Ecsite-UK
Workshops on premature babies
In 2005 and early 2006, the Council worked with Ecsite-UK, the UK Network of Science Centres and Museums, to develop and run workshops for young people on the issues surrounding the treatment of premature babies. The Working Party on Critical care decisions in fetal and neonatal medicine: ethical issues provided advice on the content of the workshop materials and individual members took part as guest speakers. A total of 659 people aged 14–19 were involved in six debates in schools and science centres around the country between October 2005 and March 2006.
A summary of the discussions that took place at the workshops can be downloaded here.
Workshops on vaccinations
With input from the Council's Working Party on public health: ethical issues, Ecsite-UK ran workshops during summer 2006 on the ethical issues surrounding vaccinations. A total of 503 people aged 14-19 during took part in debates about vaccinations in schools and four science centres around the country between April and September 2006. The outputs were submitted to the Council during its consultation on the ethics of public health.
A summary of the discussions that took place at the workshops can be downloaded here.
The resources for both workshops can be downloaded at: http://www.scizmic.net/
Last Updated Tue, 21 October 2008