The researchers at the Institute for History and Ethics of Medicine work on a wide range of topics in the field of ethics in health care, the theory of science, and historical topics in medicine and nursing. The scientific work is often carried out in interdisciplinary co-operation and by using empirical and normative methods. Depending on the research question and methodology, the research projects are carried out in a transdisciplinary or participatory manner.
Main research topics (selection):
- Ethical aspects of modern technologies in medicine and care
- Ethical challenges in patient care
- Medical Humanities and professional competences in education
- Evaluation of clinical ethical interventions
- Research ethics
- History of medicine and dentistry in the 19th and 20th century
- Methods and methodology of “empirical ethics”
- Prioritization in health care
- Prevention of loneliness in old age through AI-based detection in the living space
- Onco:cide – “Supporting decision-making capacity in borderline oncological situations. Development and piloting of a multimodal intervention for vulnerable patients” (Funding: German Cancer Aid)
- 6G-Health – Ethical and legal challenges of the implementation of the 6G mobile communication standard in the clinical context (Funding: BMBF)
- PREPARED – "PREparedness and PAndemic REsponse in Germany" (Funding: BMBF, Network, University Medicine)
- ELABORATE – “Mapping and dealing with economic influencing factors in the treatment of cancer patients” – Joint project (Funding: German Cancer Aid)
- PEAK – “Perspectives on the use and acceptance of artificial intelligence” (Funding: Joint Federal Committee Innovation Fund)
iSedPall Development and feasibility testing of a multimodal intervention for the use of sedating drugs in specialized palliative care” (Funding: BMBF)
- KOKON „Kompetenznetz Komplementärmedizin in der Onkologie“: Kommunikation und Entscheidungsfindung (Förderung: Deutsche Krebshilfe)
- Ethical case interventions for adult patients (Cochrane Review)
- SedPall "Von Anxiolyse bis tiefe kontinuierliche Sedierung – Entwicklung von Empfehlungen für Sedierung in der spezialisierten Palliativversorgung" (Förderung: BMBF)
Wertbestimmung medizinischer Maßnahmen. Normative und empirische Herausforderungen (Förderung: BMBF)
January
- Schneider M, Kremling A, Krauss S, Ziegler K, Kauzner S (2025) Gezielte Sedierung zur Leidenslinderung Toolbox zur Unterstützung des Gebrauchs sedierender Medikamente in der spezialisierten Palliativversorgung. Z Palliativmed 26: 13-16.
Kremling A, Vaitaityte G, Schildmann J für das iSedPall-Konsortium (2024) Ein Praxisbericht zur Partizipation bei der Erstellung von ethischem Unterstützungsmaterial zu gezielter Sedierung in der spezialisierten Palliativversorgung. Organisatorische und ethisch relevante Aspekte. In: Klingler C, Pichl A, Ranisch R (Hrsg.): Ethik der Partizipation. Einblicke in gesundheitsbezogene Forschung, Politik und Technologieentwicklung. Transcript, Bielefeld, Reihe: Gesundheit, Kommunikation und Gesellschaft, Band 6, S. 423-434.
Information on thesis (Dr. med.; Dr. rer. medic) at the Institute for History and Ethics of Medicine
Students of medicine and dentistry at the MLU have the opportunity to write a doctoral thesis (Dr. med.) on a topic in medical ethics or the history of medicine at the Institute for the History and Ethics of Medicine. An individual arrangement is necessary for students from other faculties (Dr. rer medic).
It is our aim to supervise doctoral students of the institute comprehensively and individually. Therefore, we ask for your understanding that we have to reject a considerable number of doctoral applications for capacity reasons alone.
In order to integrate the doctorate into the ongoing research work, it is important that the doctoral candidate is connected to the institute’s current research projects or to the research foci of the staff members. Information about the profile of the institute and the main research areas of the staff can be found on our website. The specific topic is usually determined in close consultation with the supervisor and the institute’s management.
We generally prefer publication-based doctoral theses, although individual agreements on the form are possible after consultation. Furthermore, a realistic time and work schedule is important. Depending on the previous knowledge and the abilities of the doctoral candidates, dissertation projects in the field of medical ethics or history of medicine usually require several years and 1–2 semesters time reserved for the thesis only. Attendance at the institute’s research colloquium or doctoral seminar is expected.
If you are interested in a thesis, please contact Prof. Dr. med. Jan Schildmann (jan.schildmann@medizin.uni-halle.de) by e-mail with your CV and letter of motivation. Please send a copy of your email to the institute secretariat (geschichte.ethik@uk-halle.de).
The Fellowship at the Institute for History and Ethics of Medicine Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg is awarded to researchers working in medical ethics and related fields. For more information see here.
Former Fellows:
Reina Ozeki-Hayashi/Japan (2023)
Elena Montaguti/Italien (2023)
Jackson Juma Coy/Tansania (2018)
Jordan Parsons/England (2020)
Dr. Kiarash Aramesh/USA (2022)
