MEDICAL LAW
- Course
- PHAR423 - MEDICAL LAW
- Department
- Pharmacy - English - Undergraduate
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 2
- ECTS
- 2
- T+P+L
- 2 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
Course Description
The Introduction to Medical Law and Ethics course introduces you to legal and ethical issues related to the health care setting by providing an overview of the laws and professional requirements that regulate the delivery of health care, including HIPAA, the Patient’s Bill of Rights, and standard of care. You will also gain an understanding of the ethical and moral issues that health care professionals may encounter, analyze issues of law and ethics as related to health care, determine the similarities and differences between laws, ethics, and moral issues; assess the importance of confidentiality in the health care setting from both a legal and ethical standpoint; compare and contrast the roles of various members of the health care team in terms of standard of care.
MEDICAL LAW
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Course outcomes
- 01 An Ethical Framework for Medical Practice: The Four Principles
- 02 Consent and Confidentiality I & II
- 03 Analyse the Doctor/Patient Relationship in terms of Vulnerable Trust
- 04 Capacity
- 05 Identifying Medical Negligence Case
- 06 Dutyf of Care Assesment
- 07 Identifying Necessary Remedies and Defences for negligence cases
- 08 Outline the ethical arguments surrounding the 'Duty of Confidentiality' in medical practice.
- 09 Case Based Learning
- 10 Understand how to proceed in an emergency situation
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to the legal system: Basic legal principles |
| Week 2 | Introduction to the legal system: Civil and criminal cases |
| Week 3 | Introduction to the legal system: Contract and tort |
| Week 4 | Introduction to the legal system: Hierarchy of courts |
| Week 5 | Key articles of law: Human Rights Act 1998 |
| Week 6 | Key articles of law: Different kinds of human rights |
| Week 7 | Court: How a criminal case proceeds; How a civil case proceeds; Expert witnesses |
| Week 8 | Mid Term Exams |
| Week 9 | Law within medical practice: Medical indemnity |
| Week 10 | Law within medical practice: Law within the NHS |
| Week 11 | Law within medical practice: Law and private medicine |
| Week 12 | Negligence: Introduction to negligence; A duty of care; Breach of the duty; Breach of the duty caused the loss; Consequences of negligence |
| Week 13 | Other issues of liability: Good Samaritanism; Vicarious liability; No- fault liability |
| Week 14 | Other issues of liability: No- fault liability |
| Week 15 | Final |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Anna Smajdor/ Jonathan Herring/ Robert Wheeler: Oxford Handbook of Medical Ethics and Law, Oxford University Press, 1st Edition, 2022.
Learning Outcomes
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Program Outcomes
- P01 Gain the ability to apply the Pharmacy profession.
- P02 Interpret the accuracy and reliability of the current theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of pharmacy, as well as being able to follow and evaluate innovations.
- P03 Practically apply the knowledge they gain on pharmaceutical sciences. The acquired knowledge and skills allow the graduates to act as the closest health consultant to the public with the ability to inform the public.
- P04 Evaluate and apply current technology related to basic subjects and principles covering pharmacy and health sciences and take part in in-service training seminars.
- P05 Know the risks and evaluation of the use of drugs and other chemicals and safe laboratory practices (GMP).
- P06 Acquire the ability to interpret the findings obtained by qualitative and quantitative measurements and to reach valid scientific results from the data.
- P07 Prepare pharmaceuticals and provide guidance on the use of pharmaceutical products.
- P08 Design research and develop projects related to pharmaceutical products; manage and share the results.
- P09 Be competent to accurately and intelligibly communicate and transfer knowledge about prescription content and pharmaceutical products to the patient / user. The graduates are trained on taking necessary precautions for safe drug usage and encouraging rational drug use, as well as providing consultancy and supervision.
- P10 Work in an interdisciplinary environment. Graduates can cooperate with other professional groups, participate in vocational training and activities, have proper knowledge and communication skills.
- P11 Take part in social responsibility projects related to health. Graduates have awareness on sustainable environment and participate in activities and practices related to their profession.
- P12 Open a community pharmacy, also work in hospital pharmacies, can work in different fields related with pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, medical and herbal products, as well as production and quality control in the pharmaceutical industry. Takes part in the professional development of herself/himself, her/his colleagues and pharmacy students.
- P13 Implements the legal and professional law and ethics as a health professional, in issues concerning public health.
- P14 Knows and applies the processes related to drug design from natural or synthetic sources, as well as development, preparation, analysis and metabolism of drugs in the human body.
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