Course: Ethics in Biomedical Branches

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Course title Ethics in Biomedical Branches
Course code KFL/EBO*Z
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Trčka Michal, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction to ethics, bioethics, health and medicine ethics. 2. Basic terms of general ethics: moral, law, today problems. 3. Basic terms of general ethics: good and evil, values, norms, ethic code. 4. Basic terms of general ethics: freedom, conscience, responsibility. 5. Basic terms of general ethics: humanism, tolerance, dignity. 6. Basic terms of general ethics: social ethics. 7. History of health and medicine ethics, main sources. 8. Relationship of law to health and medicine ethics. 9. Human rights, ethic codes, ethic committee, informed consent, instructed patient. 10. Ethic problems of beginning of life. 11. Ethic problems of end of life, death, euthanasia, palliative care, hospice. 12. Ethics of research. 13. Communication with patient. 14. Ethic problems in particular branches. 14. Summary.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Seminar activities
  • Preparation for credit - 20 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 20 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
In the course, students will first focus on general bioethics, its terminology, procedures and basic theoretical approaches. The seminars will proceed from the acquisition of general expertise in the field of bioethics, especially to their application to selected problematic areas of biomedical disciplines. During the final seminars, the ability to connect these selected problematic phenomena with a broader social context will be practiced. In addition to this expertise, students will be guided throughout the course to develop the ability to critically analyze the moral dilemmas of bioethics and ethics in the biomedical fields.
The students will acknowledge themselves with the informations acording to the goal and the matter of the course.
Prerequisites
Preconditions are frased in the annotation of the course and in the curriculum of the studying programme.

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined examination

" Written exam " Presentation
Recommended literature
  • BREY, P. Biomedical Engineering Ethics. 2009.BERG-OLSEN, J., PEDERSEN, S., HENDRICKS, V. (eds.), A Companion to Philosophy of Technology. Blackwell. ISBN: 978-1-405-14601-2..
  • GERT, Bernard, CULVER, Charles M., CLOUSER, Danner. Bioethics: A Systematic Approach. Second Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2006. ISBN 0-19-515906-3..
  • JONSEN A. J. SIEGLER M. WINSLADE W. J. Klinická etika: Praktický přístup k etickým rozhodnutím v klinické medicíně. Praha: Triton 2009. ISBN 978-80-7553-653-2..
  • SINGER P. Spisy o etickom žití. Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo Spolku slovenských spisovateľov 2008. ISBN 978-80-8061-332-7..
  • SINGER, Peter. Spisy o etickom žití. Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo Spolku slovenských spisovateľov 2008. ISBN 978-80-8061-332-7..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): Biomedical Technology (12) Category: Special and interdisciplinary fields 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter