Organ Transplantation in Times of Donor Shortage: Interdisciplinary Discussion of Challenges and Solutions

This one-week international bioethics workshop will focus on the problem of donor shortage in solid organ transplantation and discuss ethical, legal and social issues associated with it. Topics that will be addressed include brain death, promoting post-mortem organ donation, donation after cardiac death, living donation and xenotransplantation.

Fifteen young scholars from various disciplinary backgrounds (e.g. medicine, philosophy, psychology, law, nursing science, health economics, social sciences etc.) from Europe and overseas will be competitively selected to present short papers and engage in intense peer discussions. In addition, international experts will be present to stimulate reflection, and methodological workshops will be conducted to promote skills, such as writing research proposals or translating scientific results to the public.

Participants will be reimbursed the costs for travel and accommodation and receive an additional € 300 for preparing a manuscript that will be published in an anthology or special journal issue edited by the organizers. Workshop subject to final acceptance of the funding organization.

Chairs:

Georg Marckmann, MD, MPH

Ralf J. Jox, MD, PhD

Institute of Ethics, History and Theory of Medicine

LMU Munich, Germany

Contact:

Ralf J. Jox, MD, PhD

Institute of Ethics, History and Theory of Medicine, LMU Munich

Nussbaumstrasse 5, D-80336 Munich

Tel +49 89 5160 2620, Fax: +49 89 5160 2712

[email protected]