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MORE-Amsterdam 2026 WP3 Workshop

August 26, 27, 28th, 2026

Organizers: Olivia Fialho (MORE SR) and Jan Helge Solbakk (MORE PI)

Location: Spinhuis, Huygens Ins tute

Address: Oudezijds Achterburgwal 185, 1012 CJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands

 

     Confirmed participants in person: Jan Helge Solbakk (MORE PI, University of Oslo), Marie e van den Hoven (MORE SR, Amsterdam UMC), Rosa Bogerd (MORE R, Amsterdam UMC), Olivia Fialho (MORE SR, Huygens Ins tute/KNAW), Robbert van Ede (Transforma onal Coach, the Netherlands), Dr. Hasanen Al-Taiar (Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Oxford. Forensic Training Programme Director. Medical Member HM Tribunal Service), Pim Oppenneer (Facilitator and Coach for Agile Teams, Amsterdam), Jodie Ras (Humanis c Counsellor at the Jus ce Department at GGNet-terrein, Warnsveld, NL)

 

     Participants online: Bert Mollewijk (MORE SR, Amsterdam UMC), Paolo Di Nicola (PhD Candidate, Perugia University, MORE RA), Valerie van Weperen (Utrecht UMC), Thorbjørn Brook Steen (Norwegian gynecologist, published author, Oslo)

 

     Other invited guests: Mirjam Schotman (MD Urologist, Head of Urologist Department, Meander Medisch Centrum, Amersfoort, NL), Hanneke Hermes (Ethicist of care, Head of Department, Koraal, Boxtel, NL), Patrick Miqueu (Research Ethics commi ee member, Coordinator Quality and Pa ent partnership- Engineer PhD MA Ethics, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (H.U.B) – Academisch Ziekenhuis Brussel (H.U.B)

 

     Invited guests not able to a end: Janine de Snoo-Trimp (Assistant Professor, Amsterdam UMC, former MORE R), Prof. Marcel van der Heyden (Utrecht UMC, TBC), Fenna Heyning (Leader of clinical exper se integra on, published author, Amsterdam), Coes del Prat (MD reproduc ve medicine at Haaglanden Medisch Centrum, Amsterdam).

 

Day 1. August 26, 2026:

Presentation of research results so far and how they will inform WP3 Loca on: Spinhuis Commissariskamer – Kamer 1.05

     Session 4: Olivia Fialho (MORE SR)

  • “Moral residue reading experiences among health care professionals: A computa onal cogni ve poe cs analysis” (submi ed) and discussion of its implica ons for WP3

     Session 5: Olivia Fialho and Jan Helge Solbakk

  • “The phenomenology of moral residue reading experiences (in prep.) and discussion of its implica ons for WP3

​     Session 6: Olivia Fialho and Jan Helge Solbakk

  • Ars vivendi - Witnessing moral residue through literary fic on, poetry and music book manuscript (in prep.) presenta on and discussion of its implica ons for WP3

     Session 7: Jan Helge Solbakk and Olivia Fialho

  • Moral residue: Literary narra ves of unavoidable forms of moral failure booklet manuscript (in prep.) presenta on and discussion of its implica ons for WP3

     Session 8: Olivia Fialho and Jan Helge Solbakk

  • TR-MORE: Transforma ve Reading in the medical ethics context pedagogical textbook manuscript (in prep.) presenta on and discussion of its implica ons for WP3

     Session 9: Rosa Bogerd (MORE R)

  • Presenta on of research design and plans for the first interven on study of WP3

     Session 10:

  • MORE team The MORE team finalize plans for the first interven on study

     Confirmed participants in person: Jan Helge Solbakk (MORE PI, University of Oslo), Marie e van den Hoven (MORE SR, Amsterdam UMC), Rosa Bogerd (MORE R, Amsterdam UMC), Olivia Fialho (MORE SR, Huygens Ins tute/KNAW), Jodie Ras (Humanis c Counsellor at the Jus ce Department at GGNet-terrein, Warnsveld, NL)

Day 2. August 27, 2026:

TR-MORE workshops, led by Olivia Fialho and Robbert van Ede Loca on:

Spinhuis Commissariskamer – Kamer 1.05

  • Meet & Greet with coffee and tea

  • Just like me exercise

  • TR-MORE Workshop 1: Imagina

  • Coffee break

  • TR-MORE Workshop 2: Empathy

  • Lunch

  • TR-MORE Workshop 3: (Self-)Blame

  • Coffee break

  • TR-MORE Workshop 4: Grief

  • Dinner at In de Waag Nieuwmarkt 4, 1012 CR, Amsterdam

     Confirmed participants in person:

     Jan Helge Solbakk (MORE PI, University of Oslo), Marie e van den Hoven (MORE SR, Amsterdam UMC), Rosa Bogerd (MORE R, Amsterdam UMC), Olivia Fialho (MORE SR, Huygens Ins tute/KNAW), Robbert van Ede (Transforma onal Coach, the Netherlands), Dr. Hasanen Al-Taiar (Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Oxford. Forensic Training Programme Director. Medical Member HM Tribunal Service), Pim Oppenneer (Facilitator and Coach for Agile Teams, Amsterdam)

 

Day 3. August 28, 2026:

Evaluation of the TR-MORE workshops Loca on: Spinhuis Commissariskamer – Kamer 1.05

  • Meet & Greet with coffee and tea

  • Round table 1: Feedback on the TR-MORE workshops – what needs improvement, changes?

  • Round table 2: Selec on of literature (and extracts) appropriate for each workshop (the MR-related literature list is enclosed)

  • Coffee break

  • Round table 3: Discussing pilo ng TR-MORE at Amsterdam UMC

  • Round table 4: Discussing possible partnerships with invited guests

  • Evaluation of the Workshop

 

     Confirmed participants in person:

     Jan Helge Solbakk (MORE PI, University of Oslo), Marie e van den Hoven (MORE SR, Amsterdam UMC), Rosa Bogerd (MORE R, Amsterdam UMC), Olivia Fialho (MORE SR, Huygens Ins tute/KNAW), Dr. Hasanen Al-Taiar (Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Oxford. Forensic Training Programme Director. Medical Member HM Tribunal Service).

     References:

     Alexandri, N., Brown, C., Hakemulder, F. and Solbakk, J.H. (2026) ‘Enhancing Awareness of Moral Residue Through Literature: What Are the Underlying Mechanisms?’, Scientific Study of Literature, 15(1), p. 60–81. Available at: https://doi.org/10.61645/ssol.201.

   Brown, C. (2025) Fitting Agent-Regret in Healthcare. The American Journal of Bioethics, 25:2, 41-44, DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2024.2441740

   Brown, C. & Solbakk, J.H. (2026a). Moral distress: Sometimes there is no fix. Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11019-026-10343-5

   Brown, C. & Solbakk, J.H. (2026b). The moral significance of moral distress. Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11019-026-10370-2 de Snoo-Trimp, J., van den Hoven, M., & Molewijk, B. (2005) Agent-regret in healthcare: Toward a more precise and empirical-based look into the dynamics of agent-regret experiences. The American Journal of Bioethics, 25(2): 29-31. DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2024.2441744

   Fialho, O. (submitted) Moral Residue Reading Experiences Among Health Care Professionals: A Computational Cognitive Poetics Analysis

   Fialho, O. (2026). MORE Moral Residue Interview Transcripts - Extract Interview 1 with 23 participants [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18928828 Fialho, O. (2024a) Transformative Reading. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

   Fialho, O. (2024b, 07-19-2024). The phenomenology of moral residue reading experiences among healthcare professionals: A case study. [Paper presentation] IGEL 2024. Symposium Fialho, O. (Org.) A literary and phenomenological journey into unavoidable moral failure: Fiction reading, ethics, and medical education. Aachen, Germany.

     Solbakk, J.H. (2026). Can MORE be said about ethics? EACME News, Number 72, July 2026, pp. 5-8.

     Solbakk, J.H. (2021). Bio(po)ethics – didactic inspirations In: C. Mounsey and M. Mant (Eds.). You've Got to Be Carefully Taught: Bioethics and Education. Routledge: 147-184.

     University of Oslo (2022). MORE-project: Moral residue – Epistemological ramifications, ethical implications, and didactic opportunities. https://www.med.uio.no/helsam/english/research/projects/more/

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