Invited Talk – September 28-30, 2026
Presenting a joint effort to assess „Broad consent in paediatric biobanking – A review of current practises across Europe“ on Day 2 in session „Bioethics, Human Rights and Research I“
Collaborators include: Gesine Richter, Michaela Th. Mayrhofer, Roberto Bilbao, Isabelle Budin-Ljøsne, Gauthier Chassang, Kris Dierickx, Roland Jahns, Peggy Manders, Deborah Mascalzoni, Ingrid Metzler, Maria Judit Molnar, Marjut Salokannel, Emmanuelle Rial-Sebbag,Torild Skrivarhaug, Cathie Sudlow, and Aaro Tupasela
Podiumsdiskussion – September 25, 2026
Steigende Kosten, begrenzte Ressourcen und immer neue medizinische Möglichkeiten stellen unser Gesundheitssystem vor große Herausforderungen. Wie können wir medizinischen Fortschritt, Finanzierbarkeit und einen gerechten Zugang zur Gesundheitsversorgung in Einklang bringen? Und wer entscheidet letztlich darüber, welche Leistungen finanziert werden? Diesen und weiteren Fragen widmet sich eine hochkarätig besetzte Podiumsdiskussion der Ärztekammer. Nutzen Sie die Gelegenheit, mitzudiskutieren, Fragen zu stellen und unterschiedliche Perspektiven kennenzulernen.
Am Podium diskutieren: Dr. Michaela T. Mayrhofer (MUI, Institut für Humangenetik), MR Dr. Susanne Zitterl-Mair (Fachärztin für Allgemein- und Familienmedizin), Doz. Prim. Dir. MR Dr. Ewald Wöll (Ärztlicher Direktor KH Zams), Moderation: Präsident Dr. Stefan Kastner
📅 Wann? Freitag, 25. September 2026, 17:15 Uhr
📍 Wo? UMIT (Aula), Eduard-Wallnöfer-Zentrum 1, 6060 Hall in Tirol
Die Ärztekammer für Tirol freut sich auf einen spannenden Diskurs über die Zukunft eines leistungsfähigen und zugleich leistbaren Gesundheitssystems.
Die Teilnahme ist kostenlos, es wird jedoch vorab um Anmeldung gebeten.
Invited Talk – September 13-16, 2026
Teaming up for an intervention with Eskil Degsell for the Ethics Café session, the intervention will kick-off a dialogue with the audience to exchange on the transparency challenge for genomic and AI enabled biobanks. The Ethics Café is chaired by Isabelle Budin Ljøsne.
Invited Talk – September 24, 2026
Infrastructuring – It Requires a Village!
On Thursday, September 24th at 14:00 CET, the talk „Infrastructuring – It Requires a Village!“ explores research infrastructures as not simply technical systems, but as sociotechnical and cultural processes shaped by researchers, institutions, practices, and resources. Drawing on European and national cases, it will examine how health research data infrastructures are built and sustained across different institutional and cultural contexts.
In-person and online participation. Registration is required.
To register, please email: eirini.petrou@hest.ethz.ch
Talk – May 19-22, 2026
The congress highlights state-of-the-art biobanking innovations and research co-organised by ESBB and BBMRI-ERIC.
In session 6B: Secure, fair and smart: Best practices for biobank data integration, chaired by Urban Bren and Błażej Marciniak a presentation on „Negotiating Trust“ by Michaela Th. Mayrhofer.
In session 8A: Unlocking health insights from donated human tissues, chaired by Gregor Gorkiewicz and Ayat Salman a talk about „Building Humangenom Austria: The Interplay of Ethical, Data, and
Governance Dimensions“ by Michaela Th. Mayrhofer, Georg Göbel, Lena Tschiderer, Peter Willeit, Vincent Beliveau, Johannes Zschocke (Medical University of Innsbruck).
Invited Talk – August 25-26, 2026
The presentation titled „Navigating Complexity in Europe’s Health Future: An Ethical Perspective“ explores the ethical, legal, and societal dimensions of Humangenom Austria, a national initiative to establish a federated genomics infrastructure. More broadly, it examines challenges at the intersection of research and healtheare, including regulatory gaps, public trust, and governance, while highlighting innovative approaches to stakeholder engagement and the responsible integration of genomics into clinical practice.
316 participants from 25 countries in 2026
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26th International Gene Forum, 14 – 15 September 2027
