B4125 - Responsabilità, consenso informato e nuove tecnologie

Learning outcomes

The module aims to familiarise participants with the law on medical liability and informed consent, which is explored in depth by examining case law and practical cases, also with reference to the use of new technologies such as telemedicine, robotics and artificial intelligence.

Course contents

It is precisely the centrality of the health service that will make it possible to analyse the management models of the public health service, the essential levels of assistance, the ways of identifying the types of health services and the forms of protection and guarantees for users.


Appropriate treatment will also be given to the employment relationship with the public health service, as well as to the complex issue of training and liability.

Readings/Bibliography

Texts common to the entire integrated course


C. BOTTARI, La tutela della salute: lavori in corso, Giappichelli, 2020, limited to chapters 1, 2, 4, 7, 10.


With regard to the sources of law: R.Bin, D.Donati, G.Pitruzzella, Lineamenti di diritto pubblico per i servizi sociali, Giappichelli, 2021, regarding chapters I, VI, VII, X.





Suggested, only for further study, on risk management in healthcare:


Federico Laus, "The administration of risk. Tra regolazione e procedimento, principio di precauzione e approccio multidimensionale", Milan, CEDAM - Wolters Kluwer, 2023, relative to chapter VII


(also accessible in digital format in the online library "My Library" of Wolters Kluwer (www.lamiabiblioteca.com)

Teaching methods

Teaching will be divided into lectures and side activities aimed at encouraging student involvement. In the lectures, the systematic exposition of the topics covered in the course will be conducted according to the programme above.

Assessment methods

The lectures will be held in the second semester and, therefore, those who obtain a certificate of attendance will be able to sit the exam from the summer session.


The examination consists of a written exam, with a single mark for the entire integrated course.


At the student's request, the examination may also consist of an oral discussion of a case dealt with in the course.


The test will focus on topics related to those indicated in the "Programme and Contents" section.


The verification of the expected knowledge takes place during the examination, aimed at assessing the achievement of the envisaged training objectives.

Teaching tools

Students who, for reasons dependent on disabilities or specific learning disorders (DSA), need compensatory tools may inform the teacher of their needs so that they can be referred to the contact persons and agree on the adoption of the most appropriate measures.

Office hours

See the website of Carlo Bottari