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Yenepoya varsity to host Int'l CME on 'Inter Professional Education in Clinical Ethics' on Feb 18

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February 13, 2012

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Mangalore, February 13: Second Indo-German International CME on 'Inter Professional Education in Clinical Ethics' will be hosted by Centre for Ethics of Yenepoya University, Deralakatte, Mangalore on February 18 at the Indoor auditorium in its campus.

Announcing this at a press meet here on Monday Dr. Vina Vaswani, Director, Centre for Ethics said that the University has innovatively established a Centre for Ethics recognizing the need to bring all health care professionals updated with the changes that have taken place in Medical Ethics and to fill the gap in health professional's education.

She said Norbert W Paul, director, department of history, philosophy and ethics in medicine of Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany will deliver talk on the theme.

Students from the Medical, Dental, Nursing, Pharmacy and Physiotherapy colleges in and around Mangalore will be participating in the CME.

Mr. Farhaad Yenepoya, Director, Research and Finance, will be the Chief Guest and Dr. DP Chandramohan, vice Chancellor, Yenepoya University will preside over the function.

Dr Vaswani said that Centre of Ethics is committed in bringing about reawakening of ethics in the health care system. The Centre runs two unique academic programmes not offered anywhere in the country. Post Graduate Diploma in Bioethics and Medical Ethics (PGDBEME) and Certificate course in Clinical Ethics Consultation (CCCEC).

Clinical Ethics Consultation is a very new concept not formally practiced anywhere in India. To meaningfully train health care professionals in performing Clinical Ethics Consultation, Yenepoya University has taken a visionary step collaborating with the Institute for History, Philosophy and Ethics in Medicine, Johannes Gutenberg Medical University, Mainz, Germany; and is jointly running the CCCED Programme.

Active Rotarian and Ex Secretary of the Rotary Club of Mainz, Dr. Norbert Paul will be delivering a Guest Lecture at the Rotary Club of Mangalore North on February 14, Tuesday. He will also be addressing the members of the Ethics Committees of all Medical Colleges in Mangalore on February 16, Thursday. It is hoped to bring about better coordination and understanding among the ethics committees of different colleges and also independent ethics committees of Mangalore.

Dr. Norbert W Paul was also present in the press meet.


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