Medico-Legal Clinic

Recommended Prerequisites

Basic knowledge about bodily injuries and the objectives of the different areas of Law, namely, Criminal Law, Civil Law and Labour Law.

Teaching Methods

Lessons with powerpoint presentations and handouts used with theoretical content on the methodology, relevance and implication of the evaluation of body damage in different areas of Law.

In practical classes will be presented and discussed case studies of evaluation of post-traumatic bodily harm allowing students to apply the acquired concepts. Classes will be structured with an initial exposure of the case study and subsequent asking questions that promote reasoning and interaction of diverse learners. Later following exposure of the final conclusions will be promoted a final discussion of the case.

Learning Outcomes

The student must understand the theoretical and practical relevance of evaluation and compensation of post-traumatic bodily harm in the different fields of Law, particularly in Criminal Law, in Labor Law and Civil Law.This module of Masterwill respect the general objectives of medical education and will focus, above all in understanding the methodology used to carry out a rigorous medical exam for the global and personalized assessment of the personal damage.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Evolution, current situation, and prospects for post-traumatic personal injury. Expert mission in the assessment of bodily injury. Disability standards and tables. Medical-legal and legal framework for the assessment and compensation of bodily injury in labor, civil, and criminal law. Characterization of workplace accidents. Interview, physical examination, healing, and consolidation. Three-dimensional assessment of damage and third-party criteria. Damage in domestic violence, mistreatment, abuse of the elderly, children, and the elderly. Sexual expert reports: gathering information, physical examination, and sample collection. Expert evidence. Injuries caused by torture, causal link, and previous condition. Ethical and deontological aspects. Assessment of health status and social implications. Bodily injury in traffic accidents (whiplash). Perspectives of insurance companies and the judicial system. Expertise in Social Security. Practical cases in Criminal, Civil, and Labor Law.

Head Lecturer(s)

Duarte Nuno Pessoa Vieira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
The evaluation consists of an exam with multiple choice questions and questions of development answers, with practical cases: 100.0%

Bibliography

MAGALHÃES, Teresa (coord.). Abuso de Crianças e Jovens. Da suspeita ao diagnóstico. Lidel, 2010. ISBN: 9789727576555

MAGALHÃES, Teresa, ANTUNES, Isabel; VIEIRA, Duarte N. Recomendações gerais para a realização de relatórios periciais de clínica forense no âmbito do Direito do Trabalho. Revista Portuguesa do Dano Corporal. 2010; 19 (20).

MAGALHÃES, Teresa M., RIBEIRO,Cristina. Recomendações gerais para a realização de exame em casos de suspeita de violência doméstica, maus tratos ou crimes sexuais contra crianças. Revista Portuguesa do Dano Corporal. 2010; 19 (20).

OLIVEIRA, Carina; CORTE-REAL, Francisco; VIEIRA, Duarte N. Estado anterior. Contributo para a sua caracterização na perspectiva da avaliação médico-legal. Revista Portuguesa do Dano Corporal, nº 23. 2012.

OLIVEIRA, Carina; SILVA, Rosário L.; COSTA, Graça S. et al. A avaliação pericial do estado de saúde: uma problemática em Clínica Forense. Revista Portuguesa do Dano Corporal, nº22. Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, 2011.