{"id":10961,"date":"2021-12-22T16:03:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T14:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smokefreegreece.gr\/?p=10961"},"modified":"2021-12-23T11:41:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T09:41:09","slug":"topics-in-biomedical-ethics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smokefreegreece.gr\/en\/topics-in-biomedical-ethics\/","title":{"rendered":"Topics in Biomedical Ethics"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u0395minent Greek scientists participated in a round table discussion entitled \u201cTopics in Biomedical Ethics\u201d during the third lecture of the Institute of Public Health 7th<\/sup> Series of Lectures.<\/p>\n

Professor Panagiotis Behrakis<\/strong>, Pulmonologist \u2013 Intensivist and Director of the Institute of Public Health, ACG analyzed the principle of patient autonomy as one of the four pillars of medical practice, along with beneficence, non-maleficence and justice. As he explained, the principle of autonomy is mainly based on trust, the foundation of the interpersonal patient – physician relationship.<\/p>\n

\u201cTurn off the TV and social media and express your concern and fear to your doctor<\/em>\u201d. Mrs Marianna Karamanou<\/strong>, Professor of Epistemology, History & Ethics of Medicine, Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens addressed to people who still hesitate to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and encouraged them to seek answers to their questions while discussing with their physician. Mrs Karamanou mentioned that vaccines are a major tool and gift to humanity and should be numbered among the achievements of science.<\/p>\n