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II. Medical Ethics and Law 1. Code of ethics 2. Duties of Health Professional Council of South Africa 3. Privileges of Medical Practitioner 4. Medical Consent 5. Professional Misconduct 6. Medical negligence 7. Euthanasia 8. Ethics related with HIV, confidentiality, discrimination, stigmatization and HIV testing including counseling etc. 9. Ethics related with place of work and health: Health and safety (OSH) Act, and compensation for injury and disease (COID) Act. 10. The Inquests Act (58 of 1959) Section 2 and 3. 11.Definition of Unnatural Death 12. Criminal Procedure Act (Act 51 of 1977). Section 37 13. Births and Deaths Registration Act (51 of 1992). Section 9, 14, 15, 17, 18, 22, 53 (4), 39, 42 14. National Road traffic Act (93 of 1996) 15. National Health Laboratory Service Act (37 of 2000). 16. Aged persons amendment act (100 of 1998) 17. Mental Health Act (18 of 1973). 10. Human Tissue Act (65 of 1983) 11. National Health Act. 12. Child Care Act (74 of 1983) III. Forensic Toxicology: 1. General principles of Toxicology 2. Medico legal aspects of acute alcoholic intoxication. 3. Acute toxicity due to carbon monoxide (poisoning). 4. Acute toxicity due to Paracetamol (poisoning) 5. Agriculture related poisons including insecticide, and herbicides. 6. Drug addiction and potential drugs causing addiction. 7. Industrial poisons e.g. Lead, Mercury etc. 8. Noxious, plants animals and marine creatures. The programme is intensive. Learning forensic medicine will be through interactive discussion among the students and the course coordinator. The emphasis is on case at Sinawe Centre, Mortuary & the Casualty. Please come up with forensic problems for discussion, so that you will acquire skill and knowledge. Absenteeism is not acceptable and will be reported to HPE office. In case of an illness, a sick note should be produced. Marks will be allocated for attendance.
3 Examination Marks will be distributed as follows: Internal assessment carries 60% and final examination is of 40% marks. Internal assessment will be divided into three sections: a research assignment (20%), OSCE (20%) and written MEQ (10%). Ten percent marks in MEQ, will taken from 3rd year final marks. The assignment is a research project. This should be comprehensive and realistic. Any topic is accepted from course contents. It is compulsory. Final examination will be carried out in the month of October. Final examination divided into two components. Modified Essay Questions (IPA I i.e. MEQ) (30%) marks and Individualized Process assessment (IPA II) (10%). The IPA consists of forensic pathology, medical ethics and clinical forensic medicine including basic knowledge of relevant Act. Some multiple choice questions could be included in final examination.