Clinical Studies – Ethics/Humanities/Health
Law Foundations Course
Course Outline
Fall 2002
Instructors: Andrew Latus, Community Health 2835, 777-6720, alatus@mun.ca
John Crellin, Health Sciences Library 1630, 777-6592, jcrellin@mun.ca
Barbara Barrowman, barb.peter@thezone.net
Texts: Ethics/Humanities/Health Law Foundations
2002-2003 (provided)
Doing Right:
A Practical Guide to Ethics for Medical Trainees and Physicians, Philip C. Hebert,
Evaluation: See separate
handout
Course Schedule
Date/Time Topic
Assigned
Wed, Aug 28 General
Intro to E/H
Thurs, Aug 29 Physician as a Professional
E/H/HL Foundations
Enough?
Fri, Aug 30 Physician as Moral Decision Maker
E/H/HL Foundations
Decision
Making
Section 4-5
Fri, Sept 6 Introduction to Health Law
Mon. Sept 9 Physician as Moral Decision Maker
E/H/HL Foundations
Decision
Making Continued
Chapter 1
Thurs, Sept 26 Physician as Communicator/
Doing Right Chapter 3
Moral Decision Maker
related
cases, and E/H readings
Mon, Oct 7 Physician as Communicator
Guest
Speaker: Jeff Blackwood
Thurs, Oct 17 Physician as Communicator
Thurs. Oct. 25 Group Discussion: Strikes &
Professionalism
3:00-3:50
Mon, Oct 28 Physician as Communicator Doing Right Chapters
5 & 6
Thurs, Oct 31 Physician as Healer
Mon, Nov 4 Physician as Healer
Native
Spirituality
Thurs, Nov 14 Physician as Clinical Decision Maker
Doing Right Chapter 2
Small
Group Case Discussion
Thurs, Nov 21 Physician as Clinical Decision Maker
Difficult
Patient (Mental Health Issues)
Small
Group Discussion
Thurs, Nov 28 Physician as Person/Scientist/
E/H/HL Foundations
Technologist
Section 10