General information


Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Esther Wall Gimeno

Trimester: First term

Credits: 3

Teaching staff: 

Ferran Regà Garcia

Teaching languages


  • Complementary materials may be published in Catalan, Spanish and/or English.
  • L'examen de l'assignatura es realitzarà en català o en castellà per als alumnes que així ho sol·licitin prèviament al professor de l'assignatura.

Skills


Basic skills
  • B1_That students have demonstrated knowledge and understanding in a field of study that is based on general secondary education, and is at a level that, if supported by advanced textbooks, also includes some aspect that involves knowledge from the forefront of their field of study

     

Specific skills
  • E14_Incorporate the ethical and legal principles of the profession into professional practice, as well as integrate social and community aspects into decision-making

     

Transversal competences
  • T2_Demonstrate ability to organize and plan

     

  • T3_The student must be able to develop skills in interpersonal relationships and be able to work within an intra and interdisciplinary team

     

Description


BIOETHICS AND LEGISLATION 

"This subject has methodological and digital resources to make possible its continuity in non-contact mode in the case of being necessary for reasons related to the Covid-19. In this way will ensure the achievement of the same knowledge and skills that are specified in this teaching plan.

The TecnoCampus will make available to teachers and students the digital tools needed to carry out the course, as well as guides and recommendations that facilitate adaptation to the non-contact mode. "

The scenario of the exercise of the care professions has undergone in recent years rapid and profound changes that have come to change the nature and objectives of care activities, one of the causes has been the current proliferation of regulations governing the rights of the user / patient of the healthcare system, of the various healthcare activities, as well as of the requirements and availability of resources, among others, which implies an increasingly complex and demanding professional practice which leads to an increase in area of ​​competence and in the professional responsibility of the physiotherapist.

This professional responsibility does not only imply the monitoring and compliance with current legislation, but also generates ethical and moral responsibility, given the various situations and / or ethical-legal conflicts that occur in healthcare practice; it is these reasons that demand a deep and interdisciplinary reflection of the health professions in order to give answers in the search for professional excellence. Bioethics and professional legislation as disciplines offer tools and resources to facilitate the reflection and management of possible answers to the ethical-legal dilemmas that derive from professional practice.

Learning outcomes


Regarding the expected learning outcomes, the student at the end of the subject must:

- Understand the substantial problems of health and sanitation. Interprets the concepts of public health and incorporates them into healthcare practice.

- Applies health policies to prevent diseases and / or health complications in at-risk populations.

- Carries out the analysis of specific behaviors in the various contexts of professional intervention that may be of risk to the health of the

people

- Know the laws that regulate the physiotherapy interventions under which they will work. Detects violations and critical points of intervention that

they may be liable to be penalized.

- Acquire bioethical criteria for the treatment of people with health problems.

Working methodology


Bioethics and Legislation

METHODOLOGIES

Bioethics and Legislation

TYPE OF ACTIVITY

HOURS

AF1 Theoretical classes

27 h

AF6 Study and group work

16 h

AF7 Study and autonomous, individual work

32 h

Total hours

75 h

Contents


The contents of the subject of Bioethics and Legislation are:

BIOETHICS AND LEGISLATION 

Teacher: Ferran Rega

Topic BL1.- Professional responsibility and area of ​​competence:

1.1 Concepts.

1.2 Delegation.

1.3 Types of obligations.

1.4 Area of ​​competence: concept, functions and limits.

Topic BL2.- Rights of the user of the Health System:

2.1 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: the protection of health.

2.2 Drets de l'usuari/a del sistema sanitari espanyol i català.

2.3 The information. Confidentiality and professional secrecy in the management of clinical information. Violation of confidentiality.

2.4 Autonomy and informed consent. Violation of freedom.

2.5 The anticipated wills. Clinical documentation.

Topic BL3.- Criminal Responsibility and Professional Recklessness:

3.1 The Penal Code and crimes related to professional practice:

  • Homicide
  • Suicide
  • Abortion
  • Crimes against liberty
  • Omission of duty of care
  • Injuries and injuries to the fetus
  • Genetic manipulation
  • Confidentiality
  • Intellectual property
  • Falsity of documents and certificates
  • Professional intrusion
  • Public Health
  • Doping

Topic BL4.- Ethics and Bioethics of care:

4.1 Concepts of Ethics and Bioethics.

4.2 Human and moral acts: stages of the moral act.

4.3 Ethical principles and values. Bioethical principles.

4.4 Deontology: Code of ethics and deontology of Physiotherapy.

4.5 Research ethics. CEA and CEIC Ethics Committees.

4.6 Unwanted ethical-professional conduct. Doping, professional intrusion and omission of duty of care.

4.7 Healthcare standard practice: quantitative and qualitative parameters.

4.8 Clinical documentation: support instruments. Falsity of documents and certificates.

4.9 Bioethical conflicts in care and clinical research.

4.10 Decision procedures in clinical ethics.

Learning activities


  • MD1. Expository method or master class: to transmit knowledge and to activate the cognitive processes of the student by means of a unidirectional learning.
  • MD2. Case study: acquiring learning through the analysis of real or simulated cases.
  • MD3. Solving exercises and problems: exercising, harassing and putting into practice previous knowledge.
  • MD4. Problem-based learning (PBL): developing active knowledge through problem solving.
  • MD6. Cooperative learning: fostering active and meaningful knowledge in a cooperative way.

Evaluation system


"The total or partial copy in any of the learning activities will mean a" Not Presented "in the subject, without option to present in the proof of recovery and without prejudice of the opening of a file for this reason

The total or partial copy in any of the learning activities will mean a "Not Presented" in the subject, without option to present in the proof of recovery and without prejudice of the opening of a file for this reason. "

The evaluation of the subject will be based on a continuous evaluation that will consist of a test-type exam of multiple choice of the block of theoretical contents, with a value of 60% of the final mark. The other 40% of the final mark of the subject will correspond to the part of practical knowledge developed in the sessions of seminars and group tutorials with the final delivery of the electronic portfolio and exhibition worked along the same.
It will be a fundamental requirement to pass each of the parts -theoretical and practical- described above with a quantitative qualification equal to or greater than 5 points to pass the subject of Bioethics and Professional Legislation.

Specifically, obtaining the final grade for the subject is summarized in the following table:

 

Evaluation system

Weighting

SE1. Electronic portfolio

 

20%

SE2. Oral presentation

 

20%

SE3. Exam

 

60%

  • In accordance with current regulations, you can only opt for recovery, if it has been suspended the subject. If the rating is Not presented, you will not be eligible for recovery.
  • In the resit test the maximum and minimum grade to pass the exam is 5 points.

REFERENCES


Basic

Allué, M. (2013) The restless patient. Barcelona: Edicions Bellaterra.

Masiá, J. (2012) Caring for life. Barcelona: Herder.

Beauchamp TL, Childress JF. (2005) Principles of Biomedical Ethics. Barcelona: Masson.

Schockenhoff, E. (2012) Ethics of life. Barcelona: Herder.

Pons, Marcial (2011) Law for health personnel. Madrid: Mediuris.

Torralba, F. (2002) Ethics of caring. Madrid: MAPFRE.

Official Association of Physiotherapists of Catalonia: http://www.fisioterapeutes.com

Borja Institute of Bioethics: http://www.ibb.bsjdbcn.org

Alvarez-Cienfuegos Suárez, JM, Aulló Chaves, M. (2000) Legal responsibility of the health professional. Madrid: Edicomplet: asoc. Spanish health law.

Institute of Bioethics of the Health Sciences Foundation:

http://www.fcs.es

Fair Play. Journal of Philosophy, Ethics and Sports Law. UPF BCN. http://www.upf.edu/revistafairplay

(2012) Health law and occupational medicine. Barcelona: Bosch.

Feyto L, Gracia D, Sánchez M. (2011) Bioethics: the state of the issue. Madrid: Triacastela.

Bioethics and Law Observatory. University of Barcelona: http://www.bioeticayderecho.ub.es

Cortina, A. (2013) What is ethics really for? Barcelona: Paidós.

Complementary

Simón, P. (2005) Ethics of health organizations. Madrid: Triacastela.

Borrell, F. (2010) Patient-centered clinical practice. Madrid. Triacastela.

Gracia, D. (2007) Decision Procedures in Clinical Ethics. Madrid: Triacastela.