BZET051p Ethics in urgent care - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1.5/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Josef Kuře, Dr. phil. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Petra Matějíčková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Josef Kuře, Dr. phil.
Department of Medical Ethics – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Supplier department: Department of Medical Ethics – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
Mon 16. 10. 15:00–17:30 A19/112, Mon 23. 10. 15:00–17:30 A19/112, Mon 30. 10. 15:00–17:30 A19/112, Mon 6. 11. 15:00–17:30 A19/112, Mon 13. 11. 15:00–17:30 A19/112, Mon 20. 11. 15:00–17:30 A19/112, Mon 27. 11. 15:00–17:30 A19/112, Mon 4. 12. 15:00–17:30 A19/112, Mon 11. 12. 15:00–17:30 A19/112, Mon 18. 12. 15:00–17:30 A19/112
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BZSP021c Medical and Social Psych - p
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
The course gives an introduction to ethics of urgent care. The aim of the course is: to introduce to ethics of paramedics and urgent care; to inform about ethical dilemmas of urgent care; to learn how to solve ethical problems in urgent health care, including argumentation; to develop the ability to perceive ethical questions within urgent health care - to learn how to prevent problems observing ethical professional standards.
Learning outcomes
after completing the subject, the student will be able to identify ethical aspects of urgent care; the student will acquire the skills to address and analyze these aspects, developing abilities to solve them in line with the professional standards
Syllabus
  • Introduction to ethics of urgent care & Models of relationships in healthcare & Informed consent & Patient rights & Health care information & Protection of personal data in healthcare & Categorization of treatment & Forms and modes of reduction of treatments within urgent care & Distinction killing - letting die and its relevance for intensive medicine & Euthanasia and assisted suicide & Research in urgent care & Professional standards and normative tools
Literature
  • 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
  • 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
  • Professional practice in paramedic, emergency and urgent care. Edited by Val Nixon. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013, xi, 228 p. ISBN 9781118488232. info
  • The Sage handbook of health care ethics : core and emerging issues. Edited by Ruth F. Chadwick - Henk ten Have - Eric M. Meslin. 1st ed. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2011, xxi, 454. ISBN 9781446200971. info
Teaching methods
lecture
Assessment methods
Essay
Language of instruction
Czech
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.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, autumn 2018, autumn 2019, autumn 2020, autumn 2021, autumn 2022, autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2023, recent)
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