INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF MILITARY MEDICINE Directorate CONFERENCE PROGRAMME April 18 th 2013 to April 20th 2013 Forum Lilienberg, Ermatingen 3rd ICMM Workshop on Military Medical Ethical Dilemmas in Disaster Relief, Humanitarian Missions and Conflict Patronage Major General (ret.) Roger van Hoof Major General Andreas Stettbacher, MD Prof. Dr. phil. Peter Schaber Scientific Coordination COL Hans Ulrich Baer, MD, MOE Dr. phil. Daniel Messelken Course Organisation Swiss Armed Forces, Medical Services Directorate
Thursday 18 April 2012 Plenary Session I Introduction to Law, Battlefield Experiences s Prof. P. Schaber / MG R. van Hoof CHE/ ICMM 0930 0940 Welcome Address MG (ret) R. van Hoof, ICMM 0940 1000 Introduction D. Messelken/ H.U. Baer ICMM 1000 1045 Ethical origins of the Law of Bill Boothby GBR J. Ricard CAN Armed Conflict 1045 1100 Coffee Break 1100 1200 Experience and questions from the Battlefields 1200 1300 Lunch Plenary Session II The Notion of Necessity in War in Ethics and IHL MG M. Merlin 1400 1405 Introduction 1405 1530 TBD 1530 1600 Coffee Break 1600 1730 Necessity/ proportionality in IHL 1830 2000 Dinner Gathering & Drinks M. Gross ISR C. von Einem DEU Page 2
Friday 19 April 2013 0730 0830 Breakfast Plenary Session III Ethics in Disaster Response and PKO 0900 0905 Introduction 0905 1030 Ethics in Disaster Response C. Clarinval CHE 1030 1045 Coffee Break 1045 1200 Military Medical Ethics in Peace L. Németh HUN Keeping Operations (PKO) 1200 1300 Lunch Plenary Session IV Ethical Aspects of Intercultural Encounter 1400 1405 Introduction 1405 1530 Panel Discussion A. Ahmad (Moderation) GBR Intercultural interactions in disaster Min Yu (CHN), M. Barilan (ISR) medicine M. Merlin (ICMM), 1530 1600 Coffee Break Plenary Session V.1 Ethical Challenges for the Medical Officer 1600 1605 Introduction 1605 1730 Mercy Killing Legal and S. Fournier CAN Moral Aspects D. Messelken DEU 1830 2000 Dinner Gathering & Drinks Page 3
Saturday 20 April 2013 0730 0830 Breakfast Plenary Session V.2 Ethical Challenges for the Medical Officer 0900 0905 Introduction 0905 1015 Triage and Prioritization D. Friedrich DEU 1015 1030 Coffee Break 1030 1130 The ethics of Amputation A. Stettbacher CHE Closing Remarks 1130 1200 Closing Remarks COL. H.U. Baer ICMM MG A. Stettbacher CHE 1200 1300 Lunch Check-Out and departure Page 4
Registration Contact Workshop Fee Adele Renfer: Adele.Renfer@vtg.admin.ch CHF 600 (additional night 17./18.04.13 can be booked for 140 CHF) All participants must register in advance. No participation is possible without registration. Scientific Coordination COL H.U. Baer Dr. phil. D. Messelken hans.baer@baermed.ch messelken@ethik.uzh.ch Workshop Organisation Swiss Armed Forces Medical Services Directorate Contact: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Martin Oberholzer-Riss: oberholzerm@bluewin.ch Workshop Language The official language of the workshop is English. No translation is provided during the workshop. Dress Code Military Civilian Office Uniform No Code Arrival to the venue: Forum Lilienberg Address Airport Railway Station Shuttle Blauortstr. 10, CH 8272 Ermatingen, Switzerland Zürich Kloten (ZRH) Ermatingen Transport in cars from the Airport to the conference venue will be organised. Please register early. Page 8