HEALTH MANAGEMENT BIOETHICS AND DEONTOLOGY Single channel

Chair (Coordinator) and Rapporteur: ROBERTA GONNELLA

Module 1: BUSINESS ECONOMY

Activity type
Management sanitario
SSD
SECS-P/07
Year
N/D
Semester
N/D
CFU
1
Hours distribution
10 classroom hours
Lecturers
LUISA BURACCHINI

Module 2: BUSINESS ORGANIZATION

Activity type
Management sanitario
SSD
SECS-P/10
Year
N/D
Semester
N/D
CFU
1
Hours distribution
10 classroom hours
Lecturers
LUISA BURACCHINI

Module 3: TECHNICAL AND REHABILITATION NURSING SCIENCES

Activity type
Scienze della prevenzione dei servizi sanitari
SSD
MED/48
Year
N/D
Semester
N/D
CFU
1
Hours distribution
10 classroom hours
Lecturers
LUISA BURACCHINI

Module 4: HISTORY OF MEDICINE

Activity type
Scienze umane e psicopedagogiche
SSD
MED/02
Year
N/D
Semester
N/D
CFU
1
Hours distribution
10 classroom hours
Lecturers
ROBERTA GONNELLA

Module 5: LEGAL MEDICINE

Activity type
Scienze della prevenzione dei servizi sanitari
SSD
MED/43
Year
N/D
Semester
N/D
CFU
1
Hours distribution
10 classroom hours
Lecturers
SIMONA ZAAMI

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

Understand the organizational structure of healthcare facilities, including the roles and responsibilities of various management levels. Develop basic knowledge of the history of Western medicine, with particular emphasis on the origins and evolution of physiotherapy.

Acquire foundational knowledge of human rights, the regulatory framework governing rehabilitative healthcare professions, professional ethics, bioethics, and confidentiality obligations.


Demonstrate awareness of workplace safety procedures relevant to clinical and rehabilitative settings.

Prerequisites

Basic Knowledge of Hospital Organizational Structure, Healthcare Roles and Professions.
Concept of Law, Legality, and the Rule of Law.
Basic Knowledge of Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Physiology, and Pathophysiology

Programme

Module: BUSINESS ECONOMY
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Module: BUSINESS ORGANIZATION
N/D
Module: TECHNICAL AND REHABILITATION NURSING SCIENCES
N/D
Module: HISTORY OF MEDICINE
History of medicine from its origins to the present days
history of health care
the microbial theory
vaccines
development and Progression of Physiotherapy Practices
current problems


Module: LEGAL MEDICINE
General forensic medicine. Definition of forensic medicine. Forensic medicine break-down.
Personal damage. Definition of personal damage. Notion of injurious act, injury and impairment. Classification and projection of damage.
Crime. Article 43 of Criminal code.
Causal relationship. Crimes of battery and personal injury. Medical report and act.
Professional liability and Gelli-Bianco Law. Doctor-patient relationship. Informed consent. Civil capability. Professional liability. Biological damage.
Social insurance. Occupational accident and occupational illness.

Books

Module: BUSINESS ECONOMY
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Module: BUSINESS ORGANIZATION
N/D
Module: TECHNICAL AND REHABILITATION NURSING SCIENCES
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Module: HISTORY OF MEDICINE
PDFs of lecture slides, along with any educational videos or scientific articles, are made available on the course's dedicated Classroom page.


Module: LEGAL MEDICINE
di Luca N.M., Feola T., Marinelli E., Ricci S., Bolino G., Busardò F.P., Cecchi R., Ciallella C., Del Rio A., Marsella L.T., Montanari Vergallo G., Rallo G., Rinaldi R., Zaami S. Nuovo compendio di Medicina legale, Edizioni Minerva Medica, Torino, 2021.

Booklet in Powerpoint format provided during the coursework.

Bibliography

Module: BUSINESS ECONOMY
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Module: BUSINESS ORGANIZATION
N/D
Module: TECHNICAL AND REHABILITATION NURSING SCIENCES
N/D
Module: HISTORY OF MEDICINE
N/D
Module: LEGAL MEDICINE
N/D

Lessons mode

face-to-face lectures

Frequency

Mandatory attendance

Exam mode

The written exam is structured differently for each individual module and may consist of a multiple-choice test or a test that also includes open-ended questions. During the oral exam, the student will be required to answer questions about the content of each module, as asked by the professor.

Example exam questions

How have healthcare professions evolved over time?
What are the main regulations that govern them?
What do we mean by Risk Management?
What are the different hospital organizational models?
What is the definition of personal injury?
What is professional secrecy?
When was physiotherapy born, and how has it evolved?

Arguments

Module: BUSINESS ECONOMY



Module: BUSINESS ORGANIZATION



Module: TECHNICAL AND REHABILITATION NURSING SCIENCES



Module: HISTORY OF MEDICINE

  • The Origins of Medicine: From Prehistoric Times to Classical Greece
    • Books: PDFs of lecture slides, relevant videos and multimedia resources, scientific articles. The teaching materials are made available on the course's dedicated Classroom page.

  • Medicine in Ancient Rome and the Middle Ages
    • Books: PDFs of lecture slides, relevant videos and multimedia resources, scientific articles. The teaching materials are made available on the course's dedicated Classroom page.

  • Medicine from the Renaissance to Modernity. Origins and History of Physiotherapy
    • Books: PDFs of lecture slides, relevant videos and multimedia resources, scientific articles. The teaching materials are made available on the course's dedicated Classroom page.



Module: LEGAL MEDICINE
  • Definition of Forensic Medicine, its purposes, methodology, and forensic activities. Concept of crime. Elements of crime. Article 43 of the Criminal Code. Concept of damage in general.Components of damage and assessment.Concept of injury and impairment. Report

  • Professional secrecy. Causal connection. INAIL medical records: work-related injury and occupational disease.

  • Crime of battery. Crime of personal injury. Vehicular homicide and serious and very serious personal injuries. Professional liability.


Sustainability goals

  • Goal3
  • Goal5
  • Academic year2026/2027
  • Degree program to which the course belongsPhysiotherapy - Course D - Roma Azienda S.Camillo Forlanini
  • Mandatory presenceNo
  • Languageita
  • CFU5 CFU, distributed among 5 integrated didactic modules
  • Total duration50 hours