Learning objectives
Learning objectives:
• Knowing professional physical therapist profile
• Knowing the responsibility of physiotherapist in professional practice, with the current regulations.
• Knowing prevention of risks of malpractice.
Prerequisites
frequency 2° year
Course unit content
Deontology and Bioethics
Year studied: 2°YEAR
1 ECTS Credits:
20 hours studied
Course description/programme
Medical law and clinical bioethics
- Regulation of the physiotherapist’s profession
- The deontological code of the profession
- Legal outline
- Sanitary law: the clinician as a public health figure responsible for public service
- Fundaments of tort law: crime and fines; main and accessory penalties; concepts of criminal intent, negligence and guilt; causes and contributory factors; reasons for non-punishment; indictment
- Common public health offences: failure to report, complaints; failure to give assistance; private abuse; child abuse, illegal use of the profession by an unauthorised person
- Patient documentation:
- The crime of false or negligent writing.
- The relationship between the patient and healthcare professional: professional confidentiality, informed consent
- Data protection act and principle obligations of healthcare professionals
- The professional responsibility of the physiotherapist
Deontology
- Professional responsibility of the physiotherapist
- Law 1994/741
- Law 1999/42
- Law 2000/251
- Physiotherapists in Europe: physiotherapist practice in Europe; physiotherapist training in Europe
- The deontological code: AIFI (Italian physiotherapist association)
Full programme
Deontology and Bioethics
Year studied: 2°YEAR
1 ECTS Credits:
20 hours studied
Course description/programme
Medical law and clinical bioethics
- Regulation of the physiotherapist’s profession
- The deontological code of the profession
- Legal outline
- Sanitary law: the clinician as a public health figure responsible for public service
- Fundaments of tort law: crime and fines; main and accessory penalties; concepts of criminal intent, negligence and guilt; causes and contributory factors; reasons for non-punishment; indictment
- Common public health offences: failure to report, complaints; failure to give assistance; private abuse; child abuse, illegal use of the profession by an unauthorised person
- Patient documentation:
- The crime of false or negligent writing.
- The relationship between the patient and healthcare professional: professional confidentiality, informed consent
- Data protection act and principle obligations of healthcare professionals
- The professional responsibility of the physiotherapist
Deontology
- Professional responsibility of the physiotherapist
- Law 1994/741
- Law 1999/42
- Law 2000/251
- Physiotherapists in Europe: physiotherapist practice in Europe; physiotherapist training in Europe
- The deontological code: AIFI (Italian physiotherapist association)
Professional standard
Verbal/non verbal Comunication
Bibliography
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
G.Cartisani,L.Galasso,L.Lamberti"Professione Fisioterapista"edizioni UTET
D.Rodriguez"I codici deontologici del fisioterapista:analisi e confronti"edizioni McGrew-Hill
Teaching methods
discussion about professional acting
during intrnship
Assessment methods and criteria
written exam
Other information
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