HEALTH LAW

HCM521

Course Code: HCM521
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Erhan Büken

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Gain habituated to take into consideration ethical perspectives and legal regulations while practicing their profession
Learn clear principle technical and scientific information and methodology necessary for solving medicolegal problems on healt care ınstitutions and hospitals
Gain the information and skills needed to be able to understand and will learn the evaluations and regulations related to health in the Turkish Law

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

Course Description

Getting habituated to take into consideration ethical perspectives and legal regulations while practicing their profession. Learning clear principle technical and scientific information and methodology necessary for solving medicolegal problems on healt care ınstitutions an hospitals. Have gained the information and skills needed to be able to understand and will learn the evaluations and regulations related to health in the Turkish Law.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction
2^nd Week	Health regulations in Constitution and human rights documents
3^rd Week	Human rights in health care fields
4^th Week	Health organization
5^th Week	Public health protection
6^th Week	Rules on the implementation of the health profession
7^th Week	Member of a profession with special authority and responsibilities in health care fields
8^th Week	Midterm exam
9^th Week	The concept of person on law and sub-division
10^th Week	The concept of person on law and sub-division
11^th Week	Public health agencies and institutions
12^th Week	Private health agencies and institutions
13^th Week	Private health agencies and institutions
14^th Week	General health insurance
15^th Week	An overview of course

Recommended or Required Reading

AŞCIOĞLU Ç. Tıbbi Yardım ve El Atmalardan Doğan Sorumluluklar [Responsibilities Releated to Medical Treatment and Intervention]. Ankara 1993.
AYAN M. Tıbbi Müdahalelerden Doğan Hukuki Sorumluluk[Responsibilities Releated to Medical Treatment and Intervention]. Kazancı Kitap Ticaret A.Ş. 1991.
BAYRAKTAR K. Hekimin Tedavi Nedeniyle Cezai Sorumluluğu[ Penal Responsibilities of Doctors]. İstanbul Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi, Doktora Tezi, İstanbul, 1972.
BÜKEN E., BÜKEN NÖ. "Tıpta Malpraktis ve Etik Yönleri [Ethical Aspects of Malpractice in Medicine", Yaşama Dair Etikçe Bir Bakış (An Ethical Glance Concerning Life) , Arda B. Büken NÖ. Duman YÖ. Öztürk H. Şahinoğlu S. Yetener M. Yıldız A. ( Publication Committee). Ankara Medical Society Publ. 2002. p:86-112.
BÜKEN E., BÜKEN NÖ. Yasal ve Etik Yönleriyle Türkiye'de Tıbbi Malpraktis [Legal and Ethical Aspects of Medical Malpractice in Turkey], Çağdaş Tıp Etiği (Modern Medical Ethics), Demirhan Erdemir A., Öncel Ö., Aksoy Ş.(Eds). Nobel tıp kitabevleri. 2003. p: 163-178.
BUKEN NO, BUKEN E., "The Legal and Ethical Aspects of Medical Malpractice in Turkey". Selected Legislation and Jurisprudence. The European Journal of Health Law, Volume 10, No. 2, 199-214

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Practice
Lecture

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	20
Assignment	2	15
Quiz	1	10
Presentation of Article	6	25
Total(%)		70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		30
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz	1	10	10
Individual or group work	14	10	140
Preparation for Final exam	1	15	15
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	10	10
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	2	12	24
Article Presentation	6	1	6
Article	6	6	36
Total Work Load			285
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			9.5
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X	X
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8	X	X	X