Congress Opening Address
Challenges for Christians in Medicine and Health Care in Europe
Em. J. Cardinal Lozano Barragán (Vatican)

Opening of the Scientific Program
Honorary Addresses
J.-L. Gigli, P. Krištúfek, J. Štencl, P. Traubner

General Session 1
Challenges of Human Genetics              
Chairpersons: J. Marek (Prague, Czech Republic), I. Carrasco de Paula (Rome, Italy), F. Blin (Paris, France)

Theology and Bioethics in the Post-Genomic Era
J. Ďačok SJ (Bratislava, Slovakia)

Contemporary Genetics and Christian Doctor
A. Ferencz (Budapest, Hungary)

Predictive Genetic Testing
D. Sacchini (Rome, Italy)

Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics
J. Glasa (Bratislava, Slovakia)

Human Stemm Cells – Hopes, Promises and Ethical Challenges
M.-L. Labat (Maisons-Alfort, France)

‘Therapeutic’ versus Reproductive Cloning
E. W. Eijk (Gronningen, The Netherlands)

General Session 2
Medicine and Human Reproduction
Chairpersons: R. Ehmann (Stans, Switzerland),  J. Glasa (Bratislava, Slovakia) D. Pohunková (Prague, Czech Republic)

Status of the Human Embryo
V. Pozaic SJ (Zagreb, Croatia)

Metody asistované reprodukce a jejich etické problémy [Methods of Assisted Reproduction
and their Ethical Problems]
P. Hach (Prague, Czech Republic)

The Recent Italian Law on Medically Assissted Reproduction: Ethical Considerations
R. Pegoraro (Padova; Italy)

La morale chrétienne et les progres scientifiques dans la reproduction (Christian Morality and the Scientific Progress in Human Reproduction)
G. Verstraeten (Ghent, Belgium)

Consciencious Objection in Medical Practice
V. Kirkels (Oss, Netherlands)

Catholic Gynaecologists in Secular Health Care
R. Ehmann(Stans, Switzerland)

Doctor‘s Role in Protection of Dignity and Human Life in Poland
M. Kosmicki, J. Mazan (Warszaw, Poland)

General Session 3
Rights of the Child and Paediatric Medicine
Chairpersons: F. Gontard (Paris, France),  B. Streza (Bucharest, Romania), P. Deschepper (Waasmunster, Belgium)

Droits de l´enfant a respecter pour faire des adultes demain (Respect the Rights of Children
to Make up Adults Tomorrow)
M. Basquin (Paris, Verriéres Le Buisson, France)

I diritti dei bambini – Norme fondamentali di bioetica  (Les droits des enfants: Principes de bioéthique / Rights of the Child: Principles of Bioethics)
A. Leocata (Catania, Italy)

Droits de l´enfant a l´hopital (Rights of the child in the hospital)
M. Voisin (Montpellier, France)

La jeunesse au seuil du 3eme millénaire (The Youth at the Turn of the 3rd Millennium)
I. Steger (Budapest, Hungary)

Úmluva o právech dítěte v pediatrické praxi (Convention on the Rights of A Child in Paediatric Practice)
F. Schneiberg (Prague, Czech Republic)

Paediatric Care in Croatia – Current Problems and Perspectives
Z. Zakanj (Velika Gorica, Croatia)

L´enfant handicapé a-t-il des droits spécifiques? (Specific Rights for the Handicapped Child?)
N. Basquin (Paris, Verriéres Le Buisson, France)

FEAMC General Assembly (country delegates)

Concert: Jesuits’ Church, Františkánske square 4

General Session 4
Justice in Medicine and Health Care
Chairpersons: A. Anzani (Italy), E. Prat (Vienna, Austria), A. Laureano Santos (Lisboa, Portugal)

Solidarity, Subsidiarity, Charity: Political Impact 
A. De Franciscis (Rome, Italy)

Population Greying, Medicine, Economy and Medicalization
C. Vergani (Milan, Italy)

Preventive und Lifestyle Medizin (Preventive and Lifestyle Medicine)
O. Jahn (Vienna, Austria)

The Heatwave in France (August 2003): Human and Medical Aspects
P. Deblois, F. Blin (Paris, France)

Moral and Health Care Problems: Catholic Physicians in Contemporary Lithuania
L. L. Mačiunas, I. Aleksiuniene, J. Mačiunaité, I. Mačiuniene, V. Šimelioniene (Vilnius, Lithuania)

Being a Helpful Doctor – Spirituality of a Practicising Physician
H. Stevens (Arnhem, The Netherlands)

General Session 5
Challenges in Contemporary Psychiatry
Chairpersons: E. Pavesi (Altdorf, Switzerland), J. M. Simon Castellvi (Barcelona, Spain), A. Rakús (Slovakia)

L’importance de la connaissance des maladies spirituelles pour l’élaboration d’une psychothérapie chrétienne
J. C. Larchet (Spicheren, France)

The Notion of ‘Soul’ and the Conception of  Ourselves
E. Runggaldier SJ (Innsbruck, Austria)

The Existential Analysis and the Importance of the Search for Meaning
for Therapy of Psychiatric Disorders
F. X. Buqueras-Bach (Catalonia, Spain)

Drugs, Psychiatry and Adolescents – Ethical Aspects
E. M. M. van Alphen (The Hague, The Netherlands)

Contemporary Challenges for a Christian Psychiatrist
A. Rakús (Bratislava, Slovakia)

General Session 6
Palliative and Terminal Care
Chairpersons: H. Stevens(NL), R. Giertler (Erfurt, Germany), L. Scheidová (Bratislava, Slovakia)

Health Care and the Elderly: Social, Medical and Ethical Problems
Ch. Ding-Greiner (Heidelberg, Germany)

Attitude to Euthanasia in the (Post) Modern Society: A Theological,
Philosophical and Ethical Challange
E. Schockenhoff(Freiburg i. Br., Germany)

Protection of  Human Dignity and Human Rights within the Council of Europe
G. Virt (Vienna, Austria)

Modelle der Palliativmedizin (Models of Palliative Medicine)
M. Stoll (Vienna, Austria)

Ethical Aspects in Palliative Care
R. Giertler (Erfurt, Germany)

Dignity of the Elderly Patient - Increasingly Important Challenge for the Health Care Professional 
Š. Krajčík (Bratislava, Slovakia)

All events at the St. Martin’s Cathedral.

General Session 7
Perspectives for the Future
Chairpersons: Em. J. Cardinal Lozano Barragán, G.-L. Gigli, J. Marek

Future Challenges for Christian Doctors and Health Care Professionals in Europe
J. Marek (Prague, Czech Republic)

Klugheit und Maß in der Medizin der Zukunft: Plädoyer für die Entmedikalisierung des Lebens
J. Bonelli (Vienna, Austria)

Bioethics and Biopolitics: Challenges for Doctors, the Church and European Societies
A. Neuwirth (Bojnice, Slovak Republic)

To Start with Medicine: Bringing Good News to Europe
G.-L. Gigli (Udine, Italy)

Approval of The Bratislava Declaration of FEAMC
12:30-12:45 Concluding Remarks
Em. J. Cardinal Lozano Barragán