Learning objectives

Knowledge of the historical evolution of principles of medical ethics.
Knowledge of the history of medical ethics.
Knowledge of the history of bioethics in the evolution of the code of medical ethics.
Knowledge of the history of hospital structures.
Knowledge of the historical evolution of healthcare and the doctor-patient relationship in hospitals.
Knowledge of the development of hospital organization and regulation of professional relationships.

Prerequisites and basic notions

Application for the School of Medicine and Surgery

Program

PART ONE
History of principles of medical ethics.
From medical ethics to medical deontology: Thomas Percival e Maxmilien I. A. Simon.
History of medical oaths.
History of medical etiquette.
History of codes of medical ethics and medical deontology.
History of bioethics in the evolution of the code of medical deontology.
PART TWO
The History of Hospital Care in the History of Medicine and Society: Perspectives and Research Paths. Bibliographic References and Online Sources.
Places of Care for the Sick in the Ancient World.
Hospitality in the Early Christian and Medieval Periods.
Xenodochium, Claustrum infirmorum, Hospitium. The Etymology of a Name Centered on Hospitality.
The Transformation of the Hospital from the Fifteenth to the Seventeenth Century: The "Spedal Grande" and the Great Hospitals.
Reforms of Hospitals from the Enlightenment Era to the Early Nineteenth Century.
Pavilion Hospitals and Monobloc Hospitals between the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries.
Scenarios and Perspectives in Contemporary Hospital Organization.
Brief Overview of the History of Hospitals in Verona.

Didactic methods

Frontal lesson
Presentation by Power Point
CLASS SCHEDULE (05.30-07.30 PM)
19.02
26.02
04.03
11.03
18.03
25.03

Learning assessment procedures

Suitability based on attendance
BIBLIOGRAPHY
G. Cosmacini, L’arte lunga. Storia della medicina dall’antichità a oggi, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2001
M. Foucault Nascita della clinica. Einaudi ed., 1991
A. Gardini, L’ ospedale del XXI secolo. Franco Angeli ed. 2007
S. Patuzzo, Storia del Codice italiano di deontologia medica. Dalle origini ai giorni nostri, Minerva Medica, Torino 2014
S. Patuzzo (a cura di), “Thomas Percival, Etica medica, ovvero un Codice di istituzioni e precetti adattati alla condotta professionale dei medici e dei chirurghi”, Mimesis, Milano 2015

Evaluation criteria

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Criteria for the composition of the final grade

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Exam language

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