Dr Omar Hasan Kasule
MB ChB (MUK), MPH (Harvard), DrPH (Harvard)
Professor of Epidemiology and Bioethics
Faculty of Medicine King Fahd Medical City Riyadh
1.0 SETTING THE VISION FOR ISLAMIC HEALTH CARE IN THE FUTURE
1.1 OVERALL PURPOSES
· Society: khilafat, imarat, & taskhiir
· Individual: ubudiyyat (‘ibaadat & taqwa), tazkiyat al nafs
· Law (5 maqasid): Ddiin, Life, Family, Intellect, Property
1.2 MAQASID AL SHARI’AT IN HEALTH CARE
· Islam has a parsimonious and rigorously defined ethical theory of Islam based on the 5 purposes of the Law, maqasid al shari’at
· Any medical action must fulfill one of the above purposes if it is to be considered ethical.
· Healthcare workers in their conduct and decision making must constantly be aware of the maqasid to practice medicine in an ethical and legal way accepted by the shari’at.
1.3 THE EMERGING ISLAMIC HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY
· Frustration with existing health care delivery due to human factors and not technology
· Desire to explore the Islamic alternative: Muslim patients prefer an Islamic environ
· The parallel of Islamic banking and finance
· Lessons from Islamic banking: sufficient theory before & personnel training before practice
2.0 THE PROCESS OF CURRICULUM CHANGE
2.1 Islamic input in relation to national competence curriculum
2.2 What changes do we want to make
2.3 Integration
2.4 Evolution and not revolution
3.0 METHODS OF TEACHING
3.1 Full integration into the lectures and PBL
3.2 Case scenarios or case studies
3.3 Clinical ethical rounds
3.4 Practical training: taharat and ibadat pesakit
3.5 Field visits: clinics, courts, research centers etc
4.0 READING MATERIALS
4.1 Specialized workshops at which experts present papers for discussion that are compiled into books and manuals
4.2 Collection and translation of material
5.0 TEACHER TRAINING
5.1 Diploma / masters in Islamic Healthcare Delivery
5.2 Masters and doctorate by research on specific ethical issues
6.0 CURRICULUM EVALUATION: annual conference.
6.1 Methods of teaching
6.2 Reading materials
6.3 Teacher training
7.0 OUTPUT EVALUATION
7.1 Alumni association to maintain contact / tracer studies
7.2 Questionnaire surveys: how are these graduates different from others
