MIKEF031s Ethical and philosophical aspects in intensive care - seminar

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Josef Kuře, Dr. phil. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Michaela Vaňharová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Josef Kuře, Dr. phil.
Department of Medical Ethics – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Supplier department: Department of Medical Ethics – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites (in Czech)
MIKAM021p Data Manag and Anal. - lecture
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course provides an introduction to health care ethics, focusing on ethical and philosophical problems of intensive care.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to health care ethics. 2. Informed consent. 3. Health care records and personal data protection in intensive care. 4. Autonomy and decision making in intensive care. 5. Kategorisation. 6. Advance directives, living will. 7. Euthanasia and assisted suicide. 8. Ethics in care for dying persons
Literature
  • HENRIKSEN, Jan-Olav and Arne Johan VETLESEN. Blízké a vzdálené : etické teorie a principy práce s lidmi. Translated by Miluše Juříčková. Vyd. 1. Boskovice: Albert, 2000, 215 s. ISBN 8085834855. info
  • O'CONNOR, Margaret. Paliativní péče : pro sestry všech oborů. Translated by Jana Heřmanová. 1. české vyd. Praha: Grada, 2005, 324 s. ISBN 8024712954. info
  • Ethical issues in death and dying. Edited by Tom L. Beauchamp - Robert M. Veatch. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1996, xiv, 458. ISBN 0132827328. info
Teaching methods
seminar
Assessment methods
attendance, case study
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: celkem 5.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, autumn 2018, autumn 2019, autumn 2020, autumn 2021, autumn 2022, autumn 2023, autumn 2024.
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