AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims to:

• promote knowledge of the ethical principles and rules relating to the exercise of the dental profession;

• provide the critical and methodological tools necessary to address the various bioethical issues relating to the protection of health and respect for the assisted person

• provide correct tools for approaching and managing the various problems concerning the relationship with the assisted person, with particular regard to listening and building relationships, in the perspective of a "humanization" of medicine.

TEACHING METHODS

The module includes lectures, seminars, film screenings and small group classroom activities.

In the event of a health emergency that prevents lectures, the  lessons will be carried out remotely using the Office365-Teams platform in synchronous or asynchronous mode.

Please refer to the specific AulaWeb application for teaching for any updates due to changes in the health and epidemiological situation.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Bioethics: history  and principles

• The relationship between health team-assisted person

• From “to cure” to care

• Informed consent 

•Animal Experimentation

· Weak subjects

• Humanization of medicine

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Didactic material provided on line; Opinions of the National Bioethics Committee available at http://www.governo.it/bioetica/pdf/60.pdf

Cavicchi I—Numico GM, La complessità che cura  Dedalo, Bari 2015