Medical expertise
Taught in Bosnian as SUDSKO MEDICINSKO VJEŠTAČENJE — separate syllabus →
Prerequisites: According to the Study Regulation
Overall aim
The aim of the course is to provide students with additional knowledge on the forensic expertise. This refers primarily to issues and problems related to the forensic expert reports, both for the purposes of criminal and civil law and purposes of judicial proceedings, given that the task of forensic medicine is to provide assistance in cases where the court process should solve various medical problems. This practically means determining the medical findings and their integration into legislation, regardless of whether it is a civil o criminal proceeding. This field is regulated with several law: criminal law, criminal procedure and civil procedure.
Course contents
4 topicsLearning outcomes
knowledge, skills, competencesThe purpose of this elective course is that medical school students acquire expanded knowledge of subject areas such as forensic expert, expert evaluation of injury related to the Criminal Procedure and Criminal Law and in Civil Procedure, and Forensic analysis of traffic accidents.
Teaching methods
Weekly schedule
5 teaching daysExpertise - Significance and Evidence of Examination
Forensic medicine expert, selection and number of court-medical experts
Framework of activities and subjects of judicial-medical expertise
Request for Judicial-Medical Examination
Incomplete medical records
Incorrect diagnosis
P 2
Principles of bodily injury assessment
Light bodily injury
Typical heavy bodily injury
Especially severe bodily injury
Severe bodily injury with a deadly outcome
Principles of injury assessment in cases with more bodily injuries
Determining the severity of bodily injury - examples from practice
Mental injury
P 2
Collision of a motor vehicle with a pedestrian
Determining the position of the person in the vehicle
Collision of a motor vehicle with the two wheel vehicle
Run over
Determination of primary secondary and tertiary injuries
Determination of vehicle position in the moment of collision with pedestrians through examples from practice
Concussion and permanent injuries of the cervical spine
P 2
Lectures :
Professional liability of a physician
Differentiation of Complications and Errors in Medicine
Risk Replacement
Collective and individual responsibility
Informing the patient
Complications and Errors in Medicine - examples from practice
Doctor's professional responsibility - examples from practice
P 2
Seminars: Seminars on the given topic
Practical exam
P 2
L — lectures · P — practical work · E/S — exam / seminar
Assessment
Continuous knowledge and skills assessment will be carried out thought Exams, Seminars, Practical work and Final exam.
Exams are in form of written tests (MCQ and ERQ).
Oral examination- consultation with the examiner needed.
Reading
- Selected chapters from books and journals
- Criminal Procedure and Criminal Law of B&H
- Law on experts
Teaching staff
- Prof. Nermin Sarajlic MD PhD
- Prof. Adis Salihbegovic MD PhD
- Assist. Prof. Emina Dervisevic MD PhD
- Nermina Korac PhD
- Amina Zorlak-Cavcic MD (teaching assistant)