The Spanish bioethics already transcends borders.
the foundation of health sciences and the Galiza Paideia Foundation, with the support of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), have organized the Bioethics Athenaeus XII in La Coruña.
-our country has developed an own thinking that is taking a certain impact in Europe and America
-the teaching of bioethics is having their reflection in national clinical practice, but still much remains to be done
-quantitative methods are the most commonly used in medicine andTherefore, that better meets the Professional
-qualitative methods ranging from the participant observation to the psychoanalytic method or own philosophical method argument
-deliberation is the method par excellence of practical rationality andtherefore also of ethics
-each method is used for one specific thing, so that should prioritize not none, but combine is
– the book has been presented during the event Bioethics: the State of the art ”, edited by the health sciences Foundation on the occasion of its 20th anniversary
La Coruña, 2011-December bioethics is the branch of ethics that is dedicated to providing the necessary principles to correct human behavior with respect to life and the environment which might be acceptable conditions for the same. With the objective of addressing the methods of this discipline, health sciences Foundation and the Galiza Paideia Foundation, with the support of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), have organized for the first time in a Coruña the Ateneo of bioethics, which is now in its twelfth edition. also for the first time the event has been broadcast live with participation online of users, all of them are professionals with no prior training in bioethics.
The book has been presented during the event Bioethics: the State of the art ”, edited by the health sciences Foundation on the occasion of its 20th anniversary. The first part is precisely about methods of bioethics, a subject of great importance and current issues on which there is little literature in Spanish ”, says Professor Diego Gracia, Chairman of the health sciences Foundation. The teaching of bioethics is having its reflection in clinical practice in Spain, but still much remains to be done ”, explains. In any case, do not believe that our country is in one bad position with respect to others, because we have developed own thinking that is taking a certain impact in Europe and America ”.
from left to right, Professor Diego Gracia, President of the Science Foundation of health, and RosalÃa Mera, President of the Fundación Galiza Paideia
quantitative methods are the most commonly used in medicine and, therefore, that better known professional. the paradigmatic model is the clinical trial, although there are many others, such as surveys or cohort studies ”, says the expert. For its part, qualitative methods ranging from the participant observation to the psychoanalytic method or argument of the philosophical method. The narrative methodology envisages the use of novels, short stories, videos, movies and stories as elements of great educational potential ”, while hermeneutics is the art of knowing handle the interpretation of technical manner, something that is not easy as as soon as all text allow diverse reading ”.
Discussion is the method par excellence of practical rationality and, consequently, also of ethics ”, explains Professor Grace. The first who systematized was Aristóteles. After fell practically into oblivion, but in the second half of the 20th century received fresh impetus. In the health sciences Foundation it works a lot with this method, and much of the international prestige of this entity comes from there ”, says. Each method is used for one specific thing, so that should prioritize not none, but combine is ”. For this reason that to the health professional you should know them all ”. It is what is being sought with initiatives such as the one held today in La Coruña.
The health sciences Foundation celebrates 20 years
The Health Sciences Foundation is a non-profit that aims to be a meeting place for the various social sectors involved in the world of health. Founded in 1991, its priority objectives revolve around bioethics, health, science and the humanities, with a wide range of activities and projects. This year marks the twentieth anniversary of its Constitution.
