Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Medical Ethics
Course Code
HZK_016
Branch of Science
Ethics; Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Medical Technologies; Medicine
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Vija Sīle
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To introduce medical engineers to the requirements of normative ethics, the specifics of professional and medical ethics, basic principles and application thereof in practice.
Preliminary Knowledge
Prior knowledge in ethics is desirable.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.About the concepts of professional and medical ethics used in the course (person, autonomy, fairness, responsibility, basic principles of medical ethics, etc.), moral dilemmas and options for solving them.
Skills
1.To organise one’s views on the topics of normative, professional and medical ethics learned in the course, use arguments from different directions of ethics; to analyse ethical dilemmas and specific cases, to discuss with arguments.
Competences
1.Analytical and critical thinking abilities – cognitive competence, as well as communicative competence acquired in the practical classes.
Assessment
Individual work
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Students independently learn the chosen topic and are able to discuss, answer questions and encourage discussion, prepare presentations, learn primary and secondary literature.
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Examination
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Knowledge is assessed on a 10-point scale:
* Academic performance in seminars – 20% (which includes 10% for the work in the seminar, 10% for the presentation);
* Knowledge test (SRP) on lecture topics – 40%;
* Knowledge test (SRP) on seminar topics – 40%
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Specifics of professional and medical ethics
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Medical ethics
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Topics
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Normative ethics
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2
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Doctor-patient relationship
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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The principle of “do no harm”
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2
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Professional liability of physicians
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2
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The principle of doing good
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2
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Topics
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Research ethics
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The principle of confidentiality and privacy
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2
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Health care system
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Topics
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The principle of “do no harm”
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Topics
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The principles of doing good, privacy and confidentiality
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The principle of fairness
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Moral conflicts and ethical dilemmas
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The principle of double effect
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Topics
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Euthanasia, life and medicine
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Biomedicīnas ētika: teorija un prakse. Rīga, RSU, 2006. (akceptējams izdevums/approved publication)
2.
Klīve V.V. Rīcības ceļos. Rīga, Zinātne, 1998. (akceptējams izdevums/approved publication)
3.
Konvencija par cilvēktiesību un cieņas aizsardzību bioloģijā un medicīnā.
4.
Poļaks Rihards. Tiesības uz nāvi: eitanāzijas krimināltiesiskie, medicīniskie un ētiskie aspekti / Rihards Poļaks. Rīga: Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2016
5.
Williams, John R. Medicīnas ētikas rokasgrāmata. 2.izd., 2009. (akceptējams izdevums/approved publication)
6.
Medical law and ethics / Jonathan Herring. 8th ed. New York : OUP, 2020.
7.
Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students:
8.
Medical law and ethics / Jonathan Herring. 8th ed. New York : OUP, 2020.
Additional Reading
1.
Bioethics : the basics / Alastair V. Campbell. 2nd ed. New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
2.
Principles of Biomedical Ethics / Tom L. Beauchamp, James F. Childress. 7th ed., New York : OUP, 2013.
3.
The Oxford Handbook of Bioethics / edited by Bonnie Steinbock. Oxford ; OUP, 2009.