This 10 module, self-access, online course aims to provide you with an overview of the main medico-legal concepts and issues in the practice of modern healthcare.

This course can be taken at any time and is offered throughout the year.

You will have 20 weeks access to your modules and your booking includes a free copy of Mason and McCall-Smith's Law and Medical Ethics textbook.

Detailed Description

The course is taught in ten modules over ten weeks and you can choose to study as many modules as you wish to depending on your personal and professional interests.

1. Introduction to Law and Medical Ethics
2. Consent to Medical Treatment
3. Refusal of Medical Treatment
4. Withholding and Withdrawing Care
5. Medical Negligence
6. Patient Confidentiality
7. Human Rights and Medical Practice
8. Research and Ethical Approval
9. Mental Capacity and Mental Health
10. Genetics, Reproduction and the Law

The course is taken online on a self-access basis and offers a flexible way to study while maintaining work and personal commitments.