Dear All,



I would like to take this opportunity to draw your attention to the 
postgraduate Medical Ethics courses we offer at Keele University. These 
courses are aimed primarily at Healthcare Practitioners, Researchers and 
Members of Research Ethics Committees, although we welcome all applications 
and consider each on its own merits. All our courses are available part-time 
and are taught in intensive three-day blocks in order to be compatible with 
full time work and accessible to students throughout the UK and beyond. We 
are accepting applications now for the 2010/11 academic year.



Postgraduate Diploma / MA in Medical Ethics and Law

This well-established course provides an opportunity to explore in depth the 
challenging ethical and legal issues that health care professionals face in 
their work, such as truth-telling and confidentiality; euthanasia; autonomy 
and consent; resource allocation; and the impact of the Human Rights Act. 
This course is taught in collaboration with Keele University's School of 
Law. Next intake October 2010.



Postgraduate Diploma / MA in the Ethics of Cancer and Palliative Care

This course is designed for practitioners and others with a serious interest 
in the fields of cancer and palliative care. Major advances in medical 
technology, increased expectations, and changing moral attitudes have 
combined to generate many complex ethical and legal problems in these areas. 
The course provides an opportunity to gain a deeper and more systematic 
understanding of these issues, and to explore the moral problems that 
practitioners face in their work. This course is taught jointly by the 
Centre for Professional Ethics and Marie Curie Cancer Care, and is taught at 
the Marie Curie Education Centre in Liverpool. Next intake October 2010.




Postgraduate Certificate / Postgraduate Diploma / MA in Research Ethics

This new course provides an opportunity to explore the ethical issues 
arising from a variety of different research methodologies and types of 
research - including clinical trials, student research, qualitative research 
and research in Higher Education Institutions. It is the most relevant 
course in the UK for members of research ethics committees. Next intake 
October 2010.



Professional Doctorate in Medical Ethics (DMedEth) (part-time only)

This course is designed for health care professionals who already have a 
masters level qualification in Medical Ethics or in a related subject, or 
who have substantial experience at a senior level. The professional 
doctorate is equivalent in status to a traditional PhD, but includes taught 
elements which provide participants with knowledge of a range of research 
methods in and approaches to medical ethics. These can then be applied 
fruitfully to moral problems and dilemmas encountered in professional 
practice. The course will equip experienced healthcare professionals with 
the skills needed to produce independent policy- and practice-relevant 
medical ethics research. Next intake October 2010.



Short courses



PEAK also offers training and consultancy on a wide range of ethical issues. 
We have a range of training courses that are regularly run at Keele and 
in-house.



Further Information

For more information, please visit our website at 
http://www.keele.ac.uk/ethics or contact me at [log in to unmask] or 
telephone on 01782 734084.



Best wishes

Claire



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Claire Cartwright
Centre Administrator
Centre for Professional Ethics (PEAK)
Chancellor's Building
Keele University
Staffordshire ST5 5BG
Tel:  01782 734084
Email: [log in to unmask]

For further information on our MA programmes and in-house training visit 
http://www.keele.ac.uk/ethics