76045 Law and Medicine

6cp
Requisite(s): 70311 Law of Tort
There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Undergraduate
Subject coordinator: H Kiel

The aim of this subject is to help students develop an understanding of the interface between law and medicine. It examines the issues that confront both health care providers and their patients in the context of continuing systemic and resource problems. These issues include the handling of complaints against health care professionals, regulation of the relevant professions, medical negligence, consent to treatment, access to medical records, and issues in relation to alternative or complementary medicine.

Texts and references

Skene, L, Law and Medical Practice: Rights, Duties, Claims and Defences, 2nd edn, LexisNexis Butterworths, 2004

Fee information

2006 contribution for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students: $1,021.25
2006 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,310.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2006 for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Other students (such as postgraduate students and international students) should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

Note: The requisite information presented in this subject description covers only academic requisites. Full details of all enforced rules, covering both academic and admission requisites, are available at Access conditions and My Student Admin.