Murdoch University: Units

Ethics and Jurisprudence (CHI581)
Points:	2
Enrolment Options:	Murdoch: T2-internal [see Teaching Periods and Census Dates]
Description:	This unit integrates chiropractic practice with appropriate professional ethics required of primary contact health professionals. It includes ethical considerations of the rights and responsibilities of both the practitioners and the patients. Emphasis is placed on risk management, informed consent, record keeping, legal issues in health care, ethics in general and principles of medical ethics, the patient-doctor relationships, and writing a medical-legal report.
Contact time:	Lectures: 2 hours per week; workshops: 2 hours per week.
Prerequisites:	Completion of BSc (Chiropractic) or permission of the Academic Chair.
Used in these Courses:	Chiropractic (BChiro, BSc)

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Handbook 2010

Unit: Ethics and Jurisprudence

Ethics and Jurisprudence (CHI581)