After working through this course, you should be able to:
explain how medical decisions should be made for patients who are incapable of making their own decisions;
explain the justification for patient confidentiality and recognise legitimate exceptions;
recognise the principle ethical issues surrounding the beginning and end of life;
summarise the arguments for and against the practice of euthanasia/assisted suicide; and the difference between these actions and palliative care or foregoing treatment.