Introduction to Bioethics
HLT POL X 407.7
Designed for future patient advocates, this course provides an overview of ethical and moral questions that arise in the practice of patient advocacy as related to medical treatment and scientific research.
Fall
Spring
Online
Starting at $415.00
As few as 5 weeks
2.0
What you can learn.
- Explore issues involving patient, family, and physician rights and responsibilities
- Approach sensitive and emotionally charged ethical questions such as abortion and reproductive rights
- Evaluate a variety of options and alternatives in making decisions about patients' health care in a patient-centered mode of practice
About this course:
Patients often are faced with a variety of options and alternatives in making decisions about their health care, particularly as the health care system has evolved to a more patient-centered mode of practice. In their role as educators and liaisons, patient advocates need a working knowledge of ethical issues involving patient, family, and physician rights and responsibilities. This course provides an overview of the ethical and moral questions that arise in the practice of patient advocacy in relation to medical treatment and scientific research.Fall 2020 Schedule
Available Format(s):
These courses are fully online and have no regular meeting times.
15 days left. Enroll by Nov 9, 2020
Notes
Enrollment limited to 25 students. Visitors not permitted. Enrollment deadline: November 13, 2020. Internet access required.
Refund Deadline
No refunds after November 13, 2020
Course Requirements
Book:
Bioethics: Principles, Issues, and Cases
by Lewis Vaughn
©2016
Oxford University Press
ISBN 0190250100
Contact Us
Speak to a program representative. Hours: Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm.
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