FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Department of Public Health

Semester 2
AY 2019/2020: RECESS

DATE 2020.09 30 TIME: 18.00- 19.00

OF SITTING: 2019-2020 DURATION: 60 minutes

INTERNAL EXAMINER: Winifred Mardenborough- Razack

Instructions to Candidates:

1. Please read each question carefully before responding.

2. This examination consists of four (4) sections: Sections A, B, C, and Section D.
3. You are required to answer all of these questions.
4. You are expected to write clearly and legibly on this paper, where you are required.
5. Each correct response in sections A, B and C is worth ONE (1) mark.
6. Please direct any queries you may have to the Lecture via zoom -----------.

UNIQUE STUDENT IDENTIFIER (USI)

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Section A (1- 8): Completion type items :1-5

1. Morality is defined as a set of principle values of right/wrong resulting from one’s

conscience/social standards of behavior. It is a system of rules for guiding human conduct
and principles for evaluating those rules.
2. Three basic principles of Law of Armed Conflicts are: 1) Distinction 2) Proportionality
3) Military Necessity

3. The Nuremberg code notes that experiments on humans should be done based on results
of animal experimentation and laboratory testing

4. Medical ethics is defined as the enterprise that serves to promote health care through the
determination of the norms and values that guide the systemic reflection and scientific evaluation
of clinical knowledge

5. Clinical ethics is defined as the discipline for considering the ethical implications of medical
technologies, policies ad treatments which aims to improve the delivery of health care in terms of
what should or should not be done

6. The term armed conflict can be defined as a contested incompatibility that concerns
government and/or territory where the use of armed force between two parties, of which at least
one is the government of a state, results in at least 25 battle-related deaths in one calendar year.

Section B -True and false. Indicate if the following statements are true or false by writing true or
false in the spaces provided:

7. A pregnant mother who is below the age of sixteen years requires permission from her
parents or guardian to seek an abortion. False
8. Privacy and confidentiality must be maintained in all matters pertaining to abortion. False
9. The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act of 1995 states that before an abortion is
performed both parties must receive counselling on request. False
10. Decisions regarding the termination of a pregnancy more than eight (8) weeks, but less that
twelve weeks requires the deliberation of four (4) physicians. False

11. The Medical practitioner is found guilty if the plaintiff accuses him/her of careless practices.
False

12. The patient who seeks a second opinion cannot receive treatment from the physician whose
orders he/ she refused to carry out. False
13. According to the World Medical Association (1973;1995), national medical associations
must take all necessary steps to ensure privacy, security and confidentiality of patients’
information. True
14. One of the main benefits of computer use in medicine is that it aids unauthorized researchers
to access data. False
15.

Section C -Multiple choice: Circle the letter in front of the correct response (15-21)

16. Which one of the following measures is not used to facilitate confidentiality in the use of
computer medicine, in health care settings?
A. Avail training, policies and guidelines.
B. Encrypt identifiable data on portable device.
C. Encryption of Data.
D. Maintain third party storage of all.

17. All of the following are benefits of data using computers in medicine except
A. Identifying errors in the dosage of medicine.
B. Rehabilitation of patients.
C. Storing large quantities of data.
 D. Tracking patients at all levels of the health care system.

18. In accordance with the WHO, Regional office of Europe Decelerations of Human Rights
(1995), which of the following strategies promote the enforcement of Human Rights?
A. Education, networking and NGO’s.
B. Legislation, Primary health care and government support.
C. Education, legislation and health care systems.
D. Networking, Government support and health care systems.

19. Which one of the following options contains the sources of law?
A. Common law, constitution, legislation, and international law.
B. Historical source and legal source
C. International customary law, treaties and tribunals.
D. Binding precedent, doctrine of judicial precedent.

20. The international law is derived from which of the following sources?
A. Common law, constitution, legislation, and intranational law.
B. Historical source and legal source
C. International customary law, treaties and tribunals.
D. Binding precedent, doctrine of judicial precedent.

21. The case law is derived from which of the following Sources?

A. Common law, constitution, legislation, and intranational law.

B. Binding precedent, doctrine of judicial precedent
C. Historical source and legal source
D. International customary law, treaties and tribunals.
22. In court cases, the judges use previous case law principles to arrive at final decisions or as
guidance. This refers to which of the following options?

A. Common law, constitution, legislation, and intranational law.

B. Binding precedent, doctrine of judicial precedent.
C. Historical source and legal source.
D. International customary law, treaties and tribunals.
23. International Law becomes domestic law by the process listed in which of the following
options?
A. Incorporation.
B. International agreements.
C. Overruling decisions.
D. Reversing decision.

24. According to the Medical practitioner’s Act the physician who wishes to register must
A. be a citizen of Guyana or any Commonwealth Country.
B. be of good character.
C. communicate satisfactory in English and one foreign language.
D. study at a medical school which is recognized in the USA.

25. The medical practitioner who is not registered with the medical council of Guyana
A. can be removed from the register.
B. can be employed by private hospitals only.
C. is not entitled to recovery fees for his service.
D. will pay a fine for not registering.
Correct Principles of Belmont Report
option
26. Human participants must not
be harmed-E
27. Persons with diminished
autonomy are entitled to
protection-F
28. Fair distribution of the
benefits and risk of the study-
B capabilities.
29. Research must minimize risk
and maximize benefits- E
30. Individuals must be treated as
autonomous agents.- C
Application of principles to research (options)
A Health knowledge must be derived from the
research.
B. Employ equity in the selection of participants.
C. Participations chose the extent of their
participation in the study based on their
D A review board must scrutinize the research
protocol.
E Assessment of nature, scope, risk and benefits of
the study
F. Elements of their consent process are,
information, comprehension and voluntary
participation

Section D- Matching type items: place the letter before of the correct in the space provided in
front of the principle to which it corresponds.
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