Bi0953 Advanced Bioethics

Faculty of Science
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Veronika Oškerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Renata Veselská, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 15:00–17:50 C13/332
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Bi9950 Introduction to bioethics && Bi0952 Bioethics - seminar && ! Bi0951 Advanced Bioethics
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
This course is aimed at a deepening of the knowledge of specific issues in bioetics, with special regard to the up-to-date topics and to the communication with professionals from clinical medicine, pharmaceutical business, psychology, law, etc.
Syllabus
  • 1) Transplantation medicine
  • 2) Intensive care
  • 3) Clinical trials
  • 4) Reproductive cloning
  • 5) Genetic and genomic screening
  • 6) Ethical issues in psychology and psychiatry
  • 7) Ecoethics
  • 8) Biomedicine and law
Literature
    recommended literature
  • VEATCH, Robert M., Amy Marie HADDAD and Dan C. ENGLISH. Case studies in biomedical ethics : decision-making, principles, and cases. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010, xxiv, 456. ISBN 9780195309720. info
  • JONSEN, Albert R., Mark SIEGLER and William J. WINSLADE. Clinical ethics : a practical approach to ethical decisions in clinical medicine. 7th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical, 2010, vi, 228. ISBN 9780071634144. info
  • Ethical issues in modern medicine : contemporary readings in bioethics. Edited by Bonnie Steinbock - John D. Arras - Alex John London. 7th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2009, xxii, 914. ISBN 9780073407357. info
  • Medical ethics today : the BMA'shandbook of ethics and law. Edited by Veronica English - Romano Romano-Critchley. 2nd ed. London: BMJ Publishing, 2008, xxv, 822. ISBN 9780727917447. info
  • The Oxford handbook of bioethics. Edited by Bonnie Steinbock. 1st pub. in pbk. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007, xviii, 747. ISBN 9780199562411. info
  • GLANNON, Walter. Biomedical ethics. 1st ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005, x, 176. ISBN 0195144317. info
  • SHAPIRO, Michael H. Cases, materials and problems on bioethics and law. 2nd ed. St. Paul: Thomson, 2003, liii, 1495. ISBN 0314066004. info
  • Contemporary issues in bioethics. Edited by Tom L. Beauchamp - LeRoy Walters. 6th ed. Belmont: Thomson learning, 2003, x, 800 s. ISBN 0-534-58441-1. info
  • Bioethics for scientists. Edited by J. A. Bryant. 1st ed. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 2002, xi, 360. ISBN 0471495328. info
Teaching methods
This course should be realized as on-site discussion seminars on selected topics; with a presence of a professional, if possible.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Předpokladem úspěšného ukončení předmětu je aktivní participace studentů na diskusních seminářích. Předmět je ukončen kolokviem.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět bude vyučován pouze v případě, že si jej zapíše 10 a více studentů.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2021.
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