This R&D forum, to be held on November 10 , 2022, will explore the social and cultural dimensions of the health-disease phenomenon. Research conducted at various universities and several success stories from hospitals in the Community of Madrid will serve as a starting point for analysis and discussion. Along these lines, we will address the importance of humanistic training for physicians and of a medicine that considers the patient's perspective and the emotional aspects of illness. We will also discuss the therapeutic benefits of culture in its many forms and the challenges posed by an increasingly aging society. The debate will also include reflections on the challenges of bioethics in 21st-century medicine and how these challenges have evolved with scientific and humanistic advancements.

Sponsored by the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany

12:30-14: 00 Project/Research Presentation Table

Cristian Saborido . NORMABioMed: Normativity in the Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences. (UNED)

Belén Yuste . Culture and Science Department, 12 de Octubre University Hospital

Martha Albert. B2inf (Be better informed about fertility) (URJC)

Lydia Feito. Education in Bioethics and Democratic Deliberation (UCM)

Lola Ruiz Berdún. History and dissemination of Biosanitary Sciences (UAH)

Virginia Castelló. Music in Veins

Moderator: Cristina del Pino , Vice Dean of Cultural Activities, Communication and Coordination (UC3M)

12:30-14: 00 Project/Research Presentation Table

Josefa Ros. PRE-BORED. Well-being and prevention of boredom in Spanish nursing homes (UCM)

Yolanda Peña. Landscapes, Architectures and Material Culture of Ancient Iberia (UNED)

Mª Dolores Porto. DICo (Discourse, Identity and Cognition). «Communication with the Patient» (UAH)

Susana Collado. Therapeutic benefits of culture and the arts (URJC)

Paloma Díaz . Interactive Systems Laboratory (DEI) (UC3M)

Jose Maria Carrascosa. The introduction of Bioethics at different levels of higher education (UAM)

Moderator: Julio Antonio Gonzalo, Deputy Vice-Rector for Research and Transfer (UNED)

5:00 PM Opening

Juan Miguel Hernández LeónPresident ofel Círculo de Bellas Artes

Maria Margarete Gosse , Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Spain

José Vicente Saz Pérez . Rector-University of Alcalá

17:15 Dialogue: Poetry and Health

Orlando Mondragón (doctor and poet, winner of the 2021 Loewe Poetry Prize) talks with Pilar García Velasco (Director of Projects and Institutional Relations del Círculo de Bellas Artes)

18:00 Round table: Culture and health

Juan Alberto García de Cubas . President and founder of Cultura en Vena

Eduardo de Teresa . President of the Hippocratic Chapter of the Spanish Society of Cardiology

Xita Rubert . Writer

David R. Peralto , President of the Young Theatre Foundation

Moderator: Valerio RoccoDirector ofel Círculo de Bellas Artes

19:00 Round table: The challenge of aging from the perspective of philosophy and medicine

Diana Aurenque . Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics at USACH

Mark Schweda . Professor of Philosophy of Medicine at the University of Oldenburg

Moderator: Josefa Ros , philosopher, winner of the 2022 National Research Prize for Young People

20:00 Closing

 Valerio RoccoDirector ofel Círculo de Bellas Artes

All sessions are held in the Valle-Inclán room. Morning sessions are free of charge until capacity is reached. Afternoon sessions are free but require prior registration via the following form.