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

Programs

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