Bioethics

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Department of medical branches and humanities

Synopsis:

This will be a hands-on course with active student participation in all aspects. Each topic will be illustrated and explored using in-class projects and exercises,which will be both educational and fun.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1.Course introduction 2.Exploration of basic priciples underlying biomedical ethics 3. Ethical issues at the end of life 4.Confidentionality and truth-telling 5.Bioethics and professionalism 6.Medical research and ethical priciples and issues 7.Chronic and severely handicapped patients 8.Course review and topics for final paper

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Study Objective:

1. Identify ethical elements in clinical situations 2. Perform ethical analyses of ethical problems 3. Discuss ethical issues in the student's experience

Study materials:

[1] Koch, The Quest for consciousness, Roberts and Co, Englewood, CO, 2004, [2] Crick, The astonishing hypothesis, Charles Scribner's sons, New York, 1994

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: