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| Date: | 05.07.2010 to 16.07.2010 |
| Location: | The Erasmus Observatory on Health Law
Room J8 - 27
Rotterdam Niederlande |
| Keywords: | Physician-patient relationship - Biotechnology - Reproduction medicine/IVF - Health care system/Health policy - Disease - Ecology - Abortion |
| Details: | The Erasmus Observatory on Health law (Erasmus University Rotterdam) announces the first Annual Summer School programme on Health law, providing health professionals and practitioners, with an opportunity for intensive training in various aspects of health law and ethics over a two-weeks period, while absorbing the sights, sounds and culture unique to Rotterdam and The Netherlands. The Summer School offers a custom-developed course taught by leading academics in their field. The course is designed to enhance the preparation of health professionals confronted with legal and ethical issues. The course focuses on both theoretical and practical aspects of health law and ethics. A Certificate of Attendance will be presented to participants who wish to take the course for academic credit. Course Description The actual course schedule and offerings are subject to change. Please check the Observatory'sWeb site for the latest information. Human Rights and Health Introduces students to the substance and theory of human rights law in health care. Exploring the linkage between human rights, health care (policy), and international law, the course examines the right to health vis-à-vis other human rights, as framed by international treaties and covenants. The course considers case studies and issues, focusing on the triangular relationship in health care (patientdoctor- purchaser). Sexual and Reproductive Health This course focuses on statutory and case law on human reproduction, critiqued fromnumerous points of view.We will spend considerable time on contraception and abortion. For context, we will reviewthe history of the ability to control reproduction and attempts to regulate it in Europe and abroad. Legal issues presented by new technologies including cloning, surrogacy, in vitro fertilization, and genetic engineering will also be examined. Public Health Provides an overview of basic public health principles and the governing law. The course examines the legal basis for public health regulation and explores the tensions among public health activities, civil liberties, property rights, and other significant interests. The course also examines current policy issues, including immunization, bioterrorism, forcedmedical treatment, disease reporting and surveillance, infectious disease control, and tobacco regulation. Bioethics and the Law Students explore issues arising fromadvances in biological science and technology as they impact on the legal rights and responsibilities of patients, health providers, and government policymakers. Issues explored range fromlegal and ethical dilemmas in the treatment of individuals to broader societal issues dealing with the allocation of health care resources. Health Economics This session willmainly be devoted to highlighting the relevant concepts and use of economics in the field of health care and health policy. The course is relevant for health professionals froma wide range of backgrounds including social science ormedical training; health servicemanagers or health care providers and those who have worked in national health care systems, international agencies or NGOs. Topics to be discussed cover important health economic concepts and research areas, such as: the distinguishing features of health economics; health systemperformance; equity and efficiency; health care financing; economic evaluation and rationing. |
| Organizer: | The Erasmus Observatory on Health Law at the University of Rotterdam |
| Contact: | Address: The Erasmus Observatory on Health Law P.O. Box 1738 3000 DR Rotterdam The Netherlands Tel: +31 - 10 - 4 08 18 67 Fax: +31 - 10 - 4 08 90 94 Email: info@erasmusobservatoryonhealthlaw.nl |
| Webpage: | http://www.erasmusobservatoryonhealthlaw.nl/Uploads/ErasmusObservatory-folder.pdf |
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