KMHC306 Medical Ethics and Legal Aspects of Healthcare Syllabus — AKTU 2023-24

Syllabus

5 units · 40 lecture hours

Unit1

Unit 1

8 hrs

CODE OF MEDICAL ETHICS Principle of medical ethics-confidentiality-informed consent-decisions on life-sustaining therapy- Communication, barriers to it and information sharing. Medical Ethics/Doctor Patient Relationship-List of Offences & Professional Misconduct of Doctors, as per Medical Council of India.

Unit2

Unit 2

8 hrs

ADVANCED ETHICAL DECISIONS & MAJOR LAWS Advance decisions to refuse treatment- Doctor and Criminal Abortion- Ethical issues in stroke management-Ethical issues in dementiauality of life in healthcare decisions. Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques, Regulations & Prevention of Misuse Act 1994 (PNDT Act) -Transplantation of human organs Act1994- The Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Act-Labour Laws Applicable to a Hospital- Indian Trade Union Act 1926/ Industrial Dispute Act1947- The Bombay Shops & Establishment Act-The Workmen's Compensations Act- The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act1946-Payment of Wages Act-Employee Provident Fund Act- Maternity Benefit Act.

Unit3

Unit 3

8 hrs

ORGANIZATIONAL &P ROCEDURAL LAWS Indian Contract Act- Nursing Home- Registration Ac-Birth-Death Registration Act-Regulation of genetic counseling center-Regulation of pre-natal diagnostic technique-Determination of Sex prohibited-Dying Declaration - Definition - Precautions - Procedure of Recording - Special Circumstances –Importance (Section 32 & 157 of Indian Evidence Act)-Death Certificate – Precautions while issuing death certificate-Contents of Death Certificate- Importance of Death Certificate

Unit4

Unit 4: MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE

8 hrs

Introduction & Legal Procedure – Medico legal aspects of death injuries – General aspects-Medical ethics-Consumer Protection Act- The lawful use of restraints- Quality of life in healthcare decisions- Ethical issues in health and social care.

Unit5

Unit 5

8 hrs

LEGAL FRAME WORK FOR HOSPITALS Introduction to Legal framework - Patient's rights & provider's responsibility-Medical Malpractice- Management of Medical Malpractice - Medico Legal Aspects - Impotence - Sterility - Sterilization & Artificial Insemination - Medico Legal aspects of Psychiatric & mental Health - Toxicology – Laws Relating to Toxicology.- Organ Transplantation Act- Tamil Nadu Clinics Act

Course Objectives5 points

To explain the role of law in public health practice.
To discuss key legal principles relevant to public health.
To understand and analyze some contemporary public health challenges that involve law.
To compare legislation, regulation, and litigation as public health tools;
To Understand code of ethics in Health care Services

REFERENCES

Parikh'sTextBookofMedicalJurisprudence&Toxicology-ByDr.C.K.Parikh-CBSPublications.
MedicalNegligence&Compensation-ByJagdishSingh-BharatLaw,Jaipur
MedicalNegligence&Compensation-ByJagdishSingh-BharatLaw,Jaipur.
MedicalNegligence&LegalRemedies-ByAnoopK.Kaushal-Universal.
R. A. Hope, Tony Hope, Julian Savulescu, Judith Hendrick. 'Medical Ethics and Law:TheCoreCurriculum',ElsevierHealthSciences(2008).
GurucharanSSai.'MedicalethicsandElderly,3rdedition',RadcliffePublishingLtd.(2009)
ConsumerProtectionAct
MaternityBenefitAct,1961
ESIAct,1948

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 16, 17 of the original AKTU PDF.

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