CCBIO Research School - Cancer Research; Ethical, economic and social aspects
Researchers and clinicians in the field of cancer research face important dilemmas daily regarding for instance the prioritisation of research questions, or the choice between treatments for a patient. These dilemmas, involving ethical considerations and health economics, can determine upon life and death for individual patients.
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The PhD course CCBIO 903 aims to give the opportunity to PhD candidates within cancer research to discuss these dilemmas. The course will focus on aspects such as how to assess the cost-effectiveness of cancer biomarkers, how to make medical decisions when surrounded by risks, uncertainties and even ignorance, what the ‘good life’ can actually mean, and what the future may hold for cancer research. PhD candidates will be invited to reflect upon the ethical, economic and social aspects of their own research, in interaction with scholars and other students as well as in an essay.
This course is open to PhD candidates affiliated with the Centre for Cancer Biomarkers CCBIO, other PhD candidates and to students at the Medical Student Research Programme (5-credit course).
Part 1 of the course is 19-22 January 2015. Part 2 is 16-20 February 2015.
