7 - 9 juin 2016 The conscience of health professionals in the time of biotechnologies: present and future of conscientious objection in medicine |
Horaires:
Conscientious ObjectionBrocher Foundation, June 7 – 9.
JUNE 7
9.30- 10.25
The ethical‑philosophical point of view on conscience Part I
Steve Clarke (Charles Sturt University)
Is conscientious objection in healthcare too easy?
10.25 – 11.20
Policy, Law, Standards, and Conscience Part I
Christian Munthe
All or nothing: The legal, ethical and jurisprudential basis of legal rights to conscientious objection of voluntarily employed professionals
11.20 – 11:35 Break
11:35– 12:30
The perspective of healthcare personnel Part I
Dominic Wilkinson (University of Oxford)
Rationing conscience: Should health professionals be permitted to conscientiously object to rationing?
12:30- 13:25
Reverse conscientious objection: doctors objecting to restrictive policies Part I
Julian Savulescu (University of Oxford)
TBC
13:25 – 14:10 LUNCH
14:10-15:05
Policies to regulate conscientious objection in the era of biotechnologies Part I
Francesca Minerva (University of Ghent)
Cosmetic surgery and conscientious objection
15:05- 16:00
Tom Douglas (University of Oxford)
Refusing to treat sexual dysfunction in sex offenders
16:00 – 16:15 Break
16:15- 17:10
When too many doctors object: the Case of Italy
Maurizio Mori (University of Turin)
Conscientious Objection. What is more relevant: numbers or provision of service?
17:10- 17:30
Summation of Day 1 & Discussion of Policy Points
8 JUNE
09:30- 10:25
The ethical--‐‑philosophical point of view on conscience Part II
Jeanette Kennett (Macquarie University)
What kind of conscience deserves protection? Private versus professional role morality
10:25 – 11: 20
Policy, Law, Standards, and Conscience Part II
Robert Card (SUNY Oswego)
Reasons and Policy in the Conscientious Objection in Medicine Debate
11:20- 11:35 Break
11:35- 12:30
Angela Ballantyne (Otago University)
When does conscientious objection amount to culturally incompetent care?
12:30 – 13:25
The perspective of healthcare personnel Part II
Katrien Devolder (University of Oxford)
Should Doctors object to helping Gay Couples have Children?
13:25 – 14: 10 LUNCH
14:10 – 15:05
Reverse conscientious objection: doctors objecting to restrictive policies Part II
Alberto Giubilini (University of Oxford)
From individual conscience to institutional conscience: can hospitals be conscientious objectors?
15:05- 16:00
The ethical-philosophical points of view Part III
Ingmar Persson (University of Gothenburg)
TBA
16:00- 16:15
Break
16:15 – 17:00
Summation of Day 2 & Policy Discussion
9 JUNE
The ethical education of medical students
09:30 – 10:25
Justin Oakley (Monash University)
Conscientious objection, role virtues, and ethical environments at the frontiers of medical practice
10:25 – 11:20
Sharyn Milnes (Deakin University)
Professionalism and Ethics: The Hidden Curriculum and its Influence on Conscientious Objection
11:20- 11:35 Break
11:35 – 12:15
Discussion: Policy Points for Education and Training,
12.15 LUNCH/ END
Lieu:
Brocher FoundationOrganisateurs:
- Savulescu Julian, University of Oxford, Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, Professor
- Milnes Sharyn, University of Deakin, Lecturer
Introduction:
The aims of this workshop are
- To discuss what kinds of conscientious objection are likely to be advanced by health professionals within the next decades,
- to develop criteria for determining the ethical acceptability of different kinds of conscientious objection
- to recommend regulatory policies
- to propose ways in which conscientious objection should be taught and dealt with in the education of medical students
- To foster collaboration between researchers working in different institutions and countries, particularly the UK, Australia, Sweden and Italy
Conscientious objection by health professionals is one of the most pressing problems in bioethics. Health professionals are already allowed to object to many activities, most notably abortion, contraception, and various aspects of end-of-life care ranging from withdrawal of treatment to euthanasia in those jurisdictions in which it is legal. However, the introduction of new medical options, such as IVF (especially for single people and gay couples), embryonic stem cell therapies, genetic selection, human bio-enhancement, sex modification, create new areas of potential moral conflicts. Recent advances in genetic engineering foreshadow even more controversial interventions over which people will be divided; for example, gene editing using CRISPR/Cas9 has recently been used by scientists in China to modify genes responsible for beta-thalassemia, and the same genetic engineering technique holds promise for many other types of interventions on human embryos. New medical developments of this type- whose applications range from therapeutic to enhancing interventions – will likely create many more cases of conscientious objection in the healthcare context. The compromise policies currently used to regulate conscientious objection to abortion might not be adequate. In this "horizon scanning" workshop, we aim to analyse the ethical, legal and practical problems that conscientious objection is likely to raise in the context of future advances in technology, and to propose a range of reasonable approaches.