Medical Ethics Case Studies
Medical History and Ethics
Institute of Health Sciences
Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
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| Medical Ethics Case Studies | TTE702 | Elective | Doctorate degree | 1 | Spring | 6 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Nermin ERSOY
Associate Prof. Dr. Aslıhan AKPINAR
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Interpret the ethical doctrines beginning and the end of life.
2) Solve and recognize an problems of medical ethics.
3) Justify medical- ethics decisions.
4) Assess ethical problems objectively and comprehensively based on human values.
5) Interpret of patient- physician relationship.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | Middle | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 2 | Low | Middle | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 3 | Low | Middle | Low | Middle | Low | Middle | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 4 | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | Middle | High | High | |
| 5 | Middle | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | Middle | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
Case discussions on the concepts of health and illness. Ethics Doctrines. Ethical issues about beginning of life (curettage, new reproductive techniques). Ethical issues about end of life (withholding and withdrawing of life support systems, assisted suicide, euthanasia). Patient-physician relationship. Informed consent. Telling the truth. Privacy. Allocation of health care resources and health policies. Organ and tissue transplantation. Genetic and ethics: cloning exc.
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
40% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
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Total | 100% | ||||||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required