77734 Law and Medicine

In this subject students examine in detail the interaction between medicine and law at both a practical and theoretical level. Medicine is considered in the context of the wider healthcare picture. The primary focus is on the impact of law on medicine by considering how the law deals with significant life events from conception to death.

Topics covered include:

• the medical and legal characterisation of the unborn child
• consumer protection in the provision of medicine including aspects such as medical registration, and
• standards of care expected of the medical profession as applied to the level and competency of the patient, including discussion of protection and enhancement of the profession.