HWL 406 - Medical Ethics

Institution:

Antioch University-Midwest (Closed)

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Description:

This course introduces students to models of ethical reasoning and their applications to: important moral dilemmas emerging in medicine as primarily practiced in the West. It involves such topics as; patients' rights and patient privacy; end of life decisions; the push for tort and liability reform; abortion rights; uses of genetic screening; the availability and distribution of health services; the pharmaceutical industry and the profit motive; the influence of HMOs upon professional medical decision-making, research etc

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.antioch.edu

Phone Number:

(937) 769-1800

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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