Penal Medico-Legal Clinics

Code:

MML117

Acronym:

MML117

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Social Science
OFICIAL	Criminology
OFICIAL	Legal Sciences
OFICIAL	Natural Sciences
OFICIAL	Health Sciences

Instance: 2013/2014 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	ICBAS - IML
Course/CS Responsible:	Master Degree in Forensic Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MML	0	Oficial Plan Bolonha 2008	1	-	5	41	125

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Provide the student the opportunity to deepen their knowledge in this branch of knowledge, namely the importance in employment law, civil law and criminal law in connection with actual practice in various fields.

Learning outcomes and competences

Those who successfully master this gives the student a curriculum more valuable to develop into various types of medical-legal framework activities and ability to orient in this branch of science several of her members.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Degrees in health sciences and other connected to the medico-legal issues. Curriculum in the field of forensic sciences. Frequency of use in the Course of Medical Sciences Especilização Legal.

Program

Scope of Clinical Medical-Legal Criminal. The history of criminal medical clinic. The body damage in Criminal Law. Your review in criminal law. The body damage in Criminal Law in various medical specialties. Crimes against simple and severe physical integrity. Medico-legal presumption of intent. The role of APAV in forensic clinical sexual crime. Sexual and damage evaluation. Proposal to legalize sexual crimes against sexual freedom and sexual self-determination. Maltreatment of minors. Domestic violence. Psychiatric damage posttraumatic. The psychology and trauma. Maltreatment in the elderly. Physical and mental injuries. Pain as an important element in the assessment of bodily harm in criminal law. Evaluation reports of bodily harm in criminal law. Points to focus on the medical interview in criminal law. The importance of sexually transmitted diseases in Criminal Law. The assessment of the state of addiction.

Mandatory literature

Lei nº 100/97, de 13 Setembro ; Lei nº 100/97, de 13 Setembro
Dec-Lei nº 341/93, de 30 Setembro ; Dec-Lei nº 341/93, de 30 Setembro
Magalhães T; Estudo Tridimensional do dano corporal: Lesão, Função e Situação. Sua aplicação médico-legal, Almedina, Coimbra, 1998
Barème Indicatif des Deficits Fonctionnels Séquellaires en Droit Commun, Le Concours Médical, Paris, 2001. ; Barème Indicatif des Deficits Fonctionnels Séquellaires en Droit Commun, Le Concours Médical, Paris, 2001.
Pineda BP, Blázquez MG ; Manual de valoración y Baremación del daño corporal, Comares Editorial, Granada, 1991
Cleland J. Netter; Exploración Clínica en Ortopedia – un enfoque para fisioterapeutas basado en la evidência, Masson, 2006
Miralles-Marrano R ;; Biomecánica Clínica de las Patologías del aparato locomotor, Elsevier Masson, 2007
Borobia, C.;; Valoración del Daño Corporal – legislación, metodologia y prueba pericial médica, Masson, 2006
Brigham, CR, Ensalada LH, Talmage JB. ;; The Guides Casebook – Guides to the evaluation of Permanent Impairment (6th ed), , AMA Press, 2007
Anthemis L.G.D.J., Louvain-la-Neuve; Confédération européenne d’experts en évaluation et réparation du dommage corporel;Guide-barème européen d’évaluation médicale des atteintes à l’intégrité physique et psychique, 2ª Ed. , 2006
Hernández, F. ;; Tratado de Medicina del Trabajo, Masson, 2005
Pineda, B.P. ;; Manual de valoración y baremación del daño corporal, Granada: Editorial Comares 12ª ed., 2002
Lucas FM ;; Avaliação das sequelas em Direito Civil, Gráfica de Coimbra, 2005
Bessières-Roques I, Fournier C, Hugues-Béjui H, Riche F ;; Précis d’évaluation du dommage corporel,, L’Argus de l’Assurance, 2ª ed, Paris, 2001
Carol J. ;; Baremo Europeo. In: Valoración del Daño Corporal. Manual de Consulta. , Atelier, Barcelona, 2006
Lucas P, Bargagna M, Borobia C, Béjui-Huges H, Streck W, Vieira DN;; La rationalisation de l’évaluation européenne des atteints à la personne humaine,, Revista Portuguesa de Avaliação do Dano Corporal, 10 (11):21-35., 2001

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures of two hours with discussion of practical cases. Practical experience in the areas chosen by the student, whenever possible and in various types of public and private institutions.

Introduce the student to the curriculum of various disciplines together with the most important themes and subjects considered essential for the formation of a Masters Degree in Forensic Medicine.

Conducting theoretical and practical work as a teaching themes, and Where To review scientific articles.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	25,00
Exame	70,00
Participação presencial	5,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	30,00
Estudo autónomo	60,00
Frequência das aulas	45,00
Total:	135,00

Eligibility for exams

By controlling for pupil attendance by signing the attendance register in each class. Be considered valid frequency presence in two thirds of the number of lessons in each

Lectures of two hours with discussion of practical cases. Practical experience in the areas chosen by the student, whenever possible and in various types of public and private institutions.

Introduce the student to the curriculum of various disciplines together with the most important themes and subjects considered essential for the formation of a Masters Degree in Forensic Medicine.

Conducting theoretical and practical work as a teaching themes, and Where To review scientific articles.

Calculation formula of final grade

The classification is done theoretical d quantitatively on a scale from 0 to 20 points and also in a qualitative way into four grades, can not satisfy enough satisfies satisfies satisfies good very good. In the theoretical part of each question is scored the highest rating of proof shall be fourteen values​​. To this is added a rating information for teaching the module that could reach a point. The research work done and submitted individually by each student for each student will have a rating of five points. The final grade will be used in a range of vi is obtained by following the Regulations of Masters from the University of Porto.

Examinations or Special Assignments

The type monographic literature review or scientific research experimental context on topics chosen by the student work can be performed.

Internship work/project

Students can perform a voluntary internship in public or private institutions and prepare the respective probation report. At this stage it is intended that the student deepen their knowledge in AEA and preferably that area is related to the topic of your thesis. The completion of this stage can replace the elaboration of theoretical and practical work.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In exceptional cases provided for by law or in duly justified cases an assessment outside the usual context and schedule, which can traverse just an oral test on the clearance level of student knowledge relative to theoretical practice can be performed. This type of evaluation will be determined by the Coordinating Committee of the Master to inform the student about the subject. With regard to research work any special assessment shall be subject to review by the Coordinating Committee of the Master.

Classification improvement

The student may request, in the following semester, improving the final classification of each of the theoretical modules of the Master. Regarding the final classification of the Master, it included the classification obtained in the presentation of your dissertation, just released repetition of public proof of submission of Master's Thesis may be granted if this violates any statutory provision.

Observations

Students who have successfully completed the Course of Specialization in Medical-Legal Sciences will receive preference in selection as students of the Master Course in Forensic Medicine of this Institute.