Michael Rost

Post-doctoral Fellow

Institute for Biomedical Ethics, University of Basel

With a background in psychology (MSc, 2011), applied ethics (MA, 2014), and biomedical ethics (PhD, 2018) Michael Rost is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Biomedical Ethics at the University of Basel, Switzerland. His main research interests include autonomy in intrapartum decision-making, decision making in pediatric oncology, health-related social media use among adolescents and young adults with cancer, and the concept of normality in medicine. He has profound expertise in both qualitative and quantitative research. He gave lectures on various ethical subjects, such as behavioral ethics, coercion in medicine, research ethics, or non-beneficial research with children.

Research Interests

  • Intrapartum decision-making, Decision-making in pediatric oncology, Health-related social media use among adolescents and young adults with cancer, Concept of normality in medicine

Centre for Research on Equity and Justice in Perinatal Services

Vancouver, BC Canada

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