Course Blueprint Template
Course number and name:
50305310 Medical ethics
Instructor name:
Assist. Lect. Haider Raheem Mohammad
1) Teaching Goals:
It is provide an overview of ethical issues facing practicing pharmacists in
order to enable the student to understand the basic concepts of ethics which
formulate the relationship of pharmacist with the patient, colleges, and other
health personnel in order to deliver his pharmaceutical services in good way.
2) Learning Objectives:
At the end of the course, students are expected to be able:
1- The course will begin with an introduction to ethics in pharmaceutical
practice and then proceed to examine in depth specific topics (Beneficence,
Autonomy,
Confidentiality,
Consent…).
2- The course will include lectures, case analysis, and classroom discussion.
3) Learning Experience:
1. Class discussions
2. Library workshop on using library resources for research
3. Lectures
4) Evaluation Plan:
1. Quizzes (5 units)
2. Mid-Term Exam (25 units)
3. Final exam (70 units)
5) Topics and Units
1) Introduction to Pharmacy Ethics (Theoretical considerations).
(10 units)
2) Code of Ethics for Pharmacists.
(8 units)
3) Common Ethical Considerations in Pharmaceutical Care Practice I (8 units)
4) Common Ethical Considerations in Pharmaceutical Care Practice II (6 units)
5) Interprofessional Relations.
(8 units)
6) Making Ethical Decisions.
(10 units)
7) Ethical Issues Related to Clinical Pharmacy Research I
(8 units)
8) Ethical Issues Related to Clinical Pharmacy Research II
(6 units)
9) Ethical Problems in the Pharmacist's Clinical Practice I
(8 units)
10) Ethical Problems in the Pharmacist's Clinical Practice II
(8 units)
11) Preventing Misuse of Medicines
(10 units)
12) Case Studies in Pharmacy Ethics.
(10 units)