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Ethics and Social Welfare in hard times
Friends House 173-177 Euston Road, LondonChanged landscape of social welfare The landscape of social welfare has changed markedly since the financial crisis of 2008 especially where governments, as in Europe and elsewhere, have actively pursued an austerity agenda. The 10th Anniversary Conference for the journal Ethics and Social Welfare will address stark ethical challenges concerning how best to manage the … Continue reading Ethics and Social Welfare in hard times
Ethics in Dementia Care
Park Inn by Radisson Leuven Martelarenlaan 36, LeuvenThe number of persons with dementia will rise considerably in the years to come. The increasing prevalence of dementia and the treatment and care for people with dementia present a myriad of important ethical questions and responsibilities. What do we think of the quality of life of people with dementia and of their subsequent end … Continue reading Ethics in Dementia Care
Art & psychiatry in borderline times
Dr. Guislain Museum Jozef Guislainstraat 43, GentThis summer the Dr. Guislain Museum will transform into the Dirk De Wachter Museum. Triggered by psychiatrist Dirk De Wachter’s bestseller Borderline Times, the curators of the museum, Dirk De Wachter and fellow psychiatrist Erik Thys went on the look-out for art reflecting our times. For De Wachter, the nine symptoms that were indicated in … Continue reading Art & psychiatry in borderline times