The organizers of this workshop are:
- Ms. Yi Jiao (Angelina) Tian, PhD Candidate, Institute for Biomedical Ethics, University of Basel, working on SNSF NRP-77 Project: Smart Home Technologies and Caring for Older Persons.
- Ms. Nadine Felber, PhD Candidate, Institute for Biomedical Ethics, University of Basel, working on SNSF NRP-77 Project: Smart Home Technologies and Caring for Older Persons.
- PD Dr. Tenzin Wangmo, Senior Researcher, Institute for Biomedical Ethics, University of Basel, Principle Investigator SNSF NRP-77 Project: Smart Home Technologies and Caring for Older Persons.
RESOURCE Winter School
This Block Course aims to present and discuss ethical issues that arise in the context of old age, aging, caregiving and (medical) innovation. International scholars share results of their research evolving around questions such as: What role does well-being play in the older ages? How can people with cognitive decline participate in research? When and how is it right to extend one’s lifespan? Among these questions and many more, scholars of the university of Basel are presenting their research on aged prisoners as well as new technologies in aged care and their impact on caregivers and care recipients.
This course is open to all students interested in learning more about biomedical ethics evolving around the topic of aged care. Subscribed students will be asked to write a short essay about one of the ethical questions discussed during the Winter School.
Monday, 4th December 2023 | |
10:15-10:30 | Opening Address & Welcome Ms. Nadine Felber, Institute for Biomedical Ethics (IBMB) |
10:30-11:30 | Ageing and Well-Being: The U Curve of Happiness Prof. Christopher Wareham, Utrecht University, the Netherlands |
11:30- 12:30 | Catastrophic health expenditure and mental health in the older Chinese population: the moderating role of social health insurance Prof. Wei Yang, King’s College London, UK |
12:30 | Lunch |
13:30-14:30 | The RESOURCE Project: What We’ve Learned PD Dr. Tenzin Wangmo, IBMB, Switzerland |
14:30-15:30 | Robots for Older Adults and Ethical Considerations Prof. Sabina Misoch, Institute for Ageing Research IAF, Switzerland |
15:30 | Coffee |
16:00-17:00 | Ethical and participatory aspects of developing and assessing assistive technologies for dementia care Prof. SilkeSchicktanz, University of Göttingen, Germany |
17:00 | Discussions and Wrap Up Day 1 (Nadine) |
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Tuesday, 5 th December 2023 | |
10:15-10:30 | Day 1 Recap: Welcome for Day 2 Ms. Yi Jiao Angelina Tian, Institute for Biomedical Ethics (IBMB) |
10:30-11:30 | The Ethics of Supporting Life-Span Extension – For or Against Ageing Prof. Hans-JörgEhni, University of Tübingen, Germany |
11:30-12:30 | Ethical and Philosophical Aspects of the Pathologizationof Aging Prof. Martina Schmidhuber, University of Graz, Austria |
12:30 | Lunch |
13:30-14:00 | Cultural Treads: Family’s Embrace in the Weave of Chinese Palliative Care Ms. Shengyu Zhao, University of Bristol, UK |
14:00 –15:00 | Gerontechnologiesand care phases: Secondary analysis of qualitative interviews Dr. Andrea Martani, IBMB, Switzerland |
15:00 | Coffee |
15:30–16:30 | Mental Health of Older Incarcerated Adults Dr. Helene Seaward, IBMB, Switzerland |
16:30 | Discussions and Wrap Up School (Angelina) |