Ethics and Law in Physiotherapy
Module: Legislation, Public Health and Health Administration
Matter: Ethics and law in Physiotherapy
Main language of instruction: Spanish
Other languages of instruction: Catalan
Sem.1 | MO | 08:00 10:00 | ||
Sem.1 | FR | 08:00 11:00 |
Head instructor
Dr. Ignacio MACPHERSON - imacpherson@uic.es
Office hours
Dr. Ignacio MACPHERSON: imacpherson@uic.es
The subject is presented as an introductory course on ethics and its importance in the professional practice of the physiotherapist. Previous knowledge of philosophical anthropology is required. Ethics as philosophical knowledge allows us to reflect on free human action, ie on its moral dimension. Wisdom that is not limited to knowing what a person should do or should not do under certain circumstances but to helping us to discover and learn how to live so we can reach our full development as a person.
Having passed Philosophical Anthropology course
1. Familiarize students with the foundation of ethics and its anthropological assumptions in order to learn to reflect and rationally justify ethical issues
2. Students value the humanistic knowledge, and specifically philosophical knowledge, for a more comprehensive and unitary development of the exercise of their profession
3. Students discover that the good work of the physiotherapist is directly related to the ethical qualities of the person and the means used in professional practice.
4. Students learn to think about the fundamental ethical issues that arise during professional practice or research.
1. Recognize ethical issues that arise in professional practice and identify the possible ethical conflicts and values presented in the light of the exercises performed in class.
2. Raise and solve issues regarding moral and professional ethics using the knowledge acquired in during the course.
3. Develop a critical thinking regarding the most common proposals and moral actions of the profession presented in the program.
4. Know and respect the applicable law and ethical and deontological code of Physiotherapy
I. FUNDAMENTAL OF ETHICS
The rational foundation of ethics
The moral phenomenon
Freedom and autonomy
Good and dignity
Ethical rationality and moral judgments
Human conscience
Modalities of conscience
Principles to follow one's conscience.
Human action
Underlying principles of human acts
The lesser evil
Double effect
Cooperation to evil
The virtues and values
Nature and acquisition of virtue.
The fundamental virtues
Methodological principles of ethical decisions
Ethical components of human acts
Analysis of the moral decision of the health professional
Stages in the decision making process
Ethics of social life
Physical integrity and violence
Racial / sexual discrimination
Respect for privacy
II. ETHICS AND LEGISLATION
The law and the rights
The moral Law. Characteristics and contents
Distinction morality-legality
Human rights
Legislation of clinical practice
Principles of action
Medical records
Informed Consent (CI)
Professional secrecy
Legal responsibility
Judicial accountability and contracts
Conscientious objection
Assistance Ethics Committees
Limits in procedures
Ethical-deontological codes
Chapter En moodle
TRAINING ACTIVITY | METHODOLOGY | COMPETENCES | ECTS CREDITS |
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autonomous learning activities practical classes theory classes theoretical and practical seminars tutorials | problem-based learning cooperative learning presentation method / lecture | 01 06 07 09 10 11 12 15 16 17 28.1 28.2 28.3 29.1 30.1 |
- Attendance, participation in classes and text analysis : 25%
- Preparation individual exercise: 15%
- Individual final written exam: 60%
To make half between the three parts of the subject, it is necessary to have obtained at least a 4 in final exam.
Copying, forgery or fraud in individual or group written assignments, attendance, written or oral exams is a serious offense that carries the immediate fail of the subject. If a student repeats this fraud, disciplinary proceedings will be open against him or her. View: RULES OF DISCIPLINARY MEASURES FOR UIC STUDENTS. CHAPTER I. DISCIPLINARY FAULTS. Article 2. g) h)
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FERNÁNDEZ A., "La dimensión ética de la persona humana". Scripta Theologica. Año 1998, vol. 30 (1), p. 137-155. http://hdl.handle.net/10171/13308
D'AGOSTINO, F., Ética y Derecho entre lo moderno y lo postmoderno. Persona y Derecho, 42 (2000): 17-31. http://hdl.handle.net/10171/14122
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