2 courses with the subject ETHC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ETHC 630Emerging Trends in Bioethics3
(3) This course introduces students to ethical theory and methods of moral reasoning as tools for analyzing bioethical problems of the twenty first century that arise from emerging medical technology and changes to law and health policy. The bioethical issues will vary to reflect current events and debates. Examples include the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on rural health and human service delivery, the efficacy and safety of telemedicine and telecounseling, and the ethical implications of new advances in genetic medicine. Through these analyses Health and Social Services professionals and other students will develop their ability to both directly provide and allow effective health care ethics consultations in specific cases.
(3) This course introduces students to a set of interdisciplinary issues concerning intra- and inter-cultural value and perspectival differences, including their impact on healthcare treatment decisions and/or end of life issues. The “set of interdisciplinary issues” will vary. Examples are: the impact of religious and holistic healing practices on the medical profession; the worlds of injured and PTSD-suffering veterans and their care; visual and performing arts in healthcare. Medical and Social Services professionals will develop useful understandings concerning these differences that enhance their ability to both directly provide and administratively allow effective health care ethics consultations in specific cases.
