Clinical Skills – Ethics/Humanities/Health Law Foundations
Course
2002-3
Class 1 (Aug. 28) General Introduction to Ethics/Humanities/Health
Law
Class 2 (Aug. 29) What Does It Mean to Be a Professional? +
Codes of Ethics vs. Virtue Ethics
Class 3 (Aug. 30) "Playing God" + Introduction
to Ethical Theory I
Class 4 (Sept. 6) Introduction
to Health Law
Class 5 (Sept. 9) Introduction
to Ethical Theory II
Class 6 (Sept. 26) Group Discussion of Clinical Skills Case 1:
Utilitarianism, Deontology and Confidentiality
Class 7 (Oct. 7) Public Expectations of the Medical Doctor (Guest
Lecture)
Class 8 (Oct. 17) Group Discussion of Clinical Skills Cases 3 & 4
Class 9 (Oct. 25) Group Discussion: Strikes & Professionalism
Class 10 (Oct. 28) Informed
Consent
Class 11 (Oct. 31) Physician as Healer: Historical Perspectives
Class 12 (Nov. 14) Autonomy and Paternalism
Class 13 (Nov. 21) Small Group Dicsussion: The Difficult Patient
Class 14 (Nov. 28) Medical Technology
Class 15 (Jan. 6) Duty
of Care/Standard of Care
Class 16 (Jan. 17) Physician as Health Advocate
Class 17 (Feb. 21) Ethical
Issues in Genetic Testing
Class 18 (Feb 26) Obligations to
the Community