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Lecturer(s)
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Klapalová Alena, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction to ethics, philosophy of ethics; basic concepts 2. Ethics in health care, stakeholder theory and responsibility 3. Internal and external factors affecting healthcare ethics and ethical decision-making 4. Health care ethics and ethical issues: management, care and treatment 5. Healthcare ethics and human rights 6. Healthcare ethics and employees, organisational culture and ethical management tools towards employees 7. Healthcare ethics and patients; patients' rights; tools for ethical management of patients 8. Healthcare ethics, environment and sustainability 9. Healthcare ethics and the beginning of life 10. Healthcare ethics and research 11. Clinical ethics; ethics in nursing 12. Health care ethics and the end of life 13. Health care ethics and transplantation
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests), Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
- Participation in classes
- 10 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 10 hours per semester
- Preparation for course credit
- 20 hours per semester
- Term paper
- 20 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| Basic knowledge of healthcare and health care and management |
| Basic knowledge of healthcare and health care and management |
| learning outcomes |
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| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 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 |
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| Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations |
| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests) |
| Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests) |
| assessment methods |
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| Oral examination |
| Essay |
| Essay |
| Oral examination |
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Recommended literature
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BEAUCHAMP, T. L., CHILDRESS, J. F. Principles of biomedical ethics. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. ISBN 978-0-19-992458-5.
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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.
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BUTTS, J. B., RICH, K. Nursing Ethics: Across the Curriculum and Into Practice. Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2012. ISBN 978-1449649005.
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Devettere, R. Practical decision making in health care ethics : cases, concepts, and the virtue of prudence. Washington, D.C., 2016. ISBN 9781626162761.
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Morrison, E. (editor). Health care ethics : critical issues for the 21st century. Burlington, 2019. ISBN 9781284124910.
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