531 Law & Medicine (Nelson)

LAW531

Law and Medicine

(Nelson)

Prerequisite courses: Tort Law (LAW 430)

Prerequisite for:

Instructor(s): Professor Erin Nelson

Course credit: 3

Method of presentation: Other

METHOD OF EVALUATION

The primary method of evaluation will be a written assignment, such as a research paper, worth 75% of the grade. The other 25% of the grade will be based on class participation, which may include a group or individual presentation.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course will cover a selection of health-law related topics, including medical negligence, consent / informed consent, confidentiality of medical records, wrongful birth and wrongful pregnancy claims, mental health law, health of Indigenous persons in Canada, and end-of-life decision making.

SPECIAL COMMENTS

Description updated 2019-20. Please contact the instructor for any specific questions you may have related to this particular course section.

REQUIRED TEXTS (IF ANY):

Materials for this course will be made available on the course TWEN site.