11098 (v.2) Health Services Law and Ethics 584

Area:	School of Public Health
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0

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Lecture:	2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:	The role of law in health administration. Federalism and the constitutional framework. Legislation. The theory of precedent. Types of legal rules. Aspects of the law of torts, contracts, criminal law, administrative law. Nature of ethical issues and ethical reasoning. Ethical dilemmas related to health policy. Personal rights versus community protection. Death and dying. Human experimentation. Genetics. Informed consent.

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Field of Education:	069900 Other Health (Narrow Grouping)
Funding Cluster:	06 - Computing, Built Environment, Health
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Not Categorised *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark
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