This document outlines the course details for a Medical Law and Ethics course. The course covers 5 units: medical ethics and principles, malpractice and informed consent, organ transplantation and medical records, professional indemnity insurance, and obtaining informed consent. It lists the course code, name, faculty, and number of lecture hours for each unit. It also provides information on course outcomes, objectives, textbooks, and references. The goal is for students to understand medical ethics, principles of informed consent, medical malpractice, and medico-legal aspects of topics like medical records and organ transplantation.

1. School of Medical and Allied Sciences
Course Code: BMLS1005 Course Name: Medical Law & Ethics
Faculty Name: A. Vamsi Kumar Program Name: B.Sc. MLT
UNIT - 3
Topic
Medico-Legal Cases

2. Sem – 1 Course overview
Sl. No
Course Code Name of the Course
Faculty Name
1 BMLS1001 Introduction to National Healthcare Delivery System in India D. Srinivasa Rao
2 BMLS1002 BASic computers and information Science
Ms. Heena Kharna
3 BLLUCT1001 Professional Communication –1 Priyanka
4 BMLS1004 Medical Terminology, Record keeping A. Sankar
5 BMLS1005 Medical Law and Ethics A. Vamsi Kumar
6 BMLS1006 Introduction to Quality and Patient safety A. Vamsi Kumar
7 BMLS1007 Professionalism and values A. Vamsi Kumar
8 BMLS1009
Principals of Management with special reference to Medical Laboratory
Science (MLS) management D. Srinivasa Rao
9 BMLS1010 Community orientation and clinical visit D. Srinivasa Rao
10 BMLS1051 BASic computers and information Science – Practical Ms. Heena Kharna
11 BMLS1053 Medical Terminology, Record keeping - practical A. Sankar
12 BMLS1054 Introduction to Quality and Patient safety - practical A. Vamsi Kumar
13 BMLS1056
Principals of Management with special reference to Medical Laboratory
Science (MLS) management-Practical P. Yashwanth
14 BLEUCT1002 Creative / Liberal Arts Mr Santanu Mukerji
15 BCEUCT1002 WASte Management Dr. Shafat Ahmad Khan

3. Syllabus Overview
Unit 1
Medical ethics, Code of conduct Definition & Basic principles of medical
ethics
Number of
Lecture Hours
6
Medical ethics - Definition - Goal - Scope, Introduction to Code of conduct, Basic principles of medical
ethics – Confidentiality
Unit 2
Malpractice and negligence, Autonomy and informed consent & Care of
the terminally ill-
Number
of Lecture
Hours
6
Malpractice and negligence - Rational and irrational drug therapy, Autonomy and informed consent -
Right of patients, Care of the terminally ill- Euthanasia
Unit 3
Organ transplantation & Medico legal aspects of medical records Number
of Lecture
Hours
6
Organ transplantation, Medico legal aspects of medical records – Medico legal case and type- Records
and document related to MLC - ownership of medical records - Confidentiality Privilege communication
- Release of medical information - Unauthorized disclosure - retention of medical records - other
various aspects.
Unit 4
Professional Indemnity insurance policy Number of Lecture Hours 6
Development of standardized protocol to avoid near miss or sentinel events
Unit 5 Obtaining an informed consent. Number of Lecture Hours 6
Ethics in the profession of Medical Laboratory Science

4. Text Books
1 Apply their knowledge on medical ethics
2 Explain Organ transplantation & Medico legal aspects of medical records
3 Explain Organ transplantation & Medico legal aspects of medical records
4
5
Reference Textbooks

7. Prerequisite/Recaptulations

10. Course Outcomes
Course
Outcomes
At the end of the course student will be able to,
1
Define Medical ethics, Code of conduct Definition & Basic principles of
medical ethics
K1
2
Outline what is Malpractice and negligence, Autonomy and informed consent
& Care of the terminally ill
K2
3 Explain Organ transplantation & Medico legal aspects of medical records K2
4 Build Professional Indemnity insurance policy K3
5 Make use of Obtaining an informed consent K3

11. Course Objectives
Course
Objectives
1 Outline Personal values & Attitude and behavior
2 Make use of Code of conduct
3 Identify Importance of team efforts

12. Definition

19. Types of Medico Legal Cases

55. References
https://www2.slideshare.net/EquiCorp/medical-negligence-liability-wrt-indian-legal-perspective

56. YouTube videos
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAe4yIlDwI4&t=14s
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssOEJpBQErc