| Course code | MP05 |
| Course title | Health and Medicine : Social, Political, and Ethical Issues at National and European Levels |
| Institution | Mines ParisTech |
| Course address | Ecole des mines de Paris, 60 boulevard Saint-Michel, 75272 Paris, Cedex 06 |
| City | Paris |
| Minimum year of study | 3rd year |
| Minimum level of English | Good |
| Minimum level of French | Poor |
| Key words | Biomedicine, Patient Organizations, Health Safety Agencies, Ethics, Europe, Social and Political Analysis |
| Language | English |
| Professor responsible | Vololona RABEHARISOA, Centre de sociologie de l’innovation, ENSMP |
| Telephone | +33 1.40.51.92.85 |
| Fax | +33 1.43.54.56.28 |
| vololona.rabeharisoa@ensmp.fr | |
| Participating professors | Provisional list: Simone BATEMAN Centre de recherche Sens, Ethique et Société, CNRS and Université René Descartes, Paris, France Dick WILLLEMS , Divisie Klinische Methoden en Public Health, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Véronique STOVEN, Centre de Bio-Informatique, MINES ParisTech, France |
| Number of places | Minimum: 10, Maximum: 40, Reserved for local students: 10 |
| Objectives | The domain of health and medicine is currently confronting a series of transformations: the increasing entanglement between biological sciences and medical practice; the emergence of new actors (patient organizations, health safety agencies) who actively intervene into biomedical activities and health issues; the development of ethical concerns on medical experimentation and research protocols. The course aims at providing an understanding of these transformations, with a particular focus on their social and political relevance both at national and European levels. |
| Programme to be followed | |
| Prerequisites | |
| Course exam | Exam will take place on Friday 19th March, (format to be announced) |
The ATHENS Programmeshow