Ethics, Biomedicine and Policy Dr. Oren Asman

Bioethics and Health Law

The Corona pandemic put to the front major bioethical concerns relating to public health policy, resource allocation, medical research ethics, public compliance with health promotion recommendations, privacy and human rights in times of emergency Dr Asman studies these issues from a normative perspective, as well as from a cognitive, behavioral one He partners with psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses and https://www.bioethics.center/ jurists in his work that connects case-based ethics with policy, and empirical evidence with normative claims.

Dr. Asman, PhD, is a member of the Department of Nursing at the School of Health Professions. He is the founder and co-director of the Bioethics and Law Center at Tel Aviv University. His doctorate at the Hebrew University focused on mental competence in Israeli law, both in Rabbinical and Shar'i courts. His role as Chair of District Psychiatric Committees inspires some of his current research projects. Following his doctorate he joined the Harvard Project on Disability led by Prof. Michael Stein and the Harvard Program in Psychiatry, Law and Ethics led by Prof. Harold Bursztajn. The Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics has been a strong supporter of the Bioethics Center he established at TAU. His role as Co-chair of the Mental Health Forum in the Israeli Bar Association opened the door for several highly attended Law and Medicine events during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A big portion of his research focuses on Mental Health, Law and Ethics.