Members of the medical professions are repeatedly faced by ethical dilemmas in the course of their normal working lives. For instance, is it right or wrong to “facilitate” the death of someone experiencing irremediable pain in the late stages of terminal illness? How should scarce resources of time, money and skill be apportioned by medical practitioners and medical administrators between the diversity of medical needs that present themselves daily? What are the rights and wrongs of being “economical with the truth” when telling patients about their medical condition? How much should the doctor’s view of what should be done and not done to benefit a patient over-ride the patient’s view?
All too often, issues such as these have been confronted somewhat tangentially and briefly during the initial training of medical, nursing and allied professionals, and tackled subsequently with uneasy pragmatism by practitioners. In particular, reasoned argument was not encouraged in many traditional courses.
Aims of this Medical Ethics course
This course, which started in 1983, has been designed to provide medical, nursing and allied professionals - whether as teachers of emerging professionals, or practising professionals at different stages in their career - with an extended and intensive opportunity to review and update their approach to the analysis of key “medico-moral” issues, with the help of leading authorities in the field of medical ethics.
It is also designed to be helpful to members of ethics committees, whether or not they are health professionals, and to others professionally involved with the ethical issues of health care. Specifically, the course will:
This intensive course consists of a series of lecture/seminars followed by small and large group discussions focused on the issues raised by the lecturers. One session will include presentation of arguments opposed to the position actually held by course members, in the context of a particular case.
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This Medical Ethics course is designed to cater for medical, nursing and allied professionals and administrators who feel the need for an opportunity to review and update their thinking about ethical issues - including medical and nursing teachers, nurses, GPs, consultants, members of ethics committees, hospital administrators, and officials in government departments with responsibilities for health care.
This 5-day Medical Ethics course is designed to cover the following areas:
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
All participants will receive an Imperial College London Certificate of Attendance at the end of the course.
The cost for this Medical Ethics course is:
*£925 if booked before 13 August 2010 * £1025 if booked after 13 August 2010
The School of Professional Development, formerly known as Centre for Continuing Education, was established in 1987 to provide a focus for the College in addressing the educational needs of professionals in the most recent research.
The School provides a complete range of professional training in many areas include marketing, financial administration, management and the development of short courses, conferences and seminars in collaboration with departments, business and industry. The School strives to develop and manage a whole range of activities to a high professional standard by using the considerable experience and expertise that has evolved since its inception.
The School of Professional Development presents a diverse range of intensive short courses for professionals working in science, technology, medicine and management.
These courses, given by leading authorities both from within and outside the College, provide the most up-to-date developments in specific areas of interest. According to the nature of the topic some courses are given once only while others are repeated every year. Course contents are reviewed regularly and new courses are introduced frequently.
Most courses are of 3 or 5 days duration although some continue for a number of weeks and others are designed on a modular basis, extending over several months. The majority of courses are taught at the South Kensington (Central London) campus. Most are open to all on a fee paying basis.
The international health sector has evolved into a significantly more competitive environment. The skills required to be successful are changing rapidly and now include the management of resources, budget and staff. These management skills are becoming increasingly important across all disciplines of the UK health sector.
For the first time this year, Imperial College Business School is offering the following four components from its MSc International Health Management programme as Continuing Professional Development courses for the healthcare profession.
The courses benefit from the expertise of the faculty in the Healthcare Management group, who are recognised around the world for their research. Throughout the courses the latest theory and techniques are supported by real life case studies and external speakers working in the healthcare industry, ensuring that course content remains practical and rooted in current best practice.
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