LAW304 Legal and Ethical Issues in Complementary Medicine (8)

This subject aims to deepen students' understanding of the legal and ethical issues involved in practice in complementary medicine. Students will consolidate their grasp of key ethical and legal concepts, and will then apply these concepts to a range of case studies relevant to complementary medicine as well as to their own professional practice.

No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2021.

Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Incompatible Subjects

ETH403, LAW131, SSC502

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to demonstrate an understanding of ethical concepts central to practice in complementary medicine;
  • be able to apply these concepts to identify and critically discuss ethical issues arising from practice in complementary medicine;
  • be able to demonstrate an understanding of the major legal concepts covering practice in complementary medicine;
  • be able to apply these concepts to identify and critically discuss legal issues arising from practice in complementary medicine; and
  • be able to demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between ethics and law as they apply to practice in complementary medicine.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:

- Introduction, Codes of ethics
- Ethical theories
- Health ethics principles
- Review and consolidation of ethics material
- Consent
- Negligence
- Privacy, confidentiality and information rights and duties
- Regulation
- Review and consolidation of law material
- Case studies from complementary medicine will be used throughout to demonstrate how the major ethical and legal issues present in professional practice.

Indicative Assessment

The following table summarises the assessment tasks for the online offering of LAW304 in Session 1 2020. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated and can also differ to suit the mode of study (online or on campus).

Item Number
Title
Value %
1
Forum participation
20
2
Case study response
20
3
Research essay
50
4
Online quiz
10

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2021. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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