1001L- TRAINING COURSE ON BASIC BIO-ETHICS FOR KFMC CLINICAL STAFF

Introduction :

Ethics is a general term for what is often described as the science of morality. However, it can be considered as the basic principles on which laws, regulations and rules for specialized professions to follow. Ethics involves systematizing, defending and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior policies. Most people accept general values like religion, philosophy and cultural beliefs to be the main resources for ethics of professions, including medical ethics.

Medical ethics is of utmost importance in all health professions. The moralities of medicine are taught in all health curricula with different loads. The initial rules have been introduced by the Hippocratic oath whose vow represented the base for most of the ethical consideration in medicine. Nowadays medical ethics is taught by community physicians or whoever shows interest from the staff. Whenever a new medical event occur a panel of experts in medicine, law and shari'at will formulate the final rule. Indeed medical ethics degree is a raw area needed by the health professions and the community at large.

Despite the worldwide need for experts in medical ethics for teaching and consultation there are rare programs addressing this issue, especially in Arabic countries. The new inventions in medicine produced ongoing debates on ethical and medico legal problems. These issues raised the need for development of such a program.

This course has been designed to provide trainers in the Family Medicine program with an opportunity to review and update their approach and competencies of key "medico-moral" issues.

The target audience for the course are physicians and nurses.

Goals:

          At the end of the course, the candidate should be able to

                    a.)  Explain the importance of the subject to participants.

b.) To develop their competencies required for teaching and dealing with some important medical ethics situations.

Objectives:

     At the end of this course, the trainers should be able to conduct the following:

              1.  Define ethics and describe the importance of the topic.

              2.  Recognize professional behavior and be able to manage nonprofessional practice.

3.   Explain the basics of worship among sick patients.

              4.  Describe the criteria for effective and human doctor-patient interaction.

5.     Take ethically appropriate  decisions when faced with common medical dilemmas, like:  

                        -        Drug representatives.

     -        New modalities in medicine.

-        Consent and confidentiality.

6.     Explain the ethical issues related to medical research.

7.     Teach ethics to the residents

Themes:

-         Basics of Ethics.

-         Islamic Perception of Medical ethics.

-         Important ethical issues.

-         Professionalism.

-         Patient’s rights.

-         Health Professional rights.

-         Ethics in history taking, physical examination and patient’s management.

-         Health practice polices in Saudi Arabia.

-         Ethical dilemmas: dealing with drug company’s offers, consent, patient autonomy, confidentiality…

-         Ethics of medical research.

-         Teaching ethics.   

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	8:00-8:45	08.45-9:30	B R E A K	10:00-10:45	11:00-12:00	12:00-01:00	01:00-3:00
Day 1		Session 1 §  Welcome Remarks §  Participants Expectations §  Participants Learning Needs §  Course Regulations & forms Dr AlKaabba	Session 2 §  Basics of ethics Prof Omar		Session 3 §  Professionalism Dr. AlRukban	Session 4 §  Health professional rights Dr. AlKaabba	Break	Session 5 §  Practical Clinical Ethical Dilemmas Dr. AlKaabba & Prof. Kasule
Day 2		Session 6 §  Ethics in History taking and examination Prof. AlJarallah	Session 7 §  Ethics in patient’s management Prof. Al Mazrou		Session 8 Teaching ethics Dr AlKaabaa	Session 9 §  Ethics of medical research Prof. AlJarallah	Break	Session 10 §  Practical Clinical Ethical Dilemmas Dr. AlRukban
Day 3		Session 11 §  Ethical Dilemmas-2 Prof. AlFaris	Session 12 §  Ethical Dilemmas-4 Dr AlKaabba Prof. Kasule		Session 13 Parallel Workshop sessions -1 Prof Al Mazrou	Session 14 Parallel Workshop sessions -2 Prof Al Mazrou	Break	Session 15 Plenary discussion Dr ALKaabba

Course Director: Dr Abdul Aziz al Kaabba

Course Instructors:

1.     Prof. Jamal S. Al-Jarallah, Professor of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University.

2.     Prof. Abdul Rahman al Mazrou, Professor of Pediatrics at KFMC Faculty of Medicine and College of Medicine, King Saud University.

3.     Prof. Omar  Kasule, Professor of Medical Ethics, Faculty of Medicine, King Fahad Medical city.

4.     Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Qabbaa , Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Medical Ethics specialist, Associate Dean, Faculty of Medicine, King Fahad Medical city,

5.     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. 2^nd 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.
8. فقه الطبيب، تأليف أ.د. عمر عبد العزيز موسى وآخرون.
9. الطبيب : أدبه وفقهه ، أ.د. زهير السباعي و أ.د. محمد بن علي البار.