West African College of Physicians Mandatory Course in Medical Ethics


Posted on: Tue 07-07-2015

West African College of Physicians Announces A Two Day Mandatory Course in Medical Ethica 
 
Course highlights 
 
Overview of Medical Ethics
Historical Issues in bioethic
Retevance to clinical care 
 
Moral theories and Ethical Principles
Moral Theories 
  Utilitarranism - Concept of utility
  Kantanianism -  Obligation based
 
Ethical Principles
  Respect for Autonomy
Non-Maleficence
 
Ethics of Clinical Care 
  Doctor - patienct relationship
  Professionalism
 
Research Ethics
Regulatory bodies in ethics and the National code 
The meaninig and justification of informed consent
 
Legal issues in Medical Practice
    Ethics codes - Nuremburg
    N.M.A. code of Ethics
 
Intitutional Review Boards
 
Ethical Dilemmas
   Stem Cell Research
   End of Lige Issues
  Online course in Bioethics
 
 
COURSE FEES
Fifteen thousand naira only
(Inclusive of Lunch & Tea Break)
 
Mandatory for all Resident Doctors taking the Part I examination of the College.
 
Dates: Thursday 6th & Friday 7th August, 2015
 
Venue: Emeritus Professor T.O. Ogunles/Multipupose Hall, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Opposite UCH Main Gate.
 
Intending participants should register by paying the sum of N15, 000 into the account shown below before 23rd of July, 2015
 
Account Name: CAHII
 
Bank:  UBA
 
Branch: College of Medicine, UCh Ibadan
 
Account No: 1013506569
 
The payment teller should be scanned ot the email address below: [email protected]
 
.  The Name of the participants should be clearly written on the email as the candidates wants it to appear on the certificate. The surname should be in bold.
 
.  Hard copies of the tellers should be brought to the course.
 
.  Candidates are enjoined to pre-register as instructed above to enable adequate preparations to be made for the expected number of candidates.
 
.  Notification will not be sent to the candidates on receipt of payment. All those who register before the deadline (23rd of July 2015) will be admitted to the course.
 
.  Persons who register after the deadline or who do not per-register may not be admitted to the course.
 
Dr Modupe Ladipo - Fwacp (Fam Med)
C/O Department of Famil Medicine, UCH Ibadan. 
 
Dr Kikelomo Osinusi - FWACP (Paed)
Department of Paediatrics, UCH Ibadan