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SS/R: Introduction to Ethical Issues in Health Policy

Location
Washington, DC
Term
Winter Institute
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2012 - 2013
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Thursday, January 10, 2013
End Date
Friday, January 11, 2013
Class Time(s)
Th, F, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Holly Taylor
Contact Name
Pamela Davis
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Next Offered
Only offered in 2012
Description
Introduces students to the moral relevance of health and the use of ethics in the assessment of health policy. Acquaints students with a number of theories of justice. Students explore contemporary health care and public health policy issues using the lens of ethical analysis to supplement other approaches to policy analysis.
Learning Objectives
This course will prepare you to be able to do the following:
  1. Use ethics as a tool, in the assessment of policy options
  2. Identify and consider ethical issues relevant to health policy development and implementation
  3. Analyze policy options with new-found ethical skills and begin to reason through appropriate courses of action
Instructor Consent
No consent required