Enrollment year
2020/2021
Academic discipline
MED/02 (HISTORY OF MEDICINE)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE
Course
MEDICINE AND SURGERY (IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE) (ENGLISH LANGUAGE)
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Period
1st semester (04/10/2021 - 14/01/2022)
Lesson hours
32 lesson hours
Prerequisites
Students are expected to have prior basic humanistic and philosophical knowledge
Learning outcomes
At the conclusion of the module students should be able to
• understand and be able to discuss key bioethical principles
• critically reflect and provide rational justification for ethical decisions in clinical situations
Course contents
The “Ethics and Medicine (Bioethics)” 4-credit module is a component of the “Ethics and Society” Integrated Course. This module will discuss the bioethical principles and rules and the role of globalization and technology in healthcare. Lectures will deal with introduction to Bioethics, Informed consent, End of life decisions and Transplant medicine. Theory will be integrated with discussion of real life complex clinical situations
Teaching methods
Lecture, interactive discussion and role playing.
Reccomended or required readings
Bibliography and additional readings will be distributed to students throughout the module and made available via kiro.
References include the Nuffield council on bioethics (https://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/); the Hastings center report (https://www.thehastingscenter.org).
Assessment methods
This module will be assessed by an integrated written examination
Further information
PPT slides will be weekly uploaded to Kiro, in the course area.
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