GENA824 Ethics in General Practice

Overview

Code of practice, medico-legal obligations and practical ethical conundrums in general practice.

Aimed at any health practitioner working in general practice - whether urban or rural, doctor, nurse or allied health professionals - we will cover fundamental ethical topics such as autonomy, consent, confidentiality, justice, resource allocation and trust within a case-based approach utilising students' own cases. Our emphasis is on enhancing abilities to make reasoned decisions based on knowledge of ethical theory, lived experience and self-reflection. Initial teaching is consolidated by a two-day residential programme at the start of the paper and a one-day residential later in the semester, both of which can be attended either in-person or via Zoom.

Web-based resources and regular group communication consolidates collegial in-depth learning. Taught from Dunedin.

About this paper

Restriction

GENX 824

Limited to

PGCertGP, PGCertPHC, PGDipGP, PGDipHealSc, PGDipPHC, PGDipRPHP, MHealSc

Eligibility

Suitable for health professionals from a range of disciplines.

Contact

gp.postgrad@otago.ac.nz
katherine.hall@otago.ac.nz

More information link

https://www.otago.ac.nz/dsm-gprh/postgraduate/index.html

Teaching staff

Dr Katherine Hall

Paper Structure

This is a case-based paper that encourages self-directed learning and the ability to reason ethically.

Initial teaching at the first residential is followed with regular group teaching via Zoom.

Teaching Arrangements

This Distance Learning paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching. There is one compulsory two-day residential at the start of the semester and an optional one-day residential during the semester, both of which can be attended either in-person or via Zoom.

The paper uses the online teaching platform Moodle and requires students to have access to a computer with Internet access. Students are required to participate in online activities such as blogging and audioconferences.

Textbooks

Rogers W and Braunack-Mayer A. Practical Ethics for General Practice 2nd ed. 2009. Oxford University Press: Oxford.

Graduate Attributes Emphasised

Lifelong learning, Critical thinking, Ethics, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.

Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete the paper will have

• An improved understanding of key approaches to ethical reasoning
• The ability to apply ethical theories to ethical dilemmas in general practice
• Better understanding of the relationship between ethical values and medico-legal obligations

Timetable

Overview

Code of practice, medico-legal obligations and practical ethical conundrums in general practice.

This fully online course is designed to help any health practitioner working in general practice, whether urban or rural, doctor, nurse or allied health professional with their own practice and ethical challenges. We cover fundamental ethical topics such as autonomy, consent, confidentiality, justice, resource allocation and trust, as well as less traditional ones such as climate change and refugee health, within a case-based approach utilising students' own cases. Our emphasis is on enhancing your abilities to make reasoned decisions based on knowledge of ethical theory, lived experience and self-reflection. Web-based resources and regular group communication consolidates collegial in-depth learning. This paper is approved by the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners for the academic component of the GPEP registrar training and qualifies for 75 RNZCGP MOPS CME credits

About this paper

Restriction

GENX 824

Limited to

PGCertGP, PGCertPHC, PGDipGP, PGDipHealSc, PGDipPHC, PGDipRPHP, MHealSc

Eligibility

Suitable for all health professionals working in general practice, rural medicine and primary health care. Non-medical graduates will require departmental approval.

Contact

gp.postgrad@otago.ac.nz
katherine.hall@otago.ac.nz

More information link

https://www.otago.ac.nz/dsm-gprh/postgraduate/index.html

Teaching staff

Dr Katherine Hall

Paper Structure

This is a largely case-based paper that encourages self-directed learning and the ability to reason ethically. There are four modules in the course. There are two assignments for assessment.

Teaching Arrangements

This paper is distance taught using Moodle. Weekly evening seminars (usually Wednesday night 7.30-9.00pm) via Zoom are consolidated by a two-day weekend programme (all online) at the start of the paper. The course concludes with one weekend (online) day of student presentations.

Textbooks

Rogers W and Braunack-Mayer A. Practical Ethics for General Practice 2nd ed. 2009. Oxford University Press: Oxford.

Course outline

This paper uses the online teaching platform Moodle and requires students to have access to a computer with good Internet access. The first half of the semester works progressively through the prescribed text. The first assignment – a formal case analysis from the student’s own experience – concludes this section. The second half examines topical and new areas of bioethics in the seminars whilst supporting students in writing their second assignment, a formal research essay on a bioethics topic of their own choice.

Graduate Attributes Emphasised

Lifelong learning, Critical thinking, Ethics, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.

Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete the paper will have

• An improved understanding of key approaches to ethical reasoning.
• The ability to apply ethical theories to ethical dilemmas in general practice.
• Better understanding of the relationship between ethical values and medico-legal obligations.

Timetable