law5hea health law
HEALTH LAW
LAW5HEA
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject provides an introduction to core topics and debates in the study of health law and regulation in Australia. It adopts a framework-approach to analysing the relationship between law and health, taking account of ethical, social, cultural, political and rights-based contexts. Topics covered include the regulatory framework of the Australian health system;regulating health professionals; regulating patient safety and redress; consent to, and refusal of, medical treatment; substituted decision-making, medical negligence; and confidentiality, privacy and access to information. Additional topics to be covered may include law and reproduction and law at the end of life.
SchoolLa Trobe Law School
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorAnne-Maree Farrell
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Must be enrolled in LMJD or LML or LMLGBL or LMCL or LMLAW or have permission of the Law School Director of Postgraduate (Coursework) Programs
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Health Law: Frameworks and Context | Recommended | Anne-Maree Farrell, John Devereux, Isabel Karpin, Penelope Weller, 2017 | Cambridge University Press |
| Readings | Various readings that will be made available on the LMS | Recommended | Various | Various |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Demonstrate a high level understanding of, and capacity to critically evaluate, key frameworks influencing the relationship between law and health
- Activities:
- class discussion, research paper and take home examination
02. Demonstrate an understanding of, and be able to critically evaluate, the ethical, social, and political contexts which influence the relationship between law and health
- Activities:
- class discussion, research paper and take home examination
03. Explain and critique case law and regulation impacting the Australian health system, including the relationship between patients and health professionals in the areas studied in the subject.
- Activities:
- class discussion, research paper and take home examination
04. Demonstrate an understanding, and be able to critically evaluate, key debates impacting the relationship between patients and health professionals, in the areas studied in the subject
- Activities:
- class discussion, research paper and take home examination
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