Bioethics after the COVID-19 pandemic: More research, fewer committees?

Henri-Corto Stoeklé; Christian Hervé

doi:10.1177/14777509221134243

Bioethics after the COVID-19 pandemic: More research, fewer committees?

Clin Ethics. 2022 Dec;17(4):327-330. doi: 10.1177/14777509221134243.

Authors

Henri-Corto Stoeklé¹, Christian Hervé^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Ethics and Scientific Integrity, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France.
² Medical School, Paris Cité University, Paris, France.
³ Medical School, Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University (UVSQ), Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France.
⁴ International Academy of Medical Ethics and Public Health, University of Paris, Paris, France.
⁵ Veterinary Academy of France, Paris, France.

Abstract

In the face of the pandemic, bioethics, once again, proved its scientific utility. In France, in particular, the academic approach (= peer-reviewed, scientific publications, etc.) should be given priority over the institutional approach (= public surveys, public meetings, etc.), in hospitals, research institutes, universities, and companies, with the professionalization that this would imply (i.e. bioethicists).

Keywords: Bioethics; COVID-19; France; bioethicist; global bioethics; meta-discipline.

Publication types

Editorial