PAS 6150 - Medicolegal Issues & Hlthcre

This course will prepare students to practice in accordance with the Ethical Standards for the PA Profession and provide an understanding of the tenets of biomedical ethics, including autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, and justice. The principles will be applied to issues in healthcare including informed consent and medical decision making and issues specific to PA practice such as relationships with supervising physicians, confidentiality and reporting requirements, and rights of patients to refuse care. The course will also introduce the legal process in healthcare-related criminal, civil, and/or malpractice cases.

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