COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LAWFUL RESPONSIBILITY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TLS 2010 LAWFUL RESPONSIBILITY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONAL ELECTIVE 1 0 0 2

Offered By

Medical Laboratory Techniques

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYLA AÇIKGÖZ

Offered to

Medical Laboratory Techniques

Course Objective

To increase the level of knowledge of health technicians about their legal responsibilities.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define ethical principles
2   To follow health legislation and current developments in the field of health in our country
3   To define their own rights and responsibilities
4   To explain patients' rights
5   To inference about the results of possible errors made while performing service.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction; acquaintance, presentation of learning objectives of the course
2 Right to Health
3 What are laws, regulations and legislation Legislation related to health services
4 Rights and responsibilities of a civil servant
5 Disciplinary offenses and investigation
6 Types of responsibilities of healthcare professionals
7 Legal responsibilities of healthcare workers
8 Midterm
9 Criminal liability of healthcare workers
10 Liability for compensation
11 Informed consent, privacy, secrecy and confidentiality, respect for human values
12 Medical malpractice
13 Patient Rights Regulation
14 Responsibility for violation of patient rights

Recomended or Required Reading

Aykın AC, Çınarlı S. Sağlık Personelinin Hukuki Sorumluluğu. Seçki yayıncılık, Ankara, 2016.
Hekimlik Meslek Etiği Kuralları (Principles Of Medical Ethics), Türk Tabipler Birliği Yayınları, 2012
Hasta Hakları Yönetmeliği (Patients' Rights Directive)
Yataklı Tedavi Kurumları Yönetmeliği (Directive of Inpatient Treatment Institutions)
Other health legislation
Presentations Course Notes

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture presentations, question-answer, interactive discussion , case discussions.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 AS ArasınavTeo
2 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE AS * 0.50 + FN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) AS * 0.50 + BUT * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Multiple choice exams

Assessment Criteria

Midterm %50+Final %50+Make-up

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The course is done within the framework of SHMYO Education and Examination Rules of
Practice and evaluated.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Ayla AÇIKGÖZ
e-posta: ayla.acikgoz@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0 232 412 4738

Office Hours

Wednesday: 13:00-14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 1 13
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 11 11
Preparation for final exam 1 11 11
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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