ETHICS CONSULTATION

The Department of Bioethics and Medical Ethics is also committed in giving technical opinions over bioethical and legal issues. In particular with regards:  

1) Clinical trials of pharmaceuticals;
2) Research on human beings;
3) Research on animals;
4) Ethical dilemmas in medical practice;
5) Professional ethics;
6) Biotechnology;
7) Health Policy
8) Biolegislation.  

To accomplish this purpose this department collaborates with several institutional ethical committees, the Medical Barr, the Portuguese Government and even the Portuguese Parliament. Also, in partnership with the Portuguese Association of Bioethics, the Department of Bioethics and Medical Ethics gives opinions over bioethical issues of great relevance and actuality. A list of the most relevant opinions is as follows:

1) The ethics of emergency contraception (October 2000)
2) Euthanasia and other end of life decisions (June 2001)
3) Sequential liver transplantation (June 2001)
4) Informed consent (April 2002)
5) Access to personal data and hospital intranet (June 2002)
6) Management of healthcare services (July 2002)
7) Human embryo research (February 2003)
8) Mother and child care (July 2003)
9) Genetic Testing (February 2004)
10) Patient’s rights (March 2005)