Bioethics

Objectives

The Curricular Unit of Bioethics main learning outcomes are the essencial knowledge of the major problems of Bioethics and the Ethical standards of conduct as applied to the practice of the health professions and of the fundamental framework of the health professions within the rules, regulations and legal requirements involved in Professional Liability (Civil, Criminal and Disciplinary). It is intended to provide and put into practice the set of tools necessary for the analysis of dilemmatic situations, with deontological, ethical and /or legal implications, that the helath professional may encounter in his/her daily professional activities.

General characterization

Code

531001

Credits

Responsible teacher

Professor Doutor Diogo Pais

Hours

Weekly - Available soon

Total - Available soon

Teaching language

Portuguese

Prerequisites

Not applicable to

Bibliography

- Esperança-Pina, J.A. (2013). Ética, Deontologia e Direito Médico. Lidel, Edições Técnicas Lda.

- André G. Dias Pereira. Direitos dos Pacientes e Responsabilidade Médica Coimbra Editora, 2015.

- da Silva, P. M. (coord.) (2008.). Investigação Biomédica, Reflexões Éticas. Gradiva.

- Beauchamp, T. L. & Childress, J. F. (2009). Principles of Biomedical Ethics, Oxford University Press.

- Nunes, L. (2011). Ética de Enfermagem. Fundamentos e Horizontes. Lusociência.

- TRREE (www.trree.org) - Formação e Recursos na Avaliação de Ética em Pesquisa/Investigação.

- Documentação e legislação avulsa distribuída em cada tempo letivo para estudo e discussão dos casos.

Teaching method

Lectures and tutorial orientation classes for the presentation and discussion of cases with real dilemmatic situations.

Evaluation method

The students assessment will result from the sum of three elements:

1) Preparation of a Paper on the subject of the scope of the UC (70% of the final classification of the UC).

2) Oral presentation of a group work on a theme within the curricular unit (20% of the final classification of the UC).

3) Sending in the two certificates of completion of Module 1 (Introduction to Research) and Module 2.1 (Ethical Evaluation of Research) on the TRREE e-learning website (http://elearning.trree.org/) (10% of the final grade).

Subject matter

I - Introduction to Bioethics, Deontology and Law: Fundamental Principles of Bioethics; Overview of the Code of Ethics of the several Health Professional Association; Health Professional Liability (Civil, Criminal and Disciplinary).

II Lectures and case studies with dilemmatic situations on major ethical and legal issues of contemporary practice of health professions, including: the duties of health professionals, informed consent, professional secrecy (confidentiality), the expert in health, errors in health care and patient safety, emergency, the revelation of truth, the patient in jail, gene therapy, embryo's rights, abortion, euthanasia, dysthanasia, medically assisted reproduction, sterilization, transplantation, the advance directives and clinical research (using the TRREE e-learning platform).

Programs

Programs where the course is taught:

Health and wellness sciences and technologies