Clinical Skills – Ethics/Humanities/Health Law Foundations Course
2002-3

Handouts
Course Outline
Assignments
Handouts for Discussion Group Leaders
Aug 30 - Playing God
Sept. 25 - Clinical Skills Session 1
Oct. 14 - Autonomy & Paternalism
Oct. 17 - Clinical Skills Session 4
Nov. 21 - The Difficult Patient
Jan. 17 - Physician as Health Advocate
Sessions
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