Ethics and Decision-Making

The main aim of the course will be: 1) Promoting knowledge and understanding of the critical ethical issues in the field of biomedicine, in particular biomedical-omics; 2) Promoting knowledge and understanding of the theoretical foundations underlying decision-making in uncertain and risky contests; 3) Promoting the knowledge and understanding of the iterative reasoning that can affect information processing; Promoting the knowledge and understanding of communication processes, between healthcare professionals and patients, in the field of biomedicine, in particular biomedical-omics, to booster shared-decision-making.

At the end of the course, the students will have learned: i) Reconize and address the critical ethical issues related to the biomedical-omics both in clinical and research settings; ii) Understanding the psycho-cognitive, and contextual mechanisms underlying the decision-making; iii) Recognizing the cognitive distortions that can influence decision-making in the health domain;
iii) Knowing the theoretical foundations of doctor-patient communication and iterative reasoning; iv) Applying evidence-based communication strategies to achieve a shared-decision.