COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MEDICAL ETHICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TPH 5009 MEDICAL ETHICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Medical Law

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR AHMET CAN BILGIN

Offered to

Medical Law

Course Objective

It is aimed to teach the basic concepts related to science, medical science, patient-physician relationship science philosophy. In addition, it is aimed to use the ethical rules in accordance with the quality of the norm to be applied in the treatment process by teaching the methods of the shape and contextual analysis of medical norms.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand the concepts of scientific research and medical ethics and to determine the limits of scientific research
2   Understanding the historical development of Medical Ethics rules and the importance of good clinical practices
3   The importance of communication in the physician-patient relationship understand the importance of the patient's health information and the historical process
4   Understanding the importance and content of informing in medical interventions
5   To be able to obtain ethical responsibility in medicine.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of the course and general evaluation
2 Clinical Research Ethics Ethics and law in clinical research in the light of historical events
3 Duties and Responsibilities of All Related Parties in Clinical Research
4 Physician-patient relationship and communication models in the historical process
5 Informed consent process in diagnosis and treatment Paternalism in physician communication
6 Bioethical Boards
7 Patient's privacy, keeping patient's secret, the concept and application of privacy in medical ethics
8 National / international declarations in medical ethics, World Medical Association and TTB Patient Rights Declarations
9 Evaluation of Legal Legislation and Ethical Codes on Research and Publication Ethics in Türkiye
10 Ethical and legal discussion of the euthanasia concept
11 Ethical and legal issues in organ and tissue transplants
12 Quantitative - Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
13 Physician responsibility concept, related legal regulations
14 Seminar presentations and general evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Buken NÖ, Tıp Etiği Terimleri Sözlüğü, Nisan 2009
International Ethical Guidelines for Health-related Research Involving Humans [Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) / World Health Organization (WHO)
Dünya Tıp Birliği Helsinki Bildirgesi, Insanlar Üzerinde Yapılan Tıbbi Araştırmalarla Ilgili Etik Ilkeler

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture and presentation.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.50


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 anounced.

Office Hours

To be anounced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Student Presentations 14 3 42
Reading 30 2 60
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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