Ethical and Legal Aspects in the Health Care Service

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Understanding of ethical concepts and their application to the field of health care. Discussion of the ways of directing ethical decisions and the decision-making process, as well as, of administrative and biomedical ethical issues in the provision of health services. Description of the legal system with the purpose of discussing the fundamental principles of the law, the principles of responsibility of health professionals in the different relationships with health care, breach of contract, intentional crimes (tort) and non-offenses Intentional, defenses and limitations of professional responsibility.