Specialized Mediation Training in Health Law (Short Program)

Training Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Fulya İlçin Gönenç (Mediator) Program Coordinator: Lecturer Zekeriye Çelik With the widespread adoption of mandatory mediation as a precondition to litigation in Türkiye, the need has arisen to define areas of specialization according to the type of dispute in order to further develop mediation. Article 6 of Law No. 6325 on Mediation in Civil Disputes authorizes the Department of Mediation to determine the areas of specialization in mediation and the procedures and principles governing such specialization. Within the scope of this authority, Health Law has been designated as a special area of expertise, and the procedures and principles for specialized mediation training in Health Law have been established by the Department of Mediation. Ankara Medipol University obtained authorization to provide specialized mediation training in health law through the letter of the Department of Mediation of the Directorate General of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Türkiye, numbered E.73590746-020-8/-17 and dated 08.01.2021, on Special Expertise Training in Health Law, and has been entered in the registry of training institutions. In accordance with the curriculum and course hours set by the Department of Mediation, the training consists of three modules: theoretical training, practical training and party representation. The specialization training will be delivered ONLINE via the Arasis.net Panel. Mediation Training in Health Law Disputes (Short Training Program)Module 1: Theoretical Training in Health Law (16 hours) - Health Literacy - Health Law Disputes Module 2: Practical Training in Health Law (24 hours)Module 3: Party Representation (2 hours) The program totals 42 hours.   *The total duration of the training is 42 hours; since the Practical Training sessions are conducted with 2 trainers, this corresponds to 66 trainer teaching hours.   Principles Regarding the Trainers of the Training Program Our theoretical training provides the fundamental knowledge of health law required for specialized mediation in health law, as well astechnical knowledge and skills. In addition to the topics in the program, primarily health literacy and the legal approach to health law disputes, it covers mediation-related subjects such as the communication skills required by the field of expertise, negotiation methods, meeting management, conflict analysis, methods applied in dispute resolution, the mediation process and the ethical rules to be observed in mediation. Our practical training includes sample dispute resolution exercises and practical activities that enable prospective health law specialist mediators to develop their skills in using systematic techniques both individually and in groups. It involves each participating mediator practicing in the role of mediator, mediators taking part in dispute scenarios as parties or party representatives, practical exercises to develop their mediation skills, and activities related to drafting the minutes of the mediation process, particularly the final minutes. Practical Training sessions are delivered with two expert trainers. Considering that this comprehensive training program covers both theoretical and practical training and requires a particularly interdisciplinary approach, our trainers are competent academics and practitioners selected from different fields of expertise.   Our training staff includes:Faculty members from various departments of Faculties of Law,Faculty members from the Departments of “Forensic Medicine” and “History of Medicine and Ethics” of the Faculty of Medicine,Faculty members from the Department of Health Management of the Faculty of Health Sciences, as well asAn internationally active expert negotiator, specialist physician mediators holding undergraduate degrees from both a faculty of medicine and a faculty of law, and experienced mediators who are experts in their fields. (The trainers in our training program, as well as the dates and times of the sessions, will be announced separately.)

Mediators who meet the application requirements set by the Department of Mediation may participate in the specialized mediation training in health law. The Department will assess whether mediators wishing to join the short training program meet the stated requirements, and mediators accepted into the short training program will be able to attend our “Short Training Program”. A certificate will be awarded to those who successfully complete the training, which is designed to provide competence based on special knowledge and/or skills in a specific area of mediation expertise (Health Law Specialist Mediation). Participants who are attending other specialization trainings should apply to a suitable training group, bearing in mind that the system does not allow attendance at more than one course during the same class hour.

The short training program covers the Mediation Process in Health Law and Health Law topics, primarily Health Literacy and Health Law Disputes. The practical training includes sample dispute resolution exercises and practical activities that enable prospective health law specialist mediators to develop their skills in using systematic techniques both individually and in groups.   *Registration for this training is now open.*Participant groups for the training sessions planned to start in February will be formed based on demand, and the dates of the sessions will be communicated separately.