Medical Law & Ethics by Distance Learning 2013

Key Topics

• Legal and quasi-law sources, European law, Human Rights Act 1998
• Structure of the NHS, professional self-regulation, access to health care, public law
• Legal concepts of criminal and civil liability
• Ethical theories and principles
• Clinical Malpractice I
• Consent and the Situation of Incapacitated Patients
• Medical Research
• Clinical Malpractice II
• Coroners Law
• Philosophy of Health Care
• Issues Relating to the Creation and Saving of Life
• Negotiated Study
• Issues Relating to the Termination of Life
• Mental Health
• Expert Evidence

Who should Attend

• Mental health
• Clinical negligence litigation
• Resource allocation
• Human rights
• All healthcare professionals responsible for patient care
• Treatment decisions relating to patients lacking decision-making capacity
• NHS Trust staff concerned with clinical governance/risk management/resourcing decision
• Clinicians in medical research