Ethics of e-Health during the corona crisis and afterwards: lessons from the pandemic

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, prevention and (long-term) care must now often be provided remotely: image care, apps for self-monitoring and detecting infections, virtual visits, etc. Care consultations (MDO) also took place virtually. What is new is that e-health replaced direct interaction and was not just a supplement. We want from this 'natural' experiment" learn how this technology can be used in an ethical and legally responsible manner during and after the corona crisis, building on previous work on 'remote care' and linking up with ongoing projects. Research questions: - Which moral/legal problems and opportunities did/are encountered when using e-health in primary, secondary & secondary healthcare, GGZ and long-term care for (non-)COVID patients during the corona crisis? - How can we learn from this when developing and adapting e-health in different care practices for the (near) future? Urgency: In the 1,5 meter society, direct contact is still very limited, while the demand for care during this period is still very limited protracted crisis is likely to continue to intensify. The development and improvement of e-health is therefore more urgent than ever. It is therefore all the more important that e-health applications are used that are medically ethical and legally responsible. Hypotheses: Experiences with e-health applications during the Covid-19 pandemic offer new practical insights and concrete guidelines for improving and developing ethically and legally responsible care. Plan of approach: 1. qualitative research ((group) interviews/observations/expert meetings), both retro- and prospective, into the experiences of healthcare providers, patients and family, developers on the basis of 8 cases in the above-mentioned care domains; 2. ethical and technological-philosophical analysis of the empirical findings; 3. legal analysis of identified bottlenecks; 4. proposals for responsible integration of e-health in remote care.