Conference - Medical Review Auschwitz

The Polish Institute for Evidence Based Medicine is organizing the conference in cooperation with the Kraków Medical Society, the Institute of National Remembrance, and the Medical Faculty of Jagiellonian University. Other partners include the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, the University of Colorado for Bioethics and Humanities, the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics, and the International Chair in Bioethics (WMA Cooperation Center.

The guest of honor is Dr. Leon Weintraub, physician and Holocaust survivor. He will talk about his experiences and his life.

The program includes a total of 13 lectures by international experts dealing with medicine during National Socialism. In addition to the latest findings in historical research, the focus will be on the exchange of knowledge and reflection on ethical principles in medicine.

In addition to the conference, the Finkelstein Foundation also supported the new website for the Medical Review Auschwitz project. This platform is an international academic initiative that addresses the medical dimensions of Nazi concentration camps and the ethical lessons for contemporary medicine.

For more information about the conference and to register, please visit the website.