Transcript Health Law Curriculum

Health Law Curriculum
Draft version
Country- GEORGIA
Team Members:
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1. Nina Kiknadze
2. Tiko Tsomaia
3. Mamuka Djibuti
4. Nino Mirzikashvili
5. Lasha Chelidze
6. Maia Mestvirishvili
Health and Law Course
Target Group/ Audience
Students of:
- Tbilisi State Medical University (TSMU), medical school,
school of public health
- Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA) Faculty of Law
- Medical School “AIETY”
Medical Faculty
Course Description:
This course will introduce students to advanced
concepts in health law
Overall Objective:
Improve understanding of health legislation
Specific Objectives:
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the legal issues that arise from the relationships
between and among patients and health care
providers.
Primary areas include: conflicts between cost
effective and high quality health care; access to
care; individual and institutional liability;
professional standards and norms, patients rights
with special focus on informed consent and other
legal issues.
Course Outline:
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Major Topics
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Health Care and Law
Health and Human rights
Health related legislation
Public Health and Law
Health Care and Law
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Health Policy
Health financing Policy
Patient Safety
Regulations and Quality
Health and Human Rights
• Health and international Human Rights
– Overview of International covenant on Economic, Social
and Cultural rights; /Article 12/
– UN Committee on Economical, Social and Cultural rights
/Article 12/
– UN Special Rapporteur on health issues;
• Health and human rights of children
• Health and women’s human rights
• Health and human rights of minority population
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Social stress, stigma and health;
Minority stress, victimization and mental health;
Sexual minority health;
Prejudice, discrimination and health outcomes
Rise Public awareness of health legislation
through media
- Basic principles of journalism;
objectiveness, fairness, balance. attribution, using multiple sources,
meeting deadlines, how editorial decisions are made
- Ethics of Journalism;
what language to use while covering diversity groups of society
- Principles of health coverage
how to produce in- depth, professional, balanced health stories
avoid jargon, investigate controversial claims
- Media Analysis (health legislation related stories)
Health Related Legislation
• Georgian Constitution;
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Law on patients rights;
Labor Law
Corporate Law
Law on Health care
Law on medical activities
Rights of marginal groups, related legislation and ethics
norms; / HIV/Aids and the related Legislation; /Law of
Georgia about Preventive Measures of Acquired
Immunodeficiency Syndrome,
Criminal Law of Georgia
Criminal Law Legislation of Georgia and Its Purpose
• Mercy Killing;
• Abandoning Ill Person in Distress;
• Illegal Abortion;
• Compulsion to Take an Organ, Part of an Organ, or Tissue of
a Person ;
• Illegal Trade with Blood or Blood Components;
• Trade with Human Organs
• Genetic Manipulation;
• Types of compulsory medical measures, grounds and rules
of their application
• Infliction of death by Negligence
• Crime Against Health
• Infection with HIV/AIDS
• Infection with Especially Dangerous Infectious Disease
• Restricting the Rights of a Disabled Person
Rise Public awareness of health legislation through
media
-Basic principles of journalism;
objectiveness, fairness, balance. attribution, using multiple sources,
meeting deadlines, how editorial decisions are made.
- Ethics of Journalism;
what language to use while covering diversity groups of society
- Principles of health coverage
Media and medicine
Media Analysis (health legislation related stories)
avoid jargon, investigate controversial claims, how to produce in depth,
professional, balanced health stories
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Public Health and Law
• Public health definition, focus, and core functions
• State responsibility to ensure public health
• Human rights and public health
• International laws/regulations on public health
(communicable diseases, bioterrorism)
• Tobacco and health
Course hours and credits
Major Topics
Hours, Credits
Health Care and Law
12
Health and Human rights
9
Health related legislation
15
Public Health and Law
9
TOTAL
45 HOURS,
3 CREDITS
Methodology
• Interactive teaching methods:
– Brainstorming
– Case studies
– Group discussions
– Role plays
• Evaluation
– Attendance
– Performance on assignments
– Students presentation
– Quiz
• Attendance Policy: attendance is mandatory
• Plagiarism policy: students who plagiarize will fail the
course
Thank you!