Conference Medical Review Auschwitz: Medicine Behind the Barbed Wire registration open here.
7th international conference
Medical Review Auschwitz:
Medicine Behind the Barbed Wire
6–8 October 2026
Kraków, Poland
Medical Review Auschwitz: Medicine Behind the Barbed Wire is an annual international conference designed to educate the world’s medical community about medical ethics and practice in the context of the Second World War.
Open-access collection of English translations from the Polish scientific journal Przegląd Lekarski – Oświęcim (Medical Review – Auschwitz).
Video lectures from previous editions of the international conference Medical Review Auschwitz: Medicine Behind the Barbed Wire.
Medical Review Auschwitz is an academic platform exploring the medical aspects of Nazi German persecution in concentration camps, focusing on physician involvement and the resistance of prisoner doctors. It fosters discussions on wartime medical crimes’ impact on bioethics today. Key components of the project include an open-access journal and an annual conference.
You can order books from our bookstore. Most of the books are available free of charge (shipping costs only).
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Medical Review Auschwitz
The time has come — we are thrilled to announce that the program for this year’s conference edition has officially been published on the MRA website (link in the caption), and registration is now open!
With every passing year, we become even more convinced of the importance of this initiative, and we are delighted to invite you to join this remarkable debate on medical ethics in the context of the Second World War.
Three inspiring October days filled with outstanding lectures, thought-provoking discussions, and an extraordinary historical setting — all in the heart of beautiful Cracow.
Who’s joining us?
Medical Review Auschwitz is led by the Polish Institute for Evidence Based Medicine, a nonprofit nongovernmental organization. You can help us continue the project by making a donation. Thank you for your support.