The Middle East Council of Churches Invites You to Its New Monthly Webinar

“Medical Ethics and Human Dignity”

Thursday 23 February 2023 - 7:30 p.m

The Middle East Council of Churches has the honor to invite you to its new monthly webinar under the title of "Medical Ethics and Human Dignity", on Thursday 23 February 2023, at 7:30 pm. You can participate in the webinar via the following Zoom link: shorturl.at/lEOTU, and live on the MECC Facebook page.

This webinar is part of the series of monthly seminars launched by MECC, within the framework of the “Human Dignity Project” as part of the work of a department that is being developed in MECC under the name of “Dialogue and Social Cohesion-Social Capital Rehabilitation”.

The webinar will start by a speech delivered by the MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs. It will include 3 sessions on the topic at hand, and will be moderated by Dr. Laure Abi Khalil who will present an opening note.

The first session is entitled “Protection of Medical Law for Medical Ethics and Human Dignity,” with Professor Achraf Rammal, a Lecturer and Researcher in Medical Law at the Lebanese University.

The second session revolved around the topic of “Time and End of Life-Prolonging Treatments in Intensive Care Units in Lebanon,” with Dr. Rita Gawish, an Anesthesiologists and Intensive Care Specialist.

The third session will be focused on “Medical Cannabis in Lebanon: History and Therapeutic, Ethical and Social Challenges”, with Dr. Mostafa Abdel Rahim, a Researcher in the Department of Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University in the USA.