LAW131 Legal and Ethical Issues in Health (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Management (MANAG)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject aims to acquaint students with current ethical and legal issues in relation to, and arising from, modern health care practice. Using a range of ethical principles, the subject examines the role of ethics and law in health care, paying particular attention to issues such as professional responsibility and the duty of care; the rights of patients and consumers of the health system; health information, as well as a range of other current ethical and legal issues.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 1 | |
|---|---|
| Distance | Wagga Wagga | Session 2 |
| Internal | Orange |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: LAW131
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
Not available to students who have previously completed ETH403 or SSC502
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
be able to demonstrate their knowledge of ethical theories and principles and their implications for practice in modern health care settings;
be able to employ forms of ethical reasoning in a variety of health care contexts;
be able to demonstrate their familiarity with legal requirements which bear on biomedical science and research, nursing and allied health care; and
be able to demonstrate their familiarity with professional legal and ethical responsibilities.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- Ethical Theories, including Ethical Relativism - The prima facie principles of Beneficence, Non-Maleficence, Autonomy and Justice - The Health Professional as Autonomous Moral Agent - The Australian Legal System - Consent to Treatment - Duty of Care - Health Information including Privacy and Confidentiality - Ethics of Resource Rationing - Other topics in law and ethics relevant to particular cohorts of health professional
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.