Course Information

Bi9950 Introduction to bioethics

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
RNDr. Petr Chlapek, DiS., Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Mgr. Daniela Cincibus Vacková (assistant)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Timetable

Mon 15:00–16:50 prace doma

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course "Bioethics" responds to the increasing importance of ethics in biomedical research as well as in clinical practice. The main aim of this course is to offer basics of bioethics, its origin, history and methods, as well as to discuss some ethical aspects of biomedicine and related clinical applications. From the methodical point of view, the course will be focused on the identification of individual ethically relevant aspects of biomedical research or clinical practice and especially on the critical assessment of different moral viewpoints rather than a determination of the (only) morally right standpoint. Furthermore, this course is also aimed at ethical standards of research including ethical and legal rules for good scientific practice and for project proposals. During the whole course, ethical argumentation and reasoning will be shown on the relevant real cases.

Learning outcomes

Student will be able to explain the origin and development of bioethics in the historical context; to identify and to describe the main ethical dilemmas in the different fields of biomedicine; to understand and to justify various types of argumentation in the model case studies; to give the basic overview of relevant ethics codes and legal norms.

Syllabus

• 1. BIOETHICS: 5W1H (origin, history and scope of bioethics, methodical approaches)
• 2. FROM PATIENT TO CLIENT (paternalism vs. partnership, biomedicine and human rights, codes of ethics and related legislation, informed consent, exception for reasons of conscience, healthcare and personal data protection, transhumanism, human enhancement)
• 3. EUGENICS AND PROCREATIVE LIBERTY (definition and history of eugenics, concept of procreative liberty, abortions and sterilizations, eugenics in present day)
• 4. REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE (principles and methods of the assisted reproduction, gamete donation and embryo donation, surrogate motherhood, age limitations, non-medical accessibility of assissted reproduction)
• 5. GENETIC TESTING (preimplantation, prenatal and postnatal diagnosis, genetic screening, predictive and presymptomatic testing, diagnosis for non-medical reasons, "entertaining" genetics)
• 6. ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION AND RESEARCH ON HUMAN SUBJECT (the use of animals in biomedical research, standards for the work with laboratory animals, 3R principle, alternative methods, therapeutic and non-therapeutic research, clinical studies, recruitment of participants)
• 7. DEATH AND DYING (definitions of death, dysthanasia and euthanasia, refusal of mediacl care, medical futility, palliative care and hospice movement)
• 8. TRANSPLANTATION MEDICINE AND USE OF HUMAN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES (history of transplantations, resources of biological material, principle of presumed consent/dissent, identifiable samples, biobanking)
• 9. NEW FORMS OF LIFE (transgenosis, genetically modified organisms, genome editing, hybrid, chimera and cybrid creation, stem cells, cloning)
• 10. ETHICS IN SCIENCE (scientific integrity, authorship, publication rules, reviewing)
• 11. REGULATIONS OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH (patentability of biological material and living organisms, international and national regulations of biomedical research, ethical commissions and advisory boards)
• 12. LESSONS FROM COVID: ETHICS IN THE TIME OF PANDEMIA (authonomy vs. public health protection, limitations of healthcare availability, principles of triage)

Literature

• Kohák, Erazim: Člověk, dobro a zlo: o smyslu života v zrcadle dějin (Kapitoly z dějin morální filosofie). Ježek, Praha, 1993.
• Ricken, Friedo: Obecná etika. ISE, Praha, 1995.
• Rotter, Hans: Důstojnost lidského života. Vyšehrad, Praha, 1999.
• Rotter, Hans: Osoba a etika. CDK, Brno, 1997.
• Thomasma, David C., Kushnerová, Thomasine (ed.): Od narození do smrti. Mladá fronta, Praha, 2000.
• Veatch, Robert M.: The Basics of Bioethics. Prentice Hall. 2002.
• Kleber, Karl-Heinz: Na hranicích etické únosnosti (Etické úvahy o problematice reprodukční medicíny a genové technologie). Síť, Praha, 1994.
• Anzenbacher, Arno: Úvod do etiky. Academia, Praha, 2001.
• Veselská, Renata, Kuře, Josef (ed.): Lidský genom - vědění, možnosti, souvislosti (sborník k interdisciplinární konferenci). Masarykova univerzita, Brno, 2000.

Teaching methods

Online lectures via MS Teams (lecture records will be provided in the IS MU).

Assessment methods

Written form of the exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
• Bi0953 Advanced Bioethics
• Bi0954 Bioethics - online case studies

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Od období podzim 2021 je předmět vyučován na LF jako CORE015 Bioetika: etika života.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• Bi0951 The Basics of Bioethics for Biologists
  !Bi9950  
• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
  Bi9950||Bi0951||LF:CORE015||LF:CORE021||LF:BLET051p  

Bi9950 Introduction to bioethics

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Daniela Cincibus Vacková (assistant)
RNDr. Petr Chlapek, DiS., Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Timetable

Mon 15:00–16:50 B11/132

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course "Bioethics" responds to the increasing importance of research ethics. The main aim of this course is to offer basics of bioethics, its origin, history and methods, as well as to discuss some ethical aspects of experimental biology and related clinical applications. From the methodical point of view, the course will be focused on the identification of individual ethically relevant aspects of biomedical research and on the critical assessment of different moral viewpoints rather than a determination of the (only) morally right standpoint. Furthermore, this course is also aimed at ethical standards of research including ethical and legal rules for grant applications. During the whole course, ethical argumentation and reasoning will be shown on relevant real cases.

Learning outcomes

Student will be able to explain the origin and development of bioethics in the historical context; to identify and to describe the main ethical dilemmas in the different fields of biomedicine; to understand and to justify various types of argumentation in the model case studies; to give the basic overview of relevant ethics codes and legal norms.

Syllabus

• 1. INTRODUCTION TO BIOETHICS (origin, history and scope of bioethics, methodical approaches)
• 2. HUMAN ENHANCEMENT (theory of human enhancement, eugenics and dysgenics, gene therapy, genetic and non-genetic enhancement)
• 3. INFORMED CONSENT (origin and concept of informed consent, informed consent in biomedical practice, human rights, rights of patients)
• 4. BEGINNING OF LIFE OF A HUMAN BEING (problems in terminology, concept of reproductive liberty, abortion and sterilization, principles and methods of the assisted reproduction, gamete donation and embryo donation, surrogate motherhood, age limitations, embryo research)
• 5. GENETIC TESTING (preimplantation, prenatal and postnatal diagnosis, genetic screening, predictive and presymptomatic testing, diagnosis for non-medical reasons, "entertaining" genetics)
• 6. ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION AND RESEARCH ON HUMAN SUBJECT (use of animals in biomedical research, standards for the work with laboratory animals, 3R principle, alternative methods therapeutic and non-therapeutic research, clinical studies, principle of informed consent)
• 7. DEATH AND DYING (definitions of death, euthanasia, futile treatment, palliative care)
• 8. TRANSPLANTATION MEDICINE AND USE OF HUMAN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES (resources of biological material, identifiable/anonymous samples, transplantations - principle of presumed consent/dissent, DNA samples, biobanking)
• 9. NEW FORMS OF LIFE (transgenosis, genetically modified organisms, chimera creation, stem cells, cloning)
• 10. INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY AND PATENT ISSUES (digital databases, informational privacy, patentability of biological material and living organisms)
• 11. ETHICS IN SCIENCE (scientific integrity, authorship, publication rules, reviewing)
• 12. RESEARCH AND LAW (important documents and legal norms on bioethics, ethical and legal requirements of grant application, ethical commissions and advisory boards)

Literature

• Veselská, Renata, Kuře, Josef (ed.): Lidský genom - vědění, možnosti, souvislosti (sborník k interdisciplinární konferenci). Masarykova univerzita, Brno, 2000.
• Ricken, Friedo: Obecná etika. ISE, Praha, 1995.
• Thomasma, David C., Kushnerová, Thomasine (ed.): Od narození do smrti. Mladá fronta, Praha, 2000.
• Rotter, Hans: Důstojnost lidského života. Vyšehrad, Praha, 1999.
• Kleber, Karl-Heinz: Na hranicích etické únosnosti (Etické úvahy o problematice reprodukční medicíny a genové technologie). Síť, Praha, 1994.
• Anzenbacher, Arno: Úvod do etiky. Academia, Praha, 2001.
• Rotter, Hans: Osoba a etika. CDK, Brno, 1997.
• Kohák, Erazim: Člověk, dobro a zlo: o smyslu života v zrcadle dějin (Kapitoly z dějin morální filosofie). Ježek, Praha, 1993.
• Veatch, Robert M.: The Basics of Bioethics. Prentice Hall. 2002.

Teaching methods

Lectures.

Assessment methods

Written test and oral exam (based on the written test results). The test consists of 30 questions; each of them is evaluated by 1 point. The classification of the test is as follows: A: 27 to 30 points, B: 24 to 26 points, C: 21 to 23 points, D: 18 to 20 points, E: 15 to 17 points, F: 14 or less points.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
• Bi0953 Advanced Bioethics
• Bi0954 Bioethics - online case studies

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět se doporučuje zapsat v 1. nebo 3. semestru.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• Bi0951 The Basics of Bioethics for Biologists
  !Bi9950  
• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
  Bi9950||Bi0951||LF:CORE015||LF:CORE021||LF:BLET051p  

Bi9950 Introduction to bioethics

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Daniela Cincibus Vacková (assistant)
RNDr. Petr Chlapek, DiS., Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Timetable

Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Mon 15:00–16:50 B22/116 aula

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course "Bioethics" responds to the increasing importance of research ethics. The main aim of this course is to offer basics of bioethics, its origin, history and methods, as well as to discuss some ethical aspects of experimental biology and related clinical applications. From the methodical point of view, the course will be focused on the identification of individual ethically relevant aspects of biomedical research and on the critical assessment of different moral viewpoints rather than a determination of the (only) morally right standpoint. Furthermore, this course is also aimed at ethical standards of research including ethical and legal rules for grant applications. During the whole course, ethical argumentation and reasoning will be shown on relevant real cases.

Syllabus

• 1. INTRODUCTION TO BIOETHICS (origin, history and scope of bioethics, methodical approaches)
• 2. HUMAN ENHANCEMENT (theory of human enhancement, eugenics and dysgenics, gene therapy, genetic and non-genetic enhancement)
• 3. INFORMED CONSENT (origin and concept of informed consent, informed consent in biomedical practice, human rights, rights of patients)
• 4. BEGINNING OF LIFE OF A HUMAN BEING (problems in terminology, concept of reproductive liberty, abortion and sterilization, principles and methods of the assisted reproduction, gamete donation and embryo donation, surrogate motherhood, age limitations, embryo research)
• 5. GENETIC TESTING (preimplantation, prenatal and postnatal diagnosis, genetic screening, predictive and presymptomatic testing, diagnosis for non-medical reasons, "entertaining" genetics)
• 6. ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION AND RESEARCH ON HUMAN SUBJECT (use of animals in biomedical research, standards for the work with laboratory animals, 3R principle, alternative methods therapeutic and non-therapeutic research, clinical studies, principle of informed consent)
• 7. DEATH AND DYING (definitions of death, euthanasia, futile treatment, palliative care)
• 8. TRANSPLANTATION MEDICINE AND USE OF HUMAN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES (resources of biological material, identifiable/anonymous samples, transplantations - principle of presumed consent/dissent, DNA samples, biobanking)
• 9. NEW FORMS OF LIFE (transgenosis, genetically modified organisms, chimera creation, stem cells, cloning)
• 10. INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY AND PATENT ISSUES (digital databases, informational privacy, patentability of biological material and living organisms)
• 11. ETHICS IN SCIENCE (scientific integrity, authorship, publication rules, reviewing)
• 12. RESEARCH AND LAW (important documents and legal norms on bioethics, ethical and legal requirements of grant application, ethical commissions and advisory boards)

Literature

• Veatch, Robert M.: The Basics of Bioethics. Prentice Hall. 2002.
• Kleber, Karl-Heinz: Na hranicích etické únosnosti (Etické úvahy o problematice reprodukční medicíny a genové technologie). Síť, Praha, 1994.
• Veselská, Renata, Kuře, Josef (ed.): Lidský genom - vědění, možnosti, souvislosti (sborník k interdisciplinární konferenci). Masarykova univerzita, Brno, 2000.
• Rotter, Hans: Osoba a etika. CDK, Brno, 1997.
• Thomasma, David C., Kushnerová, Thomasine (ed.): Od narození do smrti. Mladá fronta, Praha, 2000.
• Rotter, Hans: Důstojnost lidského života. Vyšehrad, Praha, 1999.
• Ricken, Friedo: Obecná etika. ISE, Praha, 1995.
• Kohák, Erazim: Člověk, dobro a zlo: o smyslu života v zrcadle dějin (Kapitoly z dějin morální filosofie). Ježek, Praha, 1993.
• Anzenbacher, Arno: Úvod do etiky. Academia, Praha, 2001.

Teaching methods

Lectures.

Assessment methods

Written test and oral exam (based on the written test results). The test consists of 30 questions; each of them is evaluated by 1 point. The classification of the test is as follows: A: 27 to 30 points, B: 24 to 26 points, C: 21 to 23 points, D: 18 to 20 points, E: 15 to 17 points, F: 14 or less points.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
• Bi0953 Advanced Bioethics

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• Bi0951 The Basics of Bioethics for Biologists
  !Bi9950  
• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
  Bi9950||Bi0951||LF:CORE015||LF:CORE021||LF:BLET051p  

Bi9950 Introduction to bioethics

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Daniela Cincibus Vacková (assistant)
RNDr. Petr Chlapek, DiS., Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Timetable

Mon 18. 9. to Fri 15. 12. Mon 15:00–16:50 B22/116 aula

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course "Bioethics" responds to the increasing importance of research ethics. The main aim of this course is to offer basics of bioethics, its origin, history and methods, as well as to discuss some ethical aspects of experimental biology and related clinical applications. From the methodical point of view, the course will be focused on the identification of individual ethically relevant aspects of biomedical research and on the critical assessment of different moral viewpoints rather than a determination of the (only) morally right standpoint. Furthermore, this course is also aimed at ethical standards of research including ethical and legal rules for grant applications. During the whole course, ethical argumentation and reasoning will be shown on relevant real cases.

Syllabus

• 1. INTRODUCTION TO BIOETHICS (origin, history and scope of bioethics, methodical approaches)
• 2. HUMAN ENHANCEMENT (theory of human enhancement, eugenics and dysgenics, gene therapy, genetic and non-genetic enhancement)
• 3. INFORMED CONSENT (origin and concept of informed consent, informed consent in biomedical practice, human rights, rights of patients)
• 4. BEGINNING OF LIFE OF A HUMAN BEING (problems in terminology, concept of reproductive liberty, abortion and sterilization, principles and methods of the assisted reproduction, gamete donation and embryo donation, surrogate motherhood, age limitations, embryo research)
• 5. GENETIC TESTING (preimplantation, prenatal and postnatal diagnosis, genetic screening, predictive and presymptomatic testing, diagnosis for non-medical reasons, "entertaining" genetics)
• 6. ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION AND RESEARCH ON HUMAN SUBJECT (use of animals in biomedical research, standards for the work with laboratory animals, 3R principle, alternative methods therapeutic and non-therapeutic research, clinical studies, principle of informed consent)
• 7. DEATH AND DYING (definitions of death, euthanasia, futile treatment, palliative care)
• 8. TRANSPLANTATION MEDICINE AND USE OF HUMAN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES (resources of biological material, identifiable/anonymous samples, transplantations - principle of presumed consent/dissent, DNA samples, biobanking)
• 9. NEW FORMS OF LIFE (transgenosis, genetically modified organisms, chimera creation, stem cells, cloning)
• 10. INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY AND PATENT ISSUES (digital databases, informational privacy, patentability of biological material and living organisms)
• 11. ETHICS IN SCIENCE (scientific integrity, authorship, publication rules, reviewing)
• 12. RESEARCH AND LAW (important documents and legal norms on bioethics, ethical and legal requirements of grant application, ethical commissions and advisory boards)

Literature

• Veatch, Robert M.: The Basics of Bioethics. Prentice Hall. 2002.
• Kleber, Karl-Heinz: Na hranicích etické únosnosti (Etické úvahy o problematice reprodukční medicíny a genové technologie). Síť, Praha, 1994.
• Veselská, Renata, Kuře, Josef (ed.): Lidský genom - vědění, možnosti, souvislosti (sborník k interdisciplinární konferenci). Masarykova univerzita, Brno, 2000.
• Rotter, Hans: Osoba a etika. CDK, Brno, 1997.
• Thomasma, David C., Kushnerová, Thomasine (ed.): Od narození do smrti. Mladá fronta, Praha, 2000.
• Rotter, Hans: Důstojnost lidského života. Vyšehrad, Praha, 1999.
• Ricken, Friedo: Obecná etika. ISE, Praha, 1995.
• Kohák, Erazim: Člověk, dobro a zlo: o smyslu života v zrcadle dějin (Kapitoly z dějin morální filosofie). Ježek, Praha, 1993.
• Anzenbacher, Arno: Úvod do etiky. Academia, Praha, 2001.

Teaching methods

Lectures.

Assessment methods

Written test and oral exam (based on the written test results). The test consists of 30 questions; each of them is evaluated by 1 point. The classification of the test is as follows: A: 27 to 30 points, B: 24 to 26 points, C: 21 to 23 points, D: 18 to 20 points, E: 15 to 17 points, F: 14 or less points.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
• Bi0953 Advanced Bioethics

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• Bi0951 The Basics of Bioethics for Biologists
  !Bi9950  
• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
  Bi9950||Bi0951||LF:CORE015||LF:CORE021||LF:BLET051p  

Bi9950 Introduction to bioethics

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Daniela Cincibus Vacková (assistant)
RNDr. Petr Chlapek, DiS., Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Timetable

Mon 19. 9. to Sun 18. 12. Mon 15:00–16:50 B22/116 aula

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course "Bioethics" responds to the increasing importance of research ethics. The main aim of this course is to offer basics of bioethics, its origin, history and methods, as well as to discuss some ethical aspects of experimental biology and related clinical applications. From the methodical point of view, the course will be focused on the identification of individual ethically relevant aspects of biomedical research and on the critical assessment of different moral viewpoints rather than a determination of the (only) morally right standpoint. Furthermore, this course is also aimed at ethical standards of research including ethical and legal rules for grant applications. During the whole course, ethical argumentation and reasoning will be shown on relevant real cases.

Syllabus

• 1. INTRODUCTION TO BIOETHICS (origin, history and scope of bioethics, methodical approaches)
• 2. HUMAN ENHANCEMENT (theory of human enhancement, eugenics and dysgenics, gene therapy, genetic and non-genetic enhancement)
• 3. INFORMED CONSENT (origin and concept of informed consent, informed consent in biomedical practice, human rights, rights of patients)
• 4. BEGINNING OF LIFE OF A HUMAN BEING (problems in terminology, concept of reproductive liberty, abortion and sterilization, principles and methods of the assisted reproduction, gamete donation and embryo donation, surrogate motherhood, age limitations, embryo research)
• 5. GENETIC TESTING (preimplantation, prenatal and postnatal diagnosis, genetic screening, predictive and presymptomatic testing, diagnosis for non-medical reasons, "entertaining" genetics)
• 6. ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION AND RESEARCH ON HUMAN SUBJECT (use of animals in biomedical research, standards for the work with laboratory animals, 3R principle, alternative methods therapeutic and non-therapeutic research, clinical studies, principle of informed consent)
• 7. DEATH AND DYING (definitions of death, euthanasia, futile treatment, palliative care)
• 8. TRANSPLANTATION MEDICINE AND USE OF HUMAN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES (resources of biological material, identifiable/anonymous samples, transplantations - principle of presumed consent/dissent, DNA samples, biobanking)
• 9. NEW FORMS OF LIFE (transgenosis, genetically modified organisms, chimera creation, stem cells, cloning)
• 10. INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY AND PATENT ISSUES (digital databases, informational privacy, patentability of biological material and living organisms)
• 11. ETHICS IN SCIENCE (scientific integrity, authorship, publication rules, reviewing)
• 12. RESEARCH AND LAW (important documents and legal norms on bioethics, ethical and legal requirements of grant application, ethical commissions and advisory boards)

Literature

• Veatch, Robert M.: The Basics of Bioethics. Prentice Hall. 2002.
• Kleber, Karl-Heinz: Na hranicích etické únosnosti (Etické úvahy o problematice reprodukční medicíny a genové technologie). Síť, Praha, 1994.
• Veselská, Renata, Kuře, Josef (ed.): Lidský genom - vědění, možnosti, souvislosti (sborník k interdisciplinární konferenci). Masarykova univerzita, Brno, 2000.
• Rotter, Hans: Osoba a etika. CDK, Brno, 1997.
• Thomasma, David C., Kushnerová, Thomasine (ed.): Od narození do smrti. Mladá fronta, Praha, 2000.
• Rotter, Hans: Důstojnost lidského života. Vyšehrad, Praha, 1999.
• Ricken, Friedo: Obecná etika. ISE, Praha, 1995.
• Kohák, Erazim: Člověk, dobro a zlo: o smyslu života v zrcadle dějin (Kapitoly z dějin morální filosofie). Ježek, Praha, 1993.
• Anzenbacher, Arno: Úvod do etiky. Academia, Praha, 2001.

Teaching methods

Lectures.

Assessment methods

Written test and oral exam (based on the written test results). The test consists of 30 questions; each of them is evaluated by 1 point. The classification of the test is as follows: A: 27 to 30 points, B: 24 to 26 points, C: 21 to 23 points, D: 18 to 20 points, E: 15 to 17 points, F: 14 or less points.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
• Bi0953 Advanced Bioethics

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• Bi0951 The Basics of Bioethics for Biologists
  !Bi9950  
• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
  Bi9950||Bi0951||LF:CORE015||LF:CORE021||LF:BLET051p  

Bi9950 Introduction to bioethics

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Daniela Cincibus Vacková (assistant)
RNDr. Petr Chlapek, DiS., Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Timetable

Mon 15:00–16:50 B22/116 aula

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course "Bioethics" responds to the increasing importance of research ethics. The main aim of this course is to offer basics of bioethics, its origin, history and methods, as well as to discuss some ethical aspects of experimental biology and related clinical applications. From the methodical point of view, the course will be focused on the identification of individual ethically relevant aspects of biomedical research and on the critical assessment of different moral viewpoints rather than a determination of the (only) morally right standpoint. Furthermore, this course is also aimed at ethical standards of research including ethical and legal rules for grant applications. During the whole course, ethical argumentation and reasoning will be shown on relevant real cases.

Syllabus

• 1. INTRODUCTION TO BIOETHICS (origin, history and scope of bioethics, methodical approaches)
• 2. HUMAN ENHANCEMENT (theory of human enhancement, eugenics and dysgenics, gene therapy, genetic and non-genetic enhancement)
• 3. INFORMED CONSENT (origin and concept of informed consent, informed consent in biomedical practice, human rights, rights of patients)
• 4. BEGINNING OF LIFE OF A HUMAN BEING (problems in terminology, concept of reproductive liberty, abortion and sterilization, principles and methods of the assisted reproduction, gamete donation and embryo donation, surrogate motherhood, age limitations, embryo research)
• 5. GENETIC TESTING (preimplantation, prenatal and postnatal diagnosis, genetic screening, predictive and presymptomatic testing, diagnosis for non-medical reasons, "entertaining" genetics)
• 6. ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION AND RESEARCH ON HUMAN SUBJECT (use of animals in biomedical research, standards for the work with laboratory animals, 3R principle, alternative methods therapeutic and non-therapeutic research, clinical studies, principle of informed consent)
• 7. DEATH AND DYING (definitions of death, euthanasia, futile treatment, palliative care)
• 8. TRANSPLANTATION MEDICINE AND USE OF HUMAN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES (resources of biological material, identifiable/anonymous samples, transplantations - principle of presumed consent/dissent, DNA samples, biobanking)
• 9. NEW FORMS OF LIFE (transgenosis, genetically modified organisms, chimera creation, stem cells, cloning)
• 10. INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY AND PATENT ISSUES (digital databases, informational privacy, patentability of biological material and living organisms)
• 11. ETHICS IN SCIENCE (scientific integrity, authorship, publication rules, reviewing)
• 12. RESEARCH AND LAW (important documents and legal norms on bioethics, ethical and legal requirements of grant application, ethical commissions and advisory boards)

Literature

• Veatch, Robert M.: The Basics of Bioethics. Prentice Hall. 2002.
• Kleber, Karl-Heinz: Na hranicích etické únosnosti (Etické úvahy o problematice reprodukční medicíny a genové technologie). Síť, Praha, 1994.
• Veselská, Renata, Kuře, Josef (ed.): Lidský genom - vědění, možnosti, souvislosti (sborník k interdisciplinární konferenci). Masarykova univerzita, Brno, 2000.
• Rotter, Hans: Osoba a etika. CDK, Brno, 1997.
• Thomasma, David C., Kushnerová, Thomasine (ed.): Od narození do smrti. Mladá fronta, Praha, 2000.
• Rotter, Hans: Důstojnost lidského života. Vyšehrad, Praha, 1999.
• Ricken, Friedo: Obecná etika. ISE, Praha, 1995.
• Kohák, Erazim: Člověk, dobro a zlo: o smyslu života v zrcadle dějin (Kapitoly z dějin morální filosofie). Ježek, Praha, 1993.
• Anzenbacher, Arno: Úvod do etiky. Academia, Praha, 2001.

Teaching methods

Lectures.

Assessment methods

Written test and oral exam (based on the written test results). The test consists of 30 questions; each of them is evaluated by 1 point. The classification of the test is as follows: A: 27 to 30 points, B: 24 to 26 points, C: 21 to 23 points, D: 18 to 20 points, E: 15 to 17 points, F: 14 or less points.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
• Bi0953 Advanced Bioethics

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• Bi0951 The Basics of Bioethics for Biologists
  !Bi9950  
• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
  Bi9950||Bi0951||LF:CORE015||LF:CORE021||LF:BLET051p  

Bi9950 Introduction to bioethics

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
RNDr. Petr Chlapek, DiS., Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Timetable

Mon 15:00–16:50 B22/116 aula

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course "Bioethics" responds to the increasing importance of research ethics. The main aim of this course is to offer basics of bioethics, its origin, history and methods, as well as to discuss some ethical aspects of experimental biology and related clinical applications. From the methodical point of view, the course will be focused on the identification of individual ethically relevant aspects of biomedical research and on the critical assessment of different moral viewpoints rather than a determination of the (only) morally right standpoint. Furthermore, this course is also aimed at ethical standards of research including ethical and legal rules for grant applications. During the whole course, ethical argumentation and reasoning will be shown on relevant real cases.

Syllabus

• 1. INTRODUCTION TO BIOETHICS (origin, history and scope of bioethics, methodical approaches)
• 2. HUMAN ENHANCEMENT (theory of human enhancement, eugenics and dysgenics, gene therapy, genetic and non-genetic enhancement)
• 3. INFORMED CONSENT (origin and concept of informed consent, informed consent in biomedical practice, human rights, rights of patients)
• 4. BEGINNING OF LIFE OF A HUMAN BEING (problems in terminology, concept of reproductive liberty, abortion and sterilization, principles and methods of the assisted reproduction, gamete donation and embryo donation, surrogate motherhood, age limitations, embryo research)
• 5. GENETIC TESTING (preimplantation, prenatal and postnatal diagnosis, genetic screening, predictive and presymptomatic testing, diagnosis for non-medical reasons, "entertaining" genetics)
• 6. ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION AND RESEARCH ON HUMAN SUBJECT (use of animals in biomedical research, standards for the work with laboratory animals, 3R principle, alternative methods therapeutic and non-therapeutic research, clinical studies, principle of informed consent)
• 7. DEATH AND DYING (definitions of death, euthanasia, futile treatment, palliative care)
• 8. TRANSPLANTATION MEDICINE AND USE OF HUMAN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES (resources of biological material, identifiable/anonymous samples, transplantations - principle of presumed consent/dissent, DNA samples, biobanking)
• 9. NEW FORMS OF LIFE (transgenosis, genetically modified organisms, chimera creation, stem cells, cloning)
• 10. INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY AND PATENT ISSUES (digital databases, informational privacy, patentability of biological material and living organisms)
• 11. ETHICS IN SCIENCE (scientific integrity, authorship, publication rules, reviewing)
• 12. RESEARCH AND LAW (important documents and legal norms on bioethics, ethical and legal requirements of grant application, ethical commissions and advisory boards)

Literature

• Rotter, Hans: Důstojnost lidského života. Vyšehrad, Praha, 1999.
• Ricken, Friedo: Obecná etika. ISE, Praha, 1995.
• Kohák, Erazim: Člověk, dobro a zlo: o smyslu života v zrcadle dějin (Kapitoly z dějin morální filosofie). Ježek, Praha, 1993.
• Thomasma, David C., Kushnerová, Thomasine (ed.): Od narození do smrti. Mladá fronta, Praha, 2000.
• Anzenbacher, Arno: Úvod do etiky. Academia, Praha, 2001.
• Kleber, Karl-Heinz: Na hranicích etické únosnosti (Etické úvahy o problematice reprodukční medicíny a genové technologie). Síť, Praha, 1994.
• Veselská, Renata, Kuře, Josef (ed.): Lidský genom - vědění, možnosti, souvislosti (sborník k interdisciplinární konferenci). Masarykova univerzita, Brno, 2000.
• Rotter, Hans: Osoba a etika. CDK, Brno, 1997.
• Veatch, Robert M.: The Basics of Bioethics. Prentice Hall. 2002.

Teaching methods

Lectures.

Assessment methods

Written test and oral exam (based on the written test results). The test consists of 30 questions; each of them is evaluated by 1 point. The classification of the test is as follows: A: 27 to 30 points, B: 24 to 26 points, C: 21 to 23 points, D: 18 to 20 points, E: 15 to 17 points, F: 14 or less points.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
• Bi0953 Advanced Bioethics

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• Bi0951 The Basics of Bioethics for Biologists
  !Bi9950  
• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
  Bi9950||Bi0951||LF:CORE015||LF:CORE021||LF:BLET051p  

Bi9950 Introduction to bioethics

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Timetable

Mon 16. 9. to Fri 6. 12. Mon 15:00–16:50 B22/116 aula

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course "Bioethics" responds to the increasing importance of research ethics. The main aim of this course is to offer basics of bioethics, its origin, history and methods, as well as to discuss some ethical aspects of experimental biology and related clinical applications. From the methodical point of view, the course will be focused on the identification of individual ethically relevant aspects of biomedical research and on the critical assessment of different moral viewpoints rather than a determination of the (only) morally right standpoint. Furthermore, this course is also aimed at ethical standards of research including ethical and legal rules for grant applications. During the whole course, ethical argumentation and reasoning will be shown on relevant real cases.

Syllabus

• 1. INTRODUCTION TO BIOETHICS (origin, history and scope of bioethics, methodical approaches)
• 2. HUMAN ENHANCEMENT (theory of human enhancement, eugenics and dysgenics, gene therapy, genetic and non-genetic enhancement)
• 3. INFORMED CONSENT (origin and concept of informed consent, informed consent in biomedical practice, human rights, rights of patients)
• 4. BEGINNING OF LIFE OF A HUMAN BEING (problems in terminology, concept of reproductive liberty, abortion and sterilization, principles and methods of the assisted reproduction, gamete donation and embryo donation, surrogate motherhood, age limitations, embryo research)
• 5. GENETIC TESTING (preimplantation, prenatal and postnatal diagnosis, genetic screening, predictive and presymptomatic testing, diagnosis for non-medical reasons, "entertaining" genetics)
• 6. ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION AND RESEARCH ON HUMAN SUBJECT (use of animals in biomedical research, standards for the work with laboratory animals, 3R principle, alternative methods therapeutic and non-therapeutic research, clinical studies, principle of informed consent)
• 7. DEATH AND DYING (definitions of death, euthanasia, futile treatment, palliative care)
• 8. TRANSPLANTATION MEDICINE AND USE OF HUMAN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES (resources of biological material, identifiable/anonymous samples, transplantations - principle of presumed consent/dissent, DNA samples, biobanking)
• 9. NEW FORMS OF LIFE (transgenosis, genetically modified organisms, chimera creation, stem cells, cloning)
• 10. INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY AND PATENT ISSUES (digital databases, informational privacy, patentability of biological material and living organisms)
• 11. ETHICS IN SCIENCE (scientific integrity, authorship, publication rules, reviewing)
• 12. RESEARCH AND LAW (important documents and legal norms on bioethics, ethical and legal requirements of grant application, ethical commissions and advisory boards)

Literature

• Rotter, Hans: Důstojnost lidského života. Vyšehrad, Praha, 1999.
• Kohák, Erazim: Člověk, dobro a zlo: o smyslu života v zrcadle dějin (Kapitoly z dějin morální filosofie). Ježek, Praha, 1993.
• Thomasma, David C., Kushnerová, Thomasine (ed.): Od narození do smrti. Mladá fronta, Praha, 2000.
• Ricken, Friedo: Obecná etika. ISE, Praha, 1995.
• Anzenbacher, Arno: Úvod do etiky. Academia, Praha, 2001.
• Kleber, Karl-Heinz: Na hranicích etické únosnosti (Etické úvahy o problematice reprodukční medicíny a genové technologie). Síť, Praha, 1994.
• Veselská, Renata, Kuře, Josef (ed.): Lidský genom - vědění, možnosti, souvislosti (sborník k interdisciplinární konferenci). Masarykova univerzita, Brno, 2000.
• Rotter, Hans: Osoba a etika. CDK, Brno, 1997.
• Veatch, Robert M.: The Basics of Bioethics. Prentice Hall. 2002.

Teaching methods

Lectures.

Assessment methods

Written test and oral exam (based on the written test results). The test consists of 30 questions; each of them is evaluated by 1 point. The classification of the test is as follows: A: 27 to 30 points, B: 24 to 26 points, C: 21 to 23 points, D: 18 to 20 points, E: 15 to 17 points, F: 14 or less points.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
• Bi0953 Advanced Bioethics

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• Bi0951 The Basics of Bioethics for Biologists
  !Bi9950  
• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
  Bi9950||Bi0951||LF:CORE015||LF:CORE021||LF:BLET051p  

Bi9950 Introduction to bioethics

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Timetable

Tue 13:00–14:50 B11/306

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course "Bioethics" responds to the increasing importance of research ethics. The main aim of this course is to offer basics of bioethics, its origin, history and methods, as well as to discuss some ethical aspects of experimental biology and related clinical applications. From the methodical point of view, the course will be focused on the identification of individual ethically relevant aspects of biomedical research and on the critical assessment of different moral viewpoints rather than a determination of the (only) morally right standpoint. Furthermore, this course is also aimed at ethical standards of research including ethical and legal rules for grant applications. During the whole course, ethical argumentation and reasoning will be shown on relevant real cases.

Syllabus

• 1. INTRODUCTION TO BIOETHICS (origin, history and scope of bioethics, methodical approaches)
• 2. HUMAN ENHANCEMENT (theory of human enhancement, eugenics and dysgenics, gene therapy, genetic and non-genetic enhancement)
• 3. INFORMED CONSENT (origin and concept of informed consent, informed consent in biomedical practice, human rights, rights of patients)
• 4. BEGINNING OF LIFE OF A HUMAN BEING (problems in terminology, concept of reproductive liberty, abortion and sterilization, principles and methods of the assisted reproduction, gamete donation and embryo donation, surrogate motherhood, age limitations, embryo research)
• 5. GENETIC TESTING (preimplantation, prenatal and postnatal diagnosis, genetic screening, predictive and presymptomatic testing, diagnosis for non-medical reasons, "entertaining" genetics)
• 6. ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION AND RESEARCH ON HUMAN SUBJECT (use of animals in biomedical research, standards for the work with laboratory animals, 3R principle, alternative methods therapeutic and non-therapeutic research, clinical studies, principle of informed consent)
• 7. DEATH AND DYING (definitions of death, euthanasia, futile treatment, palliative care)
• 8. TRANSPLANTATION MEDICINE AND USE OF HUMAN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES (resources of biological material, identifiable/anonymous samples, transplantations - principle of presumed consent/dissent, DNA samples, biobanking)
• 9. NEW FORMS OF LIFE (transgenosis, genetically modified organisms, chimera creation, stem cells, cloning)
• 10. INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY AND PATENT ISSUES (digital databases, informational privacy, patentability of biological material and living organisms)
• 11. ETHICS IN SCIENCE (scientific integrity, authorship, publication rules, reviewing)
• 12. RESEARCH AND LAW (important documents and legal norms on bioethics, ethical and legal requirements of grant application, ethical commissions and advisory boards)

Literature

• Veselská, Renata, Kuře, Josef (ed.): Lidský genom - vědění, možnosti, souvislosti (sborník k interdisciplinární konferenci). Masarykova univerzita, Brno, 2000.
• Kohák, Erazim: Člověk, dobro a zlo: o smyslu života v zrcadle dějin (Kapitoly z dějin morální filosofie). Ježek, Praha, 1993.
• Thomasma, David C., Kushnerová, Thomasine (ed.): Od narození do smrti. Mladá fronta, Praha, 2000.
• Ricken, Friedo: Obecná etika. ISE, Praha, 1995.
• Kleber, Karl-Heinz: Na hranicích etické únosnosti (Etické úvahy o problematice reprodukční medicíny a genové technologie). Síť, Praha, 1994.
• Anzenbacher, Arno: Úvod do etiky. Academia, Praha, 2001.
• Rotter, Hans: Osoba a etika. CDK, Brno, 1997.
• Veatch, Robert M.: The Basics of Bioethics. Prentice Hall. 2002.
• Rotter, Hans: Důstojnost lidského života. Vyšehrad, Praha, 1999.

Teaching methods

Lectures.

Assessment methods

Final written test.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
• Bi0953 Advanced Bioethics

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• Bi0951 The Basics of Bioethics for Biologists
  !Bi9950  
• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
  Bi9950||Bi0951||LF:CORE015||LF:CORE021||LF:BLET051p  

Bi9950 Introduction to bioethics

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Josef Kuře, Dr. phil. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Veronika Oškerová, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.

Timetable

Tue 13:00–14:50 B11/306

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 13 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course "Bioethics" responds to the increasing importance of research ethics. The main aim of this course is to offer basics of bioethics, its origin, history and methods, as well as to discuss some ethical aspects of experimental biology and related clinical applications. From the methodical point of view, the course will be focused on the identification of individual ethically relevant aspects of biomedical research and on the critical assessment of different moral viewpoints rather than a determination of the (only) morally right standpoint. Furthermore, this course is also aimed at ethical standards of research including ethical and legal rules for grant applications. During the whole course, ethical argumentation and reasoning will be shown on relevant real cases.

Syllabus

• 1. INTRODUCTION TO BIOETHICS (origin, history and scope of bioethics, methodical approaches)
• 2. HUMAN ENHANCEMENT (theory of human enhancement, eugenics and dysgenics, gene therapy, genetic and non-genetic enhancement)
• 3. INFORMED CONSENT (origin and concept of informed consent, informed consent in biomedical practice, human rights, rights of patients)
• 4. BEGINNING OF LIFE OF A HUMAN BEING (problems in terminology, concept of reproductive liberty, abortion and sterilization, principles and methods of the assisted reproduction, gamete donation and embryo donation, surrogate motherhood, age limitations, embryo research)
• 5. GENETIC TESTING (preimplantation, prenatal and postnatal diagnosis, genetic screening, predictive and presymptomatic testing, diagnosis for non-medical reasons, "entertaining" genetics)
• 6. ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION AND RESEARCH ON HUMAN SUBJECT (use of animals in biomedical research, standards for the work with laboratory animals, 3R principle, alternative methods therapeutic and non-therapeutic research, clinical studies, principle of informed consent)
• 7. DEATH AND DYING (definitions of death, euthanasia, futile treatment, palliative care)
• 8. TRANSPLANTATION MEDICINE AND USE OF HUMAN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES (resources of biological material, identifiable/anonymous samples, transplantations - principle of presumed consent/dissent, DNA samples, biobanking)
• 9. NEW FORMS OF LIFE (transgenosis, genetically modified organisms, chimera creation, stem cells, cloning)
• 10. INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY AND PATENT ISSUES (digital databases, informational privacy, patentability of biological material and living organisms)
• 11. ETHICS IN SCIENCE (scientific integrity, authorship, publication rules, reviewing)
• 12. RESEARCH AND LAW (important documents and legal norms on bioethics, ethical and legal requirements of grant application, ethical commissions and advisory boards)

Literature

• Rotter, Hans: Důstojnost lidského života. Vyšehrad, Praha, 1999.
• Ricken, Friedo: Obecná etika. ISE, Praha, 1995.
• Veselská, Renata, Kuře, Josef (ed.): Lidský genom - vědění, možnosti, souvislosti (sborník k interdisciplinární konferenci). Masarykova univerzita, Brno, 2000.
• Thomasma, David C., Kushnerová, Thomasine (ed.): Od narození do smrti. Mladá fronta, Praha, 2000.
• Kohák, Erazim: Člověk, dobro a zlo: o smyslu života v zrcadle dějin (Kapitoly z dějin morální filosofie). Ježek, Praha, 1993.
• Anzenbacher, Arno: Úvod do etiky. Academia, Praha, 2001.
• Kleber, Karl-Heinz: Na hranicích etické únosnosti (Etické úvahy o problematice reprodukční medicíny a genové technologie). Síť, Praha, 1994.
• Rotter, Hans: Osoba a etika. CDK, Brno, 1997.
• Veatch, Robert M.: The Basics of Bioethics. Prentice Hall. 2002.

Teaching methods

Lectures.

Assessment methods

Final written test.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• Bi0951 The Basics of Bioethics for Biologists
• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• Bi0951 The Basics of Bioethics for Biologists
  !Bi9950  
• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
  Bi9950||Bi0951||LF:CORE015||LF:CORE021||LF:BLET051p  

Bi9950 Introduction to bioethics

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Josef Kuře, Dr. phil. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Veronika Oškerová, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.

Timetable

Tue 13:00–14:50 B11/306

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course "Bioethics" responds to the increasing importance of research ethics. The main aim of this course is to offer basics of bioethics, its origin, history and methods, as well as to discuss some ethical aspects of experimental biology and related clinical applications. From the methodical point of view, the course will be focused on the identification of individual ethically relevant aspects of biomedical research and on the critical assessment of different moral viewpoints rather than a determination of the (only) morally right standpoint. Furthermore, this course is also aimed at ethical standards of research including ethical and legal rules for grant applications. During the whole course, ethical argumentation and reasoning will be shown on relevant real cases.

Syllabus

• 1. INTRODUCTION TO BIOETHICS (origin, history and scope of bioethics, methodical approaches)
• 2. HUMAN ENHANCEMENT (theory of human enhancement, eugenics and dysgenics, gene therapy, genetic and non-genetic enhancement)
• 3. INFORMED CONSENT (origin and concept of informed consent, informed consent in biomedical practice, human rights, rights of patients)
• 4. BEGINNING OF LIFE OF A HUMAN BEING (problems in terminology, concept of reproductive liberty, abortion and sterilization, principles and methods of the assisted reproduction, gamete donation and embryo donation, surrogate motherhood, age limitations, embryo research)
• 5. GENETIC TESTING (preimplantation, prenatal and postnatal diagnosis, genetic screening, predictive and presymptomatic testing, diagnosis for non-medical reasons, "entertaining" genetics)
• 6. ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION AND RESEARCH ON HUMAN SUBJECT (use of animals in biomedical research, standards for the work with laboratory animals, 3R principle, alternative methods therapeutic and non-therapeutic research, clinical studies, principle of informed consent)
• 7. DEATH AND DYING (definitions of death, euthanasia, futile treatment, palliative care)
• 8. TRANSPLANTATION MEDICINE AND USE OF HUMAN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES (resources of biological material, identifiable/anonymous samples, transplantations - principle of presumed consent/dissent, DNA samples, biobanking)
• 9. NEW FORMS OF LIFE (transgenosis, genetically modified organisms, chimera creation, stem cells, cloning)
• 10. INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY AND PATENT ISSUES (digital databases, informational privacy, patentability of biological material and living organisms)
• 11. ETHICS IN SCIENCE (scientific integrity, authorship, publication rules, reviewing)
• 12. RESEARCH AND LAW (important documents and legal norms on bioethics, ethical and legal requirements of grant application, ethical commissions and advisory boards)

Literature

• Rotter, Hans: Důstojnost lidského života. Vyšehrad, Praha, 1999.
• Ricken, Friedo: Obecná etika. ISE, Praha, 1995.
• Veselská, Renata, Kuře, Josef (ed.): Lidský genom - vědění, možnosti, souvislosti (sborník k interdisciplinární konferenci). Masarykova univerzita, Brno, 2000.
• Kohák, Erazim: Člověk, dobro a zlo: o smyslu života v zrcadle dějin (Kapitoly z dějin morální filosofie). Ježek, Praha, 1993.
• Kleber, Karl-Heinz: Na hranicích etické únosnosti (Etické úvahy o problematice reprodukční medicíny a genové technologie). Síť, Praha, 1994.
• Rotter, Hans: Osoba a etika. CDK, Brno, 1997.
• Thomasma, David C., Kushnerová, Thomasine (ed.): Od narození do smrti. Mladá fronta, Praha, 2000.
• Veatch, Robert M.: The Basics of Bioethics. Prentice Hall. 2002.
• Anzenbacher, Arno: Úvod do etiky. Academia, Praha, 2001.

Teaching methods

Lectures.

Assessment methods

Final written test.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• Bi0951 The Basics of Bioethics for Biologists
• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• Bi0951 The Basics of Bioethics for Biologists
  !Bi9950  
• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
  Bi9950||Bi0951||LF:CORE015||LF:CORE021||LF:BLET051p  

Bi9950 Bioethics

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Josef Kuře, Dr. phil. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.

Timetable

Thu 14:00–15:50 C03/117

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course "Bioethics" responds to the increasing topicality of research ethics. The main aim of this course is to offer basics of bioethics, its origin, history and methods, as well as to discuss some ethical aspects of experimental biology and related clinical applications. From the methodical poit of view, the course will be focused on the identification of individual ethically relevant aspects of biomedical research and on the critical assessment of different moral viewpoints rather than a determination of the (only) morally right standpoint. In addition, the course is also aimed at ethical standards of research including ethical and legal rules for grant applications. During the whole course, ethical argumantation and reasoning will be shown on concrete real cases. The course is organized as a combination of lectures and seminars. Active participation of the registered students in the discussion group (in the Information System MU), where the individual ethically questionable cases from the research should be discussed. At the end of the course, students should be able to: understand the most important cases in the field of bioethis; interpret possible conflict of interests in each discussed case; identify ethical principles breached in these cases; explain argumentation in each discussed cases; propose possible solutions for each case.

Syllabus

• 1. INTRODUCTION TO BIOETHICS (origin, history and scope of bioethics, methodical approaches) 2. ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION (use of animals in biomedical research, standards for the work with laboratory animals, 3R principle, alternative methods) 3. RESEARCH ON HUMAN SUBJECT (terapeutic and non-therapeutic research, clinical studies, principle of informed consent) 4. RESEARCH ON HUMAN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL (resources of biological material, identifiable/anonymous samples, transplantations - principle of presumed consent/dissent, DNA samples, biobanking) 5. REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY (principles and methods of assisted reproduction, gamete and embryo donation, surrogate motherhood, age limits, embryo research) 6. CELL TECHNOLOGIES (chimera creation, stem cells, cloning) 7. MEDICAL GENETICS (genetic testing, genetic screening, presymptomatic testing, genetic counseling, accessibility of genetic information) 8. GENETIC DIAGNOSIS BEFORE BIRTH (preimplantation diagnosis, prenatal diagnosis, abortions, dysgenics and eugenics) 9. INTERVENTIONS INTO GENOME (transgenosis, genetically modified organisms, gene therapy) 10. INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY AND PATENT ISSUES (digital databases, informational privacy, patentability of biological material and living organisms) 11. ETHICS IN SCIENCE (scinetific integrity, authorship, publication rules, reviewing) 12. RESEARCH AND LAW (important documents and legal norms on bioethics, ethical and legal requirements of grant application, ethical commissions and advisory boards)

Literature

• Anzenbacher, Arno: Úvod do etiky. Academia, Praha, 2001.
• Rotter, Hans: Osoba a etika. CDK, Brno, 1997.
• Kohák, Erazim: Člověk, dobro a zlo: o smyslu života v zrcadle dějin (Kapitoly z dějin morální filosofie). Ježek, Praha, 1993.
• Rotter, Hans: Důstojnost lidského života. Vyšehrad, Praha, 1999.
• Ricken, Friedo: Obecná etika. ISE, Praha, 1995.
• Kleber, Karl-Heinz: Na hranicích etické únosnosti (Etické úvahy o problematice reprodukční medicíny a genové technologie). Síť, Praha, 1994.
• Veatch, Robert M.: The Basics of Bioethics. Prentice Hall. 2002.
• Thomasma, David C., Kushnerová, Thomasine (ed.): Od narození do smrti. Mladá fronta, Praha, 2000.
• Veselská, Renata, Kuře, Josef (ed.): Lidský genom - vědění, možnosti, souvislosti (sborník k interdisciplinární konferenci). Masarykova univerzita, Brno, 2000.

Teaching methods

Lectures, class discussion, Internet discussion group - case studies.

Assessment methods

The course is composed as a combination of lectures and mandatory seminars. Regular weekly participation in the discussion forum during the course is required for the successful completion (colloquium).

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• Bi0951 The Basics of Bioethics for Biologists
  !Bi9950  
• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
  Bi9950||Bi0951||LF:CORE015||LF:CORE021||LF:BLET051p  

Bi9950 Bioethics

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Josef Kuře, Dr. phil. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.

Timetable

Thu 15:00–16:50 LF

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 11 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course "Bioethics" responds to the increasing topicality of research ethics. The main aim of this course is to offer basics of bioethics, its origin, history and methods, as well as to discuss some ethical aspects of experimental biology and related clinical applications. From the methodical poit of view, the course will be focused on the identification of individual ethically relevant aspects of biomedical research and on the critical assessment of different moral viewpoints rather than a determination of the (only) morally right standpoint. In addition, the course is also aimed at ethical standards of research including ethical and legal rules for grant applications. During the whole course, ethical argumantation and reasoning will be shown on concrete real cases. The course is organized as a combination of lectures and seminars. Active participation of the registered students in the discussion group (in the Information System MU), where the individual ethically questionable cases from the research should be discussed.

Syllabus

• 1. INTRODUCTION TO BIOETHICS (origin, history and scope of bioethics, methodical approaches) 2. ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION (use of animals in biomedical research, standards for the work with laboratory animals, 3R principle, alternative methods) 3. RESEARCH ON HUMAN SUBJECT (terapeutic and non-therapeutic research, clinical studies, principle of informed consent) 4. RESEARCH ON HUMAN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL (resources of biological material, identifiable/anonymous samples, transplantations - principle of presumed consent/dissent, DNA samples, biobanking) 5. REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY (principles and methods of assisted reproduction, gamete and embryo donation, surrogate motherhood, age limits, embryo research) 6. CELL TECHNOLOGIES (chimera creation, stem cells, cloning) 7. MEDICAL GENETICS (genetic testing, genetic screening, presymptomatic testing, genetic counseling, accessibility of genetic information) 8. GENETIC DIAGNOSIS BEFORE BIRTH (preimplantation diagnosis, prenatal diagnosis, abortions, dysgenics and eugenics) 9. INTERVENTIONS INTO GENOME (transgenosis, genetically modified organisms, gene therapy) 10. INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY AND PATENT ISSUES (digital databases, informational privacy, patentability of biological material and living organisms) 11. ETHICS IN SCIENCE (scinetific integrity, authorship, publication rules, reviewing) 12. RESEARCH AND LAW (important documents and legal norms on bioethics, ethical and legal requirements of grant application, ethical commissions and advisory boards)

Literature

• Rotter, Hans: Důstojnost lidského života. Vyšehrad, Praha, 1999.
• Veatch, Robert M.: The Basics of Bioethics. Prentice Hall. 2002.
• Rotter, Hans: Osoba a etika. CDK, Brno, 1997.
• Anzenbacher, Arno: Úvod do etiky. Academia, Praha, 2001.
• Kleber, Karl-Heinz: Na hranicích etické únosnosti (Etické úvahy o problematice reprodukční medicíny a genové technologie). Síť, Praha, 1994.
• Thomasma, David C., Kushnerová, Thomasine (ed.): Od narození do smrti. Mladá fronta, Praha, 2000.
• Ricken, Friedo: Obecná etika. ISE, Praha, 1995.
• Kohák, Erazim: Člověk, dobro a zlo: o smyslu života v zrcadle dějin (Kapitoly z dějin morální filosofie). Ježek, Praha, 1993.
• Veselská, Renata, Kuře, Josef (ed.): Lidský genom - vědění, možnosti, souvislosti (sborník k interdisciplinární konferenci). Masarykova univerzita, Brno, 2000.

Assessment methods

The course is composed as a combination of lectures and mandatory seminars. Regular weekly participation in the discussion forum during the course is required for the successful completion (colloquium).

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• Bi0951 The Basics of Bioethics for Biologists
  !Bi9950  
• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
  Bi9950||Bi0951||LF:CORE015||LF:CORE021||LF:BLET051p  

Bi9950 Bioethics

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: graded credit.

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Josef Kuře, Dr. phil. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.

Timetable

Thu 15:00–16:50 107

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 14 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course "Bioethics" responds to the increasing topicality of research ethics. The main aim of this course is to offer basics of bioethics, its origin, history and methods, as well as to discuss some ethical aspects of experimental biology and related clinical applications. From the methodical poit of view, the course will be focused on the identification of individual ethically relevant aspects of biomedical research and on the critical assessment of different moral viewpoints rather than a determination of the (only) morally right standpoint. In addition, the course is also aimed at ethical standards of research including ethical and legal rules for grant applications. During the whole course, ethical argumantation and reasoning will be shown on concrete real cases. The course is organized as a combination of lectures and seminars. Active participation of the registered students in the discussion group (in the Information System MU), where the individual ethically questionable cases from the research should be discussed.

Syllabus

• 1. INTRODUCTION TO BIOETHICS (origin, history and scope of bioethics, methodical approaches) 2. ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION (use of animals in biomedical research, standards for the work with laboratory animals, 3R principle, alternative methods) 3. RESEARCH ON HUMAN SUBJECT (terapeutic and non-therapeutic research, clinical studies, principle of informed consent) 4. RESEARCH ON HUMAN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL (resources of biological material, identifiable/anonymous samples, transplantations - principle of presumed consent/dissent, DNA samples, biobanking) 5. REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY (principles and methods of assisted reproduction, gamete and embryo donation, surrogate motherhood, age limits, embryo research) 6. CELL TECHNOLOGIES (chimera creation, stem cells, cloning) 7. MEDICAL GENETICS (genetic testing, genetic screening, presymptomatic testing, genetic counseling, accessibility of genetic information) 8. GENETIC DIAGNOSIS BEFORE BIRTH (preimplantation diagnosis, prenatal diagnosis, abortions, dysgenics and eugenics) 9. INTERVENTIONS INTO GENOME (transgenosis, genetically modified organisms, gene therapy) 10. INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY AND PATENT ISSUES (digital databases, informational privacy, patentability of biological material and living organisms) 11. ETHICS IN SCIENCE (scinetific integrity, authorship, publication rules, reviewing) 12. RESEARCH AND LAW (important documents and legal norms on bioethics, ethical and legal requirements of grant application, ethical commissions and advisory boards)

Literature

• Rotter, Hans: Důstojnost lidského života. Vyšehrad, Praha, 1999.
• Rotter, Hans: Osoba a etika. CDK, Brno, 1997.
• Kleber, Karl-Heinz: Na hranicích etické únosnosti (Etické úvahy o problematice reprodukční medicíny a genové technologie). Síť, Praha, 1994.
• Kohák, Erazim: Člověk, dobro a zlo: o smyslu života v zrcadle dějin (Kapitoly z dějin morální filosofie). Ježek, Praha, 1993.
• Thomasma, David C., Kushnerová, Thomasine (ed.): Od narození do smrti. Mladá fronta, Praha, 2000.
• Anzenbacher, Arno: Úvod do etiky. Academia, Praha, 2001.
• Veatch, Robert M.: The Basics of Bioethics. Prentice Hall. 2002.
• Ricken, Friedo: Obecná etika. ISE, Praha, 1995.
• Veselská, Renata, Kuře, Josef (ed.): Lidský genom - vědění, možnosti, souvislosti (sborník k interdisciplinární konferenci). Masarykova univerzita, Brno, 2000.

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Výuka probíhá kombinovanou formou přednášek a povinných seminářů. Předpokladem úspěšného absolvování kolokvia je pravidelná aktivní participace v předmětovém diskusním fóru během semestru.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• Bi0951 The Basics of Bioethics for Biologists
  !Bi9950  
• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
  Bi9950||Bi0951||LF:CORE015||LF:CORE021||LF:BLET051p  

Bi9950 Bioethics

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: graded credit.

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Josef Kuře, Dr. phil. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.

Timetable

Wed 16:00–17:50 BR1

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 14 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course "Bioethics" responds to the increasing topicality of research ethics. The main aim of this course is to offer basics of bioethics, its origin, history and methods, as well as to discuss some ethical aspects of experimental biology and related clinical applications. From the methodical poit of view, the course will be focused on the identification of individual ethically relevant aspects of biomedical research and on the critical assessment of different moral viewpoints rather than a determination of the (only) morally right standpoint. In addition, the course is also aimed at ethical standards of research including ethical and legal rules for grant applications. During the whole course, ethical argumantation and reasoning will be shown on concrete real cases. The course is organized as a combination of lectures and seminars. Active participation of the registered students in the discussion group (in the Information System MU), where the individual ethically questionable cases from the research should be discussed.

Syllabus

• 1. INTRODUCTION TO BIOETHICS (origin, history and scope of bioethics, methodical approaches) 2. ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION (use of animals in biomedical research, standards for the work with laboratory animals, 3R principle, alternative methods) 3. RESEARCH ON HUMAN SUBJECT (terapeutic and non-therapeutic research, clinical studies, principle of informed consent) 4. RESEARCH ON HUMAN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL (resources of biological material, identifiable/anonymous samples, transplantations - principle of presumed consent/dissent, DNA samples, biobanking) 5. REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY (principles and methods of assisted reproduction, gamete and embryo donation, surrogate motherhood, age limits, embryo research) 6. CELL TECHNOLOGIES (chimera creation, stem cells, cloning) 7. MEDICAL GENETICS (genetic testing, genetic screening, presymptomatic testing, genetic counseling, accessibility of genetic information) 8. GENETIC DIAGNOSIS BEFORE BIRTH (preimplantation diagnosis, prenatal diagnosis, abortions, dysgenics and eugenics) 9. INTERVENTIONS INTO GENOME (transgenosis, genetically modified organisms, gene therapy) 10. INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY AND PATENT ISSUES (digital databases, informational privacy, patentability of biological material and living organisms) 11. ETHICS IN SCIENCE (scinetific integrity, authorship, publication rules, reviewing) 12. RESEARCH AND LAW (important documents and legal norms on bioethics, ethical and legal requirements of grant application, ethical commissions and advisory boards)

Literature

• Rotter, Hans: Důstojnost lidského života. Vyšehrad, Praha, 1999.
• Rotter, Hans: Osoba a etika. CDK, Brno, 1997.
• Kleber, Karl-Heinz: Na hranicích etické únosnosti (Etické úvahy o problematice reprodukční medicíny a genové technologie). Síť, Praha, 1994.
• Kohák, Erazim: Člověk, dobro a zlo: o smyslu života v zrcadle dějin (Kapitoly z dějin morální filosofie). Ježek, Praha, 1993.
• Thomasma, David C., Kushnerová, Thomasine (ed.): Od narození do smrti. Mladá fronta, Praha, 2000.
• Anzenbacher, Arno: Úvod do etiky. Academia, Praha, 2001.
• Veatch, Robert M.: The Basics of Bioethics. Prentice Hall. 2002.
• Ricken, Friedo: Obecná etika. ISE, Praha, 1995.
• Veselská, Renata, Kuře, Josef (ed.): Lidský genom - vědění, možnosti, souvislosti (sborník k interdisciplinární konferenci). Masarykova univerzita, Brno, 2000.

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Výuka probíhá kombinovanou formou přednášek a povinných seminářů. Předpokladem úspěšného absolvování kolokvia je pravidelná aktivní participace v předmětovém diskusním fóru během semestru.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• Bi0951 The Basics of Bioethics for Biologists
  !Bi9950  
• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
  Bi9950||Bi0951||LF:CORE015||LF:CORE021||LF:BLET051p  

Bi9950 Bioethics

Extent and Intensity

1/0. 1 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Josef Kuře, Dr. phil. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Jiřina Relichová, CSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.

Timetable

Tue 14:00–15:50 B1,01004

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The new course "Bioethics" responds to the increasing topicality of research ethics. The goal of this course is to offer basics of bioethics, its origin, history and methods; to discuss some ethical aspects of experimental biology and related clinical applications. Methodically, the course will be focused on the identification of individual ethically relevant aspects of research and on the critical assessment of different moral viewpoints rather than a determination of the (only) morally right standpoint. In addition, the course is also aimed at ethical standards of research including ethical and legal rules for grant applications. During the whole course, ethical reasoning will be shown on concrete cases.

Syllabus

• 1. Origin, history and subject of bioethics (science and conscience, freedom of research and responsibility for research) 2. Methodical approaches (overview of individual methods used in bioethics) 3. Ethics of research (human subject research, informed consent, animal research) 4. Structure of bioethical discourse (dialogue of sciences and humanities concerning research) 5. Use of biological material for research purposes (availability of tissues, cells, DNA samples, etc., usage of gametes and embryos) 6. Access to information and patenting (information databases, privacy protection, patenting of biological material and living organisms) 7. Molecular genetics and genetic engineering (genome intervention, GMO, gene therapy) 8. Medical genetics (genetic screening, genetic counseling) 9. Genetic diagnosis until birth (prenatal and preimplantation diagnosis) 10. Assisted reproduction (homologous and heterologous AR, donation of gametes and embryos) 11. Stem cells (SCs resources and usage, cell therapy) 12. Cloning (cloning for research and reproduction purposes) 13. Institutional and organizational ethics (ethos of both researcher and institution, ethics commissions and counseling bodies) 14. Research and law (basic bioethical documents, ethical and legal standards of grant application)

Literature

• Thomasma, David C., Kushnerová, Thomasine (ed.): Od narození do smrti. Mladá fronta, Praha, 2000.
• Veselská, Renata, Kuře, Josef (ed.): Lidský genom - vědění, možnosti, souvislosti (sborník k interdisciplinární konferenci). Masarykova univerzita, Brno, 2000.
• Kohák, Erazim: Člověk, dobro a zlo: o smyslu života v zrcadle dějin (Kapitoly z dějin morální filosofie). Ježek, Praha, 1993.
• Rotter, Hans: Osoba a etika. CDK, Brno, 1997.
• Rotter, Hans: Důstojnost lidského života. Vyšehrad, Praha, 1999.
• Veatch, Robert M.: The Basics of Bioethics. Prentice Hall. 2002.
• Ricken, Friedo: Obecná etika. ISE, Praha, 1995.
• Anzenbacher, Arno: Úvod do etiky. Academia, Praha, 2001.
• Kleber, Karl-Heinz: Na hranicích etické únosnosti (Etické úvahy o problematice reprodukční medicíny a genové technologie). Síť, Praha, 1994.

Assessment methods (in Czech)

písemný test a ústní kolokvium

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• Bi0951 The Basics of Bioethics for Biologists
  !Bi9950  
• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
  Bi9950||Bi0951||LF:CORE015||LF:CORE021||LF:BLET051p  

Bi9950 Bioethics

Extent and Intensity

1/0. 1 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Josef Kuře, Dr. phil. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Jiřina Relichová, CSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The new course "Bioethics" responds to the increasing topicality of research ethics. The goal of this course is to offer basics of bioethics, its origin, history and methods; to discuss some ethical aspects of experimental biology and related clinical applications. Methodically, the course will be focused on the identification of individual ethically relevant aspects of research and on the critical assessment of different moral viewpoints rather than a determination of the (only) morally right standpoint. In addition, the course is also aimed at ethical standards of research including ethical and legal rules for grant applications. During the whole course, ethical reasoning will be shown on concrete cases.

Syllabus

• 1. Origin, history and subject of bioethics (science and conscience, freedom of research and responsibility for research) 2. Methodical approaches (overview of individual methods used in bioethics) 3. Ethics of research (human subject research, informed consent, animal research) 4. Structure of bioethical discourse (dialogue of sciences and humanities concerning research) 5. Use of biological material for research purposes (availability of tissues, cells, DNA samples, etc., usage of gametes and embryos) 6. Access to information and patenting (information databases, privacy protection, patenting of biological material and living organisms) 7. Molecular genetics and genetic engineering (genome intervention, GMO, gene therapy) 8. Medical genetics (genetic screening, genetic counseling) 9. Genetic diagnosis until birth (prenatal and preimplantation diagnosis) 10. Assisted reproduction (homologous and heterologous AR, donation of gametes and embryos) 11. Stem cells (SCs resources and usage, cell therapy) 12. Cloning (cloning for research and reproduction purposes) 13. Institutional and organizational ethics (ethos of both researcher and institution, ethics commissions and counseling bodies) 14. Research and law (basic bioethical documents, ethical and legal standards of grant application)

Literature

• Thomasma, David C., Kushnerová, Thomasine (ed.): Od narození do smrti. Mladá fronta, Praha, 2000.
• Veselská, Renata, Kuře, Josef (ed.): Lidský genom - vědění, možnosti, souvislosti (sborník k interdisciplinární konferenci). Masarykova univerzita, Brno, 2000.
• Kohák, Erazim: Člověk, dobro a zlo: o smyslu života v zrcadle dějin (Kapitoly z dějin morální filosofie). Ježek, Praha, 1993.
• Rotter, Hans: Osoba a etika. CDK, Brno, 1997.
• Rotter, Hans: Důstojnost lidského života. Vyšehrad, Praha, 1999.
• Veatch, Robert M.: The Basics of Bioethics. Prentice Hall. 2002.
• Ricken, Friedo: Obecná etika. ISE, Praha, 1995.
• Anzenbacher, Arno: Úvod do etiky. Academia, Praha, 2001.
• Kleber, Karl-Heinz: Na hranicích etické únosnosti (Etické úvahy o problematice reprodukční medicíny a genové technologie). Síť, Praha, 1994.

Assessment methods (in Czech)

písemný test a ústní kolokvium

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• Bi0951 The Basics of Bioethics for Biologists
  !Bi9950  
• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
  Bi9950||Bi0951||LF:CORE015||LF:CORE021||LF:BLET051p  

Bi9950 Introduction to bioethics

The course is not taught in Autumn 2024

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
RNDr. Petr Chlapek, DiS., Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Mgr. Daniela Cincibus Vacková (assistant)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course "Bioethics" responds to the increasing importance of ethics in biomedical research as well as in clinical practice. The main aim of this course is to offer basics of bioethics, its origin, history and methods, as well as to discuss some ethical aspects of biomedicine and related clinical applications. From the methodical point of view, the course will be focused on the identification of individual ethically relevant aspects of biomedical research or clinical practice and especially on the critical assessment of different moral viewpoints rather than a determination of the (only) morally right standpoint. Furthermore, this course is also aimed at ethical standards of research including ethical and legal rules for good scientific practice and for project proposals. During the whole course, ethical argumentation and reasoning will be shown on the relevant real cases.

Learning outcomes

Student will be able to explain the origin and development of bioethics in the historical context; to identify and to describe the main ethical dilemmas in the different fields of biomedicine; to understand and to justify various types of argumentation in the model case studies; to give the basic overview of relevant ethics codes and legal norms.

Syllabus

• 1. BIOETHICS: 5W1H (origin, history and scope of bioethics, methodical approaches)
• 2. FROM PATIENT TO CLIENT (paternalism vs. partnership, biomedicine and human rights, codes of ethics and related legislation, informed consent, exception for reasons of conscience, healthcare and personal data protection, transhumanism, human enhancement)
• 3. EUGENICS AND PROCREATIVE LIBERTY (definition and history of eugenics, concept of procreative liberty, abortions and sterilizations, eugenics in present day)
• 4. REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE (principles and methods of the assisted reproduction, gamete donation and embryo donation, surrogate motherhood, age limitations, non-medical accessibility of assissted reproduction)
• 5. GENETIC TESTING (preimplantation, prenatal and postnatal diagnosis, genetic screening, predictive and presymptomatic testing, diagnosis for non-medical reasons, "entertaining" genetics)
• 6. ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION AND RESEARCH ON HUMAN SUBJECT (the use of animals in biomedical research, standards for the work with laboratory animals, 3R principle, alternative methods, therapeutic and non-therapeutic research, clinical studies, recruitment of participants)
• 7. DEATH AND DYING (definitions of death, dysthanasia and euthanasia, refusal of mediacl care, medical futility, palliative care and hospice movement)
• 8. TRANSPLANTATION MEDICINE AND USE OF HUMAN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES (history of transplantations, resources of biological material, principle of presumed consent/dissent, identifiable samples, biobanking)
• 9. NEW FORMS OF LIFE (transgenosis, genetically modified organisms, genome editing, hybrid, chimera and cybrid creation, stem cells, cloning)
• 10. ETHICS IN SCIENCE (scientific integrity, authorship, publication rules, reviewing)
• 11. REGULATIONS OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH (patentability of biological material and living organisms, international and national regulations of biomedical research, ethical commissions and advisory boards)
• 12. LESSONS FROM COVID: ETHICS IN THE TIME OF PANDEMIA (authonomy vs. public health protection, limitations of healthcare availability, principles of triage)

Literature

• Veatch, Robert M.: The Basics of Bioethics. Prentice Hall. 2002.
• Veselská, Renata, Kuře, Josef (ed.): Lidský genom - vědění, možnosti, souvislosti (sborník k interdisciplinární konferenci). Masarykova univerzita, Brno, 2000.
• Thomasma, David C., Kushnerová, Thomasine (ed.): Od narození do smrti. Mladá fronta, Praha, 2000.
• Rotter, Hans: Důstojnost lidského života. Vyšehrad, Praha, 1999.
• Kohák, Erazim: Člověk, dobro a zlo: o smyslu života v zrcadle dějin (Kapitoly z dějin morální filosofie). Ježek, Praha, 1993.
• Kleber, Karl-Heinz: Na hranicích etické únosnosti (Etické úvahy o problematice reprodukční medicíny a genové technologie). Síť, Praha, 1994.
• Ricken, Friedo: Obecná etika. ISE, Praha, 1995.
• Anzenbacher, Arno: Úvod do etiky. Academia, Praha, 2001.
• Rotter, Hans: Osoba a etika. CDK, Brno, 1997.

Teaching methods

Online lectures via MS Teams (lecture records will be provided in the IS MU).

Assessment methods

Written form of the exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
• Bi0953 Advanced Bioethics
• Bi0954 Bioethics - online case studies

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• Bi0951 The Basics of Bioethics for Biologists
  !Bi9950  
• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
  Bi9950||Bi0951||LF:CORE015||LF:CORE021||LF:BLET051p  

Bi9950 Introduction to bioethics

The course is not taught in Autumn 2023

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
RNDr. Petr Chlapek, DiS., Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Mgr. Daniela Cincibus Vacková (assistant)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course "Bioethics" responds to the increasing importance of ethics in biomedical research as well as in clinical practice. The main aim of this course is to offer basics of bioethics, its origin, history and methods, as well as to discuss some ethical aspects of biomedicine and related clinical applications. From the methodical point of view, the course will be focused on the identification of individual ethically relevant aspects of biomedical research or clinical practice and especially on the critical assessment of different moral viewpoints rather than a determination of the (only) morally right standpoint. Furthermore, this course is also aimed at ethical standards of research including ethical and legal rules for good scientific practice and for project proposals. During the whole course, ethical argumentation and reasoning will be shown on the relevant real cases.

Learning outcomes

Student will be able to explain the origin and development of bioethics in the historical context; to identify and to describe the main ethical dilemmas in the different fields of biomedicine; to understand and to justify various types of argumentation in the model case studies; to give the basic overview of relevant ethics codes and legal norms.

Syllabus

• 1. BIOETHICS: 5W1H (origin, history and scope of bioethics, methodical approaches)
• 2. FROM PATIENT TO CLIENT (paternalism vs. partnership, biomedicine and human rights, codes of ethics and related legislation, informed consent, exception for reasons of conscience, healthcare and personal data protection, transhumanism, human enhancement)
• 3. EUGENICS AND PROCREATIVE LIBERTY (definition and history of eugenics, concept of procreative liberty, abortions and sterilizations, eugenics in present day)
• 4. REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE (principles and methods of the assisted reproduction, gamete donation and embryo donation, surrogate motherhood, age limitations, non-medical accessibility of assissted reproduction)
• 5. GENETIC TESTING (preimplantation, prenatal and postnatal diagnosis, genetic screening, predictive and presymptomatic testing, diagnosis for non-medical reasons, "entertaining" genetics)
• 6. ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION AND RESEARCH ON HUMAN SUBJECT (the use of animals in biomedical research, standards for the work with laboratory animals, 3R principle, alternative methods, therapeutic and non-therapeutic research, clinical studies, recruitment of participants)
• 7. DEATH AND DYING (definitions of death, dysthanasia and euthanasia, refusal of mediacl care, medical futility, palliative care and hospice movement)
• 8. TRANSPLANTATION MEDICINE AND USE OF HUMAN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES (history of transplantations, resources of biological material, principle of presumed consent/dissent, identifiable samples, biobanking)
• 9. NEW FORMS OF LIFE (transgenosis, genetically modified organisms, genome editing, hybrid, chimera and cybrid creation, stem cells, cloning)
• 10. ETHICS IN SCIENCE (scientific integrity, authorship, publication rules, reviewing)
• 11. REGULATIONS OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH (patentability of biological material and living organisms, international and national regulations of biomedical research, ethical commissions and advisory boards)
• 12. LESSONS FROM COVID: ETHICS IN THE TIME OF PANDEMIA (authonomy vs. public health protection, limitations of healthcare availability, principles of triage)

Literature

• Anzenbacher, Arno: Úvod do etiky. Academia, Praha, 2001.
• Kohák, Erazim: Člověk, dobro a zlo: o smyslu života v zrcadle dějin (Kapitoly z dějin morální filosofie). Ježek, Praha, 1993.
• Veatch, Robert M.: The Basics of Bioethics. Prentice Hall. 2002.
• Veselská, Renata, Kuře, Josef (ed.): Lidský genom - vědění, možnosti, souvislosti (sborník k interdisciplinární konferenci). Masarykova univerzita, Brno, 2000.
• Ricken, Friedo: Obecná etika. ISE, Praha, 1995.
• Rotter, Hans: Důstojnost lidského života. Vyšehrad, Praha, 1999.
• Rotter, Hans: Osoba a etika. CDK, Brno, 1997.
• Kleber, Karl-Heinz: Na hranicích etické únosnosti (Etické úvahy o problematice reprodukční medicíny a genové technologie). Síť, Praha, 1994.
• Thomasma, David C., Kushnerová, Thomasine (ed.): Od narození do smrti. Mladá fronta, Praha, 2000.

Teaching methods

Online lectures via MS Teams (lecture records will be provided in the IS MU).

Assessment methods

Written form of the exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
• Bi0953 Advanced Bioethics
• Bi0954 Bioethics - online case studies

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• Bi0951 The Basics of Bioethics for Biologists
  !Bi9950  
• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
  Bi9950||Bi0951||LF:CORE015||LF:CORE021||LF:BLET051p  

Bi9950 Introduction to bioethics

The course is not taught in Autumn 2022

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
RNDr. Petr Chlapek, DiS., Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Mgr. Daniela Cincibus Vacková (assistant)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course "Bioethics" responds to the increasing importance of ethics in biomedical research as well as in clinical practice. The main aim of this course is to offer basics of bioethics, its origin, history and methods, as well as to discuss some ethical aspects of biomedicine and related clinical applications. From the methodical point of view, the course will be focused on the identification of individual ethically relevant aspects of biomedical research or clinical practice and especially on the critical assessment of different moral viewpoints rather than a determination of the (only) morally right standpoint. Furthermore, this course is also aimed at ethical standards of research including ethical and legal rules for good scientific practice and for project proposals. During the whole course, ethical argumentation and reasoning will be shown on the relevant real cases.

Learning outcomes

Student will be able to explain the origin and development of bioethics in the historical context; to identify and to describe the main ethical dilemmas in the different fields of biomedicine; to understand and to justify various types of argumentation in the model case studies; to give the basic overview of relevant ethics codes and legal norms.

Syllabus

• 1. BIOETHICS: 5W1H (origin, history and scope of bioethics, methodical approaches)
• 2. FROM PATIENT TO CLIENT (paternalism vs. partnership, biomedicine and human rights, codes of ethics and related legislation, informed consent, exception for reasons of conscience, healthcare and personal data protection, transhumanism, human enhancement)
• 3. EUGENICS AND PROCREATIVE LIBERTY (definition and history of eugenics, concept of procreative liberty, abortions and sterilizations, eugenics in present day)
• 4. REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE (principles and methods of the assisted reproduction, gamete donation and embryo donation, surrogate motherhood, age limitations, non-medical accessibility of assissted reproduction)
• 5. GENETIC TESTING (preimplantation, prenatal and postnatal diagnosis, genetic screening, predictive and presymptomatic testing, diagnosis for non-medical reasons, "entertaining" genetics)
• 6. ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION AND RESEARCH ON HUMAN SUBJECT (the use of animals in biomedical research, standards for the work with laboratory animals, 3R principle, alternative methods, therapeutic and non-therapeutic research, clinical studies, recruitment of participants)
• 7. DEATH AND DYING (definitions of death, dysthanasia and euthanasia, refusal of mediacl care, medical futility, palliative care and hospice movement)
• 8. TRANSPLANTATION MEDICINE AND USE OF HUMAN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES (history of transplantations, resources of biological material, principle of presumed consent/dissent, identifiable samples, biobanking)
• 9. NEW FORMS OF LIFE (transgenosis, genetically modified organisms, genome editing, hybrid, chimera and cybrid creation, stem cells, cloning)
• 10. ETHICS IN SCIENCE (scientific integrity, authorship, publication rules, reviewing)
• 11. REGULATIONS OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH (patentability of biological material and living organisms, international and national regulations of biomedical research, ethical commissions and advisory boards)
• 12. LESSONS FROM COVID: ETHICS IN THE TIME OF PANDEMIA (authonomy vs. public health protection, limitations of healthcare availability, principles of triage)

Literature

• Anzenbacher, Arno: Úvod do etiky. Academia, Praha, 2001.
• Kohák, Erazim: Člověk, dobro a zlo: o smyslu života v zrcadle dějin (Kapitoly z dějin morální filosofie). Ježek, Praha, 1993.
• Veatch, Robert M.: The Basics of Bioethics. Prentice Hall. 2002.
• Veselská, Renata, Kuře, Josef (ed.): Lidský genom - vědění, možnosti, souvislosti (sborník k interdisciplinární konferenci). Masarykova univerzita, Brno, 2000.
• Ricken, Friedo: Obecná etika. ISE, Praha, 1995.
• Rotter, Hans: Důstojnost lidského života. Vyšehrad, Praha, 1999.
• Rotter, Hans: Osoba a etika. CDK, Brno, 1997.
• Kleber, Karl-Heinz: Na hranicích etické únosnosti (Etické úvahy o problematice reprodukční medicíny a genové technologie). Síť, Praha, 1994.
• Thomasma, David C., Kushnerová, Thomasine (ed.): Od narození do smrti. Mladá fronta, Praha, 2000.

Teaching methods

Online lectures via MS Teams (lecture records will be provided in the IS MU).

Assessment methods

Written form of the exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
• Bi0953 Advanced Bioethics
• Bi0954 Bioethics - online case studies

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• Bi0951 The Basics of Bioethics for Biologists
  !Bi9950  
• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
  Bi9950||Bi0951||LF:CORE015||LF:CORE021||LF:BLET051p  

Bi9950 Introduction to bioethics

The course is not taught in autumn 2021

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
RNDr. Petr Chlapek, DiS., Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Mgr. Daniela Cincibus Vacková (assistant)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course "Bioethics" responds to the increasing importance of ethics in biomedical research as well as in clinical practice. The main aim of this course is to offer basics of bioethics, its origin, history and methods, as well as to discuss some ethical aspects of biomedicine and related clinical applications. From the methodical point of view, the course will be focused on the identification of individual ethically relevant aspects of biomedical research or clinical practice and especially on the critical assessment of different moral viewpoints rather than a determination of the (only) morally right standpoint. Furthermore, this course is also aimed at ethical standards of research including ethical and legal rules for good scientific practice and for project proposals. During the whole course, ethical argumentation and reasoning will be shown on the relevant real cases.

Learning outcomes

Student will be able to explain the origin and development of bioethics in the historical context; to identify and to describe the main ethical dilemmas in the different fields of biomedicine; to understand and to justify various types of argumentation in the model case studies; to give the basic overview of relevant ethics codes and legal norms.

Syllabus

• 1. BIOETHICS: 5W1H (origin, history and scope of bioethics, methodical approaches)
• 2. FROM PATIENT TO CLIENT (paternalism vs. partnership, biomedicine and human rights, codes of ethics and related legislation, informed consent, exception for reasons of conscience, healthcare and personal data protection, transhumanism, human enhancement)
• 3. EUGENICS AND PROCREATIVE LIBERTY (definition and history of eugenics, concept of procreative liberty, abortions and sterilizations, eugenics in present day)
• 4. REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE (principles and methods of the assisted reproduction, gamete donation and embryo donation, surrogate motherhood, age limitations, non-medical accessibility of assissted reproduction)
• 5. GENETIC TESTING (preimplantation, prenatal and postnatal diagnosis, genetic screening, predictive and presymptomatic testing, diagnosis for non-medical reasons, "entertaining" genetics)
• 6. ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION AND RESEARCH ON HUMAN SUBJECT (the use of animals in biomedical research, standards for the work with laboratory animals, 3R principle, alternative methods, therapeutic and non-therapeutic research, clinical studies, recruitment of participants)
• 7. DEATH AND DYING (definitions of death, dysthanasia and euthanasia, refusal of mediacl care, medical futility, palliative care and hospice movement)
• 8. TRANSPLANTATION MEDICINE AND USE OF HUMAN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES (history of transplantations, resources of biological material, principle of presumed consent/dissent, identifiable samples, biobanking)
• 9. NEW FORMS OF LIFE (transgenosis, genetically modified organisms, genome editing, hybrid, chimera and cybrid creation, stem cells, cloning)
• 10. ETHICS IN SCIENCE (scientific integrity, authorship, publication rules, reviewing)
• 11. REGULATIONS OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH (patentability of biological material and living organisms, international and national regulations of biomedical research, ethical commissions and advisory boards)
• 12. LESSONS FROM COVID: ETHICS IN THE TIME OF PANDEMIA (authonomy vs. public health protection, limitations of healthcare availability, principles of triage)

Literature

• Anzenbacher, Arno: Úvod do etiky. Academia, Praha, 2001.
• Kohák, Erazim: Člověk, dobro a zlo: o smyslu života v zrcadle dějin (Kapitoly z dějin morální filosofie). Ježek, Praha, 1993.
• Veatch, Robert M.: The Basics of Bioethics. Prentice Hall. 2002.
• Veselská, Renata, Kuře, Josef (ed.): Lidský genom - vědění, možnosti, souvislosti (sborník k interdisciplinární konferenci). Masarykova univerzita, Brno, 2000.
• Ricken, Friedo: Obecná etika. ISE, Praha, 1995.
• Rotter, Hans: Důstojnost lidského života. Vyšehrad, Praha, 1999.
• Rotter, Hans: Osoba a etika. CDK, Brno, 1997.
• Kleber, Karl-Heinz: Na hranicích etické únosnosti (Etické úvahy o problematice reprodukční medicíny a genové technologie). Síť, Praha, 1994.
• Thomasma, David C., Kushnerová, Thomasine (ed.): Od narození do smrti. Mladá fronta, Praha, 2000.

Teaching methods

Online lectures via MS Teams (lecture records will be provided in the IS MU).

Assessment methods

Written form of the exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
• Bi0953 Advanced Bioethics
• Bi0954 Bioethics - online case studies

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• Bi0951 The Basics of Bioethics for Biologists
  !Bi9950  
• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
  Bi9950||Bi0951||LF:CORE015||LF:CORE021||LF:BLET051p  

Bi9950 Introduction to bioethics

The information about the term Autumn 2011 - acreditation is not made public

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Josef Kuře, Dr. phil. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Veronika Oškerová, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course "Bioethics" responds to the increasing importance of research ethics. The main aim of this course is to offer basics of bioethics, its origin, history and methods, as well as to discuss some ethical aspects of experimental biology and related clinical applications. From the methodical point of view, the course will be focused on the identification of individual ethically relevant aspects of biomedical research and on the critical assessment of different moral viewpoints rather than a determination of the (only) morally right standpoint. Furthermore, this course is also aimed at ethical standards of research including ethical and legal rules for grant applications. During the whole course, ethical argumentation and reasoning will be shown on relevant real cases.

Syllabus

• 1. INTRODUCTION TO BIOETHICS (origin, history and scope of bioethics, methodical approaches)
• 2. HUMAN ENHANCEMENT (theory of human enhancement, eugenics and dysgenics, gene therapy, genetic and non-genetic enhancement)
• 3. INFORMED CONSENT (origin and concept of informed consent, informed consent in biomedical practice, human rights, rights of patients)
• 4. BEGINNING OF LIFE OF A HUMAN BEING (problems in terminology, concept of reproductive liberty, abortion and sterilization, principles and methods of the assisted reproduction, gamete donation and embryo donation, surrogate motherhood, age limitations, embryo research)
• 5. GENETIC TESTING (preimplantation, prenatal and postnatal diagnosis, genetic screening, predictive and presymptomatic testing, diagnosis for non-medical reasons, "entertaining" genetics)
• 6. ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION AND RESEARCH ON HUMAN SUBJECT (use of animals in biomedical research, standards for the work with laboratory animals, 3R principle, alternative methods therapeutic and non-therapeutic research, clinical studies, principle of informed consent)
• 7. DEATH AND DYING (definitions of death, euthanasia, futile treatment, palliative care)
• 8. TRANSPLANTATION MEDICINE AND USE OF HUMAN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES (resources of biological material, identifiable/anonymous samples, transplantations - principle of presumed consent/dissent, DNA samples, biobanking)
• 9. NEW FORMS OF LIFE (transgenosis, genetically modified organisms, chimera creation, stem cells, cloning)
• 10. INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY AND PATENT ISSUES (digital databases, informational privacy, patentability of biological material and living organisms)
• 11. ETHICS IN SCIENCE (scientific integrity, authorship, publication rules, reviewing)
• 12. RESEARCH AND LAW (important documents and legal norms on bioethics, ethical and legal requirements of grant application, ethical commissions and advisory boards)

Literature

• Rotter, Hans: Důstojnost lidského života. Vyšehrad, Praha, 1999.
• Ricken, Friedo: Obecná etika. ISE, Praha, 1995.
• Veselská, Renata, Kuře, Josef (ed.): Lidský genom - vědění, možnosti, souvislosti (sborník k interdisciplinární konferenci). Masarykova univerzita, Brno, 2000.
• Thomasma, David C., Kushnerová, Thomasine (ed.): Od narození do smrti. Mladá fronta, Praha, 2000.
• Kohák, Erazim: Člověk, dobro a zlo: o smyslu života v zrcadle dějin (Kapitoly z dějin morální filosofie). Ježek, Praha, 1993.
• Anzenbacher, Arno: Úvod do etiky. Academia, Praha, 2001.
• Kleber, Karl-Heinz: Na hranicích etické únosnosti (Etické úvahy o problematice reprodukční medicíny a genové technologie). Síť, Praha, 1994.
• Rotter, Hans: Osoba a etika. CDK, Brno, 1997.
• Veatch, Robert M.: The Basics of Bioethics. Prentice Hall. 2002.

Teaching methods

Lectures.

Assessment methods

Final written test.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• Bi0951 The Basics of Bioethics for Biologists
• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• Bi0951 The Basics of Bioethics for Biologists
  !Bi9950  
• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
  Bi9950||Bi0951||LF:CORE015||LF:CORE021||LF:BLET051p  

Bi9950 Introduction to bioethics

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Josef Kuře, Dr. phil. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Veronika Oškerová, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course "Bioethics" responds to the increasing importance of research ethics. The main aim of this course is to offer basics of bioethics, its origin, history and methods, as well as to discuss some ethical aspects of experimental biology and related clinical applications. From the methodical point of view, the course will be focused on the identification of individual ethically relevant aspects of biomedical research and on the critical assessment of different moral viewpoints rather than a determination of the (only) morally right standpoint. Furthermore, this course is also aimed at ethical standards of research including ethical and legal rules for grant applications. During the whole course, ethical argumentation and reasoning will be shown on relevant real cases.

Syllabus

• 1. INTRODUCTION TO BIOETHICS (origin, history and scope of bioethics, methodical approaches)
• 2. HUMAN ENHANCEMENT (theory of human enhancement, eugenics and dysgenics, gene therapy, genetic and non-genetic enhancement)
• 3. INFORMED CONSENT (origin and concept of informed consent, informed consent in biomedical practice, human rights, rights of patients)
• 4. BEGINNING OF LIFE OF A HUMAN BEING (problems in terminology, concept of reproductive liberty, abortion and sterilization, principles and methods of the assisted reproduction, gamete donation and embryo donation, surrogate motherhood, age limitations, embryo research)
• 5. GENETIC TESTING (preimplantation, prenatal and postnatal diagnosis, genetic screening, predictive and presymptomatic testing, diagnosis for non-medical reasons, "entertaining" genetics)
• 6. ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION AND RESEARCH ON HUMAN SUBJECT (use of animals in biomedical research, standards for the work with laboratory animals, 3R principle, alternative methods therapeutic and non-therapeutic research, clinical studies, principle of informed consent)
• 7. DEATH AND DYING (definitions of death, euthanasia, futile treatment, palliative care)
• 8. TRANSPLANTATION MEDICINE AND USE OF HUMAN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES (resources of biological material, identifiable/anonymous samples, transplantations - principle of presumed consent/dissent, DNA samples, biobanking)
• 9. NEW FORMS OF LIFE (transgenosis, genetically modified organisms, chimera creation, stem cells, cloning)
• 10. INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY AND PATENT ISSUES (digital databases, informational privacy, patentability of biological material and living organisms)
• 11. ETHICS IN SCIENCE (scientific integrity, authorship, publication rules, reviewing)
• 12. RESEARCH AND LAW (important documents and legal norms on bioethics, ethical and legal requirements of grant application, ethical commissions and advisory boards)

Literature

• Rotter, Hans: Důstojnost lidského života. Vyšehrad, Praha, 1999.
• Ricken, Friedo: Obecná etika. ISE, Praha, 1995.
• Veselská, Renata, Kuře, Josef (ed.): Lidský genom - vědění, možnosti, souvislosti (sborník k interdisciplinární konferenci). Masarykova univerzita, Brno, 2000.
• Thomasma, David C., Kushnerová, Thomasine (ed.): Od narození do smrti. Mladá fronta, Praha, 2000.
• Kohák, Erazim: Člověk, dobro a zlo: o smyslu života v zrcadle dějin (Kapitoly z dějin morální filosofie). Ježek, Praha, 1993.
• Anzenbacher, Arno: Úvod do etiky. Academia, Praha, 2001.
• Kleber, Karl-Heinz: Na hranicích etické únosnosti (Etické úvahy o problematice reprodukční medicíny a genové technologie). Síť, Praha, 1994.
• Rotter, Hans: Osoba a etika. CDK, Brno, 1997.
• Veatch, Robert M.: The Basics of Bioethics. Prentice Hall. 2002.

Teaching methods

Lectures.

Assessment methods

Final written test.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• Bi0951 The Basics of Bioethics for Biologists
• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• Bi0951 The Basics of Bioethics for Biologists
  !Bi9950  
• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
  Bi9950||Bi0951||LF:CORE015||LF:CORE021||LF:BLET051p  

Bi9950 Bioethics

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: graded credit.

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Josef Kuře, Dr. phil. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 14 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course "Bioethics" responds to the increasing topicality of research ethics. The main aim of this course is to offer basics of bioethics, its origin, history and methods, as well as to discuss some ethical aspects of experimental biology and related clinical applications. From the methodical poit of view, the course will be focused on the identification of individual ethically relevant aspects of biomedical research and on the critical assessment of different moral viewpoints rather than a determination of the (only) morally right standpoint. In addition, the course is also aimed at ethical standards of research including ethical and legal rules for grant applications. During the whole course, ethical argumantation and reasoning will be shown on concrete real cases. The course is organized as a combination of lectures and seminars. Active participation of the registered students in the discussion group (in the Information System MU), where the individual ethically questionable cases from the research should be discussed.

Syllabus

• 1. INTRODUCTION TO BIOETHICS (origin, history and scope of bioethics, methodical approaches) 2. ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION (use of animals in biomedical research, standards for the work with laboratory animals, 3R principle, alternative methods) 3. RESEARCH ON HUMAN SUBJECT (terapeutic and non-therapeutic research, clinical studies, principle of informed consent) 4. RESEARCH ON HUMAN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL (resources of biological material, identifiable/anonymous samples, transplantations - principle of presumed consent/dissent, DNA samples, biobanking) 5. REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY (principles and methods of assisted reproduction, gamete and embryo donation, surrogate motherhood, age limits, embryo research) 6. CELL TECHNOLOGIES (chimera creation, stem cells, cloning) 7. MEDICAL GENETICS (genetic testing, genetic screening, presymptomatic testing, genetic counseling, accessibility of genetic information) 8. GENETIC DIAGNOSIS BEFORE BIRTH (preimplantation diagnosis, prenatal diagnosis, abortions, dysgenics and eugenics) 9. INTERVENTIONS INTO GENOME (transgenosis, genetically modified organisms, gene therapy) 10. INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY AND PATENT ISSUES (digital databases, informational privacy, patentability of biological material and living organisms) 11. ETHICS IN SCIENCE (scinetific integrity, authorship, publication rules, reviewing) 12. RESEARCH AND LAW (important documents and legal norms on bioethics, ethical and legal requirements of grant application, ethical commissions and advisory boards)

Literature

• Rotter, Hans: Důstojnost lidského života. Vyšehrad, Praha, 1999.
• Rotter, Hans: Osoba a etika. CDK, Brno, 1997.
• Kleber, Karl-Heinz: Na hranicích etické únosnosti (Etické úvahy o problematice reprodukční medicíny a genové technologie). Síť, Praha, 1994.
• Kohák, Erazim: Člověk, dobro a zlo: o smyslu života v zrcadle dějin (Kapitoly z dějin morální filosofie). Ježek, Praha, 1993.
• Thomasma, David C., Kushnerová, Thomasine (ed.): Od narození do smrti. Mladá fronta, Praha, 2000.
• Anzenbacher, Arno: Úvod do etiky. Academia, Praha, 2001.
• Veatch, Robert M.: The Basics of Bioethics. Prentice Hall. 2002.
• Ricken, Friedo: Obecná etika. ISE, Praha, 1995.
• Veselská, Renata, Kuře, Josef (ed.): Lidský genom - vědění, možnosti, souvislosti (sborník k interdisciplinární konferenci). Masarykova univerzita, Brno, 2000.

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Výuka probíhá kombinovanou formou přednášek a povinných seminářů. Předpokladem úspěšného absolvování kolokvia je pravidelná aktivní participace v předmětovém diskusním fóru během semestru.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• Bi0951 The Basics of Bioethics for Biologists
  !Bi9950  
• Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar
  Bi9950||Bi0951||LF:CORE015||LF:CORE021||LF:BLET051p  

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