Course: Social Medicine and Medical Ethics

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Course title Social Medicine and Medical Ethics
Course code PVL/VCA13
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Hošťálková Marta, ThLic. PhDr. Th.D., Ph.D.
  • Rašťák Robert, PhDr.
  • Navrátilová Daniela, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Ivanová Kateřina, doc. PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Juríčková Lubica, PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Getting acquainted with definitions of health and illness, their social and economical-political determinants and consequences. Mastering the knowledge about dynamics of health failures form the point of view of natural illness history. Getting familiar with possibilities of health care system, position of primary, secondary and tertiary health care and all types of prevention. Understanding of the basic ethical conceptions, principles and standards. Mastering the basic ethical consideration in the process of providing of health care. Getting familiar with problems and dilemmas arising from some specific areas of medical ethics.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to explain the social determinants of health and disease in a national and international context, using interactive group teaching methods, to show the importance of demographic indicators for assessing the health status of the population; to emphasize the importance of the social responsibility of medicine, including the accentuation of basic ethical principles; to become familiar with general ethical dilemmas in medicine and specifically practice ethically questionable situations of contemporary medicine (at the beginning of life and in relation to children; in relation to the elderly and other ethical groups; in relation to persons with disabilities) using the Four boxes method, story-telling, CBL (Case Based Learning) and PBL (Problem Based Learning). Finally, students have the opportunity to try the world-famous test of moral competence according to prof. Lind.
After passing the subject, the student will be able to implement the knowledge about economical, systematical and epidemiological aspects of health and illness into the process of providing health care. The student should also be able to orientate himself in the special areas of medical ethics and his approach to the patients should be based on basic moral principles and standards.
Prerequisites
Ethical pre-understanding in the medical field.

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work, Written exam

Credit requirements: 100% attendance, credit test
Recommended literature
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  • Beauchamp, T.L., Childress, J.F. (2019). Principles of Biomedical Ethics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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  • DiCLEMENTE, R., J. SALAR, L., F. and CROSBY, R., A. (2013). Health Behavior Theory (for Public Health). Principles, foundation and applications.. Jones & Bartlett Learning.
  • CHVÍLOVÁ WEBEROVÁ, M.. Etika v pediatrii neonatalogii. Grada Publishing. 2023.
  • Ivanová, K. a kol. (2018). Sociální lékařství. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci.
  • Jonsen, A., R., Siegler, M., Winslade, W. J. (2019). Klinická etika: praktický přístup k etickým rozhodnutím v klinické medicíně.. Praha: Triton.
  • Juríčková, L., Ivanová, K., Filka, J. (2014). Opatrovnictví osob s duševní poruchou. Praha: Grada Publishing.
  • Kukla, L. Sociální a preventivní pediatrie v současném pojetí. .
  • LEMROVÁ, A., IVANOVÁ, K. Důstojnost dítěte ve zdraví i v nemoci - od historie do současnosti. In: PTÁČEK, R. a BARTŮNĚK, P., eds.
  • Loja, R. Praktický průvodce transformačním koučinkem a sebekoučinke. 2025.
  • MZČR. Strategický rámec rozvoje péče o zdraví v České republice do roku 2030 (Zdraví 2030). .
  • Payne, J. (2019). Informovaný konsenzus: poučená dohoda. Praha: Grada Publishing.
  • Ptáček, R., Bartůněk, P. (2014). Etické problémy medicíny na prahu 21. století. Praha: Grada.
  • Rai, G.S., Jeremy, P., Kapp, M.B. (2014). Medical Ethics and the Elderly. London: Radcliffe Publishing.
  • STEINLAUF, B., MILFAIT, R. Etika a právo v péči o rodiny po ztrátě dítěte: perinatální ztráta a perinatální paliativní péče. Praha: Grada. 2024.
  • STEINLAUF, B. (2022). Právo a péče v závěru života. Rozhodování na pomezí intenzivní medicíny a paliativní péče.. Praha: Wolters Kluwer ČR.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): - (2021) Category: Medical sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter