1st International Summer School of Medical Law named after Dr. Stefan Poździoch
Kraków, July 7–11, 2025
Organizers:
- Public Health Foundation
- The Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER)
- Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College
Co-organizers:
- National Research Institute Of Animal Production, Cracow, Poland
- Interdisciplinary Health Data Center, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow Poland
- Department of Medical Law, Organization and Management in Healthcare, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
- ZIZ Centrum Edukacji, Cracow, Poland
Scientific Committee:
- Prof. UJ dr. hab. Iwona Kowalska-Bobko – Jagiellonian University, Kraków
- Prof. dr hab. Kasia Czabanowska – Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Prof. dr. Anne Marie Duguet – Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III
- Prof. dr. hab. Monika Urbaniak – Poznan University of Medical Sciences
- Prof. Iryna Seniuta – Lviv National Medical University
- Prof. UAFM dr. hab. Julia Stanek – Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University
- Prof. dr. hab. Radosław Tymiński – Medical University of Warsaw
- Prof. UAFM dr. hab. Marcin Mikos – Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University
- Dr Gabriela Lenarczyk – Center for Advanced Studies in Bioscience Innovation Law (CeBIL), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Dr Piotr Zieliński – University of Gdańsk
- Dr Zbigniew J. Król – Department of Public Health, Medical University of Wrocław
- Dr Eng. Tomasz Jacek – National Research Institute Of Animal Production
- Robert Otok – The Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER)
Organizing Committee:
Jarosław Bułka, Tomasz Jaźwiecki, Jan Bagiński, Gabriela Bajor, Dominik Michalak, Kacper Kupczak, Sylwia Sala, Paweł Lipowski, Anna Szetela,
Julia Krupa-Zabiegała, Aleksandra Drabik, Paweł Lipowski, Elżbieta Ryś
PROGRAM
July 7, 2025
Collegium Maius, ul. Jagiellońska 15, Cracow
15:00 – 15:15
Official Opening of the Conference
15:15 – 15:30
Speeches of honorary guests
15:30 – 15:45
Dr Anna Szetela, Institute of Public Health Faculty of Health Sciences Jagiellonian University Medical College , prof. dr. Anne Marie Duguet, Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III, dr Dorota Kiedik, Dr Zbigniew J. Król – Department of Public Health, Medical University of Wrocław – Dr. Stefan Poździoch memories
15:45 – 17:00
Inaugural lectures
Dr Andrzej Ryś, Former Director for Public Health and Risk Assessment at the Directorate-General for Health and Consumers (DG SANCO), in the European Commission – Two decades of shaping health law in the European Union – regulations, implementations, crises and health policies
Advocate Miłosz Anczakowski, Vice President of the National Health Fund – Patient rights under public health insurance
Dr Marzena Ksel – Teleśnicka, Plenipotentiary of the Minister of Justice for the reform of prison health care – The tasks of medical personnel in the prevention of torture
17:00 – 18:00
Guided Tour of Jagiellonian University
18:00
The Concert “Tchnienie”. Musicians: Dorota Błaszczyńska – Mogilska, Wiola Jakubiec, Weronika Błaszczyńska, Agata Janczak, Stefan Błaszczyński, Grzegorz Piętak
July 8, 2025
Institute of Public Health, ul. Skawińska 8, Cracow
9:00 – 9:30
Welcome Coffee
9:30 – 10:00
Inaugural Lecture
Prof. Kasia Czabanowska, Head of Department of International Health, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Professionalization of the Public Health Workforce – Ethics, Competencies, European Values and Norms. Implications for Development of Codes of Ethics and Professional Conduct
Scientific Sessions I
10:00 – 10:20
Tomasz Banaś, Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Krakow Branch (NIO-PIB), Cracow, Poland
Bioethical Issues in Clinical Research
10:20 – 10:40
Jan Banach, Research Spot, Cracow, Poland
Selected Aspects of Patient Safety in Clinical Trials: Adverse Events
10:40 – 11:00
Tomasz Jacek, National Research Institute of Animal Production, Cracow, Poland
Limits and Perspectives: Legal Aspects of Research on Transgenic Animals in National and International Law
11:00 – 11:20
Jan Banach, Research Spot, Cracow, Poland
The Informed Consent Process as the most important activity in clinical trials
11:20 – 11:40
Kamil Gaweł, Department of Medical Law, Karol Marcinkowski Medical University in Poznań, Poznań, Poland
The Latest Amendments to the Medical Code of Ethics in Poland
11:40 – 12:00
Zofia Paradowska, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
Legal and Ethical Aspects of Physician Safety in the Face of Patient Violence: A Growing Challenge in Polish Healthcare
12:00 – 12:20
Julia Krupa-Zabiegała, Gabriela Bajor, Jagiellonian University Medical College & Public Health Foundation, Cracow, Poland
Between Medical Futility and Legal Obligation: Ethical Dilemmas in Withholding Resuscitation
12:20 – 12:50
Coffee Break
Scientific Sessions II
12:50 – 13:10
Anna Łuc-Seweryn, Polish Medical Law Society, Law Firm of Attorney-at-Law, Cracow, Poland
Legal Frameworks for Patients’ Rights in Poland and Austria: Can We Learn from One Another? (A Comparative Perspective)
13:10 – 13:30
Sylwia Sadowska, University of Applied Sciences in Nowy Sącz, Nowy Sącz, Poland
The Child as a Patient
13:30 – 13:50
Roman Bański, MEDIKOR Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Nowy Sącz, Poland
The Limits of Patient Autonomy and the Physician’s Duty to Act in Accordance with Current Medical Knowledge – The Subjective Demand for Cesarean Section in the Absence of Clinical Indications
13:50 – 14:10
Aneta Mistarz, Budzowska Fiutowski i Partnerzy. Radcowie Prawni, Cracow, Poland
Out-of-Court Settlement of Personal Injury Claims
14:10 – 14:30
Marcin Mazgaj, Cliffsidebrokers S.A., Cracow, Poland
Cooperation Between the Broker and the Medical Facility in the Settlement of Damages Arising During the Treatment Process
14:30 – 14:50
Anna Jaskuła, Institute of Medical Expertise of the Ministry of Justice, Łódź, Poland
Basics of Criminal Liability for Medical Errors
14:50 – 15:10
Magdalena Gajewska, Law Office, Nowy Sącz, Poland
Medical Documentation as Evidence in Judicial Proceedings – Aspects of Falsification and Legal Liability
15:10 – 16:00
Lunch
16:00 – 20:00
Networking & Social Meetings
July 9, 2025
Institute of Public Health, ul. Skawińska 8, Cracow
9:00 – 9:30
Welcome coffee
9:30 – 10:00
Inaugural lecture
Roman Topór Mądry – Interdisciplinary Health Data Center Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland Ethical challenges of implementing artificial intelligence in the healthcare system: between potential and responsibility – the perspective of a researcher and a physician
Scientific Sessions I
10:00 – 10:20
Kacper Kupczak, Student Scientific Circle Law in Health; Institute of Public Health; Faculty of Health Sciences; Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Paweł Lipowski, Institute of Public Health; Faculty of Health Sciences; Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum – Compliance Challenges for AI-Enabled Medical Devices
10:20 – 10:40
Monika Malska, Institute of Health Sciences University of the National Education Commission, Krakow, Poland – When silence hurts: Why communication is key to patient safety
10:40 – 11:00
Anita Gałęska-Śliwka, Oliwia McFarlane,Department of Law and Health Policy Faculty of Health Sciences Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Torun, Poland, Karolina Ruta- Korytowska, Institute of Polish Philology Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poznań,Poland – Communication with Patients in the Context of Easy – To – Read and Plain Language.
11:00 – 11:20
Monika Pajewska, Department of Economic and System Analysis National Institute of Public Health PZH-PIB, Warsaw, Poland – Patient safety in a pilot study based on the example of the PRAISE-U project
11:20 – 11:40
Marcin Sala-Szczypiński, University of the National Education Commission, Cracow, Poland – Access to public information in the activities of health care units – selected aspects
11:40 – 12:00
Joanna Wielgolawska – Pilas, Medical and Pharmaceutical Law Section of the District Bar Council in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland – Physician’s liability for paid image campaigns on Internet portals.
12:00 – 12:30
Coffee break
Institute of Public Health, ul. Skawińska 8, Cracow
12:30 – 12:50
Marcin Mikos, Department of Bioinformatics and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski University, Krakow, Poland, Hanna Kowalska, Embassy International School, Cracow, Poland – Human Dignity and Patient Safety
12:50 – 13:10
Adam Bolek Radiology Department of the Regional Hospital named after L. Rydygier in Krakow, Cracow, Poland – Legal aspects of performing radiological examinations in pregnant women
13:10 – 13:30
Tomasz Filarski, Polish Medical Law Society, Cracow, Poland – Reporting irregularities in the Patient’s Online Account. The role of medical documentation and the method of settling benefits.
13:30 – 13:50
Irena Pacholewska – Urgacz, Office of Legal Counsel Katowice, Poland – Trust in a doctor and employee control – the limits of ZUS and employer interference in sick leave
13:50 – 14:10
Marcin Figura, University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland, J. Dietl Specialist Hospital in Krakow, Cracow, Poland – The WHO Pandemic Agreement: A Legal Examination of Sovereignty, Equity, and Global Health Governance
14:10 – 14:30
Olga Partyka, Department of Economic and System Analysis National Institute of Public Health PZH-PIB, Warsaw, Poland – Planning and implementation of national screening programmes based on the SOLACE project – organisational and legal aspects.
14:30 – 14:45
Aleksandra Drabik, Student Scientific Circle Law in Health; Institute of Public Health; Faculty of Health Sciences; Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Cracow, Poland, Paweł Lipowski, Institute of Public Health; Faculty of Health Sciences; Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Cracow, Poland – Legal and Organizational Aspects of the operation of the National Mental Health Protection Program for 2023-2030 in Poland as a response to the mental health crisis
14:45 – 15:00
Tomasz Latocha, Adrian Zaleśny, Brzesko City Hall, Brzesko, Poland – Compulsory alcohol addiction therapy – practical experience of the Municipal Commission for Solving Alcohol Problems in Brzesko
15:00 – 16:00
Lunch
16:00 – 20:00
Networking & Social Meetings
July 10, 2025
Institute of Public Health, ul. Skawińska 8, Cracow
9:00 – 9:30
Welcome coffee
9:30 – 10:00
Inaugural lecture
Anna Szetela, Institute of Public Health Faculty of Health Sciences Jagiellonian University Medical College – Preparedness for cultural diversity in the medical professions – legal regulations of medical education
Scientific Sessions I
10:00 – 10:30
Joanna Rego, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia – The right to health – Australian law at the end of life / on-line/
10:30 – 11:00
Iryna Senyuta, Department of Medical Law.Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Lviv, Ukraine – Patient’s rights in the newest case law of the European Court of Human Rights: some issues / on-line/
11:00 – 11:30
Gabriela Lenarczyk, Centre for Advanced Studies in Bioscience Innovation Law (CeBIL), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark – From Off-Label Practice to Routine Care: Article 48 as a New Model for Drug Repurposing / on-line/
11:30 – 12:00
Jolanta Budzowska, Budzowska Fiutowski i Partnerzy. Radcowie Prawni, Cracow, Poland- Medication error as a medical error – case study / on-line/
12:00 – 12:30
Break
Scientific Sessions II
12:30 – 12:50
Prof. UAFM dr. hab. Julia Stanek, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, Cracow, Poland – Revisiting Informed Consent in the Context of AI in Medicine
12:50 – 13:20
Prof. dr hab. Janusz Heitzman, Clinic of Forensic Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland – Disorders of consciousness and legal aspects of decision-making
13:20 – 13:35
Maciej Gibiński, Medical Law Advisory Center, Cracow, Poland – Legal Aspects of Performing Certain Medical Professions in Poland
13:35 – 13:50
Mateusz Curyło, Institute of Health Sciences University od the National Education Commission, Krakow, Poland, Michał Zabojszcz, Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Poland Collegium Medicum, Department of Internal Medicine and Family Medicine, Kielce, Poland, Tomasz Pęcherz, Cybulski Piotrowska Pęcherz. Radcowie Prawni Spółka Partnerska, Kraków, Poland – The physiotherapist’s right to refuse to carry out a doctor’s order – legal analysis with regard to specialisation.
13:50 – 14:10
Piotr Kosmaty Public Prosecutor of the Regional Prosecutor’s Office, Cracow, Poland – Criminal law protection of the paramedic
14:10 – 14:30
Magdalena Żurowska – Wolak, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Emergency Medical Services, Krakow Emergency Medical Services, Cracow, Poland – Practical aspects of determining death by paramedics
14:30 – 14:45
Kamil Stachura Training Center „Każda Sekunda”, Cracow, Poland, Łukasz Szewczyk, Institute of Health Sciences University of the National Education Commission, Krakow, Poland – Legal aspects of first aid.
14:45 – 15:00
Łukasz Szewczyk, Institute of Health Sciences University of the National Education Commission, Krakow, Poland – Emergency medical services in the light of the Act on Population Protection and Civil Defense – what legal changes?
15:00 – 16:00
Lunch
16:00 – 20:00
Networking & Social Meetings
July 11, 2025
Jagiellonian University, ul.Gołębia 24, Cracow
Official Closing Ceremony
10:00 – 10:30
Closing lecture: prof. Monika Urbaniak Department of Medical Law, Organization and Management in Healthcare, K. Marcinkowski Medical University in Poznań, Poznań, Poland – Inequalities in Access to Healthcare Services
10:30 – 11:00
Prof. UJ dr. hab. Iwona Kowalska-Bobko – Jagiellonian University, Kraków, prof. UAFM Dr. Hab. Marcin Mikos – Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University – Summary of the Summer School
11:00 – 11:30
Ceremonial presentation of certificates
Participation conditions and requirements:
The Participant is obliged to pay the conference participation fee according to the following price list:
- Standard registration: 1300 PLN (300 EUR)
- Standard registration for young scholars: 800 PLN (180 EUR)
The registration closes at midnight on 30 st June 2025 (CET).
The fee includes: a conference bag, lunches and coffee breaks, dinner, and conference materials.
Accommodation and travel costs must be covered individually by each participant.
Payment details:
Recipient: Public Health Foundation
Recipient address: ul. Karmelicka 25/7, 31-131 Kraków, Poland
Bank: Bank Spółdzielczy Rzemiosła w Krakowie
Bank address: ul. Dunajewskiego 7, 31-133 Kraków, Poland
Account number (IBAN): PL42 8589 0006 0000 0026 1094 0001
SWIFT code: POLUPLPR
Important: Please include your full name and the annotation “SUMMER SCHOOL” in the bank transfer description.
