CHB4203 Ethical Issues in Patient Care
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Handbook entry- a brief description of the subject can be found in the handbook entry. The handbook also provides information about the unit leader, the semester and mode in which the unit is available, the contact hours and the assessment requirements.
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MUSO site - there is a WebCT site for this unit where assessment tasks, lecture notes and other unit resources will be posted. Once enrolled, students taking this unit are advised to check the WebCT site regularly.
About this Subject:
When successfully completed, students should have acquired the skills to bring a rigorous framework of principles of health care ethics to the analysis and evaluation of certain ethical issues in patient care, and to think critically about key concepts involved in those principles.
Prescribed texts:
- Beauchamp T L and Childress J F Principles of biomedical ethics 5th edn, OUP, 2001
Recommended Texts:
- Gorovitz S and others (eds) Moral problems in medicine Prentice-Hall, 1983
- Kuhse H and Singer P (ed) Companion to Bioethics Blackwell, 1998
A book of readings will also be provided by the Centre.