Ethics, Deontology and Professional Practice

Objectives

Integrate the practice of medicine with the latest advances in science and ethical principles, codes and laws governing the profession.
The student should:
. 1 Know the importance of Ethics and Medical Ethics, and its evolution;
. 2 Be sensitized to the problems of medical activity related to Health, Illness, Life and Death;
. 3 Recognize the essential ethical principles that should inform the attitudes and medical practices;
4-Identify specific situations involving ethical evaluation, structuring concepts and justifying attitudes consistent with the principles seted;
. 5 Acquire ethical competence required to settle the ethical issues and make appropriate decisions regarding the situations of current medical practice;
. 6 Know the rules and legal coding standards of medical practice;
7. Know the rights and duties of patients, their families as well as of the physicians and other health professionals

Program

Medical Ethics, Deontology and Law
Free and informed consent
Living will
Medical Confidentiality
Databases
Disciplinary responsibility of doctors
Civil and Penal liability of doctors
The Portuguese Medical Association and its Deontological Code
Reporting crimes during the medical assistance
Ethics and scientific research
Clinical trial
Ethics Committees (EC)
Ethical issues in early life
Ethical issues at the end of life
Human Genome and genetic testing
Ethics and the mental patient

Palliative care. Pain
The use of cadavers in the teaching and scientific research

Teaching Methodologies

Theoretical classes to introduce new topics complemented by practical teaching where groups of students will be responsible for the preparation of debates based on case-studies.
Exam:18,5
Other:1,5

Bibliography

“Bioética” – Coordenação de L. Archer, J. Biscaia e W. Osswald. Editorial Verbo, 401 pág., 1996

"Ética e Cuidados de Saúde" – Coordenação de D. Serrão e Rui Nunes. Serviço de Bioética e Ética Médica da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, 1998.
"Novos desafios à Bioética" – coordenação de L. Archer, J. Biscaia, W. Osswald e M. Renaud. Porto Editora, Lda, 2001.
"Um fio de Ética" – W. Osswald, edição do Instituto de Investigação e Formação Cardiovascular, Coimbra, 2001.
"Bioética – Questões em Debate" – Coordenação de J. H. Silveira de Brito. Publicações da Faculdade de Filosofia - Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Braga, 2001.
"Pareceres do Conselho Nacional de ética para as Ciências da Vida (C.N.E.C.V.)" – cnecv@sg.pcm.gov.pt. 

A Responsabilidade dos Médicos" – J. A. Esperança Pina. Edição LIDEL – edições técnicas, 2ª edição. Lisboa
"Fundamentos de Bioética" - Diego Gracia. Coimbra. Gráfica de Coimbra, 817 pág., 2007