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GMED5005: Ethics and Evidence in Genomics
2025 unit information
This is the capstone unit of the Genomics and Precision Medicine Master's degree and it aims to develop students’ ethical, reflective, critical thinking and evidence-based decision-making skills needed to inform best clinical practice in Genomic Medicine. It is divided into two parts: an introduction to key ethical concepts and methods of ethical analysis and an overview of evidence relevant to health care practice and research. Students initially apply ethical principles to examine a series of case studies. Students then critically appraise the evidence base related to an area of practice. This will involve development of a clinical question, a literature search and review of selected studies, and application of critical appraisal skills to appraise a primary and secondary study in detail. Learning modules include further development of literature search and critical appraisal skills, applying decision analysis to facilitate shared decision-making in practice, and application of evidence to inform individual patient care.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Genomic Medicine |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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CEPI5100 and 18 credit points of stream specific units (GMED5001 or GMED5002 or GMED5003 or GMED5004 or WARC5001 or CEPI5312) |
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Explain and compare the features of predominant ethical theories relevant to evidence based health care practice and research
- LO2. Describe and critically evaluate ethical principles and concepts such as autonomy, capacity, vulnerability, best interests and consent and their role in health care practice and research
- LO3. Apply these ethical concepts to relevant contemporary issues or challenges in health care practice and research
- LO4. Formulate a clinical question so that it fits into one of the four main areas (diagnosis, prognosis, intervention, harm) and can be answered by finding and using the best evidence
- LO5. Select sources of EBM material appropriate for a given question
- LO6. Retrieve appropriate evidence through optimal querying of selected sources
- LO7. Critically appraise retrieved evidence for validity, importance and applicability including how the limitations of retrieved evidence modifies its applicability to patient care
- LO8. Apply the factors involved in clinical decision making as they relate to an individual patient
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 2 2025
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Online | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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