1. 6/15/20151
Ethics, Legal Medicine and Public Health Law
For Health officer students
Credits:3 ECTS(2Cr .Hr)
By: Mesfin Tafa (MPH)
Department of Public Health
Mizan –Tepi University

2. Learning Objectives
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 To identify moral and ethical issues.
 To know applied principles of professional conduct in their future
relationships with patients and other health workers and organizations
providing health care.
 To understand ethical issues related to research involving human
subjects
 To understand code of ethics for medical practice and public health
services

3. Learning Objectives ….
6/15/20153
 Describe the various situation in which Health Officer are called to
testify or advice the courts and the police in medicololegal matters.
 Discuss the major contents of Ethiopian legislation relative to
forensic medicine.
 Guide the implementation of public health laws
 Understand and interpret public health laws
 Interpret and justify Public Health laws in the court of law.

4. TEACHING METHODS
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 Lecture and Discussion
 Independent study -reading assignments
 Group work

5. Mode of Assessment
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 Continuous assessment- 50%
Class participation -5 %
Attendances -5%
Assignment -10%
Quizzes/Tests/ mid -30%
 Final written exam - 50%

6. References
 Lecture note on Health ethics and legal
Medicines
 ESTC Health department, National Health
Research Ethics Review Guidelines
 International guide lines on Research ethics
 Internets