Medical Law and Ethics

1.         Introduction to Medical Law, Ethics, and Bioethics

PART I. THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT

2.         The Legal System

3.         Importance of the Legal System for the Physician and the Health Care Professional

PART II. THE HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT

4.         Today’s Health Care Environment

5.         The Physician-Patient Relationship

6.         Professional Liability and Medical Malpractice

7.         Public Duties of the Physician and the Health Care Professional

8.         Workplace Law and Ethics

9.         The Medical Record

10.       Patient Confidentiality and HIPAA

PART III. MEDICAL ETHICS

10.       Ethical and Bioethical Issues in Medicine

11.       Ethical Issues Relating to Life

12.       Death and Dying

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