BITC405 Bioethics in Clinical Practice

Ethical issues arising at the heart of clinical practice concerning matters such as obtaining consent, holding confidences, maintaining professional boundaries and managing multiple roles.

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Restriction

BITC 402, BITX 405

Limited to

DipGrad, GDipBHL, MBHL, MHealSc, PGDipHealSc, PGCertHealSc

Notes

(i) Admission requires approval from the Director of the Bioethics Centre. (ii) There are two residential weekends held in Dunedin. (iii) Seminars and lectures for BITC 405 are AV linked. However the residential weekends are not. There is an expectation that all students attend both residential weekends.

Contact

grant.gillett@otago.ac.nz
janine.winters@otago.ac.nz

Teaching staff

Professor Grant Gillett and Janine Winters, MD

Textbooks

No textbook is required for this paper, but readings are available on Blackboard.

Graduate Attributes Emphasised

Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
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Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this paper will have

1. An understanding of the ethical issues arising in a diverse range of clinical situations
2. An ability to identify the areas where law and ethics overlap in practical clinical decisions
3. An understanding of the structure of clinical teams and the way that structure affects the management of patients
4. An ability to appreciate the way in which illness impacts on the lives of patients
5. An understanding of the demands and constraints on health care professionals
6. An ability to recognise the ethical issues lying behind a clinical story or incident
7. An appreciation of the real, multifaceted nature of clinical encounters
8. An ability to apply abstract ethical ideas and theories, and forms of argument, to specific situations

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