Conference Medical Review Auschwitz: Medicine Behind the Barbed Wire
6–8 October 2026 · Kraków, Poland
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.
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Medical Review Auschwitz
The 7th edition of Medical Review Auschwitz: Medicine Behind the Barbed Wire has come to a close.
Over three days in Kraków and at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial, more than 230 participants from over 15 countries came together to reflect on the history of medical crimes during the Second World War and their enduring relevance to contemporary medicine, bioethics, and healthcare.
From a moving conversation with Holocaust survivor Dr Leon Weintraub to inspiring lectures, interdisciplinary discussions, and workshops, this year’s conference reminded us why historical memory and ethical reflection remain essential to medical practice today.
Thank you to all our speakers, participants, partners, and supporters for making this edition so meaningful.
Recordings of the lectures will be available free of charge at www.medical-auschwitz.one.
All photos © Magda Rymarz
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