The Order's General Commission on Bioethics and the European Working Group met on 27 and 28 June.

It was the final in-person meeting of this sexennium. During the first day, they reported on the work and dynamics in the various regions of the Order. Earlier they had read the final report of the sexennium, highlighting the interest and readiness of everyone to continue working and making progress in this area.

They also had the opportunity to glimpse the future way ahead in regard to the manner and objectives of this commission to serve as a basis for those who will have to invigorate the issue in the coming years.

On the second day, a few of the members of the European Working Group were also present. It had a more formative character and involved the sharing of real-life experiences. The format saw Dr. Montserrat Esquerda,  President of the Borja Institute of Bioethics give a presentation on Artificial Intelligence and its implications in the world of healthcare from an ethical perspective. Dr. Jose M Galán shared the experience of how a Health Care Ethics Committee had been set up, in order to illustrate motivations, dynamics and to share the experience. Finally, Dr. Jürgen Wallner, coordinator of the European group, presented one specific example of how requests reach the ethics group, how it works, the people involved and the purpose of the ethics consultation.

The attendees expressed their positive and grateful appreciation for the contributions and dialogue that had been forthcoming over these two days. We offer a well-deserved thank you to all the people who have been working on this Commission and Working Group.