| Course title | Forensic Medicine and Medical Law |
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| Course code | SLP/VA041 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Exercise + Seminar |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | 4 |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 3 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| 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) |
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| Course content |
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Autopsies. Examination of the body at the crime scene. Types and manner of death. Post-mortem changes. Morphology of injuries. gunshot injuries and fatalities. Suffocation. Traffic and work-related injuries. Paedopathology. Environmental causes of death. Identification. Toxicology. Drug abuse including alcohol. Legal responsibility in medicine. Czech Medical Chamber, its organs and their content, honorary council, code of ethics, disciplinary rules. Legal responsibility of health professionals. Act No 372/2011 Coll. as amended. Expert commissions. Medical procedure after the death. Doctor as an expert. Civil and criminal liability.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Lecture, Observation, Demonstration, Projection (static, dynamic) |
| Learning outcomes |
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The student should be able to perform an examination of the body of a deceased person, get acquainted with the problems of accidental and sudden deaths, get to know the basics of forensic traumatology, be able to collect material for laboratory examination, know the principles of examination of blood samples and other biological material; know the principles and legislative requirements for determining the level of ethanol. Know the legal provisions and administrative procedures. Furthermore, the aim of the course is to familiarize the student with the legal norms regulating the activities and competences of the Czech Medical Chamber, state organizations, to get acquainted with the basic conditions for the emergence of legal liability of physicians, other healthcare providers and other legal norms related to the performing of the medical profession.
After completing the course, the student is able to orientate in forensic medicine, forensic toxicology and knows the basics of legislation related to the practice of the medical profession. The student understands the importance of interdisciplinary cooperation with other disciplines and medico-legal issues. After completing the course, the student knows the importance of the Czech Medical Chamber for his/her future profession as a doctor and is able to navigate the legal issues related to his/her duties and rights. |
| Prerequisites |
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Completed prerequisities - Internal Medicine 1; Internal Medicine 2; Introduction to Clinical Medicine 1; Introduction to Clinical Medicine 2; Pathology 2; Pathological Physiology 2; Czech 3; Pharmacology 1; Medical Psychology 2.
IN1/VA022 ----- or ----- IN1/VA042 and IN0/VAA11 ----- or ----- IN0/VAA21 and CH0/VAB11 ----- or ----- CH0/VAB31 and PAT/VAA32 ----- or ----- PAT/VAB11 and PFY/VAA31 ----- or ----- PFY/VAB11 and CJA/VAB32 ----- or ----- CJA/VAB43 and FAR/VAA32 ----- or ----- FAR/VAB11 and PSY/VAB13 ----- or ----- PSY/VAB23 and IN2/VAA32 ----- or ----- IN2/VAB22 ----- or ----- IN2/VAB32 |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Oral exam, Didactic Test
100% attendance at practical exercises and lectures, active participation during the course, 58% of all points in the final written test. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry | Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2025) | Category: Medical sciences | 4 | Recommended year of study:4, Recommended semester: - |