COVID-19 and public debate - Lessons learned and preparedness Strasbourg 2 March 2020

COVID-19 and public debate - Lessons learned and preparedness

The objective of the webinar will be to share national experiences of public debate during the COVID-19 pandemic and to consider what have we learned. It will reflect on the utility of public debate for better preparedness regarding future public health crises. Key questions to address are:

  • What role has public debate played in COVID19 and what have we learned (i.e. what worked well, what worked less well)?
  • Preparedness for future public health crises – how does/should public debate feature in addressing future health challenges?

Invited experts include:

  • Espen Nakstad, Assistant Director, Directorate for Health and Social Affairs, Norway
  • Jean François Delfraissy, President, National Consultative Ethics Committee, France (tbc)
  • Joacim Rocklöv, Professor, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Sweden
  • Claudia Chwalisz, Innovative Citizen Participation Lead, OECD
  • Diane Beddoes, Director, Deliberate Thinking, UK (moderator)

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Promoting health literacy in the context of a pandemic - relevance and challenges Strasbourg 30 June 2020

Promoting health literacy in the context of a pandemic - relevance and challenges

On 30 June 2020, in the framework of the launching of the Strategic Action Plan on Human Rights and Technologies in Biomedicine (2020-2025) organised under the auspices of the Greek chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers, the Council of Europe Committee on Bioethics (DH-BIO) held a webinar on promoting health literacy in the context of a pandemic: relevance and challenges.

Invited experts :

  • Prof. Karine Lefeuvre, Vice-President, National Ethical Consultative Committee for life sciences and health (France)
  • Dr Leena Paakkari, Research Center for Health Promotion, University of Jyväskylä (Finland)

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COVID-19 testing - key human rights and ethical concerns Strasbourg 26 June 2020

COVID-19 testing - key human rights and ethical concerns

On 26 June 2020, in the framework of the launching of the Strategic Action Plan on Human Rights and Technologies in Biomedicine (2020-2025) organised under the auspices of the Greek chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers, the Council of Europe Committee on Bioethics (DH-BIO) held a webinar on COVID-19 testing - key human rights and ethical concerns.

Invited experts :

  • Dr Ross Upshur, Co-Chair, WHO Working group on Ethics and Covid-19 (Canada)
  • Prof. Dominique Sprumont, Health Law Institute, University of Neuchatel (Switzerland)

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