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Professor Urban Wiesing
Professor Urban Wiesing is a faculty member at the Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, holding a position in the Institute for Medical Ethics and History of Medicine within the Medical Faculty. His primary research focuses on medical ethics, particularly addressing challenges related to aging populations, distributive justice in healthcare, and the ethical implications of emerging medical technologies. He is an active member of the HELP (Helping the Elderly to Enjoy Long Complete Lives) research group, which explores interdisciplinary solutions to geriatric science problems.
Research Interests:
- Ethical dimensions of aging and societal implications
- Medical guidelines (e.g., Declaration of Helsinki revisions)
- Physician autonomy in AI-driven medicine
- Ethical use of genetic data in insurance contexts
- Climate change responses in healthcare practice
Recent Work:
Professor Wiesing has contributed to global debates on revised medical ethics codes, the ethical governance of symptom-checker apps, and the implications of genetic testing for insurance policies. His 2020 publication Ending Life: About an Ethic of Suicide critically examines assisted suicide frameworks. Collaborations include the CHECK.APP project analyzing digital health tools and the Demokratiemonitor Baden-Württemberg initiative.
Labs/Teams:
Affiliated with the Institute for Medical Ethics and History of Medicine and the interdisciplinary HELP group at Tuebingen University.
