Christian Bioethics
Led by Hannes Steinberg
The stream will unpack the foundations that should underpin the thinking of every Christian healthcare professional. Based on the bioethics Training Track established by Prof John Wyatt.
It covers such topics as:
- Machine thinking, technology, consumerism, ethical pluralism
- Foundations of Christian Bioethics -
Creation, Fall, Redemption and Future hope - Beginning of life, reproductive technology and Abortion
- Euthanasia, dying well and palliative care
- Low resources
- Corruption in health care
- Mental health
Dr Hannes Steinberg was born and grew up in Johannesburg and studied medicine there. As a young medical doctor, he worked at a rural Hospital in Limpopo province, South Africa, before being responsible for the training of Family Physicians for southern Africa at the department of Family Medicine at UFS in Bloemfontein
He has been a member of CMF-RSA since undergraduate years and served on the executive in various positions during the last three decades. He is married to Ute Hallbauer, a paediatrician and they have 2 daughters, Miriam and Naomi.
