Model Curriculum on the Effective Medical Documentation
of Torture and Ill-treatment
Educational Resources for Health Professional Students
Prevention through Documentation Project, 2006-2009
Downloadable version: 
Istanbul Protocol Model Medical Curriculum (pdf)
Toolkit Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Module 1: International Legal Standards (Overview)
- Module 2: Istanbul Protocol Standards for Medical Documentation of Torture and Medical Ethics
- The Istanbul Protocol
- An Overview of the Istanbul Protocol
- Medical Ethics
- General Guidelines for Gathering Evidence and Documenting Findings
- Documenting the allegations
- Module 2 Presentation: Istanbul Protocol Standards for Medical Documentation of Torture and Medical Ethics
- Self-Assessment and Quiz
- Module 3: Interview Considerations
- Module 4: Torture Methods and their Medical Consequences
- Module 5: Physical Evidence of Torture and Ill-Treatment
- Module 6: Psychological Evidence of Torture and Ill-Treatment
- Module 7: Case Example #01
- Module 8: Case Example #02
- Module 9: Report Writing and Testifying in Court
