Inglese

Comprensione degli aspetti fondamentali della relazione che si instaura tra medico e paziente, sia in senso generale che all’interno dei contesti dei luoghi della cura. Conoscenze della lingua inglese nel settore linguistico medico-scientifico attraverso nozioni e concetti fondamentali in campo medico e sanitario.

G. Tessuto 2024, English for Medicine: A Toolkit for discourse and genre-based approaches to ESP Language, Giappichelli, Torino.

Formare gli studenti nell'ottica delle competenze trasversali tra linguaggio scientifico e l'ambiente etico/professionale della medicina e della salute in contesti anglofoni e internazionali.

Livello intermedio B1 della lingua inglese.

Lezioni frontali presentate in powerpoint e audio integrate da momenti di dibattito e confronto con lavoro a gruppi, sollecitando gli studenti a produrre a loro volta materiali specialistici orali e scritti in inglese da condividere con il resto del gruppo classe sulle diverse tematiche affrontate nelle lezioni.

Esame orale basato sugli argomenti del testo di riferimento e su una tesina di 2500 parole su una patologia relativa al proprio ambito di studi.

Unit 2
Professionalism and ethics in medicine and healthcare: development of concepts and topics
1. Professionalism in medical practice: past and present 29
2. Maintaining professional standards and values in healthcare 29
2.1. Scientific and technical competency standards 29
2.2. Ethical standards and values 30
2.3. Professionalism in medical practice: an inclusive concept 30
2.4. Professional and ethical codes of conduct 30
2.5. Obstacles to professionalism in medical practice 30
3. Understanding ethics in more detail 31
3.1. Where does ethics come from? 31
3.2. Fields of application 32
4. Medical ethics 32
4.1. Medical ethics: four basic principles at a glance 32
4.2. Medical ethics: a close look at the four principles 33
Autonomy 33
Beneficence 33
Nonmaleficence 33
Justice 33
5. Understanding medical professionalism in more detail 34
5.1. Physician Charter on medical professionalism 34
Principles of professionalism 34
Professional responsibilities 34
6. Medical professionalism: views from academic scholarship 35
Virtue ethics 35
7. Defensive medicine 36
7.1. Medical malpractice: what is it? 36
7.2. Most common medical negligence cases 36
7.3. Grounds for a medical negligence claim
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Tesina di 2500 parole su una patologia relativa al proprio ambito di studi.

English

English language knowledge applied to core components of topics and issues used in healthcare /medical-scientific fields. Understanding main characteristics of doctor-patient relationship, in terms of general and specific healthcare contexts.

G. Tessuto 2024, English for Medicine: A Toolkit for discourse and genre-based approaches to ESP Language, Giappichelli, Torino.

To train students in transversal skills between scientific language and the ethical/professional environment of medicine and health in English-speaking and international contexts.

B1 (lower/upper intermediate) level of English.

Monolingual frontal lessons in powerpoint or audio formats supplemented with group debate, with a view to eliciting students to produce specialist oral and written materials in English (ex: writing a research article abstract or presenting a conference poster) for sharing with other class members on any one topic dealt with.

Oral exam based on the topics of the reference text and a 2,500-word essay on a pathology related to the student's field of study.

Unit 2
Professionalism and ethics in medicine and healthcare: development of concepts and topics
1. Professionalism in medical practice: past and present 29
2. Maintaining professional standards and values in healthcare 29
2.1. Scientific and technical competency standards 29
2.2. Ethical standards and values 30
2.3. Professionalism in medical practice: an inclusive concept 30
2.4. Professional and ethical codes of conduct 30
2.5. Obstacles to professionalism in medical practice 30
3. Understanding ethics in more detail 31
3.1. Where does ethics come from? 31
3.2. Fields of application 32
4. Medical ethics 32
4.1. Medical ethics: four basic principles at a glance 32
4.2. Medical ethics: a close look at the four principles 33
Autonomy 33
Beneficence 33
Nonmaleficence 33
Justice 33
5. Understanding medical professionalism in more detail 34
5.1. Physician Charter on medical professionalism 34
Principles of professionalism 34
Professional responsibilities 34
6. Medical professionalism: views from academic scholarship 35
Virtue ethics 35
7. Defensive medicine 36
7.1. Medical malpractice: what is it? 36
7.2. Most common medical negligence cases 36
7.3. Grounds for a medical negligence claim
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2,500-word essay on a pathology related to the student's field of study.