Sven-Eric Söder has been appointed as new chairman for The Swedish National Council on Medical Ethics.
Seminar: Priority settings in healthcare in pandemics and other situations of mass casualties
The theme for the Swedish National Council on Medical Ethics’ Award Winner Seminar 2021 is priority settings in healthcare in pandemics and other situations of mass casualties. The issue will be discussed from both a theoretical and a policy perspective.
Current topics
At present we work on a report on somatic and heritable genediting. This year we have focus on several topics under the umbrella "Genetic integrity 2.0" and the council follow up ethical questions raised by the ungoing pandemic.
New report: Health care of persons without permanent residence permits
According to the Swedish National Council on Medical Ethics, persons without permanent residence permits should not be refused health care due to uncertainty concerning their access to aftercare.
Smer signed the WHO Declaration for Vaccine Equity
The Swedish Council on Medical Ethics, Smer, has signed The WHO Declaration for Vaccine Equity on February 23.