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'Hero or Zero? Would you risk your life to care for patients in the next avian flu pandemic?' will be hosted by the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Union Medical Ethics Society in the Bentham House Main Lecture Theatre, from 6pm. Bentham House is located in Endsleigh Gardens, five minutes away from the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Main Building.

Guest speakers will be Professor Robert Dingwall, Director of the Institute for the Study of Genetics, Biorisks and Society at Nottingham University; Dr Janet Radcliffe-Richards, Director of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Philosophy; and Dr Andrew Hayward, Senior Lecturer in Infectious Disease Epidemiology at the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology.

The obligation of healthcare professionals to put their own lives at risk in caring for patients within the context of a pandemic has fluctuated over the centuries. Achieving a current consensus on the issue is a vital element in preparing for the next pandemic. Students, staff and guests are invited to offer their opinions in the discussion, which will be followed by a cheese and wine reception.