Universitat Internacional de Catalunya - BarcelonaPrinciples of Bioethics
Main language of instruction: English
Other languages of instruction: Catalan, Spanish
Head instructor
Dr. Lluís GINER - lginer@uic.es
Office hours
Students are requested to email to arrange a meeting.
The Principles of Bioethics classes are a simple but comprehensive approach to the basic concepts of the field of bioethics, a multidisciplinary approach to the most challenging moral and policy issues that scientists and practitioners face.
By the nature of the subject, it is aimed at health science students entering the field of research and practice.
The student must have a minimum knowledge of written English, since the contents of the course will be primarily in English.
Provide adequate training for students to be able to reflect on the ethical aspects of their practices as well as to present the ethical standards that they will encounter throughout their career.
The student:
Chapter Didactic material: Provided by the teacher in the moodle platform.
A. Manuals
English
1. Vaughn, L., “Bioethics. Principles, Issues, and Cases”, 2nd edition (2012), Oxford University Press.
2. Murphy, T.F., “Case Studies in Biomedical Research Ethics”, 1st edition (2004), The MIT Press.
3. Veatch, R.M., Haddad, A.M., English, D.C., “Case Studies in Biomedical Ethics”, 1st edition (2009), Oxford University Press.
4. Beauchamp, T.L., Childress, J.F., “Principles of Biomedical Ethics”, 7th edition (2012), Oxford University Press.
Spanish
5. Tomás, G.M., Postigo, E., “Bioética personalista: ciencia y controversias”, Ediciones Internacionales Universitarias, S.A., 2007.
6. Sgreccia, E., “Manual de Bioética I (Fundamentos y ética biomédica)”, B.A.C. 2009.
7. Sgreccia, E., “Manual de Bioética II (Aspectos medico sociales)”, B.A.C. 2014.
8. Jonas, H., “Técnica, Medicina y Ética”, 1997, Paidos.
B. Online documents
1. Hippocratic Oath: http://goo.gl/fZ1RoN
2. Nuremberg Code: http://goo.gl/qPlOAz (Text) http://goo.gl/CMKnSe (Video)
3. Helsinki Declaration: http://goo.gl/MvzHvc
4. The Belmont Report: http://goo.gl/Wwf0mn
5. Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (Oviedo, 4.IV.1997): http://goo.gl/pRrVEo (Text) http://goo.gl/mesCtK (Article)
6. Spanish Basic Law 41/2002 on the autonomy of the patient and the rights and obligations with regard to clinical information and documentation: http://goo.gl/wEIwkU
7. Regulations on Clinical Trials (European Commission): http://goo.gl/aCJOfg
C. Codes of Ethics for dentists
1. European Union: Code of Ethics for Dentists: http://goo.gl/idKmkA
2. American Dental Association: http://goo.gl/rq8yxp
3. Basic Ethics in Dentistry. The Academy of Dental Learning & OSHA Training: http://goo.gl/OLO5da
D. Web Sites
1. Bioedge: http://www.bioedge.org/
2. Bioethics Site: http://www.bioeticaweb.com
3. Documentación Bioética UNAV: http://www.unav.es/cdb/