COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LIABILITY INSıRENCE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TPH 5012 LIABILITY INSıRENCE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Medical Law

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ALI HAYDAR YILDIRIM

Offered to

Medical Law

Course Objective

The importance of liability insurance made by physicians is increasing day by day. It is obligatory to have this insurance under general conditions in this field. Damages caused by the wrong intervention of the physician can reach very high amounts. Moreover, the damages that occur are not limited to material damages, and in case of death of the patient or his / her relatives, they experience serious moral damage. This damage is also requested from the physician. If the physician pays both material and moral damages, it can cause his economic destruction. The aim of the course is to explain the advantages of this insurance, which is compulsory, which risks are guaranteed, and the advantage of the insurer on the responsibility of the insurer.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Having general information about liability insurance
2   Having sufficient information about the properties of liability insurance made by physicians, why the risk is in this insurance area, the rights of the insured and the damaged third party against the insured.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The concept of liability insurance and this insurance need.
2 The aim of the course and general evaluations.
3 The concept of responsibility.
4 Legal responsibility of the physician in general.
5 Legal and non-contractual agreement of the physician responsibility
6 The main features of Professional Liability Insurance for Medical Malpractices
7 The parties of the insurance contract and the establishment of the contract
8 Obligations and duties of the insurant / insured
9 Obligations of the insurer in general
10 Scope of the guarantee
11 Cases outside the scope of coverage
12 Realization of the risk and its consequences
13 The injured application directly to the insurer
14 Seminar presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Şenocak, Kemal: Mesleki Sorumluluk Sigortası, Ankara 2000.
Ünan, Samim: Türk Ticaret Kanunu Şerhi Sigorta Hukuku, C.1-2-3., Istanbul 2016.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

In addition to explaining the course by the lecturer who is in charge of the course, the student's active participation in the course will be ensured by taking advantage of the policy examples and judicial decisions regarding this field.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be anounced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be anounced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

Thursday.12.30-13.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Student Presentations 14 3 42
Case study 1 1 1
Preparing presentations 14 3 42
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 127

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO
LO.1
LO.2

CONTACT INFORMATION
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