Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Study Plan

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

2° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
8
B
MED/09 ,MED/13 ,MED/26 ,MED/34 ,MED/45
6
B/C
MED/18 ,MED/33 ,MED/41 ,MED/45
8
B
MED/06 ,MED/09 ,MED/10 ,MED/11 ,MED/17 ,MED/45

3° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2022/2023

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
4
B
MED/38 ,MED/40 ,MED/45 ,MED/47
8
B
MED/09 ,MED/18 ,MED/41 ,MED/45
4
A/B
MED/01 ,MED/45
6
A/B
MED/25 ,MED/45 ,M-PSI/01 ,SPS/07
5
A/B
IUS/07 ,MED/42 ,MED/45 ,SPS/07
Final exam
7
E
-
activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
8
B
MED/09 ,MED/13 ,MED/26 ,MED/34 ,MED/45
6
B/C
MED/18 ,MED/33 ,MED/41 ,MED/45
8
B
MED/06 ,MED/09 ,MED/10 ,MED/11 ,MED/17 ,MED/45
activated in the A.Y. 2022/2023
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
4
B
MED/38 ,MED/40 ,MED/45 ,MED/47
8
B
MED/09 ,MED/18 ,MED/41 ,MED/45
4
A/B
MED/01 ,MED/45
6
A/B
MED/25 ,MED/45 ,M-PSI/01 ,SPS/07
5
A/B
IUS/07 ,MED/42 ,MED/45 ,SPS/07
Final exam
7
E
-

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Teaching code

4S000034

Credits

2

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

MED/02 - MEDICAL HISTORY

Period

2 SEMESTRE PROFESSIONI SANITARIE dal Jan 9, 2023 al Sep 30, 2023.

To show the organization of the course that includes this module, follow this link:  Course organization

Program

On the trail of bioethics
- The birth of bioethics (The Quinlan case, The Tuskegee case; The Declaration of Helsinki)
- Insights into bioethical issues related to life support treatments and artificial nutrition and hydration as examples to reconstruct the complexity of bioethical discourse
- insights into bioethical issues related to biomedical research
- Ethics, morality and law
History of a concept
- Bioethics in Hellegers and Potter
- The first Encyclopedia of Bioethics (WT Reich)
- The National Commission
- The Belmont report
- The four principles of bioethics according to Beauchamp and Childress
Bioethics as a pluralist context
- Hints taken from "Wild Strawberries" I. Bergman.
- The influence of technology in care practices
- The crisis of paternalism in medicine
- The demand for justice in medicine
- Bioethics as a liberal revolution
The clinical relationship in care practices
- The paternalist model (hints taken from "Living" by A . Kurosawa
- The autonomist model (hints taken from "My life without me" I. Coixet
- The deliberative model
(discussion of clinical cases)
Bioethics as a discipline - the problem of method
- The search for a method for bioethics
- Discernment, rightness and meaningful within the question "what should I do?"
- Comparative analysis of bioethical methodologies (Principalism, casuistry, ethics of virtue, ethics of care, hermeneutic ethics, phenomenological approach) in light of clinical cases and concrete situations
Bioethical problems
Bioethics at end of life
(Euthanasia, medically assisted suicide, end of life therapy; deep palliative sedation; palliative care) Law 219. Discussion of cases
Bioethics at the beginning of life
(Reproductive medicine; Law 40; The question of the identity and moral status of the embryo; Reproductive Medicine) Case Discussion
Bioethics: applied ethics or practical ethics?
- Challenges for bioethics
- Bioethics, Biopolitics, Biolaw
- The concept of applied ethics
- Bioethics as practical ethics

Bibliography

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Didactic methods

Frontal lesson
Interactive lesson
Small group work

Learning assessment procedures

The exam consists of a series of multiple choice questions in which the topics of the course are examined, addressing both the notions and the solutions proposed. The student is also required to know how to apply concepts and models to clinical cases studied

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Evaluation criteria

Consistent with the type of exam. Number of correct answers

Exam language

Tedesco