Hospital Ethics: Selected Websites

In this course, you’ll explore ethical issues that arise in daily care, and learn the best practices for reflecting on and making moral decisions.

You’ll consider different ethical frameworks, including human rights, virtue ethics and the ‘Four Principles’ of medical ethics: nonmaleficence, beneficence, justice, and respect for autonomy.

You’ll compare methods of analysing a caregiving scenario, and identify the moral and ethical problems of a care situation. You’ll also learn how to apply a deliberative framework, where deliberation on a decision from multiple points of view is essential.

A working knowledge of medical law is essential for every health professional, support staff member, and legal practitioner interested in taking on health law cases.

This four-week course will give you a good introduction to the legal rights and responsibilities of healthcare practitioners, and of their patients and clients.