HLTH1003 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Care

2019

4.5

1 x 2-hour tutorial fortnightly
1 x 116-hour independent study per semester
1 x 1-hour on-line lecture weekly

1 Admission into BHS-Bachelor of Health Sciences
1a Admission into BBSC-Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)
1b Admission into BPSY-Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)
1c Admission into BND-Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics
1d Admission into BCLSBMBS-Bachelor of Clinical Sciences/Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
1e Admission into BHSMOT-Bachelor of Health Sciences, Master of Occupational Therapy
1f Admission into BMS-Bachelor of Medical Science
1g Admission into BHSMPT-Bachelor of Health Sciences, Master of Physiotherapy
1h Admission into BMSVMOPT-Bachelor of Medical Science (Vision Science), Master of Optometry
1i Admission into BCLSMD-Bachelor of Clinical Sciences/Doctor of Medicine
1j Admission into BHN-Bachelor of Human Nutrition
1k Admission into BEXS-Bachelor of Exercise Science
1l Admission into BEXSMCEXP-Bachelor of Exercise Science, Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology
1m Admission into BLITTHL-Bachelor of Letters (Health)
1n Admission into BLITTHLG-Bachelor of Letters (Health) (Graduate Entry)
1o Admission into BHSAG-Bachelor of Health Sciences (Ageing)
1p Admission into BHSDH-Bachelor of Health Sciences (Digital Health)
1q Admission into BHSHM-Bachelor of Health Sciences (Health Management)
1r Admission into BHSHP-Bachelor of Health Sciences (Health Promotion)
1s Admission into BHSIN-Bachelor of Health Sciences (Innovation)
1t Admission into BHSPN-Bachelor of Health Sciences (Physiology and Neuroscience)
1u Admission into BHSPS-Bachelor of Health Sciences (Psychology)
1v Admission into BHSTS-Bachelor of Health Sciences (Therapy Studies)
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c or 1d or 1e or 1f or 1g or 1h or 1i or 1j or 1k or 1l or 1m or 1n or 1o or 1p or 1q or 1r or 1s or 1t or 1u or 1v))

NURS1006 has been successfully completed

Students enrolled in other undergraduate awards may be permitted to undertake this topic but only with the permission of the course coordinator, BHlthSc.

Assignments

The topic combines an appreciation of the legal governance of health care with the professional governance of the ethical conduct of health practitioners across a range of professional areas. Students will gain a basic but clear appreciation of their legal duties and ethical imperatives. Attention is also paid to the critical thinking skills necessary to evaluate the quality of assertions made about values in health care

The aim of this topic is to:

• introduce students to a broad variety of contemporary ethical and legal issues emerging within the health care system
• provide a framework for resolving problems as they apply to health service delivery.

On completion of this topic, students will be expected to be able to:

• demonstrate an appreciation of the legal and ethical requirements governing health care professions in South Australia

• identify the main forms of legal reasoning

• critically examine health care ethics codes

• understand how ethics codes operate in relation to professional conduct

• demonstrate an understanding of the ethical and legal requirements that shape consent procedures in health care

• apply basic critical thinking skills to the concepts employed in discussions about values in health care.