CMME news
Please find the latest news and announcements regarding the activities of the CMME below.
News list
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Save the dates: ICMM Courses 2025
The dates of the ICMM Courses on Military Medical Ethics, which are co-organized by the ZH Center for Military Medical Ethics have been confirmed.
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CfP: Protection, Precaution, Proportionality. Is respect for ethics in conflict in decline?
The ICMM Center of Reference for Education on IHL and Ethics in cooperation with the Medical Services Directorate of the Swiss Armed Forces and theZH Center for Military Medical Ethics at Zurich University convene their joint 14th Workshop on Military Medical Ethics.
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New Publication "Challenging Medical Neutrality"
The fourth volume in the Military and Humanitarian Health Ethics series has been published. The book, entitled "Challenging Medical Neutrality - Healthcare ethics in times of armed conflict and other emergencies" and edited by Ana Elisa Barbar and Daniel Messelken, is now available as a PDF and ePUB via Springer (LINK). The printed version is scheduled for publication imminently and will then be available via bookstores and online retailers.
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Workshop Program "Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Ethics in Military and Humanitarian Healthcare"
The 2024 ICMM MME Workshop on "Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Ethics
in Military and Humanitarian Healthcare" takes place from 20-22 June 2024 and the program of the workshop is now published. -
New Publication "Resource Scarcity in Austere Environments"
The 3rd volume in the Military and Humanitarian Health Ethics series has been published. The book edited by Sheena Eagan and Daniel Messelken entitled "Resource Scarcity in Austere Environments. An Ethical Examination of Triage and Medical Rules of Eligibility" has been published.
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Workshop Program "Medical Neutrality"
The 2023 ICMM MME Workshop on "Medical Neutrality in Theory and Practice" takes place from 15-17 June 2023 and the program of the workshop is now published.
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CfP : Medical Neutrality in Theory and Practice
The ICMM Center of Reference for Education on IHL and Ethics in cooperation with the Medical Services Directorate of the Swiss Armed Forces and theZH Center for Military Medical Ethics at Zurich University convene their joint 12th Workshop on Military Medical Ethics.
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10th ICMM MME Course – Hybrid Course 2022
The 10th ICMM Course on Military Medical Ethics in Times of Armed Conflict (Military Medical Ethics/ MME) will take place from 28 August – 01 September 2022.
For the first time, the course will be held as a hybrid course with participants both in Spiez and online via zoom.
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11th ICMM Workshop on Military Medical Ethics | Hybrid Workshop 2022
The Future of Military Health Care – Utopian and Dystopian Prospects on the Role of (Military) Health Care Providers
16-18 June 2022 | Hybrid Workshop hosted in Spiez (Switzerland)
The ICMM Center of Reference for Education on IHL and Ethics in cooperation with the Medical Services Directorate of the Swiss Armed Forces and the ZH Center for Military Medical Ethics at Zurich University convene their joint workshop on MME.
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Call for Papers: The Future of Military Health Care
The Future of Military Health Care – Utopian and Dystopian Prospects
on the Role of (Military) Health Care Providers
16-18 June 2022 | Hybrid Workshop (on site and via zoom)
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9th ICMM MME Course – Online Course 2021
The 9th ICMM Course on Military Medical Ethics in Times of Armed Conflict (Military Medical Ethics/ MME) will take place from 30 August – 03 September 2021.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation the course will be held as a “virtual classroom course”.
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10th ICMM Workshop on Military Medical Ethics | Online Workshop 2021
Medical Rules of Eligibility and Medical Care under Resource Scarcity
26-28 April 2021 | Online Workshop hosted from Zurich (Switzerland)
The ICMM Center of Reference for Education on IHL and Ethics in cooperation with the Medical Services Directorate of the Swiss Armed Forces and the ZH Center for Military Medical Ethics at Zurich University convene their joint workshop on MME.
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8th ICMM MME Course – Online Course 2020
The 8th ICMM Course on Military Medical Ethics in Times of Armed Conflict (Military Medical Ethics/ MME) will take place from 31 August – 04 September 2020. We decided to see the current situation as an opportunity to explore a new format of the course and to hold the course as a “virtual classroom course”.
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1st Volume of the MHHE Book Series
The first volume of our series Military and Humanitarian Health Ethics is now available online.
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[CANCELLED] Program MME Workshop 2020
[Update March 18, 2020] Due to the developments with regard to the COV-19 pandemic we unfortunately have to announce the cancellation of the workshop on Military Medical Ethics 2020.
The program for the 10th Workshop on Military Medical Ethics, organized in cooperation with the ICMM Center of Reference for Education on IHL and Ethics and the Medical Services Directorate of the Swiss Armed Forces is now available
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10th ICMM Workshop on Military Medical Ethics
Medical Rules of Eligibility and Medical Care under Resource Scarcity
7 – 9 May 2020 | Ermatingen (Switzerland)
The ICMM Center of Reference for Education on IHL and Ethics in cooperation with the Medical Services Directorate of the Swiss Armed Forces and the ZH Center for Military Medical Ethics at Zurich University convene their joint workshop on MME.
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Program for MME Workshop 2019
The program for the 9th Workshop on Military Medical Ethics, organized in cooperation with the ICMM Center of Reference for Education on IHL and Ethics and the Medical Services Directorate of the Swiss Armed Forces is now available
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Article on Scenario Collection
The International Review of the Armed Forces Medical Services has published an article that describes the MME Scenario Collection.
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Contribution to Symposium in Munich on Moral Injury
Symposium "Moral Injury – Moralische Verletzung"
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Program for MME Workshop 2018
The program for the 8th Workshop on Military Medical Ethics, organized in cooperation with the ICMM Center of Reference for Education on IHL and Ethics and the Medical Services Directorate of the Swiss Armed Forces is now available
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MME Workshop 2018 – Call for Papers
The ICMM Centre of Reference for Education on IHL and Ethics, the Medical Services Directorate of the Swiss Armed Forces, and the Center for Military Medical Ethics at Zurich University are pleased to announce the 8th annual ICMM workshop on Military Medical Ethics.
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Workshop grants
The CMME offers grants to early stage researchers for the participation at the ICMM Workshop on Military Medical Ethics
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Publication on Ebola missions
Ethical Challenges for Military Health Care Personnel: Dealing with Epidemics published in the Military and Defence Ethics series at Routledge/London.
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Report: 7th ICMM MME-Workshop "End-of-life care – ethical issues during missions"
The 7th Military Medical Ethics Workshop was held at Forum Lilienberg in Ermatingen, Switzerland from 4-6 May 2017. This year’s workshop was focused on “End-of-life care – ethical issues during missions”.
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Workshop Program published
The program for the 7th Workshop on Military Medical Ethics, organized in cooperation with the ICMM Center of Reference for Education on IHL and Ethics and the Medical Services Directorate of the Swiss Armed Forces is now available
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Workshop Announcement
7th ICMM Workshop on Military Medical Ethics
End-of-life care – ethical issues in military and humanitarian missions
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Workshop grants
The CMME offers grants to early stage researchers for the participation at the ICMM Workshop on Military Medical Ethics
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Announcement: Joint workshop in Munich
14 November 2016 – Between soldier's and physian's ethos
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New Project: Scenario Database
Mid-term project with the aim of establishing a collection of scenrios with relevant issues in military medical ethics.
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Workshop-Program "MME and Hybrid Warfare"
The program for the 2016 edition of the ICMM workshop at Forum Lilienberg is now available. The main topic of this year's workshop is Military Medical Ethics and Hybrid Warfare.
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Workshop grants
The CMME offers grants to early stage researchers for the participation at the ICMM Workshop on Military Medical Ethics
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Workshop: MME Case database
Workshop on the concept of a case database in Military Medical Ethics
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New dedicated website for the CMME
The website of the Zurich Center for Military Medical Ethics goes online