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Advance Topics: Ethics inHealthcare (ATP 7 100)

Term: 2015-2016 Academic Year Spring

Faculty

Jordan Utley
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Dr. Kimberly Peer
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Description

A practical approach toward contemporary ethical and legal issues surrounding allied healthcare professions. Ethical content includes exploring the challenges associated with patient privacy and confidentiality, patient discharge readiness (e.g., return to play), and professional behaviors that relate to unethical decisions. Principles of ethics will be defined and realistic solutions will be discussed. Understanding the areas of greatest risk, minimizing such risk, and gaining the knowledge required to prepare for ethical or legal circumstances will be discussed.