Deadline:
June 15, 2024
Program Starts: July 02, 2024
Program Ends: July 05, 2024
Location(s)
Belgium
Park Inn by Radisson Leuven Hotel Martelarenlaan 36 3010 Leuven
Overview
The most innovative university of Europe. Founded in 1425, the multidisciplinary and research-driven KU Leuven has been a centre of learning for almost six centuries. The objective of the course is to foster exchanges on foundational, clinical-ethical and organisational-ethical approaches to dementia care.
Details
Course summary: background and objectives
The number of persons with dementia will rise considerably in the years to come. The increasing prevalence of dementia and the treatment and care for people with dementia present a myriad of important ethical questions and responsibilities. What do we think of the quality of life of people with dementia and of their subsequent end of life? What are the opinions about vulnerability and dignity in case of dementia? What do we consider to be ‘good care’ and ‘a good death’ for persons with dementia?
The aims of this course are:
- To analyse fundamental notions that occupy central stage in the field of dementia care ethics (i.e. various notions of care, the human person, vulnerability, and dignity). As such, extensive understanding will be provided into the philosophical and ethical foundations of dementia care practices.
- To educate participants on a range of ethical topics that figure largely in contemporary debates on dementia care, namely, use of electronic tracking devices, use of robotics, dealing with sexual expression, advance care planning, euthanasia and other end-of-life issues. These topics will be explored from philosophical-ethical and empirical-ethical perspectives.
- To introduce participants into a variety of stakeholders’ perspectives on ethics in dementia care: patients, relatives, nurses, physicians, institutional managers, and society as a whole.
- To establish exchange among national and international experts with respect to ethics in dementia care.
Format
This course starts from an interdisciplinary perspective (incorporating philosophy, theology, medicine, social sciences, nursing, as well as normative and empirical ethics). During the course, national and international experts will give presentations on various ethical topics in the domain of dementia care. Time will be provided for intensive discussion and interaction. The language of instruction will be English.
Organisers
KU Leuven is the oldest university of the Low Countries. Founded in 1425, KU Leuven has been a center of learning for almost six centuries. It grew into one of the largest and most renowned universities in Europe. As a highly ranked university (1st in the Reuters World Ranking of Most Innovative Universities 2020, and 45th in the Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2020) with such a rich history, KU Leuven has its own dynamic international dimension.
At present, over 60.057 students study at KU Leuven, around 12.421 of whom are international students (over 150 different nationalities).
To this day, KU Leuven thrives as a bustling student town with a strong international allure, where various cultures meet and experiences are exchanged.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Target group
The course is of interest to participants from diverse professional backgrounds, such as health care administration, medicine, nursing, psychology, social work, philosophy and theology, and is open to healthcare and social workers, people from universities, university colleges, and patient associations, and members of ethics committees, and to PhD students undertaking courses of study in these areas.
The reading materials will be distributed electronically before the start of the summer course.
Accreditation points ‘Economy and Ethics’ for Belgian physicians and accreditation points of the Dutch ‘Stichting Kwaliteitsregister Geestelijk Verzorgers’ are requested.
Dates
Deadline: June 15, 2024
Program starts:
July 02, 2024
Program ends:
July 05, 2024
Program Starts: July 02, 2024
Program Ends: July 05, 2024
Cost/funding for participants
Participation fee
- Early bird registration: € 925
- Late registration: € 1.025
- Eastern Europe and Low Income Countries: Early bird registration: € 725 & Late registration: € 825
The early bird fee applies until May 14th, 2024.
Included:
- Tuition & Course Materials
- Refreshments & four lunches
- Dinner on Thursday, 4 July 2024 (dinner is included, but registration is necessary.)
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