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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

Dec 2015 // read more

DISCLOSURE INVOLVING MULTIPLE HEALTHCARE TEAMS

Dr Seow Wan Tew , DR Lee See Muah

Medical professionals have a primary duty to inform patients of any medical information that would be important or material to the patients in making medical decisions for the present and future. Discussing significant adverse medical events with patients and people close to them is seen as an ethic...