Legal and Ethical Aspects of Healthcare
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Legal and Ethical Aspects of Healthcare Course
Introduction:
The current policy agenda and the developing of a culture in health care increasingly encourage the exposure and debate of ethical and legal issues.
The development of mechanisms for ethical review within the machinery of Clinical Governance and the changes in ethical governance of professions have highlighted the importance of ethical issues and are contributing to a culture of more open discussion.
In an increasingly litigious culture, the interface between health care and law is also becoming increasingly important. Professional practitioners need to be able to engage with these issues coherently and confidently. Such issues arise at all levels, including policy, organization, team, and individual patient care, and this course also seeks to address all these levels.
The legal and Ethical Aspects of the Healthcare Training course will assist the practitioner in recognizing and engaging with these issues by applying the principles to the practice situation. The course is fundamental in both health law and ethics, providing a solid foundation in a wide variety of current healthcare issues in an understandable format that carefully guides the delegates through practical ways to improve the quality and safety in the delivery of patient care.
Course Objectives:
At the end of this Legal and Ethical aspect of the Healthcare course you should be able to:
- Critically analyze ethical and legal issues relevant to health care practice and policy, incorporating critical application of selected theoretical perspectives relevant to ethics in health.
- Understand and apply relevant ethical arguments and legal perspectives to a specific practice situation.
- Gain knowledge about the history of the development of hospitals as influenced by medical progress and determine their successes and failures over centuries.
- Understand government organizations, sources of law, and government ethics.
- Discuss ethical theories, principles, virtues values, and related topics.
- Understand negligent and intentional torts, as well as criminal aspects of healthcare.
- Acquire Knowledge about patient consent, legal reporting requirements, medical records, procreation, and ethical issues.
Who Should Attend?
Legal and Ethical Aspects of Healthcare Training course is aimed at:
- Individuals who want to work in the healthcare industry and do not yet have an understanding of the relevant legislation.
- The qualification is also suitable for current healthcare professionals who are looking to expand their knowledge.
- You do not need to have any prior healthcare experience if you want to enroll in this course. All we ask is that you have an interest in the topic
Course Outlines:
The History of Healthcare
- Early Hindu and Egyptian hospitals.
- Greek and Roman Hospitals.
- Hospitals of the early Christian era.
- Islamic hospitals.
- Medieval hospitals.
- Hospitals of the Renaissance.
- Hospitals of the 18th century.
- Early hospitals in the United Kingdom.
- Late 19th century renaissance.
- 20th century progress.
- Health care and hospitals in the 21st century.
- History’s common theme: recurring infections.
- History challenges us to do better.
Government, Law, and Ethics
- Development of Law.
- Sources of Law.
- Government organization.
- Department of health and human services.
- Government ethics.
- Political malpractice.
Health Ethics
- Ethics.
- Morality.
- Ethical theories.
- Principles of healthcare ethics.
- Virtue ethics and values.
- Religious ethics and spirituality.
- Secular ethics.
- Ethics committee.
- Reasoning and decision making.
- Moral compass has gone astray.
- Summary thought.
Tort Law – Negligence
- Objectives of Tort Law.
- Negligence.
- Forms of negligence.
- Degrees of negligence.
- Elements of negligence.
- Summary case.
Intentional Torts
- Assault and battery.
- False imprisonment.
- Defamation of character.
- Fraud.
- Invasion of privacy.
- Infliction on mental distress.
- Products liability.
Criminal Aspects of Health Care
- Criminal procedure.
- Healthcare fraud.
- Kickbacks.
- Tampering with drugs.
- Internet pharmacy and sale of drugs.
- Falsification of records.
- Patient abuse.
- Criminal negligence.
- Manslaughter.
- Murder.
- Rape and sexual assault.
- Theft.
Contracts and Anti-trust
- What is a contract?
