HEALTH LAW

LAW5HEA

2020

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.

School: La Trobe Law School (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Marc Trabsky

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: LAW5PMI or LAW5LRE or permission of the Law School Director of Postgraduate (Coursework) Programs

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Health Law: Frameworks and Context

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Anne-Maree Farrell, John Devereux, Isabel Karpin, Penelope Weller

Year: 2017

Edition/Volume: Latest edition

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

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

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

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.

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

City Campus, 2020, Summer 2 , Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Marc Trabsky

Class requirements

Block ModeWeek: 2 - 7
Four 7.00 hours block mode per study period on weekdays during the day from week 2 to week 7 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Research Paper (4500 words)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	65	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4
Take home examination (1500 words)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	35	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4