Course Objectives: 1. The foundations of modern ethical expectation and the importance of providing for strong moral and ethical environment in the administration of the affairs of government and health services systems; 2. A clearer understanding of the differences and expectations between the public and private sector administrative processes; 3. The manager as moral agent in health service delivery; 4. Pluralism, multiculturalism, and the ability of service institutions to provide effective and equitable solutions to health services needs across diverse communities; 5. Overt and covert processes involved in setting and enforcing public policy and relate those processes to current national and local health policy issues; 6. The importance and limits of strengthening accountability in the administration of the affairs of health service delivery, government, and society; 7. The moral and ethical dilemma faced by governments and health service providers in view of 2 emerging technology that impacts the human life cycle; and 8. The moral and ethical dilemmas faced by health care professionals in constructing “client oriented approaches” to health service delivery in light of affirmative action and claims of unequal treatment. Required Text: Pozgar, George D. (2014). Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professionals. (4th Edition). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning. ISBN: 978-1-284-03679-4 – Students will represent the plaintiff and the defendant in an assigned case and conduct outside research on their assigned case. After this research is completed, students should submit a typed report of the case. The report must be 2-3 pages in length and should follow the following format: • Case citation o A case citation describes the identity of the parties in the case, the text in which the case can be found, and the year in which the case was decided. • Facts o These should be summarized in clear, concise, chronological statements and be numerically ordered. Only the major facts, important to the issues in the case, should be included. • Issue o Students should phrase the issue of the case in the form of one or two brief statements (e.g., the issue is whether or not a woman’s right to privacy allows her to have an abortion). • Holding o The court’s ruling based on the facts, issues, and applicable laws pertaining to the case. • Reason o The rationale behind how the court arrived at its decision based on the facts, issues, and relevant laws surrounding the case.
