There is broad evidence indicating that the total number of persons experiencing disability has increased substantially in recent times, and that this is partly due to the development of medical technology. Very premature babies who previously would have died, and...
The aim of the project is to conduct 1) a systematic review of the literature on stakeholders’ attitudes towards involvement in dementia research, and 2) a systematic review on the ethical issues associated with research on dementia. 1. The paper...
The purpose of the project is: (1) to make policymakers and administrators more sensitive to the systemic effects, ethical challenges, and policy implications of partnerships with industry; (2) to provide them with the concepts and language that will help them...
In this symposium we ask what an interdisciplinary approach might offer to redressing the challenges now posed in the translation of ‘efficacy’ to ‘effectiveness,’ as the distinction is upheld in health and medical research. Bringing together participants from the natural and...
9h00 to 9h30 : welcome coffee 9h30 to 9h50: Patient Organizations in Biomedical Public-Private Partnerships Stevens Hilde – Phd student – KU Leuven 9h50 to 10h10: Genetics goes online: New genetics and new media Kelly Susan...