Healthcare Ethics for Leaders

2 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

Health Care Ethics for Leaders is the broadly applied study of mission, ethics, morals, and values, which influence the practice of health care. The course will examine the interdisciplinary aspects of professionals and leaders within healthcare organizations, including context of culture, equity, diversity, economic, and other organizational factors to the extent to which they have an impact, positive or negative, on health status. The course will build upon the self-evaluation of moral character and this influence on professional practice. The course will focus on the wide range of health care ethics for individuals and populations; provide background on both historical and current trends affecting ethical decision making in-context; and foster the development of basic skills in ethical assessment, analysis, planning and implementation of problem-based resolution for health care leaders