Engage Society, Science and Politics in the Same Field: Doing (Bio)Ethics for All

To better understand Current Problems in End-of-Life Decision Making we need, in addition to our scientific advances, to recover the wisdom of how people of other times and cultures approached death and dying, about how people live, and about what we need to have a fulfilled life, until the end, what really matters?

The Institute of Bioethics of Universidade Católica Portuguesa wants to make a large discussion about End-of-life decisions and the place of (Bio)Ethics, on June 15th.

How does death shape our daily lives? | Ethical and legal issues in end-of-life care, what really matters? | End-of-Life Stages - What to expect? |What is the role of the bioethicist about end-of-life decisions? |What every person/patient should know about end-of-life? | What is an ethical decision? | Palliative care: what challenges and opportunities?

Participation: Doyen Nguyen | Maria do Céu Soares Machado | Manuel Luís Capelas

The entrance to the event is free, but registration is required through the online form.

PROGRAMME

4pm – Open session: António Medina d´Almeida Mara de Sousa Freitas

4:20pm - Doyen Nguyen, a retired academic hematopathologist, Catholic moral theologian, and bioethicist.
"The Current Problems in End-of-Life Decision Making: How Did We Get Here?"

4:40pm - Maria do Céu Soares Machado, retired Professor of Pediatrics, FM-UL
“Death and dying in Portugal: ethical challenges and responsibilities”

5:00pm - Manuel Luís Capelas, Director of the Portuguese Palliative Care Observatory, ICS-UCP
“Palliative Care in Portugal: where are we now? Where are we going and how?”

5:20pm – Moderation & comments

5:30pm - Q&A

5:50pm - Closing Remarks - António Medina d´Almeida, Mara de Sousa Freitas