At the 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), to be held in Berlin, Germany, July 23-27, 2019, Prof. Michael Friebe of the Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg and the IME's Christian Herzog initiated a mini-symposium on the "Ethical Design Considerations for Medical Technology". The mini-symposium features researchers from medical technology and ethics, debating current trends and open questions. Papers accepted for the mini-symposium include:
- "Ethical Design Considerations for MedTec: The Big Picture and Accompanying Concerns" by Elmer Jeto Gomes Ataide*, Joachim Maartens, Sönke Bartling, Dietmar W. Hutmacher, Christian Herzog, Michael Friebe
- "Ethics as an Essential Teaching Element for Innovative Medical Technology Engineering Education" by Christian Herzog, Michael Friebe
- "MedTec related Exponential Technologies require ethical design considerations and an adapted engineering education" by Michael Friebe*, Christian Herzog
