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Covid-19 has potentially changed the world as we know it. As the World Health Organization desperately urges countries to consider and address the health impacts of long-Covid, some countries are still struggling to mitigate the pandemic and/or suffering the economical and psychological effects of the responses to the virus. This symposium aims to consider the potential bioethical implications, dilemmas, and role in a post-Covid world. It will examine, for example, the role of international and national health organizations during Covid and future pandemics. It will also discuss how practices of solidarity played a part in individual and institutional responses to Covid and how they should play a role in future pandemics. The symposium will ultimately seek to understand how the world reacted to Covid, and how we might do better next time.

 

Programme:

Time Event
8:30 – 9:00am Registration
9:00 – 10:00am Keynote Speech
Topic: How should we think of ethics and policy in a post-Covid world?
·         Professor Angus Dawson (National University of Singapore)
10:00am – 12:00pm Session 1 – Liberty versus Autonomy

Trustworthiness in Social Listening as Infodemic Management
·         Dr Calvin Ho (The University of Hong Kong) and Dr Karel Caals (National University of Singapore)

Is There a Duty of Care Towards the Unvaccinated?
·         Dr Zohar Lederman (The University of Hong Kong)

The Pandemic Fatigue and Preferences for COVID-19 Public Health and Social Measures
·         Dr Ming Wai-Kit (City University of Hong Kong)

12:00 – 1:00pm Lunch Break (Lunch boxes will be provided)
1:00 – 3:00pm Session 2 – Justice and Social Determinants of Health

Covid-19-related Health Inequalities in Hong Kong
·         Dr Roger Yat-nork Chung (Chinese University of Hong Kong)

 Loneliness in Pandemic Preparedness Plans
·         Dr Zohar Lederman (University of Hong Kong)

Does Withholding Abortion Services Harm Public Health?
·         Dr Olivia Ngan (University of Hong Kong)

3:00 – 3:15pm Coffee Break
3:15 – 5:15pm Session 3 – Justice, Solidarity and Vulnerable Populations

Global Solidarity during Covid-19 and Beyond
·         Dr Anita Ho (University of British Columbia & University of California, San Francisco)

Gender Disparities during Covid
·         Dr Karen A. Grépin (University of Hong Kong)

Prevention and control of animal infectious diseases in underserved areas
·         Dr Anne Conan (City University of Hong Kong)

5:15 – 5:45pm Session 4 – Round Table: Lessons Learned and Next Steps

Participants:
·         Professor Angus Dawson (National University of Singapore)
·         Dr Anita Ho (University of British Columbia & University of California, San Francisco)
·         Professor Vivian Lin (University of Hong Kong)

 

 

International Speakers:


Professor Angus Dawson (Keynote Speaker)
Professor, Centre for Biomedical Ethics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

 

Dr Anita Ho
Clinical Associate Professor, Centre for Applied Ethics, University of British Columbia
Associate Professor, University of California San Francisco Bioethics
Senior Director of Ethics (Northern California), Providence St. Joseph Health
Scientist, Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (CHÉOS)
Elected Fellow, The Hastings Center

 

Dr Karel Caals 
Research Fellow, Centre for Biomedical Ethics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

 

Local Speakers:

Dr Calvin Ho
Associate Professor, Department of Law, The University of Hong Kong
Director, Centre for Medical Ethics and Law, The University of Hong Kong

 

Dr Zohar Lederman
Post-doctoral Fellow, Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit, The University of Hong Kong
Research Fellow, Centre for Medical Ethics and Law, The University of Hong Kong

 

Dr Ming Wai Kit
Assistant Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, City University of Hong Kong

 

Dr Roger Chung
Associate Professor, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Co-Director, CUHK Centre for Bioethics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Associate Director, CUHK Institute of Health Equity, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

 

Dr Olivia Ngan
Research Assistant Professor, Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit, The University of Hong Kong
Research Fellow, Centre for Medical Ethics and Law, The University of Hong Kong

 

Dr Karen A. Grépin
Associate Professor, School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong

 

Dr Anne Conan
Research Associate Professor, Centre for Applied One Health Research and Policy Advice, City University of Hong Kong

 

Discussant:

Professor Vivian Lin
Executive Associate Dean, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
Professor of Practice (Public Health), LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong

 

Program and further details, please visit the event website: https://mehu.hku.hk/symposium-on-bioethics/.  Lunch will be provided.

 

For enquiries, please contact Mr Edison Cheng at mehu@hku.hk.

 

Organiser: HKU Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit, HKUMed

Supported by: Centre for Medical Ethics and Law, HKU

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  • 18 May, 2023 9:00 am - 5:45 pm
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