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Sep 2018 // read more

Practising Within Competence

Dr Hairil Rizal Abdullah , Mr Lim Gim Hui

Introduction “Competence” is a term that carries substantial responsibility. Regardless of profession, when we say one is competent, certain expectations are raised. Airline pilots in their duties of flying passengers are held accountable to a set of standards. They are expected to ke...

Category: Professionalism

Topic: Collegiality , Communication , Conduct , Professional Accountability

Jun 2018 // read more

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SMC DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

Christopher Chong , A/Prof Cheong Pak Yean , Dr Anantham Devanand , Anil Changaroth , Dr Tommy Tan

With the recent publicity of a number of disciplinary cases against doctors before the Singapore Medical Council (SMC), it is an opportune time to revisit this issue and consider how medical practitioners can best handle such complaints. In order to understand how to deal with SMC complaints, we ...

Category: Medical Ethics , Medical Practice , Professionalism , Health Law

Topic: Communication , Conduct , Regulation

Mar 2017 // read more

Common Pitfalls in Clinician-Patient Communications

Dr T Thirumoorthy

Introduction Effective communication skills in medical practice are associated with enhanced patient satisfaction, greater adherence to medication regimens, improved selfmanagement, better health outcomes,1 reduced medical costs2 and decreased risks of malpractice claims.3 Ineffective communicati...