Behavioural Science 2 (Medical Ethics)

Daten

Offizielle Daten in der Fachveröffentlichung für das folgende akademische Jahr: 2022-2023

Thematik

The course helps the students gain sensitivity regarding the ethical aspects of medical practice, and to become aware of the different ethical approaches. The main aim of the course is to assist the students in developing their own ethical attitudes.

Vorlesungen

Praktika

Seminare

• 1. Introduction
• 2. The role of ethics in medicine
• 3. Healthcare ethics in the light of consequentialism and deontological ethics.
• 4. The most fundamental ethical principles of modern healthcare.
• 5. Informed consent
• 6. Informed consent, surrogate decision making, organ donation
• 7. End of life decisions: euthanasia
• 8. End of life decisions: the care of the terminally ill patients
• 9. Beginning of life decisions: abortion
• 10. Beginning of life decisions: ethical issues raised by reproductive medicine
• 11. The placebo effect
• 12. Etical issues raised by genetic interventions
• 13. Summarizing discussion
• 14. Test exam

Materialien zum Aneignen des Lehrstoffes

Obligatorische Literatur

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Vom Institut veröffentlichter Lehrstoff

Course materials: Neptun Meet Street

Skript

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Empfohlene Literatur

Dr. Erich H. Loewy and Dr. Roberta Springer Loewy: Textbook of Healthcare Ethics, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 2004.
Thomas A. Mappes et al (eds.): Biomedical Ethics, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 4th edition, 1995.

Voraussetzung zum Absolvieren des Semesters

Maximum of 15 % absence allowed

Semesteranforderungen

Written test taking place in the last class. To improve the grade, the test can be repeated two times in the first two weeks of the exam period. Oral exam is also an option for that purpose.

Möglichkeiten zur Nachholung der Fehlzeiten

According to the Code of Studies and Examinations

Prüfungsfragen

Additional materials: Neptun Meet Street

Prüfer

Praktika, Seminarleiter/innen

• Dr. Szolcsányi Tibor