Postgraduate Course: Medical Ethics/ Medicine and The Law (GMED11062)
Course Outline
| School | School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | General Courses (Medicine) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course aims to ensure that the candidate have a good grounding in medical ethics and the common medico-legal issues that are likely to be encountered in the adult general medical setting. Consent to medical treatment, refusal of medical treatment, withholding and withdrawing care, medical negligence, patient confidentiality, human rights, mental capacity and ethics surrounding mental health will be discussed. Ethical aspects of social care of elderly patients, end of life care and ethics of research will also be covered. Because of the international studentship of the course, discussion will refer to UK law, but tends towards philosophical principles than specific UK legislation. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the completion of the course, the student should have an understanding of the legal, philosophical and ethical framework relating to contemporary medical issues, illustrated with relevant case studies to guide their clinical practice.
The student should:
&·Understand how ethical principles and medical legislation vary across the world and how international human rights legislation may impact on medical practice
&·Understand the process and implications of consent
&·Understand the implications of withholding or withdrawing medical treatment
&·Understand the meaning of medical negligence
&·Understand the principles surrounding patient confidentiality
&·Understand the principle surrounding mental health issues and incapacity
&·Understand the ethical issues arising in social care of the elderly and in end of life decisions
Gain an awareness of ethical principles governing medical research
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Assessment Information
Formal summative written assessment will constitute 70% of the student's grade (this will be a written case assignment based on a particular patient focused ethical situation, submitted online). Discussion boards, and tutorial contributions will constitute the other 30% of their overall course grade and is taken to represent a formative assessment of learning throughout the programme.
(more details in programme proposal document). |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Keywords | Medical Ethics, Law, Medical Negligence, Withholding care, confidentiality, human rights, capacity. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof K Boyd
Tel: (0131) 536 4546
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Course secretary | Miss Emma Farrell
Tel: 0131 242 9167
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