Section: Module 2: Lesson 1: Applying Ethical Practice to Global Health | Global Health | NextGenU.org
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Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:- Identify the common ethical issues and challenges in diverse economic, political, and cultural contexts.
- Analyze the strategies and recommendations used to address the ethical issues and challenges in diverse economic, political, and cultural contexts.
- Implement strategies and recommendations to solve ethical issues in diverse economic, political and cultural contexts as well as vulnerable populations to address global health issues.
- Provide examples of different codes of ethics for clinical and public health environments.
- Examine local and international codes of ethics that are relevant to the healthcare working environment.
- Recognize examples of international standards and guidelines for the protection of human subjects established by key organizations.
- Describe the fundamental principles of some international standards for the protection of human subjects in diverse cultural settings.
- Assess how the fundamental principles of international standards can be applied in diverse cultural settings.
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Read the content under "Health ethics in practice: key issues and challenges", "Health ethics in practice: key strategies" on pages 14-24. (34 minutes)
WHO - 2015
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Read Section 1: Introduction. (14 minutes)
American Public Health Association (APHA) - 2019
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Read the entire document. (9 minutes)
National Association for Healthcare Quality - 2021
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Read the sections titled: "What are human rights?" "Defining HRPC and situating it in the legal landscape," "Balancing the rights to health and bodily integrity against other rights and interests," and "Conclusion." (15 minutes)
Public Health Reviews - 2017
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Read the content under the Heading "Relevant General Principles" to the heading "Other Measures" on pages 11-25. (32 minutes)
Council of Europe - 2017
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Discussion Forum 3 - Ethical Issues and Codes of Ethics in Different Settings. (300 minutes)
In this activity, you will propose strategies on how to address some ethical issues in a case scenario based on the course readings and examine how local and international codes of ethics can be applied in the given case scenarios.
Step 1. Study
Study this table of ethical dilemmas and select two of them.
Step 2. Analyze
Analyze your two selected ethical dilemmas. Reflect on the following points:
- What is the impact of these ethical dilemmas on global health in terms of political, cultural, and economic contexts?
- What are some potential strategies that can be implemented to address these ethical dimensions in the contexts stated above?
- What are possible outcomes upon implementing these strategies and recommendations?
- How can the local and international codes of ethics be applied to address these ethical dilemmas?
Step 3. Respond
Write a 300-700 word proposal covering all the points introduced in Step 2 for the two selected ethical dilemmas. Make sure to support and reference your arguments with resources provided in the course.
Step 4. Share
To share your work, click on the “Add a new discussion topic” button under this post and paste your work in the “Message” box. Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).
OPTIONAL Step 5: Interact (10 minutes)
If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”