Class Ethics and e-health

The Curriculum Unit in Ethics and e-Health has as a primary aim to deepen the understanding of students on the ethical issues involved in the teleconsultation and e-health. Through this unity, students will develop critical skills essential to navigate and analyze complex ethical issues covering from the philosophical and sociological basis to the European legal framework.

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PC1. Ethics, Morals and Deontology: definitions PC2. Ethical conscience and ethical theories PC3. Ethical Decision Making PC4. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in e-health PC5. European frameworks for e-health PC6. Ethics of teleconsultation and telepsychology: Deontological guidelines for clinical intervention using technology PC7. Ethics and Research in Psychology LO5. To know the deontological guidelines for clinical intervention using technology

The contents in Ethics will be articulated to the CYBER Master pedagogical model. Students will have to learn about the legal and ethical framework in eHealth in Europe, and also, more broadly, about the ethical dimensions in health research involving human and sometimes particularly vulnerable participants. The teaching of these contents uses the expositive method. The debate and discussion oriented by the teacher on specific cases will also be implemented in this curricular unit.

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