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Medical Ethics and Humanities II. - C2VL002

Title:	Etika a humanitní základy medicíny II.
Guaranteed by:	Department of Medical Ethics and Humanities 3FM CU (12-UET)
Faculty:	Third Faculty of Medicine
Actual:	from 2024
Semester:	winter
Points:	1
E-Credits:	1
Examination process:	winter s.:
Hours per week, examination:	winter s.:8/4, C [HS]
Capacity:	unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students:	unlimited
4EU+:	no
Virtual mobility / capacity:	no
Key competences:
State of the course:	taught
Language:	Czech, English
Teaching methods:	full-time
Teaching methods:	full-time
Level:

Guarantor:	Mgr. Barbora Řebíková, Ph.D. Mgr. et Mgr. Marek Vácha, Ph.D.

Examination dates Schedule

Annotation -

There are four lectures and two seminaries. All the lectures and seminaries are focused on the problem of the ethical reflection of the beginning of the human life.

Last update: Vácha Marek, Mgr. et Mgr., Ph.D. (11.12.2019)

Aim of the course -

The aim of lectures and seminaries is:

1. Biological knowledge concerning beginning of the human life, elementary knowledge of embryology,

2. Elementary knowledge of "embryo technologies", knowledge of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART)

3. Elementary knowledge of Embryo Ethics, knowledge of all arguments for and arguments against, all pros and cons

Last update: Vácha Marek, Mgr. et Mgr., Ph.D. (11.12.2019)

Course completion requirements -

School subject is finished by the credit. The credit is going to be realized by the written examination, partially by multiple choices, partially by filling in some words, sentences etc.

Last update: Vácha Marek, Mgr. et Mgr., Ph.D. (02.10.2013)

Literature -

Singer, P.A., Viens, A.M., (eds.) (2008) The Cambridge Textbook of Bioethics. Cambridge University Press.

Pierce, J., Randels, G., (2010) Contemporary Bioethics. Oxford University Press, NY, Oxford.

Baylis, C., (2019) Altered Inheritance. CRISPR and the Ethics of HUman Genome Editing. Harvard University Press. Cambridge. Massachusetts. USA

Last update: Vácha Marek, Mgr. et Mgr., Ph.D. (11.12.2019)

Teaching methods -

Lectures with the usual help of multimedial devices, seminaries focused more in the discussions, articulations of opinions, ideas based on the case reports, etc.

Last update: Vácha Marek, Mgr. et Mgr., Ph.D. (01.10.2012)

Requirements to the exam -

Knowledge of the biology of the beginning of the human embryo, knowledge of elementary technologies and especially knowledge of the basic arguments for and against particular kinds of technologies

Last update: Vácha Marek, Mgr. et Mgr., Ph.D. (01.10.2012)

Syllabus -

Lectures:

1. CRISP/Cas9 system and Prime Editing: the biggest ehical challenge of contemporary era.

2. Assisted Reproduction I. History and Biology. From 1978 till 2020. Ovum and sperm donation.

3. Assisted Reproduction II. Laws and Ethics.

4. Embryonic Stem Cells. Adult Stem Cells. History from 1998 untill now.

Seminaries:

1. Status of the Human Embryo

2. Human Embryo and the Four Principles of Medical Ethics. Right to the "Open Future".

Last update: Vácha Marek, Mgr. et Mgr., Ph.D. (11.12.2019)

Learning resources -

PowerPoint presentations in the web page

vyuka.lf3.cuni.cz

Last update: Vácha Marek, Mgr. et Mgr., Ph.D. (11.12.2019)

Entry requirements -

Knowledge of the 1st lectures and seminaries

Last update: Vácha Marek, Mgr. et Mgr., Ph.D. (01.10.2012)

Course completion requirements -

School subject is finished by the credit. The credit is going to be realized by the written examination, partially by multiple choices, partially by filling in some words, sentences etc.

Last update: Vácha Marek, Mgr. et Mgr., Ph.D. (02.10.2013)