FOR2003

Custodial medicine ( 8 points, SCA Band 3, 0.167 EFTSL)

Leader: A/Prof M Levy

Offered:
Clayton Full year 2005 (OCL)

Synopsis: The aim of this unit is to present and discuss the current issues arising from the provision of a medical service in a custodial setting. The topics to be covered include penal institutions and the powers and responsibilites of custodians; ethical issues; fitness for interview; fitness for detention; deaths in custody; interpersonal violence and the assessment and management of some frequently presenting medical problems.

Objectives: On completion of this unit the student is expected to: 1. understand the responsibilities and powers of custodians; 2. display a knowledge of custodial and penal institutions; 3. show familiarity with the procedures for investigating complaints by prisoners and the issues surrounding deaths in custody; 4. comprehend the ethical issues of the doctor/patient relationship in a custodial setting; 5. conduct an assessment of an individual's fitness to be interviewed or detained in custody; 6. recognise and manage a range of medical problems presenting in the custodial setting.

Assessment: Assignment + Case studies + Presentations + Case book