Health Law and Ethics

Code	17386
Year	1
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	TP(30H)
Scientific area	Juridical Sciences
Entry requirements	There aren't any.
Learning outcomes	LAW MODULE Provide students with fundamental legal knowledge applicable to Health Unit Management, promoting the ability to interpret, apply, and integrate the legal and regulatory framework into the decision-making process, ensuring legally sound, responsible management in accordance with the principles of the rule of law. Objectives: i) Understand the fundamentals of the legal system applicable to the health sector and the management of Health Units; ii) Identify the main sources of Health Law; ETHICS MODULE This module is an introduction to ethics, promoting reflection on ethical issues involved in health management, emphasizing the importance of professional ethics and conduct. Objectives: (i) to define the scope of ethics; (ii) to understand the assumptions of different bioethical paradigms and reflect on their implications and dilemmas; (iii) to assess the role of codes of ethics in the health sector.
Syllabus	LAW MODULE 1. Fundamentals of Law applied to the health sector 1.1. Concept of Law and Legal System 1.2. Sources of Health Law 1.3. Constitutional principles relevant to health 1.4. Organization of the health legal system in Portugal 1.5. Role of the manager in relation to the legal framework 2. Rights and duties of users and health professionals 2.1. Fundamental rights in health 2.2. Informed consent 2.3. Professional confidentiality and data protection in health 2.4. Rights of health professionals 3. Legal liability in health 3.1. Medical and hospital civil liability 3.2. Criminal liability 3.3. Disciplinary liability ETHICS MODULE 1. Introduction to ethics. 1.1. Concept of ethics: distinction between ethics, morals, and law. 1.2. Main theories 2. Bioethical issues 2.1. Origin and historical evolution of bioethics. 3. Professional ethics and deontology 3.1. Concept of profession and professional responsibility in health.
Main Bibliography	LAW MODULE Maria João Estorninho e Tiago Macieirinha, Direito da Saúde - Lições, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisboa, 2014; Ana Raquel Gonçalves Moniz, Responsabilidade Civil Extracontratual por Danos Resultantes da Prestação de Cuidados de Saúde em Estabelecimentos Públicos: O Acesso à Justiça Administrativa, Coimbra Editora, 2003; Direito da Saúde I - Objeto, Redes e Sujeitos, Coordenação: João Loureiro, André Dias Pereira, Carla Barbosa, Almedina, 2016 Direito da Saúde II - Profissionais de Saúde e Pacientes. Responsabilidades, Coordenação: João Loureiro, André Dias Pereira, Carla Barbosa, Almedina, 2016; ETHICS MODULE DEODATO Sérgio (coord.), Deontologia Profissional de Enfermagem, Edição Ordem dos Enfermeiros, NORPRINT Artes Gráficas, 2015; PEGORARO Olinto, Ética e Bioética: da subsistência à existência, Petropólis: Vozes, 2002; SANTOS José Manuel, Introdução à ética, Lisboa: Documenta, 2012.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.