The researchers at the Institute for History and Ethics of Medicine work on a wide range of topics in the field of ethics in health care, the theory of science, and historical topics in medicine and nursing. The scientific work is often carried out in interdisciplinary co-operation and by using empirical and normative methods. Depending on the research question and methodology, the research projects are carried out in a transdisciplinary or participatory manner.
Main research topics (selection):
- Ethical aspects of modern technologies in medicine and care
- Ethical challenges in patient care
- Evaluation of clinical ethical interventions
- Research ethics
- History of medicine and dentistry in the 19th and 20th century
- Methods and methodology of “empirical ethics”
- Prioritization in health care
Onco:cide – “Supporting decision-making capacity in borderline oncological situations. Development and piloting of a multimodal intervention for vulnerable patients” (Funding: German Cancer Aid)
6G-Health – Ethical and legal challenges of the implementation of the 6G mobile communication standard in the clinical context (Funding: BMBF)
PREPARED – "PREparedness and PAndemic REsponse in Germany" (Funding: BMBF, Network, University Medicine)
ELABORATE – “Mapping and dealing with economic influencing factors in the treatment of cancer patients” – Joint project (Funding: German Cancer Aid)
iSedPall – “Development and feasibility testing of a multimodal intervention for the use of sedating drugs in specialized palliative care” (Funding: BMBF)
“CancerCOVID – Resource allocation for cancer medicine in the context of Sars-CoV-2” (Funding: BMBF)
- KOKON – “Competence network complementary medicine in oncology”: Communication and decision-making (Funding: German Cancer Aid)
- Ethical case interventions for adult patients (Cochrane Review)
- SedPall – “From anxiolysis to deep continuous sedation - development of recommendations for sedation in specialized palliative care” (Funding: BMBF)
“Determining the value of medical interventions. Normative and empirical challenges” (Funding: BMBF)
The Fellowship at the Institute for History and Ethics of Medicine Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg is awarded to researchers working in medical ethics and related fields. For more information see here.
Former Fellows:
Jackson Juma Coy/Tansania (2018)
Jordan Parsons/England (2020)
Dr. Kiarash Aramesh/USA (2022)
