2024 - Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit
Abe Intl. Symp. / Oxidative Stress of Human Beings

Editors:F. Kongoli, H. Inufusa, T. Yoshikawa, C-A. Amatore, H-Y. Chen, W-H. Huang
Publisher:Flogen Star OUTREACH
Publication Year:2024
Pages:0 pages
ISBN:978-1-998384-04-4 (CD)
ISSN:2291-1227 (Metals and Materials Processing in a Clean Environment Series)
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    BIOETHICAL CHALLENGES IN MEDICINE

    Aaron Ciechanover1;
    1TECHNION-ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Haifa, Israel;
    Type of Paper: Regular
    Id Paper: 418
    Topic: 46

    Abstract:

    COVID-19 pandemic showed that besides important medical aspects at play, the bioethics at the interface between state-of-the-art technology and the sick human patient is equally important. Some of the ethical issues related to the pandemic are analysed in this presentation. They are: (1) treatment priorities, (2) neglected subjects such diseases, climate changes etc…(3) vaccination and its related skepticism and disinformation as well as its availability and affordability, (4) infodemic (misinformation and disinformation) and (5) inequality, discrimination and racism. The proper conclusions are drawn for each aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Keywords:

    Coronavirus; epidemiological monitoring; health management; healthcare system; infectious diseases; bioethics

    Cite this article as:

    Ciechanover A. (2024). BIOETHICAL CHALLENGES IN MEDICINE. In F. Kongoli, H. Inufusa, T. Yoshikawa, C-A. Amatore, H-Y. Chen, W-H. Huang (Eds.), Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit Abe Intl. Symp. / Oxidative Stress of Human Beings (pp. ). Montreal, Canada: FLOGEN Star Outreach