3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4023451ENR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
Om een inschrijving te kunnen nemen voor 'Wetgeving, sociale zekerheid, deontologie en bio-ethiek' moet men: Geslaagd zijn voor alle opleidingsonderdelen van de bachelor Farmaceutische Wetenschappen
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculteit Geneeskunde en Farmacie
Department
Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences
Educational team
Michel Deneyer
Emmanuela Vanmechelen (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
27 contact hours Lecture
3 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
6 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

 

 

In the course ‘Social Security, Legislation, Deontology and Bioethics’ the student gets acquainted with how laws influence the profession of community pharmacist. The reimbursement legislation of products delivered in a community pharmacy will be studied as well. Starting from real-life cases and a day animated by the Order of Pharmacists will illustrate the deontological code. Finally, the student will gain insight in current ethical subjects linked to the profession of community pharmacist.

Social security

The student gets acquainted with the reimbursement legislation of drugs, compounded preparations, medical nutrition, medical devices and ‘small’ medical equipment (‘bandagisterie’).

Legislation

In this course the student discovers which legal texts influence the daily practice as a community pharmacy. We’ll study the role of the pharmacist in society and his relation to other health workers, we discuss what the legislator expects on different levels: quality, security and privacy. The specific legislation regarding products delivered in a community pharmacy will be covered as well: drugs, narcotic drugs, nutritional supplements, phytotherapeutics, medical devices and cosmetics. Finally, the student will get acquainted with the laws regarding opening, closing, transferring and fusion of pharmacies.

Deontology

The student gets acquainted with the Order of Pharmacists and its Deontological Code. In this course, the student will understand working with real-life cases how a pharmacist should act and which sanctions can be applied if he breaks the code. An important topic is publicity.

Bioethics

In the Bioethics course the student gains insight in ethical subjects like: patient rights, the moral status of a fetus, life’s end, e-health, m-health, vaccination, transplantation, big data and privacy.

Course material
Digital course material (Recommended) : Verzameling van wetteksten, koninklijke en ministeriële besluiten
Practical course material (Required) : Gecommentarieerde deontologische code
Course text (Required) : Stagegids tarifering
Additional info

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Learning Outcomes

General competencies

Academic learning outcomes

  1. The student understands how social security is organized on the community pharmacy level.
  2. The student understands how products delivered in a community pharmacy are reimbursed.
  3. The student has insight in which legal texts influence the profession of community pharmacy.
  4. The student understand which quality requirements the law imposes.
  5. The student has insight in the legislation regarding the opening, closing, transferring and fusion of pharmacies.
  6. The student can reflect on practical deontological cases.

Social learning outcomes

  1. The student realizes what societal role of the community pharmacist is in relation to other health workers and his patient.
  2. The student understands the importance of privacy.
  3. The student gains insight in current bioethical subjects and can argue over them from an ethical perspective.
  4. The student gains insight in the organization of social security.
  5. The student understands the importance of laws and deontology while practicing in healthcare.

Personal learning outcomes

  1. The student is responsible for his own learning process and shows a positive attitude towards life-long learning.
  2. The student can find information on his own and apply it.
  3. The student can reflect about his own behaviour in a societal context.
  4. The student can reflect about the behaviour of his colleagues and debate about it.  

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 75% of the final mark.
Written Exam determines 25% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Social Security, Leg & Deo with a relative weight of 75 which comprises 75% of the final mark.

    Note: Oral exam Social Security, Legislation and Deontology

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • bioethics with a relative weight of 25 which comprises 25% of the final mark.

    Note: Written examen bioethics

Additional info regarding evaluation

The student will be assessed by permanent evaluation and an oral exam

Presence on the Deontological Day is obligatory.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Pharmaceutical Care: Standaard traject NIEUW (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Drug Development: Pharmacist (only offered in Dutch)