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BI201205 ETHICS IN BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE

Course Code
BI201205

Course Name
ETHICS IN BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE

Credits
10.00

Target Audience
2. year Bachelor of Biomedical Laboratory Science

Prerequisites

BI101305 Biomedical Laboratory Technology

Objectives

On course completion students should have
- developed a holistic view on human integrity and rights
- achieved ability to reveal conflicts of value, and ethical dilemmas in practical health- and social work on individual, group and societal level.
- achieved ability to ethical reflection and developed ethical alert measures in dealing with patients.
- the proper attitude to approach patients while phlebotomy/ blood collecting.
- developed ability to deal with his or her own traumatic experiences due to patient contact
- developed a humane view in accordance to the common values of heath workers. This is to follow the student throughout the course and later in professional life.
- developed an understanding of a good psycho-social working environment

Topics

List of topics:

Ethics:
- human rights
- ethical theory: ethics of duty, ethics of mind , ethics of consequences and ethics of care
- different sets of moral and ethical values
- ethical dilemma in the health- and social sector, training in ethical reflection
- power, coercion and control
- working ethics – principles and values
- working ethics – guidelines for medical laboratory technologists
- working ethics – problem cases
- protection of privacy
Medical laboratory technology:
- collecting blood specimens from patients, phlebotomy

Instruction

Lectures and group exercises

Mandatory Assignments

Phlebotomy, combined with 5 days internship in hospital laboratories

Presence in compulsory classes is prerequisite to be presented for examination

Evaluation

Group examination.

Grades
Pass/fail

Revised date
2005.04.14