Medical Liability

Recommended Prerequisites

Civil and criminal law, knowledge of foreign languages is recommended.

Teaching Methods

In the seminars, the presentation and discussion of national and foreign case law will be held along with a critical and doctrinal discussion on the legal regime applicable. Students will be encouraged to develop autonomous, in-depth scientific research, and they are expected to be acquainted with the Faculty of Law library resources and databases.

Learning Outcomes

Students are expected to gain a good grasp on the national sources on medical liability, especially in civil law, as a means of knowing about the doctrine and the case law  in the matter. They must also get acquainted with the relevant bibliography on comparative law, and be able to master the research tools necessary for in-depth legal research work.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

(I) Medical Civil Law

1. Introduction to Health Law

2. Patients' rights relating to personality

3. Medical services contract

4. Medical and healthcare organizations tort law

5. Patients' rights and duties

6. Case law in judicial courts

7. Case law in administrative courts

8. Alternative dispute resolution in medical malpractice cases

9. Alternatives to medical liability and comparative law.

Head Lecturer(s)

André Gonçalo Dias Pereira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Research work: 100.0%

Bibliography

• AA.VV., Responsabilidade Civil dos Médicos, Centro de Direito Biomédico, Coimbra, Coimbra Editora, 2005.

• CASCÃO, Rui Prista: Prevention and Compensation of Treatment Injury: A Roadmap for Reform, Boom Juridische uitgevers, 2005.

• DIAS, Jorge de Figueiredo, Comentário Conimbricense do Código Penal, I e II vol, Coimbra

• DUTE, J.; FAURE, M; KOZIOL, H. (eds.): No-Fault Compensation in the Health Care Sector, Wien/New York: Springer, 2004.

HERRING, Jonatham Medical Law and Ethics6, 2016.

• OLIVEIRA, Guilherme de, Temas de Direito da Medicina, 2.ª edição, Coimbra, Coimbra Editora, 2005.

• PEDRO, Rute Teixeira, A responsabilidade civil do médico. Reflexões sobre a noção de perda de chance e a tutela do doente lesado, Coimbra, Coimbra Editora, 2008.

• PEREIRA, André Gonçalo Dias, O Consentimento Informado na Relação Médico-Paciente. Estudo de Direito Civil, Coimbra, Coimbra Editora, 2004.

• PEREIRA, André Gonçalo Dias, Direitos dos Pacientes e Responsabilidade Médica, Coimbra, 2015.