Christiane Woopen
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Christiane Woopen
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Christiane Woopen (born 12 December 1962) is a German medical ethicist. She is a professor for ethics and theory of medicine at the University of Cologne since 2009. Furthermore, she has been a member of the German Ethics Council since 2001, its deputy Chair from 2008 and Chair since 2012[1].
Professional Background
▪ 2014 – 2016 President of the Global Summit of National Ethics/Bioethics Committees to be held in Berlin from 16 to 18 March 2016[2] with more than 110 countries of the world participating (last summit in Mexico: 57 countries)
▪ Since 2013 Executive Director of ceres (Center for Ethics, Rights, Economics, and Social Sciences of Health, University of Cologne)[3]
▪ Since April 2012 Chair of the German Ethics Council
▪ Since 2011 Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at University of Cologne
▪ Since 2009 Professorship for Ethics and Theory of Medicine and Head of the Research Unit Ethics at University of Cologne
▪ 2005 Habilitation and venia legendi for Ethics and Theory of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine at University of Cologne
▪ 1993 Doctor of Medicine, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn
▪ 1990 – 1995 Studies of Philosophy in Bonn and Hagen
▪ 1989 – 1991 Medical Doctor in Gynecology and Obstetrics
▪ 1988 3rd State exam Human Medicine
Memberships (Selection)
▪ Since 2010 UNESCO International Bioethics Committee
▪ Since 2009 Scientific Advisor of the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG)
▪ Since 2008 German (National) Ethics Council (Chair since 2012, 2008-2012 Vice Chair)
▪ Since 2002 Steering group for the Stem Cell Network North Rhine-Westphalia
▪ 2001-2008 (German) National Ethics Council
Publications and academic activities
See http://ceres.uni-koeln.de/en/events/ , http://ceres.uni-koeln.de/en/research/ and http://geschichte-ethik.uk-koeln.de/de/forschungsstelle-ethik/forschung as well as for a list of publications http://geschichte-ethik.uk-koeln.de/de/forschungsstelle-ethik/mitarbeiter/christiane-woopen/veroeffentlichungen .
References
- ^ http://www.ethikrat.org/about-us/members/christiane-woopen
- ^ "Welcome to the Global Summit of National Ethics/Bioethics Committees 2016 in Berlin — Global Summit 2016". www.globalsummit-berlin2016.de. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "ceres: Home". ceres.uni-koeln.de. Retrieved 2016-02-04.