Course: Healthcare Ethnics

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Course title Healthcare Ethnics
Course code MUMM/1ETZE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Klapalová Alena, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Ethics in healthcare and health care - basic terms Internal and external factors Influencing Ethics and Ethical Decision Making in healthcare and health care Social responsibility and ethics in healthcare and health care Conditions and Rules of Managing Ethics in healthcare and health care Ethical issues/problems of managing ethics in healthcare and health care Ethical issues/ problems connected to the health care Tools for managing ethics in healthcare and health care Organizational culture and ethics in healthcare and health care

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
  • Term paper - 20 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 14 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Basic knowledge of healthcare and health care and management
Basic knowledge of healthcare and health care and management
learning outcomes
Students gain basic knowledge of both healthcare and health care ethics and management ethics in healthcare and health care. The course shows the possibilities of applying the acquired knowledge concerning the ethical aspects of the work of managers and employees in various organizations providing health care, both towards clients and in the organization itself in the manager-employee relationship and in mutual relations between employees. The aim of the course is to provide students with basic knowledge related to responsible professional behavior, which can make it easier for them to solve various ethical problems in situations that require ethical decisions and that they encounter in everyday practice.
Students gain basic knowledge of both healthcare and health care ethics and management ethics in healthcare and health care. The course shows the possibilities of applying the acquired knowledge concerning the ethical aspects of the work of managers and employees in various organizations providing health care, both towards clients and in the organization itself in the manager-employee relationship and in mutual relations between employees. The aim of the course is to provide students with basic knowledge related to responsible professional behavior, which can make it easier for them to solve various ethical problems in situations that require ethical decisions and that they encounter in everyday practice.
define, explain and illustrate the theoretical foundations of ethics in healthcare list and understand the different responsibilities of organisations in the healthcare sector identify the stakeholders of a healthcare organisation and their rights and responsibilities in terms of ethics understand the factors and areas that influence and shape ethical management in healthcare understand the different tools for managing ethics in healthcare
define, explain and illustrate the theoretical foundations of ethics in healthcare
define, explain and illustrate the theoretical foundations of ethics in healthcare
define, explain and illustrate the theoretical foundations of ethics in healthcare list and understand the different responsibilities of organisations in the healthcare sector identify the stakeholders of a healthcare organisation and their rights and responsibilities in terms of ethics understand the factors and areas that influence and shape ethical management in healthcare understand the different tools for managing ethics in healthcare
list and understand the various responsibilities of organizations in healthcare
list and understand the various responsibilities of organizations in healthcare
identify the stakeholders of the healthcare organization and their rights and responsibilities from the point of view of ethics
identify the stakeholders of the healthcare organization and their rights and responsibilities from the point of view of ethics
understand the factors and areas that influence and shape management ethics in healthcare
understand the factors and areas that influence and shape management ethics in healthcare
understand different tools for managing ethics in healthcare
understand different tools for managing ethics in healthcare
Skills
analyse and evaluate ethical issues that may arise in different aspects and areas of the life of healthcare organisations analyze the stakeholders of healthcare organizations and their power, legitimacy and urgency in ethical decision-making analyse external factors influencing the ethical behaviour of a healthcare organisation critically evaluate the tools and methods for different ethical issues addressed in healthcare propose appropriate alternative solutions to ethical problems in healthcare
analyse and evaluate ethical issues that may arise in different aspects and areas of the life of healthcare organisations analyze the stakeholders of healthcare organizations and their power, legitimacy and urgency in ethical decision-making analyse external factors influencing the ethical behaviour of a healthcare organisation critically evaluate the tools and methods for different ethical issues addressed in healthcare propose appropriate alternative solutions to ethical problems in healthcare
analyze and evaluate ethical problems that may arise in various aspects and areas of the life of organizations in the healthcare sector
analyze and evaluate ethical problems that may arise in various aspects and areas of the life of organizations in the healthcare sector
analyze the stakeholders of healthcare organizations and their power, legitimacy and urgency in ethical decision-making
analyze the stakeholders of healthcare organizations and their power, legitimacy and urgency in ethical decision-making
analyze external factors influencing the ethical behavior of a healthcare organization
analyze external factors influencing the ethical behavior of a healthcare organization
critically evaluate the tools and methods for various ethical problems that are solved in the healthcare sector
critically evaluate the tools and methods for various ethical problems that are solved in the healthcare sector
propose appropriate alternative solutions to ethical problems in healthcare
propose appropriate alternative solutions to ethical problems in healthcare
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
assessment methods
Oral examination
Essay
Essay
Oral examination
Recommended literature
  • BEAUCHAMP, T. L., CHILDRESS, J. F. Principles of biomedical ethics. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. ISBN 978-0-19-992458-5.
  • BRYKCZYNSKA, G. M., SIMONS, J. Ethical and Philosophical Aspects of Nursing Children and Young People. USA, New Jersey, 2011. ISBN 978-1-4051-9414-3.
  • BUTTS, J. B., RICH, K. Nursing Ethics: Across the Curriculum and Into Practice. Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2012. ISBN 978-1449649005.
  • Devettere, R. Practical decision making in health care ethics : cases, concepts, and the virtue of prudence. Washington, D.C., 2016. ISBN 9781626162761.
  • Morrison, E. (editor). Health care ethics : critical issues for the 21st century. Burlington, 2019. ISBN 9781284124910.


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