Webinars
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)
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)
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)
Equitable access to vaccine, treatment and equipment
