HLTH5333

This online course is an introduction to the laws and ethics that affect healthcare decisions, relationships among professionals and patients, and the management aspects of healthcare delivery. It provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize legal and ethical issues that arise in healthcare practice, to be prepared to evaluate situations that may have legal or ethical implications, to know when to seek legal or ethics committee counsel, and to have an understanding of the implications of healthcare law on their own decision making. By the end of the course, students will have been exposed to many management ideas, theories and applications of healthcare law and ethics. Students will have a working knowledge of pertinent law and ethical procedures and how to apply them in healthcare arena.