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The meaning of direct contact in medicine

Symposium on basic questions about being human in medicine on June 8-9, 2018

Freiburg, May 30, 2018

The meaning of direct contact in medicine

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Online counsel, video office hours, health apps: The world of medicine is increasingly using technological forms of communication. Direct contact among doctors, nurses and patients is threatening to disappear altogether. During the “5th Freiburg Symposium on Basic Questions about Being Human in Medicine,” speakers from the fields of medicine, nursing, sociology, philosophy and theology will reflect on what happens when people encounter one another face to face – and how enriching it is.

  • What: 5th Freiburg Symposium on basic questions about being human in medicine

  • When: June 8, 2018, 12:15pm until June 9, 2018, around 3pm

  • Where:
    Bürgerhaus am Seepark
    Gerhart-Hauptmann-Straße  1
    79110 Freiburg

  • The event is geared toward experts and the general public.

  • Host: Institute of Medical Ethics and History

  • Contact information: Dr. Claudia Bozzaro, 0761/203-5040

  • Pre-registration is highly recommended.

  • The event is free of admission.

  • The event will be held in German.

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