First Year Courses 2009-2010
Physician-Patient-Society-Systems (P2S2): Doctor-Patient Relationship
Doctor-Patient Relationship provides an introduction to the importance of the doctor-patient relationship to the process of ethical decision making. The topics of informed consent, assessment of patient competence, truth telling, confidentiality, and end-of-life decisions, religion, spirituality, and law are examined in several clinical contexts such as acute care, pediatrics, geriatrics, and rehabilitation medicine. Small group sessions following lecture provide a chance for in-depth discussion.
When: This course meeting Tuesday afternoons for lectures and small group discussions.
