"Bioethics has been the conscience of science & medicine– now it must also be their defender." These words by Mildred Solomon set the tone for a remarkable evening during the IMDE Inaugural Symposium in the Alte Aula of Heidelberg University, 12 May.Watch the keynote: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzGz...

Recently published by IMDE's Aline Weis, Eva Winkler & cohorts: “Patient involvement in clinical cancer research” – exploring how training via the Patients Expert Academy strengthens meaningful participation of patients in oncology research. P. 32-34 disco.mflux.springernature.com/download/123...

Project NEW_LIVES: A multi-dimensional framework for establishing and managing a genomic newborn screening program. Eur J Hum Genet (2026). doi.org/10.1038/s414.... See the paper here by researchers Karla Alex and Eva Winkler of the IMDE & their collaboration partners! #genetics #bioethics

Austausch mit der Nationalen #Ethikkommission im Bereich der #Humanmedizin der 🇨🇭 (NEK) und der Bioethikkommission in 🇦🇹 vergangene Woche in 📍Berlin. Vielen Dank für die spannenden Vorträge und Diskussionen! #Ethikrat @ethicswinkler.bsky.social @jud1th.bsky.social @ue-umweltethik.bsky.social

Check out the latest research paper by Martin Jungkunz of the IMDE and his colleagues, on the integration of AI into clinical practice! www.eurat.info #AIethics #medicalethics #genomics #responsibleAI #dataethics

"Financial influences and the primacy of patient welfare – an empirical and ethical analysis in German cancer medicine" link.springer.com/article/10.1... Take a look at Julia König's recently published research paper here #medicalethics #medicaldecisionmaking

"Children have a right to children’s rights & protection" — a conference organised by DGKIM from 7–9 May in Potsdam. IMDE’s Christoph Schickhardt gave a keynote on children’s rights and well-being, alongside discussions on protecting children affected by domestic violence and identifying abuse

Public Health Ethics with a focus on Child Ethics at our inaugural symposium: Eva Winkler & Christian Schaaf on the ethics of genomic newborn screening programs, and Christoph Schickhardt on children in public health — concluding two days of inspiring discussions at the IMDE symposium. #IMDE2026

Public Health Ethics at our inaugural symposium: Alena Buyx on when ethics meets crisis, Julia König on economic factors in the care of cancer patients, and Katja Mehlis on financial toxicity in cancer care.

IMDE symposium: Silke Schicktanz on “Participatory medical ethics – Normative and conceptional aspects”, Christoph Schickhardt on “Democratizing biomedical research through participation?”, and Aline Weis & Cindy Körner on “Patient Involvement in research – Insights and perspectives from the NCT”

Day two of our inaugural symposium began with a session on clinical ethics: Jan Schildmann on “Assisted suicide in Germany. Empirical data, normative and practical challenges” and Katja Mehlis & Eva Winkler on “Shared decisions at life’s end: Ethical tools for oncology practice” #IMDE2026

Evening program at our inaugural symposium: opened by Eva Winkler and Michael Boutros, followed by Mildred Solomon’s keynote “Democracy in crisis and the future of bioethics” and an expert panel with Thorsten Moos, Lukas J. Meier, Ruth Horn, Dirk Lanzerath, and Rebecca Brendel. #IMDE2026

Second session on Genome Ethics at the inaugural symposium: Ruth Horn on “Promises, challenges, and benefits of genomics”, Martin Jungkunz on “Genome policy in practice – current work of the EURAT platform”, and Karla Alex on “Should genomic newborn screening data be used for research?” #IMDE2026

Opening session of our inaugural symposium: Lukas J. Meier on “Data-driven clinical ethics consultation – Chatbots and specialised decision-support systems” and Markus Herrmann on “AI – A medical instrument like any other?” #IMDE2026

Everything is prepared for our inaugural symposium! We’re excited to celebrate the opening of the Institute for Medical and Data Ethics and look forward to two interesting days with insightful talks and discussions. #IMDE2026 www.medizinische-fakultaet-hd.uni-heidelberg.de/en/organisat...

Come and join us! On May 12 and 13, we’re celebrating the opening of our institute with an academic symposium. 🎉 We’re excited to welcome a great lineup of speakers! www.medizinische-fakultaet-hd.uni-heidelberg.de/en/organisat... @alenabuyx.bsky.social @ruthhorn.bsky.social @cpschaaf.bsky.social

30. Juli 2025 // Dr. Kaja Mehlis Finanzielle Belastung von Krebspatient:innen Alle online, jeweils ab 16.15 Uhr, ohne Anmeldung. 🔗 www.nct-heidelberg.de/das-nct/vera... 3/3

Unsere Fortbildungen im Juli: 2. Juni 2025 // Dr. Felix Czernilofsky Weiterbildungscurriculum für die Junge Onkologie: Aggressive Lymphome 9. Juli 2025 // Dr. Monika Huber, Dr. Cindy Körner, Anne-Kathrin Müller, Imke Veit-Schirmer, Dr. Aline Weis Patientenbeteiligung in der Forschung 1/3

„Ideale Räume für eine zeitgemäße Lehre“: Neues Hörsaal- und Lernzentrum audiMAX auf dem Campus Im Neuenheimer Feld mit einer Festveranstaltung offiziell eröffnet www.uni-heidelberg.de/de/newsroom/...

#Neurotech im Alltag: Was bedeutet das für #Selbstbestimmung und #Gedankenfreiheit? Unsere stellv. Vorsitzende Eva Winkler fragt Marcello Ienca von der @tum.de 👇 Full talk vimeo.com/1175961893#c... @ethicswinkler.bsky.social @jud1th.bsky.social @corneliabetsch.bsky.social @marcelloienca.bsky.social

Human #Augmentation – also menschliche Fähigkeiten technologisch zu steigern ⏫ – was bedeutet das für die Gesellschaft? Aldo Faisal, Sprecher der AG #Neurotechnologie im #Ethikrat, im Gespräch mit Bertolt Meyer, Professor an der TU Chemnitz 👇 @ethicswinkler.bsky.social @unibayreuth.bsky.social

‪MORGEN! Öffentliche Anhörung „Neue Neurotechnologien – Ethik, Recht und Gesellschaft“. 13 - 17.30 Uhr auf www.ethikrat.org/live. Seien Sie dabei! @ethicswinkler.bsky.social @unibayreuth.bsky.social @jud1th.bsky.social @corneliabetsch.bsky.social @marcelloienca.bsky.social #neurotechnology

Just printed: www.duncker-humblot.de/9783428191512 Mit einem Beitrag von C. Schickhardt und E.C. Winkler: Von persönlicher Verantwortung im Gesundheitssystem zum Prinzip des abstrakten Risikos in Public Health📖 #Gesundheitssystem #Medizin #Eigenverantwortung #Medizinethik #Verursacherprinzip

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Wir haben heute die ZEKO-Stellungnahme „Planetary Health und ärztliche Verantwortung“ veröffentlicht: Stellungnahme: www.zentrale-ethikkommission.de/stellungnahm... Aufzeichnung der Pressekonferenz: www.baek.de/pressekonferenz #planetaryhealth #klimawandel #ethik

In der neuen #Podcast -Folge von #SprechendeMedizin beleuchtet BÄK-Präsident Reinhardt gemeinsam mit Prof. Dr. Eva Winkler u. Prof. Dr. Dirk Lanzerath von der #ZEKO wichtige Aspekte von #PlanetaryHealth. Dies ist der 1. Teil des spannenden Gesprächs. 🎧 Einfach mal reinhören: www.baek.de/podcast

Neue Impulse zur #Neurotechnologie! Unsere neue AG „Neurotechnologie“ bringt sechs Ratsmitglieder zusammen, die eine Stellungnahme zu Chancen und Risiken sowie zur Implementierung erarbeiten. Weitere Informationen folgen! #Ethikrat #Neurotech ethicswinkler.bsky.social corneliabetsch.bsky.social

The first edition of #JellinekDialogues 🗣️ @uniheidelberg.bsky.social will take place on Jan 19, 4 p.m. Eva Winkler and Tabea Bork-Hüffer will discuss "Co-productive #research with #vulnerable #groups" www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/instituti... (Hörsaal, Hist. Sem., Grabengasse 3-5, Lecture in German)

Neuer #Ethikrat-Infobrief ➡️ #WissenundMacht, #Neurotechnologie, #Pflege, #Demokratie und Ausblicke auf kommende Aktivitäten. Jetzt online auf unserer Website: www.ethikrat.org/publikatione... @jud1th.bsky.social @ue-umweltethik.bsky.social @ethicswinkler.bsky.social @corneliabetsch.bsky.social

Great exchange among researchers, patients, regulators & industry on the the #CCE_DART Workshop Innovation in Clinical Trials: From Secondary Use of Data to Remote Informed Consent. Thanks to all who joined! @vhio.bsky.social @nct-heidelberg.bsky.social @nkinl.bsky.social @crukcamcentre.bsky.social

Freshly #published! 📰 Collaboration with Institute for Medical & Data Ethics, Bielefeld University (Dept. of Health Economics & Health Care Management) & University Medicine Halle (Institute for History & Ethics of Medicine). Out now in BMJ Public Health! 👉 bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/3/2/...

🎤On Nov 6, Christoph Schickhardt joined the 2nd edition of the CCE_DART Virtual Workshop - #Innovation in #Clinical Trials. He talked about #ethics of secondary use of patient data & remote e‑consent. @cancercoreeurope.bsky.social @cancerresearchuk.org 👉 www.cancercoreeurope.eu/website/wp-c...

Dr. Christoph Schickhardt, Uniklinik Heidelberg / @dkfz.bsky.social: "Ich finde es nicht ethisch vertretbar, verfügbare Daten nicht zu nutzen. (...) Eine Digitalisierung hilft erst mal den Patienten, aber auch bei der Qualitätssicherung." #AgendaGesundheit FORUM #AOK

🎙️Christoph took part in the #AOK #AgendaGesundheit Forum, joining fellow panelists to explore where Germany’s digital medical future is headed & emphasizing the ethical imperative to increase the use of health data for #research, #prevention, & #personalized #medicine. 👀🎥 www.aok.de/pp/bw/nachri...

📣Upcoming event 🗓️: Karla Alex will be speaking at the Fokustag Seltene Erkrankungen – Patient Journey on 25 November 2025, hosted by the Gesundheitsforen Leipzig GmbH 📍 Event details & full agenda: www.gesundheitsforen.net/veranstaltun... #SelteneErkrankungen #PatientJourney #Gesundheitsforen

🚨 New publication from @myesmo.bsky.social : the first framework for validating AI-based #biomarkers in #oncology, to which Eva Winkler contributed as co-author. 📑 Explore the full publication here: annalsofoncology.org/article/S092... #HealthAI #DigitalOncology #Clinicalpractice #CancerCare

„Wissenschaft – was hat das mit uns zu tun?“ Eva Winkler ist Onkologin und Mitglied im Deutschen #Ethikrat. Hier nennt sie ein praktisches Beispiel, was wissenschaftliche #Forschung für den Einzelnen bedeutet – und was passiert, wenn sie politisch nicht gewollt ist 👇 www.ethikrat.org/veranstaltun...

At #ELSA2025 Karla Alex & Prof. Eva Winkler presented #NEW_LIVES 💡 — our project on #genomic newborn screening and its #ethical, legal & societal dimensions. 👉 Get the full read here: gnbs.ukhd.de and here: www.gesundheitsforschung-bmftr.de/de/new-lives...

Exciting job offer at the Institute for Medical and Data Ethics #IMDE: 👇 #PhD postion in the #SynthImmune cluster of excellence @uniheidelberg.bsky.social #Ethics research about the risks and benefits of synthetic immunology. #Bioethics #MedicalEthics www.nct-heidelberg.de/fileadmin/me...

📊 At #ELSA2025 Prof. Thorsten Moos presented #SEEM, a new #BMFTR project on #embryoids and their #ethical, legal, and societal implications (ELSI)🧬⚖️. 👥 Prof. Eva Winkler, Prof. Ralf Müller-Terpitz, and Karla Alex also represented #SEEM at #ELSA2025. @dlr-spaceagency.bsky.social

🏛️Back from the 8. Statusseminar #ELSA2025 ✨ Inspiring talks & discussions on neuroethics, personalized medicine & future discourses. Great feedback on our projects #NEW_LIVES and #SEEM! Big thanks to #BMFTR & project sponsor @dlr-spaceagency.bsky.social for an excellently organized conference.😄👥🎤

📸 Snapshots from the workshop “ #Ethics in #Oncology: A Chance for Patient Advocacy” at the @nct-heidelberg.bsky.social Patient Expert Conference , co-led By Markus Herrmann & Gereon Mänzel. #CancerCare #PatientAdvocacy #NCT 👀 Explore the full press release: www.nct-heidelberg.de/das-nct/news...

At the #DGHO 2025 annual meeting @ethicswinkler.bsky.social was grateful for the chance to present our data and insights and be part of the discussion on how #economic and #financial considerations shape #cancer medicine and the #medical profession. #MedicalEthics #Oncology #HealthEconomics

Wissenschaft trifft Macht – wie geht das gut? Diese Frage haben wir Peter Strohschneider gestellt. Seine Antwort: Selbstdistanz. Wer tiefer einsteigen möchte: www.ethikrat.org/veranstaltungen/tagungen/wissen-und-macht @ue-umweltethik.bsky.social @ethicswinkler.bsky.social #WissenundMacht

🧬 Isabell presenting her talk, "Ethical Implications of Informed Consent in #Pediatric Precision #Medicine", during a workshop with patient reps at #SIOP2025 with Stefan Pfister from KITZ Heidelberg in attendance. Informed #consent challenges, like communicating with minors, were key topics.

📣 New Publication Alert! 📣 Read our latest paper, "Von persönlicher Verantwortung im Gesundheitssystem zum Prinzip des abstrakten Risikos in Public Health" ✍️ Christoph Schickhardt & Eva C. Winkler, Heidelberg 📖 Read here: doi.org/10.3790/978-... #MedicalEthics #Gesundheitssystem #NewPublication

🧠What does a just healthcare system look like in an aging society? Curious? Read our most recent publication in the FRANKFURTER FORUM : DISKURSE, where we explore ethical frameworks for fair healthcare distribution across generations. frankfurter-forum-diskurse.de/publikatione... #NewPublication

💬🐝We were busy at the annual @aem-online.bsky.social CNF 'Ethics of Health Technologies: #Science, #Society, #Healthcare' held 9–11.10 in Munich, hosted by @ihemtum.bsky.social and organised by @alenabuyx.bsky.social 🔥6 talks + 1 poster = one engaged team! 🗂️ What we brought? See it all below ⬇️

✨STIMMEN von der Tagung #WissenUndMacht am 15.10.: Welche Rolle spielt #Wissenschaft in der #Politikberatung und welche Probleme gibt es? 🎥 Video: www.ethikrat.org @ue-umweltethik.bsky.social @eddahumprecht.bsky.social @schroep.bsky.social @jud1th.bsky.social @ethicswinkler.bsky.social

3 intense days in Berlin: “Patients as Partners in Cancer Research” CNF, Laura H. & Aline W. explored cultural change and co-led a workshop where we looked at the impacts of patient participation in cancer research and discussed its premises. Key takeaway: It’s all about dialogue. 💡