Unit name | Current Issues in Health Care Ethics and Law |
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Unit code | SSCMM0002 |
Credit points | 30 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Deans |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
COBMM001 SSCMMNEW1 COBMM003 |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Bristol Medical School |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
This Unit will develop students' understanding of, and critical reflection on, topical issues in health care ethics and law, including issues arising in the care of children, inter-disciplinary practice and research ethics. The Unit will also offer a student-centred approach to some content, allowing issues of specific interest to be identified and discussed. Other sessions will comprise resarch-led sessions with Centre and School staff. Topics will be chosen by mutual agreement between Centre staff and students, but may encompass surgical ethics, stem cell therapy, genetics and mental health. Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate application of knowledge through an essay drawing together theoretical and reflective scholarship.
Aims:
This Unit aims to provide students with a systematic understanding and critical awareness of some of the key aspects of ‘clinical ethics’ – the way in which ethical and legal dilemmas arise and are analysed in the context of modern health care. Through a consideration of several current topics, students will learn how clinical ethical reasoning occurs in practice and some of the benefits and drawbacks of this process. Students will also be able to critically appraise and apply some of the concepts of clinical ethics to a topic of their own choosing.
On successful completion of this Unit, students will be able to:
Student centred teaching & learning strategies will be promoted using the following methods:
Assessment of this unit will comprise a written essay of 6,000 words. The topic of the assignment will be chosen by the student in consultation with the Unit Director, who will recommend further supervision as necessary. The self-directed element of this Unit will provide valuable grounding for the Dissertation Unit.