Organizer: Clinical Ethics Committee (KEK)
Venue/Room: Building J01 – Level H0 – Lecture Hall H
Contact person: Dr. Henrike Voß
Email address: voss.henrike2@mh-hannover.de
You are cordially invited to the 3rd Ethics Day of the Clinical Ethics Committee (KEK) at Hannover Medical School.
“Moral Stress in Everyday Clinical Practice – Fundamentals and Perspectives”
on November 3, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Lecture Hall H at the MHH (Building J1).
For the year 2026, we at the KEK have chosen “Moral Stress*” as our annual theme. In our meetings, held every three weeks, we explore various aspects of this topic. It is a multifaceted issue that affects a wide range of individuals working in the Clinical Department.
We would be delighted to join you in examining and discussing aspects of moral stress that are (or may be) triggered by the challenges of everyday clinical practice and current developments in the healthcare system.
Look forward to an exciting program featuring speakers Prof. Dr. Henrikje Stanze (University of Bremen), who will present and discuss the fundamentals and current findings on moral stress, and Dr. Katharina Beier (Ethics Committee for Nursing Professions in Lower Saxony, Head of the Secretariat), who will address (hidden) rationing in nursing. We will also gain insight into the day-to-day operations of the MHH as a tertiary care provider: Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) will use concrete examples to describe how and where they encounter moral stress and how they deal with it.
The event will also be available online. After registering, you will receive an email with the login credentials. Questions and comments during the event will be incorporated into the discussion via the chat function.
We look forward to seeing many of you there.
Please register by October 19, 2026, at KEK@mh-hannover.de or voss.henrike2@mh-hannover.de.
*In clinical practice, “moral stress” refers to a psychological stress reaction that arises when professionals recognize an ethically required course of action but are unable to implement it due to organizational, hierarchical, or personnel-related restrictions.
Open to anyone interested.