The International Chair in Bioethics (ICB) is an international organization founded in 2001. [...] For the first 20 years, the organization operated under the auspices of UNESCO (Haifa) and is now officially a Cooperative Center of the World Medical Association (WMA). The WMA has a long-standing history of collaboration with the ICB that has significantly intensified on the international level, particularly with collaboration at the International Conference on Bioethics and, more recently, on the ICB Department of Education online activities. [...]
 
The theme for this year’s celebration shall be ‘Social Responsibility and Health’. [...] The sense of responsibility of individuals towards their societies played a significant role in the prevention of spread and acceptance of vaccination in the Covid-19 pandemic. It was observed worldwide that the responsible behaviors of individuals helped in the containment of the disease and vice-versa.
 
The celebration is co-organized in hybrid mode on the 19th of October by the Greek Unit, International Chair in Bioethics (WMA Cooperation Center) and the NKUA Applied Philosophy Research Lab, the Hellenic National Bioethics Commission, the Open University of Cyprus and the Volos Academy for Theological Studies. Live streaming of the event will also be available on the official website of BCI Media.
 
The congress will be attended by influential scientists from various disciplines, from Greece, Cyprus and abroad, who will analyze from their particular perspective current themed bioethical issues particularly connected to the impact of the recent pandemic. Among the keynote speakers are Prof. Roberto Andorno, Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine, University of Zurich. Prof. Vojin Rakic (International Chair in Bioethics, WMA Cooperating Centre, Bioethics Day Department, Steering Committee), Dr. Julia Tainijoki-Seyer (Advocacy and Medical Advisor WMA, Representative to the UN organisations) and Dr. Chelouche Tessa (Co-Head of Bioethics and the Holocaust Dpt. International Chair in Bioethics, WMA Cooperating Centre).
 
Volos Academy for Theological Studies will be represented by lectures of its President of the Board-of-Directors, His Eminence Ignatius (Georgakopoulos) Metropolitan of Demetrias, its Director, Dr. Pantelis Kalaitzidis and its research associate, Dr. Fotios-Filotheos Maroudas.
 
See the original announcement here https://www.ouc.ac.cy/.../news.../news/2583-bioethics2022