PUBSRV 1305 - HEALTH, LAW AND ETHICS

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course covers the legal and ethical issues in the health care professions. Students acquire an understanding of the balances between governmental authority and responsibility and personal rights and responsibilities in the public health arena. Topics include: basic constitutional principles, conflicts of interest, the nature of organization-practitioner relationship, rights of practitioners, professional and institutional liability, government regulatory methods, and issues concerning informed consent, confidentiality of health information, termination of care, and medical-moral matters.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis

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