Module Details

Forensic Medicine

MS3230-A

Course
Forensic Medicine
Code
MS3230-A
Academic Year
2026/2027
Curriculum Year
2024/2025
Degree Programme
BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES
Curriculum
000 - CORSO GENERICO
Course coordinator
Lecturers
Credits
1
Lecture Hours
10
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
MED/43 - Legal Medicine
Course Type
Single-subject learning activity
Course Delivery
OBB - Obbligatoria
Year
3
Teaching period
Secondo Semestre
Campus
NOVARA
Teaching language
Italian
Course Contents
Principles of criminal law forensics Informed consent in the health sector The right to privacy Obligations towards the judicial authority Outline of professional responsibility Outline of thanatology Outline of forensic genetics
Reference Texts
Tagliaro, Bortolotti, Dimonte, Saiani, Raniero, Gibelli, Cittadini: Medicina legale e bioetica (Per i corsi di laurea delle professioni sanitarie) - Piccin editore 2021 - Cicognani, Fallani, Pelotti: Medicina Legale Società editrice Esculapio 2025 - Silingardi, De Leo, Itnrona et al: Medicina legale (per Studenti e Medici di Medicina Generale) Idelson -Gnocchi 2023 - Arnone, Carcarinino, Stornelli, Vicario: Le professioni sanitarie, Società editrice Universo 2024 - GINO S., CAENAZZO L., La Medicina Legale nella protezione dei Diritti Umani, Piccin Nuova Libraria S.p.A., Padova, 2021. - “Narrare la violenza. Cultura, cura e clinica” (a cura di Annamaria Fantauzzi), Giovanni Fioriti Editore s.r.l, Roma, 2020 - Codice civile/codice penale - Laws and material discussed during the lessons
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be able to: • deal with the medical-legal problems proper to the profession • learn about laws and regulations of practical application; • know the fundamentals of professional responsibility; . learn the principles of forensic genetics
Prerequisites
elements of genetics
Teaching Methods
Frontal lectures with slides and individual in-depth analysis on topics proposed during the lessons
Additional Information
Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/services-students-physical-or-learning-disabilities Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.
Assessment Methods
The exam is written (multiple choice quiz) and focuses on the topics covered in class
Detailed Syllabus
Elements of Criminal Forensic Medicine - Crimes against the person - Report to the Judicial Authority Professional and office secrecy - Privacy - Informed Consent and Mandatory Health Treatments - Elements of professional responsibility - Elements of forensic genetics - Elements of thanatology - Gender-based violence: general principles, epidemiological aspects, Prime Ministerial Decree of 24 November 2017. The in-depth study of this topic is aimed at “Integrating the gender dimension”. Students will be invited to explore the topic individually by reading supplementary material and participating in meetings on the subject that will take place at the University.
Expected Learning Outcomes
In order to achieve the knowledge and skills corresponding to the minimum level of sufficiency, the student is asked to demonstrate: (KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS): - know and be able to apply the fundamental principles of forensic medicine, with particular attention to what is fundamental in the healthcare professional / patient relationship (informed consent, patient self-determination, TSO, professional and official secrecy); - know the crimes of interest to the health professional in order to be able to draw up the report (report or report) for the Judicial Authority; - know and be able to apply the fundamental notes of thanatology; - know and be able to apply the legislation on organ transplants from living and dead bodies, and the legislation on the determination of death; - know the principles of thanatology - know and be able to apply the principles of professional responsibility; - know and be able to apply the techniques of forensic genetics (TRANSVERSAL SKILLS) - be able to compile a complaint or report for the judicial authority - know the rights and duties of the health profession
Last update:09-09-2026 00:14:31