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ETHICS AND LAW IN PHYSIOTHERAPY [1]

Paper Code: 
BPT 105 A
Credits: 
4
Max. Marks: 
50.00
Objective: 
  • To Understand the rights of patients.
  • To understand the ethical principles in physiotherapy.
  • To  understand the laws and legal concepts in physiotherapy.

 

 

Unit I: 
History of physiotherapy

Philosophy and Philosophical statements.

Major Ethical principles applied to moral issue in health care.

 

Unit II: 
Rules of professional conduct

Scope of practice.

Personnel and professional standard.

Professional standard

 

Unit III: 
Relationships with patients

Relationships with medical collogues

Relationships between professional with carrier.

Relationships with in the profession.

 

Unit IV: 
Confidentiality and responsibility

Pervasion of services and advertising.

Sale of goods.

Professional and government licensing, Accreditation and Education standards.

 

Unit V: 
Physiotherapy laws & Legal Concepts

Law

Legal concepts.

Protection from Malpractice claims.

Consumers protection Act.

Liability and Documentation.

 

References: 

British Journal of Physiotherapy 1994 Issues

2. Medical Ethics- By. CM. Francis

Academic Year: 
2023-24 [2]

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[2] https://physiotherapy.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2023-24