LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PHYSICIANS

LAWS507

Course Code: LAWS507
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree Without Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

At the end of the course, students will have knowledge about patient rights within the framework of national and international legislation, informed consent in medical interventions and medical malpractice.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the course and general explanations about the course
2^nd Week	The concept of patient rights and its historical development
3^rd Week	The concept of medical intervention and its legal nature
4^th Week	Basic regulations and sources of responsibility
5^th Week	Obligations of the physician arising from the contractual relationship
6^th Week	Elements of legal liability under the agency contract-1
7^th Week	Midterm exam
8^th Week	Elements of legal liability under the agency contract-2
9^th Week	Patient consent in medical interventions
10^th Week	Medical Malpractice (Malpractice)
11^th Week	Types of malpractice
12^th Week	Liability cases based on different legal reasons
13^th Week	Court of Cassation and Council of State precedents on the subject
14^th Week	Examining the compulsory professional liability insurance of physicians and the problems that arise in practice

Recommended or Required Reading

Aşçıoğlu, Çetin; Doktorların Hukuki ve Cezai Sorumluluğu, Ankara 1982.
Ayan, Mehmet; Tıbbi Müdahalelerden Doğan Hukuki Sorumluluk, Ankara 1991.
Kıcalıoğlu, Mustafa; Doktorların ve Hastanelerin Tıbbi Müdahaleden Kaynaklanan Hukuki Sorumlulukları,
Ankara 2011.
Demir, Mehmet; Tıbbi Sorumluluk Hukuku, Ankara 2020.
Günday, Rezzan; Tıbbi Müdahale ve Tedavide Malpraktisten Doğan Hukuki Sorumluluk, Ankara 2012.
Aktaş İncel, Hatice Nur; Tıbbi Malpraktiste Sorumluluk ve Komplikasyon, Ankara 2022.
Yazici, Mustafa Fahreddin; Malpraktis ve Tazminat Sorumluluğu, Ankara 2022.
Ergün, Mevci; Hekimlerin Sorumluluğu, Ankara 2022.
Şatır, Nejdet; Hekimlerin Hukuki ve Cezai Sorumluluğu, Ankara 2018.
Yılmaz, Battal; Hekimin Hukuki Sorumluluğu, Ankara 2020.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	3	3
Preparation for Quiz	14	3	42
Individual or group work	14	4	56
Preparation for Final exam	7	5	35
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	7	3	21
Laboratory (including preparation)	14	3	42
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	2	28	56
Total Work Load			300
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1
K1	X
K2	X
K3
K4	X
K5	X
K6	X