COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HEALTH LAW

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÖZH 5140 HEALTH LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Private Law

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ILKNUR SERDAR

Offered to

Private Law

Course Objective

The aim of course; to introduce basic concepts and institutions of healt law and to provide their relations with private law especially the principles of liability law.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to explain Health-related public and private structures, their duties, tasks and responsibilities.
2   Be able to determine scientific studies, given the judicial decisions and legislations on the health law.
3   Be able to identify Patient Rights, within the framework of regulations and their implementation shortcomings and missing aspects of the legal structure.
4   Be able to producethe resolution of disputes of treatment contracts within framework of their legal nature, the structure of the parties and definitions.
5   Be able to distinguish the duties and obligations between Doctors and other health professionals.
6   Be able to determine other health professionals liability.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition and Scope of Health Law, Health Law and Concepts of Medical Law, The Place of Health Law in Other Law Branches.
2 Sources of Health Law; Basic Laws on Health
3 Definition and Legal Nature of Treatment Contract; Elements of Treatment Contract
4 Obligations of the Physician Arising from the Treatment Contract; Obligation to Diagnose, Obligation to Select the Appropriate Treatment Method, Obligation to Inform the Patient, Obligation to Obtain the Patient's Consent, Obligation to Take Care, Obligation to Control the Patient after Treatment
5 Obligations of the Patient Arising from the Treatment Contract; Obligation to Comply with the Rules of the Institutions Providing Services, Obligation to Provide Personal Information Accurately, Obligation to Follow the Physician's Recommendations, Obligation to Establish a Constructive and Positive Dialogue with the Physician, Obligation to Pay Fees
6 Types of Medical Interventions; Interventions for Diagnosis and Treatment, Interventions for Organ and Tissue Transplantation, Interventions for Aesthetic Purposes, Treatment Activities with Medication
7 Case Study
8 Midterm exam
9 Legal Liability of Health Personnel; Source of Liability; Consequences of Legal Liability
10 Institutions and Organizations Providing Health Services; Legal Liability of Hospitals
11 Definition of Patient Rights; International Documents on Patient Rights
12 Legislation on Patient Rights in Turkish Law
13 Right to Benefit from Health Services; Right to Information on Health Status; Right not to be Subjected to Medical Procedures without Consent and Consent
14 Patient Rights in Medical Research; Protection and Informing the Volunteer, Obtaining the Consent of the Volunteer Use of Drugs and Preparations for Research Purposes
15 Responsibility of Authorized Persons in terms of Patient Rights; Legal Remedies to be Applied in Case of Violation of Patient Rights.

Recomended or Required Reading

Aşçıoğlu, Çetin, Doktorların Hukuki ve Cezai Sorumluluğu, Ankara, 1982
Er, Ünal, Sağlık Hukuku, Savaş Yayınevi, Ankara 2008.
Erman,Barış,Tıbbi Müdahalelerin Hukuka Uygunluğu, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2003.
Erol Hatırnaz, Gültezer, Özel Hastanelerin Hukuki Sorumluluğu ve Hasta Hakları,2.Bası, Seçkin Yayınları, Ankara 2009.
Hakeri, Hakan, Tıp Hukuku, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara 2007.
Hancı, I. Hamit, Malpraktis, Tıbbi Girişimler Nedeniyle Hekimin Ceza ve Tazminat Sorumluluğu, 2.Bası, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2005.
Ipekyüz, Filiz Yavuz; Türk Hukukunda Hekimlik Sözleşmesi, Vedat Kitapçılık, Istanbul, 2006.
Özlü, Tevfik, Hasta Hakları, Timaş Yayınları, Istanbul, 2005.
Polat, Oğuz, Tıbbi Uygulama Hataları, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2005.
Sarıtaş, Hatice, Hasta Hakları Açısından Hekim Sorumluluğu, Bilge Yayınevi, Ankara 2005.
Savaş, Halide, Yargıya Yansıyan Tıbbi Müdahale Hataları, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara 2009.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion of concrete examples of events, presentations.

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 * 0.25 + STT * 0.25 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE* 0.25 + STT * 0.25 + RST* 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

will be announced...

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

will be announced...

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ilknur.serdar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 162

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.11
LO.211111
LO.3111111
LO.4111111111
LO.5111
LO.611111

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

Copyright 2015 DEÜ. BİD

HOME / ABOUT US / DEGREE PROGRAMMES / GENERAL INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS / INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS