Table 1 Phases of a public health ethics course
Phase | What | How | Who | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | What implications can different understandings of “health” and “public” have for public health ethical discourses? What is ethics and how can it be useful for public health practice? | (Interactive) Lecture | Facilitator-led | 3-4 hours (opportunity to go into greater depth with normative scope and ethical foundation of principles) |
Introduction of: Ethical principles, checklist, scheme for ethical judgement formation (Table 2). | ||||
2 | Exploring and critically examining possible scenarios for resolving a case together | Group discussion, led by facilitator | Facilitator and all students | |
3 | Solving a case study | 1) Identification of the ethical challenge and conflict, 2) phrasing it in ethical language, 3) suggesting a solution by developing an ethical judgement based on an ethical argument (cf. Table 2). | Groups of students (4-6 in one group), facilitator goes from group to group to check if there are questions. | At least 1-2 hours |
4 | Presentation of results | Presentation in class by representative(s) of groups, discussion of group results. | Students; facilitator participates in discussions | 1-2 hours (with more lengthy discussions) |