94800 - Ethical Issues in Heath Communication

Learning outcomes

At the end of this module students will be able:

-  to identify the main ethical issues arising in the communication between doctor and patient, and between healthcare institutions and citizens

- to discuss simple reality-based cases

Course contents

Introductory course, no background in philosophy is required.

- Ethics, law and deontologies (profesisonal codes): differences

- Main contemporary ethical frameworks (Utilitarianism, Kantian theories, Principlist, virtue, feminist and case-based ethics)

- Ethics in doctor-patient communication

- Ethics in healthcare institution-citizen communication

 

Readings/Bibliography

 

Lalumera, E. (2022) Etica della comunicazione sanitaria. Bologna, il Mulino.

PPt of classes are part of the syllabus.

Same syllabus for attending and non-attending students.

Teaching methods

Online classes, discussion of examples.

Assessment methods

Oral colloquium. The oral test is passed with correct answers to 2 questions. An answer can be incorrect for the following reasons:

- absent, insufficient or incomplete understanding of key concepts presented during classes

- absent, insufficient or incomplete knowledge with parts of the required readings

 

Teaching tools

PPt presentations.

Office hours

See the website of Elisabetta Lalumera