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DEPARTMENT OF BIOETHICS AND MEDICAL ETHICS The Faculty of Medicine of Porto University created the Department of Bioethics and Medical Ethics in 1996. This department’s main functions are teaching at the pre and post graduate level (master degree course) and also investigation in the field of bioethics, medical ethics, biolaw and biopolitics. Its activities include giving technical opinions on research protocols in human beings (clinical trials) and also on animal research. To accomplish these goals, the creation of a Reference Center in the field of bioethics was regarded as instrumental. In this center, professors, students, and foreign researchers can consult the most relevant titles in this scientific area. This department is structured into units so that teaching and research are most easily integrated. The Department of Bioethics and Medical Ethics is structured as follows:
Direction
Rui Nunes Biolaw
Helena Melo
Ethics and Healthcare
Guilhermina Rego Environmental Ethics
Cristina Nunes Ethics and Psychology
Miguel Ricou, Catarina Canário Education and Early Intervention
Ivone Duarte
The department was granted the following awards: - International Award of Medical Deontology (1994), for the best paper presented at the 18º World Congress of FIAMC. Title – Human Gene Therapy: Rui Nunes
- Scientific Merit Award (2000) granted by the National Secretary for Rehabilitation. Title – Deaf Child Rehabilitation. Coordinator: Rui Nunes.
This department (and its members) is also affiliated to national and international institutions so that scientific knowledge can more easily be shared. Namely:
- Kennedy Institute of Ethics (USA);
- The Hastings Center (USA);
- The International Society on Priorities in Health (UK);
- Biopolitics International Organization (Greece);
- International Association of Bioethics;
- Portuguese Academy of Medicine (Portugal).
To the Department of Bioethics and Medical it is fundamental that the staff is well prepared in ethics and bioethics because teaching is performed not only in the pre-graduate course of Medicine but also on the Master Course on Bioethics.
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