00701 - Forensic Medicine

Learning outcomes

At the end of the module, the student possesses knowledge, to the extent of their competence, related to the field of forensic medicine. Specific areas of expertise within the field include social medicine, criminology, forensic psychopathology, forensic toxicology, professional ethics, medical ethics, and clinical bioethics.

Course contents

• The exercise of healthcare profession and the code of ethics
• Offenses against life and personal safety - The causal relationship
• Offenses against personal freedom
• Legal obligations of healthcare professionals
• Criminal and civil liability in the exercise of the profession
• Consent, refusal, and waiver of treatment. Shared care planning
• Voluntary termination of pregnancy
• Thanatology and forensic pathology

Readings/Bibliography

• Teaching material used in class
  
• Puccini C., Istituzioni di medicina legale, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, Milano, 2003.

Teaching methods

Lectures

Assessment methods

Questionnaire with multiple options (8 questions; 15 minutes total time) or oral exam.

Students with learning disorders and\or temporary or permanent disabilities: please, contact the office responsible (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students ) as soon as possible so that they can propose acceptable adjustments. The request for adaptation must be submitted in advance (15 days before the exam date) to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of the adjustments, taking into account the teaching objectives.

Teaching tools

PowerPoint presentations

Office hours

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