Epistemis

Public Health: Ethics, Health Law and Global Health | Technical Reference Treaty

Public Health and Epidemiology · Clinical Bases

How it begins

A technical compendium that exhaustively analyzes bioethical dynamics, national and international legal frameworks, and the macrostructural dimensions of global health. From the mathematical modeling of epidemiological transitions and distributive justice under conditions of resource scarcity, to the doctrines of biopolitics, the International Health Regulations and pharmacoeconomics...

What it covers

  1. Epistemology and Historical Evolution of Public Health
  2. · Historical Milestones and the Genesis of the Hygienic State
  3. Frameworks of Reference in Public Health Ethics
  4. · Epistemological Comparison of Bioethical Currents
  5. Individual Autonomy vs. Common Good: Vaccination and Non-Pharmacological Measures
  6. · Epidemiological Modeling of Herd Immunity
  7. Distribution of Scarce Resources, Macroscopic Triage and Distributive Justice
  8. · Theoretical Frameworks for Rationing and Allocation of Resources
  9. Ethics of Epidemiological Surveillance, Big Data and Health Data Privacy
  10. · The Balance between the Duty of Information and Professional Secrecy
  11. Legal Foundations of Health Law: Human Rights and Lex Artis Médica
  12. · The Right to Health as a Fundamental Human Right
  13. International Governance in Pandemics: The International Health Regulations (IHR-2005)
  14. · The International Health Regulations (IHR-2005)
  15. Civil, Criminal and Administrative Liability in Public Health and Malpractice
  16. · Types of Responsibility in the Practice of Health Professions
  17. Informed Consent, Advance Directives and End-of-Life Decisions
  18. · The Legal Doctrine of Informed Consent
  19. Social and Structural Determinants of Health
  20. · The Dahlgren-Whitehead Model and the Determinants of Health
  21. Global Health Governance, Multilateral Financing and Health Diplomacy
  22. · The Map of Global Actors and Funding Sources
  23. One Health: Intersection between Human, Animal and Ecosystem Health
  24. · The Dynamics of Zoonoses Transmission and Pathogen Emergence
  25. Global Migration, Refugees and Transnational Access to Health Systems
  26. · The Migrant Health Profile: Demystifying the "Healthy Migrant Effect"
  27. Biopolitics, Vulnerable Populations and Social Justice in Health
  28. · The Capabilities Approach of Martha Nussbaum and Amartya Sen
  29. Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmaceutical Patents (TRIPS/TRIPS) and Access to Medicines
  30. · The WTO TRIPS Agreement and the Doha Declaration
  31. Ethics of Human Research and Clinical Trials in Low Income Countries
  32. · The Normative Genesis: From the Nuremberg Code to the Declaration of Helsinki
  33. Climate Change, Environmental Justice and Climate Refugees
  34. · Pathophysiology of the Impact of the Climate Crisis on Collective Health
  35. Demographic Transition, Population Aging and Socio-Health Challenges
  36. · James Fries' Compression Theory of Morbidity
  37. Collective Mental Health, Syndemics and Suicide Prevention
  38. · The Syndemic of Affective Disorders and Socioeconomic Exclusion
  39. Global Pharmacovigilance, Harm Reduction Policies and Integration
  40. · Post-Marketing Pharmacovigilance (Phase IV)

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Subject
Public Health and Epidemiology
Category
Clinical Bases
Type
Study Guide
Sections
40
Reviewed
2026-08-02
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