Titel: Summer School on Health law and ethics
Termin: 5.7.2010 bis 16.7.2010
Veranstaltungsort:
Room J8 - 27
Weitere Informationen:
http://www.erasmusobservatoryonhealthlaw.nl/Uploads/ErasmusObservatory ...
University Rotterdam) announces the first Annual
Summer School programme on Health law, providing
health professionals and practitioners, with an
opportunity for intensive training in various aspects of
health law and ethics over a two-weeks period, while
absorbing the sights, sounds and culture unique to
Rotterdam and The Netherlands. The Summer School
offers a custom-developed course taught by leading
academics in their field.
The course is designed to enhance the preparation of
health professionals confronted with legal and ethical
issues. The course focuses on both theoretical and
practical aspects of health law and ethics.
A Certificate of Attendance will be presented to
participants who wish to take the course for academic
credit.
Course Description
The actual course schedule and offerings are subject
to change. Please check the Observatory'sWeb site for
the latest information.
Human Rights and Health
Introduces students to the substance and theory of
human rights law in health care. Exploring the linkage
between human rights, health care (policy), and
international law, the course examines the right to
health vis-à-vis other human rights, as framed by
international treaties and covenants.
The course considers case studies and issues, focusing
on the triangular relationship in health care (patientdoctor-
purchaser).
Sexual and Reproductive Health
This course focuses on statutory and case law on
human reproduction, critiqued fromnumerous
points of view.We will spend considerable time on
contraception and abortion. For context, we will
reviewthe history of the ability to control reproduction
and attempts to regulate it in Europe and abroad.
Legal issues presented by new technologies including
cloning, surrogacy, in vitro fertilization, and genetic
engineering will also be examined.
Public Health
Provides an overview of basic public health principles
and the governing law. The course examines the legal
basis for public health regulation and explores the
tensions among public health activities, civil liberties,
property rights, and other significant interests.
The course also examines current policy issues,
including immunization, bioterrorism, forcedmedical
treatment, disease reporting and surveillance,
infectious disease control, and tobacco regulation.
Bioethics and the Law
Students explore issues arising fromadvances in
biological science and technology as they impact on
the legal rights and responsibilities of patients, health
providers, and government policymakers. Issues
explored range fromlegal and ethical dilemmas in the
treatment of individuals to broader societal issues
dealing with the allocation of health care resources.
Health Economics
This session willmainly be devoted to highlighting
the relevant concepts and use of economics in the
field of health care and health policy. The course is
relevant for health professionals froma wide range
of backgrounds including social science ormedical
training; health servicemanagers or health care
providers and those who have worked in national
health care systems, international agencies or NGOs.
Topics to be discussed cover important health
economic concepts and research areas, such as: the
distinguishing features of health economics; health
systemperformance; equity and efficiency; health
care financing; economic evaluation and rationing.
Kontakt:
The Erasmus Observatory on Health Law
P.O. Box 1738
3000 DR Rotterdam
The Netherlands
Tel.:
+31 - 10 - 4 08 18 67
Fax: +31 - 10 - 4 08 90 94
info@erasmusobservatoryonhealthlaw.nl
http://www.erasmusobservatoryonhealthlaw.nl/
Veranstalter: The Erasmus Observatory on Health Law at the University of Rotterdam
Schlagworte: Arzt-Patient-Verhältnis, Biotechnologie, Fortpflanzungsmedizin, Gesundheitswesen, Krankheit, Ökologische Ethik, Schwangerschaftsabbruch