Ethics in Biomedical Research
21 August 2003 - 23 August 2003
Finland
The seminar 'Ethics in Biomedical Research' offers a unique opportunity to everyone working in the field to consider and to evaluate the arousing ethical issues around biomedical research. The speakers are world-class scientists in ethics and biomedicine. The seminar is highly recommended to students in biomedicine, related biosciences and nursing sciences as well as senior scientists, Finnish ethicists, physicians and research nurses.
The core of the seminar consists of four panel discussions between biomedical researchers and bioethicists: 1) Biomedical research as part of society 2) Vulnerable groups as research objects 3) Use of genetic information and 4) Stem cells, embryos and cloning - ethical borders. Keynote lectures given by the members of the International Association of Bioethics will precede each discussion.
Registration deadline is August 11, 2003. Online registration only, please use the form under the following URL:,http://www.hbgs.helsinki.fi/bioethics03/registration.htm
Symposium venue:,All the scientific sessions will take place in the Biomedicum Helsinki(opens in new window) research center at the Meilahti Campus, located near the central Helsinki (Haartmaninkatu 8) and conveniently accessible from a number of hotels.
For more information about the symposium, please contact
Laura Walin
PhD, Communications Manager,Life 2000 Research Programme,PO BOX 56 (Viikinkaari 9),00014 University of Helsinki,FINLAND
e-mail: laura.walin@helsinki.fi,tel. +358-9-191 58898,mobile: +358-50-368 4915,fax: +358-9-191 58754,
The core of the seminar consists of four panel discussions between biomedical researchers and bioethicists: 1) Biomedical research as part of society 2) Vulnerable groups as research objects 3) Use of genetic information and 4) Stem cells, embryos and cloning - ethical borders. Keynote lectures given by the members of the International Association of Bioethics will precede each discussion.
Registration deadline is August 11, 2003. Online registration only, please use the form under the following URL:,http://www.hbgs.helsinki.fi/bioethics03/registration.htm
Symposium venue:,All the scientific sessions will take place in the Biomedicum Helsinki(opens in new window) research center at the Meilahti Campus, located near the central Helsinki (Haartmaninkatu 8) and conveniently accessible from a number of hotels.
For more information about the symposium, please contact
Laura Walin
PhD, Communications Manager,Life 2000 Research Programme,PO BOX 56 (Viikinkaari 9),00014 University of Helsinki,FINLAND
e-mail: laura.walin@helsinki.fi,tel. +358-9-191 58898,mobile: +358-50-368 4915,fax: +358-9-191 58754,