HSC3000: Ethics in Healthcare

Area of Study
Credits 4.0
Variable Credits
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This course introduces health sciences students to ethical and bioethical issues confronting health care professionals and practitioners within the practice setting. We will explore the fundamental principles and nature of moral responsibility with the focus on facilitating students towards gaining a critical understanding of their own ethical opinions. Concepts of autonomy, duty, justice, truth, rights and equality are analyzed through lectures and other delivery methods, giving particular attention to their practice implications for health care practitioners.

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