Health Law
Objectives
At the end of the course, students should be able: 1. To possess a general and articulated knowledge of the key legislation of the health system and of some of the most important legal areas in health care, such as the rights and duties of patients, liability for clinical damages, resources rationing, patient safety, and the protection and confidentiality of health data;
2. To identify Health Law as an essential instrument in the interactions within the Health System and as a tool to improve the quality of hospital management and healthcare.
General characterization
Code
9647
Credits
4
Responsible teacher
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Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - 112
Teaching language
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Prerequisites
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Bibliography
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Teaching method
The teaching methods are appropriate to the nature of the various types of contents in the program:
- Contents 1, 2, 3 and 5 ¿ Course sessions with a higher component of expositive methods by the teacher/s;
- Contents 4 and 6 ¿ Course sessions using case study and e-learning methods.
EVALUATION:
- Collaboration during the case-study sessions (10%)
- Individual written examination (90%)
Evaluation method
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Subject matter
`1. Health Law, Bioethics and Biolaw: concepts and basic elements;
2. Fundamental principles, Law and statutes of the Health System, the National Health Service, and hospitals and European Health Law;
3. Framing laws for an ethical management of health units; resource allocation; anti-corruption laws
4. Rights and obligations of users / patients (with particular emphasis on issues such as informed consent, refusal of care, confidentiality and health data protection, medical secrecy).
5. Legal framework of the civil and criminal liability for injury to health;
6. The role of law in patient safety and error prevention in healthcare facilities.