The Fundació Grífols UVic-UCC Chair of Bioethics organizes the 3rd International Bioethics Congress on 27 and 28 February 2025 in Vic (Catalonia, Spain). This year, the conference will focus on Bioethics and Citizenship. The aim is to provide a forum for reflecting on the importance of extending bioethics beyond the academic realm, fostering citizen participation in debates on issues that have a bearing on their health and day-to-day lives.
The conference will address four key themes: ethics committees, citizenship and deliberation; autonomy and vulnerable populations; the humanisation of healthcare; and citizen participation and the public voices.
Featuring a combination of both keynote lectures and round table discussions, the conference format is designed to foster debate between experts and attendees. The event will also include a public activity held outside the university, aimed at attracting participation from individuals outside the academic and professional fields.
As in previous editions, the bioethics conference will include a communications session, offering a platform for initiatives and research projects from a variety of fields.
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The Bioethics Awards and Grant research Jury has announced the winning projects for this year’s edition!
Research Grants:
- Team led by Gonzalo Solís from Hospital La Paz for the project “Dilemas éticos y consejo perinatal en recién nacidos prematuros en el límite de la viabilidad”.
- Aitana Juan from Universitat Ramon Llull for the project “Reforçament d'un enfocament centrat en els participants i les comunitats per als assajos clínics vacunals implementats a l'Àfrica Sub-Sahariana”.
- Adrián Villalba, Anna Smajdor and Daniela Cutas from Universidad de Granada for the project “ADN sintÉtico: Un análisis anticipatorio en reproducción asistida”.
- Francesca Tassinari from Universidad del País Vasco for the project “Aproximación ético-jurídica al tratamiento de datos de salud inmigrantes y refugiados para fines de salud pública en la UE”.
- Team led by Laura Fernández from Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia por el proyecto “Prevalencia de edadismo en profesionales sanitarios en un hospital terciario. Propuesta y puesta en marcha de una intervención para disminuir los prejuicios, actitudes y discriminación hacia las personas mayores”.
- Team led by Guillermo Lazcoz from Instituto de Investigación Santiaria Fundación Jiménez Díaz for the project “HALLAZGEN”.
Secondary school prizes:
- First prize for "La bioètica en els casos de nadons medicament a Catalunya" by Cora Camacho from Institut Vila de Gràcia.
- Second prize for "La bioètica com a eina de defensa per afrontar la realitat emergent" by Francisco Gómez from IES s'Agulla de Blanes.
- Third prize for "Entre gens i ètica: el CRISPR en la societat actual" by Aina de la Iglesia from Col·legi La Presentació d’Arenys de Mar.
Audiovisual Award:
- The project “Madre B” by Gerard Gil, produced by Gema Arquero from Debut Films S.L.
- The jury also decided to award a special mention to the project “Local Moral Worlds” by Farid Bin Masood from the Centre of Biomedical Ethics & Culture (CBEC) at SIUT (Pakistan).
A total of 39 scholarship applications, 151 audiovisual projects and 14 secondary school projects were received. The jury extends its gratitude to all those who submitted projects and warmly invites them to join future editions.
