 | Angeliki Kerasidou Researcher in Global Health Ethics - The Ethox Centre, University of Oxford |
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03.10.2017-30.10.2017
Prenatal WGES and professional responsibilities in shaping public healthcare provision
In this project, using empirical bioethics methodology, we are aiming to provide an account of the ethical and social responsibilities professionals driving technological innovations have in relation to possible changes in the healthcare system and health provision.
In a first step, we will conduct a conceptual analysis of the arguments employed in bioethics, philosophical and public health literature. We will focus on theories of professionalism and scientific responsibility, and the impact of knowledge in shaping public healthcare policies.
In addition to this theoretical analysis, we will examine professionals’ perception of their role in the transfer of genomic responsibilities from the public healthcare system to the individual. 20 face-to-face semi-structured qualitative interviews will be conducted with professionals (foetal medicine specialists n=10; research nurses/midwifes n=5; lab analysts n=5) involved in a large research project on the Prenatal Assessment of Genomes and Exomes (PAGE). Ruth Horn is part of the PAGE project. (http://www.sanger.ac.uk/science/collaboration/prenatal-assessment-genomes-and-exomes-page) The data will be examined using thematic analysis.
Dr Angeliki Kerasidou is a Researcher in Global Health Ethics at the Ethox Centre, University of Oxford. She studied Theology and Philosophy at universities in Greece, Germany and the UK, and gained her doctorate in 2009 at Oxford University. Her research focuses on the ethics of new technologies in biomedical research and their impact in practice. She has written about the ethics of stem cell research, synthetic biology, and the ethics of genomic research, particularly in developing countries. A central theme in her work is the ethical questions that arise within professional roles (ethics and professionalism). Her current research is looking at the ways in which socio-economic changes and technological advancements are impacting on the moral landscape of medical practice and research. Angeliki is a member of the Oxford Tropical Research Ethics Committee (OxTREC) and the Director of the Caroline Miles and Andrew Markus Scholarship Schemes, The Ethox Centre.
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