LS342 Medico-Legal Issues
Updated: 16 November 2006| Credit Points | 6 | ||||||||
| Offering | Not offered in 2007 | ||||||||
| Online level | Level C - Internet access required | ||||||||
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| Supervised Exam | June | ||||||||
| Pre-requisites | 24 cp in Legal Studies including LS 132 or 232 | ||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||||||
| Restrictions | LS 242 | ||||||||
| Notes | offered in 2006-2007 Summer Semester | ||||||||
| Combined Units | None | ||||||||
| Coordinator(s) | N/A | ||||||||
| Unit Description |
The law continues to try and keep up with rapid developments in medicine. This unit will look at contemporary and controversial health issues such as the rights of patients in the health care system; the obligation of confidentiality; the notion of consent; and legal approaches to issues such as abortion, euthanasia and 'dying with dignity'. The unit will also look at more traditional legal issues such as medical negligence and the statutory regulation of the medical and paramedical professions. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | ||||||||
| Recommended Material Optional |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | ||||||||
| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |