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An Introduction to Medical Ethics: The Impact of Disability Screening 

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An Introduction to Medical Ethics: The Impact of Disability Screening
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University of Manchester 
Overview

Gain a clearer understanding of ethics and the ethical issues surrounding prenatal screening of disabilities

Duration

4 weeks

Mode of learning

Online

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UG Certificate

An Introduction to Medical Ethics: The Impact of Disability Screening
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University of Manchester 
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An Introduction to Medical Ethics: The Impact of Disability Screening
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University of Manchester 
Course details

Who should do this course?
  • This course is for anyone with an interest in the ethical issues surrounding screening for disability or ethics in general
What are the course deliverables?
  • Describe what ethics is and why it is useful to consider ethical issues
  • Develop confidence and skills in critical thinking and dealing with ethical questions
  • Assess the ethical issues around screening for and against disability with case studies considering Down Syndrome and Deafness
  • Discuss controversial ethical issues with sensitivity and respect
More about this course
  • Ethics play an important role in healthcare, and need to be considered by health professionals and patients alike
  • On this course, you will get a practical introduction to ethics, and develop the reasoning skills needed to deal with ethical questions
  • You will build your understanding of these issues by examining the ethics of prenatal screening for disabilities, like Down Syndrome and deafness
  • You will also gain an introduction to bioethics and the development of medical technologies to use in health services

An Introduction to Medical Ethics: The Impact of Disability Screening
 at 
University of Manchester 
Curriculum

Week 1 What is medical ethics?

Week 2 Defending your positions: When intuition is not enough

Week 3 An Ethical Toolkit – defending your position further

Week 4 Screening for Down’s Syndrome – applying what you’ve learned

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An Introduction to Medical Ethics: The Impact of Disability Screening
 at 
University of Manchester 
Faculty details

Becki Bennett
I have been teaching bioethics at the University of Manchester for 26 years. I run a distance learning MA/LLM in Healthcare Ethics and Law and provide online CPD courses in this area.

An Introduction to Medical Ethics: The Impact of Disability Screening
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