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DROI0740-1  Social aspects of health
- Law and Health
- Ethics and public health
- Computing and Health

Duration :  Law and Health : 20h Th
Ethics and public health : 10h Th, 5h SEM
Computing and Health : 10h Th
Number of credits :  
Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Epidemology, 1st year5
Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Promoting Public Health and the Environment, 1st year5
Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Management of Healthcare Institutions, 1st year5
Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Human Sexuality, 1st year5
Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Hospital and Perfusion Technology, 1st year5
Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Intensive Care and Emergency Room Care, 1st year5
Lecturer :  Law and Health : Gilles Genicot
Ethics and public health : Philippe Boxho, Jean-Yves Reginster
Computing and Health : Adelin Albert, François-André Allaert
Coordinator :  Adelin Albert
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Course contents :  
Law and Health

Medical and biomedical law : - relationship between physician and patient, medical contract, patient's rights (informed consent), medical file, incapacitated patients, medical confidentiality - medical liability and negligence (fault/no fault, prejudice, causation) - specific medical procedures : sterilization, abortion, assisted reproduction, euthanasia, forensic medicine, removal of blood, organs and bodily material, biomedical research

Computing and Health

Basics of health informatics and telematics with emphasis on medical data confidentiality and security.

Learning outcomes of the course :  
Law and Health

Understanding and identifying legal aspects of a healthcare relationship Balancing applicable notions and sometimes competing obligations Reasoning with regard to liability and negligence Advising practitioners in problematic situations

Computing and Health

Give students an overwiew of modern information and communication technology (ICT), in particular heath information systems.

Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
Law and Health

None in particular

Computing and Health

Some basic knowledge in hardware and software

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Law and Health

Oral course with written support (book) Attending the course is important

Computing and Health

None

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Law and Health

Face-to-face

Computing and Health

The course will be taught by Professor François-André Allaert (University of Dijon, France). They will take place on the following dates:
29/11/2012 (14h-18h) Jorissen
30/11/2012 (13h-17h) Jorissen
1/12/2012 (9h-13h) Jorissen.

Recommended or required readings :  
Law and Health

The teacher's synthesis book (Droit médical et biomédical, Larcier, 2010) is a required complementary reading on the aspects developed during the oral course

Computing and Health

Students will receive copies of the slides shown during the course and additional material regarding health information systems.

Assessment methods and criteria :  
Law and Health

First session (January) : written exam combining restitution and personal analysis Second session (September) : oral exam

Computing and Health

There will be a written exam

Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
Contacts :  
Law and Health

Faculty of Law University of Liège (B31) Tel: 04/343.03.01 Fax: 04/343.91.30 Email: gilles.genicot@ulg.ac.be

Computing and Health

Head of Department Adelin ALBERT (Professeur ordinaire), Département des Sciences de la Santé Publique (DSSP)- Informatique Médicale et Biostatistique, CHU Sart Tilman (B35), 4000 Liège. Tél: 04-366.25.91/90 - Fax: 04-366.25.96 Email: aalbert@ulg.ac.be
Lecturer François-André ALLAERT (Associate Professor) CEN Biotech CHRU du Bocage F-21000 Dijon Tél: +33-380.29.34.31 Fax: +33-380.29.39.73
Assistant Eddy HUSSON Tél: 04-366.25.94 - Email: Eddy.Husson@ulg.ac.be
Secretarial Office Mrs Anna MARCHETTA, Département des Sciences de la Santé Publique (DSSP)- Informatique Médicale et Biostatistique (IMBS), CHU Sart Tilman (B35), 4000 Liège. Tél: 04-366.25.90 - Fax: 04-366.25.96 Email: imbs@ulg.ac.be


Items online :  
Law and Health

Powerpoint
A Powerpoint presentation which extensively summarizes the oral course is available online every year.


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