New edition of the advanced European bioethics course ‘Suffering, Death and Palliative Care’, to be held from 23-26 March 2027 in Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Objectives
Objective of this course is to educate the participants on two main aspects: ethical questions of palliative care and medically assisted death, and philosophical, theological and medical reflections on the concepts of death and suffering. Attitudes towards death and dying, and the ethical aspects of continuing or foregoing medical treatment, and of medically assisted death receive considerable attention in this course. In addition, the dimensions of spirituality, rituals and intercultural diversity are covered.
Topics
This course deals with a variety of topics in the domain of palliative care: autonomy and dependence; palliative sedation and euthanasia; death, suffering and palliative care; quality of life and a good death; spirituality and palliative care and cultural aspects of death and dying. There will be time for intensive discussions.
The course language is English.
Keynote lecture
The keynote lecture will be held by a renowned researcher in the broad field of end-of-life research. This year’s keynote speaker will be dr. Katrien Schaubroeck, professor and lecturer Philosophy, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Her research interests lie in moral psychology, the philosophy of love and feminist philosophy. She has published in Dutch on topics including voluntary work, love, Harry Frankfurt and Iris Murdoch. She is the author of ‘De groene dood’, an essay on sustainable funeral methods (Letterwerk 2025).
Participants
The course management strives for a diverse group of participants, with a large diversity in professional and cultural background. This diversity among both faculty and participants stimulates fruitful exchange of ideas and enhances understanding of others’ professional and cultural perspectives on suffering, death and palliative care.
This course is designed for participants from diverse professional backgrounds, such as nursing, medicine, health care administration, ethics, philosophy, theology and pastoral care, and PhD students undertaking courses of study in these areas.
Course fee
The course fee is € 945. There is an early bird discount of € 105 for registration before 22 January 2027. This price includes tuition and course materals, as well as refreshments, three lunches and one dinner.
More information
Brochure with all the information
For more information please contact: Valesca Hulsman
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