Course: LEGISLATION AND LAW

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Course title LEGISLATION AND LAW
Course code KSZD/LPO9
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Grus Zdeněk, JUDr.
Course content
Lecture Topics: 1. Introduction to medical law, definition of medical law and its importance 2. Introduction to medical law, definition of medical law and its importance 3. Legal regulation of health services and basic legal principles 4. Hierarchy of health legislation 5. Human rights issues and constitutional order 6. Ethical aspects of health care provision and their legal significance 7. Ethical aspects of health care provision and their legal significance 8. Basic rights and duties of a health care professional 9. The status, rights and duties of the patient in the system of providing health services 10. The status, rights and duties of the patient in the system of providing health services 11. Legal aspects of providing health services and obligations of providers 12. Basic prerequisites for the profession of health care professional 13. Appropriate professional level (providing lege artis care) 14. Patient autonomy and its limitations in providing health services 15. Patient autonomy and its limitations in providing health services 16. Protection of personality and privacy in health care 17. Medical documentation 18. Legal aspects of specific health services 19. Legal aspects of health control activities and health service activities 20. Legal aspects of health control activities and health service activities 21. Labor law issues 22. Legal liability of health service providers and healthcare professionals 23. Liability of health service providers and healthcare professionals 24. Final summary, current legislation and case law in health care Seminar Topics: 1. Basic legal principles in health care and their practical application: determining the basis of the relationship between physician, healthcare worker - patient, milestones, development; the legality of medical interventions and the circumstances excluding the illegality of the actions of medical professionals 2. Legal and ethical aspects of providing health services: the principle of patient autonomy and shared decision-making; quality of life and decision-making in marginal life situations; human dignity, ethical and legal principles 3. Informed consent in healthcare and its' importance: the concept and meaning of instruction and consent in medicine; consent as a condition of legality of the intervention; 4. Informed consent in health care and its importance: the concept and meaning of instruction and consent in medicine; consent as a condition of legality of the intervention; 5. Medical documentation and practical application of legal aspects: management and handling of medical documentation; management of medical records; archiving and shredding of medical records 6. New legislation on personal data protection, with particular emphasis on EP and Council Regulation 2016/679 and EP and Council Directive 2016/680 regulating GDPRs and their applications in health care 7. Provision of health information: right to medical information; mandatory secrecy of health professionals; exceptions, relation to state and other authorities 8. Health control activities and practical application: legal definition of control authority,rights and obligations; control code and its practical application; administrative offenses in health care and their prevention 9.Basic institutes of labor law and their use in practice: establishment, change and termination of labor-law relations; prerequisites for practicing a health care professional; liability for labor-law relationships 10.Basic labor law institutes and their use in practice: creation, change and termination of labor-law relations; prerequisites for practicing a health care professional; liability for labor-law relationships 11.Criminal liability of natural and legal persons in relation to the provision of health care and compensation for damage caused to the patient in the provision of health care in criminal proceedings. management 12.Civil and labor law disputes and their prevention: preconditions and types of legal liability;

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
Obtaining a basic overview and orientation in the legal regulations of medical law and related fields related to the organization and provision of health services with an emphasis on practical application of acquired knowledge. Knowledge of the basic legal institutes of medical law, the position of the patient in the system of providing health services, the rights and obligations of patients, as well as the conditions of limiting their application, responsibility relations, can significantly influence the patient's involvement in the decision-making process in the provision of health care, increase the legal literacy of individual actors and thus contribute to improving the quality of health services provided.
Expertise: The student is able to describe the basic rights and obligations of the provider of health services, medical worker and patient, the position of the patient in the system of provision of health services, basic legal aspects of their provision. The student is able to explain the process of decision-making autonomy and its limitation, as well as the process of shared decision-making of the patient in health care. The student can explain the influence of knowledge of basic legal aspects on the process of providing health services, their quality and risk prevention in their provision Professional skills: The student is able to create an internal regulation of the health service provider according to his needs and in accordance with the applicable legislation. The student knows and respects the principles of legal liability of health service providers and prevention of their risks
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Seminar work, test, oral exam
Recommended literature
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