Philosophy and Ethics of Medicine in Multicultural Society

November 23, 13:00-17:00: Keynote Speech and Symposium
Opening Remark: Prof. Yasushi KOIDE, President of the Japanese
Association for Philosophical and Ethical Researches in Medicine

Keynote Speech (13:00-14:00): Prof. Takashi NAGASHIMA, Toyo University

Symposium (14:00-17:00)
Theme: Medical Ethics in Multicultural Society
Speakers:
1. Prof. Thomas HEINEMANN, Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule
Vallendar, Germany
“Developmental Totipotency as a Normative Criterion for the Moral Status
of the Human Embryo”
2. Prof. Stuart J. YOUNGNER, Case Western Reserve University, USA
“The Death Problem”
3. Prof. Johannes J. M. van DELDEN, Utrecht University, Netherlands
“End of Life Decisions in the Netherlands: medical practice and societal
control”
4. Prof. Daniel Fu-Chang TSAI, National Taiwan University College of
Medicine, Taiwan
“Clinical Ethics”
Chair: Prof. Carl BECKER：Kyoto University

November 24, 9:00-16:50 *15 minutes for each speaker
Session 1(9:00-10:40): Reproductive Medicine, Embryology and Genetics
Commentator: Prof. Thomas HEINEMANN
Session 2(10:50-12:20): Organ Transplantation
Commentator: Prof. Stuart J. YOUNGNER
Session 3(13:20-15:00): End of Life
Commentator: Prof. Johannes J. M. van DELDEN
Session 4(15:10-16:50): Clinical Ethics
Commentator: Prof. Daniel Fu-Chang TSAI

The registration fee for the conference is 4,000 JPY (Graduate students:
1,000JPY).The fee includes conference materials, coffee breaks of the
conference.

If you have any question,please ask to the organizing
committee(Prof.Motomu Shimoda).
[email protected]