Course aims:

Description of concepts, theories, and methodologies used in research in the field of general health care.
Explanation of research topics and interpretation of study hypotheses.
Development of specific study methodologies, monitoring the course of studies/projects, data collection.
Analysis of obtained data/results, integration with other studies on the same topic, identification of the practical applicability of results.
Knowledge of patients’ rights, rights and obligations of medical staff, responsibilities of the College of Physicians and the College of Nurses in Romania.

Course Entry Requirements:

Ethics and Academic Integrity

Course contents:

1. Medical ethics and deontology
2. The moral dimensions of medical responsibility
3. Ethical and legal principles of medical practice
4. The right and duty to heal. The right to health
5. Bioethics of conception and human sexuality
6. The right to die – ethical dimensions of euthanasia
7. Patients’ rights, consent, and confidentiality

Teaching methods:

Lecture, Conversation, Video materials

Learning outcomes:

Adequate preparation and sensitization of students regarding the constantly relevant issues of ethics and medical deontology.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Exam

Recommended reading:

Boişteanu P., Pirozynski A., The Rights of Psychiatric Patients, Psihomnia, -, 1998, -.
Scripcaru Gh., Astărăstoaie V., Principles of Bioethics, Deontology and Medical Law, Omnia, Iaşi, 1994, -.
Almos B., Triff L., Bioethical and Legal Aspects Regarding Patients’ Consent, Psihomnia, Iaşi, 1995, -.