Medicine (English) | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 7 |
Course Code: | MED042 | ||||
Course Name: | Emerging Medical Technologies and Ethics | ||||
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Fall Spring |
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Course Credits: |
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Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
Type of course: | Departmental Elective | ||||
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Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning | ||||
Course Coordinator: | Dr. Öğr. Üy. TAYYİBE BARDAKÇI | ||||
Course Lecturer(s): | Asst. Prof. Tayyibe Bardakçı | ||||
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Course Objectives: | -To learn various ethical theories used in today's moral philosophy debates. -Learn to recognize and evaluate the philosophical arguments. -To understand the individual and social effects of new technologies. -To discuss the potential of technology to transform morality. -To examine what medicine should not do as well as what it can do. |
Course Content: | The developments in the fields such as medicine, biotechnology, nanotechnology, and genetic engineering are a sign that we live in a century in which many things we used to see as science fiction now have become scientific facts. IVF, new gene-editing techniques such as CRISPR (see the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry), the increasing use of artificial intelligence in medicine, or prosthetics that transcend the normal limits of human beings are only a part of today's technologies that we could not have imagined a hundred years ago. In this course, technologies which have entered our lives sometimes through medicine and sometimes with their use in medicine, will be discussed. Important ethical and social problems of today’s technologies will be addressed, and answers will be sought for the following questions: -Could an embryo be called a person? Can we use embryos in research? -Is it morally right to enhance people in a way that functions beyond normal limits? -What are the advantages and disadvantages of artificial intelligence applications in medicine? -What kind of social and moral consequences human cloning includes? Class sessions consist primarily of lectures and discussion activities. |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Upon completion of this course, students are expected to gain: To become familiar with basic ethical theories / frameworks. 2) To gain a perspective on which purposes new technologies can be used. 3) Gaining the ability of students to express their own views clearly and to take other opinions into account in class discussions. 4) To be able to evaluate the losses that new technologies may cause as well as the advantages. 5) To understand the potential of technology to transform morality. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introductory lecture, introduction of the course | Lecture notes |
2) | Basic concepts: Ethics, morality, medical ethics, bioethics | Lecture notes |
3) | The concept of human dignity | Lecture notes |
4) | IVF: The technology that changes the nature of reproduction. | Lecture notes |
5) | Gene editing and ethical issues | Lecture notes |
6) | Artificial organs and limbs | Lecture notes |
7) | Doping & Trans/post-human athletes | Lecture notes |
8) | Midterm week | |
9) | Human enhancement and ethics | Lecture notes |
10) | Big data and health data | Lecture notes |
11) | Use of artificial intelligence in medicine | Lecture notes |
12) | Digital age pandemic COVID-19 | Lecture notes |
13) | Implantable chips / Black Mirror example | Lecture notes |
14) | Human cloning | Lecture notes |
15) | Final week |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Lecture notes, recommended articles, books, and movies throughout the semester. |
References: | -Michael Sandel, The Case Against Perfection, Harvard University Press. -Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, Vintage. -Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, Random House Publishing Group. -Gerd Leonhard, Technology vs. Humanity, Future Scopes. -Francis Fukuyama, Our Posthuman Future: Consequences of the Biotechnology Revolution. -(TR) S. Metin (2019). Biyotıp Etiği ve Hukuk, İstanbul: BETİM Kitaplığı. |
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1) When Istinye University Faculty of Medicine student is graduated who knows the historical development of medicine, medical practices, and the medical profession and their importance for society. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
2) knows the normal structure and function of the human body at the level of molecules, cells, tissues, organs and systems. | ||||||||||||||||||
3) is capable of systematically taking an accurate and effective social and medical history from their patients and make a comprehensive physical examination. | ||||||||||||||||||
4) knows the laboratory procedures related to diseases; In primary care, the necessary material (blood, urine, etc.) can be obtained from the patient with appropriate methods and can perform the necessary laboratory procedures for diagnosis and follow-up or request laboratory tests. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
5) can distinguish pathological changes in structure and functions during diseases from physiological changes and can Interpret the patient's history, physical examination, laboratory and imaging findings, and arrive at a pre-diagnosis and diagnosis of the patient's problem. | ||||||||||||||||||
6) knows, plans and applies primary care and emergency medical treatment practices, rehabilitation stages. | ||||||||||||||||||
7) can keep patient records accurately and efficiently, know the importance of confidentiality of patient information and records, and protects this privacy. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
8) knows the clinical decision-making process, evidencebased medicine practices and current approaches. | ||||||||||||||||||
9) knows and applies the basic principles of preventive health measures and the protection of individuals from diseases and improving health, and recognizes the individual and/or society at risk, undertakes the responsibility of the physician in public health problems such as epidemics and pandemics. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
10) knows the biopsychosocial approach, evaluates the causes of diseases by considering the individual and his / her environment. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
11) is capable of having effective oral and/or written communication with patients and their relatives, society and colleagues. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
12) knows the techniques, methods and rules of researching. It contributes to the creation, sharing, implementation and development of new professional knowledge and practices by using science and scientific method within the framework of ethical rules. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
13) can collect health data, analyze them, present them in summary, and prepare forensic reports. | ||||||||||||||||||
14) knows the place of physicians as an educator, administrator and researcher in delivery of health care. It takes responsibility for the professional and personal development of own and colleagues in all interdisciplinary teams established to increase the health level of the society. | ||||||||||||||||||
15) knows employee health, environment and occupational safety issues and takes responsibility when necessary. | ||||||||||||||||||
16) knows health policies and is able to evaluate their effects in the field of application. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
17) keeps medical knowledge up-to-date within the framework of lifelong learning responsibility. | ||||||||||||||||||
18) Applies own profession by knowing about ethical obligations and legal responsibilities, prioritizing human values and with self-sacrifice throughout own medical life. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | When Istinye University Faculty of Medicine student is graduated who knows the historical development of medicine, medical practices, and the medical profession and their importance for society. | 2 |
2) | knows the normal structure and function of the human body at the level of molecules, cells, tissues, organs and systems. | |
3) | is capable of systematically taking an accurate and effective social and medical history from their patients and make a comprehensive physical examination. | |
4) | knows the laboratory procedures related to diseases; In primary care, the necessary material (blood, urine, etc.) can be obtained from the patient with appropriate methods and can perform the necessary laboratory procedures for diagnosis and follow-up or request laboratory tests. | 1 |
5) | can distinguish pathological changes in structure and functions during diseases from physiological changes and can Interpret the patient's history, physical examination, laboratory and imaging findings, and arrive at a pre-diagnosis and diagnosis of the patient's problem. | |
6) | knows, plans and applies primary care and emergency medical treatment practices, rehabilitation stages. | |
7) | can keep patient records accurately and efficiently, know the importance of confidentiality of patient information and records, and protects this privacy. | 3 |
8) | knows the clinical decision-making process, evidencebased medicine practices and current approaches. | 1 |
9) | knows and applies the basic principles of preventive health measures and the protection of individuals from diseases and improving health, and recognizes the individual and/or society at risk, undertakes the responsibility of the physician in public health problems such as epidemics and pandemics. | 1 |
10) | knows the biopsychosocial approach, evaluates the causes of diseases by considering the individual and his / her environment. | 2 |
11) | is capable of having effective oral and/or written communication with patients and their relatives, society and colleagues. | 1 |
12) | knows the techniques, methods and rules of researching. It contributes to the creation, sharing, implementation and development of new professional knowledge and practices by using science and scientific method within the framework of ethical rules. | 3 |
13) | can collect health data, analyze them, present them in summary, and prepare forensic reports. | |
14) | knows the place of physicians as an educator, administrator and researcher in delivery of health care. It takes responsibility for the professional and personal development of own and colleagues in all interdisciplinary teams established to increase the health level of the society. | |
15) | knows employee health, environment and occupational safety issues and takes responsibility when necessary. | |
16) | knows health policies and is able to evaluate their effects in the field of application. | 2 |
17) | keeps medical knowledge up-to-date within the framework of lifelong learning responsibility. | |
18) | Applies own profession by knowing about ethical obligations and legal responsibilities, prioritizing human values and with self-sacrifice throughout own medical life. | 3 |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
Final | 1 | % 60 |
total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Preparation for the Activity | Spent for the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | Workload | ||
Course Hours | 14 | 1 | 2 | 42 | |||
Midterms | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||
Final | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||
Total Workload | 54 |