Moral Reasoning and Ethical Judgement

Some topics that will be addressed include:

  • Introduction to ethics in healthcare
  • Ethics and professionalism
  • Where autonomy ends and justice begins: rethinking the primacy of autonomy in health care
  • Consent conundrums
  • End of life issues
  • Ethical issues in reproduction
  • Genethics
  • Resource allocation
  • Uncertainty and expectation
  • Ethical issues in mental health
  • Confidentiality
  • Medical research