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
TSS 2013 LAWFUL RESPONSIBILITY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONAL ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Medical Documentation and Secretariat

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYLA AÇIKGÖZ

Offered to

Medical Documentation and Secretariat

Course Objective

It is aimed to increase the level of knowledge about the legal responsibilities of health technicians, who have important roles and responsibilities in health services. To train health technicians who know their legal responsibilities in accordance with the legislation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Follows national and international health legislation and current developments.
2   Can define ethical principles.
3   He can define his own rights and responsibilities.
4   Can explain patient rights.
5   Inferring about the consequences of possible mistakes made in providing healthcare can be found.
6   Can explain the hierarchy of legislation

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is the Right to Health
2 What is Law, Regulation and Legislation
3 Rights and Responsibilities of Civil Servants
4 Legislation Related to Health Services
5 Disciplinary Offenses and Investigation
6 Legal Responsibilities of Healthcare Professionals
7 Criminal Responsibilities of Healthcare Professionals
8 Midterm
9 Compensation Responsibility
10 Informed Consent Responsibility
11 Patient rights
12 Patient Rights Regulation
13 Liability in Violation of Patient Rights
14 Malpractice

Recomended or Required Reading

Aykın AC, Çınarlı S. Sağlık Personelinin Hukuki Sorumluluğu. Seçki Yayıncılık 2016.
Patient Rights Regulation
Biomedicine Convention
657 Law on Civil Servants
Other Health Legislations
Lecture Presentation Notes

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture presentations, question and answer, case discussions, interactive discussion methods

Assessment Methods

To be announced!

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm 40% + Final Paper 60% + Intergrated Exam. End of term success grade must be 60 and above

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Ayla AÇIKGÖZ
ayla.acikgoz@deu.edu.tr
SHMYO: 0232 4124738

Office Hours

Tuesday: 13:00-13:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 54

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.11
LO.24
LO.33
LO.4
LO.5
LO.6

CONTACT INFORMATION
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