Integrated Medical Education Resources: 110825P - MEDICAL ETHICO-LEGAL-FIQHI ISSUES: AN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE

Presented at training workshops for Physicians and Nurses of the Ministry of Health Brunei Darussalam held at the University of Brunei August 25-31 2011 by Professor Dr. Omar Hasan Kasule Sr. MB ChB (MUK), MPH (Harvard), DrPH (Harvard).

A. WORKSHOP READING MATERIAL

1.0 SOURCES OF THE LAW, Masadir Al Shariat

1.1 Qur’an as a primary source of law

1.2 Sunnat as a primary source of law

1.3 Secondary sources of the Law

2.0 CLASSIFICATION OF REGAL RULINGS: MEDICAL APPLICATIONS

2.1 Obligatory, waajib

2.2 Recommended, manduub

2.3 Prohibited, haraam

2.4 Offensive, makruuuh

2.5 Rewards and punishments for various acts

3.0 EVOLUTION OF MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE, Tatawwur Al fiqh Al Tibbi

3.1 First period

3.2 The second period

3.3 The modern period

4.0 DERIVATION OF MEDICAL ETHICS FROM THE LAW

4.1 Relation between law and ethics

4.2 The 5 Purposes of the Law in Medicine, maqasid al shari’at fi al tibb

4.3 The 5 Principles of the Law in Medicine, qawa’id al shari’at fi al tibb

5.0 IBADAT OBLIGATIONS FOR THE SICK

5.1 Taharat for the sick, taharat al mariidh

5.2 Haidh

5.1 Salat of the sick, salat al maridh

5.3 Saum for the patient, saum al mariidh

5.4 Pilgrimage of the sick, hajj al mariidh

6.0 ETHICO-LEGAL ISSUES IN REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES

6.1 Assisted Reproduction

6.2 Contraception

6.3 Reproductive cloning

6.4 Abortion

6.5 Sex Selection, Al Tahakkum Fi Al Jins

6.6 Genetic Testing And Genetic Counseling

7.0 ETHICO-LEGAL ISSUES IN MEDICAL & SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES

7.1 Artificial Life Support

7.2 Euthanasia

7.3 Solid-organ transplantation

7.4 Embryonic stem cell transplantation

7.5 Cosmetic and reconstructive surgery

8.0 ISSUES AFTER DEATH

8.1 Embalming

8.2 Cryonics

8.3 Autopsy

8.4 Research on the dead corpse

9.0 PATIENTS RIGHTS: PRIVACY, CONFIDENTIALITY, and CONSENT

9.1 Notes On ‘Privacy And Confidentiality’

9.2 Consent And Refusal Of Treatment For Competent

9.3 Consent And Refusal Of Treatment For Incompetent Adults And Children’

9.5 Suicide

10.0 PHYSICIAN ETIQUETTE, Adab Al Tabiib

10.1 Good Doctor Etiquette With ‘Patients And Their Families

10.2 Good Doctor Etiquette In The Health Care Team

10.3 ‘Doctor Misconduct’

10.4 Medical Malpractice / Negligence

10.5 Legal Tests For Negligence: ‘Bolam As Modified By Bolitho’

B. WORKSHOP DISCUSSION CASES

· Group #1 (Cases On Privacy And Confidentiality)

· Group #2 (Cases On Disclosure)

· Group #3 (Cases On Consent To Treatment)

· Group #4 (Cases On Refusal Of Treatment)

· Group #5 (Cases On Negligence & Malpractice 1)

· Group #6 (Cases On Life Support In Terminal Illness)

· Group #7 (Cases On Reproductive Issues)

· Group #8 (Cases On Organ Donation)

· Group #9 (Cases On Drug Abuse And Suicide)

· Group #10 (Cases On Doctor Etiquette, Adab Al Tabiib)

· Group #11 (Cases On Resources)

· Group #12 (Physicians With Dual Obligations)

· Group #13 (Postmortem)

· Group #14 (Cosmetic And Reconstructive Surgery

· Group #15 (Private Practice)

· Group #16 (Doctor-Patient Relationship)

· Group #17 Fair Charges In Private Practice

· Group #18 (Cases On Negligence And Malpractice)

C. POST-ASSESSMENT TEST