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Presentation
Presentation
This course aims to assist in the understanding of the main ethical issues discussed in the areas of health, life sciences, and environmental and social sciences and humanities. The course aims to help students develop argumentative skills in the analysis of case studies such as the impact of new biotechnologies, euthanasia and end-of-life care, doctor-patient relations and public and global health, as well as how we live our lives in the context of political, socio-economic and environmental determinants. Expanding students' knowledge about these subjects, and their argumentative reasoning. Bioethics is an essential topic / discipline for the learning of those who are being trained as biologists, as these students may be exposed to all the above items during their training and the development of their professional careers.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 2.5
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
2 | Optional | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT101-4980
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
1. Introduction: Objectives and functioning of the UC. Presentation of the main topics currently discussed - Organ Donation; Vaccination Policies; Gestation / Procreation Policies; Informed Consent; Life / Death Law; Animal Rights: Zoos, Reserves (others); Bioethics in environmental contexts: Nature preservation and conservation; 2. Oral presentations and discussions: Ethics in the Use of Animals in Science and Education • Animal suffering and welfare • Animals in education and research • Zoos Ethics in Genetics • Research of the human genome and its application • Genetically modified organisms • Synthetic biology Environmental Ethics • Coexistence between Man and other natural resources • Main threats to natural ecosystems • Population management through hunting/exploitation Ethics and bioethics in Human Health • Human improvement • Childhood vaccination • Ethics early in life • Ethics at the end of life • Biobanks
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Objectives
Objectives
The course has as general objectives to train students in the following aspects: 1) identify the main ethical issues associated with the areas of medicine, health and life sciences, including ecological and environmental contexts; 2) to develop the skills of composing a well-founded argument, to be used as a support in making ethical decisions; 3) know, understand and apply the ethical principles of the Universal Declaration of Bioethics and Human Rights. Associated with these general objectives, it is also expected that the student: - recognize the implications of technological advances on issues associated with bioethics, and the correlation between them: - recognize the complexity of topics discussed in bioethics, and how they are managed by the participants (individuals and institutions); - identify concrete situations (case studies) that imply ethical evaluation; - explore bioethics issues looking for their legal framework in Portugal, and in other countries.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
Case-study discussions in class
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References
References
Declaração Universal Sobre Bioética e Direitos Humanos: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000146180_por Ethical issues in global health: https://www.who.int/ethics/topics/en/ Bioethics: https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/bioethics.htm Veatch, R. M. & Laura K. Guidry-Grimes (2020). The basics of bioethics. Routledge. Consulta de Pareceres disponíveis nas plataformas do: _Conselho Nacional de Ética para as Ciências da Vida: http://www.cnecv.pt/ _Associação Portuguesa de Bioética: http://www.apbioetica.org/gca/index.php?id=143&idbloco=152¿ Consulta de artigos em várias revistas tais como: Revista Bioética (Portuguesa) Revista Portuguesa de Bioética (Portuguesa) American Journal of Bioethics Bioethics Bioethics Outlook Bioethics UPdate Developing World Bioethics Ethics and Behavior
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
