Health law

Teacher(s)

Cobbaut Jean-Philippe; Schamps Geneviève (coordinator);

Language

French

Content

The course analyzes several health law themes and applicable standards, such as :
The patient rights: patient's autonomy and the ways in which it can be expressed; representation of patients unable to exercise their rights; access to the patient record (electronic or not); protection of the vulnerable person (elderly, mentally ill, child), protection of privacy
The beginning of life: medically assisted procreation, surrogate motherhood, termination of pregnancy
The end of Life: palliative Care, euthanasia
The mechanisms for liability and compensation for health care damages ; Health policy

Teaching methods

Le cours analyse, au départ de situations réelles, les questions soulevées par les thématiques examinées.

Evaluation methods

The exam is a written exam and covers only the subjects seen in the course. 
It may consist of open-ended questions or case-based questions (clinical situation).
See instructions on Moodle WFSP2107

Online resources

The course material consists of slides (Powerpoint), articles explaining the subject matter and case law decisions.
v. documents found on Moodle WFSP2107 Health Law

Bibliography

• Voir Moodle WFSP2107 Droit de la santé, rubriques "Réglementations" et "Lectures obligatoires"

Voir Moodle WFSP2107 Droit de la santé, rubriques "Réglementations" et "Lectures obligatoires"

Teaching materials

• Voir Moodle WFSP2107 Droit de la santé, rubriques "Réglementations" et "Lectures obligatoires"

Faculty or entity

FSP