Ethics and Law

Code:

PDICSS013_4

Acronym:

PDICSS013_4

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Health Sciences-Clinical and Health Serv. Research

Instance: 2020/2021 - 1S (of 01-09-2020 to 06-02-2021)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences
Course/CS Responsible:	PhD in Clinical and Health Services Research

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
PDBM	0	Current Studies Plan	1	-	3	10	81
PDICSS	21	Current Studies Plan	1	-	3	10	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

-Know the fundamental principals of ethics in clinical and health services research;

-Debate the fundamental ethicall issues health research;

-Submitt protocolls to Ethical committees;

-Debate the connection between Ethics and helthcare costs;

-Analyse the fundamental issues in Biolaw;

-Satisfy the legal and ethical requirements to the development of a health research project.

Learning outcomes and competences

The syllabus allow students to learn the law applicable to ethical issues in the field of research in Health, fundamental ethical principles underlying ethical issues in this area of research, connection between ethical issues and economic factors and the fundamental principles of biolaw. The syllabus also allows students to critically analyse the application of legal and ethical principles to health research, developing skills that allow them to design, submit and implement research projects in this area in accordance to ethical principles and applicable legislation.

Working method

Presencial

Program

• Fundamental principles of health care ethics.


• Ethics in relation to the patient. Research and experimentation.


• Ethics in health research.


• Ethical issues in animal research and experimentation.


• Ethical issues in human research and experimentation - Clinical trials.


• Research in particularly vulnerable groups.


• Ethics committees.


• Submission of protocols to Ethics Committees.


• Ethical dilemmas in genetics and human reproduction.


• Ethics and the costs of health care.


• Fundamental issues in Biology.


• Fundamental legislation in health research.

Mandatory literature

Nunes, R.; Ensaios em Bioética, Brasília: Conselho Federal de Medicina, 2017
Nunes, R.; Diretivas Antecipadas de Vontade, Brasília: Conselho Federal de Medicina, 2016
Nunes, R.; Gene-Ética, Coimbra: Almedina, 2013
Nunes, R. & Rego, G.; Prioridades na Saúde, Lisboa: McGraw-Hill, 2002
Beauchamp, T. & Childress, J.; Principles of Biomedical Ethics, New York: Oxford University Press, 2001
Serrão, D. & Nunes, R.; Ética em Cuidados de Saúde, Porto: Porto Editora, 1999

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical exposition of each topic described for the course;

Literature review;

Individual and group assignments;

Group discussion;

Using an optimized platform for e-learning for teaching the topics taught in the course.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	71,00
Frequência das aulas	10,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

The evaluation through a final exam allows to evaluate the acquisition of theoretical concepts and the ability to apply theoretical concepts to concrete situations.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam (100%).