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Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care
Teaching Group

Ethics, Health Economics and Philosophy of Science

The teaching in ethics, health economics, and philosophy of science aims to provide medical, dental, and health science students with knowledge and skills in these subjects, and a solid foundation to identify, analyze, and address important issues at various levels within the healthcare system.

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Topics we teach:

  • Medical ethics
  • Resource allocation and priority setting
  • Population health and ethics
  • Global health and ethics
  • Biotechnology and ethics
  • Health and human rights
  • Normative analysis and ethical theories
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  • Clinical ethical dilemmas and decision-making processes related to:Ìý
    • Limiting life-prolonging treatment
    • Patients with impaired or uncertain decision-making capacity
    • Safeguarding confidentiality and consent
    • Communication and collaboration across professions
    • Euthanasia and assisted suicideÌý
    • Genetics and new medical technologies
    • Reproductive health and abortion
    • Ethical dilemmas you may encounter as a student
    • Clinical priority setting
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  • Research ethicsÌý
    • Scientific misconduct
    • Consent requirements and other key principles
    • Vulnerable groups
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  • Philosphy of science
    • Knowledge production
    • Scientific methodologyÌý
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  • Economic evaluationÌý
    • Cost-effectiveness analysis
    • Decision modeling
    • Measuring health outcomes and health-related quality of life
    • Cost and budget impact
    • Estimating severity

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