03.-04.07.2026 Munich
Workshop
Methods in public health ethics. Part 1: Case discussions
Time: Friday / Saturday, July 3-4,
Venue: Institute of Ethics, History and Theory of Medicine, LMU Munich, Lessingstr. 2, 80336 Munich, Germany
Organizer: Public Health Ethics Working Group (AEM / DGPH)
The Public Health Ethics Working Group (AEM/DGPH) is pleased to announce a workshop taking place on 3–4 July 2026 at the Institute for Ethics, History and Theory of Medicine, LMU Munich. The workshop will bring together scholars to discuss current methodological challenges and future directions in case-based approaches within Public Health Ethics (PHE).
The workshop includes presentations from invited scholars, moderated small-group case discussions and systematic reflections as well as plenary reflections with all participants. It aims to bring together practical experience, methodological expertise, and normative-theoretical perspectives from applied ethics and political philosophy to advance methods of case-based analysis and decision-making in PHE.
Conceived as the starting point of a broader workshop series, this event seeks to contribute to the further development of methodological approaches in PHE and strengthen the quality of ethical analysis and decision-making in public health practice.
Participation is limited to 30 attendees and requires prior registration.
Program:
Friday, 03.07.2026
15:00 Arrival of participants
15:30 Verina Wild & Jan-Christoph Heilinger, University of Augsburg / University Witten-Herdecke, Germany: Welcome and introduction to the workshop
16:00 Alison Thompson, University of Toronto, Canada: Methodological reflections on public health ethics consultations in policy and practice: Experiences from Canada
Chair: Solveig Lena Hansen
17:00 Coffee break
17:30 Georg Marckmann, LMU Munich, Germany: What can we learn from clinical ethics consultations for ethical case discussions in public health?
Chair: Franziska Max
18:30 Closing of the day
19:00 Joint dinner
Saturday, 04.07.2026
9:30 Maxwell Smith, Western University in London, Ontario, Canada: Bridging Ethics and Epidemiology to Advance Health Equity
Chair: Peter Schröder-Bäck
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 James Wilson, University College London, UK: Cases as a source of normative insight: what case studies have taught me about urban health equity
Chair: Jan-Christoph Heilinger
12:00 Lunch break
12:30 Parallel discussions in working groups: Methodological aspects of using cases in public health ethics
13:45-14:00 Coffee Break
14:00-15:00 Plenary Session: Reports from the working groups
Chair: Solveig Lena Hansen
15:00 Final discussion: Where do we go from here?
Chairs: Georg Marckmann, Verina Wild
15:30 Closing of the workshop
Further Information:
https://www.med.lmu.de/egt/en/news/events-overview/event/methods-in-public-health-ethics-part-i-case-discussions-34f0a455.html
Registration: fabian.linder@uni-a.de
Contact:
IEHHS, Universität Augsburg
86365 Neusäß
T: 0821 598 71009
E-Mail: fabian.linder@uni-a.de
www.uni-augsburg.de