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Presentation
at a medical ethics course held at Madina October 29, 2015 by Professor Omar
Hasan Kasule Sr. MB ChB (MUK). MPH (Harvard), DrPH (Harvard) Chairman of the
Ethics Committee King Fahad Medical City.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Module 3.0: Patient's Rights and Responsibilities
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Describe the process of
informed consent
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Describe consent for
patients with reduced competence
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Describe the patient’s
rights to privacy and confidentiality
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Describe the patient’s
right to disclosure and truthfulness
Module 4.0: Start of Life Issues
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Describe the
application of ethical principles to ethical dilemmas in the following issues:
assisted reproduction, contraception, abortion, gender selection, gender
correction / change operations, onco-fertility
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Explain approaches to
resolving the following issues in artificial reproduction: Disputes about
parenthood, Frozen
sperms, ova, and embryos, Pre-implantation
genetic diagnosis, Selective fetal reduction, Embryo splitting, Developing
embryos for non-IVF purposes
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Explain the importance
of confidentiality when dealing with teenage reproductive issues and how that
impacts parents’ rights
Module 5.0: End of Life Issues
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Discuss ethical
guidelines in palliative care
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Discuss the use of
ethical principles in end of life decisions involving withholding, withdrawal
of life support, and DNR
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Describe ethical issues
in proxy consent
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Describe ethical issues
related to organ donation
Module 6.0: Ethical Issues in Research
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Discuss the ethical and
legal basis for informed consent in research
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Discuss the
benefit-risk equation in research
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Describe the
requirements for privacy and confidentiality in research
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Describe research
malpractices such as plagiarism
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Describe conflict of
interest issues in research
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Describe the roles and
functions of the Institutional Review Board