2nd Annual Stavros Niarchos Foundation 

Bioethics Academy Intensive Course

 

October 31 – November 3, 2021

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Bioethics Academy (SNFBA) is proud to announce that it will be hosting the 2^nd Annual SNFBA Intensive Course at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens, Greece October 31 – November 3, 2021.

The Bioethics Intensive Course is an annual training activity of the SNFBA whose goal is to support and enhance knowledge and awareness for bioethics among biomedical researchers, policy professionals, and healthcare administrators in Greece.

The course is co-directed by Prof. Jeffrey Kahn, the Andreas C. Dracopoulos Director of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics (JHU) and Prof. Effy Vayena, Head of the Health Ethics and Policy Lab at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH).

The 2nd Annual SNFBA will be a three-day intensive course focusing on Ethics in the Time of COVID-19 and will include lectures by international faculty and small group discussions facilitated by SNFBA faculty from JHU, ETH, and Greek universities.

2^ND ANNUAL STAVROS NIARCHOS FOUNDATION BIOETHICS ACADEMY INTENSIVE COURSE

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED ONLINE UNTIL AUGUST 13, 2021

TOPICS AND PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE:

• Ethical Tensions in Public Health Response
• Principles of Bioethics—Foundational Ethics Approaches to Responding to COVID-19
• Clinical Ethics Meets Ethics and Public Health Policy—Addressing Shortages During the Pandemic
• The Case of Vaccine Allocation and Distribution
• Ethics and the Governance of Digital Technologies During a Pandemic
• Ethical Issues Faced in Greece During the Pandemic
• Ethics and Public Health Policy—Mandates and Restrictions Imposed by Government, Institutions, and Businesses
• Research Ethics During a Pandemic
• Breakout discussions led by SNFBA faculty
• Performance and Discussion by Theater of War Production
• Public Event—Panel Discussion on Ethics and Greece’s COVID-19 Response
• Group dinners and networking opportunities

DATES OF THE EVENT

Evening of October 31 to midday November 3, 2021

ELIGIBILITY AND COST
Applications are encouraged from professionals working in institutions in Greece, the Balkans, and Southern Europe with the following experience and expertise:

• Professionals working in clinical care or biomedical research
• Students in graduate or professional programs in healthcare, public health, or biomedical research
• Members of ethics committees in hospitals or research ethics review committees in academic institutions, research organizations, or industry
• Policy makers involved in biomedicine/health/biotechnology sectors
• Others not listed may contact the organizers for questions about eligibility

Participation in the SNFBA is free of charge to accepted participants, and fully supported through the generosity of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). Airfare and lodging is provided to accepted participants living outside of Greece, as well as to accepted participants who reside outside of Athens where travel is required.  The total number of participants is limited to 50 to preserve an interactive and intensive experience.

LECTURING FACULTY AND SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION LEADERS

Tom Beauchamp, PhD – Georgetown University (Emeritus)

Alessandro Blasimme, PhD – ETH Zurich

Ruth Faden, PhD, MPH – Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

Jeffrey Kahn, PhD, MPH – Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

Nancy Kass, ScD – Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

Ismini Kriari, PhD – Panteion University

Evangelos Protopapadakis, PhD – National Kapodistrian University of Athens

Jeremy Sugarman, MD, MA, MPH – Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

Stavroula Tsinorema, PhD – University of Crete

Effy Vayena, PhD – ETH Zurich

APPLICATIONS

Applications are now being accepted online until August 13, 2021

Required Application Documentation

• Curriculum Vitae
• Short Personal Statement no more than 250 words including why the Course is of interest to you, your motivation for applying, and how the Course will be of use in your professional work and professional development

 For more information, please visit the SNFBA Webpage: https://bioethics.jhu.edu/education-training/stavros-niarchos-bioethics-academy/

The SNFBA and the SNFCC comply with safety and public health requirements imposed by the Greek authorities in the context of COVID-19 protection. There may be changes regarding this event if new safety and public health measures are imposed.