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BIOETHICS
Stampa
Enrollment year
2020/2021
Academic year
2020/2021
Regulations
DM270
Academic discipline
MED/02 (HISTORY OF MEDICINE)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, NEUROSCIENCE, EXPERIMENTAL AND FORENSIC MEDICINE
Course
NURSING AND MIDWIFERY SCIENCES
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Year of study
1°
Period
(16/11/2020 - 05/02/2021)
ECTS
2
Lesson hours
16 lesson hours
Language
Italian
Activity type
WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST
Teacher
BOTTALICO BARBARA - 2 ECTS
Prerequisites
None
Learning outcomes
The aim is to provide students with the conceptual methods for the analysis of bioethical judgements
Course contents
After an introduction to the subject and method of bioethics, the course will deal with the following topics: the autonomy of the patient and his right to refuse medical treatment; the problem of involuntary psychiatric treatment; the duty to relieve pain; euthanasia and assisted suicide; the role of ethical committees.
Teaching methods
Philosophical analysis; dialogue; case-studies.
Reccomended or required readings
The examination texts will be communicated during the lectures
Assessment methods
Written or oral examination with questions concerning the main topics of the course
Further information
Sustainable development goals - Agenda 2030

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