(openPR) - Bonn, Germany. The patient´s will and the physician´s responsibilty play a crucial role in every patient-physician-relation. Thus, further education for a physician on this topic is important. The physician as specialist and person of trust has to make medical decisions to preserve patient´s health and to effectively fight illnesses and diseases. But on the other hand, a patient may not want to be treated anymore during a severe illness or disease or even more difficult -- the patient may want to die and ask the physician to help them in this matter.

How can we assess the patient´s will in such a situation and how can we reconcile this with the physician´s responsibility? At this point, physicians have to take medical, ethical, psychological and legal aspects into consideration.

Prof. Dr. med. Jürgen Reul will introduct the interesting and challenging topic "Patient´s will and physician´s responsibility". Dr. med. Barbara Hawellek will detail the psychiatric and psychological view of the patient´s autonomy and their ability to be critical and to judge even in case of suicidal tendencies. Dr. jur. Stefan Hiebl as attorney of law will deal with legal factors. When is a medical treatment a bodily harm? Which right of self-determination do patients have? Which kind of problems may occur while treating suicidal patients and how should active or passive euthanasia be assessed legally?

We will be glad to welcome you at our further education for physicians.

Place:
Beta Klinik
Joseph-Schumpeter-Allee 15
53227 Bonn
Germany

Date:
Wednesday, 25th May, 2011: 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Certification:
The certification at the "Ärztekammer Nordrhein" is applied.

Booking:
If possible, please reserve a place at stohldreyer@betaklinik.de, +49 0228-909075-99 (Fax), +49 0228-909075-0 (Tel.).

Beta Klinik is an International Head and Spine Center and clinic for medical check-ups founded in April 2008 by Prof. Dr. med. Jürgen Reul. The specialist field of Beta Klinik is diagnostics and therapy of head and spinal diseases. A special focus is minimally invasive interventions and surgery, for example, microsurgical or endoscopic spine surgery. Besides diagnostics and therapy in fields of vascular diseases and diseases of peripheral nerves, Beta Klinik performs comprehensive check-ups at the Centre for Preventive Medicine.

Beta Klinik GmbH
Contact for press: Michael Stohldreyer
Joseph-Schumpeter-Allee 15
53227 Bonn
Germany
phone 0049-228909075-0
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