Health Law
Code
394
Academic unit
Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública
Department
Saúde Pública e Organizações de Saúde
Credits
3.0
Teacher in charge
Maria Paula Marçal Grilo Lobato Faria
Total hours
22
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
- To possess a general and articulated knowledge of the key legislation of the health system and of some of the most important legal areas in health care, such as the rights and duties of patients, liability for clinical damages, medical malpractice and the protection and confidentiality of health data;
- To be able to identify the law as an essential area of practical interaction in the Health System and as a tool for quality improvement in the management of healthcare units.
Subject matter
- Health Law, Bioethics and Biolaw: concepts and basic elements;
- Fundamental principles, Law and statutes of the Health System, the National Health Service, and hospitals;
- Types of contracts in the area of health care and its legal system;
- Rights and obligations of users / patients (with particular emphasis on issues such as informed consent, refusal of care, confidentiality and data protection, confidentiality, etc.).
- Legal Regime of civil and criminal liability for injury to health;
- The role of law in patient safety and error prevention in healthcare facilities
Bibliography
Faria, P.L. - Medical Law in Portugal, Ed. Kluwer Law International BV, The Netherlands, 2010, Download on demand:www.kluwerlaw.com, ISBN 978-90-411-3313-7
Faria, P.L. (Ed.)- The Role of Health Law, Bioethics and Human Rights to Promote a Safer and Healthier World – Ed. FLAD e ENSP-UNL, Lisboa, 2006, ISBN 972-98811-4-6
Mariner, W.K. and Faria, P.L. (Eds) - Law and Ethics in Rationing Access to Care in a High-Cost Global Economy – Ed. ENSP-UNL e Boston University School of Public Health, Lisboa,2008,ISBN 978-972-9-98811-9-0
Teaching method
The teaching methods are appropriate to the nature of the various types of contents in the program:
- Contents 1, 2, 3 and 5 – Course sessions with a higher component of expositive methods by the teacher/s;
- Contents 4and 6 – Course sessions using case study and e-learning methods.