| Unit name | Introduction to Health Care Ethics Theory |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MEDIM6000 |
| Credit points | 15 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Professor. Huxtable |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Bristol Medical School (PHS) |
| Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
This unit will provide an introduction to the range of concepts and theories in health care ethics. The unit will familiarise students with the major contemporary perspectives, relate these perspectives to selected ethical issues in medicine and science, and introduce research methods in health care ethics. Topics to be covered will include: (i.) principles of health care ethics, (ii.), deontology and consequentialism, (iii.) autonomy, (iv.) theories of justice and rationing, and (v.) alternatives to principlism, including narrative and virtue ethics and feminist ethics.
