Ethical Challenges Concerning New and Emerging Technologies in Healthcare

About the course

In a world where technology is advancing at a furious pace, we are facing new and complex ethical challenges. This course gives you the tools to navigate through these challenges, with a focus on how new technologies affect the healthcare field. By exploring examples from medical technology and health innovations, you will gain a deeper understanding of ethical principles relevant to the development and implementation of these technologies.  The course gives you the opportunity to develop your ability to conduct ethical analyses and reflections, which is crucial for making informed decisions in the field of healthcare. Choose this course to prepare for the ethical dilemmas of the future and contribute to responsible and equitable technological development.   

During the course

This course is given on campus in Lund. The studies are designed to be interactive and engaging, with a focus on student-active learning methods. Teaching is largely based on your preparation through reading articles and working with case studies. During the seminars, basic ethical concepts and analyses are discussed, which provides a deeper understanding of the content of the course. A series of lectures complement the seminars and provide a broader context to the ethical issues.  A central part of the course is the group work, where the students together explore and present ethical challenges linked to new technology. The presentation of the group work and the opposition on the work of your classmates are compulsory elements that promote critical thinking and cooperation. If you miss out on a compulsory element, there will be given an opportunity to compensate with an oral assignment.   

After the course

After completing this course, you will have developed an understanding of the ethical challenges that arise in the development and implementation of new technologies in the healthcare field. This knowledge is valuable for further studies in areas such as medical ethics, biotechnology, nanotechnology and artificial intelligence. The course gives you a good foundation for being able to analyze and reflect on ethical problems and dilemmas, which is crucial for being able to contribute to responsible technological development.