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Biomedical Ethics, 7,5 hp/ECTS credits

Biomedical ethics can be defined as the study of ethical problems raised by the life sciences and health care. The course focuses on problems related to, for example, assisted reproduction, genetic testing, gene therapy, clinical encounters, end-of-life situations, organ transplantation, public health, resource allocation in health care, and research ethics. Cases as well as theoretical arguments are discussed.

Course codes:
Basic course 721G12
Advanced course 721A12
Master's course 721A22



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