Month 9: Healthcare Ethics and Law

Week 1: Introduction to Healthcare Ethics and Law

• Overview of healthcare ethics and law and their impact on healthcare organizations
• Understanding healthcare ethics and law stakeholders, including healthcare providers, patients, and government agencies
• Introduction to healthcare ethics and law development and implementation processes

Week 2: Healthcare Ethics

• Understanding healthcare ethics frameworks, including ethical theories and principles
• Introduction to healthcare ethics decision-making, including informed consent, patient autonomy, and end-of-life care
• Overview of healthcare ethics issues, including medical research ethics, genetic testing, and organ transplantation

Week 3: Healthcare Law

• Understanding healthcare legal frameworks, including common law and statutory law
• Introduction to healthcare law regulations, including the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Overview of healthcare law issues, including malpractice, liability, and patient privacy

Week 4: Healthcare Ethics and Law Advocacy and Change

• Introduction to healthcare ethics and law advocacy and change processes
• Understanding healthcare ethics and law advocacy strategies, including lobbying and grassroots organizing
• Overview of healthcare ethics and law change processes, including policy development and implementation