Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences—Department of Health Science 343 MHL 1045—Law of Patients’ Rights and Health Care Ethics Beginning with the development of the bedrock legal principles of informed consent, this course will examine the legal aspects of patients’ rights movements and will trace the status of patients’ legal abilities to control their treatment. Part of the course will be devoted to the existence of, substance of, and reasons for patients’ rights statutes specific to hospital and nursing home settings. Additionally, this course examines how the law has affected health care ethics by exploring the principles of ethics for health care providers; the ways in which these ethical principles are reflected in the law; and the legal, ethical, and policy aspects of issues affecting health care providers. Students will analyze situations arising in the health care context and will consider issues relating to both individual and institutional health care providers’ ethics. (2 credits) MHL 1090—Accreditation and Licensing This course provides a detailed examination of the legal aspects of two credentialing concepts—accreditation and licensure—in both the individual health care practitioner setting and the institutional setting. Students will examine the primary goal of these concepts (i.e., protecting the public), how accreditation differs from licensure, and how they interrelate. Prerequisite: MLAW 1020 (2 credits) MHL 2021—Pharmaceutical Law This course is designed to provide an understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and the role of the various stakeholders involved. Topics will touch upon the legal, regulatory, policy, business, scientific, and ethical issues related to the industry. A selection of topics will be discussed and may include the drug discovery process, drug promotion, drug distribution from manufacture through dispensing, insurance and reimbursement, controlled substances, negligence and malpractice, licensing and certification, health informatics, antitrust, and intellectual property rights. Government agencies including the FDA, CMS, DEA, and state licensing boards will be discussed throughout the course. (2 credits, includes 1-credit, on-campus institute) MHL 2030—Risk Management Law This course focuses on the legal importance of risk management programs for health care institutions. In doing so, it examines the keys to organizing and implementing successful risk management programs. It also focuses on consideration for developing effective risk management programs, evaluating them, and addressing specific risk areas—including those arising in managed care and integrated health care delivery systems. (2 credits) MHS 5003—Current Trends and Cultural Issues in Health Care This course serves to familiarize the student with current trends and cultural issues in health care that may impact the patient, the health care system, or the ability to deliver high-quality health care. Discussion and analysis of current and cultural topics facing those who work in health care will be explored. (3 credits) MHS 5026—Human Trafficking for Health Care Professionals Human trafficking involves sexual or labor exploitation of a person through force, fraud, and coercion for any type of gain. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that human trafficking victims endure chronic physical, sexual, and emotional violence from their exploiters and experience communicable diseases from their living conditions, sexually transmitted diseases from their work conditions, and mental health issues from their exploitation. (WHO, 2014) In 2015, the American Public Health Association identified human trafficking as a public health problem in the United States. This course will raise awareness of human trafficking in the United States and internationally; increase the knowledge of the signs and symptoms of trafficked individuals; and provide action steps health care professionals can utilize when trafficked individuals are identified in hospitals, urgent care centers, community health centers, and mental health settings. (3 credits) MHS 5103—Principles of Advanced Life Support Introduction to the accepted principles of the advanced life support measures used in adult medical, traumatic, and pediatric emergencies. Includes a review of the most common emergency situations encountered and provides hands-on practical training that will assist the clinician in developing the skills required to stabilize patients with life-threatening conditions. (3 credits) MHS 5112—Bioterrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction Students will review the effects of warfare and bioterrorism on populations, with emphasis on low-intensity conflict and dispersion of chemical and biological weapons in populated areas. Discussions will be devoted to the ecological, sociological, environmental, and general health effects. (3 credits) Course Descriptions Master of Health Science Course Descriptions
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