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Study Course Description

Medical Ethics

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
HZK_043
Branch of Science
Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Type And Form
Full-Time

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor
Structure Unit Manager
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts

Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv

About Study Course

Objective

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Preliminary Knowledge

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Learning Outcomes

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Skills

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Competences

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Assessment

Individual work

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Examination

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Examination

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Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
Part 1
  1. Lecture

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On site
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
16 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

• Konvencija par cilvēktiesību un cieņas aizsardzību bioloģijā un medicīnā.

2.

• Beauchamp T. L., Childress, J. F. Principles of Biomedical Ethics, 6th edition, OUP, 2009.

3.

• Brody B. The Ethics of Biomedical Research. OUP, 1998.

4.

• Hawley G. (ed.) Ethics in Clinical Practice, Harlow, Pearson Education Ltd., 2007.

5.

• Harris, J. The Value of Life. An Introduction to Medical Ethics, Routledge, 1985.

6.

• Leming M.R., Dickinson G.E. Understanding Dying, Death, and Bereavement, 6 th ed., Thomson Wadsworth, Canada, 2007.

7.

• Macrina F. Scientific Integrity. ASM Press, 2005.

8.

• Steinbock, B. (ed.) The Oxford Handbook of Bioethics. Oxford, OUP, 2007.

Additional Reading

1.

• Biomedicīnas ētika. Teorija un prakse. Rīga, RSU, 2006.

2.

• Sīle, V. Medicīnas ētikas pamatprincipi. Rīga, Zinātne, 1999.

3.

• Smith Iltis. A. Research Ethics. – Routledge, 2005.

4.

• Mazur. D.J. Evaluating the Science and Ethics of Research on Humans: A Guide for IRB Members. – The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.

5.

• Shamoo A.E., Khim-Maung-Gvi. F.A. Ethics of the Use of Human Subjects in Research: Practical Guide. – Garland Pub., 2003.

Other Information Sources

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Interneta resursi