School of Medicine & Dentistry Medical Humanities and Bioethics
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-159918 MHB 210-1 Bioethics at the Bedside Fall 2023 4.0 Closed
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
W 400 PM 630 PM 08/30/2023 12/22/2023
Enrollment: Enrolled     
15 		Capacity     
15
Instructors: Nick Mercado
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Description: Most ethical dilemmas in medicine arise at the bedside. Wrestling with these challenging conflicts is a core task of the clinical application of bioethics in medicine and nursing. Using real cases, guided by an interdisciplinary team of practicing clinicians with educators in bioethics and law, this course will examine three fundamental subjects of bioethics that arise in medical practice: informed consent, organ transplantation and death and dying.This course is structured around clinical cases. Students will complete readings to guide discussions around clinical cases. Students will analyse and discuss cases with a variety of members of the health care team these may include, but are not limited to, physicians, nurses, bioethicists, chaplains, patients and family members. Students will participate in classroom activities to practice the application of knowledge and skills learned. Open to upper level undergraduate students, juniors and seniors.
Offered: Fall Summer
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-139196 MHB 210-1 Bioethics at the Bedside Fall 2022 4.0 - 0.0 Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
W 400 PM 630 PM 08/31/2022 12/22/2022
Enrollment: Enrolled     
12 		Capacity     
18
Instructors: Nick Mercado
Description: Most ethical dilemmas in medicine arise at the bedside. Wrestling with these challenging conflicts is a core task of the clinical application of bioethics in medicine and nursing. Using real cases, guided by an interdisciplinary team of practicing clinicians with educators in bioethics and law, this course will examine three fundamental subjects of bioethics that arise in medical practice: informed consent, organ transplantation and death and dying.This course is structured around clinical cases. Students will complete readings to guide discussions around clinical cases. Students will analyse and discuss cases with a variety of members of the health care team these may include, but are not limited to, physicians, nurses, bioethicists, chaplains, patients and family members. Students will participate in classroom activities to practice the application of knowledge and skills learned. Open to upper level undergraduate students, juniors and seniors.
Offered: Fall Summer