BOET031p Health Care Ethics

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Michal Koščík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tatiana Malatincová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Alena Slezáčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Světlák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Rastislav Šumec, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Světlák, Ph.D.
Department of Medical Psychology and Psychosomatics – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Blanka Suchá
Supplier department: Department of Medical Psychology and Psychosomatics – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable of Seminar Groups
BOET031p/OPOP: Tue 24. 9. 14:00–15:40 C15/308, Tue 8. 10. 14:00–15:40 C15/308, Tue 22. 10. 14:00–15:40 C15/308, Tue 5. 11. 14:00–15:40 C15/308, Tue 19. 11. 14:00–15:40 C15/308, Tue 3. 12. 14:00–15:40 C15/308
BOET031p/ORTO: Thu 3. 10. 9:00–11:30 A20/207, Thu 17. 10. 9:00–11:30 A20/207, Thu 31. 10. 9:00–11:30 A20/207, Thu 14. 11. 9:00–11:30 A20/207, Thu 28. 11. 9:00–11:30 A20/207
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Understand the basic concepts of medical ethics. Understand the relationship between ethics and morality, ethics and law. Get to know the most important topics of medical ethics. Involve ethical principles in communication, decision-making, and patient care.
Learning outcomes
After completing the subject, the student will be able: - to identify ethical aspects of health care - to analyze ethical dilemmas in health care - to apply the ethical normative tools
Syllabus
  • Ethics and law - key topics. The story and role of ethics in medicine. Theoretical foundations of medical ethics. Ethical laws and their origin. Four principles of medical ethics. Informed consent. Ethical regulation of research. The slippery slope concept and its relevance to medical decision-making. Assisted reproduction, human embryo status, reproductive and therapeutic cloning. Euthanasia and decision-making at the end of life. Ethical aspects of transplantation and organ donation. Conflict of interest in medicine. Alternative, holistic, and integrative approaches in medicine. Ethical aspects of telemedicine/eHealth in the process of integration into clinical practice.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • VÁCHA, Marek Orko, Radana KÖNIGOVÁ and Miloš MAUER. Základy moderní lékařské etiky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2012, 302 s. ISBN 9788073677800. info
  • PTÁČEK, Radek and Petr BARTŮNĚK. Etické problémy medicíny na prahu 21. století. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2014, 519 s. ISBN 9788024754710. info
  • HAŠKOVCOVÁ, Helena. Lékařská etika. Čtvrté, aktualizované a r. Praha: Galén, 2015, 225 stran. ISBN 9788074922046. info
  • JONSEN, Albert R., Mark SIEGLER and William J. WINSLADE. Klinická etika : praktický přístup k etickým rozhodnutím v klinické medicíně. Translated by Jaromír Matějek. Vydání první. V Praze: Stanislav Juhaňák - Triton, 2019, 225 stran. ISBN 9788075536532. info
  • Principles of health care ethics. Edited by Richard E. Ashcroft - Angus Dawson - Heather Draper. 2nd ed. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 2007, xx, 838. ISBN 9780470027134. info
    not specified
  • Jonsen, A. R., Siegler, M., & Winslade, W. J. (2019). Klinická etika: Praktický přístup k etickým rozhodnutím v klinické medicíně. Triton.
  • PLEVOVÁ, Ilona and Regina SLOWIK. Komunikace s dětským pacientem. 1. vydání. Praha: Grada, 2010, 247 stran. ISBN 9788024729688. info
  • Blízké a vzdálené :etické teorie a principy práce s lidmi. Edited by Jan-Olav Henriksen - Arne Johan Vetlesen - Miluše Juříčková. 1. vyd. Boskovice: ALBERT, 2000, 210 s. ISBN 80-85834-85-5. info
  • Od narození do smrti : etické problémy v lékařství. Edited by David C. Thomasma - Thomasine Kimbrough Kushner, Translated by Lucie M. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2000, 389 s. ISBN 8020408835. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussions, case studies, self-study
Assessment methods
Knowledge test
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/do/rect/el/estud/lf/ps21/lekarska_etika/web/index.html
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: podzimní semestr.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, autumn 2018, autumn 2019, autumn 2020, autumn 2021, autumn 2022, autumn 2023.
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