Batch starts (Introduction): 22nd July 2022, 3:00 PM IST

Class Sessions: Every Friday and Saturday 3:00-5:00 pm IST, starting from 22nd July 2022

Kindly click on the agenda to know details of sessions, date and time

The basic modules include-
Unit I: Basics of Law & Medico- Legal Issues

A: General Medicolegal Principles and Facts:

• Introduction to Law & Legal system- Courts and Forums. 
• Ethical issues in Medical Sciences.
• Duties & Rights of Doctors, Duties & rights of Patients.
• Communication Skills. 
• Doctor Patient relationship. 
• Medical Councils / NMC. 
• Health Administration & Accreditation of Hospitals (HBI, NABH, NAAC, ISO etc).
• Quality Control in Medical Sciences- Corporate- social responsibility, Medical devices, Clinical trials. 

B. Documentation & Liabilities: 

• Record keeping- Types of records, Essentials of records, Surgery – Pre-op, Post-op, Discharge / Referral Notes, Preservation of records, Medicolegal aspects. 
• Consent - Valid Consent, Standard of disclosure, Types of Consent, Areas of special attention - Consent  in Emergency, consent of Minor, Third party consent, Refusal  of Consent, Advance Directives, Confidentiality.
• Medical Negligence- Definition, Classification, Duty, Damages, Vicarious Liability, Contributory Negligence, Prevention, Defenses.     
• Errors in Medical Practice:  Definitions, Kind of Errors, Preventable Medical Errors, Disclosure of Medical Errors, Barriers to Truthful Disclosure, Reducing medical Errors, Preventing Errors, Safe Practices to reduce errors, NQF Recommendations.
• Criminal Liability in medical Profession: Criminal Law to Medical Profession, Evidence and Record, Public Health safety and Drug, Related to indoor  Patients, Endangering Life, Culpable Homicide, Death due to Negligence, Defences for doctors accused of criminal liability , What does law expect from doctors? 
• Difficult Situation in Medical Practice - Sudden death Definition, ML aspects, Breaking the news, Mob violence, Transfer / Referral Serious patient, Brought Dead Pt, Settlement & Recovery of bills. 
• Sub- judicial matters, judicial impropriety, willful judicial impropriety, legal hierarchy & Others. 

Unit II: Laws Related to Doctors

• Civil Laws: & Criminal Laws: IPC related to Med practice.  
• CPA.
• Civil Procedure & Criminal Procedure Code.
• Indian Degrees Act. 
• Indian Evidence Act. 

Unit III: Miscellaneous

• Prescription Writing: Guidelines, What  is correct/Wrong. 
• Medical Tourism: India’s Medical Tourism, Risk in Medical Tourism, Controversies, Trans-boundary Issues, International Health Care, Accreditation. 
• Telemedicine: Issues involved in Telemedicine, Definition & Concepts, Existing Indian Law, Telemedicine Practice Guidelines. 
• Medical Education: Background Situation, Privatization of Medical Education, Role of Regulatory Bodies, Present Scenario, Gurukul Medical Education. 
• Role of Government: 
• Role of Media: Medico-Legal Issues, MLC, Role of medical team, Role of Police, Role of Media. 
• Professional Indemnity & Insurance: Definition, Types of Policies, Criteria/Requirements, Premium, Scope, Exceptions, Exclusions, Advantages, Limitations, Procedure.
• Calculation of Compensation, Capping and No Fault Insurance

Unit IV: Practical, Role Play, Moot Court, Field Visits, Projects

Target audience- Hospital owners, all Medical Specialists, Consultant Physician, Family Physicians, Ayurvedic Doctors, Homeopathic Doctors, Dentists, AYUSH doctors, Physiotherapists, Paramedical professionals, Nurses.

• All registrants must appear for a pre-evaluation examination, before starting the sessions

• Students will be assessed during the sessions through multiple online exams

• All students will be required to pass the final examination to be eligible for certification