Course: Health Administration

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Course title Health Administration
Course code VPK/SZDRA
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pospíšilová Soňa, JUDr. Ph.D.
  • Šustek Petr, JUDr. Ph.D.
  • Frumarová Kateřina, doc. JUDr. Ph.D.
  • Wittnerová Bronislava, JUDr. M.Sc.
  • Madleňáková Lucia, JUDr. Ph.D.
  • Melotíková Petra, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Legal position of medical facilites. 2. Public health protection. 3. Public health insurance. Regulatory charges. 4. Self-governmental professional chambers in the health and medical sector. 5. Patients' rights. Informed consent. 6. Gathering data about citizens' health condition.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
Learning outcomes
The course provides with information concerning public administration in the health sector, sources of legal regulation of this sector, organization of the health administration and system of medical facilities. It also deals with self-government in health and medical sector performed by professional chambers. It also provides with knowledge of patients' rights, protection of personal data and legal aspects of gathering data about citizens' health condition.
Students who have completed this course will gain the knowledge of public-law aspects of health service. They will gain a deeper orientation in the legal sources of regulation of the medical and health sector.
Prerequisites
Completion of this course is not conditional upon completion of other courses.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Active participation at seminars, preparing and giving homework on a seminar topic, knowledge of the topics taught in the course.
Recommended literature
  • Doležal, T., Doležal, A. (2007). Ochrana práv pacienta ve zdravotnictví. Linde, Praha.
  • Mach, J. (2005). Zdravotnictví a právo: komentované předpisy. LexisNexis CZ, Praha.
  • Šustek, P., Holčapek, T. (2007). Informovaný souhlas: teorie a praxe inforomovaného souhlasu ve zdravotnictví. ASPI, Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): Law in Public Administration (2013) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer