Information Package

Master's of Medical Law without Thesis

LAWS510

MALPRACTICE

Course Code
LAWS510
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree Without Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. 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 DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionAt the end of the course, students will have information about patient rights within the framework of national and international legislation, informed consent and medical malpractice in medical interventions.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the course and general explanations about the course
2nd Week The concept of patient rights and its historical development
3rd Week The concept of medical intervention and its conditions
4th Week The patients right to self-determination and the concept of informed consent
5th Week Legal medical intervention
6th Week Medical malpractice
7th Week Midterm exam
8th Week Legal nature of liability arising from malpractice and the physician's duty of care
9th Week Types of malpractice
10th Week Legal liability of the physician in medical interventions
11th Week Contractual liability of the physician
12th Week Tort liability of the physician
13th Week Calculation and determination of compensation
14th Week Examining the compulsory professional liability insurance of physicians and the problems that arise in practice
Recommended or Required ReadingAşçıoğlu, 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.
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 Load300
Total Work Load / 30 (h)10
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
LO1
K1 X
K2 X
K3
K4
K5
K6 X