CMME news

Save the dates: ICMM Courses 2025

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 07:42:10 GMT

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.

CfP: Protection, Precaution, Proportionality. Is respect for ethics in conflict in decline?

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 23:00:00 GMT

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.
19-21 June 2025 | Hybrid Workshop (on site and via zoom) at Hotel du Léman in Jongny s/ Vevey (Switzerland)

New Publication "Challenging Medical Neutrality"

Daniel Messelken — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 22:00:00 GMT

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.

"Challenging Perspectives" - A serious moral game in MME

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 08:47:51 GMT

Workshop Program "Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Ethics in Military and Humanitarian Healthcare"

Sun, 14 Apr 2024 22:00:00 GMT

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"

Mon, 22 May 2023 10:23:23 GMT

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.

Workshop Program "Medical Neutrality"

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 10:06:44 GMT

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.

CfP : Medical Neutrality in Theory and Practice

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 23:00:00 GMT

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.
15-17 June 2023 | Hybrid Workshop (on site and via zoom) at Hotel Seaside in Spiez (Switzerland)

10th ICMM MME Course – Hybrid Course 2022

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 22:00:00 GMT

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.

11th ICMM Workshop on Military Medical Ethics | Hybrid Workshop 2022

Tue, 03 May 2022 22:00:00 GMT

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)

Call for Papers: The Future of Military Health Care

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 11:18:26 GMT

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)
Hotel Seaside in Spiez (Switzerland)

9th ICMM MME Course – Online Course 2021

Tue, 11 May 2021 22:00:00 GMT

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”.

10th ICMM Workshop on Military Medical Ethics | Online Workshop 2021

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 11:23:05 GMT

Medical Rules of Eligibility and Medical Care under Resource Scarcity

26-28 April 2021 | Online Workshop hosted from Zurich (Switzerland)

8th ICMM MME Course – Online Course 2020

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 22:00:00 GMT

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”.

1st Volume of the MHHE Book Series

Mon, 16 Mar 2020 23:00:00 GMT

The first volume of our series Military and Humanitarian Health Ethics is now available online.

[CANCELLED] Program MME Workshop 2020

Mon, 09 Mar 2020 23:00:00 GMT

[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

10th ICMM Workshop on Military Medical Ethics

Tue, 18 Feb 2020 09:17:10 GMT

Medical Rules of Eligibility and Medical Care under Resource Scarcity

7 – 9 May 2020 | Ermatingen (Switzerland)

Program for MME Workshop 2019

Wed, 30 Jan 2019 23:00:00 GMT

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

Article on Scenario Collection

Wed, 16 Jan 2019 23:00:00 GMT

The International Review of the Armed Forces Medical Services has published an article that describes the MME Scenario Collection.

Contribution to Symposium in Munich on Moral Injury

Mon, 26 Nov 2018 10:42:08 GMT

Symposium "Moral Injury – Moralische Verletzung"
28. November 2018 - Katholische Akademie, München

Program for MME Workshop 2018

Mon, 05 Mar 2018 23:00:00 GMT

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

MME Workshop 2018 – Call for Papers

Mon, 04 Dec 2017 14:42:04 GMT

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.

Workshop grants

Sun, 03 Dec 2017 23:00:00 GMT

The CMME offers grants to early stage researchers for the participation at the ICMM Workshop on Military Medical Ethics

Publication on Ebola missions

Thu, 26 Oct 2017 22:00:00 GMT

Ethical Challenges for Military Health Care Personnel: Dealing with Epidemics published in the Military and Defence Ethics series at Routledge/London.

Report: 7th ICMM MME-Workshop "End-of-life care – ethical issues during missions"

Daniel Messelken | David Winkler — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 22:00:00 GMT

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”.

Workshop Program published

Thu, 02 Mar 2017 09:13:28 GMT

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

Launch: MME Scenario Database

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 10:34:40 GMT

Join the public beta test started

Workshop Announcement

Tue, 08 Nov 2016 09:11:57 GMT

7th ICMM Workshop on Military Medical Ethics

End-of-life care – ethical issues in military and humanitarian missions

Workshop grants

Mon, 07 Nov 2016 23:00:00 GMT

The CMME offers grants to early stage researchers for the participation at the ICMM Workshop on Military Medical Ethics

Announcement: Joint workshop in Munich

Wed, 28 Sep 2016 12:18:38 GMT

14 November 2016 – Between soldier's and physian's ethos

New Project: Scenario Database

Fri, 20 May 2016 22:00:00 GMT

Mid-term project with the aim of establishing a collection of scenrios with relevant issues in military medical ethics.

Workshop-Program "MME and Hybrid Warfare"

Wed, 04 May 2016 07:50:59 GMT

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.

Workshop grants

Mon, 22 Feb 2016 23:00:00 GMT

The CMME offers grants to early stage researchers for the participation at the ICMM Workshop on Military Medical Ethics

Workshop: MME Case database

Thu, 04 Feb 2016 23:00:00 GMT

Workshop on the concept of a case database in Military Medical Ethics

New dedicated website for the CMME

Tue, 02 Feb 2016 23:00:00 GMT

The website of the Zurich Center for Military Medical Ethics goes online