COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Legal Responsibilities of Paramedics
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
IAY 208
Fall/Spring
0
2
1
2
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Turkish
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
Short Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives It is aimed for health technicians in the health services to have the responsibility to increase the knowledge level and knowledge about the health legislations and to have knowledge about the legal situations that they would encounter while performing health services in their professional lives
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • They can define health legislation and legal responsibilities in our country.
  • They can describe how to follow current developments in the health field.
  • They can define their own rights and responsibilities.
  • They can explain patient rights and their own responsibilities.
  • They can make inferences about the results of possible mistakes made while performing the service
Course Description Ethical dimension of health professions, medical ethics principles and importance, Principle of respect for autonomy, Informed consent, Privacy, Confidentiality and confidentiality, Self-determination, Benefit principle, Loss (malpractice) and prevention (malpractice) in fulfilling the service, euthanasia and organ transfer due to medical ethics.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

 Core Courses
X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Acquaintance and Program introduction
2 An overview of Patient rights Lecture Notes Patient Rights Rules
3 Informed constet Lecture Notes Patient Rights Rules
4 Patient privacy and confidentiality Lecture Notes Patient Rights Rules
5 Legal liability İn forensic cases I Lecture Notes
6 Legal liability İn forensic cases II Lecture Notes
7 EXAM EXAM
8 Medical Malpractice Lecture Notes Additional references
9 Legal liability in medical malpractice Lecture Notes Additional references
10 Domestic violence aganist women Lecture Notes Additional references
11 Child Abuse Lecture Notes Additional references
12 Elderly Abuse Lecture Notes Additional references
13 Health proffesionals liability on organ and tissue transplantation Lecture Notes Additional references
14 Related Legistlation in prehospital emergency health care. Review of topics. Lecture Notes Additional references
15 FİNAL FİNAL
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks
Suggested Readings/Materials

 Health legislation. Operating Regulations for Bed Treatment Institutions. Medical Ethics. Patient Rights.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
5
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
15
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
40
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
3
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
32
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
15
1
15
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
15
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
8
Final Exams
1
10
    Total
80

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To have the required contemporary theoretical and practical knowledge in his/her field

 X
2

To use the material and technology related to his/her field, and make their maintenance, use the information and communication technologies at basic level

 X
3

To have the competency to recognize the problems in his/her field, analyze them, develop evidence-based solutions and have the ability to share their suggestions with others

 X
4

To be aware of legal responsibilities, conduct basic studies in her/his field independently

 X
5

To communicate with patients, relatives and colleagues properly, comprehensively, honestly and explicitly, transfer his/her thoughts and knowledge through written and oral communication
6

To take responsibility as an active team member during the practices in his/her field

 X
7

To commentate and evaluate the scientific information with a critical approach by the help of knowledge gained in his/her field

 X
8

To comprehend the importance of lifelong learning, to determine and meet her/his learning needs, to develop herself/himself by monitoring the development in science and technology

 X
9

To act by considering the universal ethical values, social and cultural characteristics

 X
10

To know the concepts of occupational safety, patient safety, environmental protection and quality, and fulfill the requirements

 X
11

To be able to follow information in his field and communicate with colleagues in English at least a level of European Language Portfolio A2 General Level
12

To take responsibility at crisis situations and hazards
13

To determine the needs according to the requirements, carry out activities for development in the field of emergency care

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest