Personal Injury Assessment

Code:

MCF13_6

Acronym:

MCF13_6

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Forensic Sciences

Instance: 2025/2026 - SP

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Public Health and Forensic Sciences, and Medical Education
Course/CS Responsible:	Forensic Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MCF	17	Current Studies Plan	1	-	6	40	162
		Current Studies Plan	1	-	6	40	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Provide professionals involved or likely to be involved in issues of evaluation and repair of bodily post-traumatic harm, with knowledge and skills for conducting clinical forensic expertise in this area or in the orientation of bodily harm repair.

Learning outcomes and competences

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. General methodology of bodily harm assessment. Causality nexus, previous state, consolidation
2. Assessment in Penal Law: Assumptions, legal assessment and reparation of bodily harm. General principles of bodily harm assessment. Offences to physical integrity
3. Assessment in Civil Law: Evolution, current situation and future perspectives. Expertise mission. Patterns of damage and its assessment and valorisation. Temporary and permanent damages. Table of Disabilities, tridimensional scales and Compensation Table. The forensic medical report. The assessment in case of severe handicap. Particularities in the case of children and elderly
4. Assessment in Labour Law: Legal assessment and reparation of bodily harm. Types of forensic medical exams (single, review and medical boards). Temporary and permanent damages. National Table of Disabilities for Labour Accidents and Occupational Diseases. The forensic medical report.

Mandatory literature

Magalhães T et al. ; Recomendações gerais para a realização de relatórios periciais de clínica forense relativos ao dano pós-traumático.
Magalhães T et al.; Recomendações gerais para realização de relatórios periciais de clínica forense em Direito Penal, Revista Portuguesa do Dano Corporal, 2010
Magalhães T et al.; Recomendações gerais para realização de relatórios periciais de clínica forense em Direito Civil, Recomendações gerais para realização de relatórios periciais de clínica forense em Direito Penal, 2010
Magalhães T et al.; Recomendações gerais para realização de relatórios periciais de clínica forense em Direito do Trabalho, Revista Portuguesa do Dano Corporal, 2010

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes using exposition methods and practical classes of case discussion.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	60,00
Frequência das aulas	40,00
Trabalho escrito	20,00
Total:	120,00

Eligibility for exams

Minimum presence in 75% of classes and final grade 10 or more (0-20 scale).

Calculation formula of final grade

100% final written assessment