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New article: "Triaging ethical issues in the coronavirus pandemic: how to prioritize bioethics research during public health emergencies" by Dr. David Shaw

Much of the ethical discourse concerning the coronavirus pandemic has focused on the allocation of scarce resources, be it potentially beneficial new treatments, ventilators, intensive care beds, or oxygen. Somewhat ironically, the more…

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PhD Opportunities at IBMB 2021

We are currently looking for three dynamic and independent graduate students (Master’s degree) or medical doctors who are interested in carrying out their PhD work in biomedical ethics or bioethics.

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Maddalena Favaretto's PhD Defense

The Institute is proud to announce the public defense of one of its PhD Candidates, Ms. Maddalena Favaretto. She will defend her dissertation “Big data, bigger challenges. On the ethical impact of Big Data on scholarly research practices". …

Interview with Dr. David Shaw: "Everyone has a responsibility to protect others from the virus"

In his interview with Bajour, Dr. David Shaw discusses responsibility with regards to the Covid vaccine.

New manuscript by Andrea Martani, Marta Tomasi, and Carlo Casonato: RE: “I think it’s been met with a shrug:” Oncologists’ views toward and experiences with Right-to-Try

At first sight, ‘Right-to-Try’ legislation seems to promise unconstrained access to experimental drugs. But is this really the case? For a reflection on the distance between ‘law-in-books’ and ‘law-in-action’ check this brief contribution…

Ten simple rules to fight fake news during the Coronavirus pandemic

"Coronavirus and our duty to fight fake news: 10 simple rules", a new contribution to the Journal of Medical Ethics Blog by Dr. David Shaw.

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New article: First do no harm: An exploration of researchers’ ethics of conduct in Big Data behavioral studies by Maddalena Favaretto, Dr. Eva De Clercq, Prof. Jens Gaab and Prof. Bernice Elger

Research ethics has traditionally been guided by well-established documents such as the Belmont Report and the Declaration of Helsinki. At the same time, the introduction of Big Data methods, that is having a great impact in behavioral…

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New article: Embedded Ethics Could Help Implement the Pipeline Model Framework for Machine Learning Healthcare Applications. Fiske A, Tigard D, Müller R, Haddadin S, Buyx A, McLennan S.

The field of artificial intelligence (AI) ethics has exploded in recent years, with countless academics, organizations, and influencers rushing to consider how AI technology can be developed and implemented in an ethical manner (Jobin et…

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New article: AI ethics is not a panacea. McLennan S, Lee MM, Fiske A, Celi LA

From machine learning (ML) and computer vision to robotics and natural language processing, the application of data science and artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to transform health care (Celi et al. 2019). While the rapid…

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Studie zu selbstfahrenden Autos. Ihre Meinung ist gefragt!

Wie sollen autonome Autos und andere intelligente Fahrzeuge Entscheidungen treffen, die sich darauf auswirken, wer bei Unfällen lebt und wer stirbt? Sollen die Fahrzeuge menschliche Reaktionen nachahmen oder sollen gesellschaftliche…

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