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1001L- ADVANCED BIO-ETHICS TRAINING FOR KFMC CLINICAL STAFF

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Introduction:
The standards of ethical medical practice are rising rapidly. Practitioners especially at the consultant level need to enhance their ethical knowledge and ethical reasoning skills. This is an advanced course designed for those who have already gone through the basic course. The number of course participants will be 20-22.

Goals:
The course has 2 goals: (a) enhance ethical knowledge based on the most recent research and good practice (b) enhance ethical reasoning skills.

Objectives:
By the end of the course participants will be able to
1.     Identify and define ethical issues / problems in a given clinical situation
2.     Consider all possible alternative solutions to the problem
3.     Make decisions that conform to the state of the art ethical principles, the laws and customs of KSA

Themes: Practical Issues in Health Care
1.     Ethical reasoning: theory and practice
2.     Consent and Informed Consent: methods and pitfalls
3.     Treatment decisions for children and incapacitated patients
4.     Truth-telling and disclosure of surgical risk
5.     Mental illness and personality disorders:
6.     Violent and abusive patients
7.     Issues in assisted reproduction: IVF
8.     Issues in artificial life support
9.     Issues in genetic counseling and genetic testing
10.                        Research involving pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers
11.                        The ethics committee: roles and methods


Teaching Methods:
1.  Interactive lectures.
2.  Small and large group discussions.
3.  Role play (Practical applications) on simulated patients or scenarios.
4. Assignments.

Language of instruction:
English and Arabic languages.

Program:


Time
Date
8:00-8:50
9:00-9:50
10:00-10:50
11:00-11:50
11:50-12:40
12:40-1:30
1:40-2:30
Day 1

Session 1
§  Welcome Remarks
§  Participants Expectations
§  Participants Learning Needs
§  Course Regulations & forms
Dr. AlQabbaa
Session 2

Session 3

Session 4

Break
Session 5

Session 6

Day 2

Session 7





Session 8

Session 9

Session 10

Break
Session 11

Session 12

Day 3

Session 13

Session 14

Session 15

Session 16

Break
Session 17

Session 18












Instructors:

1.     Prof. Jamal S. Al-Jarallah, Professor of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University.
2.     Dr Abdul Aziz al Sweilem
3.     Prof. Eiad A Al-Faris, Professor of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University.
4.     Prof. Omar  Kasule, Professor of Medical Ethics, Faculty of Medicine, King Fahad Medical city.
5.     Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Qabbaa , Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Medical Ethics specialist, Associate Dean, Faculty of Medicine, King Fahad Medical city,
6.     Dr. Mohammed O Al-Rukban, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Vice Dean for academic Affairs, College of Medicine, Imam University

References:

  1. Saudi Regulations on Health Professional Practice issued by Royal Decree No M/59 dated 4-11-1426H
  2. Ethics of the Medical Profession: A Manual Guide for Medical Practitioners. 2nd edition 1424H. Saudi Council for Health Specialties
  3. Gillon R. Medical Ethics: Four principles plus attention to scope. BMJ 1994; 309: 184-87.
  4. Medical Ethics; The Annual Intensive Five Day Course by Imperia College of London Sep. 2004.
  5. The first Religious course for physicians in Riyadh Imam Mohammad Bin Saud Islamic University May 2003.
  6. Ethics for Health Professionals. GCC documents. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Feb 2003.
  7. Medical Ethics, letters. BMJ 1994; 309: 1159-1160.
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