Medical Deontology and Ethics

Code:

M4_BC01

Acronym:

BDM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2021/2022 - 2S (of 14-02-2022 to 09-06-2022)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Medical Teaching
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Masters Degree in Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIM	84	Official Study Plan	4	-	3	28	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

In the context of a secular and multicultural society, to provide the student:

• Theoretical knowledge in bioethics appropriate to the practice of health care (including organization and research) and that can help in the doctor-patient relationship;
• The minimum skills to perform an analysis ethically grounded regarding any matter about which there is no consensus;
• Tools to develop character traits (tolerance, honesty, integrity, courage) necessary for good patient-doctor relationship.
• Theoretical knowledge in bioethics that are appropriate to the practice of health care (including organization and research) and that can help in the doctor-patient relationship;
• The minimum skills to perform an analysis ethically grounded regarding any matter about which there is no consensus;
• Tools to develop character traits (tolerance, honesty, integrity, courage) necessary for good patient-doctor relationship.

Learning outcomes and competences

To acquire the basic tools to:
   . make an analysis from an ethical point of view on any matter within the scope of Bioethics and Medical Ethics
  . to approach any dilemma (confrontation of different solutions to one problem) that arises in clinical practice or simply needed for decision making.

Working method

Presencial

Program

●Introduction to Bioethics and Medical Deontology
●Ethical principles
●Confidentiality and privacy. Patient’s rights and duties.
●Consent and assent; living will.
●Research: legal and ethical issues (I)
●Research: legal and ethical issues (II)
●Death and the dying patient; breaking bad news.
●Euthanasia and physician assisted suicide.
●Health management: ethical issues.Triage.
●Ethical issues in the beginning of life: medically assisted procreation, voluntary termination of pregnancy.
●Sexuality related ethical and legal issues.
●HIV and bioethics.
●Legal medicine and medical ethics: Abuse and Criminal Negligence
●Blood transfusion ethical and legal considerations
●Professionalism and medical deontology
●Humanization in healthcare
●Quality and safety in healthcare: an ethical imperative
●Ethical issues in transplantation: DBD, pregnancy
●Ethical issues in transplantation: DCD,living donor
●Ethical issues in teaching and learning medicine; doctor patient relationship
●Ethics committees/IRBs
●Ethical issues in humanitarian missions
●Student work presentation and discussion (I), (II), (III), (IV)

 

Mandatory literature

.; ESTATUTO E REGULAMENTO DA ORDEM DOS MÉDICOS
Luís Archer ; NOVOS DESAFIOS À BIOÉTICA, 2001
Paula M. Silva; CONVENÇÃO DOS DIREITOS DO HOMEM E DA BIOMEDICINA, Anotada, Ed. Cosmos, 1997
Centro de Estudos de Bioética; BEM DA PESSOA E BEM COMUM. UM DESAFIO À BIOÉTICA, Ed. C.E.B.–Coimbra , 1998
J. R. Silva-Centro de Bioética-FMUL; CONTRIBUTOS PARA A BIOÉTICA EM PORTUGAL, Ed. Cosmos , 2002
Stela Barbas; DIREITO AO PATRIMÓNIO GENÉTICO, Almedina, 1998
António Brito, José Rijo; ESTUDO JURIDICO DA EUTANÁSIA EM PORTUGAL, Almedina, 2000
Maria Céu Patrão Neves, Walter Osswald; BIOÉTICA SIMPLES, Editorial Verbo , 2008
Maria Céu Patrão Neves; COMISSÕES DE ÉTICA: DAS BASES TEÓRICAS À ACTIVIDADE QUOTIDIANA, Gráfica de Coimbra, 2002
J. Fragata; RISCO CLINICO: COMPLEXICIDADE E PERFORMANCE, Almedina, 2006
Esperança Pina; A RESPONSABILIDADE DOS MÉDICOS, Lidel, 2003
Esperança Pina; ÉTICA, DEONTOLOGIA E DIREITO MÉDICO, Lidel, 2012
Rui Nunes, Helena Melo; TESTAMENTO VITAL, Almedina, 2011
CNECV; Colecção Bioética
Miguel Oliveira da Silva; Ética em Medicina, Lidel, 2020. ISBN: 978-989-752-515-5

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and practical classes. Seminars.

To elaborate, to present and to publicly discuss a monograph.

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, teaching/learning methodologies will depend on the existing epidemiological situation and we can have one of the 3 scenarios:

A. Face-to-face - classes will take place in the usual manner

B. Blended - classes will be held with presence of some students or totally remotely via Zoom in a synchronous way.

C. Distance learning - this model will only be applied if the conditions for semi-face-to-face teaching are impossible.

 

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	10,00
Teste	70,00
Trabalho escrito	20,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	53,00
Frequência das aulas	28,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

In accordance with the legislation in force.

Calculation formula of final grade

Frequency of practical classes - 2 values.
Carrying out practical work and public discussion - 4 values.
Written test - 14 points

(NOTE WITH MINIMUM OF 45% OF THE TEST).

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

By means of written examination.

Classification improvement

Upon completion of a new written examination.

Observations

Just in case COVID 19 pandemic status is still valuable,

- continuous evaluation will be done through a group monography
- exam will be performed through Moodle platform, 8 multiple choice questions (1 right over 5), 2 open questions