HESA 390 - Foundation of HC Law & Ethics

3 Credit Hours
This interdisciplinary course will explore interconnections among ethics, law and health care by examining classic legal-medical ethics cases, legal rules and ethical principles, controversial issues such as access to health care, beginning of life issues, patients’ rights, end-of-life issues, disorders of consciousness, and organ transplantation. Special attention will be given to ethical conflicts, as well as the roles of ethics consultants and ethics committees.

Prerequisites: PHIL100

Course Attributes: ERS Focus Elective, Oral Communication Flag, Population Health

Levels: Undergraduate

College of Professional Sci Health Services Administration