukanovič
380 - Bioethical dimensions of collaborative mentalhealth care in Brazilian primary care: a qualitative study with health managers
Andre Luis Bezerra Tavares,Sandra Fortes, Brazil
068 - Which is more important: reproductive autonomyor children's human rights? A study based on fourth year medical students
Shiu-Jau Chen, Taiwan
129 – New Product Liability Regime, Liability for AIand Informed Consent in Health Care Sector
Attila Menyhard, Hungary
173 – The Sophia Scandal - A Modern "Solomon'sJudgement" in the era of IVF
Oded Gorni, Israel
HallB - Human Rights andResearch - I
Co-Chairs: Ester Alfie; Daniel Fu Tsai
238 – What are the Odds? Invisible Women and theConstruction of Risk in the Court of Protection: Pregnancy and Court AuthorisedObstetric Intervention
Samantha Halliday, UK
240 – The Ethics of Using "Cornea-likeTissues" Without Consent: Reconsidering Türkiye's Legal Framework
Çağrı ZeybekÜnsal, Müge Demir, Türkiye
334 – Why we urgentlyneed research in children and what we can do to make it as ethical as possible
JosephineElliott, United Kingdom
150- Decision Support Tools forEthical Evaluation and Authorization of Animal Experiments
DavidMawufemor Azilagbetor,Switzerland
HallC – Human Dignity
Co-Chairs: Michael Farina; LukaMišič
310 – Academic doping - A Dual Analysis of CognitiveDoping through Data and Philosophy
Štefan Grašič, MihaOražem, Slovenia
363 – International Pandemic Law and Human Rights
Chuan-Feng Wu, Taiwan
366 – The fusion of Bioethics and Technoethics inGreece
TheodorosTrokanas, Greece
HallD – Medical Ethics: the Digital Era II
Co-Chairs: Paulo S. Oliva-Teles; António Rui Leal
379 – A Concerning Trend:Generative AI Models Denying Medical Diagnoses to Transgender Women
Yohann Missiak, France
237 – Regulatory Pathways for Telemedicine Tools: Focus onIndia with comparison to global approaches
Gazala Parveen, PadmavatiManchikanti, India
Genetics and Genome: Ethical Aspects II
Co-Chairs: Luís Fonseca; Silvina
223 - The Optimized Self: Ethical Implications of AI,Genomics, and Biotech in Healthcare
Joe Home, UK
089 – Ethical Challenges in Stem Cell Transplantation:Insights from Preclinical and Clinical Research
ŽeljkaVečerić-Haler, Martina Perše,Slovenija
161 – Informed Consent for Polygenic Risk Score Test inType 2 Diabetes
ElisaAirikkala, Marja Kaunonen,Elina Pimiä, Arja Halkoaho
119 - When Science Crosses Lines: The Ethics ofPublishing Controversial Genome Research
MariaAngela Bernardo-Alvarez,Spain
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Otmar Kloiber
Annabel Seebohm
Ashok Philip
Hall A – Organ Transplantation / Donation
Co-Chairs: Bruce Gelb; ; José Thormé
192 - Ethical Considerations in Early Human Xenotransplantation in the Modern Era
Bruce Gelb, United States America
293 - Kidney transplantation in Jehovah's Witnesses – the Croatian perspective
Dean Markić,, Lada Zibar, Josip Španjol, Croatia
130 – Training of transplant coordinators and certification
Danica Avsec, Slovenija
307 – Commercialization of the donation of human body parts and tissues: Ethical aspects in light of the Oviedo Convention
Neja Gostečnik, Slovenia
002 – Normothermic Regional Perfusion (NRP): Consensus or Confusion
Jim Damron, USA
Hall B – Bioethics Education - II
Co-Chairs: Russel D’Souza
242- More Than Compliance: theimportance of ethics education for pharma professionals
CeCeBrotchie-Fine, USA
256 – Evolution of a curriculum for medical interns in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
Amarantha Donna Ropmay, A.J.Patowary,, Daunipaia Slong, India
154 – Hybrid Learning in Bioethics Education – A Model for Higher Education
Robyna Irshad Khan, Kulsoom Ghias, Tashfeen Ahmad, Pakistan
218 – The Ethical Dilemma of AI and Big Data in Medicine: What Are We Doing Today to Shape Tomorrow?
Yara Coelho Siqueira Meireles, Jáder Camilo Pinto, Maila Izabeli da Silva, Gerson Hiroshi Yoshinari Júnior, Brasil
048 – Inclusive VITABALANCE- MED – An educational project for a new paradigm: Global and Inclusive Health
AntónioRui Leal, João Neves Amado, Portugal
Hall C – Medical Law and Ethics - III
Co-Chairs: Sofia B. Nunes; Juliana Bullón
251 - The role of ethics in health care in a rapidly changing world
Elio Santangelo, Stefano D'Errico, RaffaellaVetrini, Maria Buffon, Italy
258- A Balancing Act: Navigating the Legal, Medical, Ethical and Religious Terrain of Goals of Care Discussions in a Faith Based Institution
Nada Malek, Andria Bianchi, Canada
316 – The Role of Law and Medical Research in Bioethical Debates
Christian S. Monsalve, United States of America
107- Digital Twins in Heathcare. Norms, epistemology and ethics in Europe
Martina Baltuzzi, Italy
270- Views held by Israeli women regarding surrogacy – sociological aspects – qualitative methods
Racheli Silvern, Israel
328 - Health professionals' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding health advocacy: a scoping review
Nadia Hasan, Sophie Manoy, Claire Palermo, Alyce N Wilson, Australia
Hall D – End of Life Ethics - II
Co-Chairs: Natalia Ferrucci; Peter Golob
227 - Euthanasia in Older Adults with Psychiatric Disease
Luís Fonseca, Portugal
294- Clash of Autonomies or a Clash With Autonomy?
Peter Golob, Slovenia
295 - UK Doctor's perceptions of new assisted dying legislation
Idrhys Zaman-Khan, United Kingdom
014 – Shifting from Precision Medicine to Precision Health: PromotingPreventive Care and Equity in an Aging Society
Hamideh Frühwein, Germany
259 – Exploring Death Wishes and Death Thoughts in Paediatric Palliative Care:A Survey of German Healthcare Professionals
Francesca Alt, M. Neu, J. Faber,Germany
171 - The Terminally Ill Adults(End of Life) Bill is necessary, but not ideal. In support of a legalisation ofassisted dying in England
Angelika Reichstein, United Kingdom
Hall E – Medical Ethics: the Digital Era - III
Co-Chairs: YuJu Su; Nicolas Obligio
042 – Informed consent in AI-enhanced healthcare: legal perspectives andethical implications
Julia Stanek, Poland
172 – Trust as a solution to human vulnerability: Ethical considerations ontrust in care robots
Mario Kropf, Austria
321– Steering the Digital Transformation to secure Universal HealthcareCoverage: an Ethical Imperative
CatarinaFaria, Margarida Dias, Beatriz Pinto, MarceloBrasiela, Rui Amaral Mendes, Portugal
Hall A – Medical Ethics
Co-Chairs: PranayNijhawan;
347 – Defining and Managing Reproductive Contingencies
Stefania Pia Perrino, Italy
350 – Ethical Implications of Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Chloe Norman, United Kingdom
355 – From Contribution to Cure: A Global Bioethical Proposal for Legally Binding Translational Research Obligations in the Agrochemical Industry
Pranay Nijhawan, India
HallB – Medical Ethics: the Digital Era -IV
Co-Chairs:
252 – European Health Data Space: Legal Pitfalls for Data Protection and IPManagement
Richard Rak, Croatia
017 – The Fundamental Fallacy of 'Empathic AI'
Karola Kreitmair, USA
362 – Affinities and Maladies: AI and its Implications for Public Health
Ursula Francis, USA
339 – Ethical principles in simulation-based learning
Vesna Novak -Jankovic,, Slovenija
HallC – Medical Law and Ethics IV
Co-Chairs:
296 – Constitutional judgment on assisted reproductive technology inslovenian legal system: a step forward, but for whom?
Nika Pustišek, Slovenia
314 –Experimentation with Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Guatemala (1946–1948):Medical Misconduct as a Consequence of Structural Inequality
Manca Toporišič Gašperšič , Slovenia
HallD – Public Health Ethics - II
Co-Chairs:
286 - Ethical Pandemic Preparedness
Fionnuala Cooney, Tony Partridge, Ireland
140 – Forced Treatment for Infectious Diseases in Canada: Ethical and Legal Perspectives in the Context of Antimicrobial Resistance
Kayla Gauthier, Maxwell J. Smith, Jacob J. Shelley, Amardeep Thind, Canada
132 – Ethical Problems in the Exosome Product Landscape
M. Murat Civaner, Gulsah Cecener,Turkey
Hall E – Portuguese languagecountries division by ICB
Co-Chairs: José Gallo, Rui Nunes
FINAL GREETINGS
Rui Nunes | Co-President of the 17th World Conference
Jadranka Buturović Ponikvar | Co-President of the 17th World Conference
Igor Švab | Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University ofLjubljana
Delivery of the CARMI WORLD PRIZE in Bioethics 2025 | Presentation of the nominee by Daniela Keidar and Moty Benyakar
Delivery of the HONONARY AWARDS OF THE ICB | Presentation of the nominees by Jasna Karacic Zanetti
Presentation of the 18th World Conference in Bioethics, Medical Ethics& Health Law
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Rui Nunes – Co-President of the 17th World Conference
Kana Halić Kordić - International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations
Jadranka Buturović Ponikvar – Co-President of the 17th World Conference
Otmar Kloiber - Secretary General World Medical Association
Igor Švab – Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ljubljana
António Costa – President of the Council of The European Union (to be confirmed)
The conference will be under the honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr. Nataša Pirc Musar, who will officially open the conference
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WMA Panel 1
HALL A - Bioethics and Environmentand Health Professionals
Co-Chairs: Bojana Beovič;Maria Tormo Dominguez
69 - Are Social Norm Nudges Manipulative?
Helena Siipi,Jani Sinokki, Finland
291 - Liberal Health Professions in the European Union: Ethics, Concepts, andthe Call for Harmonization.
Orlando Monteiro da Silva,Portugal
304 – Guess who's coming to visit?
Alessandra Pentone Italy
HALL B - Reproduction
Co-Chairs: Natália Oliva-Teles; Štefan Grosek
109- The right to reproduce and the right not to reproduce:whose rights are they?
Yuxin Li, United Kingdom
001- Decriminalize abortion to decrease maternal and fetalmortality in Nigeria.
Christina Kanayochukwu Achebe, USA
208 - Bioethicaland Legal Perspectives on the Governance of Cryopreserved Embryos: AComparative Study of European Regulations and Patient Decision-Making onSurplus Embryos.
Sara Dalla Costa, Spain
HALL C - Medical Ethics: The digital era - I
Co-Chairs: Domenico Palombo; Viktorija Žnidaršič Skubic
105- The principle of informed consent and patient autonomyin the Digital Era: the revival of paternalism in medicine?
Elena Scalcon, Italy
071- Teaching medicine in the IA era. A human-centeredapproach.
Raffaele Mantegazza, Matteo Leone, Italy
176 - Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Digital Healthcare: Decision-Making on Luchtbrug for Pediatric Asthma Treatment
Banu Buruk, Samuel Dankers, Peter Merkus, Netherlands
Hall D - End of Life Ethics - I
Co-Chairs: Cristina Prudêncio; Chantal Patel
076- Assisted Suicide UK.
Chantal Patel, UnitedKingdom
044- The concept of decision-making capacity in birth andits application in perinatal care: A scoping review.
Johanna Eichinger,Michael Rost, Paula Savary, Fiona Ellen Haas, Switzerland
070- The Right to Die and How to Die – EthicalConsiderations in the Continuation of Life Support in Children with SevereBrain Damage.
Esther-Lee Marcus, Yehezkel G. Caine,Israel
HALL E - Public Health Ethics I
Co-Chairs: Rui Amaral Mendes; Radko Komadina
100- Attitudes of psychiatrists and caregivers towardscovert medication administration in India: a cross-sectional study
Raveesh BN, India
118- A Survey of Public Attitudes and Actions RegardingOrgan, Tissue, and Whole Body Donation in the US.
Cathy McCarty, NatashaAdams, Mikayla Boeder, MiKinze Boeder, Dean Fox, Sharon Kuo, Robin Michaels,Alexandra Zachwieja, USA
188 - XenomorphicAI Doctors – The Ethical Implications of the Appearance of Patient-facing AIPhysicians.
Stephen Milford, Switzerland
Hall A – Human Rights - I
Co-Chairs: Dora Seuré; Ilan Keidar
027- Reflections on theOrigins and Evolution of the Movement for Independent Living and ItsRelationship with the Institutionalisation of People with Disabilities inPortugal.
Jorge França Santos, Sofia Marques da Silva, Ivone Duarte, Rui Nunes
018- Advance care planning insevere prematurity. A personalist perspective.
MarounBadr and Fabiano Nigris,Italy / Mexico
009- Postmortem insemination:right to the child vs. the child's right to both parents?
JakubValc, Czech Republic
248 – Fritz jahr's legacy and the macedonian case of bioethics
Dejan Donev, N.Macedonia
087 - Health professional ethics and organ trafficking
David Matas,Canada
209 - Ambivalent Duties: Rethinking Ethical Commitments under Threat.
Yossi Weiss, Israel
Hall B – Medical Ethics – I
Co-Chairs: Ana Paula Cabral; Jadranka Buturović Ponikvar
097 - Psychiatricharm claims in medical negligence: duty of care
Gary K Y Chan, Singapore
319 - AssessingConsent to Treatment in Somatic (Physical) Illness at the Emergency Departmentand Outpatient Clinic
Sergeja Dobravc, BojanaAvgustin Avcin, Bojana Avgustin, Slovenia
397 – Bioethicsin Oncology: who should go first?
Paulo S. OlivaTeles, Sofia Semedo, Portugal
160 - Dilemmasand Decision-Making in Organ Donations
Yuval Cherlow, Israel
325 - EthicalAspects of the Use of Cannabis in Medicine
DuŠan Nolimal, TanjaBagar, Slovenia
380 - Bioethicaldimensions of collaborative mental health care in Brazilian primary care: aqualitative study with health managers
Andre LuísBezerra Tavares, Sandra Fortes, Ivone Duarte,Rui Nunes, Brazil/Portugal
Hall C – Equity and Justice in Healthcare
Co-Chairs: Sandra Aparício; Miha Oražem
081- The Pandemic Treaty,Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) and the Pursuit of Equity.
Abbie-RoseHampton, United Kingdom
063- An Ethical LegalFramework for Innovation in Psychedelic Medicine: Prioritizing Equitable Accessand Protecting Indigenous Knowledge Systems.
MaushumiBhattacharjee, Canada
092- 24 hour patientcommunication device---blessing or privacy violation.
RabbiAvrohom Marmorstein, USA
104- The value of justicetheories for patient engagement in health systems.
RomaDhamanaskar, Julia Abelson,Lisa Schwartz, Frank Gavin, Lisa Schwartz, Meredith Vanstone, Canada
217– Genderreassignment procedure in Poland - medical and legal aspects
Agnieszka Wojcieszak-John, Poland
364 – Toward the lawfulness of consensual euthanasia in Italy
Gianluca Montanari Vergallo, Italy
Hall D – Public Health Ethics II
Co-Chairs: Alessandra Pentone; Maja Ovsenik
059 - Uncovering silent triage: pre-hospital decision-making in times of scarce resources within the Swiss healthcare setting.
Elisabeth Stock, Switzerland
082 – Addressing perinatal loneliness: A bioethical priority
Hannah Bolt, Michael Rost, Bernice Elger, Switzerland
203 - The Moral Economy of Healthcare - Moral Capital in Germany, New Zealand, and the U.S.
Patrick Bartosch, New Zealand/UK
101 - Artificial Womb Technology and PrenatalAlcohol Exposure: Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications in the South AfricanContext
JillianGardner, South Africa
309 – The Ethics of Vaccine Policy: Between Collective Protection andIndividual Freedom
Alina Žerovnik, Larisa Žerovnik,Slovenia
122 – Ethical considerations of using geospatial technologies in community health research
Pascal O. Bessong, Jillian Gardner, South Africa
Hall E – AI in Medicine: Legal and Ethical Issues
Co-Chairs: Igor Milinković; Rui Nunes
399 - Artificial Intelligence in Medical Practice: Rethinking Legal and Ethical Responsibility
Igor Milinković , Bosnia & Herzegovina
402 - From Clinical Trials to Computational Models: Legal and Ethical Challenges of AI in Human Research
Katarzyna Miaskowska-Daszkiewicz, Poland
386 – Informed Consent and Artificial Intelligence
Ivana Tucak, Croatia
030 – Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Risk Regulation: Legal Questions from the Perspective of Fundamental Rights
Claudia Seitz, FL
Hall A – PalliativeCare Department
Co-Chairs: Francisca Rego
305 – Understanding quality of life trajectories in dialysis: The role ofsociodemographic factos
Ingrid Romero Bispo, Francisca Rego, Guilhermina Rêgo, Portugal
Hall B – Bioethicsand Philosophical Approach to Law Department
Co-Chairs: Patrizia Borsellino
“End-of-life Regulations”
Hall C – Bioethics in Surgery Research and TechnologyDepartment
Co-Chairs: Domenico Palombo
“One Health, Bioethicsand Technological Research”
228 - Bioethics and One Health: A Synergy for Tissue Engineering
Emanuela Drago, Patrizia Perego, Domenico Palombo, Italy
Hall D – EthicsCommittees
Co-Chairs: Ivone Duarte; Daniela Keidar
051 - Research withpeople living with dementia: ethical issues and ethics committees!
Deirdre Fetherstonhaugh,Australia
102 – ProactiveGovernance in Anticipating Regulatory Changes: A Showcase from an Argentine IRB
Veronica Bisagno, Ana de Pablo, Verónica Romeo, Rodolfo Keller, María De Lourdes BertolinoEliff, Gabriela Sanchez, Moira Dolera Lembeye, Daniela Morales Morelli,Argentina
037 – Research sustainability should be considered when approving humanmedical research
Tony Skapetis, BernadetteNicholl, Kellie Hansen, Australia
Hall E – Genetics and Reproduction: Ethical Aspects I
Co-Chairs:Elizath Ormart;Urh Grošelj
145- Embryo Fusion and theEthics aod Embryo Experimentation.
GeorgeLouis Mendz, Francis J.O'Keeffe, Australia
157- (In)consistencies inAttitudes Towards Moral Enhancement, Moral Therapy, and Moral Decline
DanielLee, Ophelia Deroy, Germany
058 – Age independent, but person dependent": A Swiss interview-basedstudy on the meaning of good parenthood at an advanced parental age
Nathalie Bettina Neeser, Andrea Martani, Tenzin Wangmo, Switzerland
159 – Ethics and Genomic Competence: A Nursing Perspective
Mari Laaksonen, Eija Paavilainen, Anna-Maija Koivisto, Arja Halkoaho,Finland
161 – Informed Consent for Polygenic Risk Score Test in Type 2 Diabetes
Elisa Airikkala, Marja Kaunonen, Elina Pimiä, Arja Halkoaho
119 - WhenScience Crosses Lines: The Ethics of Publishing Controversial Genome Research
Maria AngelaBernardo-Alvarez, Spain
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Moty Benyakar, University of Salvador | Argentina
Patrizia Borsellino, University of Milano-Bicocca | Italy
CHAIR
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Ana Paula Cabral - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto | Portugal
Mónica Correia - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto | Portugal
Sofia B. Nunes - Lisbon NOVA School of Law | Portugal
Rui Nunes - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto | Portugal
Patrizia Borsellino - University of Milano-Bicocca | Italy
Sofia B. Nunes - Lisbon NOVA School of Law | Portugal
Mónica Correia - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto | Portugal
Hall A – Bioethics and Research i
Co-Chairs: Andreia Teixeira; Igor Švab
123- Systematic Overview Of Methodologies In Bioethics InThe Slovenian Language From 2000 Until 2020.
Sara (Zavec) Bertoncelj,Alenka Šmid, Janja Zupan, Borut Božič, Slovenia
300 – The Evolution of Health Care and Health Funding and the Role of Justice
Rigobel N. Azanwi, United Kingdom
225 – Ethics Meets Innovation: Blockchain in Healthcare
Ana Corte Real, Portugal
353 – Too Late to Wait: A Dual-Perspective Proposal for Ethical Access andResearch Urgency in Investigational Therapies — The Case of rhKlotho
Rajni Nijhawan, India
330 – Ethical Position of the Psycotherapist facingLife's Randomness.
Irene Onik, Ester Alfie, Argentina
179 - Scientific Research Subjects in Nazi Times and thePresent: Contemporary Artists Respond
AndrewWeinstein, USA
Hall B – Artificial Intelligence and Bioethics - I
Co-Chairs: Luísa Castro; Paulo S. Oliva-Teles
043- Artificial intelligenceand algorithms in health, a real contribution to recovery, prevention andsolution to early diagnosis problems? The most important thing that the healthteam must manage and monitor.
MagdalenaSofia Silva Aguayo, Chile
024- Does the requirement forpatient consent regarding the use of clinical images in scientic publicationsand academic texts remain essential in the era of articial intelligence?
KazimHilmi Or, Germany
115- Ethical Reflections on AIin/with/for health care in the Finnish Metaverse Initiative.
SusanneUusitalo, Finland
090- Artificial Intelligence,The Problem of Health Disinformation, And The Role of Bioethics
KiarashAramesh, United States of America
317 – ArtificialIntelligence in Medicine – A Tool for Doctors, Not a Replacement.
Jure Golo, Slovenia
164 – Beyondthe Algorithm: Ensuring Equitable AI in Healthcare
Nikoleta Leventi, Alexandrina Vodenicharova, VidinKirkov , Bulgaria
Hall C – Medical Law Ethics - I
Co-Chairs: Mónica Correia; Galit Keidar
039- Cosmetic Procedures and Children: Law, Ethics andRegulation - A UK case study.
Jean V. McHale, UnitedKingdom
177 - Leave of Absence of Voluntary PsychiatricInpatients: Ethical Issues and Perspectives
Silvia Ceruti, Mario Picozzi, Italy
103- Exploring Children'sRight to Consent to Medical Treatment in South Africa: Legal and EthicalPerspectives under the National Health Act
MuhammedSiraaj Khan, South Africa
085 – Between Justice and Rehabilitation: A Comparative Analysis of LegalFrameworks and Ethical Concerns while Treating Individuals with Pedophilia whoDisclose Past Offenses
Nereida Bueno-Guerra, Spain
337 – Medically Assisted Suicide and the Crisis of the National HealthcareSystem: A Brief Bioethical Analysis of the Italian Case.
Lorena Forni , Italy
053 - Thechildren's right to grant informed consent in Polish and English law,considering a shift away from the Aristotelian vision of childhood. Acomparative study.
Natalia Nieróbca, Poland
Hall D – Bioethics and Human Rights:
Co-Chairs: Elizabeth Ormart, Alejandra Taborda
298 – Bioethical Issues Linked to Postmortem Insemination
Ormart, Elizabeth, Argentina
Hall E – Global students’ association
Co-Chairs: Maria Gonçalves; Kristijan Briški
Hall A – Artificial Intelligence and Value-design
Co-Chairs: Francisca Rego; Sofia B. Nunes
370 – Value-driven design of AI solutions in Dementia: Development of a Mobile App
Francisca Rego, Luisa Castro, Rosa Almeida, Diana Marques, Lukas Duffner; Cathy Payne, Izidor Mlakar, Lukas Radbruch, Suzanne Timmons, Matthew Allsop, Ana Ferreira, Pedro Vieira Marques, Portugal
Hall B – Artificial Intelligence and Bioethics - II
Co-Chairs: Irene Onik; Željka Večerić Haler
145 - Embryo Fusion and the Ethics aod EmbryoExperimentaion.
George Louis Mendz, Francis J. O'Keeffe,Australia
054- Ethical AI in Elder Care:Balancing Innovation with Dignity and Trust.
MartynaLaszewska-Hellriegel,Poland
219 - Hallucination of AI and the problem of truthfulness in medicine: adeontological discourse
DanielLeufkens, Germany
222 - The Urgent Need To Improve Patient Automation LiteracyIn Light Of New AI Driven Technologies
Zara Malgir, Stephen Milford, Switzerland
168 - Safeguarding Privacy in Georgia: Medical Ethics in theDigital Era
Sulkhan Inaishvili, Lela Shengelia, Georgia
197 - Digital Health: Implementation, Govenrance andDemocratic Deliberation- DELIHEALTH
Evangelos Koumparoudis, Bulgaria
Hall C – Neuroethics: Ethical Aspects
Co-Chairs: Jon Borowitz; Ksenija Geršak
50- Neuroprotections: A Critical Analysis of Neurorights.
Helen Webster, USA
243- Frailty in Children andAdolescents with Neurological Disabilities and Special Needs: AnInterdisciplinary Challenge, Ethical Framework, and a Basis for a TailoredModel of Assessing Frailty and Resilience
MaksLenart Černelč, ŠtefanGrosek, Damjan Osredkar
143 - Beliefs,Worldviews, and Values: Influences on Opinions Regarding Euthanasia for Personswith Dementia
Adelheid Rigo, Johan Stuy, Belgium
070 - The Right to Die and How to Die – Ethical Considerations in the Continuation of Life Support in Children with Severe Brain Damage
Esther-Lee Marcus, Yehezkel G. Caine, Israel
297 - Bioethical Reflections on Communication Loss in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: The Role of Shared Care Planning
Mariam Nofiss, Italy
Hall D – Israel Medical Association (IMA)
Co-Chairs:
Hall E – Bioethics Education I
Co-Chairs: Mary Mathew;Helder Morgado
345 – Framing Ethics from theOutset of Training: A Code of Ethics for Students in Digital Health
Guilherme Silva,Gonçalo Rodrigues, Inês Silva, Iva Alves, Rui Amaral Mendes, Rui Nunes, IvoneDuarte, Portugal
116 - Legal education for doctors - imperative in today'smedical sector?
Larisa Pătru, Ciprian Laurențiu Pătru,Romania
348 - Hans Jonas' Principle of Responsibility and the NewChallenges of Artificial Intelligence in Education
Francisco Mesquita, Ivone Duarte, Rui Nunes, Andreia Teixeira, Portugal
387 – Assessing the clinical ethical competence ofpostgraduate medical students
C.B. Mhaske, Christina C. Mhaske, India/Germany
HallA – MedicalLaw and Ethics - II
Co-Chairs:Patrizia Borsollino; DavidLukanovič
380 - Bioethical dimensions of collaborative mentalhealth care in Brazilian primary care: a qualitative study with health managers
Andre Luis Bezerra Tavares,Sandra Fortes, Brazil
068 - Which is more important: reproductive autonomyor children's human rights? A study based on fourth year medical students
Shiu-Jau Chen, Taiwan
129 – New Product Liability Regime, Liability for AIand Informed Consent in Health Care Sector
Attila Menyhard, Hungary
173 – The Sophia Scandal - A Modern "Solomon'sJudgement" in the era of IVF
Oded Gorni, Israel
HallB - Human Rights andResearch - I
Co-Chairs: Ester Alfie; Daniel Fu Tsai
238 – What are the Odds? Invisible Women and theConstruction of Risk in the Court of Protection: Pregnancy and Court AuthorisedObstetric Intervention
Samantha Halliday, UK
240 – The Ethics of Using "Cornea-likeTissues" Without Consent: Reconsidering Türkiye's Legal Framework
Çağrı ZeybekÜnsal, Müge Demir, Türkiye
334 – Why we urgentlyneed research in children and what we can do to make it as ethical as possible
JosephineElliott, United Kingdom
150- Decision Support Tools forEthical Evaluation and Authorization of Animal Experiments
DavidMawufemor Azilagbetor,Switzerland
HallC – Human Dignity
Co-Chairs: Michael Farina; LukaMišič
310 – Academic doping - A Dual Analysis of CognitiveDoping through Data and Philosophy
Štefan Grašič, MihaOražem, Slovenia
363 – International Pandemic Law and Human Rights
Chuan-Feng Wu, Taiwan
366 – The fusion of Bioethics and Technoethics inGreece
TheodorosTrokanas, Greece
HallD – Medical Ethics: the Digital Era II
Co-Chairs: Paulo S. Oliva-Teles; António Rui Leal
379 – A Concerning Trend:Generative AI Models Denying Medical Diagnoses to Transgender Women
Yohann Missiak, France
237 – Regulatory Pathways for Telemedicine Tools: Focus onIndia with comparison to global approaches
Gazala Parveen, PadmavatiManchikanti, India
Genetics and Genome: Ethical Aspects II
Co-Chairs: Luís Fonseca; Silvina
223 - The Optimized Self: Ethical Implications of AI,Genomics, and Biotech in Healthcare
Joe Home, UK
089 – Ethical Challenges in Stem Cell Transplantation:Insights from Preclinical and Clinical Research
ŽeljkaVečerić-Haler, Martina Perše,Slovenija
161 – Informed Consent for Polygenic Risk Score Test inType 2 Diabetes
ElisaAirikkala, Marja Kaunonen,Elina Pimiä, Arja Halkoaho
119 - When Science Crosses Lines: The Ethics ofPublishing Controversial Genome Research
MariaAngela Bernardo-Alvarez,Spain
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Otmar Kloiber
Annabel Seebohm
Ashok Philip
Hall A – Organ Transplantation / Donation
Co-Chairs: Bruce Gelb; ; José Thormé
192 - Ethical Considerations in Early Human Xenotransplantation in the Modern Era
Bruce Gelb, United States America
293 - Kidney transplantation in Jehovah's Witnesses – the Croatian perspective
Dean Markić,, Lada Zibar, Josip Španjol, Croatia
130 – Training of transplant coordinators and certification
Danica Avsec, Slovenija
307 – Commercialization of the donation of human body parts and tissues: Ethical aspects in light of the Oviedo Convention
Neja Gostečnik, Slovenia
002 – Normothermic Regional Perfusion (NRP): Consensus or Confusion
Jim Damron, USA
Hall B – Bioethics Education - II
Co-Chairs: Russel D’Souza
242- More Than Compliance: theimportance of ethics education for pharma professionals
CeCeBrotchie-Fine, USA
256 – Evolution of a curriculum for medical interns in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
Amarantha Donna Ropmay, A.J.Patowary,, Daunipaia Slong, India
154 – Hybrid Learning in Bioethics Education – A Model for Higher Education
Robyna Irshad Khan, Kulsoom Ghias, Tashfeen Ahmad, Pakistan
218 – The Ethical Dilemma of AI and Big Data in Medicine: What Are We Doing Today to Shape Tomorrow?
Yara Coelho Siqueira Meireles, Jáder Camilo Pinto, Maila Izabeli da Silva, Gerson Hiroshi Yoshinari Júnior, Brasil
048 – Inclusive VITABALANCE- MED – An educational project for a new paradigm: Global and Inclusive Health
AntónioRui Leal, João Neves Amado, Portugal
Hall C – Medical Law and Ethics - III
Co-Chairs: Sofia B. Nunes; Juliana Bullón
251 - The role of ethics in health care in a rapidly changing world
Elio Santangelo, Stefano D'Errico, RaffaellaVetrini, Maria Buffon, Italy
258- A Balancing Act: Navigating the Legal, Medical, Ethical and Religious Terrain of Goals of Care Discussions in a Faith Based Institution
Nada Malek, Andria Bianchi, Canada
316 – The Role of Law and Medical Research in Bioethical Debates
Christian S. Monsalve, United States of America
107- Digital Twins in Heathcare. Norms, epistemology and ethics in Europe
Martina Baltuzzi, Italy
270- Views held by Israeli women regarding surrogacy – sociological aspects – qualitative methods
Racheli Silvern, Israel
328 - Health professionals' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding health advocacy: a scoping review
Nadia Hasan, Sophie Manoy, Claire Palermo, Alyce N Wilson, Australia
Hall D – End of Life Ethics - II
Co-Chairs: Natalia Ferrucci; Peter Golob
227 - Euthanasia in Older Adults with Psychiatric Disease
Luís Fonseca, Portugal
294- Clash of Autonomies or a Clash With Autonomy?
Peter Golob, Slovenia
295 - UK Doctor's perceptions of new assisted dying legislation
Idrhys Zaman-Khan, United Kingdom
014 – Shifting from Precision Medicine to Precision Health: PromotingPreventive Care and Equity in an Aging Society
Hamideh Frühwein, Germany
259 – Exploring Death Wishes and Death Thoughts in Paediatric Palliative Care:A Survey of German Healthcare Professionals
Francesca Alt, M. Neu, J. Faber,Germany
171 - The Terminally Ill Adults(End of Life) Bill is necessary, but not ideal. In support of a legalisation ofassisted dying in England
Angelika Reichstein, United Kingdom
Hall E – Medical Ethics: the Digital Era - III
Co-Chairs: YuJu Su; Nicolas Obligio
042 – Informed consent in AI-enhanced healthcare: legal perspectives andethical implications
Julia Stanek, Poland
172 – Trust as a solution to human vulnerability: Ethical considerations ontrust in care robots
Mario Kropf, Austria
321– Steering the Digital Transformation to secure Universal HealthcareCoverage: an Ethical Imperative
CatarinaFaria, Margarida Dias, Beatriz Pinto, MarceloBrasiela, Rui Amaral Mendes, Portugal
Hall A – Medical Ethics
Co-Chairs: PranayNijhawan;
347 – Defining and Managing Reproductive Contingencies
Stefania Pia Perrino, Italy
350 – Ethical Implications of Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Chloe Norman, United Kingdom
355 – From Contribution to Cure: A Global Bioethical Proposal for Legally Binding Translational Research Obligations in the Agrochemical Industry
Pranay Nijhawan, India
HallB – Medical Ethics: the Digital Era -IV
Co-Chairs:
252 – European Health Data Space: Legal Pitfalls for Data Protection and IPManagement
Richard Rak, Croatia
017 – The Fundamental Fallacy of 'Empathic AI'
Karola Kreitmair, USA
362 – Affinities and Maladies: AI and its Implications for Public Health
Ursula Francis, USA
339 – Ethical principles in simulation-based learning
Vesna Novak -Jankovic,, Slovenija
HallC – Medical Law and Ethics IV
Co-Chairs:
296 – Constitutional judgment on assisted reproductive technology inslovenian legal system: a step forward, but for whom?
Nika Pustišek, Slovenia
314 –Experimentation with Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Guatemala (1946–1948):Medical Misconduct as a Consequence of Structural Inequality
Manca Toporišič Gašperšič , Slovenia
HallD – Public Health Ethics - II
Co-Chairs:
286 - Ethical Pandemic Preparedness
Fionnuala Cooney, Tony Partridge, Ireland
140 – Forced Treatment for Infectious Diseases in Canada: Ethical and Legal Perspectives in the Context of Antimicrobial Resistance
Kayla Gauthier, Maxwell J. Smith, Jacob J. Shelley, Amardeep Thind, Canada
132 – Ethical Problems in the Exosome Product Landscape
M. Murat Civaner, Gulsah Cecener,Turkey
Hall E – Portuguese languagecountries division by ICB
Co-Chairs: José Gallo, Rui Nunes
FINAL GREETINGS
Rui Nunes | Co-President of the 17th World Conference
Jadranka Buturović Ponikvar | Co-President of the 17th World Conference
Igor Švab | Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University ofLjubljana
Delivery of the CARMI WORLD PRIZE in Bioethics 2025 | Presentation of the nominee by Daniela Keidar and Moty Benyakar
Delivery of the HONONARY AWARDS OF THE ICB | Presentation of the nominees by Jasna Karacic Zanetti
Presentation of the 18th World Conference in Bioethics, Medical Ethics& Health Law
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Rui Nunes – Co-President of the 17th World Conference
Kana Halić Kordić - International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations
Jadranka Buturović Ponikvar – Co-President of the 17th World Conference
Otmar Kloiber - Secretary General World Medical Association
Igor Švab – Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ljubljana
António Costa – President of the Council of The European Union (to be confirmed)
The conference will be under the honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr. Nataša Pirc Musar, who will officially open the conference
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WMA Panel 1
HALL A - Bioethics and Environmentand Health Professionals
Co-Chairs: Bojana Beovič;Maria Tormo Dominguez
69 - Are Social Norm Nudges Manipulative?
Helena Siipi,Jani Sinokki, Finland
291 - Liberal Health Professions in the European Union: Ethics, Concepts, andthe Call for Harmonization.
Orlando Monteiro da Silva,Portugal
304 – Guess who's coming to visit?
Alessandra Pentone Italy
HALL B - Reproduction
Co-Chairs: Natália Oliva-Teles; Štefan Grosek
109- The right to reproduce and the right not to reproduce:whose rights are they?
Yuxin Li, United Kingdom
001- Decriminalize abortion to decrease maternal and fetalmortality in Nigeria.
Christina Kanayochukwu Achebe, USA
208 - Bioethicaland Legal Perspectives on the Governance of Cryopreserved Embryos: AComparative Study of European Regulations and Patient Decision-Making onSurplus Embryos.
Sara Dalla Costa, Spain
HALL C - Medical Ethics: The digital era - I
Co-Chairs: Domenico Palombo; Viktorija Žnidaršič Skubic
105- The principle of informed consent and patient autonomyin the Digital Era: the revival of paternalism in medicine?
Elena Scalcon, Italy
071- Teaching medicine in the IA era. A human-centeredapproach.
Raffaele Mantegazza, Matteo Leone, Italy
176 - Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Digital Healthcare: Decision-Making on Luchtbrug for Pediatric Asthma Treatment
Banu Buruk, Samuel Dankers, Peter Merkus, Netherlands
Hall D - End of Life Ethics - I
Co-Chairs: Cristina Prudêncio; Chantal Patel
076- Assisted Suicide UK.
Chantal Patel, UnitedKingdom
044- The concept of decision-making capacity in birth andits application in perinatal care: A scoping review.
Johanna Eichinger,Michael Rost, Paula Savary, Fiona Ellen Haas, Switzerland
070- The Right to Die and How to Die – EthicalConsiderations in the Continuation of Life Support in Children with SevereBrain Damage.
Esther-Lee Marcus, Yehezkel G. Caine,Israel
HALL E - Public Health Ethics I
Co-Chairs: Rui Amaral Mendes; Radko Komadina
100- Attitudes of psychiatrists and caregivers towardscovert medication administration in India: a cross-sectional study
Raveesh BN, India
118- A Survey of Public Attitudes and Actions RegardingOrgan, Tissue, and Whole Body Donation in the US.
Cathy McCarty, NatashaAdams, Mikayla Boeder, MiKinze Boeder, Dean Fox, Sharon Kuo, Robin Michaels,Alexandra Zachwieja, USA
188 - XenomorphicAI Doctors – The Ethical Implications of the Appearance of Patient-facing AIPhysicians.
Stephen Milford, Switzerland
Hall A – Human Rights - I
Co-Chairs: Dora Seuré; Ilan Keidar
027- Reflections on theOrigins and Evolution of the Movement for Independent Living and ItsRelationship with the Institutionalisation of People with Disabilities inPortugal.
Jorge França Santos, Sofia Marques da Silva, Ivone Duarte, Rui Nunes
018- Advance care planning insevere prematurity. A personalist perspective.
MarounBadr and Fabiano Nigris,Italy / Mexico
009- Postmortem insemination:right to the child vs. the child's right to both parents?
JakubValc, Czech Republic
248 – Fritz jahr's legacy and the macedonian case of bioethics
Dejan Donev, N.Macedonia
087 - Health professional ethics and organ trafficking
David Matas,Canada
209 - Ambivalent Duties: Rethinking Ethical Commitments under Threat.
Yossi Weiss, Israel
Hall B – Medical Ethics – I
Co-Chairs: Ana Paula Cabral; Jadranka Buturović Ponikvar
097 - Psychiatricharm claims in medical negligence: duty of care
Gary K Y Chan, Singapore
319 - AssessingConsent to Treatment in Somatic (Physical) Illness at the Emergency Departmentand Outpatient Clinic
Sergeja Dobravc, BojanaAvgustin Avcin, Bojana Avgustin, Slovenia
397 – Bioethicsin Oncology: who should go first?
Paulo S. OlivaTeles, Sofia Semedo, Portugal
160 - Dilemmasand Decision-Making in Organ Donations
Yuval Cherlow, Israel
325 - EthicalAspects of the Use of Cannabis in Medicine
DuŠan Nolimal, TanjaBagar, Slovenia
380 - Bioethicaldimensions of collaborative mental health care in Brazilian primary care: aqualitative study with health managers
Andre LuísBezerra Tavares, Sandra Fortes, Ivone Duarte,Rui Nunes, Brazil/Portugal
Hall C – Equity and Justice in Healthcare
Co-Chairs: Sandra Aparício; Miha Oražem
081- The Pandemic Treaty,Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) and the Pursuit of Equity.
Abbie-RoseHampton, United Kingdom
063- An Ethical LegalFramework for Innovation in Psychedelic Medicine: Prioritizing Equitable Accessand Protecting Indigenous Knowledge Systems.
MaushumiBhattacharjee, Canada
092- 24 hour patientcommunication device---blessing or privacy violation.
RabbiAvrohom Marmorstein, USA
104- The value of justicetheories for patient engagement in health systems.
RomaDhamanaskar, Julia Abelson,Lisa Schwartz, Frank Gavin, Lisa Schwartz, Meredith Vanstone, Canada
217– Genderreassignment procedure in Poland - medical and legal aspects
Agnieszka Wojcieszak-John, Poland
364 – Toward the lawfulness of consensual euthanasia in Italy
Gianluca Montanari Vergallo, Italy
Hall D – Public Health Ethics II
Co-Chairs: Alessandra Pentone; Maja Ovsenik
059 - Uncovering silent triage: pre-hospital decision-making in times of scarce resources within the Swiss healthcare setting.
Elisabeth Stock, Switzerland
082 – Addressing perinatal loneliness: A bioethical priority
Hannah Bolt, Michael Rost, Bernice Elger, Switzerland
203 - The Moral Economy of Healthcare - Moral Capital in Germany, New Zealand, and the U.S.
Patrick Bartosch, New Zealand/UK
101 - Artificial Womb Technology and PrenatalAlcohol Exposure: Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications in the South AfricanContext
JillianGardner, South Africa
309 – The Ethics of Vaccine Policy: Between Collective Protection andIndividual Freedom
Alina Žerovnik, Larisa Žerovnik,Slovenia
122 – Ethical considerations of using geospatial technologies in community health research
Pascal O. Bessong, Jillian Gardner, South Africa
Hall E – AI in Medicine: Legal and Ethical Issues
Co-Chairs: Igor Milinković; Rui Nunes
399 - Artificial Intelligence in Medical Practice: Rethinking Legal and Ethical Responsibility
Igor Milinković , Bosnia & Herzegovina
402 - From Clinical Trials to Computational Models: Legal and Ethical Challenges of AI in Human Research
Katarzyna Miaskowska-Daszkiewicz, Poland
386 – Informed Consent and Artificial Intelligence
Ivana Tucak, Croatia
030 – Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Risk Regulation: Legal Questions from the Perspective of Fundamental Rights
Claudia Seitz, FL
Hall A – PalliativeCare Department
Co-Chairs: Francisca Rego
305 – Understanding quality of life trajectories in dialysis: The role ofsociodemographic factos
Ingrid Romero Bispo, Francisca Rego, Guilhermina Rêgo, Portugal
Hall B – Bioethicsand Philosophical Approach to Law Department
Co-Chairs: Patrizia Borsellino
“End-of-life Regulations”
Hall C – Bioethics in Surgery Research and TechnologyDepartment
Co-Chairs: Domenico Palombo
“One Health, Bioethicsand Technological Research”
228 - Bioethics and One Health: A Synergy for Tissue Engineering
Emanuela Drago, Patrizia Perego, Domenico Palombo, Italy
Hall D – EthicsCommittees
Co-Chairs: Ivone Duarte; Daniela Keidar
051 - Research withpeople living with dementia: ethical issues and ethics committees!
Deirdre Fetherstonhaugh,Australia
102 – ProactiveGovernance in Anticipating Regulatory Changes: A Showcase from an Argentine IRB
Veronica Bisagno, Ana de Pablo, Verónica Romeo, Rodolfo Keller, María De Lourdes BertolinoEliff, Gabriela Sanchez, Moira Dolera Lembeye, Daniela Morales Morelli,Argentina
037 – Research sustainability should be considered when approving humanmedical research
Tony Skapetis, BernadetteNicholl, Kellie Hansen, Australia
Hall E – Genetics and Reproduction: Ethical Aspects I
Co-Chairs:Elizath Ormart;Urh Grošelj
145- Embryo Fusion and theEthics aod Embryo Experimentation.
GeorgeLouis Mendz, Francis J.O'Keeffe, Australia
157- (In)consistencies inAttitudes Towards Moral Enhancement, Moral Therapy, and Moral Decline
DanielLee, Ophelia Deroy, Germany
058 – Age independent, but person dependent": A Swiss interview-basedstudy on the meaning of good parenthood at an advanced parental age
Nathalie Bettina Neeser, Andrea Martani, Tenzin Wangmo, Switzerland
159 – Ethics and Genomic Competence: A Nursing Perspective
Mari Laaksonen, Eija Paavilainen, Anna-Maija Koivisto, Arja Halkoaho,Finland
161 – Informed Consent for Polygenic Risk Score Test in Type 2 Diabetes
Elisa Airikkala, Marja Kaunonen, Elina Pimiä, Arja Halkoaho
119 - WhenScience Crosses Lines: The Ethics of Publishing Controversial Genome Research
Maria AngelaBernardo-Alvarez, Spain
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Moty Benyakar, University of Salvador | Argentina
Patrizia Borsellino, University of Milano-Bicocca | Italy
CHAIR
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Ana Paula Cabral - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto | Portugal
Mónica Correia - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto | Portugal
Sofia B. Nunes - Lisbon NOVA School of Law | Portugal
Rui Nunes - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto | Portugal
Patrizia Borsellino - University of Milano-Bicocca | Italy
Sofia B. Nunes - Lisbon NOVA School of Law | Portugal
Mónica Correia - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto | Portugal
Hall A – Bioethics and Research i
Co-Chairs: Andreia Teixeira; Igor Švab
123- Systematic Overview Of Methodologies In Bioethics InThe Slovenian Language From 2000 Until 2020.
Sara (Zavec) Bertoncelj,Alenka Šmid, Janja Zupan, Borut Božič, Slovenia
300 – The Evolution of Health Care and Health Funding and the Role of Justice
Rigobel N. Azanwi, United Kingdom
225 – Ethics Meets Innovation: Blockchain in Healthcare
Ana Corte Real, Portugal
353 – Too Late to Wait: A Dual-Perspective Proposal for Ethical Access andResearch Urgency in Investigational Therapies — The Case of rhKlotho
Rajni Nijhawan, India
330 – Ethical Position of the Psycotherapist facingLife's Randomness.
Irene Onik, Ester Alfie, Argentina
179 - Scientific Research Subjects in Nazi Times and thePresent: Contemporary Artists Respond
AndrewWeinstein, USA
Hall B – Artificial Intelligence and Bioethics - I
Co-Chairs: Luísa Castro; Paulo S. Oliva-Teles
043- Artificial intelligenceand algorithms in health, a real contribution to recovery, prevention andsolution to early diagnosis problems? The most important thing that the healthteam must manage and monitor.
MagdalenaSofia Silva Aguayo, Chile
024- Does the requirement forpatient consent regarding the use of clinical images in scientic publicationsand academic texts remain essential in the era of articial intelligence?
KazimHilmi Or, Germany
115- Ethical Reflections on AIin/with/for health care in the Finnish Metaverse Initiative.
SusanneUusitalo, Finland
090- Artificial Intelligence,The Problem of Health Disinformation, And The Role of Bioethics
KiarashAramesh, United States of America
317 – ArtificialIntelligence in Medicine – A Tool for Doctors, Not a Replacement.
Jure Golo, Slovenia
164 – Beyondthe Algorithm: Ensuring Equitable AI in Healthcare
Nikoleta Leventi, Alexandrina Vodenicharova, VidinKirkov , Bulgaria
Hall C – Medical Law Ethics - I
Co-Chairs: Mónica Correia; Galit Keidar
039- Cosmetic Procedures and Children: Law, Ethics andRegulation - A UK case study.
Jean V. McHale, UnitedKingdom
177 - Leave of Absence of Voluntary PsychiatricInpatients: Ethical Issues and Perspectives
Silvia Ceruti, Mario Picozzi, Italy
103- Exploring Children'sRight to Consent to Medical Treatment in South Africa: Legal and EthicalPerspectives under the National Health Act
MuhammedSiraaj Khan, South Africa
085 – Between Justice and Rehabilitation: A Comparative Analysis of LegalFrameworks and Ethical Concerns while Treating Individuals with Pedophilia whoDisclose Past Offenses
Nereida Bueno-Guerra, Spain
337 – Medically Assisted Suicide and the Crisis of the National HealthcareSystem: A Brief Bioethical Analysis of the Italian Case.
Lorena Forni , Italy
053 - Thechildren's right to grant informed consent in Polish and English law,considering a shift away from the Aristotelian vision of childhood. Acomparative study.
Natalia Nieróbca, Poland
Hall D – Bioethics and Human Rights:
Co-Chairs: Elizabeth Ormart, Alejandra Taborda
298 – Bioethical Issues Linked to Postmortem Insemination
Ormart, Elizabeth, Argentina
Hall E – Global students’ association
Co-Chairs: Maria Gonçalves; Kristijan Briški
Hall A – Artificial Intelligence and Value-design
Co-Chairs: Francisca Rego; Sofia B. Nunes
370 – Value-driven design of AI solutions in Dementia: Development of a Mobile App
Francisca Rego, Luisa Castro, Rosa Almeida, Diana Marques, Lukas Duffner; Cathy Payne, Izidor Mlakar, Lukas Radbruch, Suzanne Timmons, Matthew Allsop, Ana Ferreira, Pedro Vieira Marques, Portugal
Hall B – Artificial Intelligence and Bioethics - II
Co-Chairs: Irene Onik; Željka Večerić Haler
145 - Embryo Fusion and the Ethics aod EmbryoExperimentaion.
George Louis Mendz, Francis J. O'Keeffe,Australia
054- Ethical AI in Elder Care:Balancing Innovation with Dignity and Trust.
MartynaLaszewska-Hellriegel,Poland
219 - Hallucination of AI and the problem of truthfulness in medicine: adeontological discourse
DanielLeufkens, Germany
222 - The Urgent Need To Improve Patient Automation LiteracyIn Light Of New AI Driven Technologies
Zara Malgir, Stephen Milford, Switzerland
168 - Safeguarding Privacy in Georgia: Medical Ethics in theDigital Era
Sulkhan Inaishvili, Lela Shengelia, Georgia
197 - Digital Health: Implementation, Govenrance andDemocratic Deliberation- DELIHEALTH
Evangelos Koumparoudis, Bulgaria
Hall C – Neuroethics: Ethical Aspects
Co-Chairs: Jon Borowitz; Ksenija Geršak
50- Neuroprotections: A Critical Analysis of Neurorights.
Helen Webster, USA
243- Frailty in Children andAdolescents with Neurological Disabilities and Special Needs: AnInterdisciplinary Challenge, Ethical Framework, and a Basis for a TailoredModel of Assessing Frailty and Resilience
MaksLenart Černelč, ŠtefanGrosek, Damjan Osredkar
143 - Beliefs,Worldviews, and Values: Influences on Opinions Regarding Euthanasia for Personswith Dementia
Adelheid Rigo, Johan Stuy, Belgium
070 - The Right to Die and How to Die – Ethical Considerations in the Continuation of Life Support in Children with Severe Brain Damage
Esther-Lee Marcus, Yehezkel G. Caine, Israel
297 - Bioethical Reflections on Communication Loss in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: The Role of Shared Care Planning
Mariam Nofiss, Italy
Hall D – Israel Medical Association (IMA)
Co-Chairs:
Hall E – Bioethics Education I
Co-Chairs: Mary Mathew;Helder Morgado
345 – Framing Ethics from theOutset of Training: A Code of Ethics for Students in Digital Health
Guilherme Silva,Gonçalo Rodrigues, Inês Silva, Iva Alves, Rui Amaral Mendes, Rui Nunes, IvoneDuarte, Portugal
116 - Legal education for doctors - imperative in today'smedical sector?
Larisa Pătru, Ciprian Laurențiu Pătru,Romania
348 - Hans Jonas' Principle of Responsibility and the NewChallenges of Artificial Intelligence in Education
Francisco Mesquita, Ivone Duarte, Rui Nunes, Andreia Teixeira, Portugal
387 – Assessing the clinical ethical competence ofpostgraduate medical students
C.B. Mhaske, Christina C. Mhaske, India/Germany
HallA – MedicalLaw and Ethics - II
Co-Chairs:Patrizia Borsollino; DavidLukanovič
380 - Bioethical dimensions of collaborative mentalhealth care in Brazilian primary care: a qualitative study with health managers
Andre Luis Bezerra Tavares,Sandra Fortes, Brazil
068 - Which is more important: reproductive autonomyor children's human rights? A study based on fourth year medical students
Shiu-Jau Chen, Taiwan
129 – New Product Liability Regime, Liability for AIand Informed Consent in Health Care Sector
Attila Menyhard, Hungary
173 – The Sophia Scandal - A Modern "Solomon'sJudgement" in the era of IVF
Oded Gorni, Israel
HallB - Human Rights andResearch - I
Co-Chairs: Ester Alfie; Daniel Fu Tsai
238 – What are the Odds? Invisible Women and theConstruction of Risk in the Court of Protection: Pregnancy and Court AuthorisedObstetric Intervention
Samantha Halliday, UK
240 – The Ethics of Using "Cornea-likeTissues" Without Consent: Reconsidering Türkiye's Legal Framework
Çağrı ZeybekÜnsal, Müge Demir, Türkiye
334 – Why we urgentlyneed research in children and what we can do to make it as ethical as possible
JosephineElliott, United Kingdom
150- Decision Support Tools forEthical Evaluation and Authorization of Animal Experiments
DavidMawufemor Azilagbetor,Switzerland
HallC – Human Dignity
Co-Chairs: Michael Farina; LukaMišič
310 – Academic doping - A Dual Analysis of CognitiveDoping through Data and Philosophy
Štefan Grašič, MihaOražem, Slovenia
363 – International Pandemic Law and Human Rights
Chuan-Feng Wu, Taiwan
366 – The fusion of Bioethics and Technoethics inGreece
TheodorosTrokanas, Greece
HallD – Medical Ethics: the Digital Era II
Co-Chairs: Paulo S. Oliva-Teles; António Rui Leal
379 – A Concerning Trend:Generative AI Models Denying Medical Diagnoses to Transgender Women
Yohann Missiak, France
237 – Regulatory Pathways for Telemedicine Tools: Focus onIndia with comparison to global approaches
Gazala Parveen, PadmavatiManchikanti, India
Genetics and Genome: Ethical Aspects II
Co-Chairs: Luís Fonseca; Silvina
223 - The Optimized Self: Ethical Implications of AI,Genomics, and Biotech in Healthcare
Joe Home, UK
089 – Ethical Challenges in Stem Cell Transplantation:Insights from Preclinical and Clinical Research
ŽeljkaVečerić-Haler, Martina Perše,Slovenija
161 – Informed Consent for Polygenic Risk Score Test inType 2 Diabetes
ElisaAirikkala, Marja Kaunonen,Elina Pimiä, Arja Halkoaho
119 - When Science Crosses Lines: The Ethics ofPublishing Controversial Genome Research
MariaAngela Bernardo-Alvarez,Spain
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Otmar Kloiber
Annabel Seebohm
Ashok Philip
Hall A – Organ Transplantation / Donation
Co-Chairs: Bruce Gelb; ; José Thormé
192 - Ethical Considerations in Early Human Xenotransplantation in the Modern Era
Bruce Gelb, United States America
293 - Kidney transplantation in Jehovah's Witnesses – the Croatian perspective
Dean Markić,, Lada Zibar, Josip Španjol, Croatia
130 – Training of transplant coordinators and certification
Danica Avsec, Slovenija
307 – Commercialization of the donation of human body parts and tissues: Ethical aspects in light of the Oviedo Convention
Neja Gostečnik, Slovenia
002 – Normothermic Regional Perfusion (NRP): Consensus or Confusion
Jim Damron, USA
Hall B – Bioethics Education - II
Co-Chairs: Russel D’Souza
242- More Than Compliance: theimportance of ethics education for pharma professionals
CeCeBrotchie-Fine, USA
256 – Evolution of a curriculum for medical interns in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
Amarantha Donna Ropmay, A.J.Patowary,, Daunipaia Slong, India
154 – Hybrid Learning in Bioethics Education – A Model for Higher Education
Robyna Irshad Khan, Kulsoom Ghias, Tashfeen Ahmad, Pakistan
218 – The Ethical Dilemma of AI and Big Data in Medicine: What Are We Doing Today to Shape Tomorrow?
Yara Coelho Siqueira Meireles, Jáder Camilo Pinto, Maila Izabeli da Silva, Gerson Hiroshi Yoshinari Júnior, Brasil
048 – Inclusive VITABALANCE- MED – An educational project for a new paradigm: Global and Inclusive Health
AntónioRui Leal, João Neves Amado, Portugal
Hall C – Medical Law and Ethics - III
Co-Chairs: Sofia B. Nunes; Juliana Bullón
251 - The role of ethics in health care in a rapidly changing world
Elio Santangelo, Stefano D'Errico, RaffaellaVetrini, Maria Buffon, Italy
258- A Balancing Act: Navigating the Legal, Medical, Ethical and Religious Terrain of Goals of Care Discussions in a Faith Based Institution
Nada Malek, Andria Bianchi, Canada
316 – The Role of Law and Medical Research in Bioethical Debates
Christian S. Monsalve, United States of America
107- Digital Twins in Heathcare. Norms, epistemology and ethics in Europe
Martina Baltuzzi, Italy
270- Views held by Israeli women regarding surrogacy – sociological aspects – qualitative methods
Racheli Silvern, Israel
328 - Health professionals' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding health advocacy: a scoping review
Nadia Hasan, Sophie Manoy, Claire Palermo, Alyce N Wilson, Australia
Hall D – End of Life Ethics - II
Co-Chairs: Natalia Ferrucci; Peter Golob
227 - Euthanasia in Older Adults with Psychiatric Disease
Luís Fonseca, Portugal
294- Clash of Autonomies or a Clash With Autonomy?
Peter Golob, Slovenia
295 - UK Doctor's perceptions of new assisted dying legislation
Idrhys Zaman-Khan, United Kingdom
014 – Shifting from Precision Medicine to Precision Health: PromotingPreventive Care and Equity in an Aging Society
Hamideh Frühwein, Germany
259 – Exploring Death Wishes and Death Thoughts in Paediatric Palliative Care:A Survey of German Healthcare Professionals
Francesca Alt, M. Neu, J. Faber,Germany
171 - The Terminally Ill Adults(End of Life) Bill is necessary, but not ideal. In support of a legalisation ofassisted dying in England
Angelika Reichstein, United Kingdom
Hall E – Medical Ethics: the Digital Era - III
Co-Chairs: YuJu Su; Nicolas Obligio
042 – Informed consent in AI-enhanced healthcare: legal perspectives andethical implications
Julia Stanek, Poland
172 – Trust as a solution to human vulnerability: Ethical considerations ontrust in care robots
Mario Kropf, Austria
321– Steering the Digital Transformation to secure Universal HealthcareCoverage: an Ethical Imperative
CatarinaFaria, Margarida Dias, Beatriz Pinto, MarceloBrasiela, Rui Amaral Mendes, Portugal
Hall A – Medical Ethics
Co-Chairs: PranayNijhawan;
347 – Defining and Managing Reproductive Contingencies
Stefania Pia Perrino, Italy
350 – Ethical Implications of Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Chloe Norman, United Kingdom
355 – From Contribution to Cure: A Global Bioethical Proposal for Legally Binding Translational Research Obligations in the Agrochemical Industry
Pranay Nijhawan, India
HallB – Medical Ethics: the Digital Era -IV
Co-Chairs:
252 – European Health Data Space: Legal Pitfalls for Data Protection and IPManagement
Richard Rak, Croatia
017 – The Fundamental Fallacy of 'Empathic AI'
Karola Kreitmair, USA
362 – Affinities and Maladies: AI and its Implications for Public Health
Ursula Francis, USA
339 – Ethical principles in simulation-based learning
Vesna Novak -Jankovic,, Slovenija
HallC – Medical Law and Ethics IV
Co-Chairs:
296 – Constitutional judgment on assisted reproductive technology inslovenian legal system: a step forward, but for whom?
Nika Pustišek, Slovenia
314 –Experimentation with Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Guatemala (1946–1948):Medical Misconduct as a Consequence of Structural Inequality
Manca Toporišič Gašperšič , Slovenia
HallD – Public Health Ethics - II
Co-Chairs:
286 - Ethical Pandemic Preparedness
Fionnuala Cooney, Tony Partridge, Ireland
140 – Forced Treatment for Infectious Diseases in Canada: Ethical and Legal Perspectives in the Context of Antimicrobial Resistance
Kayla Gauthier, Maxwell J. Smith, Jacob J. Shelley, Amardeep Thind, Canada
132 – Ethical Problems in the Exosome Product Landscape
M. Murat Civaner, Gulsah Cecener,Turkey
Hall E – Portuguese languagecountries division by ICB
Co-Chairs: José Gallo, Rui Nunes
FINAL GREETINGS
Rui Nunes | Co-President of the 17th World Conference
Jadranka Buturović Ponikvar | Co-President of the 17th World Conference
Igor Švab | Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University ofLjubljana
Delivery of the CARMI WORLD PRIZE in Bioethics 2025 | Presentation of the nominee by Daniela Keidar and Moty Benyakar
Delivery of the HONONARY AWARDS OF THE ICB | Presentation of the nominees by Jasna Karacic Zanetti
Presentation of the 18th World Conference in Bioethics, Medical Ethics& Health Law
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Rui Nunes – Co-President of the 17th World Conference
Kana Halić Kordić - International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations
Jadranka Buturović Ponikvar – Co-President of the 17th World Conference
Otmar Kloiber - Secretary General World Medical Association
Igor Švab – Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ljubljana
António Costa – President of the Council of The European Union (to be confirmed)
The conference will be under the honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr. Nataša Pirc Musar, who will officially open the conference
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WMA Panel 1
HALL A - Bioethics and Environmentand Health Professionals
Co-Chairs: Bojana Beovič;Maria Tormo Dominguez
69 - Are Social Norm Nudges Manipulative?
Helena Siipi,Jani Sinokki, Finland
291 - Liberal Health Professions in the European Union: Ethics, Concepts, andthe Call for Harmonization.
Orlando Monteiro da Silva,Portugal
304 – Guess who's coming to visit?
Alessandra Pentone Italy
HALL B - Reproduction
Co-Chairs: Natália Oliva-Teles; Štefan Grosek
109- The right to reproduce and the right not to reproduce:whose rights are they?
Yuxin Li, United Kingdom
001- Decriminalize abortion to decrease maternal and fetalmortality in Nigeria.
Christina Kanayochukwu Achebe, USA
208 - Bioethicaland Legal Perspectives on the Governance of Cryopreserved Embryos: AComparative Study of European Regulations and Patient Decision-Making onSurplus Embryos.
Sara Dalla Costa, Spain
HALL C - Medical Ethics: The digital era - I
Co-Chairs: Domenico Palombo; Viktorija Žnidaršič Skubic
105- The principle of informed consent and patient autonomyin the Digital Era: the revival of paternalism in medicine?
Elena Scalcon, Italy
071- Teaching medicine in the IA era. A human-centeredapproach.
Raffaele Mantegazza, Matteo Leone, Italy
176 - Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Digital Healthcare: Decision-Making on Luchtbrug for Pediatric Asthma Treatment
Banu Buruk, Samuel Dankers, Peter Merkus, Netherlands
Hall D - End of Life Ethics - I
Co-Chairs: Cristina Prudêncio; Chantal Patel
076- Assisted Suicide UK.
Chantal Patel, UnitedKingdom
044- The concept of decision-making capacity in birth andits application in perinatal care: A scoping review.
Johanna Eichinger,Michael Rost, Paula Savary, Fiona Ellen Haas, Switzerland
070- The Right to Die and How to Die – EthicalConsiderations in the Continuation of Life Support in Children with SevereBrain Damage.
Esther-Lee Marcus, Yehezkel G. Caine,Israel
HALL E - Public Health Ethics I
Co-Chairs: Rui Amaral Mendes; Radko Komadina
100- Attitudes of psychiatrists and caregivers towardscovert medication administration in India: a cross-sectional study
Raveesh BN, India
118- A Survey of Public Attitudes and Actions RegardingOrgan, Tissue, and Whole Body Donation in the US.
Cathy McCarty, NatashaAdams, Mikayla Boeder, MiKinze Boeder, Dean Fox, Sharon Kuo, Robin Michaels,Alexandra Zachwieja, USA
188 - XenomorphicAI Doctors – The Ethical Implications of the Appearance of Patient-facing AIPhysicians.
Stephen Milford, Switzerland
Hall A – Human Rights - I
Co-Chairs: Dora Seuré; Ilan Keidar
027- Reflections on theOrigins and Evolution of the Movement for Independent Living and ItsRelationship with the Institutionalisation of People with Disabilities inPortugal.
Jorge França Santos, Sofia Marques da Silva, Ivone Duarte, Rui Nunes
018- Advance care planning insevere prematurity. A personalist perspective.
MarounBadr and Fabiano Nigris,Italy / Mexico
009- Postmortem insemination:right to the child vs. the child's right to both parents?
JakubValc, Czech Republic
248 – Fritz jahr's legacy and the macedonian case of bioethics
Dejan Donev, N.Macedonia
087 - Health professional ethics and organ trafficking
David Matas,Canada
209 - Ambivalent Duties: Rethinking Ethical Commitments under Threat.
Yossi Weiss, Israel
Hall B – Medical Ethics – I
Co-Chairs: Ana Paula Cabral; Jadranka Buturović Ponikvar
097 - Psychiatricharm claims in medical negligence: duty of care
Gary K Y Chan, Singapore
319 - AssessingConsent to Treatment in Somatic (Physical) Illness at the Emergency Departmentand Outpatient Clinic
Sergeja Dobravc, BojanaAvgustin Avcin, Bojana Avgustin, Slovenia
397 – Bioethicsin Oncology: who should go first?
Paulo S. OlivaTeles, Sofia Semedo, Portugal
160 - Dilemmasand Decision-Making in Organ Donations
Yuval Cherlow, Israel
325 - EthicalAspects of the Use of Cannabis in Medicine
DuŠan Nolimal, TanjaBagar, Slovenia
380 - Bioethicaldimensions of collaborative mental health care in Brazilian primary care: aqualitative study with health managers
Andre LuísBezerra Tavares, Sandra Fortes, Ivone Duarte,Rui Nunes, Brazil/Portugal
Hall C – Equity and Justice in Healthcare
Co-Chairs: Sandra Aparício; Miha Oražem
081- The Pandemic Treaty,Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) and the Pursuit of Equity.
Abbie-RoseHampton, United Kingdom
063- An Ethical LegalFramework for Innovation in Psychedelic Medicine: Prioritizing Equitable Accessand Protecting Indigenous Knowledge Systems.
MaushumiBhattacharjee, Canada
092- 24 hour patientcommunication device---blessing or privacy violation.
RabbiAvrohom Marmorstein, USA
104- The value of justicetheories for patient engagement in health systems.
RomaDhamanaskar, Julia Abelson,Lisa Schwartz, Frank Gavin, Lisa Schwartz, Meredith Vanstone, Canada
217– Genderreassignment procedure in Poland - medical and legal aspects
Agnieszka Wojcieszak-John, Poland
364 – Toward the lawfulness of consensual euthanasia in Italy
Gianluca Montanari Vergallo, Italy
Hall D – Public Health Ethics II
Co-Chairs: Alessandra Pentone; Maja Ovsenik
059 - Uncovering silent triage: pre-hospital decision-making in times of scarce resources within the Swiss healthcare setting.
Elisabeth Stock, Switzerland
082 – Addressing perinatal loneliness: A bioethical priority
Hannah Bolt, Michael Rost, Bernice Elger, Switzerland
203 - The Moral Economy of Healthcare - Moral Capital in Germany, New Zealand, and the U.S.
Patrick Bartosch, New Zealand/UK
101 - Artificial Womb Technology and PrenatalAlcohol Exposure: Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications in the South AfricanContext
JillianGardner, South Africa
309 – The Ethics of Vaccine Policy: Between Collective Protection andIndividual Freedom
Alina Žerovnik, Larisa Žerovnik,Slovenia
122 – Ethical considerations of using geospatial technologies in community health research
Pascal O. Bessong, Jillian Gardner, South Africa
Hall E – AI in Medicine: Legal and Ethical Issues
Co-Chairs: Igor Milinković; Rui Nunes
399 - Artificial Intelligence in Medical Practice: Rethinking Legal and Ethical Responsibility
Igor Milinković , Bosnia & Herzegovina
402 - From Clinical Trials to Computational Models: Legal and Ethical Challenges of AI in Human Research
Katarzyna Miaskowska-Daszkiewicz, Poland
386 – Informed Consent and Artificial Intelligence
Ivana Tucak, Croatia
030 – Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Risk Regulation: Legal Questions from the Perspective of Fundamental Rights
Claudia Seitz, FL
Hall A – PalliativeCare Department
Co-Chairs: Francisca Rego
305 – Understanding quality of life trajectories in dialysis: The role ofsociodemographic factos
Ingrid Romero Bispo, Francisca Rego, Guilhermina Rêgo, Portugal
Hall B – Bioethicsand Philosophical Approach to Law Department
Co-Chairs: Patrizia Borsellino
“End-of-life Regulations”
Hall C – Bioethics in Surgery Research and TechnologyDepartment
Co-Chairs: Domenico Palombo
“One Health, Bioethicsand Technological Research”
228 - Bioethics and One Health: A Synergy for Tissue Engineering
Emanuela Drago, Patrizia Perego, Domenico Palombo, Italy
Hall D – EthicsCommittees
Co-Chairs: Ivone Duarte; Daniela Keidar
051 - Research withpeople living with dementia: ethical issues and ethics committees!
Deirdre Fetherstonhaugh,Australia
102 – ProactiveGovernance in Anticipating Regulatory Changes: A Showcase from an Argentine IRB
Veronica Bisagno, Ana de Pablo, Verónica Romeo, Rodolfo Keller, María De Lourdes BertolinoEliff, Gabriela Sanchez, Moira Dolera Lembeye, Daniela Morales Morelli,Argentina
037 – Research sustainability should be considered when approving humanmedical research
Tony Skapetis, BernadetteNicholl, Kellie Hansen, Australia
Hall E – Genetics and Reproduction: Ethical Aspects I
Co-Chairs:Elizath Ormart;Urh Grošelj
145- Embryo Fusion and theEthics aod Embryo Experimentation.
GeorgeLouis Mendz, Francis J.O'Keeffe, Australia
157- (In)consistencies inAttitudes Towards Moral Enhancement, Moral Therapy, and Moral Decline
DanielLee, Ophelia Deroy, Germany
058 – Age independent, but person dependent": A Swiss interview-basedstudy on the meaning of good parenthood at an advanced parental age
Nathalie Bettina Neeser, Andrea Martani, Tenzin Wangmo, Switzerland
159 – Ethics and Genomic Competence: A Nursing Perspective
Mari Laaksonen, Eija Paavilainen, Anna-Maija Koivisto, Arja Halkoaho,Finland
161 – Informed Consent for Polygenic Risk Score Test in Type 2 Diabetes
Elisa Airikkala, Marja Kaunonen, Elina Pimiä, Arja Halkoaho
119 - WhenScience Crosses Lines: The Ethics of Publishing Controversial Genome Research
Maria AngelaBernardo-Alvarez, Spain
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Moty Benyakar, University of Salvador | Argentina
Patrizia Borsellino, University of Milano-Bicocca | Italy
CHAIR
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Ana Paula Cabral - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto | Portugal
Mónica Correia - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto | Portugal
Sofia B. Nunes - Lisbon NOVA School of Law | Portugal
Rui Nunes - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto | Portugal
Patrizia Borsellino - University of Milano-Bicocca | Italy
Sofia B. Nunes - Lisbon NOVA School of Law | Portugal
Mónica Correia - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto | Portugal
Hall A – Bioethics and Research i
Co-Chairs: Andreia Teixeira; Igor Švab
123- Systematic Overview Of Methodologies In Bioethics InThe Slovenian Language From 2000 Until 2020.
Sara (Zavec) Bertoncelj,Alenka Šmid, Janja Zupan, Borut Božič, Slovenia
300 – The Evolution of Health Care and Health Funding and the Role of Justice
Rigobel N. Azanwi, United Kingdom
225 – Ethics Meets Innovation: Blockchain in Healthcare
Ana Corte Real, Portugal
353 – Too Late to Wait: A Dual-Perspective Proposal for Ethical Access andResearch Urgency in Investigational Therapies — The Case of rhKlotho
Rajni Nijhawan, India
330 – Ethical Position of the Psycotherapist facingLife's Randomness.
Irene Onik, Ester Alfie, Argentina
179 - Scientific Research Subjects in Nazi Times and thePresent: Contemporary Artists Respond
AndrewWeinstein, USA
Hall B – Artificial Intelligence and Bioethics - I
Co-Chairs: Luísa Castro; Paulo S. Oliva-Teles
043- Artificial intelligenceand algorithms in health, a real contribution to recovery, prevention andsolution to early diagnosis problems? The most important thing that the healthteam must manage and monitor.
MagdalenaSofia Silva Aguayo, Chile
024- Does the requirement forpatient consent regarding the use of clinical images in scientic publicationsand academic texts remain essential in the era of articial intelligence?
KazimHilmi Or, Germany
115- Ethical Reflections on AIin/with/for health care in the Finnish Metaverse Initiative.
SusanneUusitalo, Finland
090- Artificial Intelligence,The Problem of Health Disinformation, And The Role of Bioethics
KiarashAramesh, United States of America
317 – ArtificialIntelligence in Medicine – A Tool for Doctors, Not a Replacement.
Jure Golo, Slovenia
164 – Beyondthe Algorithm: Ensuring Equitable AI in Healthcare
Nikoleta Leventi, Alexandrina Vodenicharova, VidinKirkov , Bulgaria
Hall C – Medical Law Ethics - I
Co-Chairs: Mónica Correia; Galit Keidar
039- Cosmetic Procedures and Children: Law, Ethics andRegulation - A UK case study.
Jean V. McHale, UnitedKingdom
177 - Leave of Absence of Voluntary PsychiatricInpatients: Ethical Issues and Perspectives
Silvia Ceruti, Mario Picozzi, Italy
103- Exploring Children'sRight to Consent to Medical Treatment in South Africa: Legal and EthicalPerspectives under the National Health Act
MuhammedSiraaj Khan, South Africa
085 – Between Justice and Rehabilitation: A Comparative Analysis of LegalFrameworks and Ethical Concerns while Treating Individuals with Pedophilia whoDisclose Past Offenses
Nereida Bueno-Guerra, Spain
337 – Medically Assisted Suicide and the Crisis of the National HealthcareSystem: A Brief Bioethical Analysis of the Italian Case.
Lorena Forni , Italy
053 - Thechildren's right to grant informed consent in Polish and English law,considering a shift away from the Aristotelian vision of childhood. Acomparative study.
Natalia Nieróbca, Poland
Hall D – Bioethics and Human Rights:
Co-Chairs: Elizabeth Ormart, Alejandra Taborda
298 – Bioethical Issues Linked to Postmortem Insemination
Ormart, Elizabeth, Argentina
Hall E – Global students’ association
Co-Chairs: Maria Gonçalves; Kristijan Briški
Hall A – Artificial Intelligence and Value-design
Co-Chairs: Francisca Rego; Sofia B. Nunes
370 – Value-driven design of AI solutions in Dementia: Development of a Mobile App
Francisca Rego, Luisa Castro, Rosa Almeida, Diana Marques, Lukas Duffner; Cathy Payne, Izidor Mlakar, Lukas Radbruch, Suzanne Timmons, Matthew Allsop, Ana Ferreira, Pedro Vieira Marques, Portugal
Hall B – Artificial Intelligence and Bioethics - II
Co-Chairs: Irene Onik; Željka Večerić Haler
145 - Embryo Fusion and the Ethics aod EmbryoExperimentaion.
George Louis Mendz, Francis J. O'Keeffe,Australia
054- Ethical AI in Elder Care:Balancing Innovation with Dignity and Trust.
MartynaLaszewska-Hellriegel,Poland
219 - Hallucination of AI and the problem of truthfulness in medicine: adeontological discourse
DanielLeufkens, Germany
222 - The Urgent Need To Improve Patient Automation LiteracyIn Light Of New AI Driven Technologies
Zara Malgir, Stephen Milford, Switzerland
168 - Safeguarding Privacy in Georgia: Medical Ethics in theDigital Era
Sulkhan Inaishvili, Lela Shengelia, Georgia
197 - Digital Health: Implementation, Govenrance andDemocratic Deliberation- DELIHEALTH
Evangelos Koumparoudis, Bulgaria
Hall C – Neuroethics: Ethical Aspects
Co-Chairs: Jon Borowitz; Ksenija Geršak
50- Neuroprotections: A Critical Analysis of Neurorights.
Helen Webster, USA
243- Frailty in Children andAdolescents with Neurological Disabilities and Special Needs: AnInterdisciplinary Challenge, Ethical Framework, and a Basis for a TailoredModel of Assessing Frailty and Resilience
MaksLenart Černelč, ŠtefanGrosek, Damjan Osredkar
143 - Beliefs,Worldviews, and Values: Influences on Opinions Regarding Euthanasia for Personswith Dementia
Adelheid Rigo, Johan Stuy, Belgium
070 - The Right to Die and How to Die – Ethical Considerations in the Continuation of Life Support in Children with Severe Brain Damage
Esther-Lee Marcus, Yehezkel G. Caine, Israel
297 - Bioethical Reflections on Communication Loss in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: The Role of Shared Care Planning
Mariam Nofiss, Italy
Hall D – Israel Medical Association (IMA)
Co-Chairs:
Hall E – Bioethics Education I
Co-Chairs: Mary Mathew;Helder Morgado
345 – Framing Ethics from theOutset of Training: A Code of Ethics for Students in Digital Health
Guilherme Silva,Gonçalo Rodrigues, Inês Silva, Iva Alves, Rui Amaral Mendes, Rui Nunes, IvoneDuarte, Portugal
116 - Legal education for doctors - imperative in today'smedical sector?
Larisa Pătru, Ciprian Laurențiu Pătru,Romania
348 - Hans Jonas' Principle of Responsibility and the NewChallenges of Artificial Intelligence in Education
Francisco Mesquita, Ivone Duarte, Rui Nunes, Andreia Teixeira, Portugal
387 – Assessing the clinical ethical competence ofpostgraduate medical students
C.B. Mhaske, Christina C. Mhaske, India/Germany
HallA – MedicalLaw and Ethics - II
Co-Chairs:Patrizia Borsollino; DavidLukanovič
380 - Bioethical dimensions of collaborative mentalhealth care in Brazilian primary care: a qualitative study with health managers
Andre Luis Bezerra Tavares,Sandra Fortes, Brazil
068 - Which is more important: reproductive autonomyor children's human rights? A study based on fourth year medical students
Shiu-Jau Chen, Taiwan
129 – New Product Liability Regime, Liability for AIand Informed Consent in Health Care Sector
Attila Menyhard, Hungary
173 – The Sophia Scandal - A Modern "Solomon'sJudgement" in the era of IVF
Oded Gorni, Israel
HallB - Human Rights andResearch - I
Co-Chairs: Ester Alfie; Daniel Fu Tsai
238 – What are the Odds? Invisible Women and theConstruction of Risk in the Court of Protection: Pregnancy and Court AuthorisedObstetric Intervention
Samantha Halliday, UK
240 – The Ethics of Using "Cornea-likeTissues" Without Consent: Reconsidering Türkiye's Legal Framework
Çağrı ZeybekÜnsal, Müge Demir, Türkiye
334 – Why we urgentlyneed research in children and what we can do to make it as ethical as possible
JosephineElliott, United Kingdom
150- Decision Support Tools forEthical Evaluation and Authorization of Animal Experiments
DavidMawufemor Azilagbetor,Switzerland
HallC – Human Dignity
Co-Chairs: Michael Farina; LukaMišič
310 – Academic doping - A Dual Analysis of CognitiveDoping through Data and Philosophy
Štefan Grašič, MihaOražem, Slovenia
363 – International Pandemic Law and Human Rights
Chuan-Feng Wu, Taiwan
366 – The fusion of Bioethics and Technoethics inGreece
TheodorosTrokanas, Greece
HallD – Medical Ethics: the Digital Era II
Co-Chairs: Paulo S. Oliva-Teles; António Rui Leal
379 – A Concerning Trend:Generative AI Models Denying Medical Diagnoses to Transgender Women
Yohann Missiak, France
237 – Regulatory Pathways for Telemedicine Tools: Focus onIndia with comparison to global approaches
Gazala Parveen, PadmavatiManchikanti, India
Genetics and Genome: Ethical Aspects II
Co-Chairs: Luís Fonseca; Silvina
223 - The Optimized Self: Ethical Implications of AI,Genomics, and Biotech in Healthcare
Joe Home, UK
089 – Ethical Challenges in Stem Cell Transplantation:Insights from Preclinical and Clinical Research
ŽeljkaVečerić-Haler, Martina Perše,Slovenija
161 – Informed Consent for Polygenic Risk Score Test inType 2 Diabetes
ElisaAirikkala, Marja Kaunonen,Elina Pimiä, Arja Halkoaho
119 - When Science Crosses Lines: The Ethics ofPublishing Controversial Genome Research
MariaAngela Bernardo-Alvarez,Spain
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Hall A – Organ Transplantation / Donation
Co-Chairs: Bruce Gelb; ; José Thormé
192 - Ethical Considerations in Early Human Xenotransplantation in the Modern Era
Bruce Gelb, United States America
293 - Kidney transplantation in Jehovah's Witnesses – the Croatian perspective
Dean Markić,, Lada Zibar, Josip Španjol, Croatia
130 – Training of transplant coordinators and certification
Danica Avsec, Slovenija
307 – Commercialization of the donation of human body parts and tissues: Ethical aspects in light of the Oviedo Convention
Neja Gostečnik, Slovenia
002 – Normothermic Regional Perfusion (NRP): Consensus or Confusion
Jim Damron, USA
Hall B – Bioethics Education - II
Co-Chairs: Russel D’Souza
242- More Than Compliance: theimportance of ethics education for pharma professionals
CeCeBrotchie-Fine, USA
256 – Evolution of a curriculum for medical interns in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
Amarantha Donna Ropmay, A.J.Patowary,, Daunipaia Slong, India
154 – Hybrid Learning in Bioethics Education – A Model for Higher Education
Robyna Irshad Khan, Kulsoom Ghias, Tashfeen Ahmad, Pakistan
218 – The Ethical Dilemma of AI and Big Data in Medicine: What Are We Doing Today to Shape Tomorrow?
Yara Coelho Siqueira Meireles, Jáder Camilo Pinto, Maila Izabeli da Silva, Gerson Hiroshi Yoshinari Júnior, Brasil
048 – Inclusive VITABALANCE- MED – An educational project for a new paradigm: Global and Inclusive Health
AntónioRui Leal, João Neves Amado, Portugal
Hall C – Medical Law and Ethics - III
Co-Chairs: Sofia B. Nunes; Juliana Bullón
251 - The role of ethics in health care in a rapidly changing world
Elio Santangelo, Stefano D'Errico, RaffaellaVetrini, Maria Buffon, Italy
258- A Balancing Act: Navigating the Legal, Medical, Ethical and Religious Terrain of Goals of Care Discussions in a Faith Based Institution
Nada Malek, Andria Bianchi, Canada
316 – The Role of Law and Medical Research in Bioethical Debates
Christian S. Monsalve, United States of America
107- Digital Twins in Heathcare. Norms, epistemology and ethics in Europe
Martina Baltuzzi, Italy
270- Views held by Israeli women regarding surrogacy – sociological aspects – qualitative methods
Racheli Silvern, Israel
328 - Health professionals' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding health advocacy: a scoping review
Nadia Hasan, Sophie Manoy, Claire Palermo, Alyce N Wilson, Australia
Hall D – End of Life Ethics - II
Co-Chairs: Natalia Ferrucci; Peter Golob
227 - Euthanasia in Older Adults with Psychiatric Disease
Luís Fonseca, Portugal
294- Clash of Autonomies or a Clash With Autonomy?
Peter Golob, Slovenia
295 - UK Doctor's perceptions of new assisted dying legislation
Idrhys Zaman-Khan, United Kingdom
014 – Shifting from Precision Medicine to Precision Health: PromotingPreventive Care and Equity in an Aging Society
Hamideh Frühwein, Germany
259 – Exploring Death Wishes and Death Thoughts in Paediatric Palliative Care:A Survey of German Healthcare Professionals
Francesca Alt, M. Neu, J. Faber,Germany
171 - The Terminally Ill Adults(End of Life) Bill is necessary, but not ideal. In support of a legalisation ofassisted dying in England
Angelika Reichstein, United Kingdom
Hall E – Medical Ethics: the Digital Era - III
Co-Chairs: YuJu Su; Nicolas Obligio
042 – Informed consent in AI-enhanced healthcare: legal perspectives andethical implications
Julia Stanek, Poland
172 – Trust as a solution to human vulnerability: Ethical considerations ontrust in care robots
Mario Kropf, Austria
321– Steering the Digital Transformation to secure Universal HealthcareCoverage: an Ethical Imperative
CatarinaFaria, Margarida Dias, Beatriz Pinto, MarceloBrasiela, Rui Amaral Mendes, Portugal
Hall A – Medical Ethics
Co-Chairs: PranayNijhawan;
347 – Defining and Managing Reproductive Contingencies
Stefania Pia Perrino, Italy
350 – Ethical Implications of Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Chloe Norman, United Kingdom
355 – From Contribution to Cure: A Global Bioethical Proposal for Legally Binding Translational Research Obligations in the Agrochemical Industry
Pranay Nijhawan, India
HallB – Medical Ethics: the Digital Era -IV
Co-Chairs:
252 – European Health Data Space: Legal Pitfalls for Data Protection and IPManagement
Richard Rak, Croatia
017 – The Fundamental Fallacy of 'Empathic AI'
Karola Kreitmair, USA
362 – Affinities and Maladies: AI and its Implications for Public Health
Ursula Francis, USA
339 – Ethical principles in simulation-based learning
Vesna Novak -Jankovic,, Slovenija
HallC – Medical Law and Ethics IV
Co-Chairs:
296 – Constitutional judgment on assisted reproductive technology inslovenian legal system: a step forward, but for whom?
Nika Pustišek, Slovenia
314 –Experimentation with Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Guatemala (1946–1948):Medical Misconduct as a Consequence of Structural Inequality
Manca Toporišič Gašperšič , Slovenia
HallD – Public Health Ethics - II
Co-Chairs:
286 - Ethical Pandemic Preparedness
Fionnuala Cooney, Tony Partridge, Ireland
140 – Forced Treatment for Infectious Diseases in Canada: Ethical and Legal Perspectives in the Context of Antimicrobial Resistance
Kayla Gauthier, Maxwell J. Smith, Jacob J. Shelley, Amardeep Thind, Canada
132 – Ethical Problems in the Exosome Product Landscape
M. Murat Civaner, Gulsah Cecener,Turkey
Hall E – Portuguese languagecountries division by ICB
Co-Chairs: José Gallo, Rui Nunes
FINAL GREETINGS
Rui Nunes | Co-President of the 17th World Conference
Jadranka Buturović Ponikvar | Co-President of the 17th World Conference
Igor Švab | Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University ofLjubljana
Delivery of the CARMI WORLD PRIZE in Bioethics 2025 | Presentation of the nominee by Daniela Keidar and Moty Benyakar
Delivery of the HONONARY AWARDS OF THE ICB | Presentation of the nominees by Jasna Karacic Zanetti
Presentation of the 18th World Conference in Bioethics, Medical Ethics& Health Law