At the conclusion of the module students should be able, in the broad context of public health ethics and arguments of equity and social justice, to: • identify the ethical and philosophical issues raised by a selection of cases; • explain the debates concerning these issues; • critically assess the merits of the conflicting arguments.
Prerequisiti
Students are expected to have a prior awareness of the social dynamics and determinants of health.
Metodi didattici
Lecture and case-study based discussion.
Verifica Apprendimento
This module will be assessed by an integrated written examination.
Testi
Bibliography and additional readings will be distributed to students throughout the module and made available via kiro.
General readings are provided below: • Dunn M. and Hope, T. (2018) Medical Ethics: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford : Oxford University Press. This general and brief text is useful for the whole of the integrated Ethics and Society Course.
• Baker, R., & McCullough, L. (Eds.). (2008). The Cambridge World History of Medical Ethics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. • Dawson, A (2011) Public Health Ethics: Key Concepts and Issues in Policy and Practice. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press • Holland, S (2015) Public Health Ethics (2015). Cambridge: Polity Press • Jonsen, A. R. (2008) A Short History of Medical Ethics. Oxford: Oxford University Press • Mastroianni, A. C, P. Kahn, J .P and Kass, N. E. (Ed.) (2019) The Oxford Handbook of Public Health Ethics. Oxford: Oxford University Press • Peckham, S. and Hann, A. Public Health Ethics and Practice (2010). Bristol: Policy press • Sen, A., Anand, S. and Fabienne, P. (2011) Public Health, Ethics, and Equity. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Contenuti
"Of what relevance is autonomy focused bioethics for public health...As we commence the process of shaping an ethics of public health, it is clear that bioethics is the wrong place to start when thinking about the balances required in defence of the public's health." (Bayer R, Fairchild AL. The genesis of public health ethics. Bioethics. 2004 Nov;18(6):473-92. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2004.00412.x. PMID: 15580720)
The “Public Structure of Health (Forensic medicine)” 2-credit module is a component of the “Ethics and Society” Integrated Course. Public health ethics, the subject of this module, concerns the study of the moral dimensions of health relating to populations, epidemiology, disease prevention, health promotion, justice, and equality and is commonly concerned with the tensions between individual autonomy and communitarianism and/or utilitarianism. This module, through and interdisciplinary approach, will introduce students to key ethical theories (such as agent-centred, deontological and utilitarian), concepts (such as social justice and equity) and case studies in this area.
Lingua Insegnamento
INGLESE
Altre informazioni
The detailed, week-by-week, syllabus along with PPT slides will be uploaded to Kiro, in the course area.