Institute for Medical & Data Ethics

Institute for Medical and Data Ethics, Medical Faculty, Heidelberg University

https://imde-heidelberg.de

The Institute for Medical and Data Ethics is dedicated to translational medical ethics. We bridge the gap between ethical theory and practical application, working on the principle that theory without practice is empty and practice without theory is blind.

Research areas:
Data and technology: research on the use of routine data, genomic data, AI ethics, data governance, corporate/private data sharing and electronic health records.
Clinical care and patient care: Clinical ethics, financial toxicity, end-of-life decisions, informed consent and resource allocation.
Special contexts: children in healthcare, patient involvement in research and genomic newborn screening.