Forensic Medicine (concept, organization). Corporal offenses. Forensic sexology. Medical reports and certificates. Sudden natural death. Identification. Violent death. Injury and death from physical agents. Wounding. Asphyxia. Immersion and drowning. Sexual offenses. Abortion and Pregnancy. Infant deaths. Poisoning and drugs. Alcohol abuse. Forensic Psychiatry. Labor Forensic Medicine. Medical ethic, responsibility and negligence. Transplantation of organs and tissues practice of observations (autopsy, medico-legal examinations). FOR BACHELOR OF LAW IN PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE PROGRAMME 1 Legal Medicine represents four broad areas of medical practice, encapsulating the fields of Civil Legal Medicine, Criminal or Forensic Legal Medicine, Medical Ethics, and Medical Practice areas affected by statute law. The course includes: 1. Legal Medicine context. The compared law in medical issues in Macao, Portugal and other countries. Medical reports and certificates. 2. Forensic Medical Sciences (concept, organization, law). 3. Corporal offenses. 4. Forensic sexology. 5. Sudden natural death. Violent death. Homicide, Suicide, parasuicide, and deliberate self-harm. 6. Injury and death from physical agents. 7. Wounding. 8. Asphyxia. Immersion and Drowning. 9. Death investigation and causes of death. Autopsy, medico-legal examinations. 10. Sexual offenses. 11. Abortion and Pregnancy. Infant deaths. 12. Toxicology. Poisoning and drugs. Alcohol abuse. Drug addiction. 13. Forensic Psychiatry and Mental Health. 14. Odontology, Anthropology. Man-made and natural Mass disasters. Corpses Identification. 15. Labor, Occupational Health and Safety Law. 16. Medical ethics, responsibility and negligence. Transplantation of organs and tissues practice of observations. 17. Euthanasia. 18. Assisted reproductive technologies and ethical concerns. 19. Debate on Public Health Protection and Prevention. International Health Regulation and law enforcement in epidemics. 20. Genetics and DNA. Use of DNA in Paternity and Criminal identification. 21. Basic research on medico-legal areas performed by students.

CILO-1: Students will be able to develop the ability to elaborate the different concepts that were taught. CILO-2: Students will be able to critically evaluate medico-legal problems. CILO-3: Students will be able to analyse and explain evidence that students may encounter.