Nov 22, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-25
IHS 4514 - Professional and Clinical Ethics for the Health Professions
Introduces clinical (patient-centered) ethical decision-making in the context of professional codes and principles of ethics, and demonstrates the application of ethics to practical issues arising in daily practice with patients and families. Ethics are addressed across the health professions with an emphasis on an interprofessional perspective. Undergraduate course satisfies the College of Health Sciences and Professions interprofessional education requirement.
Requisites: Jr or Sr
Credit Hours: 3
OHIO BRICKS: Bridge: Ethics and Reasoning
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to analyze hypothetical cases and apply ethical reasoning to realistic situations.
- Students will be able to compare and contrast codes of ethics across health professions.
- Students will be able to contrast professional ethics across healthcare disciplines with principles governing clinical ethics.
- Students will be able to communicate an understanding of the HSP IPE competencies in relation to this course.
- Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of how interprofessional teams work together to analyze ethical dilemmas that may present themselves in professional practice.
- Students will be able to discuss ethical case studies from the context of their chosen healthcare profession.
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