Ethics and HealthCare
Objectives
Provide opportunities for students to develop and understand the importance of humanization of health care systems
Develop ethical concerns about specific areas of medicine such as pediatrics, gerontology, emergency and mental and public health.
General characterization
Code
11171
Credits
3
Responsible teacher
Prof.ª Doutora Maria Alexandra Ribeiro
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - Available soon
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
Bibliography
Bioética, L. Archer, J. Biscaia e W. Osswald, Lisboa, Verbo, 1996.
Novos Desafios à Bioética, L. Archer, J. Biscaia, W. Osswald, M. Renaud (coord.), Porto, Porto Editora, 2001.
Bioética simples, W. Osswald e M. C. Patrão Neves, Lisboa, Verbo, 2007.
Bioética e Vulnerabilidade, Ana Sofia Carvalho (coord.), Almedina, 2008,
Investigação Biomédica. Reflexões Éticas, Paula Martinho da Silva (coord), CNECV, Gradiva, 2008.
Ética em Cuidados de Saúde, D. Serrão e R. Nunes (Coord), Porto editora, 1998.
Direitos do Homem e Biomedicina, Instituto de Bioética, UCP, Universidade Católica Editora, Lisboa, 2003. (Convenção de Oviedo do Conselho da Europa, 1997)
Gravitações Bioéticas, A. Barbosa, F. Martins Vale & P. Costa (eds) Lisboa: Centro de Bioética/Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, 2012.
Prioridades na saúde, R. Nunes e G. Rego, McGraw-Hill, Lisboa, 2002
Conselho Nacional de Ética para as Ciências da Vida (CNECV) http://www.cnecv.pt
Teaching method
Teaching methodologies: Lectures, films and sessions of guidance and discussion by the teacher on specific cases. Discussion of papers & small films.
Evaluation method
Evaluation: Monograph (max 8 pages, spacing 1 1/2, Times New Roman, pitch 12); Assiduity and Participation: The final rating is normalized to a 0-20 scale.
Failure to comply with minimum attendance (less than 5 classes) determines the failure to curricular unit
Depending on the pandemic situation, classes might occur through a digital platform
Subject matter
HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS AND ETHICS
Allocation of resources and access (Resources management; Costs and Priorities; Distributive justice and equity)
Rights and duties of the patients (Informed consent; Privacy and Confidentiality; Health Promotion)
Family and Bioethics (Privacy, vulnerability and confidentiality; Responsibility and Decision)
Ethics Committees and Clinical Research
HEALTHCARE AND ETHICS
Ethics and Paediatrics (Doctor-child relationship; Autonomy; Decision-making; Responsibility, Communication and Information; Informed consent)
Gerontology and Bioethics (The Elderly; Autonomy and Decision Making; Aging, end of life and death
Emergency and Ethics (Presumed consent; Beneficence, Respect and Justice; Risk, Benefit and futile medical care; Privacy and confidentiality)
MENTAL HEALTH AND ETHICS
Reason and Alienation; Citizenship and Autonomy
Respect, freedom and vulnerability
Informed consent and competence
Ethical status of the person with mental disorders
PUBLIC HEALTH AND ETHICS
Ethical principles; Epidemiological studies; Informed Consent