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


Area: School of Public Health
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 
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.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 
Field of Education: 69900 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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