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CUHK Centre for Bioethics

Seminar on Euthanasia

Date: 8 February 2023 (Wednesday)

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (HKT) / 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. on 7 February 2023 (PST)
Venue: On site: LT4, 3/F, Cheng Yu Tung Building, CUHK; Online: via Zoom Webinar

Speakers:

  • Prof. Roger Chung, Co-Director, CUHK Centre for Bioethics; Associate Professor, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, CUHK
    • (Presentation Topic: “Development of End-of-Life and Palliative Care in Hong Kong”)
  • Dr. John Zhong, Post-doctoral Fellow, CUHK Centre for Bioethics
    • (Presentation Topic: “Research on Assisted Dying and Euthanasia in Hong Kong and Asia”)
  • Prof. Hon-Lam Li, Advisor, CUHK Centre for Bioethics; Emeritus Professor, Department of Philosophy, CUHK; Affiliate Professor, Department of Bioethics and Humanities, University of Washington School of Medicine
    • (Presentation Topic: “On Some Arguments Against the Decriminalization of Assisted Suicide”)
  • Prof. Nancy Jecker, Visiting Professor (honorary), CUHK Centre for Bioethics; Professor of Bioethics and Humanities, University of Washington School of Medicine; Adjunct Professor, University of Washington School of Law, Department of Global Health and Department of Philosophy
    • (Presentation Topic: “Medical Futility and Physician-Assisted Death”)

Moderator:

Dr. Derrick Au, Advisor, CUHK Centre for Bioethics; Clinical Professional Consultant (honorary), Faculty of Medicine, CUHK; Affiliate Faculty, Department of Bioethics and Humanities, University of Washington School of Medicine

  • Registration: Please click here (Deadline: 6 February 2023 (Monday) at 10am, Hong Kong Time)
  • [Note: Registrants who would like to attend online via Zoom will receive his/her own webinar link via a system-generated email before the event.]

Abstracts & Biographies of Speakers/Moderator: Please click here

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Event Recap:

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Seminar on Euthanasia