Topics

Year 1

1. Introduction: Medical Problems – Legal Considerations
2. Doctor-Patient Communication – Obtaining Patient Consent
3. Confidentiality in Clinical Practice – Legal Aspects
4. Negligent Acts and Omissions in Clinical Practice
5. Doctor-Patient Communications – Disclosure Standards

Year 3

1. Consent to Medical Treatment – Adult Patients Who Lack Decision-Making Capacity
2. End of Life Decisions Involving Competent and Incompetent Patients
3. Legal Aspects of Organ and Tissue Donation and Use

Year 4

1. Mental Health Legislation and Clinical Practice
2. Children and Young Persons as Patients – Legal issues

Year 5

1. Patient Safety